Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-20
The CeIebrntIon ofrhe Tenth.

The Celebration ofthe Tenth.
The MoxUxExT.-The foundation of the
monument has been laid above the surface.
The first course of dressed stone is now be-
ing laid. The huge blocks for the pedestal
have arrived on the spot and will be laid
this week.
WILL THE PREPARATION BE COMPLETE p
Many fears are expressed that our square
and streets win not be ready for the celebra-
ton. The old Court House will need many
and busy hands to be entirely cleared away,
and great exertions must be made to have
the work of paving Superior street and the
street around the square in a condition for
service. How is Il, gentlemen Contractors.
WHO ARE CoNEe.-Every body is coming
to Cleveland at that time. Merchants tell
US that ttheir country customers are putting
off their business visits "until they come to
Cleveland on the 10TH" Private citizens
are notified of the influx of a host of friends,
and acquaintance. ave shall be out on the
10th" writes every body in the country
The Pittsburgh Gazette, after mentioning
the principal features Of the celebration
says:
"The arrangements for a grand demon
stration, are certainly very ample, and the
occasion will probably be well worth witness
sing. To accommodate those who desire to
be present, the passenger train on the Cleve
land road will leave here on Monday at l a
NJ, arriving at Cleveland by a. m, and re-
turn at p. m. in the evening, giving pas
sengers the whole day in the city. Halt fare
will be charged, and we presume many of
our citizens will 60"
WHERE SHALL WE PUT THEN ?--The Hotels
are preparing for the crowd. The Angler
House, known to all travellers as one unsur-
passed by any house in the West for elegance,
comfort and home-like enjoyment, will be
prepared to accommodate an increased nu m
Der of visitors. Many distinguished persons
from abroad have already engaged rooms,
among whom are Clark Mills, the artist, DR..
Taliaferro and others. Taylor will greet
them all.
Ross of the Wedlell, will have all his huge
building filed with visitors. A large num-
Der of his rooms are already engaged and
more orders are arriving every day. The
house has most excellent location, and will
do an immense business.
Ensign of the American has converted the
vacant store south of the former Office into
sitting and reading room. In the rear Of
this, what was formerly the reading room
has been appropriated to enlarge the eoun-
ting room.
Main of the johnson has secured the
store formerly occupied by Benton, and is
adding it to his Office and counting ROOM
This will be a great improvement.
The other hotels are preparing for the oc-
casion and private citizens will and must
throw open their doors to their friends and
Country cousins"
The MILITARY.-The military of Cleve-
land win go into camp at the County Fair
Grounds on Kinsman street, (which are much
enlarged for the occasion) and will receive
their military guests from abroad in camp.
There will be not less than thirty or forty
companies in camp during Sunday and Mon
day. Dodworth's Band will come in com
pany with the Washington Grays of Brook
| lyn, N. Y, and will arrive on the morning
of Saturday, the Sth. The Band will belong
to the Cleveland Light Guards during their
stay. We shall have a special reporter in
camp to detail all matters of interest.
PUT-1E-BAY OR CLEvELAxD-Ae correspond
ent of the Toledo Blade writes to that paper
as follows, which we commend to all:
Mr.. EDITOR IL notice in your paper of
/ yesterday that Mr.. Ward proposes to furnish
/ a boat for a Putin Bay excursion on the 10th
| prox. Is it really so important that there
! should be an excursion to Put-in-Bay this
/ year? The one of last year was an awful
hzzle, and the cornerstone of the Monument
was then laid, ard has laid still ever since.
The subject Of Put-in-Ba Monument has
| not since been mentioned, and our Sandusky
neighbors, with whom the idea originated,
have permitted it to drop. The Committee
and Board, where are they? Under such
| circumstances, and with no preparation for
any advancement in the work of commem-
oration, why should there be an excursion to
| Put-in-Bay? Our neighbors of Cleveland,
stimulated by the effort made to erect mon
ument at Put-in-Bay, have during the past
year, at an expense of some 81, 900, caused to
be wrought very beautiful gigantic statue
of Com. Perry, which it is well understood
they intend to inaugurate with appropriate
| ceremonies on the 10th of September, on
which occasion an address will be delivered
by the Historian Bancroft, and the inaugu-
ration will be performed by the Masonic fra
ternity. The occasion will be one of the
graLdest that ever took place in Ohio. A
very large number of people are expected to
participate. The Military and Masonic dis
play will exceed any former display Of the
kind in the West. The Statue and its sur
roundings, embracing two life-size statues of
sailor boys, and two beautiful entablatures
in bas relief, is very imposing, and pro-
nounced by good judges equal to any work Of
art in the country. The citizens of Cleve-
land are making arrangements on the very
broadest scale for the accommodation of Wis
itors, and the railroads have reduced their
fare one-half.
With such eommemoration as this of the
Victory of Perry, it seems to me that the
people Of the Lake region cannot better OBJ
serve the day than by going to Cleveland,
witnessing the pageant, and participating in
its exercises.