The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-03-18
ST. PATRICK's DAY.
I,s Observouces In O,her CltIes,


NEW YORK, March 17.-Elaborate
preparations have been made by the Irish
societies tor the celebration OF st. Pat.
rick's day. II Is expected that 10000
men will parade. The courts Of this city
aud Brooklyn have adjourned over until
Ia. morrow. Assistant Secretary Cowen,
In an interview reported from Washing.
ton, says that the AIodoc trouble was the
result Of bad management, and in a great
part the fault Of the Indian officer. No
disturbances with other Indians are ap.
pretended. Considerable disappointment
was expressed at General COwen's deCli.
nation OF the Indian COmmissOncrship.
NEW YORK, March 17.-The weather
here is bright and pleasant. The city
presents a holiday appearance and is filled
with sight.seers from adjoining places to
with Css the procession Of the Irish soCi-
cites. Flags are flying from most all
public buildings and the principal editiCes
the whole length Of Broadway. Large
delegations have arrived from Jersey City
and Brooklyn 10 take part in the celebra.
tion. The procession formed ut First and
Second avenues and proceeded down to
where the various societies will be re-
viewed by the Mayor and Common COun-
Gil.
PHILADELPHIA, March 17.-St. Pat
rick's Day Is being celebrated with the
usual unanimily by the Irish societies and
citizens. Large crowds are flocking into
Broad street either as participants or spec.
talors. Ten thousand persons will be in
the procession:
WAsHINGToN, March 17.-St. Patrick's
Day Ia being celebrated by large process.
sion ol the benevolent societies attached
to the Roman Catholic Churches, A ban
quet will be given this evening. The day
Is calm and bright. Many houses are de-
corated with flags and evGrgreens, includ-
ing the residence oil General Sherman,
where the green flag is conspicuous
among the pFoiuse display OF American
bunting.
BosToN, March 1T.-Some fifteen Irish
societies are celebrating st. Patrick's an
niyersary. Tho procession Is unusually
large and the attendance imposing. Many
of the buildings were decorated with flags
and appropriate enblems. The process
sion was reviewed In front oI the State
House by the Governor and at the City
Hall by the Mayor. Westher clear but
windy.
MRMPn1s, March IFS. Patrick's Day
was celebrated by the various Irish So
cietics, accompanied by the .Sociata
DUnione and Italiana FratelOnza, by q
procession through the principal streets
and High Mass At 81. PAtrick's Church.
DUBUQUE, March l7.-St. Patrick g
Day was appropriately observed here by
the Irish societies with a parade, speeches,
etc.
NASHVILLE, March 1.-THE Irishmen
of Nashville celebrated St. Patrick's day,
by large and most imposing procession,
and by y banquet and ball.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 17.-St. Pat
rick's day was celebrated BY procession
OF the different Irish societies and ban
ouet at the Newhall house tonight.
LOUISVILLE, March 1.-THE Irish 80.
cieties celebrated st. Patrick's day with
grand procession this afternoon, and a
bail and banquet tonight.
NEW YoRK, March 1.-THE process
sion in honor OF St. Patrick did not move
to-day until nearly two o'clock. A police
escort took the lead; then came several
military organizations; then the ancient
order Of Hi6ernisns. and various benevo.
lent societies, mostly wearing gold and
green regalias, and all having large and
Costly painted banners. Numerous com
psnies Of cadets and Irish temperance So
cieties formed prominent feature OF the
PROCESSION. There were number OF car.
Tiares in the line containing prominent
officers Of the Irish orders and few inVi-
ted guests. The crowd Of people In and
around City Ball Park, where Mayor
Havemeyer and common council review.
ed the procession, was immense, The
line Of march previously agreed on was
traversed. No disturbances occurred.
There were $4,000 men IN line. Dispatch.
es from Eastern and Middle States show
the day was very generally celebrated.
INDIANAPOLIS, March list. Patrick'a
Day was appropriately celebrated by the
various Irish societies,