Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-31
News by Pony Express.

Sunday morning with dates from st, Louis
to July l7th up to eleven o'clock P. NJ We
take the following from the dispatch to the
Union:
ST LOUIS, July l7th.-Nothing has been
done in the matter of additional Overland
Mail service.
1t Is intimated that some of the captured
Africans at Key West have been carried off
from Key West to planters in Alal anna and
Mississippi, aud that digging graves and bu-
flala were all sham aud cover for their
abduction. Suspicious vessels have been
prowling about Key West.
A revenue cutter went from New Orleans
July l3th,to overhaul schooner j. B. TAYLOR,
which sailed from that port to Central Amer
lea, it is supposed, with emigrants or fill
busters. For more than a month small par
ties had left but the matter was too insignifi-
cant to attract attention.
The sloop.of-war Brooklyn arrived at Mo-
bile, July 10th, with Minister McLane as
passenger.
The steamship Granada is under surveil
lance at New York, suspected of being a
SLAYER, and was to have sailed on the l4th
with sealed orders.
The Santa Fe m,il of July has arrived
and brings news that on the 8th of .Julv
near Pawnee Fork Indians attacked and
burned the house of Thompson, and murder
ed and scalped John Cunningham and Chris
krouse. Thompson fired on the Indians and
escaped. Troops were out in pursuit of the
Indians.
Iwenty-one guns were fired at Van Buren,
Arkansas, July 18th, on the opening of the
telegraph at that place.
The Boston Courier has been attached at
the suit of Senator Hale, for an alleged libel
published in that paper July I'd. Damages
laid at $4,000. Cushing Butler and Wood
bury are employed by the Courier.
Bell and Everett State Convention at
Troy, N. Y, passed resolution appointinga
General Committee to take the best steps to
secure the election ofthose gentlemen. 1t is
understood the programme now is to nomi-
nate no electoral ticket, but to recommend
to the Union men to support one Democratic
ticket so as to throw the election of Presi-
dent into the House, which would be the
only chance for Bell and Everett. This last
political move is of Importance.
1t is rumored that no Bell aud Everett
ticket will be run in Indiana. The Opposi
ton will concentrate on Lincoln.
The Breckinrdge National Committee have
addressed circulars to leading Democrats in
every State, advising independent orgauiza
tions and distinct.e electoral tickets.
a large Douglas meeting was held at New
port, Kentucky, July l4th. Speeches were
made 10y Flournoy of Arkansas, and Ira
Root
The Democracy of the First Congressional
District, in Iowa. have nominated c. c. Cole
A meeting was held at the house of Watts
sherman, in new York, on the night of July
18th to arrange for a fusion between the
Tammany and Mozart Democrats Many
leading partisans were present, including
Mayor Wood. Corning, Dix, Richmond and
Sickels.
Morrissey publishes a challenge to Heenan,
Offering TO fight in four months, for from
800 to $4,000 side.
In New York. at noon of July l6th, a fire
in the iron railing factory of Van Tassel, on
Pig alley New York, communicated to the
stables of the Ice company, thence to build
lngs on Charles, Washington and Perry SITS.
Ten buildings were injured on Charles street,
nine on Washington street, and eleven We're
destroyed on Perry street One huuered and
fifty families were rendered houseless. Loss
800, ,000-fully insured.
The race between Flora Temple and Patch
en-, advertised at Philadelphia on the 10th,
was broken off. a parse of $1,000 was
raised; but the owner Of Patchen refused to
run unless he received $1,000, win or lose.
prize fight between Delany ard Regan
for 500 side was stopped at New York, on
Saturday night, July l4th after five rounds
The Empire Gutta Percha Works. at New
Y ork, exploded at noon of July l4th, killing
a workman, a. Wagner.
The aap rnnpufa ntpr1- 0f X irn1,nll ,Cr CASTOR
on Twenty first and Hamilton streets. Phila.
was burned, July 18th. Loss $4,000.
An accident occurred to freight train on
the Central Ohio Railroad, near Columbus,
July 10th. The engine and two cars went
through the bridge, killing james Morrison
a fireman, and a stranger, and wounding sew
eral
Hepnan has returned to New York in COM
pany with Jack Macdonald.
EuRorE.--Adyices from Europe are to July
9TH.
Gariballi is quiet, but it is reported that
concessions by the King of Naples have de-
termined him to preclptate annexation to
Sardinia. He had applied to friends in Lon
don for two steamers with five strong guns.
On the 2Sth June, and on the previous day
the King of Naples ordered the formation OF
National Guard on account of riots.
An Ambassador from Naples was soon ex>
pected at Turin, with propositions for an
ALLIANCE with Sardinia.
A DGsGRAcEpUL SoENE-The Call Gays that
on Friday night, in one of the galleries Of the
Cathedral in San Francisco, two men got into
an alteration in regard to a seat, when one
struck the other with his cane. Instantly
fist fight commenced, and number of blows
,re struck, other parties participating be.
fore the combatants were separated This
scene occurred during the introductory dis
course of Father Harrington, and created
deep sensation throughout the entire audi
enee, One of the parties was with two highly
respectable young ladiea, and, it seems, held
tickets for seats which were occupied by the
other Instead of waiting for the usher to
decide between them, the latter commenced
an assault, which eliminated in the disgrace
full brawl mentioned
TITLE SET UP TO a WHOLE TowN.-The
town of Clinton, across the Bay, says the Call,
has been seized bodily, by a party of land
sharks The claim, according to the Alamo
da Herald, has the following foundation:-