The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-14
New 1orlx, "wednesday, January II, 1857.
The News.

Sau Juan del Sur NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Dec D.
San jose, Costa Rica. Dec IL.
P.oema and Aspinwsl ................... Jan. 8.
Melbourne. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. O,t. 10
sydpey NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Oct a.
knsstn, Jam. ................. Dec. ~
Valparaiso. Nov 30.
ceitao Dec H.
Observation-Disclosures. Dec. 10.
kenoozs, River Plate. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Nov. ~
CITY o! observation-disclosures. DEC 70
baveDa ............ ............. Jan. D.
The news from California is important The Su.
preme Court had rendered decision TO the effect
that, by the constitution of the State public debt
could be contracted by the government of California
exceeding the sum OF three hundred thousand dol
lars, unless previously submitted TO and ratified by q
direct vote Of he people. AS OF the existing
Stare debt has been submitted to the popular action,
the whole amount except three hundred thousand
dollars, is virtually thus declared unconstitu tional
and invalid, and fair opening is made fer State
liquidation. The decision, however, meets with no
response either among the people from the press
A iseeHng of merchants and business men CT San
Francisco held, at which resolutions were
adopted declaring that the faith of the State
was regarded as being involved in the just
and true payment Of her entire Indebtedness
constitutional or unconstitutional 4 man named
jose Y. L&mantour had been arrested by the
United States authorities for presenting false
and fraudulent papers before the Land Com missioner,
whereby bis claim, under alleged Mexican grant,
70 o large part Of the county of San Francisco in
eluding half of the city itself, confirmed. The
fraud has been fully proved, and Lin antour in
tho custody Of the Marshal. Business was repre-.
sented o. being dull, but demand had recently
sprung up for real estate, which caused RISE The
Georg63p.w brought upwards Of million and a
quarter in trea'ure.
The news from Oregon, Washington and Utah
Territories is interesting, out not important Ano-
tber Indian battle Rad aiken place at Puget Sound,
when twenty-seven savages were killed and the en-
campnent OF the party burned.
Nothing had been heard OF Gen. Walker for some
days previous the date OF our latest advces, He
hAo appropriated all the lake and river steamers TO
his own use; but Scott rad quarelled with him and
stopped running on the river. General Belloso. OF
Cosis R.ca, had be. at Granada, aud reports the
city as reduced g. ashes. Two hundred Americans,
he says eooped up in the church Of Guadalupe,
but hat on Novembey 20. he would lombard and
destroy toat building, and with it the flibusters
under Gen. Henneng,n. Ga the lst Of December
however, the church was not taken. At Ometepec
Island the Indians had risen against Walker, but
we cannot learn teat there had been general mas
sacre Of the foreigners previously reported. Toe
General had pied 10 retake the location 4
Granada city from the lake, bat failed. On the 9th
Walker attacked and TO Rvas. THE allies say tina.
Walker had only five hundred men under his com
n.Dd, most Of whom we're sick. They had nothing
70 cat but little beef without SALT and dysentery
was prevailing in consequence. The Americans in
al ar,d
their horses
from Australia VIC learn that the elections had
not terminated at Sydney, but the people still ad
heed 20 the democratic cause as agains. govern
nert influence The gold yield was good, and
prices ranged from 60 lis Cd. 10 "a per ounce
Trade was brisk, both in Melbourne aud Sydney
The police 81 Tasmania were all the lookout for
The rival Of philadelphia forger, with many
aliases in order 10 arrest him after landing. An
American at the digsings near Hobart Town had
stabbed man Who assaulted him severely. The
rate Of wages for mechanics laborers and servants
wa unchanged.
ia Guile the extension Of railroads and tele.
graphs =th the forwarding Of the erection of light
houses on the coast, engaged the attention of the
government. Beet root sugar manufactories were
" be encouraged. On the LIST inst a new tariff on
Peru, General vivanco the leader Of the revolution
had arrived at Anquipa, where he was well re-
ceiycd. md set about organizing a cabinet and ap
pointing executive officers. The city Of Cuzco
adhered 70 Castillo, but Truxillo and Lambayeque
haze declared Tor vivanco. The revolutionary war
steamers Los and Apurimat were at Islsy. Some
81 the men from the two crews had landed at AFRICA
bot having been fred on by party of government
soldiers, the Loa put four shots into the town
and the sailors won a victory Seventeen men
were killed and thirty -four wounded, and more
lives would have been lost but for the
interference Of the captain of the British ship of
var Tribune. II was said that General Castillo
would appeal 20 President Cordova, Of Bolivis In
order 10 have the transit closed in case the depart
m, n, OF Arica pronounced for vivanco but Cordo
W. situation was so critical he could not afford re-
giment Business completely paralyzed in conse-
quer Of these events In Bolivia, General Santa
Cruz had written 10 the executive 10 complain that
since his departure from the country he had been
annoyed by the government In reply it was stated
chat santa Cruz may return home, under the general
amnesty, when he pleased. new road was about
90 he made from la Paz 20 Tacna. Yellow fever
rsged norfh of La Paz in all the towns. The Che.
quemata god mines did not yield as wen az was ex.
pected. The Valparaiso markets were dull. Flour
sold at Conception q; ~ rs pertwo hundred pounds
From the River Plate provinces we learn that
decree had been issued regulating the transit trade
between Chile and the Confe'eTston. II was sad