Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-03-18
CURRENT NEWS.


ran from Allentown TO Bethlehem, o distance
Of six miles in five minutes.
A negro undergoing his examination as q
witness, when asked if bis master was q
Christian, replied, "No, sir,h is a member of
Congress-"
Major E, D, Johnson, elected jury Cons
missioner in Montgomery county, by the
Radicals, attended and voted at the Demo
cratic delegate election last week.
The wife Of retired soldier, living at
Nunns' Hill, near Valparaiso, has recently
brought forth, at one birth, four boys and
two girls, and is sucking her children her-
self.
Amsng the recently announced patterns is
one for watch case that is both dust and
water PROOF. They can be left laying in wa
ter All night without injury.
A man in Illinois last week threw buck =
ct full Of buckwheat batter at his wife, but
hit and plastered another woman who has
sued him for battery.
Somebody says a baby laughing in its
dreams is conversing with angels. Perhaps
30 but we have seen them crying in their
waking hours as though they were having
spat with the devil.
A Mormon exchange announces the death
of bishop thls lie was thirty-scven years
old, aud leaves an interesting family of eleven
wives and forty-seven small children to
mourn bis DEATH"
II the Southern States are not in the Union,
Why do the treason mongers want them to
pass the Constitutional amendment Do
States outside the Union amend the Consti-
tuition
The World gives election returns from 81
towns in New York, which, in 1866, gave
Radical majority of 3,044 in 1867 they re
turned a Democratic majority Of II, which
at the town elections was increased to 79l.-
Similar gains throughout the State would
add 10000 to the Democratic majority Of
last fall.
One of the black .and-tan organs thinks the
democratic victories was only straw
But it was straw which broke the back Of
Mongrel ass.
How sweet to recline in the lapse of ages
say about eighteen.
A forIorn editor says it 10 hard to live
without wife, no gentle heart to get up
mornings to build fire.
The grasshoppers are beginning to hatch
out by millions on the Texas plains.
A lad in French prison has made watch,
that keeps perfect time, ont of straw. An
effort is to be made to secure his freedom.
There are young women who will lay
their heads upon the bosom Of one lover to
gaze and wink at another.
Whatever may be said of an extravagant
vile, she undoubtedly does her best TO make
home the dearest spot on earth.
Artemus Wards old agent is to serve
Olive Logan in the same capacity.
square in Philadelphia now worth mil
lions of dollars, was once sold because the
rents did not pay the taxes.
Weston, the pedestrian, lately passed
through Cleveland in disguise to avoid dis
tasteful attention. Such are the mi misfortunes
Of greatness.
Arthur Helps, Viciora's editor, is wid-
over of ffty-four, short, and spare in person
and has one daughter.
Sickles' speech in New Haven was inter
rupted by three cheers for Coy. English.
There is a colt in Montpelier, VT, With
two perfect heads.
There are three Shakespeare in Michigan
one Yankee, one Irish, andth other Scotch.
Massachusetts, has $4,000 more women
than men.
sold Ad Interim" is the name now given
to Gen. Lorenzo Thomas.
John ii. Surratt is said to be in very poor
health.
Two Of Brigham Young's daughters have
married Elder III. B. Clawson.
Not stick or stone marks the last rest
ing place of Zach. Taylor.
A favorite dish of the Chinese is balls o
cotton fried in oil and stuffed with beetles.
Philadelphia is full of young men from tn,
country seeking employment.
Kissing factory girl may be called "mil
privilege" particularly if there be a higf
water fall on the premises.
The Kansas Democracy has elected :
Pendleton delegation to the nationol conven-
ton.
Capital punishment in Arkansas-to b
locked up two days with eleven pretty girl
in q jury box. Oh ! my Who would eve
find q verdict