Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-01-08
CURRENT NEWS.

CANT villa out of her novels and gratefully |
calls it AudIey House.
Eugene Casserly, Democrat, was recent
ly elected United States Senator by the Cali
forna Legislature, to succeed John Conness,
Black Republican.
Some of the negroes in Virginia took bask,
cts to the polls to take home the ''franchise''
which was to be given them. Others being
asked who. they voted for, replied that they
voted for "Mr. Convention
Where one person possessing genius is
nipped in the bud by lack Of aRRreciation,
two are slaughtered by too sudden recOgni-
tion and over appreciation. As an Euglish
magazine writer said of Professor Aytoun,
"Tbe laurel he got was too big for him he
staggered under it."
The people of Belfast. Me-, are talking Of
buildiDg bridge across the Passagawassaw-
anSesg River, which runs in that neighbor-
hocd Perhaps they had better abridge the
name OF the river.
Halls Journal Of Health says, "there is no
trouble in eating pork in cold weather" We
don't dispute it-but there is good deal Of
trouble in getting pork to eat this cold wealth
er, considering prices.
1t 10 said of fashionable Boston lady, who
went to party in that city not long since,
that she arrived there about the frs: of the
evening, but the las: of her dress did not ar
rive until after twelve O'Clock,
A fellow coming from the Top Of the Ale
ghanies to New York, in winter, was asked
whether it was as cold there as in the CITY,
"Horribly cold," said be "for they have no
thermometers there, and, of course, 1t gets
just 40 cold as it pleases."
On the occasion of an eclipse, q colored in-
dividual in Norfolk, Va, became greatly calt
ed. "Bress de Lord" said he, "ngger's
time hab come at last-and now we gwlne to
hab q black SUM-"
Two women in Chicago, got into fight be-
cause one Of them called the other "pedes,
trian." The indignan. woman declared that
she had always been respectable.
Logan still vainly duns the Ohio committee
for the six Thousand dollars which he thinks
he earned making Radical speeches for them.
Maximlian's remains are to be received at
Trists with great pomp.
1t is said that of the one hundred and
thirty convicts of the State Prison of New
Hampshire, nearly 6:ty served in the recent
war.
One Of the Congressional lobbyists IN
Washington is descbed as one OF the lovlIes,
women on eartn, and is said 10 "dress like IN
Empress"
The Tennessee Senate has passed the bill
giving negroes the same right Of travel IS the
whites in that State. 1t had previously pas
sed the House.
In Baltimore o movement is on foot to es.
tablIsh home for aged and INDECENT mem
bers Of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
that city.
A contract has been made to raise the Gov
ernment property which 10 said to fill the
bottom of the Tennessee river between Pa
ducah and Eastport, KY.
Ex>Speaker GaIusha A. Grow is said TO bt
in Washington looking after his chances fol
tbe next Vice-Presidency. There is strong
feeling in Congressional circles in his favor.
Great distress for want Of food is reported
in Louisiana, and il is stated that sever
thousand whites and negroes are at the poin
of starvation.
There was fight between whites and ne
groes in Albertson, Ga, recently, in which
Sheriff was killed. ...
Tom Morgan, Of Manchester, N. H., re
Gently placed his tongue against an iron lamp
post and was "frozen fast for his pains. Ho
water was required to release him,
We learn from the report of the Commis
sioDer of Pensions that the last revolutionar,
soldier is dead. The war OF l776, therefore
will hereafter only exist in tradition and his,
tory. The last Of it's living witnesses ha
disappeared.
Somebody's government contractor, per-
haps, who made "loyalty" proftable-ha
been getting $4,000 diamond set, of
New York Jewe!er.
A couple in Oregon got tined of living TO-
.gether, and mutually signed a paper whicl
they drew mp for themseves-the wife Civ
ing her ''beloved husband full divorce, ant
wishing him all the happiness he cCuld get,
and the husband giving bis wife 20 little ra
colored mule"
BY vote of Ill to ga strict party vot
on the 10th; the Rump House decided 4
adhere tosbe present destructive 'recon
struction policy" II now only remains will