The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-28
TELEGRAPHaC ITEMS.

at Pomeroy, Ohio. yesterday, and
forced the miuers of the few mines that
were working to jim them in the
strike for higher wages.
General Sherman thoroughly dis.
credits all stories of Sitting Bulls fe-
rocious designs. aud believes he is i'm.
potent to do harm. even if he had the
| inclination. He anticipates no trouble
during the coming season.
The first praciic,l illustration of
Edison s electtic-hght as system has
! inst been given For the past two
nights his entirs lab )ratory aud ma.
chime shops have boeu lighted up with
the new light. and the result has been
eminently sstisf ,ctory In the machine
shop. rs feet long by % feet wide,
twelve of the new lights did the work
I of the eighteen gas burners previously
used. The lamps were regulated so
that each give the light of from
eighteen to twenty candles intensity.
The generator used Was the ordinary
Gramm- machiue. The progress made
during the past two months by E iison
has been quite marked. Tue most
prominent Of the improvements is one
relating to the platiuum aud iridium
coil. By this discovery, pronounced by
experts woo have seen 1t as of great
scientific importance, Edison has sue.
ceeded In practically creating new
alloy, one that possesses. properties
hitherto unknown. With the new im.
provements he claims to be able to fur
nish light at half the cost of gas.
Senator Bayard's course 10 the eau
Gus III antagoniziug, political legislation
gu the appropriation bills. in which
position he was overwhelmingly voted
down. Is bitterly criticised by the Dem
ocrats. They sayshs attempt to trim"
in this critical matter has ruined his
Presidential prospects,; that Tilden is
IN harmony with the party. approving
the course OF the majority. standing
ont in marked contrast with his great
Delaware rival.
The Inter.Ocean's Washington special
says: The Democrats are good deal
frightened as to their caucus plan for
coerciDg the President. Only two
Greenbackers will vote with them to
tack political legislation to the appro-
priation bills. This reduces them to
three majority-a narrow and danger
Gus margin. They are roundly abusing
the Greenbackers, and suggesting that
they make permanent arrangements
with the Republicans and camp with
them. In reply to these taunts, the
Greenbackers say they propose to act
independently of beth parties, going
viii either only so far as they appear
in the right. and that the Democrats
are Clearly in the wrong in their policy
of attaching political legislation to the
appropriation bills. and will repent for
1t before the end Of the year.
A new telegraph company has been
organized, uoder the New York laws.
called the American Rapid Telegraph,
Ex-Mayor Edwin Reed. of Bath. Ne
is the President; Thomas Wallace, of
Connecticut. Vice President; l.. S.
Hapgeod, Of Boston, Treasurer. Cap
ital, $1,000. 900. They announce their
Intention to Immediately construct u
line of double wires West and South.
They claim the ownership of American
and European patents for a machine
and wires capable of transmitting 1000
words u minute. The system has been
Thoroughly tested during the past few
months over circuit of Thousand
miles. They profess.the,r ability, with
three wires, to perform thew ole teie.
graph business OF the country at the
maximum rate Of twenty five cents for
80 words to all sections east of the
Rocky Mountains; night mes sag-s fit
teen cents for % words; press reports.
ten cents for 100 words. 1t is pro
posed under an arrangement with the
Postothce Department. To use stamps
for messages aud utlilzs the street let