The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-15


Unconstitutional Union nomination at Baltimore
The appointment of Calhoun Benham, the second
OF Judge Terry in his duel with Broderick as
United States District Attorney for California was
confirmed by the Senate on Friday.
! THE JAPANESE EMBASSY.
THEIR ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON,
&C., &C.
A great event of the age has happened. The
Embassy from the Empire of Japan has arrived in
the Capital of the United States. The steamer
Philadelphia, having on board the Embassy and
suite, and the officers from our government who
had been sent to Norfolk to meet them, arrived at
the Navy-yard, Washington, yesterday, at noon
An immense concourse of people assembled to
| witness the ceremony of the disembarkment and
nothing else was heard or thonght of in the whole
District of Columbia. At an early hour, vehicles
J OF every sort and description were seen vending
their way to the Navy-yard, and the curious and
| impatient crowd of men, women and children num-
bered, before eleven O'Clock, many thousands A
gun, hred at about halfpast eleven, indicated the
approach of the steamer, and in few minutes she
hove in sight round the point at the mouth
OF the east branch of the Potomac
few moments more and the Marine Band
stationed on the upperdeck, was distinctly
heard playing, and the steamer glided
| smoothly up to her moorings. The marines and
| the citizen soldiery of Washington and George
town, comprising, in all, some eight or ten compa-
| mes, were drawn up In line along a plank path
| way which extended from the wharf some distance
up the yard to point at which the carriages were
arranged. Commodore Franklin Buchanan the
| Commandant of the yard, and Mayor Berret on
! behalf of the city of Washington welcomed the
| Ambassadors. national salute was fired and
! the distinguished guests were Immediately con-
Quoted to their carriages, and the procession ac-
| companled by the military escort and the Marine
Band, proceeded to Wilards Hotel. Here anoth-
er crowd was awaiting them but they were in due
form ushered into the house, to the magnificent
apartments prepared for their reception. 1t is un-
derstood that the formal interview between the
President and the Ambassadors will take place to-
morrow. We give below account of the person
net OF the Embassy, and such matter in reference
to the remarkable visit as we think will interest
| our readers.
| THE PERSONNEL OF THE EMBASSY
Smme-buien no-kami, the first Ambassador is
| Prince OF bujen, and Chamberlain to the tycoon
one OF the highest officers of the government He
Is ttular, not hereditary prince, the same as the
| other Ambassador and Censor which are the only
princes among them. He is small, delicate, olive
complexion, and rather good dlookinp-snmetbino
of the Hebrew type. He is Al years old. He
dresses in a sort of loose dressing gown-taIma
| piJama-and white CATERS. His under dress is of
| white silk and linen, which comes up around the
! neck, instead of collar and necktie The japanese
wear great variety of colors-a custom among
the servants as well as upper casses-the favorite
! color seems to be sky-blue. The gown generally
worn is a sort of slate color purple; the talma
of sky-blue and the pijama of Grape silk of the
| tpXture Stvla IF
| the pilama is sort of loose trowsers fastened
round the waist by silk cord and tassel which
hangs down by the side like that of a sword belt
Inc back part Is drawn a fat hoop or thin
board, about two inches wide, that fits close round
the small of the back. The sides on the hin are
scolloped out, showing the gown down as far as
the knee. This dress is not " orn bv servants
The style of wearing the hair is the same with all
classes. The front part of the head is shaved the
hair which is quite long, is combed from the sides
and back part of the head, upon the part shaved,
and tied up in a knot Their hair is let black yery
stiff and glossy, made so by "obe oi' and other in
gradients which they His Excellencv wears
white cotton CATERS, which only worn by prin-
ces and those of high rank; the lower classes are
not allowed to wear them. He wears two swords
but no jewery, and usually carries fan: hats
are seldom They make beautiful poDier
mache hats, but they seldom wear them Upon
the sleeves back and breast of the tama are round
white marks about the size of dollar, which ind-
cate their rank, and used in signing their name
instead of writing it. They are family or masters
marks, when of the former, they are only worn
by the eldest son. The court dress of all tbe Off
GERS bears the mark of the Tycoon this dress is on
ly worn on state occasions. Attached to the Cir
die round the waist hangs pipe and tobacco box;
the latter is beautifully gilded and resembles very
much lady's pOrtemOnnaie.
Muragahe Awage-uu-K ami, second Ambassador Is
ttular prince and Ex-Governor of Hakodad lie
is somewhat older than the first Ambassador
rather tall, and not so goodloOking, but in other
respects the same
Ogure-Bungo- o-kami, the Censor, or Chief Ad-
wiser, is Prince of BungO and is attached to the
TycOon's household. He is Censor or Adviser to the
Ambassadors With the exception Of the first Am
bassador, they all look very much alike-so much
so that when we see one we have seen them all ex-
cept some little difference in expression, which
must be seen to be understood.
MOnta Okataro is Vice Governor of Immortal
| Treasury, and ex Governor of Kanagawa 1t NAV
be the officer, for aught we know, that was
Governor of kanagawa some fourteen months
ago, when Russian lieutenant and sailor were kill
ed. The Russian authorities insisted on reparaton
for the offence by detection and punishment of the
murderers, and removal of the Governor. lie
was removed and disgraceG, as the Russians
supposed but as his name appears chief
officer OF the Embassy, his disgrace was not
very deep or lasting. His present position is
a much higher office than Governor of kanapawa
Nauruse Gensiro and Skahara Jhugoro are the
officers of the first rank, belonging to the ambas-
sadors. Genslro is the manager of all financial af-
fairs ot the Embassy-paymaster, quartermaster
&c-and the person through whom all commun-
cations to the ambassadors must CO. Everything
such as selecting rooms, seats in cars, &C., in fact
! every transaction, however triing, is done by
! Gensiro. JhugOro is his assistant
! Hetaka kasaburo and 0sakabe Tetstaro are off
GERS of the first rank, belonging to the Censor or
| Adviser.
| Matsmota Sannoo and Y Yosda Sagosaimon are
under officers, belonging to the Ambassadors
Masudu Sum iuro and Tuge Hosiugoro are under
officers of the Vice Governor of the Treasury.
| kuri-Sima Hicohatsiro and Servo Sarvo- Scopero
| ra nF tha A Il
Namura GohatsirO, Tateisn Onager0 and Tate
ish Tokuguro are interpreters. The first was for
merly government interpreter at Hakodadi, and is
the special interpreter to the Ambassadors The
two others tone boy were taken from the Custom
House for this special purpose. They can read our
language much better than they can speak it. Ma
mura looks very much like the first Ambassador
Meodake, Moranyama and Cowasaki doc
| tors. They are the only ones among them who
shave their heads. This they are obliged to do
when at home. Every particle of hair is shaved
off. The CHEF Censor, or Adviser, is not the one
named in the Embassy at first as coming out. All
the others are the same. The servants dress pret
ty much the same. Their dress consists of the
gown and talma, made of different fabrics, and it
would be difficult to describe them ALL Their dress
appears at little distance off like cheap blue cloth
worth some six or eight cents yard; but it con-
slsts OF light poplins Cotton, linen, silk &C. of
every variety of color and texture. Much of their
thin silk and fine goods have a small, delicate
stripe, a fayorite pattern of most ladies. Shoes
they seldom wear, although since coming to Amer
lea some of them have adopted patent leather boots
galters and sh0es-sometimes wearing one boot
and one gater, or one gaiter and shoe, accord
ing to fancy. The only shoe (that of their own)
usually worn is sandal made of straw, sometime
like grass mating worn the bottom of the foot
and fastened by a large soft cotton cord, which
goes round the instep and astens to the heel of the
straw sandal. Another cord is fastened to the one
round the instep, which goes between the great
toe and that ofthe others, and attached to the san
dal underneath the foot This they slip off and on
like ordinary slipper. This shoe of theirs is sup
posed to be the style OF the original sandal worn in
the early ages of the world
CURIOSTIES BROUGHT THE JAPANESE
Thecabines and dressing cases sO-caed ARE beau
titul beyond description. AS to the wood work
which is of native material the nlayings of brilliant
pearl, the waved and tangled grain ming into one
harmonious whole, with a delicacy and ingenuity
of matching that detes description The polish
throws back the sunlight like perfect mirror 1t
is said that scaldng water produces no effect upon
| this polish. The numerous trimmings which are
! mostly pure silver, elabOrately ornamented with
! tasteful devices, produce with their surroundings
a most pleasing effect upon spectators not accus-
| toned to workmanship extraordinary. The por-
celain ware consists of articles not only rare and
beautiful, but of great practical utility which, in
| deed may be said of many other good things in
| this extensive collection. The wash bowls for in
stance, fruit dishes, toilet vases etc. are of nat
| tern and consistency that will undoubtedlv com,
mend them not only to the good taste but to the
| good Judgment OF purchasers. The punch bowls
| are uuequalled they seemed almost to sneak To ms
in tones of conviviality as we tanned their amnIo
| sides with our knuckles Amonp tbo odJ;tiP