The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-04

the editors of Illinois, who were attend
ing the winter convention. The repub-
licans stood as follows: For Blaine 19;
Grant 13, Washburne 7; Grant or Blaine
2; the nominee 2. .
On Saturday afternoon, says a San
Francisco dispatch of the 23rd, a war
rant was issued for the arrest of Tiburci0
Parrott, of the firm of Parrot & Co., on
the charge of employing Chinese in the
service Of the Sulphur Bank Quicksilver
Mining Company, of which Parrott is
president The case is made up to test
the constitutionality of the act recently
passed by the legislature prohibiting
corporations from employing Chinese.
The report Of the Canadian commits
sioner of fisheries, made public Feb. 23d,
gives the local value of the production
of the fisher les of Canada in 1879, as re-
ceived, approximately at SIS, 100000. The
official figures for the preceding year
amounted to e13,250,000. Statements
compiled from the trade returns show
that the value of fish exported during
the fiscal year ended June 80, 1879, was
$7,072, 900, against $6,930000 in 1873, an
increase of $142O00.
GENERAL E. H. MURRY, lately appoint
ed governor of Utah, left this city last
night for Salt Lake, says Louisville,
KY, dispatch of Feb. 25th. Governor
him to the Ohio and Mississippi train,
where the depot was profusely decorated,
and more than a thousand people
gathered to bid him farewell. Governor
Blackburn made complimentary ad-
dress, to which Governor Murry respond
ed by saying that he should execute
the law of the country, however difficult
it might be to do so. The streets were
lined with people, and it was grand af-
fair.
A ROCHESTER,, N. Y, special telegram
of Feb. 25th says: Articles Of incorpor-
Company were filed to-day. II. Austin
Brewster is president. and the capital is
100000. Tonight, upon application of
the company's attorney, the common
council passed a resolution permitting
the company to proceed forthwith with
the laying of pipes and wires through
out the city, for lighting streets, public
buildings and private residences. The
incorporators have not decided whether
they will use the Brush or Edison light,
but are in correspondence with the in
ventOrs. The men having the matter in
charge are among the best and wealthiest
of the city, and mean to 60 to work i'm
mediate]y.
THE incorporators of the proposed
Dubuque and Muscatine railway, ap-
pointed at the mee:in held in Wyoming,
January 20, met in Clinton, Iowa, Feb.
Oath. Prominent gentlemen were pres
ent representing Dubuque, Muscatine,
Upton, Wilton. Canton, Clarence, Wy
oming, Mechanicsville. Moscow and
Wapello. A company was formed with
$5, 600, 900 capital and the following d.
rectors: S. G.. Stein, John Malin and J.
A. Picker, Muscatine; w. P. Wolf
and w. L. Phelps. Tipon; P. B. Swigart,
and A. G. McGrew, W. Young, G. w.
Kelsall and John Bagein, jackson coun-
ty;J. P. Farley, D. S. Wilson, B. B.
Richards and John Dilraunce, Dubuque.
Mr.. Farley was elected President; D. S.
Wilson, Vice President; Swigart,- Secre-
tary, and Stein, Treasurer. The proposed
route goes via Dubuque, Wyoming,
Clarence or MechaniscviIle, Wilton and
Muscatine, and thence by the Mount
Pleasant route to Keokuk and St Louis.
A KANSAS City dispatch of Feb 25th
gives the following relating to the tele-
graph war: The Western Union tele-
graph company learned that extensive
batteries were being quietly collected
and set up at Denver and Kansas City.
the terminus of the telegraph line on the
Kansas Pacific railway, and also hat the
poles and wires of the American Union
Telegraph company were being construct
ed from each of the above cities to points
on the railroad a short distance awav
from town. These preparations indica.
ted to the Western Union company an ey.
ident purpose on the part of The railway
managers to suddenly cut out the tele
graph line from the Western Union Off
ces and its main battery and transfer the
wires to the American Union, and thus
deprive the Western Union OF the con
troll of these lines, held under existing
contracts. 10 torestall this action the
Western Union filed its petition for an
injunction against the American Union,
the Kansas Pacific and the Union Pacific
railway, in Wyandotte county, Kansas,
and an Injunction was granted by Judge
Gable restraining the parties from inter
ference with existing lines, and also from
interfering in any way with the string
ing of another wire by the Western
Union company, from which they were
recently violently prevented by the rail
road authorities.
LIE Ot. raul f2O1leer 1>TeSS published
the following dispatch from Chicago on
the goth inst: The report that the St.
Paul & Sioux City, Chicago. St. Paul &
Minneapolis, and NORTH Wisconsin have
been consolidated has been fully con
firmed by private advices. received bv
your correspondent from New York to.
day. A gentleman, leading railroad
man, who has just arrived from New
York, and who has been fully
cognizant of the negotiations dur
ing their progress, informs your CORES.
pondent that the agreement was signed
last Saturday. The terms of the consol-
idation in detail are not fully disclosed