The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-03
GRANT.
Fhiladelphia's Quota to His InauSu-
ration.

Philadelphia's Quota to His Inausu-
rattOns
For the few past day this city has been alive
with carpet-baggers. Strangers, iu multitudes,
on their way to Washington, centred here from
filled and our restaurants did q rushing bust
ness. One unacQuatnted with the fact that the
R9roe % atber Ssss %ss CSs oons mere on Its
gined that some great popular festival or cele-
brstion was here to be held. The newsboys
found ready responses and pennies TO their cry
of "TELEGRAPH, fifth edition." for the Idle
fiutterers after the Washington sensation were
and steamers gally w twinea. in rAsas sSs
poies and sieeples in honor of the time, and
our pretty misses and "Grecian. benders' ON the
streets Iut on their most ra Wishing looks and
from oher places, who lonnged on the corners
and The hotel steps. Broadcloth and crimson
chaps OF the light fingered gentry observingly
mil ged In the crowos, and II reports are to be
believed, many fat pock ct. books mysteriously
diss ppeared In addition to the great Influx OF
strangers, our own citizens were all excitement.
theme of Conversation; even the weather was
discounted in friendly greeting. compelled TO
give place to the query, Are you OF TO Wash
tive, then instead long talk about the pro-
liabilities Of obtaining quarters and victuals
Every body seemed 10 know that that
city was already crowded to suffocatioD; that
ing. houses were almost depleted, and that bad
whisky was the only thing then to be procured.
To sleep on billiard. table or bunk on hotel
| floor was not considered so bad; but TO sleep
| out Of doors or roost on fence was not to be
| thought OF. Notwithstanding. all who were
| able 10 command either the necessary time or
funds expressed the intention Of attending the
| "comipg-in" of the President elect. and con-
feqqSsneS w Both yesterday and tRe Day before
ali the trains on the Baltimore Railroad ran
| iamm ed and ran in quick succession. To-day
| strangers
| the citizens are all on the wing. Ofcourse, the
aepot OF sns NJ hSa croWds Thet rnaa bos
| been making most extraordinary preparations
| in anticipation OF the thousands VINO would
available cars have been collected at this end
| of the line, and engines without number have
niqna SSndreds Of persons Assembled in and
| ground the depot in hope OF being able to ge
cars were not sufiicient to carry Them. Judging
| from the crowded mass thronging the doors at
nothing but fair Inference that many ofthem
did not return 10 their homes and hotels at all,
during the night, SO as to be ON hand for the
first tain In the morning the cars began
departing & very ,m e,ariyLs0on art after daylightEand
con inued running as fast as they could be
coupled together, ever since, But the throng
press, they are pressing each other, with ner-
vous.and aggravating Violence. In at the doors
ions are in tribulation, and buttons stand no
chance. 1t would be imposs BILE to estimate the
number ef persons from this city alone who
are going to w ashington, but 1t Certainly will
, reach many thousands. They aregoing singly,
IN gsns In a. as Pyss and
Many of these associations went this morning,
and other her many are gSng during the after
accompanied by bands of m music, and are strooS
In point OF numbers. The Republican Inyinci,
bles, who have been assigned the right of the
} civic part of the inaugural procession, started
away with some two hundred members. They
carried their victorious campaign colors, and,
presented handsone appearance. the Chlei
Marshal OF The Club. George Truman. Jr., was
and Ezra Lukens. The Berry Campaign CLUB
also took with them strong force They go 10
Fire Company delegation, about one hundred
strong, met at their house In Race street. and
marched thence to the Baltimore Depot. Beck's
Band accompanied them. Mr. William r..
Leeds acted as their marshal. The Harmony
to S ns depot
They were neatly dressed, and pulled most
, night. The Tayio Hose. the franklin Engine @ '
anS snSns sI 70 ssa
oiuDDed % tosethsa snS 5 SaSnsals cSSrss4sa hay;
Rsg ssSe ha ana Ss
| By this nice arrangement they Obyiste the ne
Warrington They feictste tSemsel9sgssn hem lvgsng nIoy a.
I the happiness OF the idea, and with good rea
son. All day the city passenger cars running /,
} | the Baltimore depot have been crowded 10 ex
, cess. Tis an Ill wind that blows Aobody GOOD
! | While the grocers and provision dealers an ffa
| by this exodus OF their customers the taiIors
3 | shoemakers, and BARRIERS who prepared IN,
.lDangnrators" for their trip have reaped
| little harvest. For the comfort of our cItiSen,
| who have gone and are going to Washineton
I II Is sincerely TO be hoped that the weather TO
3 everything will be lovely. etc. A"e'
. MYSTERIOUS Mrs Anna Jones, aged sixty
| seven years, left her home on Twentieth saraSy,
below Carpenter, on November 0, 1868 and Ss
not been heard OF since until last Friday whs, ny
I her body was discovered In q BWamp. nas
Q White Hall, Delaware county, by nu,rsber q
. boys: The body was taken 10 Media. whsPa 4