The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-08-20
HENRY A. WISE. VIRGINIA.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
!. ST. JOSEPH, Aug. i3--The Central Overland
Pony Express, bringing Atyiccs from San Ffsn-
CISCO to the 14th iust, has arrived at this point
The news, though neagrc is somewhat im-
porant and Interesting.
The business at San FRANCISCO, siux tho LAST
accounts, hae, in somc msassTe,. been Ae,r
| ter
Ta. d@rnana sas goods Of various ts~ripenaK
had incrcasd, and priecs were shade timer.
Crushed sugar was sold a. 4 cents per pound
The Democratic sssie Convention wa. hS,6-
for the purpose os uapiiaaing sla.o ,lsss.sl
ticket
| The members tIics TO aer-a On cpo tiekrs hut
were unsuccessful. Tweny-six w-e in lava, II
Breckuidge. and ten for Douglas
The Breckenridge Democrats will hold = -aa,
vention, on the nth Of September, to nominate
an electoral tieket
| The Douglas Democrats. will NEE; in convon>
ton on H. 9Th day Of September, to romis.ss a
ful State electoral ticket;
Each branch has published m address "a. ia
! Democracy.
The friends Of Brockinridg, aul L,no he,l
ratification meeting in san Francisco Sstur>
day, the 2sth nit Douglas men sicn1rd ia
great nawbcrs ,l4 y0s.d 3qsa ,hsG reAela,
tienS
Both pNiisHa o.gaDisinz nth at.,s .s.s-a
IS.
/ Tie moyemcUt 5r DI apd Everett. si,.a
eectorel ticket is progressing
Csr I T,,rtu
City, dated August Z, says report i, currot,
that the United States troops had battle x,,h tn,
kiowa Indians, near Bcnts Fort on tho 25h dap
% July.
EVANSVILLE, IND., Aug. I6--Thcrc were ort
hundred guns fred 90 the announcemop, Of tia
forma on Of Bch and Everett electQsl tick,A
for The State Of IsI,aua The G1natqst enthusiasm
prevailed
WAsrIN oros, Aug. l6.-Mr, Holt, wifi, q
the Postmaster General, disd at Der resi5epco W
this city yesterday.
MISSOURI ELEcTIoS.--St Louis. August H.
The following is the Official vote oset Louis bun
ty for Governor;
Mr. Hancock Jankson (Brcckinridge QemocrA)
received 275 votes J. G. CaidculIirc (Black Re-
publcanl 32l5, Claiborne Z. Jackson douglas
Democracy 970o Orr (Uhion Opposition) 12.4OO,
The Black Republicans figure up SIR. Rol.-
Tins majority ip the Second District at 500
Later from the West Indies.--Ncw York Au,
b gust ll-The schooner Emma Tuttle h,A
arrived at this port from SOnbrcro. Gusuo Is
land. -
She reports that an insurrectio1 has taken place
among the negroes employed a. Sothbrero.f An
oyeTseeF by the name of Snow was murdered by.
one of the negroes under mis- chage. The negro
was Immediately arrested, and sent to the United
States, on boagd the American bark Warren. to
be tried.
The blacks, infatuated at this conduct on tho
part of the authorities, rose aud took possession Of
the island, numbering two hundred against
twelve whites.
Nrw YORK, Friday, August I0-A serious
instruction Of the negroes at Soubr@o, Guano
Island, has caused no little exciterusnt among tn,
merchant, and scafariug people Interested ia tho
gusno business, both in Baltimore and Petersburg
Va, The excitement had attained suck psch
that Captain Dell. Of the Baltimore bark Warren,
and Captain Burrell Of the schooner Emma Tut
tie Of New Haven, bad to interfere and imPrison
some OF Inc InsprIecsonIss.
The negroes on the island are hired at the rate %
81 per month, to dig and load vessels with guano.>
aud number two hundred. The foreman, desiring
10 make visit home, made over his Office to
man named Snow, FIST mate ola schooner named
the Eastern Star. Snow, being Of energy
and determination, exercised rigid discipline orsy
the negroes,
They. not Liking this, formed plan to murder
him, and on the Oath Of July, as Snow was s,oop:
ing on the ground, one Of the negroes, who had
been specially chosen for the purpose
hurled tremendous lump Of guano at his
head, crushing his skull, and leaving him nearly
lifcless.
Hon, {. J. JENKINS, N'ng, has been appointed
Judge Of the Supreme Court Of Georgia, ty
Gov Brown, Democrat.
Clarence j. Prcntice, second son Of George D.
Prentice, of the Louisville journal, was msuitd
at the American Legation in Paris, on the Ia;h
Of July LAST, to Nile. Amilie, second daughter cf
Henri de ralkens,ein, of suasboug.
The Fourth Of July, being GsIibaldi's brth,
day, was observed as a holiday in Sicily.
The office of the tlgrldra1-sna s.ve1al ,;oru ~
Tallahassee, Florida, were burned on Saturday
week
Ths astronomer HeTsch-! has predicted ia.
England will this resr Be visited by storm GA
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