Litchfield enquirer., 1876-04-20

The Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro
 reached New York. Saturday. Tine mem
 bers of the Cabinet came from Washing
 ton to receive him but he declined any public demonstration. On Sunday he
 visited St Patrick's Cathedral, the Hip podrome, Central Park, the Newsboys' Lodging House, and other places. On Monday he left New York for San Fran cisco, after visiting several schools, the Normal College, and St. Luke's and Bel levue Hospitals. and rece.ving an address from committee representing New York merchants and bankers. He is one of the ablest, most liberal, and intelligent of liv- ing monarchs and evidently means to make the best possible use of his time in this country. l. The will of A. T. Stewart bequeaths most of his property to hls wife, with whom is left the completion of his chari- table plans. Judge Hilton is executor and closes the partnership affairs for which he | was to receive million dollars. On Fri day Mir. Stuart's widow executed trans fer of the business and property of A. T. Stuart < Go. to Judge Hilton and William Libbey, for million dollars, and "divers other good considerations" AS the pro- perty transferred is supposed to be worth some twenty five millions. people are naturally a little curious about those "other good considerations"
 LYONS, IA, April 12, 1876.
 EDITOR ENQUIRER: It seems the past is to be the last of your spring elections. What surprises me is that it should have been brought about under Democratic rule. From my earliest recollections, deep mud has been associated in my mind with Democratic victory. Many's the time I've taken my stand when boy on election days, to count the voters as they filed past the old homestead; with dejected spirits if the mud was deep, for was staunch whig, and there was long stretch of almost impossible mud in sight, and as.'Uncle Joe" almost invariably hove in sight among the first, with big lot of jolly fellows, followed in quick succession by Capt. Lishe" and his crowd (both long since gone to thelr rest-peace to their ashes), my boyish heart would sink within me, for the old line whigs, with one prominent exception, would bring up the rear with most provoking infrequency. and would have to give up the day as lost. So have come to regard mud as one of the Democracy's strongest allies, and venture to predict that the change will cost them many votes-for where the average Republican will stand trembling tn his boots at the sight of mud, the aver age Democrat W ill bare the tops of his boots and wade in as though he liked it.
 It is said that there is surplus of ten million fires in Rome, but that was noth- ing compared to our country. if the state- ment heard the other day was true, to wit: that we were nation of liars. It probably is not so, but it would doubtless furnish an interesting commentary, if of those who hold up their hands in holy horror at the dishonesty, and knavery at Washington, the exact number who fail to give in a correct list of all their property for assessment at it's full valuation, or are careful to destroy all the counterfeit "shin plasters" that come into their pos session could be known. As the difference is more in. degree than kind, it would fur nish food for reflection. Your correspon dent had narrow escape the other day from great notoriety in this direction. The Board of Equalization met to adjust the tax list, and discovered great deal of ''crookedness" in the returns given in. One merchant, who carries ten thousand insurance on his stock, gave in 300 on which there is an assessment of one-third, or $1 800. Many others were in the same boat; but it SO happened your core spondent's returns wore so much nearer what the board thought right than any of the others, it was proposed to have his picture taken and hung up Tn Council Hall, as a memorial; but wiser counsel prevailed, and he escaped with an admo- milton to be more careful next time.
 The tramp nuisance is on us again. One of them entered photographic gallery here, and when ordered out refused to go, and warned the D. oprietor not to molest him as he was desperate fellow, and volunteered. the information that he was just out of States Prison, where he had served several years for the murder of two negroes. He was finally induced to leave, but such character would Se very un- pleasant visitor at private house. with no men folks at home.
 We have had fine weather for week and the snow stockade has been partially raised. Grass is looking green, and farm CTS putting in thelr crops. Seven hun- dred car loads of ice have been shipped from points above us to St. Louis.