Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-10-23
CURRENT NEWS.

Petroleum is discovered to be valuable as q
cure for the itch.
A lady died of seasickness on Lake Michi-
gan, few days ago.
Gen, Grau: was originally Wing, but vo-
ted for Buchanan. He rarely votes.
The royal family of England spend or peck
ct over two and a hall millions yearly.
London lady tripped in her crinoline
broke her leg, and had to suffer amputation
of the member.
There is boy in Minnesota twelve years
old, whose legs are only ten inches long and
without bones.
According to the New York papers, they
have woman in that city who has been SEN
fenced to the penitenliary l60 times.
A lady of 35 married man of "a, in Chi
cago, last week, in consideration of $4,000
which he promised to leave her,
The newest thing is linen weddng-what
next.
The next National Republican Convention
we'll be held at Chicago. The time is not am
nounced, it determined.
Gov. Geary and wife are redorted as haV~
ing joined the New School Presbyterian
church, at Harrisburg.
An enterprising firm in Philadelphia has
constructed private telegraph line to New
York, for the special accommodation of few
large business establishments of that city.
The Homeopathic college of Pennsylvania
has opened its doors to women. Belladonna
will be more than ever in favor ID Home path.
ic practice.
A lady who was great horror Of tobacco
got into the New Haven cars the other day,
and inquired of male neighbor; "Do you
chew tobacco, ssr 2" ''No, ma'am, don't
was the reply, ~but can get you a chaw if
you want one.'
A Partisan committed suicide the other
day by sticking abouC fifty pins into his
breast. When found he was bleeding to
death and expired shortly after.
The bridge across the Mississippi at St.
Louis will be the finest in the world, and will
cost five million dollars. The work will be
begun Immediately, and will be completed in
three years,
A pastor of a congregation out West, last
year, received as remuneration for his services
$3.50 from an Eastern missionary Society and
from his affectlonate hock q barrel Of whisky,
and keg Of varnish.
VERY Day JoKE.-In Easton, Pa, the
other evening, just as performance in the
public hall was about to end, two wags put
themselves in front of the doorway with an
umbrella and waited for the outgoing crowd
1t was not raining at all but when the first
persons of the audience had reached the door
and seeing the warning umbrella, scores oi
hands were thrust out, coats were buttoned
closely, and dresses were taken up, while
quite Lumber remained in the hall, refusing
to come out on account of the rain. The
"sell" was complete.
A bee tanner at the Michigan State Fair,uss
ing some chemical compound, with bis bead
and shoulders constantly covered with bees
barangued crowd and created quite a sensa
tion. Tmid people gave him wide berth
At the recent talk between Gen. Sherman
and the Indians they stated pretty frankly
the cause OF the war, viz the running of the
Pacific railroad through their hunting ground:
and soaring away their game.
Eight hundred tons of shells have recently
been returned to Washington to be emptied
and stored, and it is said that the workmer
have discovered that work upon them is moi
dangerous, as sawdust has been substituted
for powder in the prepar alton of these prcjec
tiles. How many thousand of them similar.
ly filled were fired at the rebel forces during
the war it is impossible to calculate,
During the last Congressional campaign il
Orange county, Gen. Van Wyck, who was
running for Congress and who was elected
lost his spectacles in a stream near Otte1
Kill station. A few days ago they were fount
in the belly of huge pickere, which wal
caught there. That pickerel must have pre-
sented quite spectacle.
A large amount of wheat is being shipped
from Lake Michigan ports to Montreal AM
other Canadian ports, whence it goes by tht
St. Lawrence to Europe. Eight cargoes wer'
Skipped from Montreal last week from tn
single port Of Milwaukee. One>fourth o
the eastward movement Of wheat for tn
week is destined for Canadian ports 70
export.
An aged Democrat at Concord N. H., wh,
died recently, gave strict orders before hi
death that none but Democrats should ofici
ate as pail bearers at his funeral, and that n
minister who meddled with politics shoul'
J,ot rol;o;ous sarv;naa cvar his romans