Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-02-05
CURRENT NEWS.

which will remain forever unexplained, that
% many persons imagine they can write
poetry"
countryman returning home from New
York said, "Mr, Licensed Vender" must be q
very rich man, for he owns nearly all the
one-hoFse wagons in New York.
A FIRE occurred in Chicago, on the 2Sth
which destroyed nearly two millions OF DOL
lars worth of property.
At the municipal election held in Wheeling
W. ", on the 9th inst, the Democrats sue
ceeded by an average majority of 500; gain
over last year.
DR.. A. G. Moore, of Baltimore, was shot
by Mrs. Edward A. Pollard, on the 2Slh.-
Mrs. P. called on the DR.. an intimate friend
Of her husband, at the Maltby House, to
learn of his whereabouts, when a difficulty
arose, resulting in the shooting.
A pretty comment upon the claims arroga.
ted by the Radicals that theirs is the party
Of "great moral IDEAS" is shown in the fact
that VIM. j. Owens, who stands indicted for
the murder Of Col. VIM. Riddle, has been
chosen Sergeant at Arms to ;he Senate Of
Pennsylvania, and that on the accession Of
che election of State Treasurer last week,
this Owens preceded that body on its official
visit to the House Of Representatives.
LIECoLE's PLACE IN HIsToRY.-Horace
Greeley, in a lecture on ''the late lamented," !"
recently said in Trenton, "that Lincoln in
history was next our Savior" When some
one mentioned the same thing to Douglas
JerrOld Of Louis Blanc, he quietly asked,
son trhich side 7''
The Cleveland Herald SAYS "it is no long
er q matter of doubt" that Hon. J. r. Hub
bell, Of Delaware county, Ohio, formerly
Speaker of the House in that State, and sub
sequently Republican Member Of Congress
from the Eighth district, has come out open
Iy in opposition to the Radical Congressional
policy.
The Georgia black and tanists have passed
resolution requesting the Rump to declare
vacant the Chief Executive Office. (the Presi-
dency) and fill the same. Modest darkles-
difident carpet>sacks Can't they ask ia
vor that would be less trifing?
The South Carolina black and tauists un-
dertook to abolish the State district courts,
the other day. The devil don't hate holy
water more intensely than the genuine Radl-
cal-be be white, black or ring-streaked-
does the judiciary,
The Philadelphia Sunday Transcript, al
original Grant paper, in speaking. Of Gen
Grant, says that he las forfeited all claim t
respect as q gentleman, or confidence as
soldier" and that she has suffered his lust
for Office to override bis manhood" and fur
thermorc says. "a candidate who commences
his career in deceit will not fail to fud shame
if-~'L;-~ --n-eA in the end"
THE GOVERNMENT OUR SIREs FoUGH1
FOR White men ofseducation disfrachsed
and unlettered plantation niggers making
laws. And this is the Republican; plan fol
making country great and prosperous
What are called the "loyali of the South
are negroes, and mean set of loafers from
the Norih-low w-etches, who were hardly
recognized BY the general run Of even north
ern Mongrels.
An exchange says the country is sick from
the effects of Copperhead bite !-Oh not
Is just recovering from ndgur fit
One Of Forpey's subordinstes in the Sen
ate is a defaulter,to the amount of thirty
thousand dollars. Forney saysit will nearly
ruin him to make the amount up to the Gvv>
ernment.
The following'is what the New York Tri-
bune says Of its own party :-"There is
enough money stolen and wasted by govern
ment officials, lucal and national, to pay the
public debt
Can anybody tell what the members Of the
Legislature do tn the Purdon's Digesls
and Manuals they vote themselves every ses-
sion
Sumner declares that "before we stop We
will have stable government" From the
number Of asses in the Capitol at The present
time, we should take that building to be a
sttI6ie already.
The Bank of France keeps at present two
hundred million dollars in gold and silver in
its vaults.
"Brick" Poneroy has written two books
Sense" and Nonsense" which have just
been simultaneously published by Carleton.
A negress, speaking Of one of her children
who was lighter than the rest, said 81 neb-
Der could bear dat brat, cause he show dirt
30 easy"
In Russia, ballet girls are educated as dan
GERS at the expense Of the government, and
are not permitted to leave the country with
out permission of the Car.
A youRg gentleman Of Utica started few
weeks since to "walk into the affections OF a