The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
RX TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
O, 1874.
Volnnteets from the country continue
,o arrive at Montreal. Everything
ouiet on the frontier.
P-titious and memorial letters, from
prominent individuals 10 members of
The House, are coming in from all parts
ofthe country urging an entire abroga-
tiou of the Income tax
4 cant tai of seven million dollars has
ha.n subscribed in New York city for
the purpose of erecting the Crysta!
Palace for the approaching interna-
tional exhibition in that city.
Only ten men are now 1T work on the
new postoflice at New York. The S4O0,-
900 lately voted by Congress for the
work is nearly spent. To carry the op-
Grafton through to July, at the rate OF
proyrcss which is now being made, it
will require SsO0, zoo.
4 Columbus dispatch of yesterday
says: The House spent nearly the en-
tiie day on the appropriation bill. The
Senate amendments were all agreed TO,
and the bill is now law. The House
pas,ed Senate bin amending the mu
nicipsl Code, after making several
amendments TO il. The Senate refused
70 concur in the House amendments,
and the bill will probably fail.
Tie Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. has issued special order No. 40,
rsinstatiug special order No. Il, pre-
serving the new form of book to be kept
by wholesale liquor dealers, rectlfyers
and distllie,s to take effect the first of
Nav. The Commissioner decides that
hotel bills incurred while travelling or
away from home in the prosecution Of
business may be deducted from income
returns.
The Senate Republican caucus yester'
dly resumed consideration of the charges
brought against Secretary Gorham by
Senator Cole. After discussion, the
whole matter was referred back with
ont instruction to the same committee
of Senators who recently took testi-
mony Oh The subject, the understanding
being that they will use their efforts to
bring about an adjustment OF the per-
sonal difficulty.
The New York Tribune of yesterday
saws that when the Mcfarland trial
shall have been concluded it shall ask
attention TO the question How far
shall lawyers bs permitted to calcumi-
tate ladies who are not legally charged
with any Ofiense, without the shadow
of excuse, aud without inGurring judi
cial admunitiou.r 1t also announces
that the eulogistic obituary on II. j.
RAYMOND, which appeared in its col
umns, was written by Mrs. Calhoun.
4 Washington special states that the
Wsys aud Means committee had under
consideration Thursday the Senate res
olation defining the time for the collec-
ton of income tax. The committee do
not take the same view of the question
as the Senate have indicated in their
substitute for the House proposition,
prefeTring the explanatory resolution
passed by the House. They decided to
non. concur and ask for q committee OF
conference in regard to the continuance
of the income tax for another year or
mare. The committee doubt whether
it can be carried through the House IN
even modified form.
A niB DrOke CuL SSS'CLuag
about two o'clock at Medina, Ohio,
burning about all the business houses
and bank there. The estimated loss, so
far. will he about Sl25,OOO; insurance
$4,000. The following is q partial list
of the sufferers Henry Shuler, boots
and shoes; j. p. Miller, dry goods; Mrs.
Butler, dress maker; Blake Il Wood
ward. lawyers; G. & A. l.. Boult, dry
goods and ereokery; n. Il o. II. Nc
DOwcll, drug; Mrs. Jackson, mllliner;
International Hotel and Postotfice;
Goodwin & Hinman; s. Lampman, but
ter and eggs; Wassaire, cabinet ware.
It was hoped that the Ainsworth build
ing, being partly fire-proof, would ar
rest the progress of the flames, but the
latest report says it has also been
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