The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-26
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
The California Pom v Express

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April q, lS60.-A change has
been made in the time Of the pony express leaving
San Francisco and st. Joseph. 1t will leave San
Francisco every Tuesday, at five =. NJ, and arrive
here on Friday of the following week, and it will
leave st. Joseph every Saturday, at eleven ?. NJ. =.
and arrive at San Francisco on Tuesday of the sec
ond week. The express going west will pass the
outer telegraph station early on Tuesday morning,
and the return express will pass late on the same
Tuesday evening. BY this arrangement telegraphic
dispatches from San Francisco and intermediate
points, received here on Friday, will be sent
promptly forward and, if desired, reply be re-
turned, to leave here the next day. Saturday.
Messages for San Francisco will also be received
from the express at the outer station on Tuesday
morning, and forwarded to San Francisco, that
replies can be returned to out the same even
ing. This change will enable messages to be sent
from any point in the East to California, and re-
ply got in twenty days, and answers returned to
San Francisco messages in eighteen days. The
express will leave here on Saturday, April
2S, at ii p. NJ.
Constitutional Union Convention.
LANCASTER, April 25.-The Pennsylvania Consti.
tutional Union Convention met here this morning,
when William Slinglutf was chosen temporary
Chairman. The Convention then adjourned until
this afternoon.
SECOND DESPATCH.
LANCASTER, April 25, ?. M.-John S. Little was
chosen permanent President of the Convention.
An address was read, confirming the principles
of the party as already promulgated.
Inc convention t0en elected Henry NJ Fuller,
Mark Munday, Abraham Macklev and C. E. Swea-
niger delegates at large to the Baltimore Conven-
tion.
Hon Joseph Ingersoll and William Wright, oil
Allegheny, were chosen electors for the State at
large.
Resolutions expressing confidence in Messrs Nc
Lean or Bell candidates for the Presidency were
offered, but were not adopted.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
From Washington.
hS thn fret clatitr
step the subject which has been privately dis
cussed during the past six months, Mr.. Morris, OF
Illinois, will urge the passage of joint resolution
appointing Messrs. Orr of South Carolina, Gener
al Doniphan, of Missouri, and Governor Wood OF
Illinois, commissioners to negotiate with the Nor
mons for the sale OF their possessions the express
condition that they move within reasonable time
from the limits and jurisdiction of the United
States The Commissioners to make their report to
the President by the next session of Congress-
The ground for this movement is to prevent the
recurrence of war and bloodshed the history OF
the Mormons in Missouri and Illinois shows they
cannot, owing to their pecuarities, live on terms
of peace and good neighborhOod with contiguous
settlements 1t is also treated as a question OF
economy to the Treasury.-Mr. Burlfngame, Ct
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, will report a
bill in accordance with his resolution providing for
a hrst-cass mission to Sardinia, the Envoy to re-
celve l2,OOO, and the Secretary of the Legation
81 800 per annum. The Sandman Charge DAT.
fares is delighted with the movement.
The Great Fire at Woodstock, n. B.--Loss
G1OO,OO0--l5O Buildings Destroyed.
BOsToN, April Palate New Brunswick papers
contain the details Of the late great fire al Wood
stock. One hundred and fifty buildings were de-
stroyed, including the Commercial and Central
Banks, with all their contents; the postofice the
important contents of which were saved; the print
ing Office of the Sentinel and Journal the Machin-
cry Institute, all the hotels in the place except One
and about sixty stores The loss amounted to
100000, and was insured for about $50, 900.
Active measures were being taken in the province
to relieve the sufferers.
From Texas.
New ORLEANS, April 24.-The steamer Arizona
has arrived, with Brownsville advices to the 10Th
instant. 1t was rumored that COrtinas was re-
organizing his forces, and crossed the river.
severe drought prevailed in northern Mexico
causing much suffering among the cattle and in
jury to the plantations.
The Democratic State Convention at San Jacn-
to had dominated Governor Houston for the Pre-
sidency.
Bank Note Fraud.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The Railroad officials
here state that large amounts of bills on the
Clinton Ban at Westernport, Maryland,
broken concern, are being forced upon the unwarv,
and it is believed that still larger amounts have
been sent to the west.
Arrival of a Spanish War steamer.
New YORK, April 25.-Arrived Spanish war
steamship Petronella, nine days from Havana
She VIII take the Spanish Minister to Mexico.
For Europe
NEW DIRK, April 25.-The steamer Persia sailed
hence at noon for Europe, with 230 passengers and
$4,000 in specie,
April Snow Storm.
PHILADELPHIA, April ga despatch from Great
Bend, in this State, says snow has been falling
since 5 o'clock this morning.