Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-11-25
CURRENT NEWS.

A young lady of 3 is said to be the
champion wrestler Of the Nineteenth
Ward" New York.
The problem for modistes is a garment
ment that will permit females TO bestride
the velocipede.
4 female child in Vienna. three months
old, has its left arm covered with dense,
brilliant black hair like fur.
A Montreal paper complains that the
supply of water in that city is So short,
"that the people are obliged to give ba-
bies beer"
Providence merchant a few DAYS
since, purchased what he supposed to be. a
five pound ball of butter On cutting it,
it was found to be mashed potato with a
covering of butter.
The "Philipine Jerk" and the Abyssinian
Stretch" are expected to appear about
Christmas, TO succeed the "Grecian Bend"
Last year, Chicago burned $4,000 tons
OF coal, 10000 tons Of which came from
Illinois, and 100000 tons from Ohio and
Pennsylvania Ofthis l7O, 900 tons were
anthracite from Eastern Pennsylvania.
The Erie Railway Co., has bough: Pixies
Opera House in New York for $86O,O0O.
An nnsophsticated girl in Gloucester,
Mass, recently inquired at dry goods
store there for three yards of Grecian
bend"
Only 400 miles ofthe Union Pacific r.
Il. remain to be constructed, and that dis
tance is being lessened six miles day. 1t
is expected that by the time spring opens
there will be only 200 hundred miles to fin
ish
A couple of white men were beaten the
other day in Washington because they re-
fused to drink with negroes.
There is band Of robbers in northeast
Texas who admit no recruit until he shall
have killed man in the presence of wit
nesses.
Wells, Fargo & Co s contract price of
$l,750,OOO for carrying the California
mails will be reduced as the distance be-
tween the ends of the Pacific railroads di-
minishes. Ifthey meet next summer, the
government will have paid not more than
S750,000.
Motto for Sheriff Render unto seizer
the things that are seizer's
The Philadelphia bridge across the
Delaware is TO an arch 1000 feet long.
Italian papers that American fancy
drinks are demolalizing young Italy.
The people Of South America are build.
ing more railroads than ever, notwi:hstand-
ing the earthquakes.
The local e lltor of the Rochester DEM
0crGt was run over and severely injured,
while attending fire, not long since.
In the bedroom of Baltimore hotel, in
which the gas was let loose, the corpse of
O gentleman named Henderson was found
10 the morning.
10 Lynn Mass, the other day, man
named William Rowe was found dead in
barn, having rolled face downwar,ls up
on some hay when too drunk to help him.
self, and smothered.
In Pittsbnry the other night, sky rock
ct, instead of ascending, glanced to one
side, and striking young man who stood
on the IaVement, entered his abdomen and
inflicted a wound from which he subse-
quentIy died,
The Welsh title of the Queens High
land book is "Dulenad Ddyddlyirein
Bywyd yn yr Ucheldyrcedd."
Some defendant ofSolomon has wisely
remarked that those who go to law for
damages are sure to get them.
A Philadelphia engine company puts
clean paper collar and purple necktie on
the neck ofi,s pet poodle every morning.
A Massachusett barber can shave man
dress his hair, and get him into the cars.
one hundred rods distant, in FIVE minutes.
Gen. Sheridan, it is said, reports that he
had seen herd of 5uffalocs ninety miles in
length and twenty miles in width, and es-
tinates the number it contained at 30OO,-
900.
A man jumped from the roof of hotel
in Baltimore, and woman hung herself
in Cambri, with BEDFORD
Two ladies were locked up in Charleston
South Carolina, cemetery, by the uncon-
seious sexton, on All Saints Day, and were
terribly frightened when released.
A negro woman was arrested near Me-
ridian, Mississippi, few days ago, for at
tempting to poison the family of Mr.. White
by placing scorpion in the coffee.
A fire broke out at the Central Lunatic
Asylum, Columbus, Ohio, on the sth, and
was burning at last accounts with little
prospect Of subduing. Some of the patients
were burned
A railroad man near Newburg, New