The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-31

treasure entrusted to his care. The operation bo,
been carried on for three months during which tb
culprit had succeeded in abstracting 81 700 n
was admitted to bail in the sum of 81 600
Mr.. j. Parker lnglOs, native of Boston, and fo
several years resident of this city, died on the 26t
inst. of consumption. He had been ill for severa
months.
The weather has been dry and windy since tn
last rains, and the summer gales may be said to hav
commenced.
Ripe Strawberries, new potatoes, green peas an,
asparagus are in the market.
The mail steamship Golden Ape sailed on the 2Otl
Tor Panama, having on board 725 passengers, ant
Sl,947, 54 in specie.
A meeting of English subjects has been held a
Ine instance OF her Majestys Secretary of State fol
Foreign Affairs, through II. b. NJ. Consul for the
relief of their INDECENT countrymen in California
and the establishment of hospital
Inc pilot boat Fanny was chartered by the Chief
OF Police on the 3Oth of March, and sailed for Cape
st. Lucas, Lower California to recover SIfOOO in
Mexican dollars, which had been buried there bv
the captain and mate of the brig Cornelia. entitled
at sea by her officers. They landed at the Cape,
dug up the treasure, and arrived with it on tie 2Sth
of April.
The clipper ships Twilight and Andrew dickson
have arrived from New York-the former n 100
days and 20 hours, and the latter in 100 dars and
lo74 hours-the two best passages this year.
The old ship Xenobia, formerly of Baltimore
drifted ashore on the North Head at the errance
of the harbor, on the Goth of April and wa. A to-
tai loss. She was from Sitka, loaded will ice
Vessel and cargo uninsured.
=, The steamship Sonora arrived from Panama on
the 18th of April, with about 1,200 passelge
from New York.
The news from the Frazer river mines up 10 the
DAY OF the departure of the Atlantic mails cntin-
ues TO be as extraordinary as ever. Great numbers
OF people are en- route thther.
OREGON.
e National Federal or EGgene nc th dl l2h MIng 6 6 the
Democratic party met in State Convention at Eu
gene city, on the Sth ult. and nominated for Con
gressman-Jas. X. Kelley; Governor-E. NJ Bar
mum; Secretary of State-E. A. Rice; State Treasu,
rer-J. l.. Brumley; State Printer-James O'Meara
Out of II counties in the State, were unrepre
sented in the Convention.
lump, weighing tty-seventy ounces was taken
out at Althouse Creek, in Southern Oregon, on the
Goth ult.
The Indians at the mouth of Rogue river murder
ed young white man named Stephen Taylor, and
the whites are determined to punish them, so we
may look for a little war. There are only forty
warriors in the offending tribe, but it is feared they
will be Joined by fugtives from the Umpqua reser-
vation.
WASHINGTON.
We have dates from Port Townsend to the 9th
ult. \ great excitement prevails about the Frazer
river mines, but there is great difficulty in getting
to them. There are three or four hundred men in
Port Townsend who have money and cannot get
away, and cannot get any work to do.
SONORA.
Captain Stone, of the Sonor Surveying Expedi-
ton, has recently left Fort Yuma for Guaymas. The
inhabitants of Sonora, especially the rancheros and
landhoders, greatly excited against his survey
and it is believed that the lives Of the whole party
will be sacrificed should they attempt to go into the
interior of that State.
large caravan of families was to start about the
lst OF March for Los Angeles, where they hope to
live with more peace and comfort
From the alta California Ertra Mqy7.l
STATE.
The steamer Golden Gate, Captain Baby, sailed
from this port on the morning of the 5th inst, but
after being some five hours at sea, she broke hel
shaft, and compelled to return and she arrived
here on the morning of the 9th. The break is o
such character that new shaft must be inserted
but as the insertion will require at least week
work, the agents of the Pacific Mail Company hav,
ordered the Sonora to go in place of the Gate and
accordingly, the passengers have all been transfer
red to the former vessel and they go the SOnor;
this afternoon.
The steamer Commodore arrived from Pugc
Sound on the 9th, with more reports from Frazer
river, but the reports are all secondhanded
1t is said that the Indians in the Mendocino Reser
vaton have scarcely nvthing to eat, and that the
agent has given them the seed potatoes for vict
uals
In Sonoma the annual municipal election was
held on Monday. 1t passed off quietly. Mr.. A
T. Oakes is the Mayor elect. We are not inform
ed whether politics had anything to do with the
election.
CITY.
The commission house of Rogers & Fullerton, or
Battery street. having refused to pay their personal
tax, and closed and barricaded their doors, Mr.
Patch, the tax collector, proceeded to batter then
open, on the 4th inst. The doors being broken
open, $780, 64 worth of goods, the amount of the
uncollected tax, were sold. Mr.. Rogers was ar
rested for attempting to resist officer, but wa
discharged by the Police Judge on the ground tina
the proceeding the part of the collector was lille
gal.
A match has been made between Messrs. James
Dennison and VIM. Spear, of s., 800 a side, hall
forfeit, that Thos. McCab will ride 200 miles in lC
hours, over the Union course. California stock tC
be exclusively used.
The movement towards Frazer river continues
and during the present week the steamer Panama
has sailed for Puget Sound with 225 passengers.
An Episcopal Convention is being held at Grace
Church, at which the Rt. Rev. Bishop Kip presides
A teegraphic dispatch has been received from
member OF the San Francisco police, directed to the
chief of police, from San Jose, to the effect thai
the murderers of Frank Lane who killed a
knights Ferry, some time since, have been in thai
vicinity, and will probably be captured.
Mr. Curtis, Chief of Police of this city, has beer
arrested at the instance of Mr.. James Bell, of the
firm of Bolton, Barron d Co., charged with having
taken and converted to his use, $4,000, whicl
had been recovered from Cape st. Lucas, by th
efforts OF the Chief. He was admitted to bail.
COMMERCIAL SUMMARY
The principal features of importance which have bee
noticed since the sailing of the last have
first an abundant supply of merchandise from abroad
arrivals having been scattered between home foreign
ports; next, the improvement in the demand
interior use and lastly the growing Importance of th
auction sales.
These last be it known are about the surest index w
possess actual condition of the market Wher
times at all sound, and trade in healthy condition
the of the auctioneers comparatively de
serted by both buyers and Sellers when goods abun
dant prospects diScouragng, and the country jobber
dling, spectators throw of their inactivity, broker
the alert and the wooden mallet of the auction
room brought into constant and jealous employment il
transferring stocks from first hands to those Of other ope
rators.
Such state of things likely in this
ket shortly The auction sales Of the past fortnight hav
been the most important of the year, thus far indeed
be said Of the and the accounts that each mai
brings from the Eastward accounts of thai
five and generally eight vessels clearing for thi
port, give abundant testimony that the "Gong, gone
gentlemen will for this to be constantly ION tn
go Over forty full cargoes Of goods known to be
route to San Francisco and probably another review
can be written the number will be swelled to fifty.
April has always been looked forward to as bus.
month with the jobbers and the number in trade il
this city has been cut down fraction of what
was in former years it is much easy to trace the
stence or absence of trade during the fortnight than for
merly The ire set of jobbers have been actively
gagged during the past two weeks and will be b.
the review below the effect particular descrp
tons of staple goods has for the time being been advan
tageous. direction has been opportunely OF
fered to the jobbing trade which San Francisco aon
must profit by.
The strong excitement which has been raised with re
spec to the Northern Frazer River Mines has ALREADY
carried large body of miners in that direction, whicl
the probabilities that many will follow. Th
supplies of provisions clothing goods in fact Of all kind
VIII OF necessity De 1urnlshcu port we near
stated that the Hudson Bay Company under the mpres
sion that these gold discoveries would be limited abroad
least two years SINCE imported direct cargo of mining
Implements confidently expecting that time would com
when they would be brought into active service.
That time to have arrived but while provision
has been made work none will be easily sup
posed has been thought OF for the support of large
varied class of population. Should the prospect
now .hadowed forth on each arrival of northern steam
err be fully and finally confirmed, heavy deputatiol
from the working class Of State must necessarily oV
htherward and only stated from this quarter
the goods which to support them be sent glanc
the report of trade for the fortnight, will SHOW
that activity has ruled and that better prices have
general thing, been obtained than it will be fortune
to record again for some time to come.
ARRIVAL OF THE SANTA FE NAIL.