The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-22
ADDITIONAL FROM CALIFORNIA.
FORT kEARNEY, July IS.-The overland express,
with dates to the fourth inst, furnishes the follow
ing additional intelligence:

Fort kEARNEY, July lS.-The overland express,
with dates to the fourth inst. furnishes the follow
ing additional intelligence
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The first daily overland mail coach started from
Placervle, escorted out of town by immense
concourse of citizens, with bands of music and
non firing. The coach and horses were decorated
with American flags. There were six bags OF the
letter mail and twenty-eight bags of newspapers
in all weighing l,776 pounds.
Business is suspended throughout the State to-
day, and our national anniversary receives the
homage of people devoted 10 the Union.
There such display of flags and so
many manifestations OF patriotism, in all appropri-
ate, at any previous anniversary. Nearly all the
churches of San Francisco have run up the Stars
and Stripes during the week, to remain up till the
war is ended.
For several evenings past magnificent comet
has been visible about IA degrees of the north
star, with the tail extending the heavens
more than 80 degrees. In many respects it resem-
bes the comet of 1858, with very much larger
nucleus,
On Friday and Saturday of last week Governor
DOwney issued some sixty military commissions
to officers of the various companies throughout
the State.
Dates from Oregon have been received per
steamer Pacific to the 1st inst.
Three companies of the Fourth United States In
fautrv arrived bv the Pacific. Colonel Wright has
countermanded the order tnrthe removal of Capt
Pickett's company of the Ninth Infantry from San
Juan Island.
The best indication yet seen of the existence of
gold, in paying qualities, in Nez Perces county, is
the fact that the Pacific brought down some
S36, 900 in dust from there.
A violent storm passed over Puget Sound on the
l1th ult., doing considerable damage to the crops
and fruit trees.
The Vancouver Washington Territory Chron-
icle of the Goth of June, has the following : g
% s. ous ,kEt an~y
ton between st. Louis and San Francisco.
They are building small steamers of exceeding
light draught OF water, but possessed of great
power, to ply on the Upper Missouri, between st.
Louis and Fort Benton; and from that place to Lew,
istown, at the mouth of Clear Water, stages will
run regularly, and steamer, forwarding freight
and passengers, will connect the latter place with
Vancouver, which is to become the head of ocean
| steamship navigation
Itwas with this object in view that the company
| lately bought the ocean steamers. If carried out
as it will undoubtedly be, it will be Of ncalculabIe
benefit to this region. The pracicability of thi
enterprise has been fully demonstrated. Steamer
| of light draught would have no difficulty in navi
eating the Upper Missouri, at Fort Benton, at al
| seasons of the year.
Austin Smith, late the United States Navy Agent
left for this port and turned over the office to hi
successor last week. and departed for the East b
the steamer of the 1st, and, it is believed, to ente
the Confederate army He is a son of ex-Governo
William Smith, of Virginia. The day after be lei
a suit was commenced against him in one OF th
San Francisco Courts, to recover Sl4 ,399 enruste
The Sacr amento Union of to day, in commentip
upon the suit, gives the following account
Smiths sentiments to Mr.. Ginning, his successor
the office. He said, in very excited manner, bot
in tone and gesture 81 owe allegiance to II
United States Government, and look upon the Go
ernment as an exploded humbug.
81 proclaim it publicly, that it would be sour'
of qualification to me-the proudest OF my life
take bs sck to nv native State few hundred thou
and dollars If had it in my possession, I'll be
if wonld not do So But the amount in my pc
session is so paltry-onlv Sl5 0O0-tbat it is not
object worthy of me- and l shall turn over to u
what little have not as act OF honesty on n
, part or that l should be entitled to any credit
it, but because the Government could make IT
OF my securities.
# "The North are grabbing the public funds, shl
OF war, arsenais and navy yards, anc the South a
e entitled to hand in that game of grab. 1t is
: source of grief to me that it is not in nv power
manifest my loyalty to my native State in a su
4 stantial manner"
: The San Francisco Times of to-day has the fl
!. owing additional remarks concerning the sar
~ party: "Mr. Smith paid all demands of his sect
> sion friends against the office, and did not paw t
claims of loyal men. He refused to deliver scr
of paper to his successors and carried all the boo
of the NAVY Agents office off with him on t
3, steamer. There is nothing to snow Mr. Chini
It how the accounts stand.
a The affairs are in ipextricapie confusion,
/ Il would seem that this bad been done with p'
i pose 1t is intimated that orders Will De sent
Ie the PONY Express to New YORK for ms ARE
ii News comes from the Navy Yard that previous
his departure, when called upon to pay an audi