Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-06-10
CURRENT NEWS.

Gen. Grant says he can't speak and don't
want to learn.
Another Fenian raid is talked Of, for July.
Canada is the point OF attack.
Twins resembling in some respects the
Samese twins, were recently born in Lancas-
ter Co., Pa. They were joined by the abdo-
men.
The Erie Observer says the Grant ratifca-
tion meeting meeting in that city was an ut
ter failure, the Court House not being half
full, In every other place in the State where
such meetings were held, the same spirit
showed ITSELF Everywhere the masses show
how tired they are of Radical misrule.
carriage with India rubber wheels, for
the use of iDValids,h has been produced in Lon>
don.
A young woman in Richmond, Va.,who re-
jected lover three or four years ago, has
just received notice from the young mans ad-
ministrator that all his property, amounting
in value to about 10000, was bequealhed
to her.
A tract of land containing $50 acres, with
a mill on it, was sold recently in Rocking
ham county, N. c., under execution,foT $3.50.
Another one one on the Piedmont Railroad
sold for 81 per acre, and tract which bro't
$1,000 since the war, was sold at $3.50.
The Washington papers record q speech
made at the recent Sunday School celebra-
tim by Gen. Grant. The following is GER
batim report "The boys and girls look well
TO day. That's pretty banner"
A Democratic exchange says: "Grant
knows nothing of that ardent spirit which ln-
spires enthusiasm in others" Well. if Grant
does not know all about ardent spirits, who
in thunder does ?
A lady sixty years old started from the
East TO visit a sick daughter IN Minnesota,re
Gently, and having never rode on the cars be-
fore, was crazed by the excitement and ar.
rived at Lacrosse raving maniac.
Gen. Schofield entered upon his duties as
Secretary of War, on Monday, June 1st.
A religious political newspaper is about to
be started"at Pottstown. Of course it will
advocate Thad Stevens doctrine, that "pcr-
jury will not do a man any HARM"
Mr.. Stanberry's nomination as Attorney
General, has been rejected by the Senate
He defended President Johnson in the i'm
parchment trial,
On Wednesday, the House refused to sus-
tain resolutions of respect to the memory of
Ex President Buchanan, offered by Judge
Woodward.
The Nashville Banner says: During the
war, Charles Davidson, negro, committeda
rape on respectable young lady of Maury
county, and was sent to the penitentiary for
twenty>one years. The other day he was
turned scot free by Brownlow.
An early spring-jumpng out of bed at
five O'Clock in the morning,
The Chicago Platform IN Brief. The bal
lot for the niger and gold for the bond
holder.
Harrisburg has been chosen for holding
the State Fair, which comes off this year
from September 29th to October End
The Radical papers say the Ku KIux Klan
attempted to murder John A Logan. while ON
his way to Chicago, by throwing q brick at
at him when the train was in motion. To
prove it, John took the brick to Chicago
with him in his hat.
Whenever Northern mongrels or Southern
bastards find negro in the Southern States
whom they cannot control, or who wants
share Of the stealngs and Offices, they MUIR
der him out>rght, and then to cover their
tracks they howl Ku KIux.
"PoETRY."-If we had more farmers and
few Wer fops, we'd have more good men and
better crops.
The expense Of President Johnson's de-
fence come out of private pockets, bat the
Rump bill is sadded upon the Cover nment
One Of the Arkansas "Senators," according
to letter written by him some years ago, is
drunkard, gambler and defaulter. So
much the BETTER then, for his Radicaism.
The term Of twenty-ene United States Sen.
ators will expire on the 4th of March, 1870,
of whom IA are Republicans and Z Democrats.
The Democrats have so far gained one in
Ohio, one In California and another in Ore
gon.
Land is now selling in the South at from
one to ten dollars Per acre-6ne, cleared
farming land. Why is it so cheap 2 Because
nggers won't work. Because they are sup
ported by the Freedmen's Bureau, and be-
cause white men won't emigrate to q land
where they are denied both law and justice
md where the niger is either their equal or
their superior.