Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-01-23
WEEKLY GRAPHIC
KlRxsviLLE.MIssouRI.
r.e. suSlEITE. Publisher lad ptsFlsttr
w. NJ. GILL. Editor.
FRIDAY, JANUARY a3d. 1855.


MIR Harrington, our representa-
live, is member OF tie committee on
appropriations.
The January issue of the Cen
fxyy contains the initial article by Gen.
eral Grant. in which he reviews the
battle Of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing.
The St. Louis Chronicle accuses
Crisienden of extravagance and CON-
pares the expense account with that of
previous administrations.
The cold wave of the present
week seems TO have covered the con-
tinent from the Rocky mountains east.
At Mobile the market gardens were
badly n;pped by the freeze.
---One of our patrons has been
studying up the Flax-seed question,
and thinks it would be a good crop
for our farmers and afford a paying
business for a mill al this place if
properly handled.
Some Of the defaulters in Cana
dy have recently been skipping over
the line into Uncle Sans dominions.
This is reversing the custom, and keep
ing up the balance of trade, which has
been against US for several years.
The East Indian wheat crop for
the year 1854 amounts to a44 ,ooo,o
bushels. 1t cost to produce and deIiv.
. er in Delhi 50 cents abushel.
Thousands of cattle on the
ranges In TsSas have "drlfted" before
the recent storms and are dying with
hunger and thirst. In the western
territories there have been great losses
also.
We have no idea of preventing
people who enjoy Campaign sIush'
all the year round, from having all they
want of if, for it comes cheap. There
is no taste however vitiated but
there will be found caterers tc
minister to it. 1t takes ali kinds to
make world.
Mr.. Van Wyck, of Nebraska
made forcible arraignment of Rail.
way corporations in the Senate on
Friday. Speaking of the amount o.
watered stock on which dividends are
expected he said: According to
written and printed statements of one
New Jersey statesman and Poor:
Manual, S4,ooo,ooo,ooo fctitiou:
watered stock was represented ii
stocks and bonds of railroads. Or
this interest and dividends were col
lected from the people, a mort
gage on every acre of land in the re
public, an imitation paralyzlng industry
laying tax upon the producer anc
the consumer, yet we must remand al
this to the natural laws of trade. To
day farmers in the west were working
their own farms On shares, railroad
taking the lions share; they receive,
not dollar profit or interest on tn
money invested in land, teams an,
machinery. Other industries wer
equally depressed, yet the America
Senate seemed intent on how not t
do it, determined by whatever sacrific
that railroad stocks and bonds shoul
secure liberal interest and dividend:
and great lamentation was made
stock gamblers, who had stolen S.
ooo, 900, 900 from the industries of tn
nation, should be disturbed in wiring
ing interest on same from an overbur
dened people. "You stand apologiz
ing for swindlers who are wreckin,
still more the prosperity of the people.
Jay Gould had greater wealth than tn
assessed property, real and personal
of both Kansas and Nebraska, an,
Vanderbilt could buy both States an,
have $4o,ooo,ooo left. Were thos
millions honestly acquired?
They were gliding over the glass