The national Republican., 1861-08-07
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FURTHER DY THE OVERLAND MAIL.

FURTHER DY THE OVERLAND MAIL.
Fort Kearney, august 3.--San Francisco
papers OF the Path ult., state that the Breckin.
ridge State Convention nominated j. r. Nc.
Connell for Governor; jasper O'Farrel for
Lieutenant Governor; j. r. Barker and D. @.
Shsttuck, for Congress. 1t is supposed the
Convention will modify its platform, so that IL
will shun sympathy with the secession cause.
The nomination of this ticket divides the Dem.
ocratic party, as it was last year. and renders
Republican victory in September highly prob
able.
Oregon dates have been received to the 18th,
ard sdyices from British Columbia and Wash.
inRton Territory to the 18th. $4,000 arrived
at Portland on the 10th, from the N-spores
gold mines. The Oregonian Of the l6th says
there will probably be nearly 5000 persons at
the mines in October. The miners at work are
election in Washington Territory, Mr.. Certified,
the Democratic Union candidate, was ahead,
90 far as he had been heard from. a
There were only "a whaling vessels cruising
in the North Pacific this season, and OF these
about As are expected to sail for Atlantic ports
before winter.
The American residents at Honolulu have
caught the fag.fever Of the day, and display the
American bunting in proiusiou.
STATEMENT FROM GENERAL PIERCE OF THE LATE
BETHEL FIGHT.
Boston, august 5.-Brgader General Pierce
publishes u statement, in regard tu the Great
Bethel fight, in which he asserts that he acted
under explicit orders, but that the plan of at
tack and orders accompanying it betrayed a
want Of knowledge Of the enemy's position
and numbers that his command was com.
posed of raw recruits with only twenty rounds
Of ammunition, his small artillery force having
but twelve rounds, hardly sufficient for Eve
minutes Ere; that the cause Of the firing Into
friendly regiments was owing to the neglect of
General Butler to notify the detachment which
j'ined him, from Newport News, to wear or re.
cognise the white badge worn on the arm.
General Pierce, in conclusion, says: cater
the battle had taken place, and public opinion
had tastend on me the opprobrium Of defeat,
| applied for court Of inquiry, that the facts
might be set Alright, and the blame, if there
was any, rest on the proper officer. In answer
70 my application, nay, my demand, received
but one reply, that q court Of inquiry would
reveal far too much that would iajure the ser.
vice.
FROM ST. LOUIS.
81 Louis, august Six new regiments of
volunteers are now nearly ready to be mus.
tered into service for the war.
Twenty car loads of shot, shell. &c =, reached
here since Saturday. Also, large number of
E.fald rifles and considerable quantity of
powder. Five car loads of ammunition reached
Cairo on Saturday, by the Illinois Central Rail.
road.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the season,
the thsrmometer standing at los degrees in
the shade. Fifteen deaths from heat are re.
ported by the coroner.
RELEASE OF UNION MEH.
Kansas City. Aug. 6.-rbe steamer Wsst
Wind, with 460 OF the first regiment of Ne.
braska voluteers, and one company Of regulars
from Fort Leavenworth, under Col. Thayer,'
arrived ut this place last evening. At three
o'clock this morning they proceeded 10 Inde.
pendence, No., arriving there at 6 A. NJ, after
making circuit of the city.
The command formed line in front of the
jail, when Col. Thayer and Capt. Sully rode
up to the jailor, demanding the immediate re-
lease OF four Union men, said to be imprison.
ed there, and who we're to be executed as Gov.
ernment spies this afternoon at o'clock. The
prisoners were quietly liberated, and will be
taken to Fort Lsaven worth,
The troops returned this afternoon, and arc
on their way up the river. Col. Thayer states
he saw nothing like rebelli, at independ.
ence, there b-ing no organic body of rebels
in the vicinity, as was reported.
Several OF the most prominent secessionists
rushed TO the livery stables for convryances,
and f-d on the approach of the troops, while
others proclaimed themselves strong Union
men,
THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.
Louisville, Aug. 5.-At the legislative elec,
ton Mr.. Hsrve;, editor of the Democrat, was
elected over ex.Gov Merriwesther BY 500 or
l,l00 majority, which represents the Union
majority in Jefferson county. The Union ma.
J 'rity in this city is about 600. Judge
Buckner, Union, Is elected over James B,
Clay, in Fayette county, by 500 to 600 ma.
jority. Richard G. Anderson, Union, nephew
OF Gen. Anderson OF Fort Sumter, is elected
in Franklin county by 800 or 400 majority. J,
W. Jacobs, Union, is elect I'd in Oldham
county.
The returns thus far indicate q relative
Union majority as large or larger than at the
last congressional election.
All was quiet at the polls to-day. Late in
the afternoon, pistol rencontre occur, d at
the Gait House between Edward Cru,chfeld
and Thomas Savage, wherein both were Sc.
Verely injured, the latter probably fatally.
MURDER IN MIsslsslPPI-We learn from
Captain Henry Johnston, of Washington
county, Mississippi, now in our city, that, on the
18th Of July, Mr.. Preston Pickett, an infuen.
tial planter Of Egg Point, while riding along
the levee, near the Point, was shot by some
person concealed behind cluster of cotton.
wood bushes, at distance of not more than
fifteen or twenty PAGES. The weapon used was
a double.barreled shot gun. Fifteen shots en-.
tered ,hscotbes Of Mr.. Pickett, but four taking
. feet in the booy. The murdt rer, supposng
Mr.. Pickett killed, stepped from his ambush,
but seeing him stand with pistol in hand, made
his escape through corn6ed.
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