The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-13
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

Redemptonest Missionary as Bishop
of Savannah, Georgia.
Miss Emily Faithful lectured before
theWorking, W omen's Protection U MON,
on the Celebration OF the 9th anniversary
Tuesday night.
A man named C. H. Louis, hailing
from Alabama. attempted suicide in
Brooklyn yesterday. He is probably
fatally wound ded.
Com J. P. McKinsley, U. S. n.
died in Detroit Mich, on Tuesday. He
was &c years old one had been in the
navs! SERVED for Al years.
Gov, Wsshburn Of ,Msssachuetts,
has decidee not to interfere in behalf OF
McElhaDy. the wife murderer, so he
will be hung as sentenced.
Advices from the fruit regions of
Michigan and Southern Illinois states
that the recent cold weather has killed
nearly all Of the peach buds. Some
varieties OF grapes are also reported
killed.
A man named Joseph Bali, COM
mitted suicide in Chicago yesterday, by
hanging himself. Whisky and domes-
tic troubles was thercause.
At Sheffield, Illinois. yesterday, Hi
ram Barney shot and killed Thomas
Losther. The trouble was Losther was
illicitedy living with Barney's sister.
The trial Of Thomas Hallahen and
ard John Nicholson, who were indicted
Yesterday at Baltimore Tor the murder
OF Mrs Lampley, has been set for March
the third.
A fire occurred st Orsngeville, Nd,
Tuesday uight, which destroyed about
hal the town. Loss and insurance
not stated.
Ouly ten jurors have been obtained to
try Scanned the murderer, 90 far, and
three panels have been exhausted.
Ex.Msyor Kslbaiesch, OF Brooklyn,
died yesterday afternoon at II o'clock,
alter a protracted illness.
Judge Roardman will render his
decision to-day on the motion Of Stokes
counsel for a new trial. Judge Davis
swats Judge Bosrdmsn's action before
deciding on the motion, for stay OF
proceedings in the same case.
Yesterday being me day fixed by law
tor counting the Electoral vote, this
Senators repaired to the Hall OF the
House Of Representatives at one o'clock,
and the joint convention was presided
over by Schuyler Colfax, President OF
of the Senate The envelops were
opened and the vote counted in accord
ance with the returns heretofore made
public. When the State Of Georgia
WAS called it was announced that the
Electors OF that State had given three
votes for Horace Greeley, of New York.
A question then arose as TO whether
Mr.. Greeley was eligible, he having
died before the Electoral vote was cast.
A question was also raised upon the
counting of the vote of Mississippi, it
appearing that one of the Electors was
absent and his place was supplied 10y
substitute which substitution WAS not
duly certified.
The various objections having been
rrdnced to wriin-, the Senate retired
10 its own Chamber, and each House
proceeded to consider the objections.
In the House it was decided, amid
much excitement, that the votes given
for Horace Greeley in Georgia should
not be counted. The vote stood lO2
nays to IS yeas; many Republicans
voting for the resolution and some DEM
ocrats against it.
Iu the Senate, a motion was made
ordering that the vote Of Georgia be not
counted Mr.. Thurman moved to-
amend bv striking out the word not,
and the motion prevailed. The Senate
then returned TO the House Of Represer-
tatives when it was resolved TO aceede
to the counting OF the Electoral vote
OF Mississippi, Notwithstanding It's in
formality, and the counting was re-
sumed. The Electoral vote OF Texas
was objected to because the certificate
WAS not signed by the Governor. The
two Houses again separated aud came
together again at 05 agreeing to count
the vote OF Texas. At 20 they seps-
rated again upon objection being made
10 the vote OF Arkansas and Louisiana.
The Senate returned to the Hall OF the
House OF Representatives at o:Oo, and
he joint convention resolved to exclude
.he electoral votes OF the States above
named.
The result OF the counting as decided
apon BY the joint convention was as
tollows: Whole number OF electoral
votes 366, of which lS4 is majority.
~ these 34e were cast for President and
3j- for Vice President The vote tor
President WAS. for u S. Grant. $50 b.
Gratz Brown, Is; Thomas 4. Hendricks
20; T. J. Jenkins. .; David Davis, |.
Tle vote for Vice Precedent was, for
Henry Wilson, 2S6; B. Gratz Brown,
Il; y. P. Banks, |; George \. Julian,
; John A. Palmer 3; Thomas +.
Bramletle, 3; w. S. Groesbeek, l A.
II: Colquit, 5; Willis B. Machen, !.
A joint committee was appointed to
wait upon Ulysses Simpson Grant an
Henry Wilson and communicate to
them tho information that they had