The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-24
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Arrival of California Express-DreadfuI Mas
sncre of Emigrnnts-The Oregon Senatorial
Election
ST. JosEPH's Oct. 22.-California dates of the
10th inst, and Oregon of the 7th inst, have been
received by the Pony Express, which arrived this
afternoon.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Senatorial election contest in Oregon has
been settled, and election took place on the I'd
inst. in due legal form. Mr.. Nesmith, Douglas
ite, was chosen for the long term. and MIR. Baker,
Republican, for the short term. The latter is non
Intervention Republican of the Eli Thayer school,
He will stump the State to carry it for Lincoln.
On the 8th instant the telegraphic communica
tiOn between Los Angeles and San Francisco was
inaugurated. and was lhe occasion of general jo-
lifcation at Los Angeles. The line is to be CON
tinued further east on the Butterfed route fast
as the Company are able The PIacerville and
Salt Lake line is also progressing eastward from
Carson Valley, another stretch of thirty miles be-
yond Mer's Station being about ready for use.
Both lines anticipate connection with the great
Continental lines recently authorized by Congress.
The Italians of San Francisco held grand cele-
bration the 9th, in honor of Garbaldis entrance
into Naples.
The Broderck will case, after long contest to
prove it forgery, has finally been admitted to
probate
The Oregon overland mail arrived at Yreka,
Northern California, yesterday bringing dates
from Vancouver, a town on the Columbia river, to
the Sd inst. IL. Scheiber had Just arrived at that
place, With news of the massacre by the Snake In
dians of an entire emi igrant train, consisting of &c
persons, 10 OF whom were men and the balance
men and children. The party first attacked
about fifty miles west of the Salmon Falls, on the
9th of September. This attack lasted about one
hour. The Indians then withdrew and allowed the
train to proceed five miles, when they again at
tackled the train. This fight lasted two days and
one night.
On the afternoon of the 10th the Indians had
possession of the whole train, with the exception
of six men, who being mounted escaped. After
travelling through the woods for nine days, the
six survivors were again attacked and five of the
party killed. Mr.. Scheiber alone escaped by hiding
in the bushes. After travelling days with
out food he was found in exhausted condition
by some persons who took him to the Dalies.
Of the nineteen males in the party, six were dis
charged soldiers from Fort Hall. Mr. Scheiber is
the only survivor. He says that the six men who
fled on horseback did not leave until the Indi
ans had complete possession Of the train, and from
the screams Of the women and children he was led
to believe that the whole party were butchered.
SHIP NEWS.
Arrived at San Francisco, October sth bark Montfer
rano, from Bordeaux. Sailed Oct. 7th ship Nonpare
Town,
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Trade continues active and the market weak sales
hrst hands are limited to small lots Candles 22H 23
cts; Rio Coffee 15H cts other kinds inactive Coal dull
with no offers for Anthracite at over s19 Provisions
quiet and little changed. The demand Isthmus Butter
is frmer with sales of 600 frkins at 25G27H cts por
hon of the last steamers import is granuated and ship
pers viii lose largely Small sales of Bacon last noted
In Pork there is little doing; 500 bbls. Amos Billings
Hams sold at auction at $3.50 per 100 lbs Spirits
Foreign Spirits are inactive and Domestic lower; Whis-
key 45d474 cts; Pure Spirits SO cts. Sugars-Foregn
Raw Sugars dull; No. China nominal at 9 cts small
sales Of crushed to the trade at IA The demand for
Wheat is scarcely brisk the last advces from England
have checked the eagerness of buyers though quota
tatons require change.
The ship Hornet cleared yesterday for New York in
Colemans line. Her principal cargo 81 900 sacks of
wheat 540O hides 500 bales of WOOL and 200 TASKS of
quicksilver.
OREGON
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 2.-Messrs Baker and Ne
smith were elected to the United States Senate
to-day. The vote for Baker was 26, and for
Nesmith 81.
MILLER's STATION, Carson Valley, Oct. lO.-The
Pony Express, with st. Louis dispatches to San
Francisco, of Friday, Sept. 2Sth, arrived here this
morning, about O'clock