The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-16
ONE WEEK LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

BY Pony Express.
ST. JosEPHs, NO., May lathe pony express
arrived here at o'clock this morning with Cali
fornia ates to May 9Th. The advices from Ore
gon are to April 2Sth, and British Columbia to
April Goth. The crops of California are consider
ed badly damaged by recent heavy storms of rain
and hail.
CALIFORNIA.
The State Legislature adjourned April 30th.-
Bills were passed to submit to vote Of the people
whether a convention shall be called to revise the
State Constitution; to grant the right of way to the
San Francisco and Los Angeles Telegraph Compa-
ny, and to appropriate 100000 to aid the Cont
mental Telegraph line. The appropriations for or
binary State purposes exceed one million dollars
The favorite objects of the monopoly of the Lee
gsature were defeated by the Governors veto or by
| his withholding approval of them, on the last
day of the session. These were the San Francisco
bulk bill; the bill appropriating $3.50, 900 to build
! nine wagon roads over the mountains to the
Washoe mines; an act amending the law of libel,
to permit newspapers to be sued for libel in any
county of the State irrespective of the residence of
the plaintiff defendant; and an act providing for
the issue of $500 900 Indian bonds unless Con-
| gress should redeem them. This heavy
! Responsibility, assumed by Governor DOwney, had
been the subject of general remark of the MAORI
ty of the people, who appear to heartily sustain the
| vetoes.
In the principal towns Of the State guns had
| been fired in honor of the veto of the Bulkhead
| bill, the scheme being regarded as an immense
| monopoly and tax commerce. San Francisco
| MAY |, in honor of the veto.
The pony express with st. Josephs letters of April
8, arrived at Carson Valley at 20 minutes past l
o'clock the 2Sth, making the time from tele-
graph station to telegraph~ station eight days and
four hours. The pony express reached San Fran
cisco at O'Clock =. NJ. on the 10Th.
News is received that twenty camels from Lbe-
ria will arrive at San Francisco about midsummer,
and be used instead of mules for mountain express
and freight business, between California and Salt
Lake.
A rumor prevails that the Rothschilds have sent
out an agent to examine the Washoe mines. The
Ophir company owning part of the original Com
stock lead at Washoe. have organized, with cap
ita stock of seven millions. Capt. Dali, the sup
erntendent of the mining operations, says the mine
can be made to yield a million and halfper month
this summer.
OREGON.
The political campaign of Oregon opened at
Portland on the 2Sth of April, by mass meeting
of the Democracy which was addressed BY George
II. Shiel, candidate for Congress. The Republ-
cans have again nominated David Logan for Con-
gress. He and Col. E. L. Baker are canvassing the
State, the latter aspiring to be of the United
States Senators to be elected in August The Re-
publicans are making great efforts to secure two
United States Senators, which they regard as pos
sible, on account of dissensons in the Democratic
party. The accounts from the Simikamen mines
continue unfavOrable
BRITISH COLUMBIA. ...
The ship Hebe arrived at Victoria on the 25th of
April, from Hong Kong, with 225 Chinese. The
Chinese population was also rapidly increasing
through arrivals from California.
THE LATEST.
SAN Francisco, May Ex-Governor Downey has
appointed Maj Jarny Commissioner of Emigrants
for this port. The United States soop-of-war Gaze
move arrived at 2 o'clock. The steamer Golden
Gate took out to-day $50 in treasure, and
466 passengers.
COMMERCIAL.
Since the last pony express business has met with
The market for crushed Sugars broke down. sales
at l2S d3 cts, partly forced at auction. The rains for
the last three days have nterered with business Few
changes be noted but the market throughout is felt
to be weaker Wines and Spirits about the only art
Giles sustained Adamantine Candles lSH cts. for fair
brands Coffee 17 cts for Rio and 10 cts for Costa Rca
Hard Coal 1929. Staple Dry Goods firm Drills 94 cts;
Sheetings OK Choice Bacon 14G15 cts; Clear Pork
5000; Mess Sl775; extra Butter I'm cts best Lard
lax cts Foreign Brandies firm, and but little doing
American Brandy 47HG50 cts. pure Spirits SO cts;
Whiskey 45G947 \ cts; Alcohol S5d90 cts.
Money for tomorrow's steamer quite easy, and all
engagements to-day have been met readily Gold bars
rule at IS 60 par Sight exchange is per cent premium
few drafts commanding *
Realf, John Browns Secretary of State, is
in Ohio, and has joined the Shakers, in Warren
county.