DINNER TO MIR. CLAY.
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Mir. Clay, on his way to Kentucky, arrived at Pitts burg on the 16th ut. On the Monday and Tuesday following, he visited the different manufacturing esab shments in and that city, and was every where received with all possible attention and respect On the 18th he was invited to public dinner in the fol- lowing note :-- ....

 Piitsburg, June 19th. 1897. SIR--A number of your fellow citizens residing in this city, are desirous of paying to you small tribute of respect for your zeaious and untrng exertlons in the cause of internal improvements domestic industry, of the humane and wise principles of universal eman cpation, and of every princplewhich can add wealth or honor to cur common country. We therefore, sir, for ourselves and in behalf of numerous portion of our fellow citizens, invite you to public entertanment to be given at the Anchor paper mP' of Mir. Hold ship, tomorrow, at o'clock, l. M:

 Respectfully, your friends and fellow citizens,

 CHARLES SHALER,

 Chairman of the Committee of Ayran se,nentS.

 Secretary of the Committee. Mr. Clay accepted the invitation, and we have the following account of the proceedings which took place at the dinner, in the Pittsburgh Ga=ette.

 "On Wednesday, the 2Oth inst the citizens of Pitts burg gave public dinner, at Mir. Hoidshlps Anchor paper mill to the honorable Henry Clay, as testimo- nv of the high estimation in which they hold that gem cman's character and of the great and general sat- sfaction which his visit their city has afforded

 Gen. William Marks acted as President John Dar- ragh, Esq. Hon. Jas. Riddle, Mir. M. Alien, MT. M. Stackhouse, and Wm. M'Candles, Esq. Vice Presl- dents Samuel Gormly, and Edward ID. Gaz zam, Esqrs. Secretaries number of guests were present, among whom were Mir. George Rapp, and Mir. Frede- rick Rapp, of Economy and Mai Churchill of the u. s. Arsenal.