The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-26
LATEST NEWS.
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Arrival of the Steamer Baltic from California;.
New YORK, March 25.-The steamer Baltic ar
rived this afternoon from Aspinwall, bringing Cali
forna dates to the 9Th inst, and $685. 900 in specie
The shipments of treasure had been unusually
small, owing to the very large investments made
in the Washoe silver mines.
The United States frigates Roanoke and Sabine
and steamship Relief were at Aspinwall.
The principal consgnees on the specie list are as
follows:-Messrs. Wells, Fargo & Co, Sl79 000
American Exchange Bank, $4,000; A. Belmont
900. W. 7. Coleman, S32 900; P. Patrick $685.
900; w. Seligman Il Co., SAL 900: Taafe, M'Cahill
Co, S260O0 Fl. Cohen & Co., Sl5, 900; Freeman
d Co. S., 900.
The steamer Cortez with the mails was to leave
a few hours after the Golden Gate.
A rather destructive fire occurred at Sacramento
on the 4th. Weston's brick buildings occupied by
A. Searles, carriage shop; Tolls brick stable and
the old county Court buildings which was being
fitted up hotel, was burt; loss $4,000.
The Oregon Democratic State Convention had
selected delegates to the Charleston Convention;
and the Republican State committee had appointed
delegates to the Chicago Convention.
LIT. Mullan's wagon road expedition had gone
into winter quarters. The road had been COM
pleted to point three hundred miles from Fort
Walla-Wal ALA and expected to be finished to
Fort Benton by the fall
The steamer Ariel, with the mails from New
York, arrived at Aspinwall on the afternoon of
the 18th.
General Barrios has been elected President of the
hepuDnc OF San salvador.
The Nicaraguan Government has approved the
contract with Messrs Croskey & Co.. and has in
voked special session of Congress to ratify it.
The revolution in Costa Rica, in favor of ex-
President Nora has been suppressed.
The news from Chilli is uninteresting.
Peru appears to be on the of war. 1t was
reported that President Castillo about to march
against Bolivia with his entire expedition.
Nothing further had been discovered concerning
the murder of Capt Lambert, of the British ship
Vixen.
Eighty ships were loading at the Chincha Islands,
and others were daily expected
Meeting of the National Democratic Conn
mittee.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The following call has
been furnished to the newspapers here for publica-
tiOn tomorrow
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1860.
The members of the Democratic National Committee
requested to meet in Washington Thursday April
9th, for consultation important business. full and
prompt attendance is desired
d. A SMALLEY, Chairman.
J. II. George C. L. Vallandigham Julius Hessee Sec
retaries
Six or eight members of the committee are al
ready in the city. 1t is understood that no change
will probably be made to the place of holding
the Convention, but it thought important that
the committee should be called together in order
to satisfy public opinion, and in the hope that the
grievances complained of at Charleston NAV be
abated. The clamor for a change, however, CON
tinues unabated from different sections. There is
some talk among individual delegates now here OF
an informal call upon the several State delegations
to confer at the time with the national com.
mittee on the same subject.