New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-22
NEW YORK.
The IacOme Tax Matter.

NEW YORK, September 2O.-Judge James
p. Sinuott, law clerk of Governor Tilden in
1862, has written letter to Abraham S.
Hewitt, chairman of the National Dem
of the New York Times concerning Gov
ernor Tilden's income tax. He states that
ont OF thirteen pretended items of income,
amounting to : ITO 900, eleven items amount
ing to $4,000 are fictitious. OF the other
two, Of about $4,000, they are only par
TALLY true. He adds that for what income
accrued prior to January, 1862. at which
ton, Governor Tilden was in no wise liable
to be taxed. He declares, after careful ex
animation, the Times statement to be fatsa
in every important particular.
Tho He'll Gate Explosion.
At nine minutes to three o'clock on Sun
day afternoon, September "a, $4,000 or
more pounds of explosives, packed in q
mine beneath the rocks at He'll Gate, will bs
fired.
The tide will at that moment be at its
highest, and it is thought the river will be
less crowded by vessels on their way out or
into the sound than at any other time.
There will be Derceptible shaking of
the windows of the houses in Astoria at the
time of the He'll Gate explosion. After the
finishing of tho priming on Saturday morn
ing, the shaft and galleries will be flooded
quietly by means Of q syphon, so as to
avoid the danger of the premature explO-
sion which might be the result of q sudden
entrance of the mass OF water overhead.
difficult and long continued preparation for
blast.
sale Of Coal.
The Delaware and Hudson Canal Com
pany sells 100, ,000.t tons of coal on the TWEEN.
ty eighth.
Tweed Coming HOme-Shalkey Next.
A Madrid dispatch dated the twentieth
says: Learning that the commander of the
United States ship Franklin, homeward
bound. consents to deliver William NJ
Tweed to the American authorities instead
OF sending him back to General JOvellar, an
order for Tweed's departure from Corunna
has been cOuntermanded.
The Franklin is now at Gibraltar and PFC
ceeds to Vigo to take Tweed, who is now
closely confined in Fortress CaolO del Cas-
| tr0, on board.
The Sun says arrangements have been
| made by the New York authorities tor the
return Of William j. Sharkey, who was cou-
demned for murder, in the ship that is to
bring William NJ. Tweed to this city. The
| Spanish police for several weeks has been
| are known to it. He is fully aware that
| he is to be returned to the New York
| Tombs, but thus far has been unable to o.
cape from Spain.
| Bishop Janes' Funeral.
The funeral of Bishop James took place
| this afternoon in st. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal Church, which was filled with
| the friends and relatives of the deceased
and q large number OF clergymen. Ad
| dresses eulOgistlc Of the deceased were de-
| livered by Bishop Simpson, Bishop Scott
DR.. Adams and others.
| Sudden Death Of a Bank President.
William R. Kitchen, president of the Ma
tiOnal Park Bank, died suddenly to-day.
| SavinGs Bank Enjoined.
The Bond Street Savings Bank has beer
epjoined from doing business, and ordered
to show cause why . receiver should NOT
be appointed. The assets are nearly 81 800.
600, the liabilities over 81 100000. The in
junction was issued ut the instance of the
trustees, who wish to wind up the concern