The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-06-15
NEW YORK.
MIR. Til denis Income Tax.

IhEs AuCOAhhC AaAs
New YORK, June 1.-THE suit against
Samuel J. Tilden for unpaid income tax, from
1861 to 1871 aggregatng with interest to
$150,000, was entered by United States District
Attorney Woodford in the District Court yes
terday.
The Bulletin on Secretary Sherman's
Financial Views.
The Bulletin says the policy of Secretary
Sherman. if continued, will produce panic,
and he has already lost the confidence Of the
trusted leaders of financial opinion in this city.
Seizure of Struggled Goods.
Customs Inspector Chapman to-day seized at
the bottom of trunk on the steamship
Herder large quantity of laces, &C., and also
arrested two women whose underskirts, upon
examination by the female inspector, were
found to contain an aggregate of sixty pounds
of laces. &c. Another passenger, man, was
also arrested, whose vest and undershirt were
lined with several thousand dollars worth of
fine laces. All were Storage passengers, and
the women are believed to be connected with
fashionable millinery store in this city. The
seizures aggregate some $4,000
A Plea for Tweed.
The Express understood organ of John
Kelley says Tweed keeps his contract to the
letter, and has given the Attorney General
information which, if used with discretion,
money, and would be the means of effecting
great moral influence over party politics. Mr..
Fairchild, on the other hand, has rejected all
such benefits, and the city in lieu of what it
might have had now holds an old and nearly
broken down man in custody in Ludlow street,
who through the Attorney General has been
deprived OF all defences to actions against hima
West Point Cadets.
WEST POINT, June 1.-two thousand people
witnessed the closing exercises of the gradual
ing class to-day. The class was presented with
diplomas by the superintendent Of the post.
The Secretary Of War, and Gen. Sherman
briefly addressed the class. Many of the
graduates leave to-day OIL furlough.
New York Yacht Club Regatta.
The annual regatta of the New York Yacht
Club was sailed to-day. The start was made
frem off the club house at Clifton, Staten Is.
land. The course was around the light ship
and return, about 40 miles. There was a fair
sailing breeze when the start was made at II. 20
by the following yachts:
First class schooners-Reslless, Nettie, Ram
bier and Wanderer.
Second class schooners Comet, Nereid and
Restless.
First class sloop-Visiop.
Second class sloops-Ariadne Active and
Windward.
Although these were the only vessels actual
~ engaged in the race they formed only
small part of the fleet which sailed. The Com
ct was the first to round the light ship, follow
ed by the Restless second, and Vision third,
both of the latter having long lead ON the
Others The Active was the first boat in line
and the Wanderer fifth. The Vision was the
first to cross the home line 10 5 b 5 m q sec,
followed by the Comet in b 10 m "A Sec both
of which lost no time in Shortening sail as
squall was threatening.
The Wanderer and Rambler were close by,
the former perhaps 100 feet below the line when
heavy squall of wind struck her, carrying
away topmast. staysail, halyards and letting
the staysail down by the run, where it drag ged
in the water The Rambler was also struck,
carrying away her flying jibboom. 1t was
thought at one time the Rambler would capsze
and the sails of both yachts were let 90 by the
run. The Rambler was the first to cross the
line, while the Wanderer was worked SO well
that she crossed the line in time to win the race
by 1 minute and 81 seconds, on time allow
ance.
All of the yachts which had not come into
shortened sail laid to until the squall passed
over.
The following is the result of the race:
Keel Observation-Disclosures actual time 5h
45 m 45 sec; corrected time As m 45 sec.
Second-class centre board schooners-Comet,
actual time b Al NJ IS Secs corrected 5h Aim
80 secs.
First-class soops-Vision, actual h Al m 81
secs; corrected b Al m sc secs.
Secoud-class sloops-Active, actual h SO M
IS secs; corrected h 81 m A secs.
The President Endorsed by the Union
League Club.
At meeting of the Union League Club TO-
night resolutions were adopted giving hearty
support to the administration, believing its
purposes are to give good government, protect
American citizens at home and abroad, eman-
cipate the people from the domination of office
holders, carry out reform of the civil service,
restore specie payments, and encourage domes-
tic and foreign commerce President Hayes
and Cabinet were fully endorsed.
American Flag Centennial.
The cnntannial oil Of the cd of
the American flag took place tonight by the
Teachers Association at the Academy of
Music, at which addresses were delivered by
Hon. Samuel FL. Vance, Chas P. Show, and
others, the proceedings being interspersed with
singing, Rotations, &c.
The New York Historical Society met in
their rooms and listened TO an address by Gen.
Schuyler Hamilton. Both affairs were largely
attended
Stage Robbery.
HoT CREEK, Wyoming, June IA coach
from Dead Wood was robbed of treasure 25