Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-10-16

Speaker Colfax, in q recent speech at Wor. |
cester, Ohio, declared himself in favor Of ma |
king the President "dance on air."
John Mitchell, it is said, intends to begin
the publication of a weekly newspaper in
New York, on October 18th, to Be called the
irish Citizen, and to be devoted to the inter
ests Of the Itish people in America.
A Chicago Court has decided sgaihst the
claim of Mrs. Stephen A Douglas to herdoW'
er, amounting to $4,000.
The Shenandoah Valley is being rapidly
filled up by emigrants from the North,
A. T. Stewards new marble palace on Fifth
avenue is nearly finished.
"Ned Buntine" is lecturing on Temperance
in the eastern part Of the State Of New York.
The population of San Francisco 10 over
10000, an increase Of SO 900 in seven years.
Castillo and all the Generals at Querataro
sentenced to be hung, have boep pardoned.
Women, 40 we'll as men, are to vote at the
school district meetings in Nebraska, next
month.
The petroleum wells of Italy are very pro-
life, and their product is of the first quality
They are operated by Americans, of course
Sheridan did not have SO big raid in BOs'
ton as his superior officer, Al
Itis said A. T. Stewart intends founding
great public library-which is trick worth
two Of dying.
The Radicals of West Virginia have con-
vened at Salt Sulphur. "Salt" won't save
them from the other.
In view of the ineficiencY Of the police,
the statement that Butler intends going to
New York to live fills one with the glooniest
forebodings.
Bismark has ordered 8 government trans
latioa of book about Mosby's campaigns,
for the encouragement of guerrIllas in tho
Prussan army,
II is said that Mrs. Charles Sumner has
left Mr.. Charles Sumner and assumed her
former name. We cannot vouch for the
truth of the story.
Colored Green Shepherd is running fol-
the Legislature of North Carolina. Who
rules DER freemen should himself be free
and who represents freedmen should himself
be Green.
Cough prefers prize fights to horse races
Probably because the horses are spirited u
while the boxes only tap "clsret."
T. Thumb exhibited himself $3.50 worth
for the benefit of the Bridgeport Library
The thumbs are both WELL So is the little
Finger.
Ashley has sunk from an impeacher, plant
ing himself on his responsibility as Repre-.
sensitive, and unfuring himself to the breeze
generally to be maker of little spitefu
speeches to little spitefuI crowds in his OWL
Ohio.
Railroad conductors in New York are tc
wear uniforms.
John G. SAKE has three brothers, and sew
en- children.
A Cairo girl, who had been insuted by
gent" sought and obtained revenge by blind
ing him with pepper and establishing coun'
ter-rritation with a raw-hide.
The mustache and goatee was first VIC IN il
Spain to distinguish Christians from Moores
this being as nearly the form of the cross o:
can be cut.
The Senate and Representative chambers
in Washington are to be thoroughly refur
nished this fall. The bill will be heavy
one, for economy is seldom observed in these
matters.
One of the saloons in Nashville, Tenn.
employs hacks to Curry off its customers al
fast ae they become intoxicated. No fare is
required, and the happy beings arc insured
against the police aud the workhouse.
All the assassination conspirators, inclu'
ding Booth, are now buried in q common
grave in the Washington Arsenal grounds
It is not intended to give their bodies tt
their friends.
The war Department is to be further re
duced by the dismissal of sixty clerks, ma
king in all four hundred cast adrift this
month. Tne War Department seemed to be
fatal to all courtesy of manner in its late chie
and If the subordinates follow his EXAMPLE
they will have difficulty in finding other sit'
nations.
A wealthy widow named Mary McCarty
drew $4,000 from bank in Chicago, on We'd
rapdaw Tor tho ra,rnoaa of huvip1 a hnnsa