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


JEFF DAVIS bail bond is autographed and
for sale IN, Richmond.
The late Abraham Lincoln was ungallant
enough to style Miss Dickinson n cyowiug
puIlet."
A North Carolina negro shot down O sher-
iff sent to arrest hin, for theft, In the pres
snce Uf a file of United States troops.
Zaccheus Greeley, father of Horace Greeley,
died at Fort Wayne, Penn. on the 18th inst,
aged SO years.
The grandfather of George Fl. Pendleton
was the the second Of Hamilton in his duel
with Burr. .--..------..,.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has given ST.
600 to fund for the benef. of General Lees
college.
By the annexation Of st. Thomas we would
gain the sweet boon of having Santa Anna
Cor citizen.
Brigham Young is said to conduct his es-
tablishment on the principle Of "large sales
and small prophets"
About million children gather weekly in
the Methodist Sunday Schools in the United
States, under the instruction Of 10000 teach
ers.
The mansion of the Rev. Walter Barton
OF Suffcld, Connecticut, was burgled Of S4OO
while that divine was eating his Christmas
dinner with . neighbor. .--.
Bulwer's book on Historical Characters"
treats of TaIleyrand, Mcintosh, Abbot and
Canning His next volume will doubtless
discuss Neptune and Nicodemus.
There is an old being extant on the Island
of Arran at the frsky age of los, whose
claim to regard is that be went to schoo!
with Rober: Burns and shared that bard's
bed.
The application for the body Of Maximilian
by the Emperor of Austria and his family,
was made in language which recognized the
administration of Juarez as the Mexican gov
ernment, and styled his late rival as "the
late Archduke," not the late Emperor.
Six brothers in McLe an County, Illinois,
named Houghman, weigh twenty-five hun
dred and nineteen pounds. The smallest
weighs two hundred and eighty pounds, the
heaviest four hundred and fifty.
Baptism and the sacrament are now Ad-
ministeied at Henry Ward Beecher's Church
with water from the river Jordan and wine
from Jerusalem.
Mark Twain, lecturing on the Sandwich
Island, offered to show how the cannibaIs eat
their food, if some lady would hand him q
baby. The lecture was not illustrated.
Henry Ward Beecher received S25, ,0O0
from Mr. Bonner for "Norwood," and as the
at9rE was longer than was anticipated, an
1t is said that one ticket speculator in Bos.
ton, has realized So, 600 by buying up, and
re.selling the tickets for Dickens first read
ing.
The Senate, on the 10th, refused to strike
out Of the deficiency bill an item of$l2.50O
for newspapers for the members. Twelve
thousand five hundred dollars for Radical
newspapers Think of that taxpayers, but
don't swear.
During the war diamond was found n
Camden Miss, in the rough state, which upor
examination 10 found to be worth $4,000.
Two gentlemen of New York city, Whose
names are kept profound secret for the pres
ent, have just purchased five hundred acres
of land near Honesdale, Pa, for the purpose
of cultiva,iug the Wlnter>gresn berry.
Two Tcuresseans built fire under q COW
to make her move, and the creature died o.
the torture. The Rext day one of these mer
passed the place on horseback, the horse
became frightened at the dead cow, threw biz
rider and nearly killed him. neat case o
poetical justice.
A woodsawing tournament came off at La
hvette, Indiana, few days ago,during which
thirty six cords Of wood were sawed for the
poor by four contesting parties Of nine each
A large crowd with bands Of music, attended
the contest, and large sum of money wa.
realized in contributions, admission fees, and
and frum the sale Of saws and bucks, at the
completion Of the contest.
The word Time is the only word in the
English language which can be thus arrang.
ed:
tenn
Nett
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