New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-07-12
Washington Letter.
WAsH1NaToN, D. e., July I, 1882

The curtain has fallen upon the
last act in great National tragedy.
On the I'd of July last President
Garfield was shot BY Charles j.
Guiteau. Shortly before one o'clock
yesterday the assassin paid the pen
atty of'his crime upon the gallows.
The arrangements for the execution
had been provided with unusual care,
and the awful solemnity Of the occa.
sion was disturbed by no disorder.
ly Interruptions. Decency and de.
corum characterized the proceedings.
The country has been waiting with
protracted suspense for the consum.
nation of what is believed to be
just judgment, and naturally now
experiences a sense of great relief.
The incidents of the execution were
few and attended with but little ex-
element. The chief anxiety was
whether he would break down or
stand brately out till the drop fell.
At II O'Clock, one hour before he
left his cell, he tainted completely
away, but, encouraged and sustained
by.the Rev. Mr.. Hicks, his spiritual
adviser, he soon recovered. Eight
wires were run from the warden $ Of
flee in the Jail to different parts Of the
country, and forty minutes past -
O'Clock the news was flashed over
the wires that the drop had fallen,
and the double dyed assassin was in
his death throes. As the last act Of
his tragedy is closed, and the curtain
fallen, we close our record Of Charles
J. Guiteau forever.
The following is the text Of the
bill to reduce Internal revenue tax
es as it passed the House. It is
probable the Senate will pass it
substantially as it passed the House:
''Be it enacted, &c., That on and
after the passage Of tins. act, except
as hereinafter provided, the taxes
herein specified imposed by the in
ternal revenue laws now in force,
be, and the same are hereby, repeal.
ed, namely: The stamp tax on
checks, drafts, orders, and vouchers;
the tax on the capital and deposits
of banks and bankers under section
3408 of the Revised Statutes Of the
United States, as amended; the tax
on the capital aud deposits OF ma
tional banks under section 1914 of
said Revised Statutes, not including
tie taxes on the capital and deposits
of said banks, bankers, and nation
| al banks for tho six months period
ending in the case of national banks
on the 30th day of June, 1882, and
in case of other banks and bankers
on the 31st day OF May, 1882; the
tax on matches, perfumery, medi-
cinal preparations, and other artic-
les imposed by schedule A following
section 3437 Of said Revised Stat.
utes. Ill
Sec. 2. That from and after the
LIST of May, 1883, dealers in leaf to.
bacco shall pay SIP; dealers in man.
ufactured tobacco shall pay $40,
all manufacturers of tobacco shall
pay Sc; manufacturers of cigars
shall pay Sc. Reddlers of tobacco,
snuff, and cigars shall pay special
taxes, as follows: Peddlers of the
first class, as now defined by law,
shall pay $50: peddlers of the second
class shall pay SIS; peddlers of the
third class shall pay 81 20; and ped
dlers of the fourth class shall pay
$500; retail dealers in leaf tobacco
shall pay $3.50. aud 30 cents of each
dollar on the amount of THEN
monthly sales in excess Of the sale
of $500.
| Sec. 3. That on cigars which
shall be manufactured and sold, OF
removed for consumption or use,
there shall be assessed and collected
the following taxes, to be paid by
the manufacturer thereof: On CT.
gars of all description made Of to-
bacco or any substitute therefor, 81
per thousand; on cigarettes weigh.
ing not more than three pounds pei
thousand, Is cents per thousand,
on cigarettes weighing not more
than three pounds per thousand, 5!
per thousand; provided, that upol
all original, unbroken packages o
checks, matches, cigars, chercots
and cigarettes held by manufacture
ers Or dealers on the passage of thi
act on which the tax has been paid
there shall be allowed a rebate o
draw back to the full amount of to
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