The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-03
PENNsYLvAN1A.
PHILADELPHIA, October 2.

a sensation was caused this morning
by the arrest of q Baltimore roughs Al
the depot, on a charge with coming
\ here with the purpose of being Illegally
assessed and voting. They were march
ed under the guard police through
Chestnut street, at that hour crowded
with citizens and strangers and will be
heard this afternoon.
At IL a. m. the weather cleared pleas.
ant. Thousands line the streets wait.
ing for the grand parade which has moi
yet moved.
The city has been all day a scene OF
pleasurable excitement. The streets in
women and children. All classes made
1t holiday. The recommendation OF
the committee that the citizens decorate
their stores and dwellings was faith
fully carried out in Chestnut street.
There has been no such exhibition OF
colors since the fall of Richmond. Pri-
vate houses along the route of the pro-
cession were decorated, and in many
instances the displays are quite grand.
The procession formed on Broad street
and commenced moving at IL O'Clock;
the line headed by Gen. Owen with his
staff, mounted; the war Governors in
barouches followed, including Cover
more Burnside and Curtin. The Boys
in Blue of nearly every ward
4a4SGly 4cpAC66blGns AuOuE
the delegations were two hundred pris-
oners, each carrying a small flag with
the name of the rebel prison in which
they had suffered. "a wagon followed
with the survivors from rebel prisons
who were unable to walk. The Tenth
ward carried a tattered flag of the SD
regiment. The Fifteenth ward regi-
ment was headed by a veteran carrying
an old knapsack that had done service,
with an army blanket on top, with the
motto, 'Our Carpet bag.' The city del
egations composed the first division and
made an imposing appearance, the
clubs marching in solid column ten
abreast. Next came the second divis-
ion with Governor Greary at its head,
terror of the Pennsylvania delegations,
which were very numerous. The
Northampton boys carried the flag of
the 93d Pennsylvania Regiment; the
Schuylkill boys carried live coon on
pole; the tanners carried miniature
tannery with two men at work in 1t as
1t was carried along. Chester county
was also represented. Allegheny coun-
ty made good show; their banner de-
clared Allegheny good for 10000, and
advised the boys TO close up the ranks
for final charge. The Reading
delegation had largo pictured
lantern showing the horrors of
AuNeIsOuNl1L6 duu bu6 We
will follow Grant to victory and peace
The eastern displays full length figure
OF Grant with the motto we fought
with bullets as we will with ballots.
Morristown carried the old flags of the
51st and 3Sth Pennsylvania regiments.
The third Division was composed of
the New York delegations, under Gen.
Graham. The next division was COM
posed of delegations from Delaware
and MARYLAND.
Regimental flags from the war we-e
carried and excited applause. The 5th
Division contained the New Jersey
delegations, headed by the veteran
officers mounted. The 9th Division
composed the Massaoh usetts delegation.
The procession occupied an hour and
half in passing a given point, and
was, in all respects, a grand spectacle.
The records of the Supreme Court up
to the 24th ult., though no one day is
complete, show that in nine days ], ,3l0
persons were naturalized, and that
twelve persons vouched for 332, or one
fourth of the whole number. In the
Supreme Court u rule has been applied
for, against Snowden, the prothonotary,
for an investigation as to the issue of
papers in blank with the signature and
seal of the Court.