Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-10-30
CURRENT NEWS.

New York, and only A, ,S04 widowers.
Boston is about to compel boot.black to
take out license as in Loudon. The news
boys already do so,
A double tree grows near Liberty, Miss.
half of which is oak and the other half pine
The population Of San Francisco is over l3O,
00O an increase Of SO 900 in seven years.
Elmira, N. Y, is soon 10 have keg fac
tory. The kegs will be bored out Of solid
timber ..
"Mike McCool" and Joe Cllhurn" are to
contend for the pugiIistic championship of
America and $1,000 side.
1t is said Sonora has population Of eight
women to one man. Counting ought to be
easy down there.
No person who has lost any Of his proper
ty by gambling within four month Of his ap
plIcatIon. can receive the benefit Of the bank
rupt law.
Besides the Sl0OOOO,OOO in gold held in
the Treasury vaults of the United States, the
bank Of England holds S12l $4,000, and the
bank Of France SI90,0OO,0OO.
A giant potato iu the Paris Exposition
weighs fifteen pounds. 1t is in the form OF q
barrel, and if excavated would hold five q''s
of water No small potato that.
Parson Brownlow has succeeded in getting
himself elected L. S. Senator from Tennes-
see.
James NJ ScUvel, Of New Jersey, who was
employed by the mongrels To canvass Chester
county, has written letter in which he reit-
crates the Republican platform to be negro
suffrage and that the party must either sink
or swim on that basis.
The young mechanics and working men of
Ohio, says mongrel sheet, went almost en-
nasse against the amendment to the Consti
tuition.
Democratic rejoicings over the result in
Pennsylvania and Ohio, have cost the party
some few pounds of gunpowder Now we
respectfully suggest that all this be stopped
for the present. The gunpowder may be
wanted for better purposes before many days.
The Democrats of Cincinnati celebrated
their victory on the 19th. Houses were iu.
minated.
Gen. Grant deserves the thanks Of all hon.
est men for exposing Gov. Geary's attempt
cd fraud upon the ballot box at Fort Hela-
ware.
Widder Lincoln's old clos are not yet dis
posed of, so that there is still q chance for
West Chester getting share,
The Democrats Of Ohio have chased one
Presidential aspirant into bis political grave
and another has Ben Wade and found wants
ing.
There was monster torch-ght procession
at Harrisburg, on Saturday evening last, in
honor of the defeat of mongrelism ia Penn
sylvania and Ohio.
There was grand par ade of Firemen in
Lancaster, Pa, on Wednesday of last week.
1t was participated in by companies from
Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Reading,
Altoona, York, Lancaster, etc.
General Grant has the blood of the Porters
Miners, Putnams, Lathrops, and Huntlngtons
in his veins. His ancestors arrived in this
country May 20, 635.-Erchunge.
He must be pretty fuu blooded.
ANY OLE Clos TO SELL An impudent
editor out West wants to know # the old clio
which Mrs. Lincoln offers to sell ia New York
filled the ninety deal boxes she took with her
from Washington.
The Snowman who offered Sl3, 900 for Mrs.
Lincoln's old clothes, for the purpose of ex-
hibiting them, ought to turn his attention to
the widow.
New ENGLAND ScANDAL.--It is said that
the wife, so recently taken to the bosom OF
Senator Sumner, has become so disgusted
with her liege lord and master, and finding
him wanting in all the attributes Of manhood,
and indignant at the domestic slavery entail
ed upon her, has left the bed and board of the
Senator, and will resume her maiden name
in Europe.
Jefferson Davis has received notice that his
trial will take place in November.
Gen, Grant has granted General Sheridan
two months leave Of absence.
The Virginia negroes don't know whether
they can trust white Radicals after the result
in Ohio.
A prize fight took place on the ooh inst.
near Philadelphia, between two men named
John Badger and Robert Cunningham. Af-
ter few rounds had been fought, the police
ma ie a dash, and arrested seventeen Of the
spectators, and subsequently one of the prin-
cipals'
A servant eirl employed 10 a hotel in Phil