The fourteenth annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science convened in the upper rooms of the Rhode Island State House on August 1, 1860 and continued to its adjournment on August 6, 1860.   Dr. Isaac Lea chaired the meeting as it heard scores of scientific papers over the six days.  The 1861 meeting was planned for Nashville, Tennessee but this was later "postponed."  (By John Osborne)

With the Democrats of California irrevocably split, the Douglas Democratic state convention assembled at the the Sixth Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Sacramento.  The 359 delegates endorsed the Douglas ticket and the national platform passed in Baltimore, and nominated four state electors.  They also condemned the withdrawals at the national conventions that had resulted in the alternative nomination of Breckinridge.  (By John Osborne) 

Thirty-eight year old Cincinatti city solicitor Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife Lucy Webb Hayes left Ohio on a four week trip "to see the cities and scenery of the East," including Montreal and Quebec, leaving their children with his in-laws. They returned home on September 1, 1860.  (By John Osborne)

Although most Democratic opinion in Indiana was in favor of the Douglas ticket, a Breckinridge Democrat State Convention was held in Indianapolis.  The convention decided not to run a state ticket but reaffirmed the rights of slaveholders in the territories and endorsed Breckinridge.  On a conciliatory note, it voted to approach Douglas forces with a proposal to unify the state's electoral vote behind the Democrat garnering most votes in November.  (By John Osborne)

 With Garibaldi and his Redshirts in control of most of the island, Neapolitan General Clary agreed an armistice and an evacuation of his remaining forces from Sicily.  His forces were allowed to retain the citadel at Messina and this remained in royal hands until the following year.  (By John Osborne)

A cell of tornadoes passed down the Blue Valley in Kansas, destroying a large number of homes and buildings.  At Marysville, in Marshall County, the town itself was struck.  The largest building completely destroyed there held the offices of the Democrat Platform newspaper, which despite its name supported the Republican Party.  (By John Osborne)

The Atlantic and the Mutual baseball clubs of New York met at the Elysian Fields in Hoboken.  The more famous Atlantics were using the game as a warm-up for their upcoming fixture against the even more famous Excelsior Club of Brooklyn.  Although the Mutuals reportedly gave a good account of themselves, the result demonstrated the experience and the standing of the Atlantic Club, as they emerged as winners by a score of  35 to 15. (By John Osborne)

The St. George's Cricket Club of New York City hosted the Albany County Club from the state capital at their ground in Hoboken.  The visitors inflicted the first loss St. George's had suffered all year by a crushing innings and thirty runs.  Following the match, Albany was hosted at a banquet in the St. George's club house.  (By John Osborne)  

Carl Schurz was campaigning on behalf of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois and Missouri.  He had met with Lincoln and spoke at Springfield on July 24, 1860 and was in Missouri preparing for another speech there.  He was targeting fellow German-born voters with speeches in their native language.  He told his wife, "I have been in all respects highly successful. The Germans are coming to our side by hundreds and thousands."  (By John Osborne)