New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-07-21
The East.

ACCORDlNG 10 Inc FeCeuL CELSIUS AZ
bany, N. Y, has population of 80, 143.
On the 18th the Democratic Congress
sional Committee met at New York and ef-
fected a reorganization. The committee con-
sists of Senators Wallace, Mcdonald and
Whyte and Congressman Eppa Hunton, Il.
G. Davis and j. C. s. Blackburn, together
with August Belmont and General W. B.
Franklin. The committee has established
headquarters at Washington, and will coop
crate with the National Committee.
AT the meeting of the Democratic
National Committee in New York on the
18th ex-senator w. H. Barnum, of Connect
icut, was appointed Chairman and F. o.
Prince, of Massachusetts, Secretary. In COM
company with the committee appointed by
the Cincinnati Convention, the committee
proceeded to General Hancock's headquar-
tiers, on Governors Island, and formally no
titled him and Mr.. English of their nomina-
tons to the Presidency and Vice-Presidency.
The circular of Dun, Barlow & Co.
shows failures in the United States and Can
adas in the last three months and for the first
half OF 1880, as compared with the CORE
spending time in 1879. During the last three
months there were in the United States 1,OO5
failures, with liabilities at $780, Ill ,6S9, and dur
ing the first half Of 1880, 2,497, with Habili-
ties of $32, 1888, 763 In the first six months
of 1879 there were 4,05S failures, with $685.
9,31O liabilities.
On the 18th just as gravel train with
three hundred laborers on board approached
q large derrick which stood by the side of the
IF ho Tc1o Po;1 To ~
Rockaway, N. Y, one of the wire supports fell
across the train, sweeping nearly every man
from the cars. Twenty-six were severely in
jured six of them fatally.
AN adjourned meeting of the Nation
al Democratic Committee was held in New
York on the 18th, and the following gentle
men we're appointed an Executive Campaign
Committee: William H. Barnum, Connecti-
cut Frederick o. Prince, Boston; George T.
Barnes, Georgia; William c. Cloudy, ILL
nois' Austin Fl. Brow indiana. M. NJ.
Ham, Iowa; Henry D. McHenry, Kentucky;
Outerbridge Horsey, Maryland; B. F.
Jonas, Louisiana; Patrick H. Kelly, Mime
sofa; A. H. Sulloway, New Hampshire !;
Orestes Cleveland, New Jersey; Abram S.
Hewitt, New York; Senator Ransom, North
Carolina; W. w. Armstrong, Ohio; William
L. Scott, Pennsylvania; Thomas O'Connor,
Tennessee, and B. B. smalley, Vermont The
committee chosen elected Mr.. Barnum Chair
man, Mr.. Prince Secretary, and Duncan s.
Walker Assistant Secretary.
ACCORDING to the census returns
Buffalo, N. Y, has a popula ton of 154, 766,
and Syracuse 52,21O. Rutland, the largest
city in Vermont, contains population of
1928.
Irwas reported on the 18th that miners
had found gold in paying quantities in Hamil-
ton county, N. Y, near the Vermont line. The
claim is made that five dollars worth could
be collected by competent laborer each day.
The precious metal is said to be found in the
sands of stream which passes through a
quartz gulch.
The Democrats of the Nineteenth
Pennsylvania District have renominated Con-
gresham Beltzhoover.
The New Hampshire Republican
State Convention will meet at Concord on
the 9TH of September.
A BRIDGEPORT (Conn.) cartridge
company has commenced work on an order
from the Turkish Government for 1850, 900
cartridges.
On the 18th an oil-pipe burst near
Salamanca, N. Y, and tho oil caught fire.
The clothing Of fiye-year-old daughter OF
John Washburne, who was playing near by,
became saturated with oil, and before she
could get away she was caught in the flames
and literally roasted alive.