The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
THE EAST,

The ship-yards of John Roach at
Chester, Pa, have been sold to an En-
glish syndicate for 50, 10000
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 the property loss was
estimated at S5OO,OOO.
NOMINATIONS for Congress on the 7th
were: New York, Seventh district,
William Morgan (Rep.); Fifteenth,
Clarence +. Lexow (Rep); Sixteenth,
John H. Ketchem (Rep.) renominated;
Twenty-second, S. T. Woolworth
{Dem.); Twenty fifth, James J. Belden
tRep.) renominated; Twenty-sixth,
Thomas H. Beal (Dem.); Thirty-second,
Daniel N. Lockwood Dem.). Massa-
chusetts, Eleventh district f. 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.); H. J. Crocker (Pro. j;
Fourth, Frederick Miles (Rep.) renom-
mated. Massachusetts, First district,
Charles R. Goldman dem }; Ninth, John
w. Gambler (Rep.) renominated; George
f. Williams Dem.); Tenth. II. M.
Small Pro.). New York, First dis
trict, James w. Covert Dem.) re-
nominated; John L. Child (Rep. j;
Seventh, w. 4. Crosdale (Dem.); Ed
win j. Dunphy (Dem.); Eighth, T. J.
Campbell Dem.); Ninth, Amos j. Cum
ings Dem. renominated Tenth, Frank
B. Spinola (Dem.) renominated; Elev-
enth, J. D. Warner (Dem.); Twelfth,
Roswell P. Flower Dem. renominated;
Thirteenth, Asel p. Fits dom. J; Four
teenth, w. G. Stahlnecker (Dem.) re-
nominated; John G. Cockroft rep };
Seventeenth, T. c. Teale (Rep. J; Twen-
ty-tifth, William Stitt (Dem.); Thirty
first, NJ. J. Shea Dem.); Thirty third,
+. L. Bunting (Dem.); Thirty-fourth,
J. D. Rogers (Pro).
On the sth the steamer City of New
York reached Sandy Hook in five days,
twenty-one hours and nineteen minutes
from Queenstown, beating the 1eutonic
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,O17; increase, 3O99O1
THE report of the Western Union
Telegraph Company presented at the
yearly meeting of the directors showed
an increase of $1,O94, 683 in net profits.
The company now has 6s7, ,997 miles of
wire, 49, offices, and handled IS, s7s,
662 messages during the year.
The Patriotic Sons of America con-
vened at Boston in National camp. The
order has 1900 lodges in the country
and over $50, 600 mem bers.
In trial trip the United States dyna-
mite cruiser Vesuvius attained speed
of twenty knots per hour
AT Boston the United States Court
decided that George NJ. Pullman was
entitled to the patent on vestibuled
cars.
The nominations for Congress on the
9th were: New York, Second district,
James Gresham (Rep.); Third, Will
lam c. Wallace (Rep) renominated;
Fourth, Andrew J. Perry Rep.); Fifth,
John R. Smith (Rep); Nineteenth, Ed
ward A. Durant CRep.); Twenty-third,
James S. Sherman (Rep.) renomi-
mated; Twenty-seventh, E. X. Burn
ham Dem.); DR.. Mary E Walker
(Ind.); Twenty-eighth, Isaac B.
Andrews (Pro.). Massachusetts, Eighth
district N. A. Glidden (Pro). Con.
necticut, Second district. ]. M. Hub.
bard (Rep.); w. T. Wilcox dem. };
Third, Charles A. Russell (Rep.).
JOSEPH T. CAPPELL of Trenton, N. J.,
and his three brothers, all poor men,
received information that they were
heirs to an estate in England worth
$50. 900. 600.