Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26
CURRENT NEWS.
4 Radical eve opener-Kentuckv.

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Chicago slakes Its thirst at one thousand
three hundred and fifty>five saloons.
A few days ago Grant meeting was held
in the Fifth Ward, New York. The speakers
numbered six, the audience four. The meet
ing adjourned.
A girl in Chicago died recently from swal>
lowing the point of needle, which broke off
while she was picking her teeth.
The Chicago Posi- recently considered
"Can Democrat be saved % and answered,
Hardly" We beg to inquire then, "If the
Democrats can scarcely be saved, how shall
the Radicals appear 2"
A crippled soldier has been at the CoGec>
tors Office in Buffalo, selling both flags and
badges, offering the boatmen their choice
ANXIOUS TO sell all that he could. He sold
Flags-Seymour and Blair, 265
Grant and CoIfax ~
Badges Seymour, r,.....-58 $50
Grant, t,.-..... %
And, "let us have peace"
The Jackson Glarian says that there will
BE- $4,000 majority for Seymour in Missis-
sippi.
Colfax says he is not Know nothing
After November he will be no more.
Hiram Grant cmbodes the principles of
his party-all smoke.
If the Radicals want peace, what are they
arming. the negroes for ?
A jealous negro in St. Louis stabbed an
other negro dead. The job occupied only
few minutes. 'Let US have peace"
Mr., William A. Crafts has written a Life
of Ulysses S. Grant, There is more Craft
than truth in ii, We suspect.
Col'ax little over a year ago, said that
"Grant had proved a failure in every capaci4
ty outside the military" Now Grant sho'd
give his opinion Of Colfax.
A man in Ohio got tired while black ber-
rying, slept up on railway and his friends
had TO do the rest of his "burying" for him
The Chicago Posr inquiries "In contra
distinction 20 the Democracy, what is it that
our Republican leaders IN Congress go for ?"
Why, they 60 for all the money they can lay
their hands on.
The reason that Butler favors the green
back system is because he is afraid that his
spoons will be melted and run into coin.
Disaster-The Kentucky and Montana
elections, to the Radical party.
The Elmira On. " Gazette has been
quoted as having gone over to the Radicals.
The Gazette man SAYS the fellow that start
ed the story is "a branded liar and villain"
We suppose it started where the others do.
in the \. Y. TRIBUNE.
Queen Victoria, it is said, believes in spir-
its, So does Grant.
Pennington, Iowa, had democratic pro-
cession three miles long.
Five hundred ladies' on horseback partici>
pated in Democratic procession in Illinois
the othePday. There was an acre Of Demo-
Gratis u'attendance.
A "manhood" down in Louisiana whipped
his boy to death for running away-a fact
which the Radicals have overlooked as an
argument against the election of Seymour
They should not thus neglect their strong
points.
Wanted Radical vagabonds, idlers, and
loafers to 60 down South to preach "loyaty'
and "mules" to the Diggers. 10 return they
will be sent TO Congress-salary five thous
and dollars s..year and steaings. The only
outfit necessary will be a carpet bag, paper
collar AMI fine tooth comb.
The enthusiasm for Seymour and Blair
throughout the West is SO great that the at
tendance at meetings is estimated by the
acre-"acres Of live Democrats" Grant had
the pleasure OF witnessing one in St. Louis,
and doubtless thought it an "acher."
GRANTS coLILoQUY.
Quoth Central Grant, dts blamed unlucky. |
First Oregon-aDd then Kentucky
Such conduct don't show any sense
And hits me in my reticence
It's not that they have got the State
But that they gam at'such rate
And what is most uncommon rough,
Our p1rty's vote Is falling off =
Well have things fixed little straighter
In States that vote by Legislator
But here's pint that's rather tough
How are we sure therel be enough q
A hard conundrum and think
I'll 90 and take another drink J"
Mr. Pendleton addressed a crowd of thirty I
thousand people, in Maine, one day last /
week.
1t is said that Gen. Grant intends to see !
the Niagara Falls this summer-let him wait I