Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1867-12-18
The News.

106 AalIOTnld beiuOCfdtlC AtS S'oidiANC
caucus has taken l6 ballots for U. S. Sen
ator without making selection. 1t is now
thought John Nugent will be nominated
as compromise candidate.
A prize fight occurred in Chicago on the
l4th inst between two pugnacious indi-
viduals by the names of Lowry and Black,
in which Black was worsted and made
somewhat blacker-in places. This very
choice and select amusement occurred for a
purse of $500.
The Great Western Gun Works in Pitts
burg, Pa, was destroyed by fire on Friday
night last One man was killed and sew
cral wounded. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Both Houses of Congress have passed
a joint resolution to adjourn over the holi-
| days-from the goth of December to the
9th of January. If the Rump had ad-
journed sine die instead, the country would
be the better off for it.
The store of Grinnell & Emmes in Bos-
ton, Mass, was robbed on Thursday night
last of 10000 worth of furs.
The eng inc Pacific, drawing the express
train on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, was
thrown off the track by the spreading of a
switch, near the top of the Wilkes-Barre
Mountain, on Saturday night last. If the
accident had occurred two rods further
on, the train would have gone down the
mountain. The engineer was badly injur-
ed and lay in the ruins nearly an hour.-
No passengers were injured. Gen. Tom
Thumb and party were on the train.
The removal of Gen. Pope is strongly
urged by the friends of the Administration.
The Senate of the U. S. is said to be dis.
posed to legislate Stanton back into the Of
fee of Secretary of War. Rumor has it
that he only desires to get back that he
may honorably resign. He should have
thought of this before-when he found his
company was not wanted in administration
circles, and ere he had defed "superior
| force"
Secretary Seward gave a dinner party
to portion Of the New York deleg alton
in Congress on the 14th inst. Generals
Grant, Sherman, Meade aud Hsrney were
also present.
A terrible case of destitution, is reported
in the New York papers, in which a moth
er, driven to despair, poisons her four chill
dren and herself. The sad affair occurred
on Saturday night last. The mothers
name is Mrs. Anna Boone, widow lady
The children were yet alive at last accounts
and hopes entertained of their recovery
but the mother is supposed to be beyonC
recovery.
A terrible railroad accident occurred a
Northfeld, W., ON the 18th inst, in which
l5 persons were killed. The other casual
ties are over 40 in number, many of then
very severe. 1t is feared that more will
die, and others will require amputation.
A mob of about fifty armed negroes
threatened on Tuesday night of last weel
to attack some students of. the Georgii
University at Athens, GA. The student
armed in turn, and difficulty was immi
nent, when troops were ordered out ant
dispersed the negroes.
James A. Weston, Democrat, wa
chosen Mayor of Manchester, N. IT,, Of
the 18th, over Clarke, the prcseut Repub
licsn incumbent, by Soc majority.
Crime in New York City appears not t.
have abated any since the Republican Leg
isIature at Albany took charge of its mu
nicipai government. On the 18th inst
checks amounting to So. 100000 and 500
in money were stolen from an expires
messenger in the open street, corner
William and Wall streets.
The time and place of holding the mex
Radical National Convention, is fixed a
Chicago on the goth Of May 1868.