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New-York tribune., 1875-01-22

OF the Government 10 regulate the power conferred
upon Congress by the Constitution Congress should.
however careful the exercise OF this p0wer.
Pending the discussion, Mr.. TH CRMAN moved that
the further consideration OF the resolution ne post posed
until the first Monday IN February hut, the senator
from Indiana Cdr. MOrtOnl not then In has seat do
not vote, -. =.
recng the Secretary Of War to furnish the senaoe as
tailed statement OF the amounts appropriated since ev
for the Improvement OF the mouth Of the hssss ippi
River Fort Jackson, and Fort ~. Philip. owing too
name Of and the amount paid 10 each persen, te das
OF pay nsnt, &c. Agreed TO-
Mr. HAGER REP Cali presented a memorial lrom
the citizens OF State. asking that the Home-sao
Law be amended enable settlers the uDtDsum-
bered sections inside OF railroad reservaOns te enter
10 OF land instead OF It referred 20
the Committee on Public Lands
Mr. ROBINSON Rep.. 8. c. introduced q btu author.
ling Lieut. Commander Frederick Pearson OF the
accept decoration from tae Queen OF Great Britain
Referred ~ the COmEittee on Foreign Affair.
The Senate then, at 3i5 O'clock the the motion ~
Mr. Anthony proceeded TO tho consideration Of
tive business.
At $3.50 the doors were reopenec and the Senate adj
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
BAPTIST CENTENNIAL WORK.

A council Of the New York Baptist clergy
and Iaty convened yesterday Afternoon al the Mar
iners Temple for the OF acting plans pro-
posed for proper UNCONVENTIONAL participation the
coming Centennial celebration. The Commtee's report
recommended among other movements, the raising Of
memorial funds for educational and church charities ;
the increase OF missionary efforts home and abroad
the eDdoTments OF universities theological seInarie
and professors chairs aud the estaDshm freed
mems schools. The time regarded especially op
for the payment of old church debts
ing Of edhces the spread OF church and Sunday
school literature aud the denoIninationsl press.
j ID. Reid offered protest against the Number and
cOmpexity Of the pans proposed. and recommended
that they all unified into grand sehemetne rails
Ing OF memorial fund In the interests OF education.
The Rev DR.. Fulton objected 10 this amendment and
defended the COmmlttec's report. j. b. Trevor,
the banker, while encouraging local centennial
Efforts regarded the money getting scheme IA
utterly impracticable in the present pressure
OF the times. These expressions brought many ~ the
clergy aud aity into debate ana the conflicting
church and educational interests only harmonLod
by an earnest address from the chairman, the Hon.
George II. Andrews. Action upon the report de-
ferred until next Thursday.
Among those presen and active in the consultation
were DR. s. Il. CutLng eamuc Colgate, ]. 7. Wyckof,
w. A. Gellaty. delegates OF the Baptist EDUCATIONAL
Commission tue Rev DIR. Armitage, the Rev. Dr. Full
tou the Rev. Dr. Hawthorne the Hv. Dr Osborne, the
Rsv DR.. Hiscock, Prof Fox, aud j. K Trevor.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
BANKING RELATIONS.
TIE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CHICAGO AND NEW
YORK BANKS.

THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CHICAGO AND NEW
YORK BANKS.
Considerable interest was excited IA tinan-
ca circles Yesterday by d patches from Cnicago reia
ing additional details Of failure Of the Cook County
Bank Of that city, 10y the repors OF serious tro1be
with other Institutions These dispatches stated that
the Fourth National Bank OF Chicago had rs drafts aud
other cations, male payable in this cy on Ian ~
returned protested and that two other Chicago BANKS
had Withdrawn all their deposits from New-fork
Inouiry at the Bank Of New York which Is the cor
resp.aent OF the Fourth National Bank In this
cty elcited the n0rmati that tne Bank Of Me-" YORK
Da II turned Of the otler inrtUtoh 'lnpy
Decause an eX pee winch was 10 contain lemt
taucrs had not arrived But when II was learned tHi'
tnere mad been mistake, aud that the letter hAd be"h
msdirecrG the mater arr angcd " telegraph lhu
Inc rejected drafts taken up. Ile SANK or NJ"
YORK Is now paying drafts Of the Fourth hatIOnai O
CnlcagO witbOGt question: ,....
No evidence wac ascertained cOrroboratnR the state
meut " he Wltndra 4 a. OF fIuds by Otner banks.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
a DEPARTMENT RUEFLED Ply SHARP
WORDS

THE UMBRAGH OF THE DOCK COMMISSIONERS AT
HARSH LANGUAGE FROM THE CONTROLLER.
The discussion at the meeting OF the Dock
characterized by all the members present Controller
Green's "undgDined and improper conduct at the
special meeting of the Board Wednesday, when q
number OF opened. The Controllers language
then used was characterized being peculiarly often
sve spoken the presence Of tue bidders and
many persons having business with the Board. 1t was
also Objectionable uttered upon the occasion Of the
10Th birthday OF Ma yOr Weservet President OF the
Commission The Board unanimously resolved 10 send
the following communication to Mayor Wekhams
EEw-YoRK Jan. q 1873.
that meeting Of be Board
governing bed hs the following preamble sOd
Board this department held
proposals then beng sRt while basiae Of
Boa bag eouduriet in orer snd swu manner be
the Controller Of ths enterd the and
be inquired into tue pDge1 Of the business, and
Sga bg 70. Bo.ra for owe, ls minutes swGGus h,
tr-Js hereupon sred wtacu
being that ihasnucn a. the Boa had opened said
hcs The proceeding decent anu
beng Of the Commissioners " Tie Board that sDoh Ian
apology fo CONTROLLER y tie ndty which hGd
been the Board and reply being offered BY TIE COuos
ioI the o1ensve Ingnage Shca he Dad uttered Ano
Wherea language uttered bT head Of eodriipss depart
before the Board reference 70 IL orderly and lawful aer and
N me pre- o. AfS huatoe oi persons 1o1s Oe % wv tae
Department permitted unnocd calculated degrade
Of cOdDss which h b been the expressed dese Of DIS
Honor The Mayor Of this ay 10 bring nio earci' anu
u bu AZ the sane time in friendly eo0perAtoD
snt Departments Of the City Government therefore
Controller upon the occasion referred uloguted improper
and deres record respectful but trn protest
Rsoed T9t the Secretary be and hereby directed
bt Honor TIE Mayor o0pV Of tbeSe
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
TIE nrMoRs From CHICAGO.
NEw-YORK BALANCES DRAWN OUT ONLY TO SUPPLY
COUNTRY DEMANDs-CAUsE OF THE RECENT
NATIONAL BANK SUSPENSION.

NEw-YORK BALANCES DRAWN OUT ONLY TO SUPPLY
COUNTRY DEMANDs-CAUsE OF THE RECENT
NATIONAL BANK SUSPENSION.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-There is no Other founda-
ton for the stories of the Chicago National
banks have drawn out their NewYOrR deposits than the
fact that some Of them have made rather larger
drafts than usual upon their New YORK sgenis
for currency Ncw York exchange bas been
selling Bere for the past Two days at from 10
cents 10 g. discount between banks for $1,000 At this
rate some Of he preferred 10 keep their exchange
and order currency from NewNJrk TO supply the iran
from the country. At tnis season, whom enormous
amounts Of money needed to move tie hog product
fro1l the Interior to CHjcago and thence TO market
il Is the ordinary Of business udosacuons
for the banks here To draw heavily on their New-forE
balances. One two Of them may have ordered an
excess on Tuesday i'll anticipation of unusua! orders
from country banks alarmed by the recent suspcnson
but there has such any symptoaa VI IT,
aud the precaution needless.
Mr B F. Allen attributes the suspension OF his bank
the County National the refusal OF Charter
Life Insurance COu pdny OF ford to honor his
drafs He claims that upon the security OF $GooOO0
worth OF Iowa taey agreed 10 make advances
OF on Indefinite amount. The Now YJrk agent OF their
Company denies they agreed to advance more than
$4,000.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
win undoubtedly oppose it at their next
A COMPLICATED RAILWAY CASE.

INJUNCTION SOUGHT AGAINST The MILWAUKEE AND
ST. PAUL RAHRoAD COMPANY.
in the case of Aaron 8. Bright against The
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway Company and others,
Joseph Stewart counsel for Bright filed some time
a bill 10 equity United States Circuit Court
for this District praying for injunction restraining
the defendant from ressung for ten years from Nov l.
1874. the overdue bonds of the La Crosse and Milwaukee
faih"ay Company, and from putting on the market
s5o0eoo worth of bonds secured by mortgages the
Milwaukee and 81. Paul Railway Bright claims 70 be
q ho!der OF bonds Of the La Crosse and Milwaukee
railway Company under mortgage executed in 1858 TO
WlIiam Barnes as trustee. This mortgage fore
closed In 1852 but the Supreme Court OF the United
states subsequently adiudged the mortgage aud fore
closure void as against iudenentcredtors OF the la
crosse aud Milwaukee Railway Company. At the sale
under the Barnes mortgage property purchased
oy corporation known az the Milwaukee and Mime
sofa Railway Company. That Company wac afterward
made defendant in q foreclosure suit brought on a
prior mortgage; IN which suit decree OF foreclosure
was bad and sale made. At the sale the property
bought by the Milwaukee and ~. Paul Railway Com
pany
In ls6a Bright brought suit In the Supreme Court OF
TINS State 20 fcreclose the Barnes mortgage claiming
that tho latter had not been precu1ed by the fOrecO
sure proceedings IN Wisconsin, at which the Milwaukee
ana b. Paul Railway Company became purchaser. In
the New-York suit Judge Barnard granted injunction
eeVer Of the pr rperty in question For granting the
lnIlIcuon and making the order Judge Barnard
Claimed by Of tho council IN the case impeached
and convicted OF misconduct Before Sweeney's APP
poiutnent as receiver the Milwaukee Gnd St Paul Rail
way Company hled bill In equity IN the Ulited state,
circuit Court 70 restrain hun from acting such re-
eeTer. and also to declare the and Bright mort
Cages fDreelOsed by the proceedings in Wisconsin.
Jldge samuc! Nelson then issned order requiring
Sweeney 10 show why be should not be restrained
accordingly. Upon TINS the New YOtk Supreme Court
suit was practically abandoned ana Jne order appoint
ing sweeney as receiver was vacated. me time alter
ward Bright ned bis bill praying for injunction
framing tue Milwaukee and st. PIul Railway Company
from ressung, for 10 years from November l. 1874 the
overdue bonds Of the Lacrosse and Milwaukee Railway
company, anj from putting the market s}5,0O0OO0
worth " bonds secured ny mortgages on the Milwaukee
and ST. Pau Railway Company Tie matter came up
yesterday for argument before Judge BiLcaford whO
reserved b.s decision.
W. F. Bangs attorney FOR the Milwaukee anI st. Paul
Eriway Company opposed the granting of tho iD1dnc
tOl.
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
A FEF DECEMBER CLAIMS PAID.

SOME CITY CLAIMS PROVIDED FOR BY THE BOARD
OF ESTIMATE AND APPORUONMENT.
At the adjourned meeting of the Board Of
Estimate and ApportOnment yesterday taken
up the question OF the deficiency the salary spprO-
pratlon the Supreme Court aud the Court of Conn
Pleas amounting together u s3,59l o5 The Con-
troer Of opinion that the mater should be laid
over 10 city like this, where there many em-
poyed and much money paid outh considered these
sums magnificent and that too much had been made OF
small matter The Mayor said he could not with
the Controller IN this matter He believed that clerks
in the public departments should be paid promptly, Ike
clerks private offices and stores and no exatl0as de'
lays should be made in paying them theig ~t'ares'
which, no doubt. always needed when earned. he
sa,d he could settle the matter at There was
surplus in his office from last year, and lie would
agree 10 transfer this pay the elerss OF the
courts named. rle Controller said IN O0leeuon tiat
there might be some Outstl ludng claims against TINS
balance and that it would lie better TO leave II uu-
touched. The Mayor replied thai he could oot under
stand how there should he any claims against ths bal
anCe as he mad created none aud there certainly
surplus over the expenses OF his predecessor.
The books examined aud IL W found that there
balance from the appropriations for the Mayors
Office Of O. 900 contingencies Gnd 35OO remaining or
the appropriation FOR the Perni' Bureau resolution
offered by the Mayor was then passed transiefriDs
from this surplus an amount sufficient 10 pay mo en-
plOy es IN the courts named
The Controller authorized 20 issue tieoooo assess
ment bonds and the issue OF $4,000 city bOnd. Was Az
thorzed 20 satisfy judgments against the eity Ino
Controller explained that one OF thr Judsinr Us sS
obtained by George " Fuller for paving
one OF the old contracts gwen out by Wm m iNee.-
He then called up ms resolution offered AT the last meet
ing which stated that Il was lneApctneus AZ ,.nss
draw on any balances OF piscsed 20 reimbarss
the Treasury and there might De ouIeSenuns es. is
presented President Lewis hoped the vi s
not Se aGop,ea sat Se done or SurS caused TO
some OF the poor men em2toYea oS tue S''' ANU NAV
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
FINANCIAL NOTES.

BosToY, Jan. 2l.-The dry goods house of
Heath, Anderson 4 Co has a. hed extension, and
meeting OF the creditors VII be held Saturday, when
abatement Will De presented
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.-Edwin NJ. Lewis,
trustee OF the Jay Cooke estate has Degun paying
dividend Of nve per IN cash tue creditors OF the
estate whose claims audited aud approved up TO
Dec 81 last large number OF creditors have paid
th4s DIVIDEND, ghcn practical beginning OF the set
a. Ia
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
RAILWAY COMBINATIONS AND CHANGES.


RELATIONS OF TIE CHICAGO AND NoKTH-WEslkkN
AND THE WEST WISCONSIN RAILRoADs-lHE
POTTER LAW TO DE MODIFIED.
Telegraphic advices received from Chicago
Yesterday stated that the Chicago and Norlh"est5th
T. ilfoad had acquired West Wisconsin Railroad hne
winch las recently defaulted IN the payment of s IN
terest Inquiry made at the office OF The latter
COMPANY. at No Ga broadway, where 1t was
stated tnat Arrangements were making py "Alcn
the Chicago and North Western Company would
take an active interest in the administration OF
the West Wisconsin Railroad, and endeavor TO
Mt II out of It's present financial quagmire. These
Arrangements 90 not look toward a lease or con
sotdat,on hut rather 70 the infusDg OF new
fa nto the weaker company. With this object in view"
D. A. Baldwin resigned from the Presidency, and MI
Potter General Manager Of the Northwestern lne has
been elected TO NIL the vacancy. Other changes Will
probabiy he made next week aB soon as the eIamDa-
ton into the affairs Of the West Wisconsin Company
ba have been completed by the persons now Interested
IN IT, The two roads E,roy and are run as
one both having pro rata scheiuie trumc, anu 'ho
ears OF both lines running over the same tracks. .
Rnsseli stated yesterday tnht enOfts womb DC
made At early cato 70 secure the repeal OF lhe eAe
sye mod dcsOn OF the Potter law OF "iScOntln NnIch
has TO the interests OF t
rnIlrOads one OF the other OF these changes "oulu
certainly be made Alexander Mitchell, Presfdebt oI
the Milwaukee and ~. Pau Railroad mo was AZ @ e.
civ fe a,u, stated thai II the Potter ls "ere
not repealed would be modified so as 10 enAo1 Ine
railroads To work with some measure OF pronL r,.
Au informal meeting OF the directors OF lhe IOieuo
Wabash and Western Railroad was held Yesterday 70
consider the financial difficulties OF tne CompanS
PIesident Coz announced the Executive COmmIttee
mat oDeiurh of bouds Of the road had been ssld
and that the prospects Of tue Company were DuPe,t
IL resolved tO press the sale OF the bOhds VI
utmost, the diiectOrs being determined not 10 sIu
uuul the Last moment Tney will cOutlnue ~ meet IIOm
day 10 day at the call OF the President
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
DEPOSIT LAWS OPPOSED BY UNDERWRITERS.

The introduction into the Assembly Dy
Asse mbly man stauf q bhl requiring IRE insurance
companies To deposit with the superintendent OF ID
equal to Is per OF their capital STOCK
to meet the contingency OF failure is regarded with ds
favor by insurance officers IN this city. Mr. Oakley,
President OF the National Board asserts that the Dill If
an absurd without q single redeemDg feature
II the other States should pass such bi the result
would he that the assets OF COMPANY would De scat
tered Ia dTibets thrOug uout the Union.
Take for example the Home Insurance company
whcn does business In almost every State IN the Union
What effect would have upon their resources Tue
Underwriters opposed all depost Laws, because
while they do not protect the policy holders they ham
per the mpanies suppose tue Law operation ana
sweeping cOnnag grafton should visit tuis city COmpa
MES organized outside OF this State VINO wOnld Other
be liable 10 the full OF their capital could
forfeit the 20 per deposit aud retire with the re-
naIndcr Of pita Under the present system all
the assets haDe. The present projected measure
Ill advised thst snouId IL al likely pass. the
New-York tribune., 1875-01-22

YEARS Loss BY FIRE IN NEW YORK.
The following report Of fires for the year
,s-. has bsen submitted TO the Board Of Fire Comws
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09

The subjoined translation from an
editorial in leading Japanese journal
is full of practical good sense, worthy
OF nation of much higher civilization.
The growing commerce between Japan
and our Pacific States and thus with the
Union, causes an increasing interest in
the progress of that peculiar people.
We quote:
Many among US are desirous that our
civilization should take equal rank with
that Of Europe and America. But. as
our country is poor and the people ara
Ignorant, we must first promote agri-
culture, so that the land should yield
more abundantly. We should promote
commerce, We should promote the ed
ucation Of our children and compel the
indolent to be Industrious; and when all
this has been done it will be time to talk
about rivalry with foreign countries.
But our scholars who desire all these
changes Immediately are like those who
would set a child to hard labor, or who
imagine that the poor should abound in
luxury like the rich. We do not mean
to say that we are in the same condition
as we were several years ago. But as
we have said before, the first and most
important thing to be done is to build
schools, aud to secure the diffusion of
useful knowledge among the people;
then to make an advance in commerce
and agriculture, so as not to be deco.
rating the outside only aud doing so
much expensive work in vain. Our
scholars'of European science ought to be
assisting both the Government and the
people. This is the manner in which
they will best show their patriotism. And
we entreat them, too, to have little
more patience, and to cool their ambi-
tion that all these changes should occur
at once. Let them prepare the way for
them, so that when they come we may
be ready for them and they may be
really to our profit.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-04-09
Powhntan,s Palnoe

Gloucester Correspondence Richmond Whig. ]
A short time since had the pleasure
OF visiting what remains of the royal
palace Of the princely Powhatan, in this
county. A huge stone chimney, built in
the most substantial manner, with a
broad fireplace, in which logs four feet
long can be put, marks the place so re-
plete with interest to the Virgiuiap
arch@ologist. 1t is situated on the York,
at the mouth of what is now called Tim.
berneck Creek-but the king of the for.
est called it Werowocomico-on the farm
owned by John H. Seawell A rude
cabin has been built to the chimney and
now, around the same hearth where his
Majesty the King of Pamunkee and
their royal highnesses the prince and
princesses gathered to smoke their ma
tive weed, son of Africa, with his bro
ken-stemmed chalk pipe, gathers his
sable brood, all unconscious that royal
feet have stood where he now stands,
and royal forms have laid where he now
lies. Here that event which doubtless
saved the colony is said to have occur
red-the rescue of Captain Smith by
Pocahontas. This old chimney, known
as " Powhatan's chimney" is one Of the
few reminders left us by time of the
great Indian king.
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The source OF saIt.

The sea depends on the disintegration
of rocks on land for salt. Rains wash it
and hold it in solution as particles are
liberated by violence, decomposition and
gradual action of many natural forces
All streamlets and rivers, therefore, are
constantly transporting salt to the sea.
II there is more than can be held in so.
luton, then it accumulates in masses at
very deep points. Thus the salt mines
at Portland and the vast horizontal beds
OF pure salt in Texas, as we'll as that
mountain of rock salt in St. Domingo.
were collected at the bottom of ancient
seas, which are now dry land remote
from water. There are places in Africa
where the process of disintegration of
salt from rock is regularly going on, but
there IS not water power enough to force
1t onward to the sea. Hence the sarti-
cles are spread abroad and mixed with
the soil The negroes of Northern Afri-
ca having discovered its distribution
where there is no water TO dissolve it in
the ground, leach it. In that way they
separate the salt. Salt pervades the
earth. 1t exists in the grasses and most
vegetable products on which animals
feed. In that way they derive enough
IN most countries to meet the demands
of their natures They require as much
as civilized humanity. With them salt
is necessary, as with ourselves, for keep
ing the organs of vision in good condi-
ton; Stop the supply and blindness
would ensue.
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MEMPHIS, TENN. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL . 1875

parture, leaving, as if in mockery, two
days provisions.
| was so worn with my Imprisonment
that it was long time before | could
rise aud try to release my bride.
resolved to loosen one of the rivets
which bound her iron belt to the rock, il
possible, with my clasp knife.
worked for hours but With very poor
success. Poor Flora was in terrible
condition; fright and despair took away
her little strength, and she was barely
conscious most of the time.
BY noon, next day, she was free, but
despaired of her life, even il we should
be rescued, for she was so weak.
The provisions which they had left
we made last three days, but at the end
Of that time made up our minds to die,
for there was no fruit upon this dreadful
barren island, and though we scanned
the horizon daily We could see no ship.
The sunset of the fifth day, however
Providence sent the good ship Aibatross
to our rescue. Under the kind care Of
the captain and the passengers we both
recovered. We reached India in safety
and were married Immediately. re
turned to England last week, but on try
ing to find Captain Gark found that he
had disappeared. mean to find him
and punish him before return to India.
So ends the most remarkable state
ment of facts we ever heard. The pa
per from which we make this extract adds
that the police are on the track of Cap
tain Gark.
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The farmer in white gloves stated that
since his death, some months back, al
though he ought to be in heaven, he was
detained elsewhere on account Of owing
a sum of fl5 to friends of his, and
begged Of his wife TO give him the
money. The woman in full faith handed
him 9lO, and promised to give him the
rest in a few days if he came for it.
Meanwhile she went and told the priest
the circumstances of the case, and this
gentleman, seeing the fraud, made
proper arrangements for dealing with
the poacher Of the ecclesiastical manor.
When the ghost, in complete burial cos
tune, arrived for the bank note, he was
at once received by couple of police.
and proved, as ghosts do in our day, to
be mere pretender. he will How have
to answer for his misconduct before q
magistrate.