Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-07-25


Her benevolent institutions are named
legion. Her public schools are the beS
in the United States, not excepting the
city of Boston. In short, every enter
prise plainly indicates the public spirit
of her citizens.
Having written this much about the
beautiful city, which never looked
lOvelier, whose chief officers and citi
zens greeted Us and limited our enter
tainment and their hospitality only by
the limit of our stay with them, we
give our readers brief account of oul
doing5 there.
|. On Wednesday afternoon, the 10th, the As
sociation met in the Board of Trade rooms
which were generously rendered for its meet
{ ings, and was called to order by i. F. Mach
of the Sandusky Register, President of the
Association, Jas. Z. Newcomer of the Mari
lon Mirror, acting as Secretary. A large
number of new members were admitted into
the Association. Hon. r. Z. Parsons, of the
Cleveland Herald, invited the Association tC
Union Club rooms, which was accepted, and
an adjournment had to that point. Once
there, the afternoon was spent in social chat,
and enjoying the ease and comfort OF that
most delightful resort. to which they were
welcomed by Mr. Parsons, and in partaking
of an elegant repast which had been prepared
for the occasion. In response TO the hearty
welcome, happy little speeches, were made
by the veteran Journalists, Lecky Harper, of the
Mt. Vernon Banner, Maj W. ID. Bickham, OF
the Dayton Journal, and A. McGregor, of the
Stark County Democrat.
In the evening over 1000 persons assembled
in the great Tabernacle to listen to the annual
address, by Gen Jas. A. Garfield. In behalf
of the city, Mayor Rose welcomed the edlto-
rial party. Of the most admirable address OF
Gen Garfield suffice it now, for US to say, that
| it was able and scholarly, replete with
thought, useful hints and sound sense, and
that it could not do otherwise than impress the
mind of the editors who heard it, with the
importance of their calling, and the magni-
tude of the interests entrusted TO their keep
| ing. So ended tine first days business and
pleasure, justice having been done at least to
the latter.
On Thursday morning another business ses-
sion was held, at which free and friendly
interchange of opinion was had on various
topics. The attendance was larger than on
the day previous, there being probably 200
out of the 304 newspapers in the State repre-
sented. The following officers were unani-
mously chosen for the next year:
President-I F Mack, Sandusky Register.
Vice President-L Harper, Mt Vernon Ban.
ner.
Secretary-Miss Lille c Darst, Circleville
Herald.
Assistant Secretary-James K Newcomer,
Marion Mirror
Treasurer-E R Alderman, Marietta Reg
lister.
Considerable other business of little impor-
tance to the general reader, was transacted,
and the Association adjourned to go upon a
lake excursion at 12 o'clock. AT sharp noon
the members of the Association accompanied
by the ladies of the party-the local Press
committee and many of the prominent citi-
zens of Clveland, upon the invitation of that
prince of clever gentlemen, L A Pierce, Esq,
the General Agent of the Detroit & Cleve-
land Steam Navigation Co, embarked on the
magnificent floating palace, the ''City of De-
troit." This steamer is built of iron, is a
model of strength and beauty, and is the fl
nest and swiftest on the Western waters. Her
cabins, state rooms and bridal rooms are fin
ished elegantly, and all the appointments are
in every way complete. She is differed by
competent, careful and polite gentlemen, and
no efforts are spared to insure the safety and
comfort of the passengers. A few minutes
after IL the gang plank was raised and she was
loosed from her mo0rings, and to the music
of two bands aboard, and the throbbings and
the pulsations of her mighty engines, she
fioated out from the dock, and down the Guy
ahoga river into the rippling waters of Lake
Erie. 1t was lovely day, such an one no
doubt as the proud Clevelanders wished, in
which to display the SURPRISING beauty Of
their Lake front. The steamer bore down
the lake, presenting charming view of East
Cleveland her spires-her homes nest
led in lovely groves-her factories, her work
shops-then her suburban homes, and lastly,
H. 4 &c
ma of landscape and farm for fifteei. miles
down the borders of the lake.
Our princely hosts, not satisfied with filling
our senses to safety with the glories revealed
from our palace on the bosom of the lake, had
prepared banquet to minister to our physical
natures, and the company were invited to
the lower deck to participate. No sooner had
the word been given, than, with the well
known avidity of the editorial fraternity to
examine everything which might ''point a
moral or adSrn tale," they at once found
the place designated. There were scores of
little tables, the uses of which were at once
suggested to the editorial comprehension.
Here was spread a mot bounteous collation.
of the substantial as well as the most delicate
viands, and it is needless for us to remark
that the heighth and the breadth and the
depth of it was enjoyed in manner entirely
complimentary to those who had so generous
ly rendered it. Dinner over, the party were
summoned back to the upper deck, where the
Committee on Resolutions, previously ap-
pointed, reported a series of resolutions, eX-
pressive Of the sense of the Association, for
the hospitality and kind treatment of which
they had been the recipients during their
stay in Cleveland, after which a number of
prominent citizens, inclu ling Hon. R. G. |
Parsons and Col. w. P. Fogg, of the HsfaIi, |
Mr.. Armstrong, of the PlGiR Dealer, Capt. |
l.. A. Pierce, and others, were called on to
respond 10 toasts, which they did handsomely |
by this time the steamer had nearly com
pleted her trip, and was rounding into the
harbor, so that speech-making ended. Soon
the jolly company were upon the dock, ali
loud in their praises of the gallant steamer,
and the generous, whole -souled hospitality of
Capt. Pierce. One more revolution of the
wheel and the round of pleasures so far as
Cleveland was concerned, ended.
1t was a fitting finale of the pleasures which
had been experienced by the editorial party,
that they should be rendered a complimentary
concert at Haltnorth's Garden, one of the most
popular summer resorts of Cleveland. 1t is
place to spend an evening, where,
in the open air, under the rich verdure of
trees. in the brilliantly lighted grounds, social
greetings could be exchanged and the metro
VI d SuluIIcT CNCIlIH CUuCbTI
enjoyed. The music was graad-first-class-l
much enjoyed by the visitors, With beauti-
full sounds ringing in our ears, with kind re-
of our brethren of the press of
Cleveland, of the beautiful city and her gen
erous citizens, We placed ourselves in charge
again of the officers of the Cleveland & Pitts
burgh Railroad, and at II o'clock P M. start
ed on our Eastern tour, an account of which,
for lack of space, | am compelled to defer un.
Ill another time. w. A. II.
THE Republican CongresSiona Com
nittee, or that portion of it which runs
It's affiirs in Washington, is evidently
composed of hopeful men. They an
nOunce that the prospects seem favor
able ror the sIcress of one independent
candidate for Congress in each of the
following States. Virginia, No. tn