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THE SCHOOL SHIP MERCURY
GOOD SAILORS AND CITIZENS IN.
STEAD OF OALLOWs-BIRDs.

The Distributien OF Medals by the Coumts.
rioners OF Charities md Corrcctier-A
Coiored Boy's Reward OF Merit-Cbris-
tianity Reduced to ndoR
Frear among Respectable People.
The school ship Mercury, for the reformation
OF wsyward. hendstrong boys, has been an institr-
ton for little more than year. When not cruis-
ing, II 10 stationed OF Hart's Island, and Is under
the supervision OF the Commissioners Of Charities
and Correction. To foster o spirit OF emulation and
healthy rivalry, the Commission has instituted
prizes, to be given to the most meritorous pupils.
Tho FIRST distribution was made yesterday.
A, II o'clock the steamer Minnahannonck cast
her moorinrs at the Twenty sixth street per. East
River, with the Commissioners and q number OF
Fuests. The former-Messrs. James Bowen, Isaac
Bell, Owen W. Brennan, Jas. u, Nicholson, and
Alexander Frear-were all on board. Among the
guests were Isaac J. Oliver carrying his handsome
tiger. headed gold cane; Messrs. smythe and Wood.
OF the Board OF Education; Robert NJ. Taylor;
Santiago Perez, Minister 10 the United States from
Colombia; Adjutant Fitzgerald. OF tho Seventh
Regiment, In an elegant moustache; and DR.. VIM.
t. Eeaiis and Warden John stseom, OF the CiY
Prison. Many gentlemen we're accom- PAM led BY theif
wivos and daughters.
The nrst person the SUN reporter saw on crossing
the gang pink was the gentlemanly Mr.. Frosr. In
close conversation with Commissioner waliach Of
the Emigration Burelu Mr. Fcear wa, not, for
some reason, in Ills usual hoslth and spirits. Hs
was dressed elegantly In black, while GOLD Q, eglasscs
dangled on his waistroat from q silken cOrd-alto-
missioner Boyen detailed many interestinR facts
res espccting
rux scuoot sutr
v,oh Il. rithopt d. nht on. Of ths r,o.t .ari,,bt.
ara nron,sing of ali n. cnteyn,iso. ~ tna 1,nmm,.
sion Tha- Mo.cnrv wo. hnpght ~, set ooo -
si0 on has been e.nended in pntting isr ,nio
Ieriect condition. She Is in charge Of Capt. W II
On merr who nv ali te.,Imonv has nroved him
saIf tLorn,ohi, 90 ,n.,ar, Ti,as. 80 o-k ha,s ~.
M sn ,'V,u"Bni ouu,o,on'' ~, .noro ~ SO nvys on
pohro, .he Wuoriy peing oetWech ~ ahu ~ YEAR,
old. The course OF training pursued TITS tho pupils
to be idinary or able seamen, according 10 their
intelirence and apttudo While instruo-
ton a. giynn .,d mnth SO t.,1Lt o..a.onsp
cra..s ~ =. ~ o. 49, ~. ,as y. Is.n' IT,
bovs In the nraeteai duties n. their futnre nrofns
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Honorable mention was made Of twenty others.
with applause by his comrades and the visitors, and
especially Benjamin Thompson, who took the silver
medal for scholarship, lie IL n colofed bov.
The presentation ceremony over, Messrs. Wood
and Oliver briefly addressed the pupils. and the
company adjourned to lunch. Al 4 o'clock tho
steamer blew her signal whistle, the boys again
manned the yards. and amid the banging OF cannon
aud slrill cheers from youthful throats, the minna
hannGnck steamed away. As the BOYS we're cheer
ing, Mr. Oliver said: "Thats pretty fiir but
the, do better than that afior they get in Tam
many"
The eentlomanly Mr.. Frear. feeling chilly. wors
his oyefcoat on tho home ward trim
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

Mr.. Dawes, who has had charge of the De-
fciency bill in the House, was yesterday taken
to task by several members for his display Of
liberality in the appropriations for the New
York and Boston Post st-Onces-liberality which
was practical economy, by the way. MIR.
Dawes's best reply to all intimations of the
kind lies in the fact that the present Deficiency
bill reported by him is the smallest which has
been submitted to Congress for several years
The disposition of Mr. Dawes to practice the
strictest economy in the appropriations has at
tracted the attention of the country and re-
ceived the almost unanimous commentator of
the press. Better still, it has the strong, ac-
tive support of the Administration.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16
Nrtu'Dork Daily griba,te
SATURDAY, APRIL 1G, 1870.

At meeting of Radical deputies in Paris, attended
by sixtytwo Journalists it decided TO vote
negatively on the Pebiscitum. The CreuzOt
strike Is ended NJ segris has been made Min
iste OF Finance. Forty persons have been arrested
in the ERoman domniOns in consequence Of new
movement Of the friends of Mazzni. == OlOzaga has
been made President Of the Council at Madrid. ==
Earl Granville writes letter rejecting the claim of the
Prince Edwards Island people against the Imperial
Government i'm the matter Of Confederation. == The
sale of Cuba is stil discussed in Spain.
In the Senate. yesterday, Mr. Sumner introduced bin
to reduce the rate of postage and TO modify the Frank
ing Privilege; the Georgia bill considered, and
Tuesday next fixed for the final vote. In the House,
the report OF the Conference Committee the Delc
eucy Appropriation bill adopted-it appropriates
t1OOOOOO 20 the New York POst-Ofce. - Both Houses
adjourned till Monday
fire has destroyed the business part OF Medina, Ohio
= tor,h-lght Fifteenth Amendment celebration
took place in Washington last evening, President Grant
making A speech. The ship Crest of the Wave has
been wrecked and all hands lost. The schooner Emma
was burned at sea; saved == Two flour mills
and a planning mill have been destroyed at the Falls of
st. Anthony by the undermining of the river. ==
Wilcox, wooden mills at Meridian, Conn. were partly
burned and three fremen iDjured-one fatally.
Good Friday very generally observed. == The
funeral OF Ka,akaba Toro, japanese student, took
place at New Brunswick, Nj. - No gold sales. Their
mOmeter. GS, ~ "A.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

Summers bill provides no protection what
ever against the repetition, in anotner
form, of the old glaring abuses OF whicn
the country now so bitterly complains. IL
is as easy to misappropriate stamps aS
as to misapply autographs and the NOR
ality guilty of one act will unhesita-
tingIy countenance the other. The bill Is
not calculated-it does not propose, IN lacl-
to put stop to the free distribution OF the
various Government reports and documents
utterly useless to the general public; ana py
sucb restriction lead to the remedy OF
the grosser abuse of publishing them at
the peoples expense. The other ana MINOR
features of the bill are less Objectionable, but
the clause alluded to is simply subterfuge by
which Congress proposes to retain the cheap
advantage of the frank at dear cost to the tax
PAYERS Against anything short OF thorough,
absolute reform in this matter, the people
earnestly protest And with nothing less than
the abolition of the absurd, much-abused
privilege will they be contented.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

popular course of lectures on physiology and
hygiene is TO be given at the Womans Medical Col
lege of the New-York Infirmary, at No 100 Second
ave. corner of Eighth-st. The Introductory lecture
is to be delivered by DR.. Emily Blackwell on Tues
day next and is TO be followed every succeeding
Friday and Tuesday by lectures by other physicians,
ladies and gentlemen. until Friday, May a, when
the closing lecture of the course, on the structure
and Care of the Ear" will be given by Dr. r. f. Weir
The whole course is to be illustrated with mankin
models plates, &C. Tickets for the course can be-
procured at Putnam's bookstore or at the College
lecture-room. The opportunity seems 80 excellent
for large classes of ladies to acquire the knowledge
of physiology and hygiene which they 80 much need
that we hope the lecture-roOm may DO crowded
every day.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16
CUT OFF TIE INCOME TAX.
IiONlssrUa

TO the EdffOr OF The TrtbuHe.
SIR: Your Washington correspondent Informs
that Congress is about 10 take up The Income qse
ton Tie people will thank you 10 watch the votes and
publish prominently the Of all members ~ either
House who vote against ia abrogaton who dodge tho
vote. The truth il, the people willing TO pay Iber
ally for the support Of the Government and the rednr
tOn of the debt; but they not willing that bur
dens which belong 10 future generations should lo
saddled upon the present. they not willing to bear
the burdens which belong equally u their neighbors
who are exempted by the law or by s adminotrators.
they are not willing any longer to endure this unjust
burdensOme, inquistOra, Odl0us tax, that Ia "a,
longer necessary and they will most assuredly rcmem
ber at the polls hereafter every of their repre-
sentatives in Congress, and every public officer who
favors its continuance. TAX PAYER.
NetcdTk, y. d., April :, 1870
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

The subject of "Sectarian Schools is dis
cuSsed at length on our second page this
morning. Mr.. 5. S. Randall, for many years
Superintendent of the Public Schools of this
city, furnishes a valuable and interesting his
tory of the controversy now become general
throughout the country and particularly ex-
citing in this State. The question is one on
which the general public ought to be thor
oughly informed To this end careful perusal
of Mr. Randal'S contribution will greatly as
sSt can American Catholic" repeats an old
and singular argument against the Use of the
Bible in the Public Schools by asserting that
the Holy Book is the most powerful engine
"of Professionalism" and that its use has
PrOteStantized the Public Schools"
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

The great and renowned Fitzgerald has been
running for the Presidency of the Cincinnati
Council, and has MT been elected He stood
the contest for three ballots; he had "A votes
on the first; on the second he received 10
against 3G for other people; but, alas on the
third he beautifully dwindled to 13 and then
he arose, and with simple dignity he said: "Mr
president, desire to withdraw my namer
Even after this he either voted for himself or
one faithful rctaine efused to withdraw his
allegiance. Then a. it were in mockery,
poor +. was designated to conduct the success
ful candidate to the chair. He did the duty
instead of breaking the successful candidate,
head; which we consider a great advance for
EiiLgelall
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16
INDIANA.

The Wooden Manufacturers Of the Western
and Southern States have decided to hold their
next Annual Exhibition of products at Indian
ap0lis, where it will open on the I'd OF August.
The choice is judciOus.
And now we ask those manufacturers TO
ticket every fabric they exhibit with the exact
price per running yard at which they sell that
fabric for cash. The quality Of the goods may
be judged by Inspections but unless the prices
are affixed, who will know what progress has
been made toward supplying our people with
serviceable fabrics at the lowest possible costs ?
Make it a rule that nothing shall be exhibited
that is not tickcted with the price at which
that precise quality and style are sold for cash,
and immense good must result.
Indiana, in the last Congress, gave no vote
for Protection to Home Industry (Mr Colfax,
being Speaker, not voting except in case OF a
tie.) She is now smbarking with spirit in the
production of From, expecting to make a very
choice if not very cheap article, by the help of
her own admirable Coal. This demonstration
on her own soil that Protection does not create
monopoly" IN behalf of few, but, on the
contrary, invites and inCites the most vigorous
competition, will not be lost upon her people
We shall be disappointed if Protection has no
champion from Indiana in our next Congress.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

The man of fable was condemned to roll
the ever-returning stone; but it appears to be
Spain's more dreadful necessity to go on doing
murder without end or effect. Five executions
are the fruit of a cOurt-martial at Barcelona
while Cuba is as ever the theater of official
assassinations. 1t is with this unimprOved
state of facts in view that number of
Madrid journals still reason that Cuba must
he ceded to the United States. We can see
no cause why Spain should retain what so
badly burns her fingers. But have her states
men well considered that murder, plunder, fire.
and other diversions of that sOrt-the effect of
continued savagery of warfare-have a ten
dency 10 depreClIte territory IN the market
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

The religious hostihtes stirred up by the
events in Winnipeg account somewhat for the
breathless haste with which the Government
of Messrs. Young and Macdonald have sus-
pended the Habeas Corpus Act. The part
which a priest or two have taken in the
affairs of Red River-albeit Catholic
Bishop has been the most efficient COM
missioner yet sent to treat with the
rebels-has helped to intensity the excited
feeling arising out of the execution of Scott
at Fort Garry. The Protestant or Orangeman's
part of Canada VOWS vengeance upon the
Half Breeds but French Canada that portion
of the Dominion which is most Catholic and
supposed to be most in sympathy with all
Fenian designs, INDUCES no such wrath. In
fact, her feelings with reference to affairs in
Winnipeg are apologize, not indignant. What
with the Half Breeds, the Frenchmen, and the
Fenians, the Canadians have varied materials
for a quarrel
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

AT what age is it proper To hang murder
ers We ask the question because we have
a strange case reported from Sparland, Ill. A
child of six told tales of three schoolmates,
aged each about ten. They threatened to kill
him, and on the way home from school the
three waylaid the lad, who was named Fer
guson, and beat him to death Now, the ques-
ton is whether these three lads, ten years
old, shall be hung Why not The Jews
used to put to death much younger children
even, simply for striking their parents. As
we are still under the Old Dispensation, so far
as Hanging is concerned must not these Hi
nos children die 7 The argument from The
CAPITAL Punishment sdo of the question for
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

1t will not do, we find, to depend too con-
fidingly on Senatorial humors, or to be certain
of Senatorial virtue from hour to hour. The
hopes inspired of yesterdays indications are
sadly deferred by to-day's revelations, and the
heart is made sick at the prospect of four
more orations on the Georgia bill. And one
of them Garrett Davis's at that How has
this patient public sinned that it should be
thus aflicted7 What with Mr.. Hamilton's
unsupported assertions and loose calcula-
tions, and the reiteration of the stale
arguments which had done service on
half dozen other like occasions, our
Affections are greater than we can bear. Hap
PLY the vote on the bill is fixed for Tuesday,
and we shall then hope to see the end of the
discussion. In the mean time, we beg Messrs.
Drake, Davis, Thayer, and Trumbull, who are
announced to speak, if they love us, don't
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16
THE INCOME TAX.


We thank Commissioner Deano for giving
the finishing blow TO the Income Tax by direct
ing that the returns of personal Incomes be no
longer published. Publication may have had
some inconvenienccs but it tended strongly to
compel men to make reasonably full and fair
returns We estimate that one-third as much
was paid last year for Income Tax as ought TO
have been but for the dread of exposure by
publication, the amount paid would have been
far less. Strictly honest men would have paid
in full, rs they did and will rogues and men
AS honest as the law requires" would have
paid even less than they did.
There is no other tax on mtegrity-no other
premium on Perjury-equal to an Income
Tax, and especially one levied on Income
Returns which the public is not al
lowed to see. There il no other tax so une-
quail as one which requires capitalist who
collects $4,000 per annum in rents or dividends
from his property to pay no more than the
lawyer or doctor who has patiently fought his
way up TO a professional income of $4,000,
which not merely dies with him, but falls of
as his brain-power decreases. But the case is
TOO plain fOl argument. The Income Tax er-
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

DuY TRIBUNE. Mail Subscribers, $40 per annum.
SEM-WETTIY TRIBUNE, Mail Subscribers, 81 per n.
Five copies or over, So each; an extra copy will
he sent for every club OF ten sent for at one
time
WEEKIY TRIBUNE, Mail Subscribers, 50 per annum.
copies, So 10 copies 10 one address, 81 80 each
tand one extra copy; 10 copies, TO names Of
subscribers, at one POsi-OGce, 81 60 each land
one extra copy; 20 copies. TO one address, 81 %
each land one extra cOpyl: 20 copies, 10 names
OF Subscribers Of one PoSt-Ofce, 81 81 each and
one extra COPY % copies, TO one address, 81
each iand one extra copy; 30 copies, TO names
ofNbs0ib6S at one POot-OGce, 81 10 each and
one extra copy.
Advertising Rates
DAILY TRIBUNE, &c. Soc. 4Oc GOc and 81 per line.
MI-WEEKIY TRIBUNE. % and 80 cents per line.
WEEKLY TRIBUNE 50, S3 and - per line,
80 AornrdinG TO position i'll the paper
Terms cash in advance.
Address, THE TRIBUNE, New York.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

The Spanish authorities have been boastng
for some time. that they were complete mas
ters of the Cuban insuTectOn. Suppose,
therefore, that they now take the opportunity
of carrying out the programme which they put
forward over year ago, with regard to the
abolition of Slavery. This matter has been
postponed from time to time, on the plea that
the Spanish Government could not take action
on it because of the rebellion; but assurances
were given that steps would be taken toward
abolition just as soon rs the condition OF
things in the island made it possible. We
take occasion to remind the Spanish Govern
mcnt of this at the present time. There are
yet over three hundred thousand negro Slaves
in Cuba, and we should like to see the
promise of their liberation carried out.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

The showing of Commissioner Deano that
the receipts from taxes under the present Adj
ministration are much larger than for CORE
spending period under the preceding one, is
used by Democratic papers as proof that there
has been an increase instead of reduction
in the rate of taxation. On the contrary,
the large aggregate increase is the result OF
the thorough and economical collection of the
taxes at rates very much reduced from what
they were In this State alone, for instance,
the increased revenue from tobacco during
eight months of Mr.. Delanos administration,
over corresponding period of former year,
was S1,437,176 &C. Such facts are their own
sufficient argument.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16
hanging them is perfect "0." it will be said,

hanging them is perfect. "O!" it will be said,
"they were not morally responsible" We
beg pardon the question is, whether we are
to have the Eye for an Eye, and the Tooth
for Tooth 7 We desire to have it under
stood that this is the exact point, and that no
supporter of Hanging can honestly evade it.
He who sheddeth mans blood, by man shall
" his blood be shed,' does not mean by "man"
an Adult Person of the Masculine Gender, but
any Human Being Murder by boy of ten
wears reduces the whole argument to an alb
surdity; but that is MT our fault We say,
Don't hang anybody and we are consistent,
which cannot be said of the other side.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

Olozaga, one of the most astute and eloquent
of Spanish politicians, apparently succeeds
Prim as President of Regent SerranOs Council.
We have no news that Prim has ceased to be
Minister of War or a power in the Govern
ment, though the appointment of Olozaga
would seem to be one of the results of the
late defeat administered by Prim in the Cortes
to the Unionists under Topete. AS Serrano is,
if anything, Unionist, the triumph of Prim
has been at his expense, and hence the eleva-
ton of 0lOzaga.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

Is il because Mr.. Frear and his fellows still
hope to smuggle the Tax Levy through the
Legislature, or because they dare not reveal
before its adoption the monstrons frauds it
cOnceals, that they refuse to let it be printed
They tried their game of legislative smuggling
on Thursday, and failing, promised to print
the bill and place it on the members desks
next morning. Friday it was not forthcoming
but the effort to slip it through was repeated
Again the Assembly objected, and the
bill is now promised on Monday next.
If late developments did not warn us
that the Ring" masters at Albany dare
contemplate any villainy, and that they have
carried to successful issue schemes of the most
transparent wickedness, we should incline to
laugh at the efforts now making to pass sur
reptitiousy this Tax Levy. But, in view Of
our past experience, we are by no means con-
fident that this will not be done. Let us have
the details of the annual swindle, now become
so monstrous that those who concoct il hesitate
to let it be seen, and let the Assembly refuse
TO vote on it without ample time for scrutiny
and discussion.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

Messrs Gould and Fisk, after having, by
iudicious engineering of legal injunctions,
established themselves in possession of Erie,
are resolved not to be hoist by their own
petard, and have secured the passage of a bill
which regulates the granting and enforcing
of injunctions in the future. The bill
is published in full elsewhere. When
again they have occasion to make a compul-
sorry hegira to the hospitable shores of New
Jersey, the Erie Directors protected by this
new BILL will be enabled to take their time
and enjoy their leisure. What Mr.. Burt and the
English stockholders can think of this sort Of
legislation pasSeth conceit!
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16

The town of Medina, Ohio, a place with
hardly less than 5000 population, was almost
entirely destroyed yesterday by fire. Every
business block but two was consumed. For
tunately the loss was confined to property, no
lives being lost. We are greatly surprised at
the statement that there was not tirc-engine
in the town. This fact will, probably, lessen
establishment at the disastrous consequences of
!he cOu1agratiOn.
New-York tribune., 1870-04-16


The report of DR.. Kirke, who is Post Sur
geon in our highly bucolc territory of Alaska,
is painfully amusing. AS the result of "the
late Indian trouble he has the honor to
report y
One Q) White Man killed.
One ID Indian killed.
One Ql White Woman, finger bitten on
One Q) Indian, fractured humerus
One ~ INDIAN HsNG.
This is somewhat different from the "chops
and tomato sauce' which Mr.. Sumner de-
clared to be so abundant in that deleetable
and, as it would appear, debatable land. The
aborigine with the fractured humerus,r with
out doubt, would be pleased with such a sur
gically scientific description of his injury; but
the lady with g the finger bitten off" would
be forced to content herself with the simple
reality