Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-13
r, ON California aud South America,

r. om California aud South America.
NEx York, Feb, 10.
The steamer Atautic arrived at noon with
California adv;ces of January 10Th, and nearly
million and half in treasure.
Advices from Bogota state that tho 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 proceeding. but
Jones, the American Minister, was present,
countenancing the outrage. a full statement
Of the affair has been sent to Washipgt -.
Advices from Beunos Avres are to January
18th Some indignation was manifested there
in consequence Of the attack nf The British
Squadron upon The Paraguay steamer Facauri,
when leaving the harbor with General Lopez
on board The steamer backed her eng ines,
aud subsequently got ashore. General Lopez
returned to Bucncs Ayrss.
Letters from Bolivia s.ats that great discon-
tent WAS expressed against Presideny Llnares.
Revolutions had broken out at various points.
but were put down. Linarss was at Lopez
with three divisions Of his army, together with
g. neral Caatello and General Urbina of Ecua-
dor DR.. Urets is said t, have been baLished
by i.iuares.
Guayaquil was still in possession Of the Pc
ruvians. and it was suppose they intended TO
hold it permanently.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 90.
The steamers John l.. Stephens aud Cortez
sailed At nine O'Clock this morning, with $40
.passengers-35o on the Stephens. On the
stephens there wac 81 800 o25 in treasure, and
500 900 on the Cortez.
A fair trade for the season has been doing
this week.
Communication with the interior is almost
entirely cut off by the hard state o; the roads
which re tar dsSbusinsss materially.
Money market quiet Receipts Of gold from
the country fair. No difficulty in obtaining
loans on good collateral
But little had been done in the Legislature
since the Senator was elected A resolution.
instructing Senators to oppose the division Of
the State TOR the purpose Of erecting six south
ern counties into Territory, has been intro
duced into the Legislature and will probably
pass-a test vote having SO indicated.
The State Constitutional Committee Of the
I.ecompton and AEti-Lecompton Democracy
met at sacramento on the 18Th and 10Th. An
Intellectual effort was made to unite the two
wings In one regular Democratic party, bu. it
was impossible to agree upon tests mutually
satisfactory.
The Lecompton Democratic State Convention
to elect delegates to the Charleston Con ention
is to be held 1t Sacramento on the 20th Of Jan.
uary.
The Republican State Central Committee
meet at San Francisco on the 2lst iEst, TO issue
call for the State Conveniioa to elect dele
gates to the Chicago National Convention.
The excitement in Napa county, concerning
the discovery of silver mine in Mount Saint
Helena. continues. About one thousand peo-
pie were on the grouud - last accounts. pros
pesting by day. camping out at night. and
meeting With just enough success TO encourage
further search. Some specimen. Of silver oar
have been obtained, which esssyed $75 to the
ton.
tie rumOrsd that an undue quantity OF
gunpo vdsr and firearms continues TO be ship
ped to Mexico by Americans on every vessel
leaving. and that immense number OF passsn-
gers accompany such freight. Evidently con.
siderable support is given to the Liberal party
ia Mexico by uDorgsnized parties Of voiun'
tsers. ssrsggling down from California.