The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-17
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.
ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA
The Japanese Embassy.

The Japanese Embassy.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 15.-The first messenge
by the overland pony express came through in tel
days to a minute, he having left San Francisco a
4 p. NJ, on April 8. Owing to the arrangement o
the wires between here and st. Louis, the report
were delayed un il this morning.
| SAN FRANCIsCo, April 3.-The Japanese Embass,
consists Of two principal Ambassadors, Princes O
the highest rank among the nobility of the empire
and two associates, who are mobiles of nearly equa
rank. These four are of the Emperor's Council
They are accompanied by suite of sixteen officers
Among them are three interpreters and ffty-twt
| Notwithstanding seventy-two in all. The,
bring 100000 to detray their personal expenses
although the embassy is invited at the sole expense
| of the United States. They given the bes
quarters on board the Powhatan during the voy
age, and arrived in good health and highly pleased
The chief dignitaries are magnifcently dressed il
| embroidered silk robes each wearing sword o
beautiful workmanship. They have conducted
themselves with great dignity and propriety. The
| Japanese carry an immense amount Of baggage
| including many boxes of presents to the United
States Government.
The attaches of the Powhatan are ordered on
board on the 9Th instant, and the steamer is ex
| pected to sail for Panama with the Commissioners
about that time. The Powhatan arrived up from
| Mare Island to day, and great military demon
straton was taking place when the messenger left
The Legislature is occupied in considering the Sar
Francisco Bulkhead bill. The contest is exciting
propOrtiOnate to the vast interests involved. The
| result is doubtful.
VIM. b. Garrison and others are negotiating fol
line of propellers to Japan. Mr.. Garrison goes
East in July.
The steamer Golden Age leaves on the 5th Of
April, and will take 400 passengers.
The amount of gold bullion deposited in the mini
last week, was 1894 ounces and of silver bullion
the amount was 1000 ounces, and the amount o.
money coined S236000, mostly in double
eagles.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The steamer Brother Jonathan arrived on thu
3rd, with Oregon dates..to the 26th ut, and from
Washington Territory to the Goth, and British Co
lumbia to the 3Oth.
| The bark Glimpse, with a cargo valued at $780,
| 600, was wrecked near Victoria the 18th Of
March. The vessel was insured for $4,000 and tht
cargo for $4,000.
San Juan Island was in the Joint occupancy o
the American and British troops 1t was estimated
that J, 900 white men and 1000 Cinnamon were en-
| gagged in mining on the Frazer River The mining
accounts from there are encouraging, and new dig
gings have been discovered in various places -
The news from Oregon and Washington Territory
is quite unimportant.
INTERESTING NEWS FROM CARSON VAL
LEY.
CARSON CITY, April 4.-The excitement in re
gard to the silver and gold mines in this region i:
unabated. Hundreds are pouring in from all part
of California. Scarcely company who are pros
pecting have failed in striking rich ore where the,
anticipated to find it. The mineral region extends
for one hundred miles in every direction, and rich
discoveries have been made over one hundred miles
up the Humboldt. The Spanish claims, situated
where the mines were first opened, were yielding
5000 per day. Ground is changing hands al
from 500 to $500 per foot.
The Memo Lake and Walker River county is rich
in minerals. Hundreds are prospecting in that re-
gion, and generally with good success Ore is
now being shipped to San Francisco for smelling.
Five different companies are making arrangements
to ship thr ore as soon as conveyance can be had
The ore sent yields from 81 900 to 81, 500 per ton
Discoveries of gold-bearing quartz are being made
every day. Machinery of every description is on
its way here for the purpose of crushing, smelling
&c. Town property in different localities ranges
high. Many fre-proof buildings under con-
struction. The population is increasing very fast
and it is thought that in two months the popua.
ton will be fifty thousand. Society is very bad
There are no laws for the collection of debts the
punishment of criminals, and murders and fights
are of daily occurrence.
Freights from California are very high. Flour
is now selling at $40 per 100 pounds. Lumber is
worth $50 per thousand at some places in the
mines, and other things are selling in proportion.
The weather is stormy to-day, with a heavy fall o
snow on the mountains.
The pony express is greeted with great enthu,
siasm by the people of this Valley, and we have
had but a semi monthly mail during the past win
ter the prospect of quick communication with
friends in the East is very encouraging. The tel
egraph line is now complete to Millers Station,
thirty miles east Oh LnlS ClJy ana an ONCE Will be
opened at that point during the present week. In
two weeks the line will be in operation sixty miles
still further east, when the time will be reduced to
eight days from st. Joseph to San Francisco by
telegraphic dispatches. Although the weather has
been unprecedentedly severe during the past win.
ter the road over the Sierra Nevada Mountains
has been open for travel the entire season. 1t is
hoped that Congress will give this country a Terri
torial government this session.
GREAT REJOICINGS AT THE SUCCESS OF
THE PONY EXPRESS.
ST. JOSEPH, April l4.-A spirited demonstration
was made here last night in honor of the prompt
arrival of the first pony express from San Fran
cisco. The city was illuminated, the citizens pa
raded the streets with bands of music, fireworks
were set off, speeches were made appropriate tt
the occasion, and the best feeling was manifested
by everybody. The last hundred miles of the route
was made in eight hours, and the courier states
that even better time had been made over thu
other portions of the road. We are not advised
where the express which left here on the 81
inst. met this one coming this way. The next ex
press will leave here on Tuesday next, April II a
nine O oclock in the morning.
CALIFORNIA COMMERCIAL NEWS.
SAN Francisco April $3.50 P. Mall kinds of bus
much depressed. Pork and bacon firmer, withou
much activity. Butter declined; best Eastern 22b cts
Sugars dull and declining best China 8GS4 cts Easter
crushed15H cts Coffee firm: Rio Is cts; Java kG2
cts. Foreign Brandies doing better, with consderabl
sales Domestic spirits drooping New York brands 45G
Wines lower Flour declined 25 cts per bbl all kinds
domestic produce dull Money for the steamer of ST
easy; quotations at two per cent good me-
| chandse collateral
| SHIPPING NEws.-Arrved March &c, bark Rival frol
Baltimore. Arrived March 81, ship Gladiator, from A
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