Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-14
Tho News.

The mortality at Savannah is fTishtIul, During
the week ending with Tuesday last the deaths
were 1913, no less than "a being from yellow fever
When the census OF 1850 was taken, sayanouli
had population Of 1882 persons, so that this
mortality is in the ratio Of one death 10 every So
persons. Such large proportion Of the inhoOi-
tanls have al this time, however, Aed from the city
that the population is probably now less even than
Il was in 1850, aud the mortality Of course pro-
pOrliOnably create"
oLoTd .lgin's odd.ess at The opening Of The Cana.
dian Parliament nppearsin the Northern papeTs-
He says that some changes in the constitution Of
the legislative Council seem 10 be impeTaLiyeIy re.
quired; that the final and conclusive adjustment
or the Clergy Reserves should take place without
delay; that there are questions affecting properties
held under the Seignoral Tenure which cannot
be kept in suspense without detrment to the in
tsresls both Of SeiguOirs and ConsataTesi that the
Municipal Institutions OF Lower Canada should be
sssimilated TO those Of Upper Canadai and reeom-
mends a reduction OF the Tariff In consequence
Of the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States
The shipments Of copper last year from The
Lake Superior county, according 10 a couespon-
dent Of the Lake Superior JOuInal, were little
short Of 5000 tons Of mineral producing 1900 tons
of refined copper. On this the Increased value oil
last year over the previous one was not iar from
100000. The advance in copper during four
years is ihiTty.seven per cent.
The barque Catherine Augusta, with the much
talked Of Law muskets on board, sailed from New
York on Saturday, on the secret expedition which,
as some aver, has been fitting out there under the
auspices OF General Al,sreE, to act against the
government of Santa Anna. The steamer Frank
lin is expected to leave in day rtwo on the same
excursion.
They had lbry.six hours rain in Boston, end
ing Sunday night, during which two and ha
inches NJ water fell. The gale on Sunday is rep
resented to have besn heavy on the coast but the
shipping, so for ss known, sustained no damage
The light ship OF MinOirs Ledge broke from her
moorings, but assistance from Cohasset prevented
it from going Ashore.
In New York, during last week, instead OF a
decrease Of cI oers, Il TIE aPpeos 10 have been an
increase Of 10, as compared with the Teturns ior
the previous week, although in the number OF
deaths from all causes there was decrease Of 80
cases. The whole number was 732, Of which lG0
were caused by cholera.
Tie New York Bank statements, for the week,
show decrease in specie OF $685., 3OO-an nCrea'e
OF circulation of s974, 800, and increase Of loans
$4,000.
The trustees Of The ST. Louis Catholic Church,
70 whom Bishop Timon had made overiures, have
unanimously rejected them. ~>
The Hon. John Black. for mopy years member
Of the United Suites Senate from Mississippi, and
late OF Louisiana, died at Winchester (va.) on
the 29ih uiimO.
The President and Mrs Pierce returned 10 Wash
ington on Saturday evening from the Capon tNonh
MOuntain) Springs of Virginia
MI Douglass second attempt 10 have hearing
at Chicago , as abandoned, aud he went south Ia
speak at Indianapolis.
Thiry.eighl deaths fOni choleruin BuffulO last
week--i2 Americans.