Nebraska advertiser., 1859-09-01
News Items.

a correspondent or the National IN
teIigencsr recommends that a National
Convention of the Wings be held on the
4th of July next, at Richmond, Baltimore
or Philadelphia. for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for President and Vice
President of the United States, or, if
seperate nominations be deemed expedi-
ent, for the purpose of selecting among
the candidates already in the field such as
may be most eligible to a majority Of the
Wing party.
The Commissioners for locating the
Union Christian College, have selected
AIerom, Sullivan county, Ind, as the site.
The building is to cost $4,000, of which
amount the People Of Merom have sub
scribed S25, 1000. 1t is TO be under the
charge Of the denomination of Christians
known by the name of New Lights, whose
origin was the secession of Barton Stone
and his associates from the Presbyterian
Church in Kentucky, many years ago.
James Beckwith, ex-chief of the Crow
Nation, and a noted mountaineer, is at
present in Kansas City. He has not been
within the settlement before for twenty
years,
The fine racing mare Hiawatha, the
property of Col. 10. c. Gould, was sold
at GaIlatin, Kentucky, on Thursday last,
to Mr.. Scruggs, for the sum of $4,000.
At the same time, Mary Wyley, the race
mare who figured some time since with Hi
awatha, was sold for 81 900.
Besides the sI25,OO won by Ten
Brock at the GoodwoOd Races, his friends
won 5000 on "Starke," taking prompt
ly all the wagers that were offered.
D. w. Phillips, of Lebanon, Kentucky,
sold last week % mules at S173 10 per
head.
The Journal says, of non-voting in Ken
lucky, that from 10000 to $4,000 voters
have no, been to the polls in Kentucky
since 1856; when the aggregate vote was
I4I ,939 against 10000 in 1857 and
I23,482 in last years election. In 1856
the Democrats polIed 1857 votes; in
1857 their vote was sc, $3.50, and last year
68,24O, while in the same year the highest
Opposition vote was e. 1872, AMI the lowest
$3.50.
One Of the greatest misfortunes to the
Italian cause, brought about by the recent
place Of the Emperor Napoleon IS theloss
to Sardinia of the services Of Count
Cavour the man above all others entitled
to the admiration Of the Italian people.
1t was he who dared TO throttle the mons
ter of papal supremacy in Italy, and sup
pressed the orders Of monks and priests
who were the agents and tools of Austria
in the Sandman dominions.
The Harrisburg (Penn.) Telegraph
and several other papers in that State
have nominated Mr.. Senator Cameron as
a suitable candidate TO be supported by
the United Opposition" for the Presi-
dency in 1860.
The Wellsboro (PenDI) Democrat nom
mates the Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson. Of
New York, as a candidate for the Presi-
dency, subject to the decision Of the
Charleston Convention.
The Rutherford (Tenn.) Telegraph,
and several other Wing journals in that
State, nominate the Hon. John Bell as a
candidate for the Presidency, to be sup
ported by the Omitted Opposition" party
in 1860.
The Morning WepS, a paper recently
established in Richmond (Va.) has dis
carded Its political neutrality, and now
appears under the editorship of Mr.. A.
Judson Crane, as the advocate of Mr..
Bott's election TO the Presidency.
The Mckinney (Texas) Messenger
dominates the Hon. Sam. Houston as the
Union Candidate" for the next Presi-
dency, "subject to the Convention of the
people at the balIot-box."
A California letter states that all the
recently-pending differences between Col.
Fremont and other owners in the Mari
posa estate have been amicably adjusted.
All suits growing out of them have been
withdrawn, and the Colonel is about to
erect new additional quarts mills upon the
river. Col. Fremont's family and house.
hold are encamped upon the top of Mount
Bullion, 5000 feet above Bear Valley,
and about 1850 feet above tide-water,
where the air is comfortable in the hottest
season.
Gov. Banks of Massachusetts is to ride
the celebrated stallion, Green Mountain
Morgan, to the State encampment TO be
held at the old battle ground in Concord
the 9TH, Sth, and 9th of September
The stallion is now owned by a stock COM
pany in Williamstown, Vermont.