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, 1874-01-28

Senator Morton has introduced into tho Scn-
ate project for tile Federal supervision of
Interstate railroads, aud accompanies it with
a studied argument in favor of tho right of Con-
gross to rogu]ate tho ratos aud management of
atlct corporations. He rests his case on the
power givon Congress by tho Constitution to
regulate commerce between tho States. The
appeal to State cbartors le answers by saying that
State can make no contract with railroad com.
panies carrying on commerce between tho States
that would limit tho power OF Congress-. Tho
State cannot obstruct such commerce directly
by tax or other interference, ani certainly can
not delegate to corporation power it does
not itself possess. In the absence OF legislation
by Congress, Statos may regulate the intor-
State commerce that passes through thoir
territory; but, when Congress assumoy
it's jurisdiction, tboy must yie!d to it's
superior claim. Railroad companies en-
gagged in Interstate commerce accopt thoir
charters from the States subject to this right of
Congress. In defense Of tho expedionoy Of his
scheme, Senator Morton dwelt ut length on tho
inability OF the States acting separately to con-
troll the great railroad corporations and Oh tho
danger that one State might lovy cEippling
tribute On tho trade of half.a-dozon others.-
, 1874-01-28

Tho social meeting Of the clorgynlou Of the
various Protestant denominations Of this city,
which was held at tho Pacific Hotol OIL Monday
lust, roaRoaaaa moro than usual Significance.
There we're present at this meeting for tho first
timo in Our local history, presbytorians, Dap-
lists, 5Gethollsts, Uuiversalists, Episcopaliaus,
aud swedenborgians. Tho Congregational pas-
tors were not there owing to q misuutlorstand-
ing which IL to be regretted, as they are worry
social and good caters.
We are inclined to regard thla novel move
ment OF tho miniatora as NIL excellent one. it
will give them an opportunity to got bottor
acquainted with ouch other, and to com-
paro views upon current topics. It will
draw thom out Of their Bho1B, and give
thom wider range Of WOW tbau they
have ever lal before. Eaoll will gaia something
from tho other, aud thus tho gouoral fund Of
knowledge will bo Increased. While taore IL 4
tacit consent upon tho part OF tho ministers that
tl4oy will leave their creedB ut homo, the orccfs
will uovorthe'oss be beustlted and mollilod by
this bro!herly communion. Tho Methodist will
find tlIt the sholl Of tic baptist IL not as hard
aa 10 guppooed. aud tho Baptist will aud that
tho Mothodlst's shout ia not NJ deaiening aa he
had imagined. The Epiaeopalian will ultimate
, 1874-01-28

Moat OF yesterday was ypont by the mombora
Of tho Ordor Of D'na Birth III committee work.
Tho prosecutions Of tho Jows Of Rounania, and
tho noble work Of hlr. pexotto, WHO went to
bucharest to alleviate itH horrors, WAS brought
before tho Convention In communities
tion from tho Hon. Simon Wolf, Of
Washington. This, and proposition to tolo-
graph to Alr. Peixotto tho Acknowledgements
Of tho B'nai Birth for his services, woro roferrod
to the Committee on Roumania. Tho Commit
tee On Endowment presented two reports. Tho
majority submitted that In tho present state of
tho ordor It WIS inexredient to begin any gem
oral endowment fund for their widows aud
orphans. The minority took the opposite view,
and reported . plan for tho establishment Of
such funds by tho lodges. Thta waa rejected by
the Convention by vote Of " to IL. Tho ma-
joritY report was adoptod by 09 to II.
, 1874-01-28

Tho nsual doubt has boon expressed Of tho
truth OF tho report OF Lfviugstono's deatht but
mret yio!d to tho oflloiai dispatch which WAS ro-
coived by tho British Government yesterday
from Zanzibar. 1t confirms tho previous state
mont TINT his death was caused by exposure in
crossing some marshos, In which ho was up to
Lis waist in wafer for hours. Ton Of llia mon
died from tho Same cause. His remains aro on
tholr way to Zanzibar, wllore thoy will arrive in
February. Tho aate Of the groat travellers
death is still uncertain. A letter received from
Dronnor, tho German explorer of Africa. says
that 1t occurred Aug. Is, 1872. The otllor &C.
counts place Ii in Juno. II Brouner is correct,
tho Doctor must have died worry fcw days after
tho last letter TO his brother John, which WIS
written in August at Uuyanyomb, on the eve Of
his departure for tho interior.
, 1874-01-28
STARVING INDIANS,
The Dcstitution Mt Vcrtntl1ion Latxe.a
Origin of the Report Conccrnln1 4

The Dcstitlltion Mt Vcrtntl1ion Lake-a
Origin Of the Report Concerning
Cnnniba3lsrn.
speeiat Dtspatth to The Chsca9o Tribune
ST. PAUL. Mtnn.. Jun. 27.-Gov. Davis ia ad~
yised by Commissioner Smith, of tho Indian
Bureau, that on the 10Th inst. ho notified Agent
Mahau, at bayfield,. Of the dcatitution among
tho indiana ut Vormi]lon Lake, mud placcd at
bis disposal for their re|iot sl,5oo. Tho Gov
ornor is also advised TINT Maau arrived al
Duluth, and yesterday sont forward cattlo.
bankots. Hour, and annuity goods. It appeara
Tint tho Agent desired to deliver tho annuitioa
ut Duluth, while tho Indians claimed that.
according. to trcaty, they should be delivered
at Vormillion, hcnce tho annuities have been
held back since November last. III CONSEQUENCE.
tho traders Withdrew from Vermlion, and tho
Indians Ind no way Of relief from the losstution
caused by tho failuro Of rice and gamo.
TIE STORY or cANN1nAL18M
originated in tho fact that crazy old woman,
whose topoo was near the British line, was dis
covered by hunter to llavo oaton part at d
child, tho remains OF tho body hanging in trca
like tho carcasg OF deer. The huntor waH
frightened and lied without lookiug for the rest
Of tho family; anl hia report sprcadiug among
tho Indians, who havo superstitious horror Of
cannibaliBm, finally roacAcl the whitos in tile
thapo first given. In oil other respects tho re-
ports Of starvation aud suffering from want Of
clothing hayo been more than confirmed.
, 1874-01-28
;CHIEF-JUSTICE WAITE.
I1o Resigns His Presidency OF tho
Ohio Constitutional Convention.

Ifc Resigns His Presidency OF tho
Ohio constitutional Convention.
C1NoINaAT1, Jan. a. Chiof-Justice Waite ro-
signed his Presidency and scat iu tho Coustitu-
tionai Convention to-day III tho following
words: "For roasonB known to you oil ata
compelled to return to you the high office with
which, at tho organization OF tho Convention,
you honorod mo. and to resign my p1aco
w one Of your number. Under somo
circumstances this could be done with Il
sing!e word; but In the middle Of thcso
surroundings you must indulge ne with some-
thing more. 1tls now more than six months since
work to which We had been assigned by our con.
atituonta. We were then strangers. Few OF
you know me personally; ! know personally hus
few Of you. BY the partiality OF the majority Of
those voting was c9lled upon to posldo over
your deliberations Without experience aH pro-
siding officer / rolicd upon your forbeGr-
anco and assistance while performing lta respon'
nlblo duties. You wore not long III discovering
my lack of oxporionce. Il took mo longer to
you Ind called to your assistance
was to bo metea sout to INC in fNli measure.
From comparative strangers We hayo beooma,
warm friends. The memories OF our JOINT labora
lore will alwnya he cherished bY nlo As OF tha
pleasant thingH Of tho pastt and. Willie I'm low
comDellod to dissolve our otilolul ties, shall
eyor praY that tho word may neFor bo spokou
which cas. dissolve tla tta ct personal friendship
by which | nov feel myself to be 30 closely
bound to you all"
llore President Walto resigned and retired.
Tho Convention took 4 recesB Of ton ualuutas
TO take leave Of bin.
4 committee OF uine wore appointed to draw
up resolutions expressing the sanas Of khe Qeu4
vaatien sn tas subject.
, 1874-01-28

aud f1rmor ut 0e@97o por gallon. Flour waa dull
and oaBier. Whoat waH nctivo. and noarly &c
lower, closing at S12996 cas1. and $1.281G aollor
Marcil. Corn wna active, and 10 lowor, closing
at 5724o casli, and 5011lc Bol1or Mnrcl,. Oats
wore quiet, md declined >dc, closing st 400
% higher, at 300 for regular. Barley waa quiet
and unchanged. On tho evening Of Saturday
last thoro waa III atore In this city 2, ,298,oo bu
what, 1884, COL bu corn, $685. 445 bu oats, oo,835
bu rye, and o45,o02 bu barley. 1.-Two hogs opened
fairly active and firm, but closod 5@15o lower,
ut e5.10@58Q. Cattle were moro active and
easier. Bheop wore firm.
, 1874-01-28

Macaulay's New Zoalandor sitting amid tho
ruins Of Chicago is now singing his lirgo in tho
columns Of the Cincinnati Commercial. a few
weeks ago tho same individual was writing for
tho St. Louis Democrat. The similarity Of tho
music ia too striking to be the reaut Of accident
or evolution. Tho evidences Of design arc
highly apparent, both in tho line Of discourse
and in the bad writing of tie two opistles
Tho starting point Of the letter is tha< Chi
cago has borrowed over 95o0. .ooo, ,0oo, mainly TO
rebuild the cdihcos destroyed by tho fire; thu.
this borrowed money has been put into build
tngs which cannot and tenants; tint tho owners
OF this r1uproductive property arc all struggling
to avoid bankruptcy into which, however, they
must 60; that tho trado aud commerce Of the
city havo fallen of ; that tho banks arc crippled
with protested paper which tho merchants can
not pay; and that, in short, tho city has entered
Oh downward career which will aoon land It
In ruin.
Tho Chicago fro destroyed, i'll round figures,
92oo, 100000 Of property, q large proportion Of
which consisted Of merchandise and movable
oifects. Out of this there was recovered $685.
0QQ, 600 from insurance. It has cost to rebuild
the city, including tho large additions to the
number Of stores, warehouses;, and dwellings,
about $60,000,000. These plain and simple facts
ahow tho reckless absurdity Of tue statement
that re have borrowed $500, o,o00. 600 and invested
it in buildings which are not rented. After the
fire there was large migration hitler Of men
rr1. H. - ,~V3&t&
real estate and improved it out Of their own
moaua, We had utter tho fire many broad aoros
Of land In the Vety heart Of tho city without
any buildings. This land, Owned and possessed
by our citizons, was worth more than tho
money uoodcd to improve 1t. During the
winter aitor the tire capitalists visited
this city, examined everything for theul-
selves, and the result was that in tile
spring thore was IN abundance OF capital here
| sooking Investment. Up to tho day OF tho Sop
ten,por panic thero was no trouble in borrowing
any amount OF money to Improve real estate in
Chicago. Tho result was that tho whole area
OF business property destroyed by tho iiro was
| rebuilt, bettor md moro substantially than over
before but tho area of that olasB OF property
was extended to nearly twica it's former dimoI-
sions. The prohibition againHt wooden build
ings noceasitated the erection OF many hundreds
| of brick and stone structures whero wooden
ones had previously existed. Consequently, the
number Of stores, warohousoh, md othor build
lug adapted to purely business purposes erect
ed since tle fire IL nearly, 1t not quite, double
what 1t was before, and, u oven Chicago
cauuot double hor business In two years.
| thore are many Of thcso now buildings
still unoccnpied. Tho great faot remai,ls,
however, that there are one-third more
Btores aud buildings now occupied for bl,siucsa
| purpoaoa III Chicago than thoro wero before tho
| fire, and thore ia not mau, owner or morsgageo,
who donbts that eyery one OF such buildings viii
, 1874-01-28

Tho railroad between Edinburgh aud Glasgow
tyightful accidents which haH occurred for some
time past OIL eitAes side OF tho Atlantio. Two
s1Fross traills moving at full speed camo into
collision, causing the loss Of aixtoon lives and
Herous injuries to large number Of passengers.
Iho agitation IN England for Government
supervision OF railroads will be accelerated by
this inoxcuaablo catastrophe. Tho disasters on
British roads have become 80 frequent and fata
that the newspapers Of tint country declare tho
accidents to bo tho aafa arrivals Of traing. and
the Government has already informed tho COM
panies that IT considers thoir parsimony and
mlsraanagomont responsible for almost all the
diaaaters that happen,
, 1874-01-28

Gladstono's action in disso1ving Parliament
md ordering now election las caused Il great
acal of excitement in English politics. Com
Hervatiyca and Liberals both hope to return to
the now Parliament with majority. Mr.. Brad
tain largor forco Of Radicals thnn any previous
Parliament. Tho little band OF two, 20 GAL
fantly headed by Sir Charlea Dixie and Auberon
Herbert, will flud itsolf large enough to prevent
the Conservatives from kooping Office if they
get it, and to make the Liberal party more lib.
sral than it promises to be.
, 1874-01-28

The porjured wtnesa in tho Tchborno tria1,
Who got lilnaolf and Mr. Whalloy. II. r., into
prison, sworo that lie lad kept saloon on Soy
enth street, In Chicago, during tho laat two years.
Nobody seems to l1aye known that "Boyontl,
stroot las no existence III this city. It cost tho
Government $4,000 to provo that tho witnoss
had spout tho Inst two years, and tho ten boforo
them, ln various Engltah prisons. Tho total OK
ponse Of the prosecution AaY boon over 81. .500,-
600, gold aal 1t Is estimated that half million
more must bo F.dd oilt before Castso.Ortou-
Tiehborne u convicted aud ssnssnced. Part Of
, 1874-01-28

In Philadelphia, where municipal officers are
to be elected Fob, II. ali candidates in onpo-
aition to Tho Ring nopunlicuu nominoou lava
Withdrawn. oeeauso' uaioss tnose can 10 q 1air
count Of votes, it would be folly to oppose tho
men WHO laye Holo power to do tho counting.
THO Legislature ia in tl,o interest of the niue.
ord tl,c phil,dotnhin press anv.. ..,rho no,va T.
not very cheoring Tor m hone6t election law"
Tho Philadelphia Age aermonlzes from the text: /:
, 1874-01-28

The House Finance Committee at Springfield
recommend Tint .Stato TreasnrerB hereaftor bo
required to flo bond in the penal sum of
$4,000, 600 before entering On their duties. The
present Treasurer las funds in lis hands to the
amount of two or thrco millions. and the &C.
curity he has given tho State is n 100000 bond.
tho Committee finds that, despite tho utterly
Inadequate amount of their bonds, tho Treas-
arers Of tho State lave MI beon faithful, but
Thinks 1t wise to exact bond which shall be
moro OF a guarantee for tho safe-keoping Of the
peoplog money.
, 1874-01-28

Mr. Waite yesterday resigned the Presidency
OF the Ohio constitutional Convention, from
which ho WAS so unexpectedly summoned to the
most digniAed post in the Government. He
hado his fellow-menbora farewell in few
modest and well-choson words, in which lie made
still 1rmor tho tic OF personal friendship by
which he declared he felt bound to them all.
Tho Convention met hin, evidently in the samo
spirit and appointed committee of nino to
express their feelings in series Of resolutions.
, 1874-01-28

II lilo opponents OF compulsory euucAtlon
would ask themselves tho question whether or
not the State has tho right OF eelf~presoryation,
they might discover whether it has not also the
right to enforce tho education OF its subjects.
We take it for granted that these gentlomon con-
cedo nations right to solf-preservation, aud
even Its right to the military Borvice Of its citi
zena. They admit, doubtless, TINT tho Military
Academy ut West Point is useful institution,
aud its existeuce not wholly indofonsiblo. They
do not object to the erection of forts by the
Government, or deny that 8 navy is sometimes q
convenient thing to have. All these institutions
thoy eau successfully defend only on tho ground
Of a nation's right to sclf-proservatIon.
Now, it iHa lesson which all history teaches,
and which every days experience confirms, tint
nations arc powerful not in proportion to the
number OF military acadomles, forts, or chips
which tloy POSSESS 30 much as in proportion to
their Intelligence. Forts, or ramparts, or ships,
manned by uneducated mon. lose lalf their Of
fectiveness Tho scoptre OF tho world belongs
to tho intelligence Of the world. It WAS oyor 80.
It III 80 today. Thore are, undoubtedly, other
elements than intelligence iu nations great
moss; but, other things being equal, tho more
intelligent q people arc, tho moro powerful they
are. Who will deny that tho triumph OF the
American nrmB over those Of Mexico, Of tho arma
Of tue North over those Of the South, Of Ger
many's over France il the late WIZ, were the
triumpha Of superior education over inferior .?
For tho Bamo roaeon, therefore, that wo
cannot afford to bo without the means OF dofonso
in war, We cannot afford to bo without lnto]Ii-
gout citizeus. Tile fact lB, TINT we Americans
noed education moro than any other great poo
pie. Nc have no standing army, aud, whom war
comos. must trust to our superior intelligence
mainly to give us victory. Intellect must sup
ply the place OF discipline. Our people must be
10 educated that, when taken as raw recruits, wo
shall be ablo to transform them into trained
soldiera in tho least possible tiulo, To do this
they must be educated. There ia 10 more
s'patornalism :" in making education obligatory
than iu building M arsenal Or ali irol,-c1ad.
But it ie not only in time Of var that the au-
perlority Of tho educated over the uneducated
! nau ia aoau. Educate the lahorar aud YOU raiso
Lis standard Of comfort, and, by raising it, bot
ter the condition Of tue whole nation. and i'm
prove isB morality even. pauperlHm and crime
aro paront and child. Moreover, tho intelligence
Of the laborer is one Of the oements OF tio pro-
ductiveneas Of hin labor, therefore ono OF the
elemontB Of national wealth.
There would be some difficulty, we admit, In
enforcing such law in this country. Tho
lniug or imprisonment Of poor parents, IS In
Prussia, for violating its provisions would be IN
many caaos a hardahip, against which tho feel
ings OF eyon tho adyocasos Of tho measure might
rebel. OF tho advynbllity Of tho law itsolf,
however, there can 10 but oup enlightened
view.
, 1874-01-28

Ono Of the poets has worry folicitous meta
phor Of all oaglo Horely wounded by the cruel
archor, aud regarding tho nrrow that has
pierced its breast. II ia sorely moved whom it
discovers TINT the foathors upon tho barb were
! pluckoa from one Of ita own quia, and that
they directed tho light Of the uucrring Shaft.
Tho Euglisl people are just now in the plight of
this unfortunate eagle, and arc lamentiug tho
Tact III very plaintiyo manor. During tho
present war in Africa, tho English army las OIL
| several occasions mado prisoners Of Asllantees
and captured their arms. An examination Of
thoae arms shows TINT they we're made IN D,r-
1nnghatn, aud, as thoy aro new, that tAoy nust
havo boon Bold to tho Aslanteos just before tho
was commenced by the unprinclpled traders
OF that city, who mado them for export to
Aahantae, for tho purposes Of tho war. Tho
British Liou dooa not enjoy tho fact that he is
to bo shot at by uubroechod Ashantees with guns
made III Birmingham under tho protection Of Ills
royal pgls, mud the no1lo benRt iB laBhing Lis
tail aud roaring ut fearful rate ovor it. Thoro
would he moro sympathy with tho animal II 1t
were not for tue fact TINT the people for whom
ho roara have never beon conBiderato Of the
rights Of others in this reapoot, but lave sup.
piled ovorything from bMllota to vossols-of-war
to conlbatautB in violation Of tho provisions OF
International law, and with utter disregard Of
the obligations OF neutrality. In this cuso, COM
n,orcial grool III Birmingham Inns supplied guns
OF English nuke to tho AHhantoos Tor tho
slaughter OF Engllshmon. However bitter tho
draugAt may DO in tl,olr own chullce thus COM
monsoa to their lips, there ,s sucls atEict poet-
leu! Justice III tha c.aration that It Ia very Diff
cult to feel 4uy sympathy cos.uarntng the bitter
noss ot tue drink. II the Ashautooa bud any
II. H..
, 1874-01-28

The cnuso Of woman received double blow
yesterday. The Missouri Legislature declared
lint women had no right to fill school ot1i-
COS, and in Massachusetts, tho Boston School
to Is that the aeats Of tho women
who had been elected membnrs woro vacant
This throws Oh the women the burden OF carry
Ing their cases to tho Supreme Court. Tho vote
woud not have beon 80 close but for tic faet
that MI tho vomon whose seats were in ques-
tion stayed in their places aud voted for their
nj.
, 1874-01-28

Gov, Carpenter, Of Iowa, was inaugurated at
DoaMoinos yesterday. Industrial topics woro
the main theme Of liB inaugural address. He
nopoliea imposed on them, among which lie
places the protective tariff. The General Az
sembly was urged to consider legislation to in
vito cnpta to tho State, and increase itsfactures
aud work6hous
, 1874-01-28

Tho Kansas Logislatur balloted yesterday in
parato session for United States Senator
1birty.two candidates received votea. The rea]
aonteat will not begin till to-day, when
the Houses meet for joint ballot aud
continue in BeAHion till b choice il
made. Tho RafoTncrs fool confident thai
thoy will be able to elect their man, as their
caucuH night before last numbered 7G votes,
Ana it requires but IL to elect. Ex.SDnator
Poneroy is in Topeka, oasensibly to attend to
that bribery caae in which ho Ia Interested,
but good many people will suspect tlat no ia
1ftor somo Legislative carrion.
, 1874-01-28

The Chicago produce markets wore generally
ea5ier yesterday with less doing. Moss pork
wau moderately active, and 2oQD25o per brl lower
closing Ut $l4.a0 cash, aud Sl4.70 seller March,
Lard WIS active, and 30 per 100 lbB lower, clos-
ing ut 1920 casl,, aud $3.50 selor March. Meats
woro quiet aud tirm at 51so for shoulders, G1JSo
for short rlbs, 8@8}Gc for short clear, aud 9i5@
l0}5o tor sweet picked hsms. Dressed 4ogs
vere moderately active aud drmer, oloaing at
4a.a0@0.4 10 per 100 tbs. Hlghwinsa wero qutst
, 1874-01-28
Tho Iowa Grand Lodge.

Spec3aI Dsspatck 70 Tie Chicago TFlbHNe,
DAyENronr, 1a.. jan. 27.-Tho Grand Lodge
OF Iowa knights Of Pythias assembled in this
city this morning III their third anuua1 couven-
tion. Delegates from lodges in Davenport,
Burlington. Council Bluffs, Ottun,wa Fort A1atl-
ison, aud othor places were preaeut. Tlis Order
tloro aro % lodges in tic State, ali with large
membership. In tho United Statos there are
1,2U0 lodges, with 100000 momhora. During
tho past year dispensations to five new lodges
have beon granted, md three othera laye boon
suspended, Tho session Of the dralld Lodge
gates will DO tseated to banquet by tho local
io1goa of the city.
, 1874-01-28

thnt q Senators arc in favor Of tho bill pending
Or compulsory oducatlon, and 25 arc opposed
to 1t. or tho two other Senators, ono ia absent,
qnl the position OF tho other Ia unknown. On
ths showing, the vote will bo very o1oso, but the
faso Of the bill will dopond OIL tho character Of
tho amendments which may 10 mnde to it.
, 1874-01-28

Several spirltualista Of Nov Haven wish to
form cooperative community in which all
woalth, but no wives, Bhai bo held in common.
AZ they all como from poor but honest parents,
mud havo inherited only the first Of the ancestral
characteristics, they arc pertorco waiting for a
believer who can, and will, endow tho COM
munitY,
, 1874-01-28

Minister Bancroft reports that the crodit Of
the United States ia falling in Germany. He
attributes tho decline to tho dolay III bringing
our currency to par. the numerous failures Of
railroad companies to pay their interest, and tho
increase Of tho public debt,
, 1874-01-28

thta enormous coBt is tlne to tho fact that pop,l-
arclanor foreod Tie Government, wllontho claim
ants funds fallcd, and ho could negotiate nomoro
bonds "payablo ak months after Obtaining my
estate" to guarantee tho amount NODDED to coll
duct tho dofonno az we'll na tho prosecution.
, 1874-01-28

Horo is pathos! When tho San Domingo
rcbos captured tho Capital they freed the politi-
cal prisoners aud Holomnly dropped the Govern
mont'a flpo assortment OF handcu1rs, etc., into
tho Sea. Sober second thought suggests that
they throw away tue mauacles because thoy moan
to ahoot future captivos ,nBtead of imprlsoniug
hmm