The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-04-08
LATEST NEWS.
IELEGRAMS.
FROM CALIFORNIA BY PONY EXPRESS
United States Senatorship - SI,II2,OOO En-
Route for New York

Fort KEARYEY, April 5.-The Pony Express
passed here at $50 this morning with the following
advices:
SAN Francisco, March 23.-The Senatorial cleo
ton which was briefly teegraphed over by the last
Pony Express, was brought about under extraordi-
nary circumstances.
On the night preceding the election, the Douglas
and Breckenridge Democrats favorable to re .organ
izng the Democratic party it formerly existed.
agreed to hold another Senatorial caucus at which
all the Breckinridge and large minority of the
Douglas members present
The prominent candidates before the caucus were
Messrs Denver, Weller and Nugent The Breck-
inridge men preferred Weller, but could not get
the Douglasites to support him. The next choice
was Nugent, the Douglastes claiming that bis
election would attach the Irish votes TO the reor-
ganlZation OF the Democratic party On this
theory, Mr.. Nugent was nominated over Denver
and Weller
After his nomination, Mr.. Nugent was called
upon, and made an indscreet speech, strongly
sympathlzing with the seeding States. This
speech aroused vigorous opposition to the new
candldate, some of the Douglas members of the
caucus declining to abide by the nomination.
Inc Republican members of the Legislature, who
had previously declined to support any Douglas
Democrat, now resolved to vote for any Union
man to defeat Nugent
When the Joint Convention re assembled on the
10th, the first ballot showed As votes for Nugent
about 80 for McDougall, and q for the Republican
candidate. The balance were scattering.
The vote on the second ballot stood about the
same. During the progress of the third ballot the
Republicans and scattering votes commenced con-
centrating on McDougall, amid scene of the wild
est excitement which continued until the President
announced, from the clerks tally, the election of
MIR. McDougall, that gentleman having received sc
out OF the Ill votes cast. The Convention was
then declared adjourned sine die.
On this showing Mr.. McDougall received his GER
thcatc OF election, but a subsequent examination
OF the clerks records showed that ll3 votes were
cast, two OF the scattering votes not having been
tod IF ts Ap,itf tfaIA r,oII Old Al.
take occurred, and that Mr.. McDougall falls one
short of majority.
Public opinion is divided whether the clerks
mistake can be corrected to invalidate the
election. 1t is generally admitted that had the
mistake been discovered before the Convention ad-
Journed, another ballot would easily have elected
McDougau, and the Senate, yesterday, voted to
consider that no election had taken place, and
passed resolution to 90 into new Joint Conven-
tion, if the Assembly concurred. 1t is supposed
that McDougall will re-submit his name, in which
case 1t is probable that he will get such majority
as to make his election doubly sure.
LATER
The Assembly this afternoon rejected the Senate
resolution for new Joint Senatorial Convention,
bv nearly an unanimous vote.
Ihe Pony Express arrived at Carson Valley to-
DAY, with st. Louis dates via Fort Kearney to the
18th instant. The news is considered favorable
and South
The Breckinridge State Central Committee, in
session at Sacramento, has taken no action vet
Large cargoes of silver ore continue to arrive at
San Francisco from the Washoe, Emeralda and
Carlo mines
The Mount Diable coal mines are pronounced by
Frof. Whitney, the State Geologist, of apparently
exhaustless extent. The coal is suitable for manu-
iacturing, steamboat and household purposes, and
can be mined at S4 per ton.
hre at hay yard near Folsom street wharf in
San Francisco, on the 2lst, caused a loss of from
Sl2 900 to $50, 900.
Los Angeles, March %, o'clock, P. M.-The
overland mail stage from st. Louis, with two pas
sengers' lett here at O'Clock this morning
moreno, with 200 men, has landed in the lower
country of Lower California and upset the Ell Paso
government. 1t is reported that fight had taken
place, in which few men were killed and sevarai
wounded $500 ~ "