Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1860-05-04
sOUrn AMEnIcAN Nrws.

The arrival Of the Ariel at New York brings
date to the 10th inst, and later news
from South America.
Hon. Beverly L. Clark Of Kentucky. United
states Minister Resident to Guatemala and
Honduras, who has been suffering several
months from diabetes, died on the l7th Of
March. His funeral ceremonies we're con.
Quoted With great pomp by the Catholic Cler-
~, aud Of course most Of the Government
officers and foreign diplomatic agents assisted
In the rites. Mr.. Clark's wife and family
came passengers on the Guatemala and leave
for home to day. TIL report Is generally
credited in Guatemala that he vas absolycd
from his marriage vows by the Church. two
days before his death, that he might ioin the
Franciscan Monks. Mr.. CLARK made a public
profession q Catholicism in that city on the
l4th Of December last, andf was bartiscd by
the Bishop Of Nicaragua and took the hap
tismal name Of Augustin. ellis remains were
deposited In the pantheon Of the church Of
San Francisco. Mr. Clark is the third United
States Minister who has died in Guatemala,
within the last four years. Messrs Yenarle
and Molin have preceded him TO the tomb.
Salvador, enc Of the South American States,
shows signs Of improvement in the increase Of
agricultural industry. The cultivation OF
sugar had been stimulated by the opening cf
steam navigation with Panama, but the Pres
ident Of the oouutry, Barrios, was adding 80
largely to the military as 10 diminish the
lumber Of hands. Re is another Of the pests
Of that part Of the world-a military chief
who is aiming TO make himself Dictator.
The only news Of importance from Nicara.
qua is that the congress had approved the
treaty with Great Britain.
T..N. ns.. ~ To- .A.-g..-. .-.-e -
Jose Maria MontealegTe, is quiet ut present.
There is to be an election Of deputies next
month and the deputies will Immediately af.
ter elect q President-probnbly the present
provisional incumbent. Mora was in Saliva.
dor where be had bought an estate, and will
probably make trouble yet for Costa RicR.
In Chilli affairs were moving smoothly and
prosperously. Mir. Whoelwright had recent.
arrived at Valparaiso the United States. This
gentleman is a native Of Newburyport, Mass,
and has spent forty years on The west coast,
and by his intelligence and enterprise hss
been extremely servicable to that country
The Mercurio Of that place says that this in
defntignble advocate Of internal Improvements
has almost as many IN hand as ever. Among
his latest schemes is q plan for furnishing ii
supply of water for purposes o~firrigation, In
a country where ii never rains and Il rail-
road enterprise which proposes TO connect
the east and west coast Of South America by
a road across the Andes. The steam lines on
the South Pacific and the lines Of railroad in
Chilli were originated by Mr.. Wheelwright-
Chill is the most Aourishiug and least dis
turbcd Of tho South American States. The
following is n Valparaiso item
"In EucadOr, two chiefs, Moreno and Fran
CO, are heading conrendiDg factions. which
keep that state in its usual turmoil.
In Pcra President Castillo has resumed the
presidential chair, filed by DR.. Nor during
his absence in Eucadvr, and Issued L proc
lamation, Dragging Of his exploits in that
country, in which nobody was killed and the
same number wounded, and concludes by
threatening 10 undertake an equally brilliant
campaign against Bolivia.
In Bolivia President Lenarez had to keek a
large force 10 guard against the designs of
his %envious neighbor. Bolivia is well enough
ordered Just now. and has sent Commission
ers to the United States to borrow a million.
A rather bootless business, one would think,
on the the faith Of that Government"