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New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
FENIAN.
The following letter has been addressed by
the counsel Of Col Nagle now imprisoned at Sligo to s
father resident in Brooklyn

The following letter has been addressed by
the counsel of Col Nage. imprisoned at Sligo to hs
father resident in Brooklyn:
DUBLIN, No. 10 Fleetst., Jan. 25, 1868.
Mr. d. NJ. NAGLE-Dcar Sir: Yesterday received your
letter OF 10th and llth nsants, and at the same time
note from Mr.. West informing me Mr Adams had lot
received reply to his dispatch tho subject Of Col
NagIe's defense. once Inclosed him, in reply, the
Mr. Seward expressing my surprise that not
ritbstsnding what II stated Mr. Adams should still be
tory reply The Sligo asszes will be held about the 25th
Of next month saw your son to-day, ana gave your
letter to him; he will write you Tomorrow He u In
good health and spirits. also gave him tho Gospel
am glad TO Congress is stirring but surely they
ought TO do something beside asking tho President to
inteTcede! -.
take this opportunity to again beg Of you TO see II
ANYTHING can toward defending the other Jack
mel Prisoners" against whom there is really
They wholly without means aud seem to have been
entirely abandoned by their Governmen1 and friends
Will their friends and the friends Of Ireland in America
leave them utterly unprOtectedl
Counsel I'm Augustine +. COsellos case have given IL
their opinion that there on the record which,
versal Of his conviction The first step toward trying
the question s TO procure the Attorney fat for
writ Of For considering memorial for such nat
he demands what nm advised II an Illegal feels
guineas and have at present pending before the
Qneen's Bench application to compel the Attorney
General TO consider tho memorial without any fee Oh
course there funds TO prosecute this case How
ever and Costelos counsel are determined, noyerthe
less TO 90 something further with X .
West has required me to tax my costs for defending
Col Magic and Warren at the Comm ssion and Is raising
Doctors (R66 report, for the purposes Of the bail
notion Col Nagles health he actually objects TO pay
can hardly imagine his instructions extend TO such
peddling.
suppose up 10 the time Of writing you bad not re-
Very truly Yours JoHN T. scALLAs.
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE AND REPLIES
BY THE TRIBUNE.
PROTECTION.
To ~ Edi.or Of The 7Stbune.


TO ne EdaOr Of The TrfDuSe
SIR: am by birth and education protection.
ist although must confess never gave the subject
much thought II you VIII answer the following an
Suppose we were to "annex' England, would you
still be in favor of protection applied to our Whoe
country or only to this portion OF III you answer
the latter part of the foregoing question:
what reason would you assign why the Pacific States
should not, in justice, have tariff for hemsetr"
dIOnef DoUBIEh.
Peply-If we were to annex England we would be
in favor of such system of tariffs would be most
protective to the industry of the people of both cOun
tries as against all outsiders, without discrmina-
ton in favor of either against the other AS. after
the annexation Of England, all Englshmen would
paw their proportion of our Internal Revenue taxa
tion, we would not need to tax English manufac-
lures by tariffs colectabe on their arrival in the
United States, for they would be sufficiently taxed
under our Internal Revenue system If English
manufacturers would pay over as large portion oil
their receipts as our American manufacturers are
compelled to- toward the payment of our national
debt and Government expenses, we could Afford 70
let their products come into this country without
any impost tariff and our home manufactures would
be much more effectually protected under such
system than under the present.
There is a two-fold reason why the Pacific States
need no protective tariff against the Atlantic States:
/ They are so protected by distance and the ex-
pense of transportation over ocean and mountains
that woolen paper and other factories there are less
affected by competition with the Eastern States than
the Eastern States are by competition with Europe
Q. The protective element in our tariff is incidental
TO the adjustment Of our taxation in such way that
the American taxpaying producer shall not be under
sold by the foreign nontaxpaying producer
1t is only fair that il the Government III taxes
80 large share OF the profits Of citizens labor, that
the subject Of foreign Government is thereby en-
abed TO undersel the citizen of own the Govern
ment should levy equal greater tax on tho cl-
zen of the foreign Government when he brings his
workmanship into this country. But as between the
Pacific States and the Eastern States, in the matter
of national taxes there ia no mountaineering foreign
citizen TO be protected against The New-Engander
when he makes yard of cloth pays the same internal
revenue tax thereon as he would if be resided in Cal
ifornia That tax is paid 10 the same United States
Government Hence there is no reason of justice
which calls upon him TO pay another tax when he
takes his product to California But the Englisnan
who imports the same article to either New-England
OF California has paid tax to the United States
thereon, and stands on a wholly different footing.
He NAV have paid smaller tax to his own Govern
mcnt but that does not help to butter our paTs-
nep5"
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.

To ~ Eaior Of rTls Tr!5anG
SIRE / have long read with much attention
the advertisements In TuE TRIBUNE OF real estate for
SALE and have been glad the prominence gwen to
the subject apart the advortscments and would
permitted express my OF obligation To yOu though
that Is not the object Of this letter have found 80
much Information your articles real estate that
led aek for more. Being one OF your many SUD
urban Saders the country real estate columns has s
particular attraction and the more so at this me ana
this brings to the real object OK this letter have
quircs me 20 NewYork early and late. still wish,
II possble avoid living I'm the city, for all my tastes
are for country or least suburban fe and am sure
my family would not feel at home In the narrow accom-
uQdat9s tbqt tQ 70 The lot of the majority Of city resi-
dens alter having enjoyed for years the broad liberty Of
a country home Now, Mr. Editor. have searched your
read your articles and advertisements but
have not yet found the place want and so appeal to
YOU and ln order that you may assist me- VIII Dreuy
FAY that what is simply comfortable house Win
from half an acre five OF land in some healthy
location that can be reached after OF In the evening
not rich, the price tor II TO he let the ren must
moderate, the building not too large, nor improve
ments costly, but such respectable family coult be
content with It seems to mo there must be many such
places within mile Of depot at Newark or the Oranges
Elizabeth, Railway or some other points within ~
Minutes TO an hours ride the NewJersey roads, or
the Harlem or EewHaYen II the did but realize
that they are wanted, they would surely tell me and
others Of like needs where TO look VIII You not help mo
In the matter, and me the time aud labor that
general exploration would costf DO this, Dear SIR and
will Dc your very grateful euBUkbAS
WipHcqHdh, l.. L., Feb. q, 1858
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
sPTEGELEIsEN IN AMERICA.
To fks Editor of The TTfbuHs

TO me Edttor O INC f'~s"e
SIR; Spieeeleisen, or iron containing the pro-
portion OF manganese necessary In the process OF max
ing Bessemer steel is now heing imported from Ger
many and Is worth IN this market sS gold per tun tne
sunpy being limited. An article quite equal 10 that i'm
pOrfed being introduced In this market from len
nessee The from which this metal IL made s found
I'm the Cumberland range near Greenvle East Iennes-
see not far from the Virginia aud North Carolina line.
The mountain that contains the ore 10 dOneshaped ana
the is found at It's very top In one vast depos
nnrng but little labor to extract IL. Two men and boy
mine or quarry average Of 20 TINS per day. beside
doing the other work of the mine The ore is imonite
or brown hematite with large admixture Of manga
nese and free from any communicating impurities. Care
f analyses have been made by Prof Egeson ana others
and it IS found TO bo exceedingly pnre with Illuminated
broken pig like that OF new silver This appearance IL
caused by its mixture with manganese OF which 1t con
tains large percentage The TO which this iron has
been successfully applied incluie the manufacture OF
fine quality Of merchant iron, also s application az
mixture for fine castings such as carwheel safes oes
cnartzcrushers &c. Recently n has been used "a re-
orhonzer I'm the manufacture of Bessener STEEL spegc
is now imported Prussia for that purpose U Is also
used mixture 70 improve the g1ay & o. oS Ss
carbouzed or "burnt" The manufacturers OF steel from
the bar have high expectations OF hhdihg IL one ore
their purposes Joseph X Anderson. esq, OF the
Tredegar iron works at Richmond who was li an order
for 100 tuns TO be put In puddle bar Tor
field seeInaker now at Philadelphia, writes; he can
help but be pleased with the sample Tor after an
perIence of IS years have never pudled on IRON eqa
famed 70 the finest irons in this country Mr Liie OF
safe notOriey has pronounced one OF the pest IRONS III
troduced into IN this country 1t has been exten
aide of railroad scrap and in this way making merchant
iron superior quality The general want OF knowledge
of the practical working Of manganese iron In this c0il-
frv and OF the uses which it be
applied renders the Introduction OF this new material
matter Of delay and difficulty when our manulaeiurers
be as sought for and as freely 9sed as u Is now In
No. 164 Maiden-lane, New-fork
Ne,r Vo,L & 1863
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
DR.. f. II. BARTON, Poughkeepsie,
THE KwICHPAx, OR YoUCAN RIVER.

THE KWICHPAx, OR fOuCAN RIVER
To tie Editor Of The Trtbrne
SIR: The statement published In your col
umns of the 9th Inst, headed "An Adventurous Trip,
relating to an overland journey from Alaska or North
Western America crossing tho Rocky Mountains Is very
interesting although tho name OF the adventurous tray
eer s withheld He that the valley of the foucan
abounds in timber and that the climate Is about FAVOR
able as that Of Quebec 7o north lattude and Montreal
the former locality being In about $50 north latitude he
SAYS further "Gardens common and me vegetables
are raised" Perhaps Siberian Summer prevails IN
portion OF the valley OF the Upper Youcan Ike unto has
of MackenZies River, thereby bringing haruy vegetes
10 perfecton; but the following reliable Information,
from another source Is much more likely 70 De truth
I'm regard the cold and barrenness OF this region OF
country which Is inhabited by rowing and warke race
of people of the character of the Esquimaux. an,
California Oct. 1866, publishes the following con
cerning Russian America: "Col Bulkey reports that
the River laid down the map Kwichpak In Russian
America identical with the Ioucan and Is navgaOle
for small vessels far az English Fork party was
sent to explore the Youcan or kwichpak, Ill hman
steamer. They will proceed to the head Of navlgaton
and then cross with reindeer on foot over me ice anu
snow until they strike the settlements IN Brilsh Couln
bia Col Bulkeys party found the earth ON the Aneri
can side thawed 10 average depth OF 10 nches, Dut
frozen solid below unknown depth On their arrival
I'm September, the country fhe American shore was
rollug aud breakng but It Is not HIGH ana was desHWe
Of timber" Yours, Respectfully,
Feb. 8, 1863. D. DlsIuhNILI"
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
AID FOR THE DESTITUTE.

10 u, Editor OF Th> TrlbuE.
SIR: Please correct an item in t0-day's Issue,
which says that the benefit concert given in aid Of our
Relief Fund by the pupils OF Grammar School No 81. was
for the Nineteenth Ward poor Twas for my people. In
this connection please permit to state for may not
be that the net proceeds of the entertain
ment will reach quite 500, exclusive OF the Hon John
Morrisseys contribution; that the Hon Vim. NJ. Tweed
(our state SenatorMr Morssey being our Representa-
tive In Coness has already given us $780, and says no
ready help again. that the list OF names OF ap-
pcans for relief amount TO over CO., represeptng SO
many families Averaging three to family that the ses,
cause OF this terrible destituton In our midst Il lack OF
employment, and that best citizens are volunteer
visitors In the good have In hand Aid Anthony
Miller, the Hon. VIM II. Tracy, Dr. John VI. Griitths.
Joseph H. Tooker, esq. Patrick j. McAear, esq, the
Hon John s!gerson School Commissioners Coop, and such
men are active agents Please say II am not crowdlng
you too much, that contributions which may DO sent 70
Aid Miller corner OF Grand and Attorney-ss' or Dr
John NJ. Griths corner Of Norfolk and orandss, VIII
be thankfully received. Send money, clothing OF pro
visions. Very respectfully,
GEORGE WASHINGTON tyANs
"New" Councilman, 18th Ward.
No q BrOODs.si., Feb. 10, 1868.
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
RETRENCHMENT.
To N, Editor OF TIE TribaH1
No. q BrooDe-si., Feb. 10, 1868.

TO me fd'bf oy Ihr S'toaNs
SIR The great majority OF the American
people are satisfied that IL would not now be wise 10 re-
duce the army much lower than II stands But they
not see hy II navy Is kept up 10 footing In
time Of peace Why many acting officers kept III
the servcei There In the navy four Volunteer
Lieutenant Commanders, &c Volunteer Lcutenants III
Volunteer Masters, lS9 Volunteer Mates 159 Volunteer
Ensgn 35 Surgeons mine Of whom on waiting orders
and the large number Of 2Ol Engineers.
All the vessels in commission crowded with officers
The NayyYards have plenty OF tugs, also well ohicered
and everywhere the extravagonce and utter disregard or
economy OF the Navy Department Is apparent
Numbers OF retired officers wen fitted no doubt. TO
perform shore duty take charge OF storesps, are
paid for doing nothing Congress has brought down the
estimates OF the Department from & 00c0 10 ss0O0OOO
lot them go still further. Rotrcnchment, thorough ro
renehnent IL what the people want ana unless this just
demand IL complied with, the Republican party viii
suffer.
Mr Crimes believe gave the Secretary permission, in
his resolution passed by the XXXlX Congress to retain
all the officers he wanted Let tins resolution be repealed
Let gentlemen In Congress show some regard for the peo
ples pockets and all will be we'll During the waI they
gave literally they have right 10 ask now that every
dollar saved that be- Our debt must be PAID how
much easier IL will be paid IL Congress does its whole
duty. Retrenchment Is all that We ask Give 1t 10 u.s.
gentlemen, you wish to represent us IN the next Con
Vrcss n.
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
MAINE.
REPORT OF THE FISH COMMISSIONERS.

The report of the Fish Commissioners, Chas
f. Atkins and Nathan W Foster has been laid before the
LEGISLATURE II discusses in accordance with resolve OF
the Legislature the questions OF the restoration OF mi
atory fish the rivers or lakes OF the State the
protection fresh water fish and the introduction OF
varieties. Among the migratory species, prominence
ia given TO salmon. alewives, and shad All three
OF these were extremely abundant The salmon are
extinct In the Mousam Saeo, AndroscoRgn Machas
and CoscOOk are nearly 30 in the Presnmpscot and In
the rivers they now abundant Shad and ale
wives originally more numerous tnan the salmon
diminished since the early part OF the present century
The of this decay the river fisheries art frs
The erection of impossible dams; second excessive FISH
ing third pollution OF the water The remedies proposed
by the Commissioners are, FIRST that fshways be Duilt
all impossible dams second that excessive fshlng
be prevented third, that the waters be not pOlsoned
fourth that fish be bred IN the waters 10 be
resocked With regard TO fresh water species the CoH
misSioners recommend that protection be gwen
TO trout, and other members or the salmon iai
", by forbiddinG their capture during Their spaSn
ing Seas0D embracing the months OF October November
aud December. and forbidding the dissemination OF
pickerel pike, musealonge yellow perch ana sun nsh
Tie Use OF nets and traps in any, except udewhSrs IL
deemed inadmiseahle.
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
STATISTICS OF CHlLD-aURDER.

10 ~ Editor OF 7zs T,fbtmG
SIR: The number of marriages in New-fOrk
City for the year 1867 was 1906 and the number OF
births i269 The marriage rates are from lot to II In
every thousand inhabitants Annex three cyphors to the
number Of marriages and divide by II. gives 1000 in
babiants Had New.York been a. moral as Boston was
in 1850 when she returned birth TO every 90 Of Its In
habltanisl, would have had $1,000 children born or
2lsi than It di Paris in 1922 contained $4,000 in
habitants, about tie came as NowYerk today, and re-
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
Charles E. Van Houtep brought suit in

Charles E. Van Houten brought suit in the
Supreme Court TO damages from Ransom Rob.
insOn whom he charges with sanderiDg him. Defendant
is baker in Eighy-txthst lie owed the plaintiff s2i
being the balance of a bill Plaintiff called Tor me
amount several times, and In June 1906 defendant ten
deied plaintiff $50 note to take the amount out PAN
t took the note out Of the store get change Defend
ant went and procured policeman, charging piantif
with having stolen the note. The plaintiff was arrested,
but was Immediately discharged. He sued deiendant
for using language ferogatOy to his character claiming
600 damages Defendant did not appear and Jury gave
lilo nlaiutid $500 IrI .r.f.I I II.
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
THE GRAND JURY AND THE SLAUGHTERED
INEOCENTS.

10 n. Editor Of 7he Tribune
SIR: The evidence recently placed before the
public in regard TO the Of ohdmurder syste
matically conducted at private lyiDgin asylums In
various parts OF the city renders 1t plain that the worst
features OF this traffic IN human life have not yet been
fully rchearsed Its Is also greater than is appar
ent at the first glance not one OF those who expect
that Courts, and those appointed 10 execute the law
will be able to suppress crime It's cause lies deeper tnah
they know dream but they may AT least expose the
hldeOus outfages upon life which are possible IN the
present state OF society, and thus point the way 10
remedy Six infants have been destroyed by starvation
al one house within six weeks Suppose Newiork city
to contain 60 OF these establishments each having ts
doctor 10 give Il air OF innocence ana respectaDny
and our fearful death rate Is easily accounted Tor
this fact which has been amply proved
before cOroners Jury within the past three weeks s
starting point for an investigate before the Grand jury
The latter body will next Monday and IL composed
of tho following gentlemen: Isaac Bcrnheimer, No t
West Fourteentl-st James w. Andrew, No llt west
Forty fouTth-st; Adophus q. Dunn NO lZ EisI mr.
tiethst Cornelius " A. Schuyler, No 40 West Ihirty-
seyenthst Christian g. Delavan, NO l36 West seconds
Francis II Amidon, No II West Thirty seventl-st; Oil
bert Oakley No 90 Janc-s Charles a. Bulkey, NO 10
fourth.t Eugene Lentilhon. No. 81 ryngpace; William
Rhinelandcr, No ll9 East Ninetoenthst: WmB H. William
son No 100 Chrysc-st: Edmund iuiy Fort WasDinston
David C. Murrny No. II East ThirteeDthst; Charles n
EaIdau No 30 East Thirtythirdst Is IL TOO much to
s that some one Of these viii have the courage to ca
upon the Sanitary superintendent the Registrar Of Nta
Statistics the Inspectors and other officers ana members
this nofarous business with view TO enforcing the law
against those engaged in II, including the Meahames
AL their acCUupllCcs, male ana female Du uVIe
especially those who Writo after their names M H.
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13
o1rY RAILnoAn AccoMMopArIoNs.

TO n, Kdior 0 Ihs Trtbpft
SIR: ], like thousands of others, have to com
plain OF the city railroad accommodations live In Lex
ington-ave aud generally take the Thrtyfourthst and
Fourthaye cars when the track IL FREQ from ice
go do 35 minutes bur when Is snowy ana Icy
are a. minutes hour IN getting down.. The remedy
for this evil which would propose would be that the
railroad company should run cars lcled through cars
from Thirty iourthst Ferry or the terminus Ia Thirty
second st. every 10 or rs minutes, from o'clock until
O'clock that they should have turn0ts az Union square
aud Broome st., TO enable the to pass the regular
New-York tribune., 1868-02-13

cara and that they shoud not take any
low Twenty seventh ST. or stop for passengers TO get on
above Capalst. They might paint these through cars
ular cars BY this they could accommodate the
until can go up on either an underground
or elevated railroad. AhEvERfDAr RiDhh'
ksn Yorl EeD IL
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-05

NAsBy-s Roland" the Boston cores
pendent of the Sacramento Union, writes
under date of November Is, as follows: N-s-
by-D. r. Locke, Of the Tclcdo (O.) Blade
has also made his debut as lecturer in
Boston this week. The subject of his dis
course was Cussed be Canaan" Every
seat in our spacious Music Hall was filled
with those who knew him through his
amusing letters ard desired 20 see what
manner Of man he was. His appearance is
not striking-a stout, rather hprld man OF
about thirty-eight, with no indications IL
face or manner of marked literary tastes.
The lecture was delivered in good English
and lacked the charm-if any there is-that
il supposed to consist in bad spelling. The
subject was purely political, and was dis
cussed with great bDidness and strong sa-
rirical power. Its points " were so many
aud so crowded together that good many
failed 10 "take - them ; but the applause
was constant and hearty, and the lecturer
had every reason to be gratlhed by his re-
ceptiou in Boston. He strenuously adyoca
ted the estab ishment OF perfect equality OF
white and black, before the law, declared
that negroes should be sent to Congress and
elevated to other Offices of honor and re-
soonsibilitv, if their constituents desired it.
The foolish fear that negroes Will get con-
troll of some States was disposed of by
sharp sentence to the effect that if thirty
odd millions of whitos cannot hold their
own against four million negroes. they de-
serve to have black guardians. Locke has !
an immense number of lecture engagements, /!
and will make a ve-y good " nter's work,
as he receives from $40 TO $50 per lee !
tUre. !
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-05
BY TELEGRAPH.


| Boston, December 3.-General Grant Wis
tied Cambridge to-day, and arranged for the
tuition of his son.
New YORK, December 3.-General How.
ard thinks the military may be needed for
some time yet in the reconstructed States to
compel belligerent whites to respect the
lawful rights of the freedmen.
SAN FEANCISCo, December f.-The Uni
ted States Internal Revenue Assessor has
fixed the price Of greeubacks at Il, fer pay
rent Of incomes this month.
The streets are quite muddy, from a
heavy fog last night.
SACRAMENTo, December 1.-THE passcn-
ser train on the Central Pacific Railroad,
due here at enc O'Clock, dill not arrive till
quarter past two yestegd ". About a mile
and half bcyond Colfsx the train ran into
a band Of work cattle. killing ten and wound
ing seven Of them. The forward truck OF
the l. 5. Grant WAS thrown from the track
and somewhat injared.
SALT LAKE, December 5.-There remains
but 800 miles of the Pacific Railroad to
complete. Ten days ago the Union Pacific
vas but 1913 miles from Monument Point.
md the Central but 200 lhi!es from the same
POINT