The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-26
New York, Monday, March 26, 1860.
The News,

The News.
The steamship Baltic, from Aspinwall March Is,
and bringing the passengers, treasure and mails
brought down from San Francisco to Panama,
with dates from the former place Of March s,
arrived yesterday afternoon. BY this arrival
we have full details of news from Oregon
Washington Territory, British Columbia and Cali
tornia. The treasure list per the Baltic amounted
to 1896 1886 64-the smallest amount that has been
received here for the past seven years. The cause
ascribed for this dimnution is the fact of the dis
covery of silver ore in the Washoe district and the
investment of large amounts of capital in mining
enterprises for the Development of the new aurfe.
rous district. Some of the ore is assayed equal
to value of $4,000 per ton, this being gene
rally understood for silver alone. Another large
fire occurred in San Francisco on the Sd
instant and property to the amount of $4,000
was destroyed. By despatch from Sacra.
mento, of the 4th instant, we learn that Dc
structive fire occurred at that place. az large
amount of property was de0.~Jeo' Inc oacrar
mento papers state .a"' nres are becoming more
eouent a.S snat in about four cases out Of five they
are tne work of incendiaries. California since she
came into the Confederacy, has been the scene of
State in the Union from the fact that everything is
held at fictitious value; for instance, wooden
house is held at as high price as brick or stone
one in New York; and when one of the former gets
on fire itgenerally involves dozen others before It
is subdued. III our news columns will be found the
details Of an ndiscriminate and horrible massacre
of two hundred Indians at the Indian villages on
Humboldt Bay, besides other intelligence from
Drit nd Oro-
gon.
The news from New Granada contains the impor.
tant announcement that the Cass-Herran treaty, as
amended by the United States Senate, has been
finally ratified by both houses Of Congress. The
measure had been recommended by President Os-
pima in his message. The Presidents opposition to
q repeal of the unpopular Election Law" had
caused great excitement, and revolution was
feared.
In Guatemala, the Wyke treaty, to settle the
boundary between that country and British Hondu.
ras, had been ratified. The health of Hon. Beverly
s. Clarke, United States Minister, had not i'm
proved, and he intended returning to the United
States in the next steamer.
Gen. Barrios had been elected President Of San
Salvador, and his term of Office extended to six
years.
The government of Nicaragua had confirmed
Colonel Cauty's contract.
The government of Costa RIGA had arrested a
Spanish subject for some expressions he had used
in regard to some of its acts. The Spanish Consul
interfered and had him discharged.
The news from Chill contains nothing of i'm.
portance. Business at the mines was in flourish.
ing condition, and the country generally prospe.
rous. Markets were active, and ores had advanced.
Hon. John Bigler, United States Minister, was ex.
pected to arrive soon.
In Peru an attempt at revolution at Arequipa
had been suppressed. The murderers of Captain
Lambert had not been discovered. The foreign
residents were very indignant at a statement made
by some Peruvian papers, that the unfortunate
gentleman had committed suicide in it Of deli.
rum tremens. The arrival of French fleet was
expected, to enforce the French claims; and an
American squadron Is said to be very much need
ed, to teach the Peruvians some respect for us.
Preparations to repel the threatened invasion by
Peru were making in Bolivia.
Inc latest accounts from Ecuador represent that
Country as being on the eve of civil war.
we have files Of Ell Concrete, of Lapuayra.
Venezuela, to the Sd of March, inclusive. The
arms of the constitutional government were st,, y;
the ascendant, and the forces of the rebels waro
being rapidly dispersed. On the 22d Of Februarv
the followers Of Medrano were attacked at Al,zan
by government division from Aragua and totally
defeated. The official account of the action Of
Caracol states that Tie government forcss los,
th-ty men killed and 100 wounded aua q 70 ofscsrs
killed The rebels lost more than one thousand
men.
Some the ago we copied an article from :,
London Time. stating that the British govern.
ment had made very liberal offer to the United
States 70 settle the new Northwestern boundary
dispute tetween the two countries. The offer was
TO tai The island Of San Juan and give the re-
maindcs the group to u.s. We stated at the time
that ~ .a Of settlement woulo not be agreeable
TO the Ut' States; that it was lhe eating the
pyter atd living US the shells. We were right.
Our despatch, received last night from Washing.
ton, informs us that the administration have de-
clined the English proposition, and firmly insist
npon the western channel as the boundary line.
The new altar piece for the Roman Catholic
Church Of ST. Anne's, In Eighth street. was inau.
gurated yesterday. High mass was celebrated by
the Rev. Father McEvoy, and the sermon delivered
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