Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-01
LETTER FROM NEW YoRR.
New YORK, April %, 1876.


Special Correspondence.
The '.go-ahead Yankee" popularity
supposes himself to be about the most
active and energetic product of creation.
and is as a rule inclined to give odds
that he can accomplish as much work in
any given direction in the same time, as
anybody else. 1t was, therefore, both
surprise and revelation to this typical
individual to see the venerable and IL |
lusrrious Don Pedro come in upon us
from the tropical and presumably ener-
waiting South, get right down to business,
do up our biggest city in two days In
the most thorough manner, seeing its
best and worst portions, inspecting all
its public buildings and parks, its pris-
ons, hospitals. Police and Fire Depart
ments. ETC., ETC., from A to lizard, prob
ably learning more of its general condi-
ton and characteristics in that short
time than many of its citizens ever find
out, and then, hastily packing his car
pet-bag for little run through CalifOr-
MIA, just to while away the time before
the opening of the Centennial. People
who for weeks were looking forward to
his coming as the occasion for a sort of
holiday pageant, and the chance to
gloat upon prolonged parade of royal
ty are now looking around to see wheth
er we have had a real Emperor among
us or only a small whirlwind. An'ther
cause of equal establishment and greater
chagrin was the utter refusal of cur dis
tinguished visitor to be made much q
in any way, and in this connection oC-
Cured one of the best jokes Of the sea-
son upon several thousands of the wash
ed and unwashed of New York, who
stood around the docks and Battery On
the afternoon of his arrival, a self-coI-
stituted Reception Committee, awaiting
the return of the U. S. sloop "Alcrt'
which, bearing a number of national am
local officials, had gone down the harb0
: to intercept His Majesty's steamer, an
e bring him back to them in trump
= Nothing doubling the success of the et
: petition, the demonstrations of the mu
e titude toward the returning "Alerf
y as she steamed up the Hudson were sin
Il ply frantic. Amid the booming of gun
r waving of handkerchiefs and loud chez
G. ing. she came up to the wharf where Il
"a crowds who were waiting to pounce "
on their Imperial prey, learned to the
D. infinite disgust that the latter had than
IN ed his welcomers for the intended honC
us but had respectfully declined it on
as ground that he was not travelling in /
el official character, but only as a priEa
by gentleman. Meanwhile sensible D
IL Pedro had quietly landed at the dock
Sic the "Helvelius," in Brooklyn, cross
lie over to the city in a plebeian ferry-bO
ge and driven unnoticed to his hotel Def
IL our grand Reception mob had found
Nd what the matter was.
Again has the majesty of thu law
40 ceived awful vindication IN the hang
ian of John Dolan, to whose reprieves
- - ny 4ooU. HU enUrJs maue III
IA' behalf by his counsel and sympathil
'ne were Herculean, and we're continued
nO- to the last moment. Among those '
'no besieged Governor Tilden for his in
Tau ference, was Tennie c. Clafin, who,
ing in her attempts to move him,
W dicted his early downfall in case the
au- ecution was allowed to take place,
less cited the case of ex- Governor Dix, wi
HI she had threatened in a similar MAI
uO- and for similar cause Even this
:" NAL warning failed of the desired res
e"' and on the morning Of tie 2lst the L
Oh derer was launched into eternity f
10 the inner court of the Tombs.
"a PHILADELPHIA, April 2:
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