Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-10-02
CURRENT NEWS,


Other goods may have declined, but the
rise in hoop rkirts on the streets 10 at times |
startling.
Fashionable dresses are Short" So are
fashionable husbands and "papas" who have
topay for them.
II bad nominations and corruption defeat
ed the Radical party in California, what
earthly chance is there tor the corrdptionistS
of Pennsylvania =
Vote the Ewhole Democratic ticket from
top to bottom. It's the only Union ticket.
The latest Amnesty Proelamation--The
election in California. --,~----.-.,.--
Fanny Kemble arrived at Boston in The
Java on Monday and has gone to Philadel-
phia to see her children. ,,,
A young brother of the Indian Colonel
Parker, of General Grants staff, has lately
got q commission in the army. 'n .'',. i q.
The Queen play led formerly on the piano,
but since the death of her husband only on
harmonium, and sacred music at that.
Commissioner Beckwith writes that out
of five hundred American contributions to
the Exposition over three hundred received
premiuus, o. -s,f..o- /. 3 a..s .sE af .
Learned blackswit tn Buritt has returned
TO h,s native New Britain, Conn, where he
intends to remain until the end of bis cru
dite existence. ...-
The son of Professor Tyler. Of Amherst,
after is graduation from college second in
his class, matIicuIated at machine shop,
where he is still employed -a- 90 ....
General Beauregard denies, in Baltimore
paper, having made the after dinner speech
10 New York attributed to him. or its sub
stance, and expresses his belief that unless
the tide turns soon we win have anarchy
and subsequently, despotism. 49,.
1t is reported that Gen. Howard, the boss
of the negro bureau,.is to be removed. The
Treasury would be greatly benefited if both
boss and bureau were removed. 'rn'
Tennessee has new sulpher spring near
Memphis, which can be smelt quarter of o
mile off The one at Nashville, in the guber>
Material mansion. can be smeled over the
entire State. .-..-,
Sheridan's reception at St. Louis, is said TO
have been almost as enthusiastic and COM
plimentary as that rendered to M'Coole.
A man fell head foremost into we'll forty
ak feet deep, and containing six feet of wa
ter, at Dubuque, on Thursday last. Strange
, to say, he was brought out alive, and less
hurt than scared -
The Transcript says the President "has
been playing Muffin ever since be was inau-
gurated" But didn't he put Stanton, who
was on the first base, out on fy2-Bostor
Post. ..--.... ...gs.s sr- ......
The wife of Mendez is insane; the wife o.
Meja is mad The wife of Miramon 10 strick
en- beyond hopes oil recovery. and the Prin
cess Salm Salm is in Jail. Bad place for un'
protected females, Mexico. '.-- s.-
A Maine Judge decided that beer is not in
toxicating within the meaning of the st atue
and that any kind of beer which has to b.
drank in enormous quantities to produce
drunkenness does not come under the heat
of"intoxicatlng liquors" as specified in the
liquor law.
"A NDrth Carolina register estimates thai
at least one>third Of the blacks will forfeit
their newly acquired privilege, by reason o
inability to remember at the polls the names
under which they were registered. 8. 4.
A man calling himself Crensbaw, who ha!
been at Roanoke, n. c., for nearly twelve
months past teaching negro school, and tn,
@IIead Centre" Of the Union League in tha
County, left for parts unknown on last Tues
day night, forgetting to leave behind hin
about $500 belonging to the League. ,.
Ben Wade, of Ohio, proposes to have
stones of a uniform pattern put up at the
head of the graves of all soldiers who fell in
the upper portion Of the stone is to be de,
sign representing a sDldier with a sword
striking the chains from kneeling slave
The graves Of Democrats are to be unmarked
except by simple white boards giving the
names, etc. Who says the war was not
glorious success. .'t
A gushing being at Lancaster, Pa, send
us word that Thad. Stevens is better. "H
own will" says the admiring agent, ''eveI
surmounts disease" We further learn tha
rs. is an'"Oid 'Commoner," and that h
will 60 to work on his various mild litIl
schemes so as to have them ready to sprinl
on Congress at the opening of the session
1T. S." the agent says, "has not left LaDcas
ter this summer although he had intended
visit TO bis'f 'farnace and to the Upper Lakes
There is perhaps more likelihood of his visit