Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-04-22
CURRENT NEWS.
ia filed with detectives.


iurors-his betrayers are his prosecstors.-
"Mine Got, vat guntry and vat beeples."
A Reverend, blacksliding, carpet bagging,
fre-eating, cloven. footed, wcasel-nosed, wood
stealing, church bilking, soup house lunch
grabbing, league shrieking niger missionary
named J. B. F. Hill, in Greene county, Ala,
recently taxed his forty little darkey pupils
twenty-five cents apiece to buy q water
bucket. Ten dollars for a water bucket l.
What thirsty set
The Steamer Sea Bird was burned on Lake
Michigan, on the 9th instant, and all but two
out Of one hundred persons were lost.
In West Virginia, recently a man murder
ed three persons, and attended the funeral of
two Of them as pall>bearer before his crime
was discovered.
Some weeks ago /; Albert Eastburn, of Falls
Township, Bucks county, had cow which
gave birth to calf lfentireIy devoid of fore
legs. The calf stands or sits on its hind legs
like kangaroo.
A New York Herald correspondent, who
has travelled throughout southwestern Virgin
ia, SAYS that every negro cabin contains
rife or a revolver, and in deserted houses,
barns, and sch ool>houses negroes are nightly
drilled with guards mounted, to prevent in
trusion or discovery. He witnessed mid
night drill, in which over one hundred ne
groes we're engaged The whites are fearful
of negro outrage, and appear to be in great
terror.
There is stage driver in Pike county.
named Davied Starnsr, who has driven stage
for the last forty years, averaging thirty miles
per day. Deductng the Sundays from forty
years, leaves twelve thousand five huRdred
and twenty working days, which at thirty
miles day makes total OF three hundred
and seventy,iVe thousand and six hundred,
equivalent to fifteen times the distance round
the world, and six hundred miles over. lie
is now sixty years Of age, and is bale and
hearty.
DR.. Darcy McGee leaves a wife aud two
daughters, respectively sixteen and nine
years Of age.
William G. Forbes, a well-known Southern
theatrical Manager, died on Tuesday, at his
residence, in Brooklyn.
A nigger, named Tom Shute, while at-
tempting to rob hen room, in Nashville
Tenn, on Wednesday night, was killed by
ba djschar1n Of n snriDO cun
The Cincinnati Enquirer says the Demo-
cratic gain of four thousand in that city "wl
long be remembered as the beginning o
maiiy are fh wslT Iol
for the glorious old party of the country"
For tie first time in eight years in Wis
consin the Democrats have elected Circuit
Judge. Judge Mclean has been elected in
the district composed Of the counties Of Cal
amut, Fon du Lac, Kewaunee, Manit owot
and Sheboygan.
The RAIDS of Connecticut had Grants pic
ture printed on their ballots. The question
which the "narrow- minded blockheads' srt
now trying to solve is-whether Jewell pull
led Grant down or whether Grant gave Jew
ell back set.
Governor Geary has lsf. Harrisburg on
brief tour for the benefit Of his health.
Gen. Nagle and six of the pardoned Peni
ans are en- route to New York.
Paris now imports blonde hair from
America.
The Western gold fields are expected t.
yield SGT 100000 this year.
Forty. four post Offices in New York State
are now conducted by women.
The health of Gen. R. E. Lee is reported
to be failing.
Gov. Geary has signed the bill repeating
the liquor law of last year.
A Scotchman sent dispatch to the Presi,
dent the other day, from Edinburg, advising
him to resign. He had the poteness to pay
his message. 1t cost him over 500.
Hiram Powers is coming to America.
A pstrifed .nake, twelve feet long, ha
been found near Petroleum Centre.
A large cave has been explored near Ben
tonvlle, Ark, to the distance Of nine miles
One chamber is six hundred feet wide, anC
three hundred feet high.
murderous affray occurred at Hemp
stead, Texas, on Sunday last, in which three
whitenen were killed and two whites anC
two blacks were wounded, The affray wa
in consequence of a murder committed OF
the previous Friday.
They have two young ladies at Great Benz
whose united weigh. is 44O pounds. A goot
armful for two young "fellars."
The pay of the District Attorney of Phia
delphia amounts to over 100000.
A Western editor thinks that Ben Wade
;rtorJnd Lo ha N rophatc when ha remark ad