Around noon, in a summer of such incidents, another disastrous fire struck New York City, this time in the Ninth Ward, in Charles Alley of Washington Street on the West Side near the docks.  Beginning in an ironworks, the fire destroyed a significant portion of the block, completely burning down twenty-five buildings.  The blaze was not fully extinguished until after six o'clock and several firemen were injured, two seriously.  (By John Osborne)

Democratic supporters of Stephen Douglas called a meeting in Wilmington, Delaware to endorse their candidate.  The sparce attendance made it clear that the alternative Democratic ticket of Breckinridge and Lane were in the ascendancy in the state.  This proved to be the case in November when Douglas garnered less than 7% of the vote in Delaware while Breckinridge took the state with more than 45%.  (By John Osborne)

In St. Joseph, Missouri, at two o'clock in the afternoon, a year-old block of four-story brick buildings in the business district suddenly collapsed.  Much of the brickwork fell on and crushed a wood-frame building next door.  The ruins then took fire and were completely destroyed. Nine people, mostly two families who lived in the building next door died in the collapse and fire that followed. Damages to the businesses involved totaled around $150,000.  (By John OSborne)  

Democrats supporting the ticket of Breckinridge and Lane met in convention at the courthouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.  They endorsed the ticket but also urged the State Democratic Committee to heal the rift in the part and run a unified Democratic ticket.  (By John Osborne) 

An accidental but destructive morning fire hit the large railroad carriage factory of Kimball and Gorton at 21st and Hamilton Street in Philadelphia and burned for several hours.  The principal workshop where the fire started was completely destroyed and the adjoining blacksmith and paint shops.  The company, which had been in business since 1849 suffered losses estimated at around $30,000 but no-one was seriously injured.  (By John Osborne) 

British writer and dramatist George Soane died at his home in Portland Place, London aged seventy-one.  The younger son of the famous architect, Sir John Soane, he had disappointed his family with his rakish behavior, which included impregnating his wife's sister and publishing criticisms of his father's work.  He was eventually disinherited and became dependent on a prolific writing career during which he wrote novels, biographies, plays, and librettos.  (By John Osborne)