Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-11-27
CURRENT NEWS.

Dan Rice, the Snowman, has retired per-
manenty from the business.
A ghost fifteen feet high, has appeared in
Iowa. --.-.-
An Englishman proposes to ascend Mount
Blanc in Balloon.
man n Havana recently attempted to
elope with three women on the same even
ing.
A Mississippi physician has invented a
writing ink which gives an appearance Of be-
ing dashed with gold dust.
The most popular song in the rural dis
tricts of Massachusetts, the day after cleo
tion was, "A little more cider"
An antiquarY in Berlin has discovered that
Cleopatra wrote sonnets, and is engaged in
translating them.
Beauregard who was in Washington TO Sc
cure repossession of his plantation near Mem
phis, left without accomplishing the object o.:
his mission.
An old man in Southern Ohio was entomb'
ed while in a trance, kicked open his coffin,
and returned to the upper world only to be
shot as ghost.
The Iowa City First National Bank re-.
Gently paid $4,000 for a bag of brass and
copper filings, under the impression that it
was gold dust,
A Nashville policeman shot negro in the
head. He fell, but Immediately picked him'
self up and made off, When secured, his
skull was found to be Lninjured, but the bul,
let, perfectly ffa:, lodged under the skin.
Since the election 1t has been discoI cred
that the Salmon Chase for this year will be a
failure. This refers, however, to the Green
backed species only. .,..... ....
Kerosene oil was used as q lubricator or
threshlng-machine near Davenport, iowa
Thursday, and the friction set it on fire, de-
stro,ing two hundred bushels of wheat.
Old Parson Browulow, the DEVILS ad-de-
camp on earth, when he heard the result o.
the recent elections, is said to have fallen in
to broom study and looked loU down in
the mouth,
The Democrats of New Hampshire have
opened the political campaign in the ole
"Granite State" in good earnest. Hon. Johr
c. Sinclair, their candidate for Governor, /;
an excellent standard bearer, and showed hi
popularity in the canvass last year by reduc.
ing the Radical majority in 1865 of 6,l27 tt
1855, and that under very discouraging cir
cumstances Now, however, the sky is cleal
and the prospects are brighter, Inspired BY
tho Democratic victories of 1867 we shal
look to the Democracy of New Hampshire Il
head the list of victories in l768 whes they
rally to the polls on their election day il
March next
THE MINNESOTA ELEcTIoN-The new
State Legislature of Minnesota will consist
is reported, OF Is Republicans and Demo
Gratis in the Senate, and IS Republicans ane
IL Democrats in the House the Republican
majorities being in the Senate, % in tn
House, and 81 ON joint ballot. Last yea
the Republican majoritles were IL in tn
Senate, % in the House and Al on joint bal
lot. The result of the Minnesota election in
sures the return of a Republican Senator u
succeed Alexander Ramsey, y,Republlcan.w hose
term expires in 1869.
THE New JERSEY ELEcTIoN.-The New
ark Daily Advertiser, (RepublicAn), from
complete returns Of the recent election state
that the average votes of the two parties
we're the following: Democratic, g. ,468 >
Republican, 51,ll4-a Democratic majority
of 1884 as compared with 1866, the Dem
ocratic vote has increased 3467 and the Re
publican vote decreased 1862. In 1866 th'
Republicans had ,49l majority.
THE MARYLAND ELEcTIoN-The complete
return Of the Maryland election are now re
ported, and are for GoVernor-Bowie, Dem
ocrat, 63,60o; Bond Republican, q 800: =
Democratic majority, l,712 in total vot'
of 85, ,492 At the Maryland election in lS6'
the total vote for State Comptroller, tn
highest office voted for, was regular Demo
cratic 0,264 Independent Democratic, 1868
Republican, q, ,351 Democratic majoril!
of12,9l3 in total vote Of SO, 1888
The election in North Carolina ended yes
terday. The returns indicate that the ne
groes have carried the State.
1t is doubtful whether the Convention ha
been carried in Mississippi So far as know
only 1851 votes have been polled, out Of
registry of 30.97l.
AS train was approaching Peoria, ILL.,, tn
other night, the prairie was discovered to b
on fire for miles around. The flames leapet
TO the height of thirty feet, and spread 70
seven or eight miles apparently. The tran
ran directly Though the belt OF flames, hicl