Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-04-15


who was sentenced for life to the Dry Tortu-
gas, is said to be hopeful of pardon. His
conduct is exemplarily, and his professional
services during the continuance of the yellow
fever at that post last fall have made him
rather popular with the officers of the garri-
son.
Tho Governor has signed the bill compel
ling railroad companies to fence in their
track,
John B. Cough intends to return to Europe
to fulfill an extensive lecturing engagement.
1t is estimated that it requires $40, 900 an
hour, day and night to pay the interest on
our public debt.
The capital stock of German Theatre
company in Philadelphia is fixed at 100000,
the greater part of which has been sub
scribed.
When Butler was Breckenridge Demo-
crat he Lrofessed to be very much in love
with the Southland his subsequent condHct
shows that he was spoony about her.
Seward remarked some years ago, that the
last Democra: had been born.
The late elections in the North indicate
that the women have fooled him.
Winfield Scott's house at Elizabeth, N. Y.
has been sold for $l1, 800.
Gift Jewelry stores are increasing in New
York.
be Vice-Presidents.
Miss Chaplin, ,(pretty, but 2S,) breaches at
Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Gen. Butler, it is said, is writing the mill
tary history of General Grant. Perhaps when
he has finished it, he had better try his hand
at his own.
A deceived damse in New York scraped
off the ends Of quantity of lucifer matches,
swallowed the poisonous substance, and
died.
The death of Phineas FL. Young, son Of
Brigham Young, is announced by Salt Lake
papers. He was an excellent painter, it is
reported, and was aged only twenty.
Not all selfmade men are famous, nor are
they all remarkable for intelligence. For as
the Boston Post sagely states, a man may be
selfmade who has made goose of himself.
A genuine Irish jaunting car is the latest
novelty on Broadway, N, Y, where it is en-
ployed as public conveyance. The vehicle
was manufactured in Dublin, Ireland, is got
ten up in the finest style, and attracts much
attention.
The Lisbon Journals record the death in
that city of a man named Jose Santerneo, at
the age of one hundred and thirteen. He
was born in 1855, the year Of the great earth
quake, which destroyed a large portion of
the Portuguese Capitol completely.
The entire Democratic ticket was elected
in ST. Louis, Tuesday. Eight of the ten coun-
cilmen are Democrats.
The Democrats. for the first time in six
years, have full and complete victory in
Leavenworth, Kansas.
DR.. Livingstone is alive and well.
A bloodless duel was fought at Kokonis,
Tuesday, between two young men. Neither
were injured. The matter was adjusted by
friends after the first shot.
A heavy frost fell at Montgomery, Ala,
Tuesday night, which it is feared has serious
Iy injured the young corn, cotton and fruit.
A Washington correspondent ventures the
assertion that Jefferson Davis has determin-
ed not to return to Richmond if Mr.. Wade is
in the White House, on the ground that the
removal of Mr.. Johnson is unconstitutional,
and relieves him Of his obligations to Mr..
Johnson's admins tration to stand trial.
Only sixty witnesses have as yet been
summoned by the Presidents counsel in the
Impeachment case.
The ST. Louis Ecening Despatch has
changed hands, and hereafter will be con-
Quoted as a democratic paper.
GEE. HANCocK.-General Hancock has
issued an order taking command of the new
department of the Atlantic, embracing
the States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, the New England
States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, MARYLAND, Delaware, and the Dis
trict of Columbia, headquarters at Wash
ington.