Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-11-06
CURRENT NEWS.


he, "is the meanest place l visited ! There
is not drop of liquor in the whole place fit
to drink"
A pretty fair estimate Of the magnitude Of
the national debt may be formed when the
fact is called TO mind that, in recent state
ment, clerical error occurred of some thir-
teen millions of dollars. When a clerk has
room for making triaing error like that, it
may be assumed that the entire debt must be
moderately large.
Mcpougal, horse thief, with irons on,
leaped from a car window, near Carmel, on
the Maine Central Railroad, and escaped.
the train was running fifteen miles an hour at
the time.
An instrument has been invented by Faith
er Secchi, who is probably an Italian, called
metorograph. II is an automatic register
of changes in the weather of all kinds.
In Cleveland, on the Goth, John Bartlett
was shot and probably fatally, by Edward
Scanlan, neighbor, because dog belonging
to the former had bitten slightly one of his
children.
Pittsburgh has POI firms who did busi-
ness of over 100000 last year. Most of
these are manufacturers of iron, steel, glass,
&c.
A Jockey in Toronto bought horse for
$l79, and few days afterwards made
handsome profit by selling him at the Roches>
ter fair for 81 100. But the new purchaser
found he could trot in 2:37, and sold him the
next day for 81 300.
A manufacturer in New York City is fl
ling an order for two thousand thimbles, at
eighteen cents per dozen, for the managers of
popular gift enterprise. "No blanks Ev-
cry ticket entities the holder to present."
Houston newsboy died of yellow fever
ON the Sd. HIS last words were "Here's
your daily Telegraph"
In California the judicial election which
took place on the 18th instant, resulted in
another Democratic victory"
A dispatch received Saturday, announces
that the Union Pacific Railroad has been
completed fire hundred miles west of Omaha.
Fourteen negroes are delegates to the Ala
bama Convention, which is to meet on the
5th proximo to draft new Constitution for
the State.
1t is hoped, by the most sanguine of those
interested, that the whole grand route to the
Pacific may be opened for business in 1870
Sam. Pike the live editor of the Hillsboro.
Gazette, speaking of the Radical defeat says
1--WE have routed them, horse, foot and quad
rooms" ,"-That's healthy.
Cattle are guIlotined in France instead Of
stunned and stabbed
Five American mel chants are doing busi-
ness in Irkoutsk, Siberia.
The German population of New York city
is nearly two hundred thousand.
The hotels on the line of the new Pacific
Railroad charge Sc per day for board.
Yale has challenged Harvard TO game Of
chess for large sum of money.
A horse formerly owned by Joseph Bona
parte, died recently at New London, Conn.
aged SO years.
The London Times has subscriber lOC
Years old, who has read that paper since il
was first started.
Boston has now Young Woman's Chris
tan Association. Its object is to provide q
cheap and pleasant home for girls.
The London Times reterates the express
sion Of opinion that Mexico will be soon an
nexed TO the United States.
An Arkansas giant, six feet eight nche,
high created quite sensation in the clothing
stores in Dayton the other day by asking fol
ready -made pantaloons.
As funeral party in Houston was bearing
avictim of the yellow fever to his grave, the
supposed corpse kicked off the cover Of hi.
his coffin and Indignantly insisted that the
pail bearers should carry him back. He ii
now recovering.
The Indian Commission commenced the
first grand talk with the warriors of Medi-
cine Lodge Creek on Saturday. Senate
Henderson took the floor in advocacy of tn,
Commissions principles. The tribe answer
ed in affirmation, but were more anxious fo
presents than they were for peace. Th,
Kiowas refused to 60 on a reservation, an'
said they were willing to have peace, but di'
not want civilization.
Hon. Geo. W. Woodward reached hom
from Europe on Thursday evening, and Oh
Friday followed to the grave the remains of
son.
DEATH OF Ex-Gov. ANDREw.-Boston
Oct. 3O..-John A. Andrew, ex Governo
of Massachusetts, died at six o'clock thl
evening. AT 9 o'clock last evening he wa