Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-23
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lower THE STATE LINE1
Another POney arrived--Dates to the 9th
mo news of Importance.

| AHOthef EOney dFrtPSOs-DateS to the 9th
I mo news of Importance.
SAN Francisco, August 22d.
The Pony with dates to the 10th of Aug,
arrived at Miller's Station this morning.
The steamer Coatzacoolcos has been pur-
chased for about 100000 from parties in New
Orleans and will be despatched in a few DAYS
for the Pacific to join the Moses TAYLOR and
Granada. The Illinois, with the Star of the
West, will perform in the service on this side.
The lsthmus of Tehuantepec will be used for
the transit
The Pennsylvania Dem. State Convention
met at Callewessa, Aug. 9th, 50 members
present, and after voting down proposition
to abide by the Reading Convention, adop.
ted the following:
ReSoIUed, That the Democratic electoral
ticket be headed with the names of Douglas
and Breckenridge for electors at large. and in
event ofthe success of the said ticket if it shall
appear tnat greater number shall have been
cast for Douglas, then the vote of the electo-
raj college of the State shall be cast for Doug.
las and johnson but if for Breckinridce
then the said vote shall be cast for Breckin-
ridge and Lane. If the State of Pennsylva-
MIA cannot elect the candidate for whom the
majority of the votes are cast and can elect
any other man running for President claim
ing to be Democrat, then the vote be cast
for that candidate.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 10th.-Returns from 65
counties, mostly complete, give Combs (Opp.)
1926 majority.
New York, Aug. lOth.-A serious insur-
rection of the negroes at Sombrero, Guano
Island, had caused Capt. Bell, of the Balti-
more bark Warren, and Capt Burrel, of the
schooner Emma Tuttle, of New Haven, to
imprison some of the insurreetonists.
WAsnINeroN, Aug 9th.-The rumor that
Secretary Cass contemplated a resignation
seems to without foundation, as a letter re-
ceived at Department to-day announces his
good health and his intention to return about
the lst of September.
CINCINNATI, Aug l0th.-The Republican
Convention yesterday nominated Judge 0.
G. Spencer for Congress from the lst District
and the Hon. John Gursley from the I'd
District.
DAYTON, o., Aug. 9th.-The Republican
Convention of the Sd District of Ohio met at
Germantown to-day and nominated Samuel
Craighead, of Dayton, for Congress.
New York, Aug. 9.-The Prince of Wales
landed at Transport yesterday morning. and
left almost Immediately for Windsor where
he was received with the usual enthusiasm.
A Washington dispatch says that President
Buchanan declines positively to raise Sardin.
ia first class mission.
The Hon. Elijah Ward, of New York. was
rendered the Swiss mission, which he declined.
letter from Round Brook, New Jersey,
says that last week Col. Lewis, long Jealous
of his wife, strangled her to death, and then
killed himself.
Dates from Liverpool to 2Sth July. In the
engagement before Melazzo on the 10th and
18th July, the Neapolitans had $50 men put
hOrS du combat.
Garibaldi attacked the town of Melazzo on
the goth July with the bayonet, and after a
desperate combat the Neapoltans withdrew
to the citadel
The statement that the whole of Sicily had
been evacuated by the Neapolitan troops is
premature.
Telegraphic news was received at Genoa
on the 9th July, that the Garibaldians had
suffered great loss and that in the engage
ment near Melazzo it was asserted that Carl
baldi himself was wounded in the foot
Garibaldi had ordered several inhabitants of
the Melazzo to be shot for having fought
against him.
A telegram dated Marseiles, July 2Sth,
says that letters have been received from
Sicily stating that McLary had only evacuated
the outskirts of the town of Messina and
had concentrated his army in the Citadel.