Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-10-28
CURRENT NOTES.

An artiul Dodger styling himself Prof. Dodge,
Is teaching the illiterate Kestuckians the whole
science of mathematics in one easy lesson for
three dollars. Thi. is not a new Dodge I've have
heard Of him before.
a democratic nominee for Sheriff 10 Fon du
Lac was called upon for q speech, which he es-
capped by proposing 1--WE will all go down TO
Rupp's and take drink" Who could question
his fitness for the position after that. lie knew
drink of whisky was more acceptable to demo-
crat any day than speech.
Labor Item-The Tennessee Legislature was
undecided for some days, whether to send Andy
johnson or some other man to Congress but re
membering that Tailor had bolched things
drcadiuliy in Washington, II concluded TO try
Cooper.
Gen. Lee cannot too early commence the edu-
cation of Southern editors. They need educatiog
especially the editor Of the Waynesblro
Sentinel, who uses the following high toned Ian
guage: WAS there ever such iuipudence as that
'of the low-born, lop cared Maine whelp, calling
This emulation OF Ideas that spring from the child
''oi Bastardy on one side and Peni,entid,y on
''the other The Georeia Republican, The Puppy
''has asked US to exchange with him." We hope
the first course the General will put these chval-
rous editors through, will be Decency, to which
so many of them are strangers
"A San Francisco man has been sent to the in
sane asylum because he insisted upon working
twenty hours day. This Is the only case of the
kind on record, and we can assure our readers
| that 1t is not contagious. Hardly.
The English author who wrote novel aud
11.,lt - a..FN
thst "Ropes Of Onions" would have been a
stronger title-and more appropriate Ii the book
is very affecting.
"A Mr.. Bower, Of Harrisonville, Missouri, was
arrested aud charged with numbering young
lady, and while the trial was proceeding, before
a Justice OF The Peace, the young lady in ques-
ton appeared in the room but the Justice refu.
sed to take her evidence whether she had be, ii
killed or not, and committed Bower for murder
In fact the Justice event alone wi hont the
fright Bower
1t appears men have some rights women can.
not encroach upon with impunty. Thus, Amy
Wilkinson, OF Benton county, Ind, has been sen,
TO the insfne asylum-htr insanity being caused
by the vigorous u:o of tobacco. 1t don't effect
men that way, Of COURSE
"A correspondent writes to tile Nav Yorl
Herald that the Syracuse giant is ''lhe bigges
hoax of the day" Then he occupies whole col
umn in telling how the statue and the public wa,
chisscled mud after reading ii, we are unable /,
decide which is the 'hlggest hoax"-the statue Oh
the correspondents exposc
-Wilhie Collins is writing a new serial stor,
entitled Man and Wife" for an Engli,h maya
zine ''son and Daughter will follow rs a Sc
qnel-peihaps
The Paris feht Journal has daily circulatia,
OF four hundred thousand copies. We arc no
ashamed TO confess that this Is at least three hun
drcd thousand more than the CUMMERciAL cal
boast Of.
Rev. Stephen H. Tying, Jr, i lec.uring o.
"Bulls and Benr.n this season. He bares In
Bulls in bully manner
The topic OF conversation in Topeka, Kansas
Is the awarding Miss Florence Morrison SO 70
being the prellest girl in the place. Thus Belut,
Is lis own reward in Kansas.
Chos O'Conor the Ncstor II The New Yorl
bar, began hi5 career as newsbnv. O'Cono
did con Der lis lessons in the evenings.
1t has turned cut That the Massachusetts
earthquake was 10 great shakes, after all
Rev. J, H. Vincent calls his lecture "Fron
Chicago 10 Jerusalem Isn't this reversing Iii
simile-"FIoin the sublime to the ridiculous
"A Tennessee paper says Andy johnson /
sound upon the goose" Then why don't he @
back to his goose
The turkeys in Pennsylvania, probably re
membering the fate that is in store for then
"aLout this time'-ora little later have got ul
a fowl report of Turkey Cholera, thus hopin,
their taking orr may BE- avcttcd
And now they have got up discussion as Il
the whereabouts Of Byrou's heart. One story la
ii that after his death his body was cmbaImed
but his heart was begged and obtained by TIL
Greeks, who enclosed 1t in silver case. Fou
years later, after the protracttd Siege Of Msso
longhi salyipg party, carrying the relic witt
them, cut way with great sacrifice Of life ,hroua
the Turkish lines; but the heart was lost in cross
ing the MARSHES After reading all The pad storit
concerning Byrou, VIC had about come to til
conclusion that he had no heart. We are no,
glad To know that such was not the case
-"Trles light us Ait'--Tlic bonnets Of tn
period. Not so the price Of them,