The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-17
FROM CALIFORNIA BY PONY EXPRESS
Million en- route for New YOrlx--Thc Ore
Gon LeGisl ature Organized.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. l5.-The California Express
reached here at noon to-day, twentyfour hours be-
hind time, with San Francisco dates to Oct. 3D.
SAN Francisco, October 3-Arrived, September 3Oth,
Ship Lotus, from Hong Kong; Mary Ogden, from New
York; Belvidere from Boston; f. F. Willets from New
York October lst Panama from New York bark Con
stantne and bark Trent from Rio de Janeiro.
Sailed September GOTH bark Carlotta for Calao; 30h
ship Silver Star for Bakers Island Electric Spark for
Bakers Island Oct 1st, steamer Sonora, for Panama,
(see general news 3D. bark Creole, for Cork bark Ed
"N'N N''' COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
The arrivals have not contributed to any increased
tivy in the market Buyers are making efforts to OBJ
little dispos ition to yield from importers Theobbng
| trade continues good
sold at 29 cts. per lb and 1000 rkns should be
the market tomorrow. Lard is still slow of sale at II
GglS cts. Bacon improved sides IA cts Pork tending
upward gradually Hams rather quiet Rice is sell
ing freely for consumption Spirits-Domestics have
cts Alcohol tbbs so cts. Foreign Spirits inactive
last noted. The advices from China have given a buoy
ahcy 10 sugars NO. Chlha quotaDle under safes at
96G94 cts. Domestic raw Sugars parake Of the up
ward tendency sales of choice do at 11G11H cts Rein
Sugars meet with less request and slow of sale at
this moment at Is cts. for crushed.
The export demand for Wheat continues brisk under the
last accounts, but buyers do tre better 81 so per
100 lbs is fair quotation for shipping samples. The
small supply of tonnage which has lately to hand
has been eagerly sought for The ship Wetts to
China the Trent to England the Panama is being nego-
tated for and the Mary Ogden will be sent out for
| ofguano.
The steamship Sonora sailed on the lst of October
! for Panama, to connect with the Aspinwall steamer
for New York, with 246 passengers and 1895 GOO in
treasure; also S24 900 worth of Washoe silver ORE
The Douglas primary election held in San Fran
cisco, on the 10Th, demonstrated the fact that the
Irish voters almost unanimously in favor of that
| division of the Democracy.
! Both wings of the Democracy are confident of
! carrying the State. A good deal of betting has
! commenced, and there to be no difficulty in
/ getting hackers on even bets either for against
Douglas.
Heavy bets are always supposed to exercise an
| important influence on California elections. The
Republicans accordingly not unmindul of such
tactics, Eugene Sullivan, prominent member of
that party having already wagered S25 900 against
| $4,000 that Lincoln will be elected by the people.
! The money is deposited in bank.
| Lieut.. Beale arrived from Independence at Fort
| TETON, with party of fourteen men, on the 9th
inst. He reports the Indians very troublesome on
the Albuquerque route.
On the lst instant $4,000 were received at San
Francisco from FreInOnts Mariposa mines, being
the product of the previous eight days.
OREGON.
Full advices from Oregon explain the progress oi
! the Legislature
| The attempted adjournment of the House sine die
as advised by last express, has been entirely re-
ceded from, and decided to have been impossible
| under circumstances existing When it at.
tempted there was much popular Indignation al
the attempts both in the Senate and House to de-
stroy the session by premature and illegal ad
JOurnlnent, as well as Dy tne secession OF 1actOuS
members, so as to deprive either body of quorum.
At the last accounts, September 26th, both Houses
in session and duly organized, the six absent
Senators having returned aud taken their seats in
the Senate. The informal proceedings had in their
absence were ratified.
The Governor sent in his message on the 25th.
1t takes strong Brecknridge grounds on national
politics He also protests that he will call no ex-
ira session of the Legislature if it adourns without
electing the United States Senators.
This course would postpone the election for two
years, the sessions being biennial. Under these
circumstances it is thought that the popular clam
! or will insist an election and other legislation
during the balance of forty days, for which time
only the session constitutionally last.
The following telegraphic despatch, which reach
ed San Francisco day, the latest inteli-
gence and all that has been received this week:
SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 28.-A joint resolution
passed both branches of the Legislature Yesterday
providing for joint Convention, to convene in the
hall of the House of Representatives on Monday,
October lst, for the election Of two United States
| Senators. The vote was unanimous in the Senate,
but the resolution met with strong opposition from
! the Breckenridge Democrats in the House. There
is no certainty of an election taking place at the
time specified.
The ship Lotus brings adyices from Hong Kong
| to August 18th. She left at that port ships Star
! King, Editus, Rose, Fleet Wing, and Sea Serpent
from Shanghai, Marion and Amaranth, uncertain.
The ship Alfred Hill sailed for New York on the
same day. Saw ship Mandarin, from Shanghai
entering Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Press of the 10th and llth o
August has advices from Pechelee Gulf to the 26th
of July, which day the allied fleet sailed for the
scene of action the French in GA vessels, large and
small, and the British in upwards of 200 vessels.
twas generally believed that the lst of August
had been agreed on for a combined attack upon the