New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-08
FROM THE RIO De la Plata


By the arrival at this pot OF the ship Parsns 10
have letters and papers to Oct 81 fourteen days iat"f
than previous sdyces. The news 10 interesting, buA
rot very important.
In Bucnos Ayres the Legislature was occupied
principally in discussing a bill. guaranteeing per
cent upon the capita. of tie San Fernando Railroad.
of which Mr.. Hopkins Is the head end oignaa
protector. The proposal had called out some brilliant
specches in the Ser ate from DR. Sarniento Sc VeIss.
ard others, who highly commended the grantee Tho
bill passed the Sol ate with only three dissenting sotes
The three senators WHO opposed the project we're said.
in open debate TO be partisans of certain commcrc
house in Bueuos Ayre-, who, seeing the great proc
pectiye yslue Of the San Fernando Rsirosd dcsirod
TO secure the privilege OF building It for themselves
and deprive tho o-ien,l protector of the fruit OF hs
enterprise. The guarantee is very warmly stvoosted
by the government and the press, and no doubt 70
entertained of ts passage by the House Of Delegates
When this road is built It will Increase tho tactosot
Buenos Ayros for foreign commerce 200 per cent ~
least TIE guarantee Of per cent for twenty years.
and il ia understood tina tho capital ready Ia L)ndo0
the moment the bill beoomes a law.
The border Indians were making preparations for .
formidable invasion. The famous Coief Csltuocura
had gathered quite an army on tho Panps frontier.
and vas waiting ,eonfofccmerts of 300 warriors FROM
Chile before actually commencing hostiltos. The
Government had concluded 10 abandon artillery and
infantry ard fight the Indians with cavalry only.
The quarrel between the Bishop aha the Masoas ha1
not yet been settled. The Bishop had excommuni-
Gated all the Masobs bnt the latter had attacked tho
shop IN the Log slauc and his reverence stood In
great danger of losing bis supplies Of the i" material
ala" which the Government gives Linn yearly. Church
ard state united ia Bdenos Ayfes, and this
Mason quore may be the catering wedge which vii
secure the downfall of PaPal Supremacy 10 the valley
of the Plata.
The comet appeared 10 Bnsnos Ayrcs on tho 10th Of
October and excited mitch discussion. The astrono-
mers OF that pat of the world mad not yet made up
the IL minds Whose comet il was.
From the Argentine Confederation We learn that
previous TO the 1djournmtn Mt OF the Cnombers very
stormy discussion arose the subject Of the settle
tnt of Foreign claims and on the division the casting
vote Of the President Of the Chamber alone decided
the question in favor of the Government. Do tho
following day General Urquiza sent Ia bis resgnstion
alb gpg III health "a the cause Of his roii, mon The
was Immediately followed by similar step on the part
at the Vice. President, and then by the Ministry 10
body, producing general consideration. Tue Clam
bers unanimously reused to accept those resig aobs.
and hey accordingly wit 1JfawD, but UJquiza,
under TIE former plea OF III health, retired u
his quinta at San jose, leaving Sr Carr Mt tho heM
OF affair. in hs absence. Subsequent adyices repre-
cent Urqula quietly residing ut bis qdinta, leaving
the Government ~ his deputies.
The gold mi es Of the Calada Honda, in the Prov
,ce Of San Ins continued to yield very abundsntiy.
~ yet only surface diggngs have been worked, ssd
yash re- would pay well The Ac,natdad Of San LUIS
Of Sept. %, ssys that the Province "a propsnng won
d.IiuUy un0eT the gold excitement The gold does
dni-h in yield quality, and the product satisfies
the hundreds IT persons eggsgoi in mining. Tbs
Canada Honda has entirely changed it, appearance,
and the mott barren and and tr,ct In Ia, country,
which was previously complftoly void Of inhabitants,
rapidly becoming OF the most important III NncA
Oi the Province. TIE ONLY thing wanting Is ioreigs
enig rotion for intelligent n aud machines the
Actuzddd says, will stow them results Of which they
90 not yet dare to cream. TDe Goy~rnment, uadoS-
standing the Importance Of tho discovery Of goli, has
il sued deere exrrnpting from all public ssrvios
all per 0ns engaged 10 the mines. Plenty o.
gold a. nothing to do but gather i, seems t. be the
hight Of felicity 10 the miners, who are very orderly
and Industrious.
A revolution lad occurred 10 tho province Of San
Jaap, but the ringeadeT, Gen. Bcnsydes, and all VI
hs principal accompl.ces had been arrested and in-
pnioned.
From Paraguay We learn that Lopez Is doisg
nothing aud making preparation. Shateyer y re-
.ist the American squadron. For some time bsck he
has made NJ sllusion 10 the expedition, or ~ the
United sto,es, 10 the !ocmaadTio. Tho Blsooo
Ayres papers pied with sydty every detail 81 ths
1ped,tioD that had reached toem from tho Cniiel
States; 20 Lopez viii DO well posted up.
The "LAH Of Pnbhc Lands" By which al iaode
donated by Rosss Guring his career are oondsoats1
- the State will probably be es-eatIay notified ~
the Baenos Ayres T. gi stature, os Il operates pnjadi-
cially on innocent persons. fhe intent 81 the lac
wa. 70 pUni.h the mnions Of the tyrant who had
been rewarded at the public eIperse. IL rproposed
10 an end the ss By The insertion Of the following
"furegDets, the poesessors OF mort
. gagged lands. who, By the dcrees OF lsts ana ieWs
" we're Obliged 10 purchase, and obtained no doco.
uerts STAN also b. excepted from the provisions Of