Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-02-10

two refused to take advantage Of the
opportunity and remained.
At Omaha. Kansas, on friday morn
ing the wife of John Gralash killed her
little step daughter b. kicking the :h,ld
to death in ct Of anger. She had pre-.
viously attempted to poison the. child.
Sparks from an engine set Gre to the
Crystal Lake Ice house, about three
miles from Bordeu,own, n. j., on the
4th inst, and it was destroyed. Loss
about S40, 600; insurance $4,000.
The Ohio House of Representatives
has rejected the bill abolishing the
death penalty.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6.-The follow
ing is the Congressional committee 8
proposition for an adjustment of the
troubles in this State:
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable to adjust
the difficulties growing out Of the gen.
eral election in this State in 1872, the
action of the Returning Board, in de-
claring and rromulgating the results Of
general election in the month of No.
vember last, and the organization of the
House of Representatives on the 4tL
day of January last, such adjustment.
being deemed necessary to the re- -estab-
lishment of peace and order in the
St.te; now, therefore, the undersigned
members of the onservstive party,
aud claiming to have been elected meu-
bers of the House of Representatives,
and their certificates of election have
been illegally withheld by the Return
ing Board, hereby severally agree to
submit their claims to seats in the
House of Representatives to the award
and arbitrament of George +. Hoar,
William A Wheeler, William 7. Frye,
and Samuel S. Marshall, members of
the Congressional Committee now liz
New Orleans, who are hereby author.
lied TO examine and determine the same
upon the equity of the several cases,
aud when such award shall be made We
hereby severally agree to abide BY the
members of the House Of Representa-
tives under this arrangement hereby
severally agree to sustain by our infu-
ence and votes the joint resolution here
matter set forth and the undersigned,
claiming to have been elected Senators
from the Fig nth and Twenty-secoBd
Senatorial districts, hereby agree to sub
nit their claims to the foregoing award
and arbitrament, aud iu all respects to
abide the results of the same aud the
undersigned, holding certificates of
elections from the Returning Board,
hereby severally agree that upon the
coming IN of the award of the forego-
ing arbitrators, they will, when the
same shall have been ratified by a re.
port of the Committee on Elections and
Qualifications of the body in session
at the State House, claiming to be the
House of Representatives, attended the
sittings of the said House for the pur-
pose Of adopting said report. If said
report shall be adopted, and the menu
bers embraced In the foregoing report
shall be seated, the undersigned sever
ally agree that, Immediately upon the |
adoption of said report, they will vote
for the following resolutions:
"Whereas, Doubts have existed and |
still exist as to the legal results of the
slection in the State in November, 1872; |
and
"Hhereas, 1t is alleged, and by
arge portion of the people of this State
believed, that the result OF the elec-
lion for members of the House of Rep
and for the Treasurer in No
vember last was illegally determined
md promulgated by the Returning
Board and
"Waereas, These doubts, allegations,
and beliefs have tended greatly to dis
'urb the public mind aud unsettled con-
idence and lnjuriously TO affect the ma
.erisl interests o. the State and
"IFhereas, 1t is deemed necessary to
he welfare of the State that an adjust
neut of the foregoing difficulties should
be adjusted therefore,
''Resoired BY the General assembly of
he State Of Louisiana, That said As.
'embly, without approving the same,
will not disturb the present State gov
claiming to have been elected
n 1872, and known as tho kellogg
government, or seek 10 impeach the
Governor for any past Official acts !; and