The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-12
GENERAL SUMMARY.

In the eighth district of North Carolina, the
Democrats have nominated w. w. Avery to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of Clingman. The American candidate is Z.
B. Vance. The election was held on the 9th.
In Florida, DIR. John Westcott, late Surveyor
General, and, brother of An ex United States
Senator from that State, has issued his circular
and address to the people, and is out as an in
dependent Democratic candidate for Congress,
in opposition to Judge Hawkins, the present
Representative, and the regular nominee of the
Democratic State Convention for re election,
The Democratic Convention for the fourth
Congressional district of Michigan was held at
Aackinav last Wednesday. Robert W. Davis,
of Oakland, was nominated for Representative
in Congress on the first formal ballot.
The citizens of Craytonville, in Anderson
district-the birth place of Hon. James l.. Orr,
Speaker of the House of Representatives have
rendered him q public dinner, which will take
place on the 18th August.
The Republicans of the l3:h Congressional
district of Ohio held their Convention at Shelby
on the 2ath inst, and nominated John Sherman
for reelection by reclamation. The counties
of Richland, Morrow, Huron, and Erie, were
fully represented, and the Register says numer
GUS Republicans, outside of the regular dele
gates, were 10 attendance from the several
counties composing the district. Mr.. Sherman
and Gov. Ford addressed the Convention, which
vss epthpsiastic as we'll as harmonious.
The Jamaica IL. ~ Democrat states, "from
undoubted authority" that all the late Pest
Office appointees in this State, with three ex.
oeptions, were personally recommended to
President Buchanan and Postmaster General
Brown by the Hon. Gideon j. Tucker, our
juvenile Secretary of State"
The Democracy Of the New Albany lIndiana)
Congressional district have nominated William
q. English 1.-THE raised Bill") for Congress.
1t is stated that he was unanimously nomina-
ted. t
By the arrival of the bsrque Ellen Morrison,
We have the journal de Concrete from Rio to
June II, six days later than previous advices.
The Chamber of Commerce of Rio had uni
ted all commercial and industrial associations
and merchants in general, to join in memorial
to the Legislature, asking for the establishment
of line of electric telegraph 70 connect the
principal ssaports of the Empire The project
was favorably considered. .'.i.
4 The Legislature continued in session, but its
deliberations were of domestic interest only
Advices from various parts of the Empire
represent yellow fever a. prevailing extensively
1t was making ravAges at Bahia, June 10 Ma
ranham, June ! Pernambuco, June Z. In Rio,
only one death by yellow fever was reported on
the 18th, and the disease was said to be de-
creasing. .tI Lei.
From the interior it is stated that Paraguay
ia on the point of evacuating the territory be-
tween the Parana and Uruguay rivers, which
President Lopez has held without any right
ever since his war with Rosas in lS47. Nego
tiations we're in progress for the surrender OF
the military posts TO The Corrientino General
Silva.