Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-17
Daily gationaI Democrat.
News by the Pony Express,

The Pony Express from ST. Joseph arrived
at Carson City, Sunday afternoon, with ad-
vices from ST. Louis to June goth, up to
eleven o'clock P. M. We take the following
dispatch from the Union:
Arrival of the Great Eastern.
ST.. LOUIS, June 29th.-The Great Eastern
left the Needles at ten A. NJ, June 18th. and
arrived at Sandy Hook at half past ten A. NJ
June 29th. On the passage there was fine
weather, except two DAYS. She ayeraoed
from 253 to 254 miles per day. She brouSht
forty two passengers, including George
Wilkes, and several Directors of the Comma.
ny. She steamed all the way, and crossed
the bar without difficulty. No small craft
could keep up with her. She moored at her
dock at seven P. NJ, in the midst of an i'm
mense crowd of spectators
General Intelligence.
Heenan was to leave. on the Atlantic,
June 10th.
Both parties the Democracy and the Sc
cedersJ have appointed National Executive
Committees. The Donglas Committee have
appointed Auguste Belmont as Chairman.
Resolutions have been adopted recommend
ing Electoral tickets in every State, and re-
questing State Committees to attend to the
appointment of Electors.
Isaac j. Stevens, of Oregon, is Chairman
of the Breckenridge Committee.
After organizing, the Committee waited on
the President, who declared his entire APP
proval of the nomination of Breckenridge
and Lane and the platform.
Efforts are being made in New York and
Pennsylvania to bring about arrangements
by which the Democracy will run only one
ticket, each State apportioning the electoral
votes according to the number of tickets
voted for each.
The arrangements in New York are con-
cluded. Mayor Wood, Dean, Richmond
Tucker, Wier and Others, are proposed for
Electors. Breckenridge refuses to consent.
They have called State Convention at Syra
cuse, July Sd, to appoint an electoral ticket.
In pennsylvania, project is urged by
Breckinridge men. One ticket of Electors is
already appointed. The State Central Com
mlttee, however, are quarreling among them
selves about which nomination shall be rati.
fed.
The Homestead bill has been vetoed bv
the President. 1t lacked two votes in the Sen.
ate OF the constitutional majority. 1t is dead
lhe Extra Session closed June 26th, after
acting on several treaties, Indian and others.
".
johnson as Quarter Master General vice Jes.
sup, has been confirmed.
The nomination of Churchill. of Tennes,
see, Minister to Guatemala, was not acted on.
Unsuccessful efforts were made to order
printed the eleventh volume of Pacific Rail-
road Reports.
The treaty with Spain Jailed because the
clause TO pay for the Amistad negroes was
retained
The Mexican treaty was postponed till
December.
No nomination of Judge of Supreme Court
will be made till the next-session.
Judge Kinney is confirmed Chief Justice
of Utah.
1t is rumored that Spain contempates
descent upon Mexico, and will call the United
States to account for seizing vessels under
her flag at Vera Cruz.
1t is rumored that, in the absence of any
provision for carrying the great mail to Cali
tornia, the Postmaster will take the responsi
bllity OF sending the mail tri-weekly, by the
Central route, in twenty days. The correct
ness OF the rumor is not vouche1 for.
The Republicans of Vermont, June 9th,
nominated Erastus Fairbanks for Governor
and John B. Page for Treasurer.
The Democrats of Maine, June 2Sth, nom
mated Ephraim X. Smart for Governor, and
appointed w. p. Hains, and II. Strickland
Presidential Electors. They had spirited
Convention, and were quite unanimous for
Douglas
The Democratic Convention at Richmond,
on the same day, nominated John S. Barry
for Governor. w. NJ. Fenton for Lieut.. Gov
ernor, and E. w. Farnsworth for Treasurer.
Pixies Peak Express, June lst. arrived with
eleven thousand dollars worth Of gold dust
California Gulch is said to be yielding from
fifteen to twenty dollars per day to the man.
Propeller Kenosha from Chicago, explod
ed her boiler June 9th, and killed G. Ben
ton, clerk Michael Curry and Richard Shep
herd, engineers, and five others, besides
number injured.
Douglas is to arrive tomorrow night in
New York. Several ratification meetings
are expected.
A colored man, John Marshall, was kid
mapped at Washington, Ohio, by three men,
and taken in the train to Cincinnati. He is
supposed to be free. There is great excite
ment.
E. L. De Forest, who mysteriously disap-
peared from the Metropolitan Hotel, in New
York, January, 1856, has written letter to
the New Haven Bank relating to dividends.
lie was at Melbourne, April 10th, 1859.
Senator Green arrived at st. Louis this
morning, and is trying to-day to heal the
breaks between the factions of the Democra-
cy in this State, so as to act together in the
August election. The result is not known.