The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-29
,nn,TIoYAL FROM CALIFORNIA.

Sr LoU1s. March 23.-The Pony Express arriv-
ed at Fort Kearney, with San Francisco dates to
the 18th, furnishes the following additional items
of news:
GENERAL NEWS.
The steamer Golden Gate sailed for Panama on
the 18Th, carrying l6o passengers and nearly mil
lion in treasure.
During the last four days the Legislature has
met each afternoon and gone through with the
routine OF balloting for a Senator, without an
pearing to make any progress towards an cleo
ton
Ten ballots in all have been had. 1t REQUIRES So
votes to elect and no candidate has yet received as
high as 30 votes.
Gov. Downey had vetoed the bill changing the
murder trial of Horace Smith from San Francisco
to Placer county, but both Houses of the Lepisla-
ture passed the bill over the veto the Hobbies
shouting enthusiastically over the result.
without new combinations are formed no Sena-
tor can be elected this winter
Commandant B. B. Cunningham of the Mare
Island Navy Yard, died this morning.
-, A; K. Mallory, late State Comptroller, died on
the 1st inst.
The California Coal Mining Company, with
capital stock of So 000 900, was Incorporated yes
terday, to develop the recently opened mines in
Mount Diable region, which promise to be mex
haustible and of excellent quality.
1t is proposed to build railroad to make the
mines more accessible to the Bay of San Fran
CISCO
The bark Guaymas sailed for the Mexican port
OF that name on the 9th, taking a cargo of goods
for Arizona, to be transported across Sonora by
the new route opened by the authority of the Gov
eminent of that State.
Alexander Purple one of the Vigilance Commit
tee exiles OF 1856, returned to California on the
last steamer, and has been arrested and placed
under $500 bonds for disturbing the peace
OREGON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Oregon dates to the Sth instant have been re-
ceved.
disastrous coniagration occurred at Vancou-
hn l.
mad been destroyed, and man named John Ry-
an was so badly burned that his life despaired Of
Large crowds OF miners are pursuing their way
to the Rock River mines.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
The schooner W. L. Richardson brings Sand
witch Island dates to the 18th of February
On the 10th of that month the United States
soop Wyoming, six guns under the command Of
John K. Mitchell, arrived at Honolulu, for Pana-
ma, via Hilo and Lahama in search of the sloon-of
war Levant, supposed to be lost.
THE SLOOP-OF-WAR LEVANT.
The Honolulu Adrcrtiser of the 18th has the fol-
lowing speculation on the subject
There is every reason to believe that the United
States sloop-ofwar Levant has met with some Sc
rious disaster after leaving Hilo. Itwas Capt
Hunts intention to have taken northerly course
from the Islands, till he judged he could fetch the
port of Acapulco where be purposed going first to
forward his dispatches to Washington.
If this plan was followed, the Levant probably
ran North to about ~ degrees, then tackled and
headed for the Mexican coast. The bark Consort
was dismantled in gale about October Is, accord
ing to one account and October 20, according to
another.
Had the Levant simply been dismantled, she
could have reached these Islands under jury mssts
or the boats could have got here. The conclusion
forces itself upon that if she met with disaster
it has proved fatal to the ship and all on board.
In looking back over our shipping memoranda,
we find that the whaling barks Emerald, Robert
Morrison, Florence and Braganza, and ships Re
gales in from 30 to As north latitude, from Oct Der
Sd to October 10th, (wnd southwest in which
they all received more or less damage
The anniversary of King Kan ehameha's birth
day occurred on Saturday, the 9th of February,
and was observed at Honolulu with great public
rejoicing.
The annual parade of the fire department, in
uniform, with their engines, was held on this oc-
casion.