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know his own cows when he
comes out.
William Jones, colored, was
convicted of murder in the first
degree at Calvert, the 10th, for
killing Major Monroe. near
Bremoud, last July.
Washington, Jan. 17-The
Joint Commute ON counting the
electoral vote agreed to-day. to
report a bill regulating the
proceeding when the two
houses meet in joint convention
for the purpose of counting the
votes. The main features of the
bill are as follows:
The president OF the Senate is
to act in a strictly ministerial
capacity /; to open the votes and
deliver them to the tellers of the
House and Senate, who are to
make a list.
If the vote of any State, from
which a single return has been
received, is objected to, the
houses are to seperate and vote
on the question. No vote is to
be rejected. except BY the con~
current action of both houses.
In case more than one return
is received frow any State and
the houses are unable to agree
which OF them should be count
ed, all questions involved are to
be submitted TO a board of
arbitration composed as follows !:
Five Senators, appointed by the
President of that body; five
Representatives. appointed by
the Speaker OF the House, and
four Judges of the Supreme
Court-two Democrats md two
Republicans fifth to be Sc
lected by them.
The decisions of this board
are to be final, unless both
houses concur in rejecting them.
This plan, which is in the torn
of a bill will be reported to
both houses tomorrow, and will
probably be signed by. all the
members of both committees,
although it is possible that Nor
ton may refuse.
Jacksonville, Jan. Thames
Gordon Bennett and four friends
arrived here this merning by a
Macon and Augusta sleeper, and
went to st. Sames Hotel. They
left shortly after and went on
board Astor's yacht.
Memphis, Jan. 17-During a
heavy rainstorm on Monday a
tall OF live snakes was observed
in the southern part OF the city,
where thousands of them could
be seen yesterday. The snakes
are from II to Is inches in
length.
COR. N. Y. SUN.
Kellogg, Packard and Pitkin,
and the pretended Republican
Legislature of Louisiana, with
the entire brood of carpet-bag-
gers, have clamored for the last
week for troops, have sent a per-
feet torrent of kilograms to Gen
Grant for troops and recogni-
ticn.
Grant has refused. Now,
why has he refused I He had
complied with every request of
a similar character ever made
by them in the past. He had
complied with similar requests
made by Chamberlain. He is
really inconsistent in refusing
Kellogg now what he SO gladly
granted before.
l can solve the riddle. 1t is
the political potentiality of the
petticoat. 1t is-pardon the
apparent indecency in mention
ing 1.-THE power behind the
throne. 1t is the combined in
ffuence of a feminine trio of
three sisters-Mrs. Grant, Mrs.
Casey and Mrs. Sharpe.
Candor compeis the admission
that the harmony and love OF
these three sisters, all living
here together, have never been
disturbed.
And why do these three sisters
insist that Mr.. Grant shall stul-
ify his record and act right /! /
lift the veil OF secrecy, and Mr..
Jim Casey and the Senatorship
from Louisiana confronts us as
the reason why.