The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-09
LATEST NEWS,
TELEGRAMS.
From Washin pf0n

WASHINGTON, February S.-The Interior De-
partment will shortly send preliminary instructions
to the various Marshals for taking the next census
The schedules will soon follow.
1t is arragned that the official announcement of
the death of Senator Broderick will be made on
Monday next, in Ithe Senate by MIR. Ham, and in
the House by Mr.. Burch
A report prevails that the Commissioner of the
Land Office, Mr.. Smith, has rendered his resigna-
tion to the President.
The Republican caucus held this afternoon nomi-
mated John D. Defrees, of Indianapolis, Editor of
the Indianapolis Atlas, for House Printer, his ma
jority being one Mr.. Mitchell of the St. Louis
News This selection is said to be independent of
any business combination with him. 1t is probable
that daily paper will Immediately be started in
Washington under his control.
The Republicans have appointed as the Congress
sional Executive Committee, on the part of the
House, Messrs. Covode (Chairman), Spaulding,
Washburne of Illinois, Alley, Stratton and Kill
gore. The Republican Senators will appoint three
members of it.
Minister Faulkner has, in accordance with the
views announced in President Buchanan's first an
nual message, been instructed to propose to the
French Govern ment the removal of its discrimna-
ting duties, both on tonnage and on articles, the
growth, produce manufacture of the one coun-
try when arriving in vessels belonging to the other,
which restrictions seriously affect American COM
merce. The object is to obtain such principles of
reciprocity this Government has secured with
other nations, France being the only exception.
The Speaker has completed the list of Standing
they shall be announced tomorrow. New York
will be represented on the Committee on Commerce
by Mr.. John Cochrane. This gentleman will at
early day bring forward the bill heretofore re-
ported and advocated by him to codify the various
revenue and collection laws, with such modifca-
tions may remove the objections which were for
merly urged against it.
Arrival of the Overland California Mail.
MALLoY's STATION, Feb. S.-The overland Cali
fornia mail of the 10th ult arrived here at mid
night, having been detained by high waters on the
Texan rivers.
The overland mails from St. Louis of the 29th
and 26th of December arrived at San Francisco on
the 18th ult. Letters from New York went through
in twenty days, and telegraphic intelligence from
New York and Washington, of the evening of the
30th of December, received at San Francisco
the evening of the 14th ult, the time being only
fifteen days and three hours from those extreme
points. The Presidents message via Malloy's Sta
tion and Five-laughs' Ferry, was telegraphed to
San Francisco to the San Francisco Bulletin and to
the Sacramento Union, and published entire in
those papers fifteen hours before the arrival of the
mail
Fourteen thousand dollars of government treasure
lost in the steamer Northerner. The Mr..
Bloomfield lost by this disaster, was of the
Bishop of London and Mr.. French, who pershed,
was son of the late Capt. French, of the AID
Regiment of the British army.
1t. Governor Downey was inaugurated Governor
on the 14th.
Governor Latham's message, in setting off the
Southern counties new Territory, was much
discussed He was to leave in the steamer Golden
Gate for New York on the 5th.
slight movement was in progress to elect
successor to Senator Gwin but Governor Downey
totally disapproves of the project.