The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-16
The EAST.

THE ship-yards of John Roach at
Chester, Pa. have been sold to an En-
glish syndicate for g, 500, 900.
NEAR Wilmington, DEL. the Dupont
powder works were partially destroyed
by explosions on the 7th. and sixteen
persons were killed and many others
were injured. Over fifty houses were
wrecked, and tho property loss was
estimated at S5Oo.00O.
NOMINATIONS for Congress on the eth
were: New York, seventh district,
William Morgan (Rep); Fifteenth,
Clarence +. Lexow (Rep); Sixteenth,
John II. Ketchem rep renominated;
Twenty-second, s. +. Woolworth
(Dem.); Twenty-fifth, James J. Belden
tRep) renominated; Twenty-s tn,
Thomas II. Beal (Dem.); Thirty-second,
Daniel N. Lockwood (Dem.). Massa-
chusetts, Eleventh district, +. S. Cool
idge (Dem.). Rhode Island. First dis
trict, Henry j. Spooner (Rep) renomi-
mated; Second, Warren O. Arnold REP
renominated.
The nominations for Congress on the
Sth were: Connecticut, First district,
S. B. Forbes (pro); Third. David A.
Wells tDem.); II. J. Crocker (Pro. J;
Fourth, Frederick Miles (Rep) renom.
mated. Massachusetts, First district,
Charles r. Goldman dem. J; Ninth. John
w. Gambler tRep.) renominated; George
+. Williams (Dem.); Tenth, II. NJ.
Small tPro.). New York, First dis
trict, James w. Covert (Dem.) re.
nominated; John L. Child (Rep. J,
Seventh, w. L. Crosdale (Dem.); Ed
win j. Dunphy (Dem.); Eighth, r. J.
Campbell (Dem.); Ninth, Amos j. Cum
ings (Dem. renominated; Tenth, Frank
B. Spinola (Dem.) renominate6; Elev'
enth, J. d. Warner lDem.); Twelfth,
Roswell r. Flower Dem.) renominated;
Thirteenth, Asel p. Fits (Dcm.) J; Four.
teenth, w. q. Stahlnecker (Dem.) re-
nominated; John G. Cockroft rep J;
Seventeenth, T. c. Teale (Rep J; Twen
ty-fifth, William Stitt (Dem.); Thirty.
first, NJ. j. Shea (Dem.); Thirty-third,
+. L. Bunting (Dem.); Thirty-fourth,
J. D. Rogers (Pro.).
On the Sth tho steamer City OF New
York reached Sandy Hook in five days
from Queenstown, beating the 1eutonie
one hour and lowering her record forty,
eight minutes.
THE population OF the State of New
Jersey is given by the Census Bureau
at 1,441,0l7; increase, 800. 9O1.
The report Of the Western Unior
Telegraph Company presented at the
yearly meeting of the directors showed
an increase of S1,O94.6s3 in net profits
The company now has 6S7,9 miles o.
wire. 10, 3S3 Offices, and handled So, 87S,
66s messages during the year.
TIE Patriotic Sons of America con
vened at Boston in National camp. The
order has 1000 lodges in the country
and over $50. 900 members.
In trial trip the United States dyna
mite cruiser Vesuvins attained speed
of twenty knots per hour.
AT Boston tho United States Cour,
decided that George NJ. Pullman was
entitled to the patent on vestibuled
cars.
THE nominations for Congress on tn,
9th were: New York. Second district
James Gresham (Rep.); Third, Will
lam c. Wallace (Rep.) renominated
Fourth, Andrew J. Perry (Rep.); Fifth
John II. Smith (Rep); Nineteenth, Ed
ward A. Durant (kep.); Twenty-third
James s. sherman lRep.) renomi
mated; Twenty-seyenth, f. X. Burn
ham (Dem.); DR.. Mary E Walker
Qnd.); Twenty-eighth, Isaac b
Andrews (Pro.). Massachusetts,, Eight
district, N. A. Glidden (Pro.). Con
necticut, Second district, j. M. Huh
bard (Rcp.); w. I. Wilcox (Dem. J
Third, Charles A. Russell (Rep.).
JOSEPH T. CApPEIL OF Trenton, N. J.
and his three brothers, all poor men
received information that they were
heirs to an estate in England wortl
$50, ,OOO,O ,OO0