The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-29
NEW YORK CITY.
A Test Income Tax Case.
New YORK, June 2S

A Test Income Tax Case.
New YORK, June 2S.
The argument on the application o.
Daniel @. Robbins for an injunction to re
strain Collector Freedland from collect.
ing income tax amounting to 1866, fol
which the plaintiff had been assessed, was
heard yesterday before Judge Benedict in
the u s. Eastern District Court. The
Judge denied the motion for an injunction
thus establishing affirming: the validity
Of the income tax.
nULLNEss IN MARKETS..
Extreme dullness prevailed in all the
markets yesterday, and the volume OF
business transacted in commercial circles
was very limited. Wall street was par.
tlcularly tame, The market for gold was
spiritlCsS.
THE July INTEREST
Disbursements OF the July interest,
commenced Monday, amounted up to the
close of business yesterday to 81, ,337, 600,
having apparently been discounted on the
gold loans rates, being 9 per cent for car.
rying and for borrowing flat /, . and 3
per cent.
GOVERNMENT bond MARKET,
The fact that to-day the Treasury will
buy one million Government bonds en-.
COuraged strong feeling in the entire
list, last evening improved and both
foreign and domestic were stimulating
higher prices the market closing NJ the
best figures Of the day.
st. Johns College, Of Fordham, grad
uated thirteen students to-day, and con.
terred the honorary degree oflIL. d. upon
Francis Karvan, Of Utica, and John Nc.
Kean, Of this city.
Tho POlars will not sail before Mon.
day, remaining at the navy yard to COM
plGtG some scientific experiments aboard
Rev. DR., ChaS, d. jackson, rector Of
st. Peters Church Of West Chester, and
John II. IIurd, formerly President Of the
Marine Insurance Company of this city,
died yesterday.
Samuel BOwles, Of the Springfield Re.
mJlicdn, and Gen. Francis Walker, sailed
In the Wisconsin for Liverpool this after.
noon.
AT the monthly auction Of the Della.
ware, LaCkawanna g. Western Railroad
Company's Goals, 100000 tons Of Scran.
ton sold at prices ranging from 81 30 to
So 45, showing decline of about thirty
cents per ton,
At the commencement of Columbia
College to-day, the honorary degree of
LID. was conferred on Rev. John Ho.
bersham, and Rev Mr.. Elliott, rector of
st. Johns Church, of Cincinnati.
Arrived-Steamship City Of New York,
from Liverpool.
A suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been commenced In the United States
Circuit Court by VIM. Beach Lawrence
against Leonard W. jerome and the
Spuyten Duyvel& u Morris Railroad Com.
pany for being elected from their prem.
ises.
A fire broke out this morning in the
iour.story brick building used for manu-.
featuring purposes, corner 1st and North
3d streets, Williamsburg. The building
and contents were destroyed. The build.
ing was owned by Henry G. Richardson;
the 1st floor was occupied by G. W. Ken.
ncdy & Co., manuIaCtOrs Of machinery;
the2d floor was unoCcupied; ID floor was
occupied by Mott & Abbons, silk manu-.
factory; loss $4,000. The 4th flour was
occupied by Jno, Ashley, manufacturer
Of press feeders; loss on stock and ma
chinery $1,000. Insurance not ascertain.
ed. ''
The grand procession oivocal organiza-
tions, in which several sChutZGn Organi-
cations participated, together with u re.
view by the Governor and Mayor, and n
picnic at Jones Woods, took place to. day.
The streets along the line Of march were
thronged with people, and flags and deco.
ratlons were displayed from numerous
public buildings and private houses. AT
about II o'clock the procession arrived
at Steinway Hall, on the pavement OF
l4th Street. The platform occupied the
whole front of Steinway Hall, richly
covered with cloth the German national
colOrs, and canopied by the American
and German flags, Above this platform
was u spacious balcony similarly
decorated for the use Of the ladies and dis.
tinguishCd guests The remains Of the
Focade buildings was profusely decorated.
Before the procession reached the hall
rain commenced falling, and the crowd
which had collected in the front building
began TO disperso. The speaking was
postponed but the procession resumed It's
line of march, passing in review before
the Governor and Mayor who stood upon
the platform which had been erected in
front of Steinwny Hail. Numerous ban.
ners and flags were carried, and the whole
affair had much the same appearance as
did the great German peace procession
picnic nj Jones Woods.