The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-02
PENNSYLVANIA.
Pn11ApE1ru1A, October l.

The city is crowded with strangers,
and the hotels are filled to overflOwinR.
There Is liberal display of bunting
along Chestnut street, and many OF tie
private dwellings through the city are
being decorated. The front OF 1nde-
jets, forming an eagle and Is stars, with
Eplurlbus Unum. a gate on Walnut
street has the motto FREEDOM TO All, in
gas Jets. Gas pipes run the entire
length of the avenue, on each side, fur
nishing lights to appropriate notices.
The streets are lively with arriving dele.
cations.
John IDeviue was arrested by the
police last night for swapping pistol
at n Republican in the streets. On his
person were found IL certificates OF ma
turalizstionl. signed by Prothonotery
Snowden, with seal of the court on
them. but blank left for the names.
He was committed.
James Watson who was voucher on
nearly one hundred naturalization pa
peTs, has been arrested. Z -
Fifteen roughs from Baltimore have
been arrested. They assaulted the
boys in blue on the cars.
Six men were arrested to-day for at
tempting TO get assessed in wards where
they did not live, with the intention OF
duplicating their votes.
ralizing is increasing. From an exami-
nation OF the records in court, it appears
that some thousands of papers have
been issued in which the residences OF
the persons vouching for the applicants
were in no instance taken down, 80 that
the record of the court is useless in any
attempt TO prosecute the vouchers for
perjury in cases offraud.
The city is quite crowded with dele
gates TO the soldiers convention, and
visitors. The various delegations on
arriving have been escorted to quarters.
This noon several thousand assembled
in Independence Square, where they
were welcomed by Mayor McMichael,
and Gen, Fl. a. Barnum of the national
committee responded. 1t is thought to-
morrow will be generally observed as a
holiday. An immense crowd attended
the reception in the square.
Gems. Burnside and Fitzpatrick, and
Gov. Curtin made short speeches when
the assembl blage dispersed.
Members from Washington City state
that when about ten miles North of
Baltimore, party of men entered n
car where they were singing Grant
campaign songs and made an attack on
the colored men who cheered for Grant.
The Boys in Blue resisted the attack,
when they were in turn assaulted and
several injured, but they finally sue
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car. One OF The latter fell between the
cars and was probably killed.
Rev. Thomas Hill has resigned the
Presidency OF Harvard College and the
resignation has been accepted.
The Judges in the, United States Cir
cult Courts have overruled the motion
to quash the Indictment against James
d. Martin, late Cashier of the Hide and
Leather Bank and his trial on the
charge of defrauding the bank will
commence in the present week.
BEDFORD, Pa, October 1.
Gen. Blair arrived here this evening.
SCRANTON, Pa, October 1.
Hon. Fernando Wood, who yesterday
spoke at Waverly, Pa, and Senator
Cragin, both put up al the Wyoming
House here, last night, where Senator
Cragin was serenaded by the tanners
and spoke at some length, spiritedly
defending New England from the at
tack made by Mr.. W. cd here, Tuesday
night last, when he is alleged to have
said that the two greatest curses God
had visited on Garth were the fall oi
Adam and the landing of the Pilgrim
Fathers at Plymouth Rock. The Dem
ocrats subsequently, serenaded Mr..
Wood, who made an elaborate rejoinder
TO Senator Cragin's remarks. Both
speakers were frequently interrupted
and considerable excitement created.