The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-29

fatgued by the journey and reception of to-day
and evening, but he has come forward to snow
by his presence his respect for the people. |
have the pleasure to introduce the President Of
ihe United States, Andrew Johnson. (Cheers.)
Mr.. johnson said:--
Fellowcitizens of Philadelphia:--In present
ING myself before you tonight, in obedience to
your solicitations, 1T is not for the purpose OF
making an address, but simply TO return my
thanks for the manifestations of respect and
regard on this occasion. mean what say,
and, as | said to-day, under the peculiar circum-
stances, you are entitled to my most heartfelt
thanks Tor this reception. ! must leave to some
other occasion to seek an opportunity OF enter
ing into discussion OF the questions that agi-
tate and divide the public mlnd But so far az
that concerns my political course, the history
is well known to all OF you, and ! shall not
attempt to review it now.
am told, on this occasion, that there is an
essociation here tonight who have come for
ward under the appellaton of their own proies-
sion for the purpose OF manitesting their regard.
want you to understand that l do not feel
Indifferent to thing OF that kind, for in this
Government of ours ''it is worth that makes the
man, the want of 1t the fellow;n and if there
l. an association here tonight as / have been
informed there is, that calls itself the Tailors
Protective Association, then TO them | return
my sincere thanks, with no feeble assurance of
my kind regard for their profession. (Three
cheers for Andrew johnson, intermingled with
gloans.) There is no position in life in which
! could be placed that would lead me 10 forget
is none that could make me forget the past as
far as the profession is concerned. We should
remember, when we refer to the mechanical
interests of the country in connection with the
agricultural, that they constitute the basis on
which this Government rests; and when we
refer TO the profession that YOU represent here to-
night, in common with your fellow-citizens, let
me say that our great Father IN Heaven, the
Lord of the world, was tailor by trade. laugh
ter and applause.) Aud when you refer to
historical account of this thing you find that
my remarks are literally true.
The President then retired. The crowd still
renamed, calling for Seward, Farragut, and
Grant. General Grant came forward and bowed
his Acknowledgements, and then Immediately
retired. Farragut followed and in few words,
expressed his regret that he was not a speech
maker. Mr.. Seward did not respond. The
crowd remained until near midnight. About
IL O'clock the Young Mennerchor Singing
Society, together with delegates from other
German societies, appeared, and taking posi-.
tions in the hall in the second story, gave
number OF choruses in splendid style.
ACCIDENTs.-The Coroner held an inuuest
yesterday on the body of John Becker nine
the Reading Railroad at Franktord road The
child died at the Episcopal Hospital, where the
inquest was held. The evidence showed that
he was picking up coal on the railroad track.
Charles Wagner, three years old, was run over
by passenger car yesterday at Ridge avenue
and Francis street, and had one OF his feet badly
crushed.
James C. Berner, forty-one years old, fell of
a scaffolG at the Navy Yard yesterday, ard
broke one of his legs. He was taken to the
Hospital