Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-21

600. About one half insured.
On the oath the lumber yard Of Smith &
Craig, on the Canal Bank, in West Troy. N
Y, was consumed ty fire involving loss of
some $4,000 Insured.
The Touring mill of d. Y. Rust, in Bel.aont.
ILL.,, was destroyed by fire on the 25th. Loss
100000, insured
On the morning of the 10th, the tobacco
stammer of Geo W. Walker, Jr. at Rock
ford, Mo, was destroyed by fire. Tobacco
to the amout of $4,000 was destroyed. Fully
insured. The building was insured for SIS
600. The evening preyious $500 in notes
of the Bank of Glasgow were deposited in
the building and were destroyed.
Owing to the arrangement Of the telegraph
wires, we failed to receive in due course the
proceedings of the Democratic Convention of
Michigan, which was held at Detroit on the
22d.
Every county in the State except two was
represented, and the Hall was crowded with
delegated and spectators Geo. II. Lathrop.
P. Ryley, Chas. Stewart and Geo. W. Peck,
were elected delegates to the Charleston Con,
yention from the State at large.
In addition to the nominations before re-
ported, the following were made by the Re-
publican Convention of Indiana: For Seere-
tary of State, Wm. A. Peel of Randolph ;
for State Treasurer, j. W. Harvey, Of Clark ;
for Auditor, Albert Long, of Vigo; for Attor.
ney General, J. D. Jones, of Vanderbar; for
supreme Court Reporter, Jones, of Lagrange;
for Superintendent of Public Instruction, NJ.
J. Fletcher, of Putnam
The Opposition Convention of Trnnesae,
closed its session on 22d. Hon. John Bell
was recommended as candidate for Presi-
dency, and Bailie Peyton and N. G. Taylor
were chosen as delegates for the State at
large. The resolutions are Union saving.
against direct taxation and for tariff Their
chefest merit, however, is their breyity.
On the same day the Opposition Conven-
ton of Kentucky met at Frankfort, appoint
ed delegates to the proposed Convention at
Baltimore, and full electoral ticket, besides
passing series of resolutions expressive Of
the views of the Convention The delegates
at large are L. w. Andrews, Leslie Combs,
Charles S. Morehead and John NJ. johnson.
On the Goth, the Opposition Convention Of
Virginia closed its labors by the adoption OF
the report of the majority of the business
committee, which, among other things, dep,
reeates all party organizations, reiterates the
Compromise of 1850, relative to slavery in
the territories, denounces the Republican
party, approves the address of the National
Central Union Committee in so far as it re
commends the sending of delegates to Balti-
more while it does not adopt any other sug
gestion contained in the address, the Conven-
tiondoes not mean to discourage the movement
elsewhere foI the formation of a great Ma
tlonal Conservative Union party. The Con-
}ention express no preference for any party
The correspondent of the St Louis Repub-
lican, writing from Washington the 23d say.
the friends of the Pacific Railroad measure
are to hold convention here in a few day.
which will be participated in by members O
both Houses Of Congress, with the view o
making the measure the leading Of iect of the
present Congress-ig noring all other legsla-
tion which may interfere with its success
There is no doubt of the fact, that a larg
majority of both Houses of Congress favor
Pacific Railroad till, hut the enterprise is $,
grand that but few here have the boldness tc
undertake to engineer it and press it forward
it is believed that by means of a convention
some parties may be delighted to take the
lead. which all are willing to follow.
The Correspondent of the Cincinnati Ga
zette, telegraphs on the oath that Sickles
completed his argument in the contested
election case that day. His contestant was
to have replied on Saturday. The majority
of the committee hold that Williamson has
not made a good case against Sickles.