, 1860-08-10
Political and Miscellaneous Eastern intelligence
Four Days Later From Europe.

place on Thursday morning at I O'Clock,
10 days from San Francisco via Portland,
Oregon.
The mail steamer from Panama had
not arrived when the Oregon sailed, hence
we have no mail from the States.
We are indebted to Wells, Fargo & Co.
for files Of San Francisco papers to the
3lst ult
We take the following summary Of news
from the San Francisco Herald of July 81:
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Bell and Everett State convention
met at New York, ard passed resolutions
10 take the best steps to secure the election
| of those genilemtn. 1t is understood that
the programme now is TO nominate no dis.
tinct clccoral?I ticket, but to recommend
Union men TO support enc Democrat, so as
to throw the election Of President into the
| House, where exists the only chance for
Bell aud Everett This last political move
is Of importance
1t is rumored that no Bell and Everett
ticket will be run in Indiana. The Oppo.
slion will concentrate on Lincoln.
Breckenridge National Committee have
addressed circulars to leading Democrats in
every State, advising an independent or
ganization for an electoral ticket.
Bre, kinridge was serenaied, at Barnum's
Baltimore, on the l4th inst.
Senator Latham addressed n meeting at
Fayetteville, Arkansas, on the l4th.
An immense Blair ratification meeting
was held at st. Louis, on the night of the
18th Three thousand terches were in tue
procession.
The largest poital meeting ever held in
Louisville, Kentucky. took place on the
l4th. 1t was called for the ratification Of
the nomination of Breckiuridge. Mr..
Preston, our minister TO Spain, and Sena.
tor Powell spoke.
A well attenled Republican meeting was
held at Louisville on the 18Th; ii was ad-
dressed by p. o. Hames.
A large Douglas meeting was held at
NewpSrt, Kentucky, on the l4th. SpeechrS
were made by Flournoy, of Arkansas, and
Ira Root.
An enthuiastic Bell and Everett meeting
was held at Wheeling, Virginia, on the
l4th.
A meeting, Numbering 1000 was held
at Pittsburg on the 18th, for the ratiGca.
ton of the nomination Of Lincoln. RoL'I
MeNiglt spoke.
Cassius NJ Gag and others addressed
tan ehthusiastiG Republican meeting at In
danapols on the l4th.
The Democrats Of the lst Congressona
district Of Iowa, have nominated C. Q
Cote.
A meeting was held at the house o.
Watts Sheemau, New York, on the night o.
tue 18th, to arrange fusion between Tam
many aud Mozart Democrats. Many lead
ing parlisans were present, including Mayor
Wood, Corning, Dix, Richmond anc
Slckles.
A meeting OF Conservatives and Fill
more men was held at Union Square, New
York, on the night Of the l6th. 1t wa,
favorable to Lincoln. William Mitchell
presided. Speeches were made by Gree
ley (?) Rufus Anderson aud Daniel UlI
man. Letters were read from Titus SmltI
and others.
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.
The PostmasterGeneral gives notice
that all the avenues, streets, and lanes Of
| New York, are post roads Private letter
carriers are ordered to stop after the first
Of August.
Morrissey publishes a challenge to Hee
nau, offering TO fight him in four months
for from one hundred to ten thousand dol
lars a side
In New York, at noon, on the 10th, a
fire occurred in the iron railing factory oI
Van Topel, Pig Alley. 1t communicated
with the stables Of the Ice Company, thence
to the buildings corner of Charles, Wash.
iugton aud Perry streets Ten buildings
were injured on Charles street, aud nine Oh
Washington. Eleven were destroyed pn
Perry street. One hundred aud lilly fami.
lies were rendered hOuseless. Loss $780,.
00O Fully insured.
The Empire Gutta Percha Works in
New York exploded on the l4thb killing a
working man named Wagner.
The car mandatory of Kimbal and
CASTOR, corner Of Twenty,frst and Hamil-
ton streets, Philadelphia, WAS burned on
the 18th. Loss 100000.
An accident occurred to the freight train
on the Central Ohio railroad, near Colum
bus, on the 10th. Engine aud two cars
went through bridge, killing James Nor
rew fireman, aud stranger, aud wounding
several others
Mr. Derby, Of Russel, New York, was
shot in the woods near Ogdensburg, n. Y.
on the 10th, by Day, law student, who
misiook him for deer.
Hiram Chaifee, was killed by slung-
shot, and two Others were dangerously
wounded at the house of an lllinoisan, in
Alchison, Kansas, on the l4lh.
On the night of the 10th, Patrick Lynch
was killed by lighting, in a dwelling at
Danbury, Conn.
A young man named Strait, was shot and
instantly killed by man named Markham,
at Syracuse, New York, on the l4th.-
Strait was with party giving a serenade
TO newly married couple, Markham sup
pOsed an insult was intended for him and