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

The arrival Of the Ariel at New York brings
Etsthmus Gate to the 10th inst, and later news
from South America.
Hon. Beverly L Clark Of Kentucky, United
States Minister Resijent TO Guatemala and
Honduras, who has been suffering several
months From diabetes, died on the 18th Of
March. His funeral ceremonies were con.
4dcted With great pomp by the Catholic Clcr-
~, aud Of course most Of the Government
officers aud foreign diplomatic agents assisted
In the rites. Mr.. ClarS's wife and family
came passengers on the Guatemala and leave
for home to day. The report Is generally
credited in Guatemala that be was absolvcd
from his marriage lows by the Church. two
days before his death, that he might Join the
Franciscan Monks. Mr.. Clark made a public
profession Of Catholicism in thai city on the
l4th Of December last, and was haptiscd by
the Bishop Of Nicaragua. land took the hap
tismol name OF Augustin. Ellis remains we're
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. Hcssrs Yenarie
aud Malin 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 IF
steam navigation with Panama, but the Pres.
ident Of the oountry, Barrios, was adding 90
largely to the military as to diminish the
number Of hands. he is another Of the pests
Of that part Of the world-a military chief
who ia aiming to make himself Dictator.
The only news Of Importance from Nicara.
qua is that the congress had approved the
treaty with Great Britain.
Costa Rice, under its provisional president,
Jose Maria Montealegre, is quiet at present.
There is TO be an election Of deputies next
month and the deputies will Immediately af.
ter elect o President-probRbly the present
provisional incumbent. Mora was in Saliva.
dor where he had bought On estate, and will
probably make trouble yet for Costa Riea.
In Chilli Affairs were moving smoothly and
prosperously. Mr.. Wheelwright had recent
arrived ut Valparaiso the United States. This
gentleman is a native Of Ne%wburyport, Mass
and has spent forty years on the wet coast.
Rnd by his intelligence aud enterprise has
been extremely servicAble TO that country
The Mercurio Of that place says that this in
defatigable advocate Of internal improvements
has almost as many in hand as ever. Among
his latest schemes is q plan for furnishing IL
supply Of water for purposes ofiIrigation, In
II country WltTb II ubNGL iblllH huA u LAl'-
road enterprise which proposes to connect
the east md west coast Of South America by
n road across the Andes. The steam lines on
the South Pacific and the lines Of railroad in
Chilli were originated by Mr.. Wheolwright-
Chill is the most aourishing and least dis
turbcd Of tho South American States. The
following is n Valparaiso item
In EucadOr, two chiefs, Moreno and Fran
co, arc heading c%OnJendiDg factions. which
keep that state in its usual turmoil.
In PeTa President Castillo has resumed the
presidential chair, filed by DR.. Mar during
his absence in EucadOr, and issued Il proc,
lamation, Dragging Of his exploits in that
country, in which nobody was killed and the
same number wounded, and concludes By
threatening to undertake an equally brilliant
| campaign against Bolivia.
In Bolivia President Lenarez had to keek a
large force to 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 n million.
4 rather bootless business, one would think,
on the the faith of that Government"