The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-16
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\ Ine HOny EXpreSS-EieVen iayS
Later from San FranciscO-Arrival of the
| Japanese Embassy.
| Sr. JOSEPH, NO., April l4.-The first messenger
on the Central Overland Pony Express arrived
| here at four O'Clock yesterday afternoon, with
California dates to April Sd, and Carson Valley
dates to the 4th. This messenger came throus h
In ten days to minute, he having left San Fran
| cisco at four p. NJ, on April Sd. Owing to the
arrangement of the wires between here and
| ST. Louis, the reports were delayed until this
| morning.
| The United States steamer Powhattan, with the
Japanese embassy, consisting in all of 72 persons
arrived on the 18th. After repairs and coaling
| which will take some days, she will proceed to
| Panama. The embassy propose spending a month
on the Atlantic side, and wish to return via Pana-
ma in the Powhattan,
The Legislature is occupied in considering the
San Francisco bulkhead bill The contest is excit-
ing proportlonate to the vast interest involved.
The result Is doubtful. The State capitol seems
permanently located at Sacramento $780, 900 hav-
ing been appropriated for the commencement of a
capitol building, which is to cost when complete
S5U0O0O. The Japanese steam corvette Candin-
marruh has been in the dry dock at Ware Island
navy yard, and been put in complete order, free of
charge; Commodore Cunningham explaining that
while he had no actual authority to render this
accommodation, he felt he was but CARRYING
out the intentions of his government in doing for
the Japanese steamers all that he could do for an
American man,ot-war.
Since the departure of the overland mail of the
26th ult., the following vessels have arrived:
Arrived March 26th, barks Rival, from Balti-
more,and rinsco, from Sydney; 9th, steamer Col
den Age, from Panama; 29th, U. S. steamer Pow
haitian, from Japan; 30tb, bark Rover, from ia
pan; 3lst, ship Sierra Nevada, 81 days from Bos-
ton; French ship Jean Bart, from Bordeaux; 3Oth,
steamer s6sa champion, from Panama. Sailed March
2sth, ship Hindoostan for Puget's Sound, and from
thence is bound to Valparaiso; 29th, ship Ovade
for Hong Kong; 30th, Eagle Wing, for New York
The Rover, from Japan, brings ZOO tubs ofrape
seed oil, 300 bundles sea weed, 200 bundles cutie
hsh nin nt nj lanG and
go OF japanese products. The Ovade, for Hong
Kong, takes considerable flour, 100000 feet Of
lumber, and S3500OO in gold and silver. The Ea
gle Wing for New York takes 10000 hides, 70
bales of WOOL GO casks of California wine and other
domestic products.
THE LATEST.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3d.-The japanese EN-
bassy remain the hOnored guests of the CITY,
Twenty thousand dollars have been appropriated
for the entertainment of the visitors. On the End
they received grand public reception and a ma
tlonal salute. The foreign consus participated in
the ceremonies.
From Washington
WASHINGTON, April l5.-As number of the op-
position will ''pair OFF, with the Democratic mem.
bers of Congress who are going to Charleston and
will avail themselves of this arrangement to visit
their homes, it is probable that scarcely a Quorum
it so many, will be left here to attend to the public
business. David A Burr, who has recently re-
turned from Utah in lecture last nipht refuted
the statement of Mr.. Hooper, the delegate from the
Territory, that the Mormons have no coinage of
theirown, and exhibited some of their money! which
the authorities have forced into circulation to show
that 1t is 80 per cent. below the national standard
1t Is said that the administration adheres to the
possession of San Juan Island and that in response
to the proposition to the British Government. the
latter has by this time been so informed. Rev.
Mr.. Stockton, Chaplain of the House. had among
his numerous auditors to-day the President
Speaker Pennington and other members of Con-
gress He was so pointed in his remarks as clearly
to imply his strong condemnation of the duello
The Freshets and Western Travel.
PITTsBURG, April l3.-The damage to the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad is very
slight; passengers and freight trains are running
with the usual regularity. The Pennsylvania Rail
road is unnjured. The river is in fine boating or
der; boats are plenty and loading for all points.
CINCINNATI, April 13.-Columbus papers state
that the injuries sustained by the railroads and
canals in the central portion of the State are much
greater than was anticipated. The damage to the
public works is immense, probably not less than
500, 900 East Of Newark the Central Ohio road is
covered with water for miles: At Marietta, yes
terday, the water six feet deep on Harmar
street, and was rising at the rate of three inches
per hour. At GAINESVILLE the Muskingum river is
higher than ever before known. West GAINESVILLE
is entirely under water, and the lower end of
GAINESVILLE is in the same condition. The Central
Ohio Railroad is very much damaged, and several
warehouses upon it are washed away