Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-04-14

North Carolina makes more money from
her peanut crop than from her cotton crop.
Ireland drinks less whisky than Scotland,
though her population is twice as large.
Aman in California is planting an orchard
of 5000 acres.
Young ladies are generally honest. But
they will hook dresses.
An Irishman says, "a coffin is q house
man lives in when he is dead"
Pendleton will run for the Ohio COVER
norship.
A negro has been nominated for Post
master Of Columbia, 8. c.
Goldfish skin, dried and ground, is the
latest fertilizer
The Prussian Government is actively en-
gagged in preparing coast fortihcatiou.
There are fourteen cities in this State
having greater population than 1900.
A human finger and toe were discover
ed in Louisville lager beer cask, which
gives rise to horrible suspicious.
Gen. Grant has been sent from Connect
cut a cigar six feet long, weighing sixteen
pounds.
Cincinnati is to be presented by one of
her citizens with beautiful fountain cost
ing $50, 600.
A laborer in Washington county, Missis-
sippi picked up an old shoe, and found In
it $500 in gold coin.
A Boston paper says: March is o bad
month for the vocal organs. Even the cats
seem to have postponed their concerts.
An Illinois railway is getting freight cars
built on which is painted, "From Ocean to
Ocean-No Transfer.
On the Chicago and Northwestern rail
way recently q train ran ninety-one miles
in ninety-three minutes.
Eighty-six thousand copies Of the first
number of Appleton's Journal were dis
posed Of on the day of publication.
One firm in Cincinnati is said to be ma
king 600 velocipedes a week. They sell
for $35 apiece, and are dear at that.
900 young men in Boston under marriage
engagements, waiting for better times.
Ireland has I'll persons to the square mile.
Such density o. population would give
Pennsylvania forty millions OF inhabitants.
Spangler and Arnold, pardoned conspir-
ators, arrived at Baltimore on Tuesday, on
the steamship Cuba, from the Dry Tortugas.
Eight policemen have been killed while
In the discharge of duty in Memphis. since
1866.
Spoihng-Sundry loyal chaps hereabouts
for an opportunity to serve their country
In good fat Office.
Forney says that old Thad Steven 3 man
tie has fallen upon Gen. Butler. We wish
that it had been old Thad's mantle-piece.
The Temperance Standard says Commo-
dore Nut and Tom Thumb were tipsy in
Des Meines.
Seventy five dollars were recently paid
for dinnerf for four persons at Delmonico's
New York, the wine charges being extra.
One negro killed another recently in
Georgia, because the latter would not obey
the formers command to attend church
more regularly.
Jesse R., the father Of the President is
Post Master at Covingtor, KY, with q sala-
iy."
A daughter of @ white member Of the
council of Washington city has eloped with
negro. She followed the teachings of her
Radical ''parient."
The Democrats of Connellsville, Fayette
county, doubled their majority at the late
spring elections as compared with the late
Presidential election.
After long period of wet weather, when
the Chinese have prayed vainly for relief
they put the gods out into the rain, to see
how they like it.
A farmer at Taunton, Mass, has O re-
mArkable cow. During the last year she
has given 7134 quarts of milk, weighing
about IA, 35S lbs., and yielding about $500 |;
while the keeping of this animal cost only
9l44
Two female prisoners escaped from the
jail in Easton, q night or two since, by fore
Ing an impaired iron bar in their cell, in
the second story of the building, from
which they descended to the ground by
means of rope, as is supposed.
1t is said that a shipwreckcd Yankee was
lately rescued from one of the Marquesas
Islands, whose first question on being dis
covered was, How did the Mexican war
finally come outf" He had been a soldier
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campaign closed.
A New Hampshire clergyman named
Lowell, has accepted O "call" at less sala-
ry than his present one. The case NAV NOT
be peculiar one, but the newspapers are
no fond of publishing instances Of the op-
poeite sort. that it is but fair to mention
this one.