Brief news of summer vacations. Continued discussion of the possibility that a promotion for  Wellington could be secured by the Governor. News of the Chicago convention, and the fact that George B. McClellan and W.H. Pendelton had been nominated as the Democratic Party's "opposition ticket" to Lincoln in the upcoming Presidential election. News of a fall in the price of gold and its impact on the economy. 2 s. (8 p.)  With transcription.