, 1866-02-24

In fututc to observe. in all our publications. the
coHr:es'e and amenities belosE,ng 10 gentlemen:
tlc iro e1 our is! of e1shsnces ss0@ srefy M onrna
Mhpte editor df ceuts tn personalities IN the 3bnse
O.: biz contemporaries. Adopted.
TEIEanAPH ceHfiN1ks-
Mr. Merritt offered resolution fos the appoint-
prices at prerent paid to telegraph COM
papIer and all other telec1aohtc business, and
port at the ext meeting OF this Convention. The
I'd a% speh colnras.aea Messss. Merritt, Wilson,
Dowda11. Emery and poneroy.
The Convention then adjourned until two O'Clock
p. m.
Last night the Peoria Board Of Trade gave a J,
really elegant entertainment IL The Editorial Conven-
tion. About four hundred persons wcrc present.
ful Of ibe people Of feon1; and The occasion VIE
al most Ge mhe It.; ssIis. tnnz
ing order:
roAs1s AND nEsPnxsEs-
Cur Country The greatest Territory with the best
form OF government on earth. May It exist for
Hs:ponded to By Il. Il Sellers, Of the Tazewel1
fYotA,aytoa-ne Who lays ttone foundation
d0h The hest part nf Tho bnildfng;
Efnniifa-The father Of American editors ~ well
a. Of; Amencan printers: both should hold him
Responded to by Hon. J. ". Merritt, Of the Stale
~ Nt.t-Ths rranas, Of the world May |. be
~ Meponaea '11s; 10 by YIN. Perkins. Of ths Ottawa
1s!rress-The Lever that moves, tho Beacon
thai guides and the Light which illum'nates the
Responded to by II. N. Pomeroy, Of the La
fsfcrkt. Wis. Dk1HDC9Nf.
1ae Ladlts-Mattrr to be set up and dietnbuted !;
Forms 10 be locked up and pressed; Books TO be
hut sometimes cspensiselY bound, which Typo
Kespopded to by Coi. Smith, Of the Jacksonville
Journal.
Afer the conclusion Of the eHpper ball enstel,
and the dance was kept np until almost gray d1wn.
This noon the Convention partook Of an excellent
dinner TO Wh1ch they were invited by Mcsars. "or'
th.ncton+ Wascer and COLI, prop!1cfors o! CON-
PRIME character wefe made on the octnsl01.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled at three o'clock.
TIE rArEn MONOPOLY AaAts.
The paper monopoly. question came up tos d[s'
castion The onl{ das,ynse i n opinioS ths.son
The J,. svnt rales. The resolution offered BY The
comnattc was aualiF adopted ~ presented BY thetn
EoHfIoS ADVERTISING.
The foreign advertising report Was next brought
i9f"afu. anu eheHeu 1pn. VI "IetnG1 3
tne W r.! eentsEe CNEa 70 nuselttsint nEena sagun ~
sons ~ e.1ain s ~ a. et Seo " ,ts.l iea -. ~
- Ns Sent, " tut ~ aNusetHGI. ano icy ~. ~
d!a" 'HeiE psuuis HUN pa3'us !u4 saSe
clenl 10 sne ~ !.sj., .,en. Ms.o ~ Muas9 -
a.nenntu - as ~ al'oM aH.esttsS aEeusse ~ lNf
e
H3ss of Anska11saSo AoA1S' ..
The hzins Of tatcs ol advertising vas faSen
" ", ~ leun au .... ~ h,~n III sd.,"5 ~
EtnfIn.rs. ee.'0" '.po'" "A'>A "'s "1op''"' ~
IRE rouarc one week In napera of less Than sn
r5rcn.,n - H. nest ,,se-fsnn nj "a rsn;s s.rh
adtltIlpna] inpef1top for Dirt four weeks
Pnpere Of 6fD cltculAt1on and under 1000, f1.50
for fret insertion md IS cents to1 each additional
lntert1cr fof nrtt fb1r Weeks
4aN!s Gastus WEI atoy" ~ eutat19n. IL ~ II
81 1hcr th,ns io,t s' ~0"4 .~eo 1*s' o"e a. "~&'
(ms snr.re Ibnap ,nontha s,l1 e,rcnf,,,on xG
RI, rfrnmtior. ~ Wv ~-~A'1' w.
Un. enusre. six months 800 circulation -: 1nDl
circulation, {!g.
One tqusre. twelve months, 800 circulation, SO;
GOO circulation. fl3.
.fne eq1atef. onc year. w c4ca!atlou' ~ l,"e
Ten ."ns,ss +re rco, rn rJrrn,,t,or. xiii. nm
ct1rnir1irn IN '-"A' wv ~ A''S>
Twenty eeusrce. one yesr. 500 circulation. Sf5
1,0GU circulation, ts5,
For double-eolutnn Advertisements, IS per cen:
extrn; for cuts in advertisements, Is per cent CT
TIA. square to consist or 80 emz-eig1t lines o
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The Cortnistee m Permanent Os.aufzat1ou re-
vrtnd fha fn1jnn7r r,;n,Ti,,n of oIIcars f,r ff