Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-01-30
THE NEWS

Col. Harvey Brown has been compelled,
through failing health, to retire from the
command of Fort Pickens. This isleayes Col.
Billy Wilson temporarily in command.
Major Lewis G.sArneld, of the First Regu-
lar Artillery, who has just been confrmeda
Brigadier. General of Volunteers, win Jas
sumo command there.
The rebel FIX President John Tyler, died
in Richmond, few days ago. sF
Secretary Stanton has issued General Or
der No. /, appointing two Commissioners
to visit Richmond and all other places in
which prisoners are confined, and provide in
all ncedful ways, SO far as permitted, for
their wants, to contribute to their comfort.
The order also says that the Department
recognizes it as It's first duty to take meas
ures for the reliefof its brave men who, hay
ing imperilled their lives in tho military SER
vice of the Government, arc now prisoners
and captives. i.1 .m 'H
Gen. Franklin has expelled the Hutchn-
sons from his camp for singing Whittiers
songs, and Gen. Mcclellan has issued in
structions to division commanders forbidding
tho Hutchinson's 10 sing within the lines Of
the army.
The Ohio House of Representatives has
adopted resolutions asking Congress to es-
tablish Naval Depot on Lake Erie, and
has also adopted Mr.. Means resolutions
asking right of way from Virginia for a
straight line Rail Road from Steubenville to
Pittsburgh, across the Panhandle. 'i.
The Congressional Apportionment Com
mittees of the Ohio Legislature are busy at
work on maps and statistics preparatory to
districting the State. The following are the
names Of the Senators and Representatives
composing it, SENATE.-L. b. Gunckel,
Dayton, Chairman; James Monroe, Ober-
lin; A. g. AcBmne, Lebanon; A. r.
Ready, Tuscarawas; III. S. Neal, Ironton
J. D. O'Conner, Monroe; John A. ISi,nett,
Licking. HOUSE,. Mnn, Hamilton,
Chairman W. H. Wet, Logan; JAMES
Huston, Hamilton; G. w. WELLS, Shelby
r W. Norris, Defiance; JONATHAN Nor.
FErT, Wyandott; L. B. Foe, Of Brown
jos. W. Pierce, Erie; j. W. Bayard,
Athens; T. A. REAMY, Muskingum; Sol
omon Lind, Stark; Seneoa o. Grisoold
Cuyahogs; Jos. MEANS, Jefferson; Geor9'
W. Hope, Trumbull. The names of Re
publicans are printed in itaics-those Of
Union Democrats in SMALL CAPS, and thost
of Jewett Democrats in Romsn.
Judge Noah H, Swayns, Of Columbus
this State, has been appointed and confirm
cd to Judge McI4ean's seat OH the Supreme
Bench of the United States. t aaF .i.
The corpses Oh Gen. Zollicoffer and Bail,
Pcyton, Jr., have boon embalmed ut Som
erset. ...laf.. ...t .H.
Tho Louisville Journal terms Col. Gar
fields recent brilliant victory over thu
Falaafiian Gen. Humphrey Marshall, il
Eastern Kentucky, "the eagle swoop of thu
18th Brigade" Bully for Garfield
The Washington correspondent Of tho
N. Y. Tribune makes the following analysis
of the probable vote on the expulsion Of
Senator Bright, of Indiana; For Eepslsio,
Anthony, Browning, Carlile, Chandler
Clark, Collamer, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle
Fessenden, Foot, Grimes, Hale, Harlan
Howard, Howe, johnson, King, Lane, Mo
Dougal, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Sherman, Sim
mons, Sumner, Trumbull, Wilkinson, viii
mot, Wilson Of Mass, Wilson Of Mo. 81
Agoinst Expulsion. --Bayard, Cowan, Fos
ter, Harris, Kennedy, Latham, Nesmith
Pcarcc, Powell, Rice, Salisbury, Ten Eyck
: Ihomson--l3. Mr.. Wiley absent.