Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-09-19
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Further blythe Overland Mali from CalI
fOKnta and China
, ST. JOSEPH, Sept 1.-THE Douglas and Bel an
Everett State Conventions each meet at Sacrament
on the 9Th inst
Efforts are making for fusion ticket, giving eac
party Two electors, after the plan of the fusion
New York. The principal counties in the Stat
have nominated candidates for the Legislature AL
douglas candidates are pledged to oppose the reso
luton OF Senator Gwin. The Breckenridge candi
dates are uninstructed
Proposals for building the foundation and base
ment story OF the State capitol at Sacramento, hav
been opened. The highest bid was $50 900 and til,
lowest $4,000
Overland emigrants continue TO arrive In consid
cradle numbers, BY various routes
John A Driebcbis, the newly appointed Indian
Agent, has been engaged in a street fight with r. T
Sprague, of Shasta because the latter accused the
former of seeding from the Charleston Convention
to the Office.
A rich quartz lead had been struck in Toulumne
county, and upwards CT 1000 taken out in five
days. The lead IS two inches wide and nearly all
gold.
Bids were opened to-day by the State Treasurer
for the redemption of S58000 worth of State bonds
| The amount of bonds offered were $4,000 The
lowest proposition 943 cents, and the highest
fraction over SO cents on the dollar.
The Broderlck will case was before the Probate
Court this afternoon Martin Mcdonnell, formerly
Deputy Sheriff of New York was sworn as witness
for truth and veracity of A. A Phillips, of the
eontestng witnesses. He swore that his reputation
was bad; that he would not believe him under oath,
and that Phillips was notorious TOmbs lounger.
BY the bark Creole we have files of Hong Kong
papers, to July oath
The allied expedition of England and, France re-
NAMED according to the latest advices at Taeuwan
at the mouth of the Peiho. This IS a magnificent
bay, about ten miles across, and fifteen miles from
the entrance to the head There were $50 sail there
W rvar mad
the shore. The natives are friendly and climate
healthy
Lord Elgin arrived at Talieuwan on the afternoon
of the 9Th of July, and it was understood Tat the
troops would re-embark on the 10th, and proceed
to Takee forts, which were to be taken before the
peace OVertures were made Lord Elgin was in
constant communication with Baron Gros, COM
mander of the French force.
A marine, on board her Majesty's steamer LEVER
had shot the commander, Hudson, in his cabin and
afterwards, telling the second master that the COM
mander wanted him, shot him also, from the sky
light The commander, it was feared, was NOR
tally wounded, but the second master was ont of
danger
Capt. Gordon, of the Madras engineers, has been |
drowned.
On the I'd of July an address had been presented |
by the English merchants at Shanghai, to Lord FL
GIN, on the subject of the Tentain treaty, and the
President was urging the vigorous prosecution of |
the latter until some satisfactory guarantee were
given that trade and commerce were to be no longer
with by the Chinese
From Shanghai there comes no intelligence of i'm
portance
There was no further information with regard to
the movements of the rebels though the Chinese at
Shanghai believed that HOngechaw had either fallen
or was In great danger party of five. consisting
principally of English missionaries, according to
the Shanghai Herald of July 7th had visited the
bels, and had been cOurteously received by them.
Their forces numerous, well armed and well
disciplined.
The British Consulate at Shanghai had issued
notification, warning her Majestys subjects from in
ierfering in any way with the present state of af
fairs in China, by assisting either the Government
DR. any party in opposition to the Government by
enlistlng or by furnishing and procuring warlike
stores of any description, by fitting out vessels,
Dr. by knowingly doing any act for either party by
which neutrality might be violated.
A French missionary, when returning from dis
ance in the country, seized by pirates
nd sold to the people OF village called Cowbry.
he was held to ransom for $500 which was paid by
lis proselytes. In the meantime word was sent TO
Hong Kong accompanied by request for gun boat
Ind word was also sent to Annoy where her Males
US steamer Acorn went down. The COckchafer
,unboat proceeded up TO the village with the boats
# the Acorn, when they demanded restitution of
he ransom money the missiOnarys private Z
property, and that the ringeaders should be given
Up. These demands seem not to have been complied
WITH the latest intelligence states that the boats
lad commenced firing shot and shell on the 18th of
uly, at 1890 P. NJ.