Litchfield enquirer., 1876-12-21

Congressman Hewitt and President Grant have been airing their personal difficulty. It seems that the President told Mir. Hewitt that he should recognize whichever of the South Caroline Houses had 63 members with certificates from the Returning Board. The Democratic House got that number, and the Presi- dent still refused recognition. He had taken the advice of his cabinet in the meantime and changed his mind.
 We see indications of willingness on the part of moderate Republicans to form an alliance with the moderate Souther- ners of the Lamar type, and put an end to Carpet-baggery. Nothing could be more desirable just now, or more impracticable than such an arrangement. If MT. Hayes becomes president by means of the Re turning Boards he cannot honorably de- sert them, nor could such men as Lamar honorably desert Tilden, if they believe him fairly elected, as no doubt they do.
 The prospect of a fair count of the pres 1dential vote under joint rules adopted by both Houses of Congress, is improv- ing. An examination of the debates and proceedings of Congress shows that not only is the theory that the President of the Senate can decide upon the validity of returns without precedent, but that the most influential Republicans of the pres ent Senate are committed against it in speeches made at the last session.
 The Holland County Cleaner notices the new law of burials that goes into ef-: feet on the first of January. This law re- quires Tn every case of burial permit from the town clerk on certificate from the at- tending physician if there was any. Such a requirement. will come hard on the ru- ral districts. In case of a funeral in Northield, for instance, it would be hard ly pleasant to keep the procession waiting while some one went to Thomaston for doctors certificate and then to Litchfeld and back for a town clerk s permit.
 Gen. Francis E. Barlow, of New York, the most noted of the visiting Republi- cans at Florida thinks Tilden entitled to the vote of that state. The matter is so close, however, that he thinks the diff ferent view of the Returning Board no in- dication of dishonesty.
 The House committee at New Orleans get little information from the Returning Board. They refuse absolutely to dis close what parishes or precincts they threw out ill order to arrive at the conclu- sion they announced, and no record of their doings discloses any of their action.
 Last weeks Connecticut Catholic has cut of the new cathedral in Hartford at at Hartford of which the foundations were laid in September last. It is to be a magnificent edifice 254 feet in length, and 96 feet in width with transept 166 long and steeple 250 feet high.
 The new extradition treaty with Eng land which it is said comedies substan- tially the American claim. It will allow a prisoner after trial on the offence for which he is given mp, to be arrested and tried for any other offence for which he might be extradited.
 Hon Job Stevenson, one of the Repub- lican visitors at New Orleans, refused to sign the Sherman-G Garfield report. He could not endorse the doings of the Re. turning Board.
 BuIls Bridge.
 A few years ago we saw in your paper what Bulls Bridge as we'll as several other minor towns about here was noted for. Those towns we see by the ''Enqui- rer' are prosperous and virtuous in spite of the ''hard times," and, Bulls Bridge we hope Is not far behind. If the un- couth name of the little hamlet is not so often seen in your columns as some of it's border neighbors, it may be because noth- ing of importance has ruffled it's tranquil mind enough for any item. can recall