(grit bstrber. THURSDAY, NOV. 9, 1865 ?AXIS VON. 18INI. We are gratified at being able to an nounce to our readers a reduction 'in the rate of State and county taxation for the . coming year, from that of the last and present, of one and a-halt per oent. The County Commissioners have concluded their estimates on die subject, and . we have official authority for the statement that the rate of taxation will be only three and a-half per cent, on the valua tion. Two per cent. of this is for Stite and county purposes. and one and a-half to pay off the bounty debt. The rate for 1865 was tire per cent.—three for bounty purposes and two for State ard county— so that our tax payers may congratulate themielves on a very considerable reduc tion in their taxes tor the coming year. The total sum of war indebtedness in curred by the county was about 4400,000, of which something like 180.000 remain unpaid, The commissioners have made their estimates upon the idea of settling off all the war expenses next yeir, and feel confident not only of being able to do that, but of paying off every form o! in• debtedness to which the county isliable. This will be a truly gratifying condition of financial affairs, and entitle the officers through whose instrumentality it has been effected, to the public gratitude. 4 PM/MY Or SIANDEIII. The ingratitude and malice of the Re. publicists politicians ani presses were never better exenaniified than in the in stance of the late canvass in New York. For the last four years, 4nd up to a couple months Imo. their laudations of Gen'.ral Slocunihad been untseasieg. He was ac knowledged to be one of the bravest, purest and best officers of the army— " Sherman's right hand man," he was called—and no encomiums were thought too great for him. It happened at the close of the war that he was ascertained to be a Democrat, and felt it his duty to accept -our nomination or the chief office to be filled in New Y i rk this fall. Instantly the tone was chimged, the same tongues and 'lips that bt%t a few months ago were fulsome in his Oahe, at once engaged in .reviling this hero of a huidred battles, and no language . was too .vile for them to apply to him. f is im possible to express the conteMpt that any honest man must feel at`4tich conduct. Base as it is, though, it is- et a sample of the means by which the blican pasty seeks to perpetuate its existence. No matter how valiant. how patriotic, or how able.a soldier may be, if he fails to keep step with the radical music, an e ff ort is at once made to ern* him. It wa.4so with McClellan, with Buell, with Sher Man. and with Slocum, and it will be so with Gen. Grant, worshipped as he is at present, should he ever adopt a political creed which does not correspond with that of the Republican party. Juim Parreasotc, of Tennessee, U. S. Senator elect from that State, and his wife, daughter of President Johnson, with Franklin Johnson, aged fourteen years. youngest son of the President, left on Monday for Vermont, where it is intended to place the boys in a University. The distinguished party were is a stoteial Gov ornment ear attached to the regular thro' train from Washington to New York.— Arehangs, ♦ "special Government car" indeed By what right do the President's family usurp the privilege of riding in' Gov ernment cats, at the Government 'ex pense t Have they becorde so intoxicated with their sudden elevation that they can travel no longer as the rest of the people dot Of late it has grown into a custom that if any son, daughter. niecs, nephew, or relative of either the President or any of his Cabinet officers, chooses to talCe a journey for health 'or pleasure, they are provided with a special car, and toted about at the public expense. If Mr. Johnson is-the Democrat of Jacksonian honesty that he is declared to be, it will only need that this matter be -called to his attention to have an end put to it at COMM Banstoa WiLsom, of Mismobusetts, now stumping the State of New York, went to Washington at the head of the 221 Hes sachusetts Volunteers. but it will be ye membered. turned tail at the capital and let his men go on to battle while he culti vated' the arts of peace in the United States Senate. In his speech at Yonkers he said, in abusing the Democratic party , "I know them. I have slept with them, wintered with them, and summered with them." Just then a returned soldier in the audience called out at the top of his voice, "Well, what you have. You never slept with the 22d Massachusetts." The roar of laughter which greeted this sally com pletely abashed the eloquent gentleman, and when it subsided he hadn't the heart tu s a ou with his vituperation. Tue statement in the Canavan of Sep tember 28th, that the representatives in the last Legislature, from this county, were "among the foremost" in having the itabuies of the members raised, we are in formed by Mr. John R. Cochrane, is incor rect. He assures us that all three of the Erie county membera—Mr. Lowry, Mr. Hill and himself—were active in opposi tion to the Increase, and voted against it. 'We have no disposition to misrepresent any person, and in this case, as in all oft en where we have been -unintentionally led into erroneous statements, gladly em. brace the first opportunity alter ascertain. log our mistake, to malt; the proper cor rection. A raw panacea, sure tut:sure all the ills the Democratic party in Pennsylvania bati be a m heir to, is propounded through the columns of a number of our exchanges. It is simply,,to return to the time honored rule of the Democracy_ of the State, of holding our conventions on .the 4th of March. Oar faith is weak, but our hopes are strong. Tim elections on Tuesday, in New York, New Jersey, Massachtuetts and Minnesota, have all gone in favor of the Republicans: We are not able to state at this time what their majorities are, and, io ten the truth, have made no very seal. one exertion tolind out. The public debt of the United States amounted to $2,748,854,758 86 on the 210 of October. .-12egal A Subject that Concerns BierybOdY. Ma EDITOII:—A couple of months only will intervene before the Legislature meets, and the interests of the people of Erie county will again be in the hands of men selected by themselves to have charge of• affairs in the law-making chambers of the State. It would seem very desirable to learn something as to what is going to be the course of our representatives the coming session. Men whom we sent to Harrisburg, prat vieus to 1853, turned against our interests in that and the following year, and used all the influence the/ bad acquired thro' our support to deprive the city of Erie of the natural advantages she had, which her people endeavored to hold,—by virtue of our right ats forty miles of territory on the Southern shore of the lake. Manly through the influence of those men, Erie is now but a passing station on the great line of road from East to West ; and But relo and Cleveland have been cherished, built up and populated by trade wbich stops and exchanges in these cities, and whirls past Erie in contempt, at twenty five miles an hour: While the Little Valley railroad char ter, which would have extended the .New York & Erie road to our harbor, lay snug ly in the great coat pocket of one man, from whom neither persuasions, argu ments nor prayers could wrench it, and whom •we afterward rewarded with the highest municipal office in our gift, nn• other man, elected by our suffrages. inau gurated and secured the Atlantic & Great Western road, to carry trade through Erie county like a whirlwind, and leaving us nothing hut the dust raised by the roaring trains. Not satisfied with this, the men we trusted with power were so bewitched with Buffalo, that they arranged to send the coal, which should pass through Erie, and make our harbor a busy mart, by a by-road from Emporium to a New York harbor. And as if this were not enough, the holy trio we last selected and relied on, add another weight to the load of in jury, by cutting off our oil freights and trade by a cross-cut railroad charter from Dunkirk to Cony. Below these depths of injury; insult and destruction, 'is there yet„a lower depth? Has Erie county and city yet another in terest and franchise to be disposed of?— Can it be possible that any yet greater out rage is in store for us? Are we yefstripped bare to the skin, shivering in cold and poverty, a laughieg stock to New York and Ohio, by the cinnivance and acts of our own trusted men. or is there anything yet left of our natural advantages to bar. ter away to rival towns, cities and States ? In the name of manhood—in the name of gcod faith and trust--by solemn oaths taken, to be faithful to State and Coosa• uent, tell* in what we are next to be victimized. If there is yet a valuable franchise of which Erie may be stripped, sell it to us and not to Buffalo, Cleveland and Dunkirk. Let us know the prioe, and give us the poor chance of entering into competition to buy up our own natu ral superiorities. In the name of mercy, if not right, let not a city, in natural situ ation almost equal to Philadelphia or New Yerk, be stripped of the last rag and left naked of advantages, to be the con • temp and derision of surrounding locali ties. For shame, if not for virtue, let it not be said, that Erie cannot select from ber citizens, one who is not a fool to give away her natural rights and interests, or a knave to sell them. Let the past mis management and losses—the put injuries be enough. Let it be enough that we do not number one-fourth of the population of either Buffalo or Cleveland—thet we have been deprived of more than half the trade and business that_ properly belongs to us—that we are going to build up Dun kirk with the commerce , and people that of right pee.ain to Erie—we pray for mercy when no hope of jastice is left us. Leave to us the crumbs of the meal and oil trade which may yet fall from the rich ta bles of Buffalo and Cleveland, and the now rising Dunkirk. We are already humble and poor, let us not be utterly stripped and beggared, to be for all' time pointed at as the city villaged by the acts of the men in whom step too securely put her trust. OUR CITY. General Nowa. The Presidgnt in his interview with Henry Ward B,eohar, on Wednesday, is sAid to have been very frank in his state rnent of purpose and convictions. He de clared that no State lately in rebellion ought to be permitted to resume its for mer status and position in the Union till it shall have adopted the constitutional amendment, and provid vl to extend pro tection to freedmen—Tribune. •B. W. Greene, late President of the Connecticut Fire Insurance Company, at Hartford, in a fit of insanity, on Sunday night, cut his wife's throat with a razor, causing her death in a few moments. He then cut his own throat in two places and gashed his arm.' He is still alive, but there is very little rospect of his reaov• ery. Contrary to the stAtetnents heretofore published, it is now asserted that Wade Hampton has nq been elected Governor' of, South Carolina, and that ' Mr. Orr is elected Vy a majority of about 500. Gay. Perry was elected Senator far the long term on the 30th ult. John Overton, a wealthy Tennesseean, received a pardon from President John son some days since. His property is held by the Freedmen's Bureau, and 'General Fiske refuses to restore it - or recognise his pardon. Both Overton and the General have gone to Washington about the mat ter. The Mississippi Legislature has appoint ed a committee to petition the President for the pardon of Jacob Thompson., Colonel Amos Pinney, ex-paymaster of the department of Virginia, charged with embezzlement, has been granted the al ternative of restoring the bonds and re- ceiving an honorable discharge, or of standing trial before a court martial. Provisional Governor Parsons, of Alaba ma, had an interview with the President on Thursday, in whioh he strongly urged the abolishment of the Freedmen's Su-. reau in that State, as the cause of most of their local troubles. During the, month of _October the num , her of widow's claims admitted by the Pension Bureau was 1.864, and of ihvilid 1,800. The number of widows' and or, phan's &aims filed was 3t5, of invalid claims 101. The Paris correspondent of the London Times reiterates the statement that Mr. Seward has sent a despatch to Paris, pro testing against the sending of African troop/ to Mexico, and that the French Government had abandoned the Why is it worse to send African troop/ than any otherkind ? The deficit of Southern postmasters at the commencement of the war was about . $360,009. It is believed that the post of fice department will be enabled to obtain a goodly proportion of that amount from the sureties of the delinquents. A delegation of 12 ladies from Baltimore, claiming to represent 1,500 of their sex, called on the President on Monday, and presented a petition, signed by that awn her, asking for the release and pardon of JefferAon Davis. • Gen. Canby, at New Orleans, has receiv ed orders •from Washibgton, to =tater out of the service as many negro_ troops as can be spared. To prevent insobordi; nation among them ha has ordered 'that they be not hollowed to purchase their waspons.—Tribune. A workingmen's meeting, to advance theight hours movement , was held in B,s?on on Thursday evening. ' . Speeches were made by Wendell Phillips and oth er.. Gov. Curtin has hatted a proclamation appointing the 7th day of December a; s tray of thanksgiving and prayer..,..4. ~...~r~.rhYi+M:'4Cf'~.`: FRML~.~ ~f'Y.~CR,-vYIaY• it is estimated at the Treasury Depart ment that if the War Department suc ceeds in plaiticg its estimates proportion ately low with those of the Navy, Depart. meat for the next fiscal ye r, t h at the entire meow pf thuAtoverument-for 1866 will be about one — hundred million,: of dollars, exclusive of interest: on the public debt. whieh is now one-hundred and sixty-five millions of dollars. It is claimed that the internal• revenue will meet the total sum of expenditure. to say nothing of the revenue to be derived from customs, ' • - The Fenian erteitement in Oanadi Is on the Were:tee. The approaches to Toronto have been picketed, and the Orangemen are ariaing for its defense., Several soldier, have been arrested for Fen isn. sympathies. The Watchman. an'Orange journal, de clares that an invasion of the province is intended. —.• . Eight hundred mail mutes are adver; tised to let in the Southern States. 00 Thursday three hundred bids to supply thew were received by the Post Office Dr Nrttr A. , Depsrtment* hss issued an e release of all persons held. fsom the recent drifts, and iat no arrests of such shall be made. man named Hopkins has "ab •om Providence, R. 1.. owing .e was in the grocery business tablished a good credit. Louis papers announce that Feral Blair has resigned; and s resignation has been accepted. .ar that p _ _ A 4 r a year ago the "loyal" Republi cans'', Green county, Wisconsin, under too demonstrate their excessive loyal ty b !••altreating a man named Stevens. wh • political sentiments did not accord wit •OObelus. Stevens lately took it into. is head to give this sort of loyalty a leg. test, and brought a suit for that pu e befere• the United States Court sitt* A at Hilwaukie. The • result was tha if'• a recovered against the loyal de fen • i•t the round suneof five ~housand doll. . Tim Next. CONGRIS9.—A Washington correspondent of the .Ledger rays an old politician in the Federal City gives him the following estimate of the "make up" of Congress, based upon the supposition that the Southern Representatives will be admitted: House Opponents of the President, 127; supporters el his policy, 121; opposition majority, 6. Senate—Op ponents, 38•; supporters, 34 ; opposition' majority. 4. "Tbe civil war," exclaims Mr. Seward "is now ended. Death has removed his victims, liberty luta crowned her heroes, and humanity has canonized her martyrs.'' Fine words these—but we beg to call the attention of Mr. Seward to the fact that his very particular friends, the Republi• can leaders of New York, are "crowning" one of liberty's noblest heroes, Major General Slocum, by caPing him a "cotton thief" and a "whisky thief." Dedication of tha Soldiers' Monument at Girard. wZDNESDAY, NOVIIIIBIII /, 1866. 41 The dedication of the Monument erected by Col. Dan Rice to the memory of the officers and soldiers from Erie county who felt in the late war were of so interesting a nature as to demand a more complete report than we were able to publish in our last issue. Several of our local ootemporaries have already given extended accounts of the proceedings, but as many of our readers do not have an oppor— tunity of seeing them, we think it 'advisable, even at the risk. of being considered s little tardy, to record at length the incidents of an occasion which will long be looked ur on as one of the most-memorable in the history of the North-West. The weather was as delight fat as the most • earnest friend of the move. runt could have desired. A clear, unclouded son shone all day; the atmosphere was as pure and balmy u in Indian summer ; th) ground was in a dry condition ;: all nature seemed to have put on its holiday garb in honor of the occasion. Everything combines to render the ceremonies successful, and we have ; not seen one who was present that did not appear pleased with the events of the day, and' ix- - press his pride at having had the opportani• ty of participating in them. About eight o'clock the firemen of this city formed in procession, and after parading sev eral of the streets, took their, route for the Union depot, where a special train was in waiting. They were preceded by Mehl's band, and marched in the following order: lat. Perry Jr., company of juveniles, 25 in number, under command of Joseph Craig, wearing a uniform •of red shirts and black 'pantaloons'. 2d. Perry No. I, W. J. Winfield foreman, 50 men; uniform red shirts and black pants• loans. 31. Good Will No. 8, Wm. Hubbard, fore man, GO men; uniform, white shirts and black pantaloons. 4th. Eagle No. 2, Wm. Bhoddy, foreman, 50 men ; uniform, red, shirts and black panta. loons. a sth. Keystone Hose Co.,,Josepb Boyd, fore. man, 10 men ; uniform, red shirts and - black pantaloons. Presque Isl; . Lodge of Odd Fellows partici pated is the p ocession, in full regalia, and all together presented a magnificent appear ance. Arriving at the dep6e, an immense crowd of people had price led them, and eon. tinned arriving until long afterwards. The train, numbering 13 cars was packed to lie utmost,, many even riding on the top of the coaches. Hundreds were unable- to obtain passage on the special traip, and obliged to wait for the regular one, which left at halt past ten o'clock. Gov. Curtin and suite, who reached the city on the evening previous, Gen. McCalmont, Mayor Farrar, Gen. Brown and most of the, prominent men in attendance, went up on the regular train. In all, it is estimated that two thousand. persons mut have been present from Erie alone. An ex cursion train on the Pittsburgh road brought up perhaps a thousand more, while the num ber who went to the town by . private convey ances far surpassed those by.rail. It is stair estimate to say that not lees than ten thousand strangers were present in Girard during the day.' The'carefial tnanagethent *kith charm. terised those iu.oherge of the trains deserves particular commendation. An enormous number of carriages, wagons and conveyanoit of every sort were on hand at the depot, to carry visitors hp to the town; tibout a mile and a-balf distant, * free of eharge. A lap portion of tie passengars by the ape offal traine,inelnding the firemen, Odd Fellows, &o r , waged 'for the arrival of the GoVerner and nnits,and marched In procession up to the bareugh. The latter .was 'pearly : a, mile in length, and presented a handsome as welt as adrift appearinee; A dozen or lo of the wag tins belonging . to the Great Show were in the line,.and as they .paased along, freighted with mea t , women• and children, and labelled upon the aides: • A ' Dan Rice i Menagrie," gays to etnudderable merriment. The prods.— 1 lion halted fa the spare, where a speech of WeloomP 1 0)11 0 ,14 ky:Wot. Be braltit t Ef4b., =EMC=MI=IMt7IffiM who had been requested to do so by the au• tborities of Girard, and responded to by Gov. Curtin. Both were expressed Id a happy vein, anti the people evidenced limit 'approbation by loud and ling continuedolitert. The dif. terent societies wore thaw disqlissild Wit . 4 f -- ter dinner. The pretty little town of Girard, which Ic acknowledged to be the handsomest of its Ms, is the State, hatlput tin Magda dress for the cemion. Flap.and banners G)oted from moat of the prominent buildings and many of the Trieste ones. is the Square whiny the Monument stood. four separate stands had been erected, the Main one of which, intend ed for the officers and speakers, was hand Bottlely ornamented. On• its front, in bold letters, was the inscription: "Rome Grati tude to our Pant Heroes" The people, of the town exhibited a rare spirit of hospitality. They threw open their houses to the iisitore, and were unceasing in their efforts to make them comfortable. The bounteous dinners with which they entertained their guests, has left an impression upon the minds of many of them of their generosity and of the house keeping talent of the Girard !adios which will not solo be forgotten. The residence of Col. Bice stands on the North side of the public ware, Intl is a •pa cious and handsomv wooden building, sur— rounded by capkoios end testify hid ant grounds. Next to tile Monument, it we the centre of attraction, and during the attire day• Was crowded with visiteve. Gov. Cc.rtin end staff, Gov. Todd, Gen. Brown and a num ber of the most prominent persons in attend ance 'Were the guests of Col. Rico. .The Monument is erected in the centre of the Square, opposite Col. Rice's residence.— Up to the hour of the dedication ceremonies, it watoovered, and the crowd could do noth ing more than see its base. The picturet of it, whichich most of our readers have seen, do not gives fair idea of its appearance.,, It is much-handsomer than one would imagine from the representations. and for its size'we believe the most beautiful in design of any in the country. No description that we could' give would afford oar readers any oorreet erneeption of its appearance, and we can on • ly advise each and all of them to embrace the first opportunity to see it for themselves. It is built mostly of Italian marble,. is ilkirty. two feet high from the ground, • andit be surrounded by a tasty iron Poise oval !tape. In conversation with Col. ' . e, he informed us, that the cost is about , ,000, every penny of which he defrayed our tf his own pocket. He disavows any point:al or speoulative olject in its erection, and ‘ eats in terms of Jost indignation of the ere who impute to him other than hone e and patriotic motives in conneetion with 1 The artist is 31r. L. W. Volk, of Chicago, a' oung i gentleman who attained considerable ' pats. Lion in his profession by his bust of Riepien A. D3uglas, executed some years ago. A life- like bust of Col. Rice, the work of his hands, stands in the Colonel's parlor, in (Freed. This Monument Mr. Volk regards as his master piece, and it is indeed a work of COCA any man might feel proud. The preemies re-formed in theiguare about two o'clock , and marched the 'b the main streets of the town. It inchrd, be sides the distilstrashed guests, firemen, Odd Fellows. Masons, &c., three bands, a lagge delegition of soldiers of the late war and a number of soldiers ,of the war of 1812. A. prominent and intenstiag feature was an enormous oar drawn by an elephant, in which were arranged thirty five young ladies, dress ed in black, representing the various States of the Union. An imusnss war chariot at tracted considerable at , ention. The Masonic fraternity turned out in large numbers, and formed a eonspicuous part of the procession. Oar gallant and enterprising cotemporary,tbe polities! editor of the Div - etch. succeeded in climbing upon the oar above deem ibed, con tattling the ladies, and it is solely due to his indomitable courage that we are enabled to present a list of the fair damsels : ~ Goddess of Liberty. Miss Annie Barker ; Maine. Miss A. N. Ward; New Hampshire, Miss Nancy Daggett ; Vermont,- Miss Mary Gulliford ; Massachusetts, Miss Emma Hart; Rhode Island, Miss lees Shipman ; Connecti cut, Miss Mary Rockwell ; New York, Miss Belle Oliphant; Neu Jersey, Miss Emma Gniliford ; Pennsylvania., Miss Barbara Kai. ser ; Dalsware, Miss Maggie Evans; Mary— land, Miss Helen McClelland; Virginia, Miss Mary Sterrett; North Carolina, Miss Jane Cole ; South Carolina, Miss Dors Norris ; Georgiad Mies Florence Daggett ; Florida, Miss J. Bliss; Alabama, Miss Maggie Kane; Mississippi, Miss Addis Richardson; Louisi• ens, Miss Kate Rice; Texas. Miss Jennie Gre2nwood ; Ohio, lkli,s M. J Sullivan; In dusna, Mists Frank Flep.her ; Illinois, Miss R. S. Daggett; Retsina, MI s Carrie Kibler; Tennessee. Miss H. M. Polley; Michigan. Mists Nettie Murray; Wise sit, Miss Mary Jillett; lowa, Miss Addis Hat away; Missouri, Miss L. Trout ; Arkansas. Miss Eva Miller ; Cali— fornia. Miss Mary Pettibone; Minneenta,Mies A. Pettibone; Oregon, Miss Nettle Kendig; Kansas, Ws. L. Hopkins; Nebraska, Miss Woodward ; Nevada, Miss Ella Hart.. Tee following are the veterans of the war of 1812. who participSted ISt the procession; John Hay, Girard ; Jelin R. Gage. Kingsville, Ohio; E. R. Redden, .Springfield, Pa ; Sam. uel Ball, Girard; privet Rossiter, Conneaut, Pa.; Jesse Mille, Cor(neatit, Ohio ; Stephen Francis. Franklin. PA ; Thomas R. Miller, Springfield, Pa ; Braids'. Darby. 'Springfield, Pa.; John Kelley, Gikrd ; J. N. Miller, Gi yard; Ezekiel Carrier, Springfield. Pa ; Levi Francis, Franklin, tli..; Daniel - Sayer, G irard It was nearly thretro'clock before the pro cession halted, and the m tea of people in the Square was so great that slow headway was Midis in getting through it. The three bands took up their stations on each of the stands erected fur them, where they played shun Moly at frequent periods during the proceed.: lags. The emblemati 3 car with the young maidens in black, was drawn up to the right side of the speakers' stand, , which did not snit the gallant boys of Perry 1%. 1, who took hold,of the ropes, at the close of Gov. Curtin's speech, and removed it to a better position.' The'Perry boys, by the way, ap• cleared to be peculiarly attrniited towards this ear, and displayed theirlntgrest by numeroui chivalric) attentions. i : ' . About three o'clock'the meeting was called to order by JohnadoClure, Esq., Burgess of Girard borough, who eattounced that Gen. Alfred B. McDelmont, of •Venango aunty, had been selected as president of the day.--.. The latter gentleman stepped forward, and: after referring to the appropriateness of in. , yoking the Divine blessing, introduced Rev. Ches. L. Shipman, pastor of the Universalist Church, of Girard, who delivered a fervent and eloquent prayer. A committee of ientle—, Mat comprising the artist, Mr. Yolk, Mr. Pbelps, editor of the Onion. Mr. L. B. Cheva lier 'end Mr. M. M. Moore, of Ws eity, re moved the tweeting of the Menement, when ? Beta; Mocabotmt, in a most abl ' end impres. site apeinit„ formally dedicated t to the pr. pose for which it was intended Wetmonet speak In too high praise of •the tenor of Ocq., MoC.'s remarks. They were alike eloquent nail ttpPropriate, and; whit less eapegially commendable, did not embrace it word of a partisan nature. Rev. Cottle, *he had:been - announced as chief otw'tor of the flay, followed. Ills speech is' br Initbi foe' ne to' iAnt, mi.* do 4t. think would be of generel ieterest. as an a:tempt-sauce effort entirely, andidisap pointed not only many of the Govern ,r's po.;. fitful oppoueats, tont moat' of hie i ptrty friends As ib opeoissen Of oratory it was bo itli il math critic , - while ill/et:Oltenia were of SO comment pi'z a Siturelan, we have Oat a lawyer et.:'eurikr who osild sot hue equal. led it. A large share of the speech was de voted to Partitive allusions, the impropriety of which, in epoch a place, will be admitted by *Very candid person.. It fell dead on the an. -dimes,' nod was regarded, by y every person -present as having failed tos !sin the Governor's reputation. Ex-Gov. Todd, of Ohio, was called upon, and spoke at some length. He devoted about Live minutes to the Monumont sad its objects, and the balance of his remarks were occupied In a description of his servloes during LW war, , allutions to the Mexican (position,' the Fallon excitement&o. The inevitable contra band, of course, came in for a share of Mien. lion, and the Governor surprised I consider able number of his abolition friends. by ob jecting to the extension of the privilege of suffrage to the negro ?WS. Fli4 sentimsnts in the mein were not objectionable in a party ulnae, bat, we Wok. Gistirely ou'• of place.— The peop le did not care abant. hearing either Republican or Democratic !speeches. They had gathered to do honor to' an occasion of a patriotic nature solely, and the speaker who, with suck en opportunity, could not feel him self inspired by something loftier than, mere political emotions, in our opinion, wee poorly fitted for his position. Gov. Todd is a man of handsome pertinent appearance. stout, and Whet. short. Ile bee an nwkward habit of stooping when he speaks, keeps one hand in his pocket, and is an orator of very ordinary merit. . When Gov. Toll oonoludel, Mica Barbara Raiser, who represented Peassylve,pia„ Sep. ped forward and presented Gov. Curtin with • boviette, accompanying it with the remark, "Plea•te accept this—it is a tribute to • the soldiers' friend.' " The governor accepted it with a kiss. which appe{red to afford him pe culiargretification. Mes Hire Norris, per sonating South Carotin , tha t presented Col. Rios with a similar gi say ag : "We ap preciate your noble ' enee—please ao• cept this as an offering," The generous Colonel, filled to overfi awing with_ geed na ture, and deter& zed to give the Governor a specimen of Lake Shore gallantry, repaid for his gift, by kissing both of the ladies with a gusto which "brought down the house." In, response to enthusiastic c ilk, he steppe/ for ward to the 'centre of the stand, and was re ceived with a weleoute Which he will remem ber with gratification through life. Llis speech was in substance as follows : PaIINDI AND PILLOW CITIZINS :--Like Got. Todd, I did not come here to make a speech, neither will I permit myself to do s). Gov. Curtin, who is a friend of long acquaintance, has insisted I should say something. (Laugh ter.) I can't say much, yen know that. (Re newed laughter.) But I will try, though my, voice is 113 bad that I cannot speak what I would like to say. The occasion demands something,from me that Lamentable to express. Having to speak three hours a day for the last six toontha,l have come to the last day for which I have contracted to speak to the people, and you can im-gine that Lam pretty well played out. (Laughter.) Thank God that I have been permitted to mingle Numb y with those who have helped to drive back the foes of the re public, the brave men who (ought in the ranks of the Union army. I thank God that I, have been permitted to do so, and that I have lived for some purpose, to realize sufficient to be able to rear this bramble tribute to the brave men who have earned our lasting gratitude. I had no unworthy object to isfiuence-me in this work. Ido not want fame, Ido not want reputation outside what I have got. in my own employment. I regard it as my noblest pride that I an an American citizen who dwells in the land where the God of Freedom rides up on every? gale. (Applause) Our noble soldiers stand and have always stood, ready to rush to the defense of the country whenever it is necessary. Maybe I never did that, but I al wayereade a very good home-guard. (laugh tee.) [At this. point the firemen gave him three Cheers, and he responded in a glowing encomium upon the Lineage and fidelity of that class of our citizens.] Resuming, he said : I look around me and I Fee the Govern or, and he Is Andy Curtin. He has attempted something which :I know better how to do, probably, than most men, (alluding to the kisses before mentioned,) for depend upon it I have not traveled for nothing. He has, on all occasions met me as a fellow man, and the I soldiers have always found is him a (Wender and a friend. Well, the Governor decided to come over here because he respected the ob ject of this gathering. And this wasn't all. I mast say that it leeks very meth as it he came over here after the girls. (Laughter ) But I give him notice that if he did I am in the same boat. (Laughter.) I took advantage , of the Governor's nervousness . I made mine I go nearer home. (Wachter.) I have had bet ter practice I suppose. (Laughter ) :. Fellow Citizens: Permit ma from my heart to thank you and the gentlemen that have come from abroad to make our re union the more pleasant. They are among the most diainguished and eminent of the land—noble and generous. We hews here gray haired men who were soldiers in 1812, men who, can look back upon well spent life, with hearts fall of hope. I thank theta equally, and . believe me when I tell you that this is a joyous day to me. How bleated we have been. How the Almighty has. smiled upon us. in giving us such a genial, beautiful day for the' carrying out of our dedication. How our hearts should - be filled with gratitude to the Girer of ell good The sicy is bright and smiling,, all na ture is full of loveliness, and over there is a pyramid (pointing to the emblematic croup of ladies in 'the car) bloomitte with loveliness. (Laughter.) T - ey are punitively so inviting that I wits run the Governor a race to that stand. lam well practised and I can beat him I think, . I have kissed full. , 7.00 0 Mite in this lesson atone. Now, gentlemen, I have said a great deal about the monument. It is a product of skill and genius. The man, the /artist, the sculptor, is here. I desire to point him out as the author of that beautiful moon meat. It is really a great work of art, and I present to-you the great American artiet Leonard Yolk. Mr Volk came forward with evident reluc tance, and being no . crater, responded to the rapturous applause which greeted him, with a modest bow. He lii a man of moderate height, pale countenance, well built, and we should judge not more thin thirty years of see. Like most persons of superior mind, he ie as un• assuming In meaner as gifted in intellect. • . Capt. Hutohinson read letters froinPresi dent Johnson; Gees. Grant. Meade, Mermen and Rano - ci, all regretting their last oity to be present, and expressing sentiments of sp. proval of the object of the day's proceedings. The meeting then adjourned, - with cheers for Col. Rice, the Monumoat , the speakers, &r. The special train for Erie departed for home about 6 o'clock, sad was packed to its ate:cost limit. A fireman belonging to No 2 slipped in endeavoring to jump ea the platform of a oar, after the train had started, and fell be tween the - bumpers. He was *aught by one of his companion+, ant fortunately escaped' with no Witter `derange than. having, the heel of his boot out by one of the car wheels. - During the tieing of s !aide, ens of the Men employed in the circus, was severely injured by the premature discharge of the cannon.— We have not been atile,to,asoer Lein the precise extent, of Ms injuries With thane exceptions the day pulsed a without any unpleasant circumstances, end everyboLty in ittendsice wu delighted. AVID ACQUISITtOI of Wom.rn..—;.lltOrrOf• pondent of the N. Y. alninsereid hi. the oil regions, spealat Of !minutes where men ~, have grown rapid!! wealthy, cittis thecsso of • gentietasn in Sleadvilte, who, four ye:re rkpe, drove an.ox. tenni %blot the t - wn.. llr w never regsrdldas very bright, intel!ectitslfY, bat had 6 faoulty of pushing on the wqrld and trying to Overarm di olhi I:1e , it ec qnelntenoes Were:tueoh surprised wbon l e took it into his bead to study law, and still more so when they hear 1 hills plash a cue in as ahle manner. When the oil fever broke oat this ma caught it, and went into business with each success thst he ean . new call o mil his own. Who is it! Mo2lllt-.-BASOLA7 —On the 25th ult., by Rey. J. P. 13paclding, Mr. IL M. Moore acd Mine Alice T. Barclay. No cards. HAYlAlall—Roonass—On the ith inst., by Rev: J. O. Tang, at the Simpson Church Parsonage, RS Roybirger and Sarah Roc6• ner, all of Mill Creek. Baotre—NAso—la Ulion. on the 30th ult , by the Rev. Santee P. Rehd, D D..' Mr. R. W Brown, of New York, to Mies Binh P. Rind, of Union Ce.ararrta—Fox—ln Uoion. on the 21,inet., by the Rev. 0. L. ?dead. Mr. Edwin Car— , pentr to Mil Harriet Fox, both of Union Mille. Mnsussuatt—Htssenacon—By the Rev. B. 8. 'fill. a. hi. rlsilen :a in Wattshare, Wednesday, Oct. 2,5 th, Rev. Joshua M. Mendenhall, of the Erie Annual Coact.— enste. to Mies Mary J. Ilimebaugh, of this eonnty., Foor—Uttt.-13v . Ttzv W. M. Bear, at the M. E. Church , in Wattsburgh: 'Oct 26, at . 11 o'clock, a. m., Mr. Diniel B. Foot., late Lieutenant of the 83d P. V.. to Miss Julia Hi!l, thughter of Rev. 13. 8. Bill, of the Erie Annual Conference. Doct.—Dieut.:—Ott the 2G•h ult., at the resi dence of C. Doll, Esq , in this city, by Rev. A 11. Stohley, Mr. Conrad M. Doll, to miss Wilhelmins Diehl, both of this city. Gass' —PArrem—At the residence of P E. Staples. in Corry% on the 2.t instant, be Res. U W. Saplee. me. William Green, of El. lincton„ New York, to miss Ltzzie Patten; of Rioeville, Pe. MAIIIIN —STaosa-I.t. the residence of the brtdc'e father, October 26th. by Rev. Wm. Richens, mr. x. W. martin to miss L A. Strong, all of Conneaut tp. Costrranta—Soustarr—At Titusville, on the 25th ult., by Esquire Jenkins, at r. Thomae J. Constable. of Erie, and xiu Bella Som. melt, of Elmira, N. Y. Ross—Dewssa—On the 2d instant, Frances A., daughter of '&l'4 Downer, of Syracuse, New York, to Warren L. Bogs, of this city. No cards. Tzstasolz—Qoaczcananstt—On the 6th inqtent, by Rev. J. H. Tory, at the Simpson Church Parsonage, azr. Robert Timeson, of Hud son. New York, and miss Lizzie Quacken bush, of Erie. Also, at the same time and place, atr. William White, of Toronto, C. W., and mist Jennie Qatokenbuab, of Erie. CLattim—Oa the torah; of (Mobs? 31, at ber late resi !eace in -Wet teburg.of intlamma• tioa cf the I•lng+, u• 4. Sophia T., wife of • Isaac D Citrke, aged 68 years. Coorsa—At hi: residence in Fsirview t - Oct. 2let. Geor,re eloper, aged 53 years, 4 months and 16 days. KIIIIIRDY--011 Thursday morning. November 21, George D ;son of James and Harriet R. Kennedy, agai 3 years,. 9 months and 19 days. lintacis—Al his residence in Corry, on the 24th ult., tar. Russell Briggs, of typhoid fever Nicans—On the 23d of October, in Summit township, wrs Elviaa Nichols. wife of D W Niehola, fazed 32 yr 44 and 3 months. Gassuatstaa—ln Fairview township, October 26th, of bronchitis, wre wary Jane Werutz, daughter of Joseph and Nary Gensheimer, aged 22 years, 8 months and 14 days. PARIESII-TO Summit, on the 1 . 6. h inst.. Mary S., daughter of Dean and Mary A. Parker, szed 14 ye - ars, 5 mouths sad 16 clays. Toomrsos—la Clyrnar. N. Y., ark Friday. the 84 inst.. Nathaniel Thompson, one of the eldest settlers in this part of the icountry. Luitsata.—ln Summit township, on the 3d of November. st%ry C, daughter of J P afpi Chris , isn Lininvr, aged 14 years, 10 months and 10 days. DIIMARB —Tn this city, on Saturday morning, the 4.b inst., Mrs. Elizabeth Dualism wife of John' It. Damara, in the 45th year of her age: • She was an attentive wife, a good mother, and a true friend. • [Dr. Keyser is a Thysician of over thirty years' experience, and a graduate of the Jef ferson Medici( College and of the University of Medicine and surgery of Philadelphia:] Ma.. H. T. lIILMIOLD:—Dear Sir: In re gard to the question asked me as to my opin ion about Buchu, I would say that lime used and sold the article In various forms for the put thirty year , . Ido not think there is sny form or preparation of it that I have not used or known VI be used, in the various diseases where suchmedicat a agent would be indicated. You are aware, as well as narelf,that it has been extensively employed in the'varieut dis eases of the bladerandkidneys,and the reputa tion it has acquired, in my juigmeno, is sus tained by the fiats I Lave seen and used, as before stated, every form of Buchts—thepow dered leaves, the simple decoction, tincture, fluid extracts,--and I am not cognizant of any Preparation of that plant eq tai to yew's.— Twelve years' experience ought, I think,,to give me the right t ju ige of its merits, and without prejudice or partiality I give yours precedence over all others. Ido not value a thing aoneding to its bulk,' if I did, other Buchus would out do yours, but I bold to the doctrine that bulk and quantity dcf not make up value—if they did a copper_eent would be worth more than a gold dollar. I value your Jiuchu for its effect 'inpatients. ,I have cured with it, and seen cured with it, more diseases of the bladder and kidneys than I have ever seen cured with any other. Buchu, or any other proprie'ory compound of whatever tame. Retpectfully yours, Lc., HBO. U. KEYSER,. M. D., 140 Wood St., Pittsburg, Pa. August.ll, 1865. Ask fer Helmbold's Flohl-Extrsct Buchu nor2-2m. A nor BOTH Taus Apt STBABGB.—Tbrit no medical preparation within our knowledge put forth for popular use, ever took eo readi• lv or spread so rapidly, among all.classes, as Carter's Compound Extract of Atinsrt Weed nor is' this pcpularity s troy tient thinry ne is often the csse with new medicines, but of in— creasing favor: Those who tried it filet, con tinuo to use it with increased freedoth and eonfi fence in its curative qualities, nod now it may fairly be doubted if. there is a family within any district where it is kept far sale, that has not a bottle of it by them, as a este -guard spinet the numerous ills which flesh is heir to. The use of the Extract bids fair to-be as extensive as the huMble weed frem which it is obtained net► st, Scanatersa.—lt is ec.uelly surprising how soon our people bare lebreed to prize that in valuable article known as Coe's Dyspepsia Cure It certainly acts like magic, for it will Sure the very worst eases of dyspepsia and enable the patient, wh has lived for years upon Graham bre•t? and the plainest fond to eat anything he chooses without fear of dis tress. It is co , sidere , l the most vs'uable medloine known for all d)seases of the atom etch and bowels. Iniempente youth, by end experience found! End - s in an sge imnerfect and unstmettl " Debts produce itirrh, which if notchecked in its iNirliest meg .3, will become difficult to control, ntii if slowed to become chronic and nothing is daue. will surely result in Drench i • tie sr cousuciption. This' disease mey be pernasnentbr oared by the eat of Dr. fieelye's Remedy, even in its worst form, if directions ars carefully followed. RRILL ESTWriti Watt PULE. , term! very ehoi m /melons* sites ea' Atate Street, be tobtwon Sinatb tad Eishth 4 treots, test sldo, ars ot• tared tot siVe ow my reasonable terms, if applied for soon. fingutro of watt. < WY : A. IiAL3BI/114 Agent. MARRIED. DIED. Special Notices. ME;=I PIANO POSTE lAN FACT r, 499 BROJIDWAT.: NE'? Volt oLL he attecktino of the PaSlit and th p ltan. T r la New Ste 7 Octave ftoee,od r„r volume and pante of. tt,ne t tao o: t an , her t ria no s o9ere4 10 llus market. 11,,, modern haprovetnelate, Pn•ntn, fir-ud Mat, Iron Prase, Over-Stran g Bu d , 4, strassuer Wog mute under nig pon ou f Mr. 4. ff. Qrceeltaes, who haa kid I one of over Sir yawl to Met enanntletureis, to war purticutar• Esc l* GBOVIDITZEM PIANO twit. Revrimi 00 award at !twat over lin cu celebrated' wonlYs FAIR Ilrbory wereorbrbited fortramenta fr. ? " ' of Lobrcog, . rears, GE,RILLNY BALT/MORS, BOSTON, ANI NEW YOU. And 113110 at the AMERICAN INSTITUT: for Ire savomistro ream the GOLD LED SILVER iltDitt (tone both of which can be seen it ow By the istroriatites of I ciprorerc t men Fertiet Mao Forte, at d by Inc with a strict ea.b system, are mot, trimmest. at s prise *bleb viol prp t PaiasO-.Be.l r BeseaOo ist. row plain COM 22,75. N 0.2. &wee • teary mosidlny No E. Set Petave, ma 9 wood Louis XIV st%to tts, Tease : Net Cub In CarrentSusde Deseriptim simian mot free NOTICE. Tile NiW ATLAS OF •F. RI E 'co 1 VALIIIIIIID /ROI ACTUAL SURVE trill be ready for delivery Om THE 10TH OR 15ril OF NP beginatat at the Southeast part c nl2 -2w. 1 Dui( uoobs! ♦ Late sad wt:lae:tretel stack FALL AND WI, DRY GOODS! JC3r RECEIVED, A T -.I If N . BLEB e)()1 FRENCEi STREET Oct2B-2n3 CIIEVALIEWS I.lltP. 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NO EXCUSE FUR stRiTCH The certainty with wbich all kt::. tit* diseases renerally tan be eret gxtract of Dandelion and Bitt•rrete went leaven ne excuse for stretzbit:. or public. The habit to &4;n ttr.; atlpped. Tlpee prepare( ins esa able drn sTaiY cow. Came to the premio4 of the e theek to., oo the Br tta'o roal, a n:e War ilotpw, in the latter pay; ot .zerez: She to of a red color, wets e. lice Mt reptte3ted to come forrtr.l, rrlre yr sod take her away; otherwlai ph, secordlog to kw..) Itit:rbar Criek, Nor. 2,1..185 20 ANY AND EVERY PEILSON Wilth Liver Goa:Th.lv. logfrom Impurity of the blood. sti:t boy tie% Pimples on the fat. or n- B! own, Brrolnla, the- beck: etc, ehruld not fn I t , of Dade ihn and Bittersweet Tht to it in such eines and It cannot b, log benefit. Price one dollar per botta gists every alive. DAIICING AND DICPOIITYDI' Idr. Delano rpepsectfallr Rise.. no; x, friends in Role:46A be will rommest above accoi plishesats for )11 4 .74'..i A. 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