Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-01-05
CoLumnus, IanunrY al. 1890.

IflToR Chronicle: The Representatives
OF oar goodly State convene to-day in Gen
eral Assembly to organizc. The aspirants
Tor the cumerous oliices in the two branches
Of the Legislature have Teen unusually ru
neteus: and of course there must be more
numerals body disappointed. The Repub.
licanssot each branch met in caucus ou
Saturday evening, and selected their officers,
which observe in the ptpcrs of this morn
ing. They a-e ms follows: CLERK of tho
Senate, ID. w. Rhodes, Of Delaware; Is,
Assistant clerk, NJ. Il. Morrow, of ,Tusca.
rA~s; I'd Assistant, L. a. Higgins, o. Wood;
Sergeant,at-Arms, Mr. ..Gresns, OF Mont.
eomeryi ls,. Assistant, NV. Sands, Of
Vntoni I'd Assistant, Mr.. Wallace of Madi
son. t
Il HousR,-Sredker, r. C.. Parsons, OF
'Cuyohoga, Clerk, D. II. Cowen, of Belmont;
LIST ASS stant, DIR. l.. l. Sinb irn, Of Stark
"a assistant, Fred. Riedling, Of Sandusky
-fgeant.at-Arms, Joseph Warwick, oI
/ warren; lst Assistant, II. ]. Davis, oI
Morrow; ID Assistant, $ w. Edwards o
Huron. The Republicans having mijprity
OF l5 in the Senate, and IL in tile House
the caucus candidates will doubtless be the
officers OF the Huuse.
The Board Of Equalization Is still in ses-
sion, and our member is Jealous for the in.
terests of Belmont snd,his entire District
You will recollect that the upprasement oi
Belmont county land was reduced per cent
from the return d rata. Al the adjournment
on Saturday lhe question Of like reduction
IN the town property was being discussed
The Board adjourned without disposing ol
the question, but the im2rc cssion ia that il
will be passed, and the ruIe established to
reduce or increase the towns AMI cities in
the same per centage as ibe lands have been
Increased or diminished. The increase OF
Bellaire town property excited considerab e
inquiry and comment. The Gact that town
had increased from 1886, in 1859, to
Sl59,lo0 in 1859, and this too in the face o
the financial revulsion OF some of those
years was well calculated to arrest The at.
ten ion OF the members ol the Board. When
you look at the additional fact that this
rapid grow tn has nlI been since the compile.
tlOD VI the Cenra. Ohiu Railroad to the
Ohio River, the increase is almost unpar'
allelled in the history of TO y ne In the old,I
settled portions OF the States.
The inauguration OF Gov. Danaison. wiil
take place on Monday, 9th inst.
! he Democratic Siae Convention meets
here ON Thursday, ihs 9th inst, to which
i delegates will lie carried at "haif fare" over
the Central Ohio Railroai
hf. Kelsey, for 30 years proprietor OF the
"Amcrican" Hotel retired from that position
on Saturday last.
Gov. Chase's Message, covers octave
ptges, and Is u document OF great ability
His firm position on the great questions lha,
divide the country Is woclhy OF sll praise,
and should be heartily endorsed by the pee
pie Of Ohio and OF tho entire country lle
says: Ohio "Will neither dissolve the u zion
herself hor consent 10 iti dissolution by
others" What u contrast does Ibis posi-
ton present to the reasonable s,hrea,s Of Il
minority In Congress, who counsel dsunion
ia case Sherma n be elected!
The question of the election OF U. States
Senatorls, OF course, only talked OF, us yet.
The friends Of Gov. Chase ore apxious for
an eaily election, while others seem iling
TO postpone the question for time at least.
Nothing has been concluded on yet, OF
courses but no doubt, the question will "
sprung a, an ea't duy in The Legislature.