Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1883-03-09
Largest stock Of cloth
ing at Doneghy Bros.
Closing the session.

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the new tar:fand internal revenue bill
was not very digniaed. their conduc,
rather resembling that Of pack of
school-boys taking advantage of the
last day to defy their teacher than Of
responsible legislators who have charge
of the destinies of a nation.
| Nevertheless it is not worth while to
criticlse the manner in which such a
thing is done. 1t was an agreeable
surprise to country which expected
nothing, and though some Of the pro-
tected interests which have been fight
ing for further protection will make a
vigorous complaint, the measure will
win more friends than enemies, and
meet with slsnt support stronger and
wider than the very vehement opposi-
ton which will inevitably arise.
The internal revenue reductions, to
begin with, are very great helps to the
best business interests of the country.
Let us hope that those taxes which
have been abolished have gone never
to reappea. We do not need them
nor want them.
The tariff reductions ought to satisfy
both the protectlonisss and the revenue
tariff men. The most ardent defende rs
of protection must admit that they are
unable to maintain the present schedule
OF dutl S, and in the inevitable process
ofreduction they could not expect any
lighter demand than is made now.
The extremists on the other side, who
expected more sweeping reductions
from the Forty-eighth Congress, were
misled by their political preferences.
AS political measure it is Repub-
lican triumph. The Republicans retire
from the fort, but they retire IN good
order, leaving the guns spiked. the am
muniti n destroyed and the walls level
ed. After daliying and pottering, be-
tween dread of the lobby and dread OF
the people, they have, in a last wild
grasp. "out of the nettle danger pluck
ed the flower safety" and in one days
work have gone far to make amends
for the two years of failure and mistake
The last day OF the session will make
it much easier for them to get control
of the Forty-ninth Congress. and will
putthe Democracy on its metallic hold
its own in the responsibility which 1t
accepts with this day.-Pesf Dispatch.
There is great disappointment
among British merchants and manu-
aeturers over the new tariff laws of the
United States.
The official canvass in San Francis
20 shows tha new city charter defeat
ed by 81 votes. and there is much sus.
picion OF foul play.
Jack Griffin who murdered Tohn
Conroy in Springfield, Mo-. on T. urs-
day night, was arrested near Carthage
on Monday, and taken back to Spring
field.
The funeral of James Elliot. the
murdered pugilist, took place in Ckica-
20 on Monday afternoon. The re-
mains left for New York the same eve.
ling in charge Of Fred Khrone, the
The steamer Ontario, from Liver.
,ool, arrived at Baltimore on Monday |
With consignment of 80 Shropshire
Down sheep. Ia Hereford bulls and IA
9olled Angus for Thomas Lawson,
leosho, Mo.
The Mayor of Boston on Monday
lotifed the Board of Aldermen that he
leclined to approve their refreshment
nd carriage bills on the ground that
hey are unreasonable and unwarrant-
d. The present boards bills are
5000.
A collision between freight trains
ccured near Delhi, ILL.,, at s o'clock
n Monday evening. Many cattle and |,
ogs, contained in three cars, were,
illed and injured. Conductor Lou
tone was seriously but not fatally in.
lred. No one else was hurt.
In London, On Monday, Geo. W.
DOT :. editor, Wn. ]. Ramsey. propr;-
Tor, and Kemp, printer, of the Free
hlnker. were found guilty of blasphe.
lous libel. Foote was sentenced to
selve mo ,ths' imprisonment, Ramsey