Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-09-25
CURRENT NEWS.

Mr.. d. W. voorhees, is to speak twice in
Ohio next week.
Democratic Congressman NOEL, of Mis-
souri,, is quite Ill iD st. Louis.
Bisrstadt's "Domes of the YOSEMITE is
on exhibition in Boston.
Henry Coltart, of Pittsburgh, has challeDg
ed Hamil to row five miles for $4,000.
The proprietor of the. White Sulphur
Springs In Virginia, is said to have made
$40, ZOO this season.
Commodore Vanderbilt isisaid to be the
hacker of Gen Charles P. Stone in his min
ing enterprise in Virginia.
Mai. Gen. Hancock will leave Washington
in few days for ST. Louis, but will not 60 to
New Orleans for, some weeks.
Mrs. Ellis, the author ofa"The Women oi
England" (of how many of them p has in
press q new novel entitled "Northern Roses" !"
The flags Eon the oficeiand depot of the
Eric Railway are half masted out of respect
to the memory of Sir Fredrick Bruce, who
was director OF theIcompaDy.
Mr.. William D. Kelley, know for his Mo-
bihty on occasion of riots, has made speech
in Indianapolis. andlan Indianapolitan paper
describes him as "a fussy little maD with san
dy whiskers."
Lolita carries around big stick, an old
stick. a Crab.tree stick. 1t is thespaterual
Crabtree who goessto guard her from admir-
ing and unprncipled ardor'
The President has recognized Francois Bes-
ton as Consul of Switzer land for the States
Of California, Oregon, and Nevada,and Wash,
ington Territory, to reside at San Francis
co.
A child was founded, on Sunday night un-
der the steps of Mr. John Jacob Astor, on
Fifth avenue. The device failed, and the
founding was sent to Police Headquarters.
A Missourian went to see the reception Of
Sheridan, under the impression that it was
the reception of McCoole, and concluded that
"Aaron Jones wasn't much if he couldn't lick
him"
Oakes Ames, the Massachusetts, Congress-
man, has taken the contract to bnid nearly
oil the remaining portion of the Union Paci>
fic Railroad, about 600 miles, through the
Rocky Mountain region, for SAT 100000.
A CANDID RADICAL.-Hon John Hickman,
who was last week nomina ted in Chester Co.
for the Pennsylvania Legislature, made
speech in which helgave his opinion of Har-
risburg in the following plain terms:
would rather spend :hree months in the
poor.house or prison of Chester County than
In Harrisburg No man can 60 there and
come back with an unsuIlied reputation, and
I am not sure that it is not my enemies rath-
er than my friends that desire to send. me
there.
SCHURz AND THE GERMANs.-Carl SchurZ
takes pains 10 deny that he advised the Wis
consin Germans to "bi6 farewell to the Re-
publican party in State and local elections,
while standing firm in national contests."-
1t makes very little difference whether Schurz
ever gave this advice or not, fol sensible Ger
mans, not only in Wisconsin, but throughout
the country, are abandoning the Radical par
ty, and taking position under the standard Of
the Democracy
Drummer boy Hendershott ran away with
girl from Poughkeepsie, and a stage coach
has ran away with her from him. Hender>
shott has brought suit for $4,000 damages.
Perhaps he thinks he damaged her father to
that extent when be took her away, and per-
hsps not. 1t makes difference whose ox,so
90 to speak, is gored.
Gov. Helm of Kentucky died at his resi-
dence near Ezabeihtown the 9th inst, and
was buried on Tuesday, just one week from
the day Of his Inauguration. His death hav>
ing occurred during the first two years Of
his term, being in fact the shol test guberna>
torial term that has occurred in the history
of the States, the law call for another election
to be held on the first Monday of August
next Mean while Lieut.-GoV. Stevens will
be the acting Governor.
RADICAL ENEMIEs.-"Local Difficulties"
and General Apathy" seem to be the two
most terrible impediments in the way of Rad
ical success. Local Difficulties" sent that
party to the wall in California General
Apathy" cansed a loss of thousands in Yer
mont and in Maine both these cruel distur
bers OF Radical harmony nearly sent that orr
ganization into political bankruptcy.
NEGRO AMBITION For OFFICE.-The New
Orleans Times, referring to the approaching
elections in Louisiana, says:
1t is undeniable that a strong feeling
cdste-ofexclusivenes- growing up in the