The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-17
Three DAYS Later from california.

MALLoRY's STATION, Jan. A.-The Overland
Mail coach, with San Francisco dates to Dec. 23d,
arrived here at o'clock this evening.
The reported sale of the Pacific steamships to c..
Vanderbilt is generally credited. The unexpected
turn in steamship affairs, which this transfer neces-
sarily involves, has been the subject of much and
grave comment The travelling public are expect
ing, the consequence of it, extreme rates of pas
sage, it is not believed probable that any oppo-
stion will attempt a struggle against the new
Ii der of things The destruction of the old line,
when strong current of population had began
to flow into California, is regarded as public
calamity.
Considerable anxiety is felt at San Francisco on
account of the non-arriva of the clipper ship Col
den Eagle, which sailed from New York for that
port in May last
brisk competition had sprung up against the
California Steam Navigation Company's steamers
the inland waters of the State, and rates of pas
sage between San Francisco and Sacramento had
been reduced from five dollars to one dollar, and
even lower.
Among the recent importations at San Francisco
from Japan some of the staple articles of that
country, such sacks of sweet potatoes, equalling
those OF North Carolina; large quantity of rape
seed OIL which finds good market for supplying
better burning fluid for the lighthouses on the
Pacific than any other used samples oil leaf
tobacco, exceedingly delicate and resembling
the Havana leaf and fruits, insinglass chestnuts,
&c.
The latest news from Carson Valley represents
the weather as very cold, causing almost total
cessation OF mining operations One hundred
miners were reported to be at Walkers river
mines, but the was three feet Deep and there
was no work doing. Provisions scarce, and
the miners were leaving in consequence. At the
head OF Monoe Camp the snow was five feet deep.
The reported duel between G. r. Godfrey and
William B. Stoddard at Shasta did not come
off, Stoddard failed to appear, and his second
Marquis Levi, took his place. Levi was wounded
meeting of the Railway Executive Committee
took place yesterday afternoon, December %, at
their rooms on Montgomery street, San Francisco,
at which the articles for preliminary organization
to construct road from that city Stockton, ac-
cording to the general railroad act of 1853 and
1854, were drawn up. The distance from San
Francisco to Stockton is 800 miles, and the road is
intended to run through the country of San Mateo,
Santa Clara, Almede and San Joaquin. By the
act referred to above thousand dollars per mile
Is required to be subscribed before a company can
be organized, and a bona tfde payment of ten per
cent. must be made. Mr.. Charles B. Pollhemas, of
the firm of Alsop & Co.. was chosen temporary
Treasurer.
The amount of gold shipped by the steamship
Sonora on the Goth of December was 81 ,Sl2 $50,
and by the steamship Orzaba on the same day
S250,000 The latter destined for New Or
leans.
A number of cars and considerable quantity of
railroad iron were being discharged from the ship
Morning Light, for the Sacramento Valley Rail
road. A great quantity of the pieces of a ready
made bridge were also coming ashore for the same
destination. There is no Improvement in business
p,
and tie city trade buying small lots of goods
from first hands, but there no life to the mar
ket whatever, and rates of provisions had farther
declined. During the week business had been
without noticeable event, with the exception of
reaction in coal, in consequence of the reported
purchase of the Pacific Company's boats by Com
modore Vanderbilt. We quote anthracite nominal
ly at $50 per ton.
But one vessel from New York or Boston, the
Morning Light, from the latter place, had arrived
at San Francisco within thirty-three days, yet
prices for American imports had rather declined
than otherwise during that period The quota
tions by last steamers mail require no special
change.
The city is given up to preparations for the holi-
day festivities, and crowded with people and goods
suited to the season.
The display of diamonds, japanese fine crockery,
silks books and other holiday articles, for holiday
sale, exceeded anything ever known in San Fran
cisco before, and the disposition to purchase was in
proportion to the unusual display of everything
offered
Sailed, Dec. q, bark Eliza Adams on a whaling
voyage; Hamburg bark Zanzibar, for Iquique