Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-11
FROM CALIFORNNIA.

NEW YORK, Feb. lU-
The Steamer Atlantic arrived at noon with Cali
forna advces of January Goth, and nearly million
and half in treasure.
Advices from the Isthmus state that the frigate
Saranic had arrived at Panama from Realejo.
The Levant had sailed for RealejO.
The slOop ofwar Preble had sailed from Aspin-
wall on the Goth for Vera Cruz.
AdVices from Bogata state that the Catholic
clergy had collected all the bibles distributed by
the London Bible Society and burned them in the
public square.
The British Minister strongly protested against
the proceedings, but Jones, the American Minis
ter,Was present, countenancing the outrage. full
statement of the affair has been sent 10 Washing
ton.
Advices from Valparaiso to January 1st, and
Callso the 18th, are received
Another destructive fire had occurred at Valpa>
raisO, destroying fifty houses, mostly owned by
Germans.
Markets at Valparaiso inactive. Cotton lower.
Wool dull, market overstockvd.
Adviess from Buenos Ayres are to Jan. 18th.
Some indignation was manifested there in con-
sequence of the attack by the British squadron
upon the Paraguay Tacuari, when leaving the hsr-
Dor, with Gen. Lopez on board. The steamer ack.
ed her engines and subsequently got ashore, Gen.
Lopez returned to Buenos Ayres.
Letters from Bolivia state that great discomfort
was expressed against President Linares. Revo-
lutions had broken out at various points, but were
put down.
Linares was at Lapaz with three divisions of
his army, together with Gems. CASTILLO and Urbi-
ma, Of Ecuador.
DR.. Ureta is said to have been banished by Lii
mares.
Guayaqul was still in possession of the Perus
vians, and it was supposed they intended to hold
| it permanently.
San Francisco, Jan 2O-The steamers Jno.
L. Stephens and Cortez sailed at 8 o'clock
this morning with $40 passengers-S5O on
the Stephens.
On the Stevens there we're S1,5OG,O25 in
treasure, and $4,000 on the Cortez.
A fair trade for the season has been doing
thus far this week.
Communication with the interior is almost
entirely cut eff by the hard state of the roads
which retards business materially.
Money market quiet.
Receipts of gold from the country fair and
no difficulty in obtaining loans on good col
laterals.
But little had been done in the legislature
since the Senate election.
A resolution instructing Senators in Con-
gress to oppose the division of the State for
the purpose Of erecting southern counties
into territory has been introduced into the
Legislature, and will probably pass-s test
list vote having so indicated. Several pro-
positions have been introduced for opening
and improving wagon roods and for protect
ing California bound immigrants.
An attempt to authorize the raising a vol
unteer company to suppress Indian hOstilities
in Mendocino county has failed and Gov.
DoWney has referred the subject to General
Clark of the U. S. Army.
The expense of capturing the Pitt River In
dianS, by Gen Kibbee, was rising of $40, 900, for
which the legislature proposes issuing war
bonds aud asking Congress to redeem them.
The State Constitutional Committee of the
Lecompton and Anti-LeeOmpton Democracy
met at Sacramento City on the 18th and 18th.
An Intellectual effort was made to unite the
two meetings into one regular Democratic par
ty, but it was impossible to agree upon tests
mutually satisfactory. The Lecompton Dem
ocrstic State Convention, to elect delegates to
the Charleston Convention, is to be held at Sac.
ranento on the 2Sth of February.
The Republican State Central Committee
meet at San Francisco on the 2lst inst, to issue
a call for the State Convention, to elect dele
gates to the Chicago National Convention.
The excitement in Napa county, concerning
the discovery of a silver mine in Mount St
Helens, continues. About 1000 people were
on the ground at last accounts, prospecting by
day, camping out BY night and meeting with
Just enough success to encourage further search
Some specimens of silver ore have been OBJ,
tanned which ass Eyed S75 to the ton.
An attempt to rob stage in Calavaras Co
was made on the 18th by gang Of highway
men, but fortunately the party in the stag,
were prepared. They fred upon the robbers
wounding two of them and putting them t
fight after some 20 or 80 shots were exchanged
A preliminary survey had been commenced
on the railroad from Nevada, via Auburn, tC
connect with the Sacramento Valley Railroad.
The Pacific Steamship Co. viii soon put OF
a steamer to ply between San Francisco and
Mazatan, touching at the other ports Of the
western coast of Mexico.
It is rumored that undue quantities of gun
powder and fire arms continue to be shipped t
Mexico by Americans on every vessel leaving
and that an unusual number of passengers &C
company such freight. Evidently considerable
support is given to The Liberal party in Mexico
by unorganizod parties of volunteers struggling
down from California.
The passengers end mail which which lef
this port Dec. goth in the Atlantic arrived a
San francisco in twenty days and six hours.