, 1860-02-11
From California and South America
N1.,1. Yon1- Eoh 10 Thu afeannnr AilnDtiI

New Tonk, Feb. 10.-Thc steamer Atlantic
arrived at noon with California adyices Of JAM
uary aoth, and nearly j million and half in
treasure.
Adyces from Bogota state that the Catholic
clergy lad collected all the Bibles distributed by
lhe London Bible Society. and burned them in
the public square. Tie British Minister strong
~ protested against the proceeding, but Jones,
the American Minister,was present, countennnc'
ing the outrage. 4 full statement Of the affair
has been sent 10 Washington.
Adgices from Valparaiso to January 1st, and
CalIao January 11th, arc received. Another de-
structivc fire had occurred at Valparaiso, de-
stroying 40 houses, mostly owned by Germans:
Markets ut Valparaiso were inactive. Wool
dull-market oyerstocked.
Adyces from emo. Ayrcs arc to january
18th, Some indignation was manifested there
in consequence Of the attack Of the British
Squadron upon the Paraguay steamer Facuari.
when leaving the harbor with General Lopez on
board The steamer backed her engines. and
subsequently got ashore. General Lopez re.
turned to Buenos Ayres.
Letters from, Bolivia state that grent dlsco2t
tent was expressed against President Llnurcs.
| Revolutions had broken ont ut various points,
but we're Put down. Linares was at Lopez with
| three divisions Of his army, together with
| General Costello and GeneraIG Urbina of Ecua-
dor. DR.. Ureta is said to have been banlshed
| by Linares.
Guayaqui1 was still in possession Of the Peru-
yians, and it was supposed they intended to
hold 1t permanently
SAN FnAScIsco, Jan oo.-The steamers John
| L. Stephens and Cortcz sailed at nine o'clock
| this morning. with $50 0passcngers-35o on the
/ Stephens On the Stephens there was 81 ,5u6,-
ta5 in treasure, aad $4,000 on the Cortez.,
ta;rtradc for the season has been doing
this week
entirely cut off By the hard state Of the roads
which retards business materially. .,, e.ou,
Money market quiet. Receipts Of gold IRON
the country fair. No difficulty in obtaining
loans on good collateral.
But little had been done in the Leg stature
since tie Senator was elected. a. resolution.
instructins Senators to oppose the division oi
ern counties into Territory, has becn intro
luced into the Legislature. and will probably
| pass--a test vote having SO Indicated
Several propositions have been introduced to'
| openins and improving wagon roads and for
protecting California bound en':grants.
teer company to suppress Indian host'''ties it
Nendocino Co. has iailed, and Governor Dow
! mic has referred the subject to Gen. Clark, O
the U. S, Army.
The expense Of capturing. the Pitt River II
dians by Gen. kibben was rising Of S1o,ooo, to
. ! which the Legislature proposes lsst,ing VA
| bonds and asking Congress to redeem them.
The s, ute Constitutional Committee Of thi
y Iecompton and Anti-Iecompton Democracy me
i, at Sacramento on the 18th md 18th. An inetlec
tual effort was made to unite tue two wings. il
one regular Democratic party, but 1t was I'm
possible to agree upon tests mutually sa''slae
Tory.
The Lccompton Democratic State Convention
10 elect delegates to the Charleston Convention
is to be held at Sacramento on the 29ih Of Jan
uary. m
Tie Republican State Central Commitse
meet at San Francisco on the list inst; to 1ssu
u call for the State Convention to elect delegate
!; to the Chicago National Convention.
i The excitement in Sapa county. concernin
| the discovery Of silver mine in Mount Snln
y Helena, continues. About one thousand peop1
( were on the ground ut last accounts, prospect
y ing ly day, camping out by night, and 'neeiin
i with just enough success TO encourage tnIths
q been obtained, Which assayed 50 to the ton.
!, An attempt to rob stage in CaEaveras cour
Is tv. was made on the 1Gs!l, by gang Of higl
y | men. Fortunately, the party in the stage wer
&. prepared, aud fired upon the robbers. woundin
:. Two Of them, and putting them to flight, altc
!: some twenty or thirty slots were e1ehaagea.
= 4 preliminary surrey had been commence
on the railroad from Nevada, via Auburn,
y couuect with the Sacramento Valley Railroad
v The Pacific Steamship Company will soon la
H. on steamer to ply between San francisco an
= Mazatlan, touching at tue other ports Of th
10 western coast Of Mexico.
=. 1t is rumored that an undue quantity of gu1
~ powder and firearms continues 10 be shipped
" Mexico by Americans on every vessel 1eaTlnt
q and that immense number Of passengers accot1
: pauy such freight- Evidently considerable sui
le pori is given to the Liberal party in MEXICO h
8 unorgapized parties Of volunteers, ssraggllu
down from California.
r. Tie passengers and mails which left this POI
=; Dec a5.h, in The Atlantic, arrived ut San Fra1
~ | cisco in twenty da;s aud six hours.