The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-05-06
THE CALIFORNIA OVERLAND MAIL.

The overland (Butterfield's) mail arrived in ST.
Louis on the night of the 29th ultimo with San
Francisco dates to thesth The trip was made in
twentyone days and eight hours. There were three
passengers.
The weather in Northern Texas had been dry
and cold. The had been twice planted and
cut down BY FROST The peach crop would proba-
bly, be failure.
The overland mail which left ST. Louis on the
18th March reached San Francisco on the 9th.
The Panama steamer Golden Age, which left
San Francisco on the 5h carried away s., 0Sl ,765
in treasure-a large shipment-and eight hundred
passengers, twenty-five of whom went by the way
of Tehuantepec. The Uncle Sam carried seven
hundred and fifteen passengers, but no treasure.
The whole number of passengers was l,5l5.
Loss OF THE SCHOONER ARNo-ITs EFFECT on THE
MINEs.-The schooner Arno, W. d. Gates master,
sailed from San Francisco, Feb. 4th, for the Color
ado river, with full cargo, consisting of mer-
chandise, machinery, and all the frame, engines,
&C., of a small steamer belonging to the ella Min
ing and Trading Company. She arrived at the
mouth of the Colorado at IL NJ, March 16 The
following day, at A. NJ, at the ebb tide the force
OF the current caused her to drag her anchors and
at * she struck a sand bar and bilged. As
the flood tide made, she sunk, proving a total
loss in less than half an hour from the time she
struck.
The passengers and crew merely saved their bag
gage. There were lying at the anchorage at the
time the transport schooner Monterey, Captain
w alsh, schooner r. E. Raimond Captain Marchant
and the Mexican brig Carmelta, Captain Arnold.
The captains and crews of these vessels rendered
every assistance in their power.
As the miners on the ella river were anxiously
awaiting the arrival of the engine, steamer and ma
chinery which were on board the Arno, destined
for the ella mines, the news of her loss vas re-
ceived by them with with discouraging effect, in
consequence of which many who had been waiting
in hopes of being furnished with water for washing
have abandoned the diggings.-Los Angeles Vine
yard, April 8h.
The RUSSIAN RIVER CoUYrRY.-From well in.
formed source we learn that the express business
between this city and the Russian river country has
become second in Importance to other section of
the State. A larger amount of express matter is
sent to Petaluma than to Stockton. The fine
steamer Petaluma, which has undergone thorough
overhauing, resumed her trips yesterday.-Sdn
Francisco National, 9Th
The Shasta papers refuse steadily to admit the
existence OF the active volcano in ''secuded'
portion of their country. In reference to the story
that some persons from San Francisco were soon
to visit Shasta county for the purpose of witness
sing the supposed volcano in a state of eruption,
the Republican remarks
We would advise these gentlemen not to come
for any such purpose until the latter part of sum-
mer or the early part of fall-the season during
which the dggers light their fires for the purpose
of coralling grasshoppers. They will then be
amazed at the great number of active volcanoes in
the Secluded" portions of Shasta county
General William Walker has taken up his resi-
dence on the corner of Washington and Pike streets
San Francisco. He keeps himself secluded re-
ceiving very few visitors, and himself visiting no
one. Colonel Cruno Natzmer, the Generals right
hand man, is, however, daily to be seen promenad-
ing the streets of our city, From the large number
OF letters he posts daily, the General and himself
appear to carry on an extensive correspondence.
ONE MONTH LATER FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
The dates are to the 18th of Marcb-one month
later. Previous advices were to the 18th of Febru-
airy.
The San Francisco National of the 9Th saws:
"The bark Adelaide, which arrived last evening
from the Sandwich Islands, brought a full cargo
and large number of passengers. 1t is proposed
to put third vessel on the line of regular packets
between this port and Honolulu, to accommodate the
increased trade.
The eruption of Manua Loa still continued, and
had been visited by large numbers of persons in
Guiding many ladies' In grandeur and beauty,
says the Advertiser, no eruption within the memory
OF men now living can compare with the present
1t differs rom most previous ones in the fountain
like manner in which the lava is elected, from taco
hundred 10 fre hundred feet.
MORE GUANo DIscoyERIEs,-We noticed a few
weeks ago, the arrival of the United States en-
ploring schooner Fennimore Cooper, that valuable
guano deposites had been discovered on French
trigate Reef, situated to the west northwest of
these islands. We learned also that the island ha
been formally taken possession of in the name of the
United States. And we now learn that the bark
Gambia, of this place, belonging to the firm of D.
F. Snow, Honolulu, sailed to-day, fully fitted and
equipped, to go down there and occupy and work
those deposites of guano. The guano on French
Frgate Reef is said to be even richer than that of
Jarvis Island. -Polynesian.
On the 14th, the schooner E. l.. Frost returned to
Honolulu from her expedition to the southwest in
search of new guanO islands. 1t is reported the
expedition has met with entire success; having
visited and taken actual possession of the islands,
(which are not laid down any charts, and the
locality of which We have, as yet, been unable to
learn, and found large deposite of guano thereon.
She brings back samples, which certainly supe-
rior to anything we have yet seen, excepting the
Chncha Island article. Holes were dug in the
deep deposites five feet deep, without reaching bot
tom, and it is estimated that several millions OF tons
OF guano are on the islands. .... ...-
The schooner Fennimore Cooper, Lieutenant
h .. commanding sailed from Honolulu on the
o'h Oh March, continue her surveying cruise west
ware as iar as Japan and adjacent seas
het'ers nave deem received recently from the mis-
sionarles stationed on the Marouesas Mr. R;cE
nell writes, under date of the BOD Jannarr H.
they were all in good health, and their nyosnaott
as cheering as ever. p'''Pec's
The schooner J. d. Cav, from the Arct;oro.;.
reports the total loss of the whaling bart Roi
arrior near Frenchman's Lagoon, abont tha oaek
december. Only very small portion of the .aua
was saved; officers and men safe. WIG 'argo
movement has been made in Honolulu to,,..a
erecting monument at Kealakeakua Bav- ON th u
fell. srafr.tar,- sI.-1T =; ," :. oAp' LOOK
About the first part of December, Mr.. Trim. fra,
officer of ship Mary aud Susan, was killed Nv n
whale. Capt. Jones will send his body home from
the Islands. Mr.: Trip leaves a wife and two
children in New Bedford. - WV
TIE FRENCH AND THE NATIVES AT ToNeArABu,