Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-02-12
CURRENT NEWS,

1t is not yet decided whether The Republi-
cans will nominate the stump of Grants ci-
gar for Vice President, or his horse.
A man in New Orleans is under arrest for
assault and battery upon an elephant,
Chicago has been fixed on as the place and
the 90 of May next as the time, at which
will be held the Republican Maternal Couven.
tion for the nomination of Presidential
ticket.
All OF the nominees on the radical ticket,
in Alabama are either Northern men or mig
gers. In respect to quality there is no mark
ed difference. Except as to color, 1t is a
very even ticket.
The Nenah Times says that there is band
OF gypsiss encamped near Shawano, and among
them beautiful young girl Of eighteen years,
the daughter of the chief, who offers her
and $4,000 in cash to any nice young man
who will marry her.
RoMANTIc-We kew rich man in the
West, who called his mansion "Glenmary,'
out of respect to his wife Mary. who had
died. One Of his neighbors not to be out
done in connubial affection, built new cabin
and called it "Glenbe,sy"
A Western journalist, whose wife had Just
presented him with twins, and who for that
reason was compelled to neglect his paper
for one day, wrote the day after, the follow
ing excuse: awe were unable to issue our
paper yesterday in consequence Of the arrival
Of two extra males.n
The oldest inhabitant of Detroit is a negro
whose years are said to number ia. His
fifth or sixth wife is a woman OF SO.
A cane made from piece Of the Charter
Oak, was presented 20 President Johnson on
Tuesday.
Judge Woodward, of the Wilkes barre dis
trict, has been retained by General Morgan
of Ohio, to argue t he points of law involved
in the contest between him and the Hon
Counbus Delano for his seat in the House
before the Committee of Elections. His ar
gument will have special reference to the
Ohio statute DISTINGUISHING deserters. Gen
Morgan will make bis own argument, based
on the evidence elected by the committee -
Mr.. Delano has secured the services of Wal
ter Smith, Esq, to assist him. 1t is probable
that the case will turn on the decision o
the committee on the questions argued by
Judge odward.-PiuSburg Post.
1t is understood that the American Minis
ter, Mr.. Adams, will take his departure from
England next April.
Mr., B. Wade thinks and says that "every-
thing has gone to hell.n But Wade's eXis-
tence, says the New York World, shows thai
the remark is premature.
Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island, thinks
the North has insanely destroyed the cotton
monopoly. His firm has lost over a mIior
of dollars on cotton. Hence these tears.
The German element in St. Louis has tri'
umpted in opposition to the law prohibiting
the sale of lager beer on Sunday.
Fifteen hundred Mississippi freedmen want
to go to Liberia. They find they cant live
here without work.
Prentice suggests a new test oath for Con-
gressmen, that they shall swear to supper
everything outside the Constitution.
The last new feat for a circus acrobat
consists in turning double somerset otel
sixteen muskets with fixed bayonets, tht
Ill ba Of tho lam
A negro man and woman at Orange Cour
House, Va, refuse to be free, thinking i
robbery that their masters should be depriv'
ed Of their property without pay.
Beecher's church is so much like theatre
that people 60 out during the closing praye
from force of habit.
The other day the signboards Of two train
were malicously exchanged in Albany, large
numbers of people started for the wrong dcs'
ti1ations, and both trains had 10 return Il
the stations.
A twelve year old child named Ella Soult
is travelling and lecturing on Temper ance ii
ODlO. Que dcSeA 20 iIu BIdNilJ lnS
she has been totally abstemous all her Life
mixture ofequal parts Of treacle ant
bicarbonate Of soda, if applied to the feet, il
said to be an infallble cure for chiiblaius.
Two boys out in Iowa tempted to bl5w
up stump with gunpowder. The charge
not exploding, they endeavored to start it BY
blowing up the fuse, One of them lost hi
head aud leg or two, and the other an ey,
and an arm.
Mississippi editor has received two doz
en- pumpkins, load Of shucks, four bushels
potatoes, and lot of corn, by way of sub
scriptions. He calls it 'Signs of prosperity ,
The somewhat startling announcement i.
made that Mrs. Stonewall Jackson has re.
ceived $4,000 from the sale Of the life Ct hcl