Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-10
LATEST NEWS
By tie Aails.
NARROW ESCAPE ORA RAIL.
WAY TRAIN.

Especial e tAs Chicago Tioes.l
KIEka, 0isA :, Aug. e-SRN.
The Western part Of Michigan especially the
region about Nilss, vas visited last sishs by .
n9st severe stosn Of rain. aceonp panied With ter
uhc thunder and lightning.
Great damage vas dose in various directions.
iTess wese opsVossAs bundaaep destroy ed, cattle
- q hofsss killed, and in ssns instances human
life Loot.
Tho bssn Of G s Bris.ol, in this town. "a, ,eruck
by Lightning, and . fne he - killed.
r.y ss'see.y iSssesoo yosag nan named Hubert
struck ey iigatniDg and inssaotly killed
The hone Ut .haries More, near Pokaesn. .vaa
stsucs last right, and ridd,sd. kleven psrons
s v:.s IN The Assss. bss strange 70 ~. nses ~ese
4 boy and team: working in . feld near Lavto.,
Weee sssuck. end all killed
There are rumors of other causaltiee.
The frsooet vas tromeudous
Inc night express train comi-g west - the
1lcol9aA CcntFA kailIuo1 rAn into Q calvert three
miles west Of Dowagiac. The culve,t was new
esd q seaos a01 buils die season. n tie laxk-
ness she engineer did not see esat il w.s gone.
Inc Train was Running at full speed. The e3gin.
cleared the open space bat the COS :hes
were smashed and fOur perooas injured, whose
names are not assertained. None we're killed.
bridge as Pskagoa was earned asay this
morning.
Orders have lust been received for the morning
sxpss0 train eastward to move en froa here,
Ohio Den0cgatsc state Convention.
The Democratic State Convent.ou Of Ohio, net
1t Colambus on tie 7th inst. b. A. Starr weather
presided.
The following nominations we're made: For Gov
ernor, Hugh J. Jewitt; for Lieut. Governor, J.
scott Harrison; for Judge Of the supreme Court
Thomas J. ). smith; for Secretary of State, W.
A. Armstrong; for State Treasur. T, George w.
Holmes; ter state Comptroller, Wayne Gri.wold !;
Tor member Of the Board of Public " orks, J. W.
titeh.
The following resolutions were adopted:
The democracy and other Union men of Ohio
in Convention assembled, edopt sni declare the
following resolutions ~ the basis upon winch they
appeal to all patriotic Union .nd l'be. ty- loving
cilzene, to unite and rally in the support Of the
ticket this day presented:
ResolCed. That the civil war BY which our couu-
try is At present distracted is the natural If psng
Of misgudei sectionalism. engendered By fanati
cal agitation North as we'll south, and that the
Democ: tic party have equally opposed the ex-
tremsts Of both sections, and having at all times
xealOusly contended for toe administration Of the
General Government thin its constitutional
limits, that party - in way spoosible for the
calamities that have resulted from . departure
from it doctrines and . disregard OF it, warning
and advice.
That in this National emergency the Democsacy
and Other Union men Of ohio, banishing feei
ing Of passion resenfme0t, will recollect only
ths ir duty TO the Whole country; that his war
should n be ws,ed tor conquest Os subjusat on
for the pur- Of overthrowirg or Interfering
with the rights established instltutions of the
States hut dsfond and unaint Al q tue supremlcv
Of tho Constitution, and to pres rye the Union
with all the dignity, equality and rights Of the
several States unimpaiIed, and that - soon ..
these obi bjects::are accomplished the war ought TO
cease
Ihst, while We deem it the duty Of every eiti-
zen to support and sust in tho government, con-
administered, We recommend thu,
proper measures for calling Nationsl Convention
for the purpose Of settling present iii .uties,
and restoring and preserving the Union.
That tho corruption, extravagsnce incompeten
cy and tavortism shown in the adm nistraton Of
the War Department Of The State and Federal
Government, d serve and receive our unQuall6rd
condemnation and ought to be Immediately cor
rect.d an reformed.
That the volunteer soldiers who, 1t the call Of
their country. pr mptly went forth to do battle in
defence t, the Constitution and Laws, AMI in
many cases have been compelled to serve under
inc xpe fenced oficers, are entitled to our hearty
! hanks for the gallant manner in which they have
discharged their dstiss.
That the privileges OF he wit Of hab AZ corpus
is ono Of the great bulwarks Of freedom, and that
no citizen can be legally deprived Of the benefit
thereof except by Ccng,ess. . I'd then ip Gaze of
rebellion or invss on, when the blc safety may
require it. and thas the late attempt Of the Pres
dent Of the Caited States to suspend the privilege
o, the same is unwauanted by the Federal Consli-