The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-27

The News.
The steamship Baltic, from Aspinwall Feb. 10,
with the passengers which left San Francisco on
the 9th, arrived at this port early yesterday morn
ing. BY her we have intelligence from California,
Central and South America, the South Pacific,
New Granada, British Columbia and Washington
Territory. The Baltic brought 81 1885, in spe
Gle, and among her passengers was the Hon. M. s.
Latham, the newly elected Senator from Califor-
MIA. Public opinion in San Francisco was very
strong against the United States in reference to
the Almaden mine suit as it was believed that i'm
proper influences had been used at Washington to
prevent justice being done. The hostilities carried
against the Indians in the northern part of Cali
fornia had been conducted in the most barbarous
manner, and hundreds Of Indians-men, women and
children-had been slaughtered in cold blood by
the volunteers. Bencbley & Co.. prominent hard
ware merchants in San Francisco, had failed The
reported discovery Of silver mines in Napa county
is said to be exaggerated, but the prospecting had
brought to light valuable quicksilver deposits
Forbestown, Butte county, was entirely destroyed
by fire on January 2s. bill to release the sureties
on the bond of Henry Bates, late State treasurer,
had passed both houses of the Legislature. The
animation in trade Mt San Francisco in the first
fortnight Of the year had died out, and extreme
dulness il reported in nearly every department Of
mercantile business
From Washington Territory we have dates to
January 80. At meeting held on the Esd, at
which number Of the members of the Legislative
Assembly were present. General ". s. Harvey was
nominated for the Presidency Of the Uoted States.
Captain Maloney's company, Fourth infantry, had
marched against the Chehalis Indiana report
had reached Townsend that an express had arrived
from the Boundary Commission ON Similkimoen,
for assistance, as all their instruments and animals
had been lost in the snow; it was also stated that
the soldiers and men were making from $40 to $50
day by mining, but little confidence was placed in
the report.
The news from Central America is interesting.
Dir. Wyke, the English Minister in Nicaragua, had
negotiated e,ty with Martinez, having for its
object the gradual extinction of the Mosquito pro-
fectorate; the King to be taken as a pensioner on
the civil list of Nicaragua. Mora had completely
failed to effect return to Costa Rica, and his for.
mer friends were making allegiance to the new
government. Very great hopes were entertained
in San Juan del Norte that the Anglo-American
{Croskey & co., Transit route would soon be
opened. There were large shipments Of coffee to
Europe from Costa RIGA, but the prospects of the
present crop were not encouraging.
From New Granada we learn that the report Of
revolution in Bogota, brought by the last
steamer, was unfounded. Very great excitement
prevailed, however amongst the different States
and secession of as many as five of them from
the Union was anticipated. Panama, it was
thought, would remain neutral if called to aid
either side. The Courts Martial on the United
States ship Cyane were drawing to . close, and we
publish the decisions in some of the cases. The
Cruces gold excitement had nearly died out
Our advices from the South Pacific inform Us of
the conclusion Of treaty of peace between Peru
and Ecuador, and the return of o large number of
Peruvian troops home. The treaty contains thirty.
two articles. Ecuador cedes large portion of her
territory to Peru and the fifth article declares void
the grant made to the British creditors Of the lands
in the territories of Quos and Canelas and states
that they are to be Unidentified by the grant of
other lands, the exclusive property of Ecuador.
Chile was quiet, and trade had improved. The
news is not important in other respects.
We have news from the Sandwich Islands dated
to the It'll Of January. The King has returned to
Honolulu from Lahaina. The birthday of the
Queen was duly celebrated on the I'd ultimo. Eec-
fons for members Of the Legislature had taken
fA"eo ." sno lisnus. a russian war steamer mad
arrived at Honolulu from Japan. H. Bingham. a
wheat grower, of Makawao, had been murdered by
natives.
Our correspondent at Acapulco, Mexico, fur
nishes US with the particulars of the shooting Of
the first mate of the ship John Cot,le of this port
by the captain, short time before her arrival at
that place. The United States Consul was to ex
anime the witnesses, and would send the captain
home for trial. The liberals had taken Oaxaca,
and driven Cobos from the State.
Private letters from Tubac, Arizona, dated
February g. state that the report current there
that Governor Peschiera had been hanged,
although not much confidence was placed in
1t. The writer says 1t is not improba.
bic, as Sonora is fully ripe for another
revolution. Advices from the Rio Grande por.
ton Of Arizona state that the feeling of the
people is very generally in favor of provisional
government for Arizona in case Congress does not
organize the Territory, and that convention, to
be held at Tucsan, will be called for that pur-
pose 1t Ia not thought that judicial district will
meet the wants of the Territory. and any further
connection with New Mexico is intolerable. The
expedition north Of the CHA found fine country.
well wooded, besides much mineral wealth
Quicksilver specimens were brought In. The