Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-09
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FOREIGN news.


NEw YORK, Aug. 7--Kien Fung the Chinese am
bassador, is dying. It is supposed that peace may
ensue between China and the Western Powers on
| his decease.
A German newspaper says that the Gar Of Rus
STA has issued an ukase placing native and foreign
merchants on the same footing.
The French steam transport Isore, was lost in
| Annoy harbor with a large quantity of powder and
| other munitions of war.
The contract between Bueuos Ayres and the Ar
gentine Confederation has been ratified and there is
every prospect for the establishment of peace.
!, Business was extraordinarily active and trade
| with the United States is largely increased
i The Paris Pays reports treaty between Austria
and Prussia.
Paris letters say that Palmerston's speech on the
National defences caused great sensation.
Serious alarm is felt as to the maintenance Of
peace between England and France.
The London Herald says all naval officers on fur
Tough have been ordered to report themselves inn
mediately. The naval reserve has been called out
The French Mediterranean fleet is to be raised to
twenty sail of the line.
The military operations for the Syrian expedition
are unfagging tits to comprise 10000 men, be-
sides artillery and cavalry.
There is nothing new about Garibaldi
The King OF Sardinia has received the Neapolitan
Ambassador .-os7 sn Far'
Mileg who commanded the Reyolutionists in Is4g
has gone to join Gsribaldi.
| TURIN, 26tit.-The King OF Naples promises to
secure his main land possessions against Garibald
The Pope refuses to adopt any of the measures
proposed by the French ambassador, and says if
they are forced on him he viii abandon the State.
Fears are entertained of Garibadis sudden in:
cursion into the Papal territory.
SYRn-Nothing new. Affairs still serious.
Two Sandman war vessels have been sent to the
Syrian coast.
The Yiceroy of Egypt has placed his troops at the
disposal of the Sultan 20 punish the Druses.
RUsSIA.-There is great excitement against the
Turks in consequence of the late massacre.
France intends to occupy Syria rather than inter
BreckInridge State Convention.
CoLUMBUs, Ohio, Aug. THE Breckenridge State
Convention met here today Harmony and enthu-
siasm prevailed. Permanent officers, Gov. Reuben
Wood President, with twenty-one Vice Presidents
were chosen composed of the oldest Democrats Of
the State.
Resolutions purely national were passed.
The National Democratic State Convention to-day
nominated the following Electors: First District,
DR.. Jefferson A. Black; Second Digtrict Thomas j.
Sherlock; Third District christopher Hughes; Fourth
District, John W. Carry; Fifth District Thomas G..
Stewart Sixth District, q. B. Catch; Seventh Dis
trict, VIM. Palmer; Eighth District John D. Burnett
Ninth District, Hon. L. W. Hall; Tenth District John
c. Mcdonald; Eleventh District, c. E Smith; Twelfth
District Charles Folett; Thirteenth District, w. c.
Cunningham; Fourteenth District, Neal Power; FIT
teenth District Judge Eli Miller; Sixteenth District
John Clark; Seventeenth District, Lewis Rogers;
Eighteenth District, John w. Stebbns; Nineteenth
District Daniel French; Twentieth District, Jacob
D. Hendricks; Twenty-rst District, John S. Blake
y.
W. A. Neal, of Franklin, and Charles Remelin, of
Hamilton. were nominated Electors for the State at
large.
After passing resolution adopting the platform of
the Convention of national Democrats at Baltimore
the Convention adjourned sine de