The New York herald., 1878-10-23

rcglstrics. ! have gwen you She tct ngures 10
round ngure to-day 250. OUO; anu In Presidential
election oil 1916 the registry was not l85, 900,
and inns year don't ihink u VIII be lao, 0OO us
leaving out about 100 900 do not intsud
to 60 10 The polls. IL indeed formidable army OF
non-voters. But tne po,nt l wanted 70 mako aud
winch VIII astonish even politicians is that have
In thc Guy oil New York SO 700 naturazed citi-
than native voters"
rHE NATURALIZATION MILL
Tho reporter scanhod tho long line OF mon ma
shalicd by ward politicians, waiting thor the
they walked up 10 tns clerks dcsk and demanded
either their naturalization papers required dupli-
Gates o papers previously obtained but lost ~ the
courso oi YEARS ~ required the services Of Two stall
wart policemen 10 keep them u order as they h,sd 10.
IN THE WRONG CoUkr.
An Intelligent looAiug young lrlsnnan stepped up
TO tho clerk and said. Il want mo papers, sur"
CLgKK-What papers 10 you wautf
"ourc, sur, loot me papers -
sOL, you want uupncAls."
rhu clerk proceeded 10 examine tho record, which
occupied MIN about ton minutes, and then said,
fou were not naturallzsd In tuis cours Inquire ~
the Conui Pleas
pou'.i know the superior coorts 1 want me
papers and NO numb0g."
''What judge naturai,xcd you 2"
"Sure, wAsnt laying on me back and Jimmy Mul-
..My TREND, nm fearful you VIII mover Do apIe TO
get copy oi that lost paper" said tho clerk.
Tho applicant now became NOISY aud began TO mako
an argument, when ~ signal vi tho clerk officer
cJectsu him from the court room.
White tho reporter was seated IN tho court room 10
noticed representatives IRON Great Britain Germany,
France SWEDEN, owIzerIsnd, Russia Austria, Italy,
Holland, Denmark, SPAN, Portugal, Morocco, 0reccs
and even from Turkey. The Moham mcdans were
really merchants we'll known Ia New York, VINO came
there 10 get their second papers, They spoke Engish
nuenty. Ono German who assistcd q nephew 10 got
ung his papers was asked ny the Judge TO givo mo
Christian nauno OF the applicant, whon hS SAID -
'.Mein Gott, wic weiss leu. Ich habs sicben und
zwanzig."
pAvENPoKr's VICTIMS.
One German, who evidently fclt deeply The outrage
put upon him Ny Johnny Davenport, came up In
tremendous statc OF excitement brushing past ulii-
Gals, policemen, CLERKS and ALL uxcAiming ut the top
oi his voics:-
where Is dot corx Who givo dooblicato papers
alrcadyfn
CLsSK-hers. young man, be quiet; when woro you
naturazedY
GKRMAS-i am quiet; now you Just hear: Dot young
Davenport Tor tue post Office took IRON
papers vot citizen become Dam scoundrcL Yes,
dat fcllar took dem.
CLkRK-Wnat did you give thom 10 him forf
GKKkAN--l don't givo dot paper; he stole MIN.
ILERK-Suppose no had taken your hat, would you
pcrmt him TO do III
GERxAx--No. fights NIT m elm hat
JLERk-We, your naturalization paper 10 your
private property MS much as your hat What year
were you natural,zedf
GKRxAN-1S6S.
The cIorK makes tho search and eventually discov.
ers that German Is albright gives him u uu-
picaic Of his original papers, with the advice that
De careful future Exit German, rejoicing. swear.
Ing "ncrdammt" at Davenport
Il was long past tho regular court hours when the
last applicants received their papers, with many
more waiting 10 Uc served tho clerks wishing heartily
Tor the end OF the political campaign, whom ones
tho regular routine work oi tho be
tendod ~.