The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-20
Telegraph Brevtties,

The Perry Mill at Newport, Rhode Isl-
and 10 closed. the wsavers refusing to work
at reduced wages.
a bill recently introduced into the
New York legislature provides for 20
lashes on the bare back az punishment for
those convicted of wife-beating.
a largely attended session of the w. G..
i. u, OF Illinois was held IN tho House Of
Representatives last evening, in tho inter-
ests of Kinds bill and home protection.
Secretary Sherman was met on his arri-
val at Columbus by Governor Foster and
other prominent men. all of whom after
wards lunched with the Governor and his
guest.
The supervising inspectors of steam
vessels. at Washington, propose issuing
special day licenses to pilots who by rea.
son Of color blindness may not be eligible
to full license.
AS some of the family OF Barnes the
Ohio negro murderer. are insane the ds-
tense will set up plea of insanity in his
behalf. Ii was with great difficulty that
his Iynchlng was prevented Tuesday night.
Gen. Grant had most enthusiastic re-
csption at the hands of the Albany Lsgis-
lature yesterday. Gov. Cornell. Senator
Winslow and Representative Baker had
charge OF the ceremonies.
The brick makers union of Chicago,
nun berinR about 5000 men, decided yes
terday to advance wages fifty cents per
day and to make q days work consist Of
nine hours.
President Green of ths Western Union
Telegraph Company, says the consolida-
Gion was 20 the American Union aud the
A. h p. companies has been ratifsd by
the directors of all the companies.
Can phil SharI6an oNnonp Mad hv
several members of his staff passed
through Kansas City yesterday en- route
to New Mexico, on a tower OF inspection
OF military posts. He will return via
Denver, Cheyenne and Omaha.
train on the St. Lawrence aud Ottawa
railway jumped the track at Osgood sta
ton yesterday, ditching the sleeper and
passenger cars, which were crowded. Sew
eral slightly hurt-none seriously.
The u. s. Senators formally elected
by the various State legislatures yesterday
were: Geo. Ben. Harrison. of Indiana,
Republican; Da wes. of Mass, Republican,
Platt,of New York, Republican; Cockrell,
of Missouri, Democratic.
The National Woman's Suffrage Assoei-
alton, sin session at Washington, d. c.
passed series to resolutions yesterday.
affirming the inslienable and national right
of suffrage. and calling upon the party
that would succeed in 1884. to place q
~onan's suffrage plank iu their platform
e bill Introduced into the Albany senate
provides that, it shall ba unlawful for any
telegraph company in the state, organized
under its laws to transfer it's property or
rights TO any other telegraph company,
except where such compGny's linss run
wholly to places not reached by the pur-
chasing company.
The division Of Consolidated Telegraph
shares, heretofore incorrectly given. is as
follows: Western Union, 27 800 shares:
American Union "a $50 shares; Atlantic
IL Pacific, Is $50 shares. The Western
Union already holds half of the ZOO
900 OF the Atlantic & Pacific stock, SO that
the real pro rata value of the Western
Union stock will be '45. .720 shares of the
new stock instead of 5000 as stated one
week sirce.