The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-03
LATEST NEWS.
IELEGRAMS.
From California,

IELEGRAMS.
From California
Fort KEARNEY. May 1.-The PONY Express
passed here last night at haif-past o. bringing the
following summary of news frrm the Pacific coast:
| SAN fRANcIsco, April 20-3 40 P. M.-The ships
recently chartered are the Grace Darling to Lon
don, Romance of the Sea and Spittire 10 Liverpool,
| and Tasman to Cork The Mary Robinson OBJ
tanned freight TO New York, to load in Coeman's
line There is still demand for tonnage, and rates
! promise to be sustained. The Revenue, Peruvian,
and the Flying Eagle, are the only disengaged YES
! sells in port.
Messrs J. W. Denver and Samuel Smith have
been appointed commissioners to proceed to Wash
| ington with vouchers and adjust the California war
! Gebt with the Fedora Government.
charge Of bribery and corruption. involving
! the integrity of a portion Of the Assembly Com
mittre Claims, is being Investigated by a Spe-
! cial Committee appointed for that pupose
The Senate has amended the act passed last wear,
| Offering bonus of $50, 900 to the company build
! Ing the first telegraph between the Mississippi
and the Pacific extending the tine for the compile
tion of the work, without forfeiting the bonus to
six months. 1t is believed the Assembly will CON
cur.
The stacking of the Western and the Overland
route FOR the mail service, under the Butter field
contract, has been commenced. The Company pro-
pose establishing stations every II or is miles
across the Continent each station to be well sup
piled with men, horses and coaches the first coach
ist of July The trip will be made, probably,
land in fifteen daVs.
public dinner is proposed for Senator Latham
on his arrival, by his friends in San Francisco.
The Legislature has changed the election laws,
so that the Municipal election for San Francisco
shall hereafter be held in May instead of Septen-
Der, when the State election takes place.
Later accounts from the Mariposa Company
state that the Fremont claim will be repaired so
that all 'the quartz mills resume operations
within two weeks.
gold excitement is prevailing at Los Angeles,
based on recent reported discoveries in the noun
tains to the southeast Of that place.
The Assembly Yesterday passed tia proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States by vote OF yeas 81, nays 3, the members
voting in the negative representing the ultra Seces
sion wing Of the Assembly.
The Mariposa Gazette says that one.thrd of the
population of that country will pass the summer
across the mountains at Moro Coso, " ash0e. &c.
The steamer CorteZ arrived this morning, bring
ing Victoria papers to the 10Th, and Portland and
Oregon to the lTh.
There is great excitement in all the northern
regions as to gold fields in Nez Percez county
The Portland Advertiser, of April II, saws that |
the news received by the last trip of the Julia is
contirmatory Of the richness of the Nez Percez
mines.
Mr. Geary, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, in
conjunction with the agent of Cam, has effected an
agreement with the Nez Percez Indians to open |
portion OF country mines, with provision for a /
military force in the vicinity of the mines to pre-
serve peace and order.
British Columbia papers report the discovery of
rich gold diggings in the Caribboo country.
A correspondent of The Victoria Press saws
that company OF French Canadians struck coarse
gold diggings in the neighborhood of Lake Halloo-
po, IN the ridge mountains running from Siuilka-
meen to Carbboo
The Colonist says that the export of gold from
Victoria, for the quarter ending March 81 is S2l9
600, being excess of $40 900 over the corresnon
ding quarter last year.
The same paper recommends the purchasing or
building steamers tor the Victoria and San Fran
cisco trade direct, in the offer to be made to
the proprietors of the Santa Cruz is rejected
The grand jury OF Victoria have presented Shell
don's Mammoth Gift Enterprise as nuisance and
the proprietor amenable to the law.
Crowds of people are leaving Victoria Oregon
and Washington Territory for the different old
districts.
r 1TIed o m Sn sn, d ships Pyng EAGLE New York 18TH
dess' Boston The schooner Ida, of Philadelphia was
spoken per Northern Light the 25th ut in lat %
topgallant mast and jibboom Feb g. lat 81 a. S. long
66 90 ". saw whaling bark Commerce. bound " March
Star. Morton, ~ months out, 1000 bbls Sperm
Sailed l7th ship Electra Sidney; 10Th, bark Carib on
whaling voyage 20th Goconda. Liverpool; steamship
Golden Gate carrying passengers and 1926 600 in
treasure, $3.50 coo of which was for New York.
From the associated Press Despatch to the Northern r
perSJ Wednesday,
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, May misunderstanding the large
number of troops in Washing ton and al
though many of them permitted to have free
range OF the streets during the day, nothing what
ever approaching to even slight disturbance of
the peace has occurred in any locality.
Ladies of the city have rendered their services
as hospital nurses, should such services be necessa-
ry; while some Of them preparing lint in the
possible contingency that it may be- needed, al
though there is no present apprehension that
point.
90 far as can be ascertained, all the troops cheer
IN PfF%5 e % sTsfE 6At now efed ana those con-
stanty arriving, citizens feel perfectly secure
from attack; therefore they comparatively free
from disqueting excitement.
Contrary to many assertions which have found
their way into the newspapers, none restricted
or intertered with in legitimate pursuits; and the
civil administration, as heretofore, is unimpared.
The merchants and traders, az class, ha We been
suffering in their business, but are now expert
eDcing relief.
The fear of being 'starved out" il dissipated-
supplies Of cattle and other necessaries are con-
stantly received.
streets Some time back military were moved in
our great thoroughfsre ostentatiously, and light
artillery and flying Dragons noisiiy and often at
the top of their horses speed. Military courers
were constantly riding, rather racing, their
horses, in companies of from two to six, from one
end of the avenue to the other BY all this ex-
ciement was created among citizens, and appre.
tensions were stirred on the part of women and
The fear was constantly excited that some dread
event was happening at one point another to
which the military directed.
The Administrations upon having its attention
called to this subject, at once appreciated the
propriety of making arrangements for quiet
in the conduct of military and other movements
Herewith connected. Under the reforms no need
less military displays unnecessary exhaustion of
'horsefesh" appear streets. The result is
comparative quiet and apparent freedom the
part of the peculiarly sensitive from the needless
alarm which heretofore prevailed.
The Government received intelligence by the
steamer Adriatic, from Paris stating that Minister
Faulkner had presented the Commissioners from
the Southern Confederacy. This is reliable com
ing from a high source.
1t is stated, further, that Mr.. Dallas, our Minis
ter to London, had refused to present the Commits
soners until be had received advices or instruc-
tions 10 regard to the matter from the home gov
ernmept.
MIR Faulkner, it appears, presented the South
ern Commissioners in violation of his instructions.
Chicago Volunteers Refuse to take the Oath.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-The Cairo correspondent of
the Republican says that about dozen volunteers
belonging to the Chicago company had refused to
take the oath, and left the ranks.
Major Buckner, Commander-n-Chief of the Ken
lucky militia, had a conference with Col. Prentss,
commander OF the forces at Cairo, and there
much excitement at Paducab, KY, AMI companies
are constantly drilling
Four pieces of artillery had been received from
Nashville.
1t understood that the Governor of Tennes-
see had ma de demand upon the Governor of Hi |
nois for the arms and munitiOn of war taken from |
q steamer. The boat had been given up to the !
owpers and taken to Paducah.
The feeling was high at Nashville, and sew |
era companies drilling day and night.
A twenty-tour pounder and a considerable num-
Der of troops were stationed at Colum bus Ky
The town carefully guarded and strangers
closely watched, the people feared attack |
from the Cairo forces. The steamer Julius II. !
Smith had slipped by Cairo and landed 45O Colts |
rifles.
Appointments by the President.
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The President has made
the following appointments
James Harlan, Attorney, and Alexander Fl.
Sneed, Marshal for the District of Kentucky; Hi
Wiley, Attorney, and d. II. Carr Marshal for
Conn cticut; Albert Sanford, Marshal of Rhode
Island; Levi G. Ketaly Marshal for New Mexico,
Sidney Ii. Hubbell, Associate Justice of the same
territory
Associate Justice Campbell, of the United States
Supreme Court, has resigned, he having heretofore
announced that he would follow the fortunes of
Alabama, though not approving OF secession.
The Connecticut Legislature.
HARTFORD, May 1.-Tbe Connecticut Legislature
convened to-day. Augustus Braudegle, of New
London, was made Speaker of the House.
Governor Buckingham, in his message, recon-
mends efficient State militia; says that forty-one
volunteer companies have already been accepted,
| and that the Fifth Regiment will be full in a few