Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-11
ITEMS OF NEWS.


The violence of the sickness at vicksburg has been at
ributed to the fact that several hundred foreigners
wholly unacclmated had been put off from boats there
without any sustenance and exposed to the heat Of the
sun by day and the heavy dew by night. Among the
deaths were very few citizens Of the place.
According to the Baptist Almanac for the year 1866
there in the United States l31 Baptist churches
6,745 ministers, and S0S, ,754 members
The Mayor of Baltimore, SAMUEL HHcKs, Esq,
has taken the oath of Office and will enter upon the dis
charge Of his duties on Monday next
Mr. Carey, Sunday Agent at ST. Louis says that four
thousand Sunday schools have been organized in Mis-
souri, and parts Of Illinois and Iowa in the last nine
years. There also between SIX and seven hundred
Texas.
AFFAIRS IN MONTGOMERY CoUNrY.-We learn from the
Rockville (Md Journal that the Circuit Court of that
county meets on Monday next The crop Of the
county has turned out better than expected and the
late rains it is thought have saved the growing wheat
from the ravages Of the fly The Journal has also the
foowing There is late and small crop of tobacco in
this county this fall Very few of the old planters
cultivate this crop to any extent having learned that
while wheat pays equally we'll it does not exhaust and
impoverish the land as is the. case with tobacco"
ANOTHER STABBING CAsE.-Last evening man named
Patrick Quin stabbed in the left breast in Anthony
street by knife in the hands of bog about IA years of
age 1t appears that Quin and friend were walking
through Anthony street, when boy accompanied by
man came out of rum hole and staggered against Qun.
An aercau0n eHSued between the man and QuIn, when
the boy stepped up and drawing knife plunged it into
the breast of Qun. The boy and his companion then
off. Quins wound is of such character that it was
thought he could not survive till morning. When taken
to the hospital he bleeding internally and commenced
vomiting blood.-N. Y. Courier.
RESIGNATION OF A CRY CouScIL.-Twelve Of the four
teen members of the Covngton City Council Ky. re-
signed at their regular meeting Thursday evening last
and election to fill the vacancies thus occasioned is
dered to be held the 1th instant The reason this
n he tn he nj Tn
considerable Of money will be required the
interest the city debt that natures the st Of Jauu
ary next and that of the members Of the present
City Council except r. Patton, willing to their
private credit in eecng loan for that purpose. Their
existing liabilities for the city being quite large they
deem it to be their duty to their constituents to resign
of the city opportunity of eecng others who may be
willing and able to raise the of money that will
be needed to meet the liabilities of the city.
resolution offered to submit to the voters tax
of twenty-five cents the hundred dollars valuation
Of property, which lost.
DEATH OF VETERAN Providence Journal chro-
ncles the death in that CITY, Sunday Of JOHN How
LAND at the full age of 81 He entered the revolutionary
army and with Washington at Trenton and Princeton
and with Gen. Spencer in Rhode Island. He was the
leading in establishing school system and
held many municipal Offices He several years Presi-
dent of the Mechanics Association and twenyone years
Treasurer of the Savings Institution which he mainly
instrumental in bringing into existence. He was an
honest and useful citizen
FRAUDULENT STocK IN VRRMosT.-The Vermont Legs-
lature, in session, has passed law designed
punish the fraudulent issue and transfer Of stock 1t pro-
vdes that every president cashier other officer of any
corporation who shall wully sign, with intent to issue,
SELL or pledge, or shall cause to be issued sod pedg
ed any false certificate other evidence Of the
ship transfer Of any shares Of the capital stock of such
corporation without the authority of the charter and by
laws Of the corporation shall be adudged guilty of felony
aud shall be punished by fine not exceeding $1,000
and imprisonment in States prison not less than one
year than ten years. in the discretion of the
Court The act has been signed by the Governor and
has already taken effect.
The Hon. WILLIAM W. FARMER, Lieutenant Governor
of the State Of louisiana died the 29h utmo New
Orleans whittier he had been called by business and was
stricken down by yellow fever He was elected Lieut..
Governor in 1852 having previously served in the Legs
aure and been President of the State Senate The New
Orleans Bulletin says !" he was good in the most
exalted Of the termtrue, honest, and patriotic
unostentatous, liberal and generous He had heart to
feel for the sesses of Others and his hand secend
ed what his heart prompted"
The HEALTHruLSEss OF SmoKs.-A writer in the Lon
don Times dscourses upon the properties of smoke He
thinks London and all large cities would be much less
healthy but for the artificial atmosphere created by the
combustion Of wood and COAL Describing smoke as
nothing more than minute flakes Of carbon or char
coal, which absorb the poisonous gases emanatino
the sewers and from works where animal substances
under manipulation he says that this accounts for
The undeniable fact that London, although the most
smoky yet the healthest metropolis in the world In
wagng therefore, against smoke artistic evil
{ is not wholly wise to dispense with it, ON account of
Is sanitary value"
u s. Consul AT PARAouAY.-Mr. HOPKINS, the Ame-
can Consul to Paraguay has got into quarrel with the
Government there 1t appears that his brother Mr. |
CLEMENT HopKrSs for many years connected with the
press in New York. struck by incensed dragon
With the fat Of his sabre The Consul made reclama-
ions the Government for satisfaction and took occa
ion to read lecture to the Government on the hostile
ceiling evnced by the Paraguayans citizens of the Uni
ed States resident there The Minister for Foreign AZ
airs replies in note in which he charges the Consul
With pcrvertng facts and suppressing truths and tells
him if he and his family would only observe the police
avs as good citizens no necessity would arise for such
complaints. Baltimore Sun
EsBEzzLEsEsr-The Macon Messenger says that SAM.
ScovL Bookkeeper in the Agency Of the Marine Bank
t that place, has absconded with $4,000 Of the funds
4 the institution. He had previously borne very good
haracter for indnatru and snhr;atu