Daily national Democrat., 1860-08-09
News by the Pony Express.

Louis to the evening of July 97th, arrived
IN Carson Valley Tuesday afternoon. We
take the following from dispatch to the
Union:
The Republicans Of the Second District in
llhhOls have nominated Isaac n. Arnold for
Congress, in place of John W. Farnswortb
The Douglas New Jersey Convention
adopted resolutions in favor Of Douolos ond
johnson, aud III reprobation of the u oscrin
tive policy of the present Administrators
also c"ndemning the pei sonal interference of
the President in the choice of his surcossor
and adjourned sine die.
Ihe Breckenridge Convention adopted a
resolution recommending union of all par-
ties opposed to Lincoln and HamlinLtbe
whole electoral vote Of the State to be cast
Tor either candidate whom it will elect
The Bell aud Everett Convention also
nominated full electoral ticket.
The ticket nominated by the Breckin-
'ldSe Convention con lists of two Duuglns
two Breckinrdge and one Bell and Everett
man.
The Democratic State Central Committee
Oh massachusetts voted 10 call State Con
vention at Springfield, September Oh. A
resolution indorsing Breckinridge und Lane
was defeated by tie vote.
The opinion Of the Douglas State Conven-
ton at Pittsburg Pennsylvania, was divided
about the policy of nominating a straight
ticket Of Douglas electors
AT Washington, July 26th the treaty with
Japan was officially published. One article
provides that the President when required
10y the japanese Government, should act as
u friendly mediator in such matters of differ
ence as may arise between Japan and any
European power.
1t Is stated that some private letters Just
received at Washington from the CITY of
Mexico express fears, amounting almost to a
certainty, that Spain is about to make de-
scent ON Mexico. Spanish authorities de-
clare that the American bluster about the
Monroe doctrine will amount to nothing, and
they will soon put it to the test They only
await the errival of the Belgian Minister
and Spanish fleet, which is coming to take
' era Cruz, in order to commeuce operati, ms
in the interior They claim that France will
back up Spain, and England will not inter
tere. Spain, as being the next most aggriev-
ed party, will make the attack, as they hold
that alter the re ection of the McLane treaty
hy the Senate, the United States Government
is debarred from interfering to prevent other
nations from redressing grievances.
The Bonham (rexas) Era, of July 10Th,
says:
The destructive and mysterious fires that
occurred throughout our portion of the State
ON the 6th, were a theme for specul Itiun un-
til to-day. Some reputed their occurrence
to be from the spontaneous combustion of
prairie matches, caused 10y the excessive heat
OF that day, but the conviction seems to pre-
vail that they were the result of preconeer-
ted arrangements set on foot by Abolition
enissaries who had heretofore been expelled
from the country. That this latter position
was correct is verified by the suhioned
letter from Dr. Prcer, editor of the Dalus
Herald:
DALLAS, July 18th, 1860.
CAPTAIN DELlsLE-Dear Sir: write in
haste that you may prepare your people for
the most alarming State of affairs that has
ever occurred in Texas. On the Sth of July, |
the town of Dalles was fired and the who'll |
business portion entirely consumed Every
store in town was entirely destroyed The |
next day the dwelling house of j. j. Eaknus |
was burned after that the dwelling house of
E. Z. Nicholson was fired, but discovered in |
time 10 arrest the flames On Thursday the |
premises of Criell Miller, with large amount
of oats, grain, etc, were totally consumed. |
This led to the arrest of some negroes and !
white meu. A most diaholical plan was
then discovered to devastutc tins entire por-
tion of Northern Texas, extending to the
Red River country. White men, friends of
the Abolition preachers, Blunt and McKin-
ney, VINO were expclied from tho nnnntry
last year, are the instigators OF the plot The
whole plan is systematically conceived and |
most ingeniousy contrived. 1t makes the |
'lood run cold to hear the details This
whole country was to be lnid-'""ete with fire,
destroying nll the ammunition, provisions,
'ruus ect, to get the country in a state of
ielplessness, and then, on election day, in
August, tn make general insurrection, aid
ID and assisted 10y emissares from the North
md persons friendly to them in our midst.
rhrir sphere of operations is dstricted and
sub dislricted. giving to each division close
supervision by one energetic white IN II, who
controls the negroes as his suhordinates.
regular invasion and real intestine war.
\ ou all at Bonham are in as much danger as
we are. Be on your guard, and make these
facts known 10y issuing extras to be sent in
every direction All business has ceased and |
he ecu TRY is terribly excited.
ln haste, yours truly,
CnA> r. PRICER.
Comment on the above would he superflu-
Gus Everybody will see the necessity of
energetic action, thorough or
Ennization throughout the country and to
this end il is proposed that meeting of the !
citizens Of Tanning county be held in the |
court House at Brnham, at ten O'clock, Sat !
nrday next. when the subject will be fully |
discussed, and measures adopted for future |
safety.
The fires that occurred on the Sth inst, as
tar as We are yet able to learn, are us fol-
lows:
Dalles--tne entire business portion of the
town, including every mercantile house in |
the place-loss estimated at 100000 Bel |
knap-eight large stOrehouses were destroy |
ed-the buildings were owned by Drs |
Foote and Throgmorton, of Mckinney, loss
not given; milford Ellis county-totally |
destroyed Black Jack Grove-one mercan.
lile house, loss S30,uOO; Waxahachie -one
house; Denton-the store house of }. NJ |
Smoot, with the house of jacobs and that Of |
i5aincs and Turnes-total loss estimated at
100000; Pilot Pont-house, owned by j. !
NJ Smoot, Of Denton-tOtal loss $4,000 |
Fort NOrth--a mercantile house, loss not
given; the storehouse of E. Dupuc totally
destroyed, loss about $4,000. 1t is reported
that two houses were burned in Jefferson
and at Honey Grove. in this county. A
steam Touring mill was burned at Millwood,
Texas.
A dispatch from New York, July 9th,
says:
Great excitement exists at Occaquan, Va,
near Alexandria, in consequence OF the Re
publicans raising banner hearing the names
of Lincoln and Hamlin. The citizens have