CURRENT NEWS. There are 3,000 Chinese in one county in Idaho. Petroleum is discovered to be valuable as a cure for the itch. A lady died of seasickness on Lake Michi gan, a few days ago. Gen. Grant was originally a Whig, but vo ted for Buchanan. He rarely votes. The royal family of England spend or pack et over two and a hall millions yearly. A London lady tripped in her crinoline broke her leg, and bad to suffer amputation of the member. There is a boy in Minnesota twelve years old, whose legs are only Jen inches luug and without bones. According to the New York papers, they have a woman in that city who has been sen tenced to the penitentiary 160 times. A lady of 35 married a msn of 94, in Chi- I cago, last week, in consideration of SIO,OOO which he promised to leave her. The newest thing is a/inert wedding—what next. The next National Republican'"Convention well be held at Chicago. Ihe time is not an* , nounced, it determined. Gov. Geary and wife are redorted as hav- j leg joined the New School Presbyterian ■ church, at Hatrisburg. An enterprising firm in Philadejphia has constructed a private telegraph line to New York, for the special accommodation of a few large business establishments of that city. The Ilomoepathic college of Pennsylvania has opened its doors to women. Belladonna will be more than ever in favor in Iloma-path ic practice. A lady who was a great horror of tobacco got into the New Haven cars the other day, and inquired of a male neighbor ; "Do you chew tobacco, • ?" "No, ma'am, I don't was the leply, "but I can get you a chaw if you want one.'' A Parisian committed suicide the other day by sticking about fifty pins into his breast. When found he was bleeding to death and expired shortly after. The bridge across the Mississippi at St. Louis will be tbe finest in the world, aod will cost five million dollars. The work will be begun immediately, and will be completed in three years, A pastor of a congregation out West, last year, received as remuneration for bis services $l5O from an Eastern missionary Society,and from his affectionate flock a barrel of whisky, and a keg of varnisb. VERY DRY JOKE.— In Easton, Pa., the other evening,just as a performance in tbe public hall was about to end, two wags put themselves in front of the doorway with an umbrella and waited for the outgoing crowd. It was not raining at all ; but when the first perrons of tbe audience had reached the door and seeing the warning umbrella, scores of bauds were thrust out, coats were buttoned closely, and dressea were taken up, while quite a Lumber remained in tbe hall, refusing to come out on account of tbe rain. The "sell" was complete. A bee tamer at the Michigan State Fair,us* ing some chemical compound, with his head and shoulders constantly covered with bees, harangued a crowd and created quite a sena lion. Timid people gave him a wide berth. At the recent talk between GeD. Sherman and the Indians they stated pretty frankly tha cause of tbe war, viz : the running of the Pacific railroad through their hunting grounds and scaring away their game. Eight hundred tons of shells have recently been returned to Washington to be emptied and stored, and it is said that tbe workmen have discovered that w< rk up> n them is not dangerous, as sawdust has been substituted for powder in tbe prepaiation of ihese prcjec tiles. How many thousand of theru similar ly filled were fired at tbe rebel forces during the war it is impossible to calculate, During the last Congressional campaign in Orange county, Gen. Van Wyck, who was running for Congress anil who was elected, lost his spectac'es in a stream near Otter Kill station. A few days ago they were found in the belly of a huge picktrel, which was aaught there. That pickerel must have pre sented quite • spectacle. A large amount of wheat is being shipped from Lake Michigan ports to Montreal and other Canadian ports, whence it goes bv the St. Lawience to Europe. Eight cargoes were shipped from Montreal last week from the stngle port of Milawaukee. One-fourth <>f the eastward movement of wheat for the week i* destined for Canadian ports for export. An aged Democrat at Concord N. 11., who died recently, gave strict orders before his death that none but Democrats should offici ate as pall bearers at his funeral, ar.d that no minister who meddled with politics should conduct religious services over his remains. His wishes were strictly carried out. Two negroes have been appointed in Vicks burg, to office by the military and sworn in : one as a justice of the peace and the othar as constable for Davis' Bend. Tbe largest ox in America has just died in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was seven years old, and weighed five thousand pounds two tuns and a half. The New York Herald, saya that "there is not a single great soldier of tbe country,there never was a corps commander In the army ol tie Potomac, who was not a democrat before tha war." The other night at Branford, Connecticut, two sisters, aged respectisely eighty-Gee and eighty-BPTen, got up a surprise party in honor of their eldar sister. Mrs. Rebecca Robinson aged ninety. g'jje giraaaai HARVEY SICKLER, Editor. TUN KHAN NOCK, PA. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 1867 tffST ADVERTISING AGENTS, EX* CHANGES, and all others interested, wrl| please note the CHANGE of TITLE, of this , per, from THE NORTH BRANCH DEM OCRAT to WYOMING DEMOCRAT. Business Men and Advertisers will make a note of the fact that the DEMO CHAT has a Circulation much larger than any other Paper in the County. AFIKLNTICE WANTED. —An active, in telligent lad lrum 15 to 17 years of age will be given a good situation at our office, as an apprentice. Honesty, sobriety and industry are indispensable qualifications. No one who has an idea that labor is de grading, or that a printing office is a good, easy place for "a dem'd foin fellow," need apply. An honest, earnest boy, who has lesolved, come what may, to make an in telligent, and respectable man of himself, will receive from us, aid, sympathy, and encouragement. DEMOCRATIC ~ JUBILEE AND BUCK ROAST. There will be a DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE AND BUCK ROAST, —AT— MESIIOPPEN, on VV EDNESDAY, 30th inst, for the purpose of celebrating the glorious Democratic victories in Pennsyl vania and elsew here. The following named gentlemen will participate in the Festivities and address the people. Col. V. E PIOLLETT. Col. ELIIA NAN SMITH, and J. DEWITT Esq. of Bradford. R. B. LITTLE, and J.B. McCOLLUM Esqs. of Susqi ehanna. K. R. LITTLE, Wm. M. PIATT, Esqrs, of Wyoming. THE TVNK/IANNOCK BRASS BAND will furnish music for the occasion. COME ONE! COME ALLI and let us rejoice together at the glorious restoration, and a speedy return to the good old Democratic principles of our Fa thers, Dinner at 12 T I. Speaking at 2P. M By order of the Committee, It is alledged that a large number of negro votes were polled in the late election ir> Ohio, illegally, of course, and in sufficient number to wipe out the small Radical majority which is now claimed in that State. The matter excites sufficient altentiou to raise the question of contest ing the election of General Have", and the rest of the State ticket, and as the Demo crats have a majority of the Legislature, it is quite possible that the election of the Radical State ticket may be coutested with a show of success. The presiding officer of the State Senate, however, whose duty it will be to declare the result of the election, will be a Radical, and of course he will declare for his own ticket. But the Democrats, or any Democrat, can still contest the electiou by filing a notice of sucb intention between tbe sixth and tenth days after the mbling of the Legisla ture, and staling the points upon which the contest is made. It is so certain that many negroes voted for Ilayes, contrary to law, that the election of the Radical ticket will no doubt be contested, and con sequently a lively time is anticipated. THE LINCOLN SCANDAL.—The facts are just these : Judge Davis, Lincoln's admin istrator, reported that the estate was worth $75,000. Congress gave Mrs. Lincoln the President's unexpired year's salary, arid also gave her 5'2.3.000 besides, the same as was allowed the 'ate Mrs. Gener al Hairion. Congressmen Weutworth pressed Mrs. Lincoln's claim for f>loo,ooo, but Congress did not think such a gift )u>tifiable. There are other facts that ahould tliey see the light, perhaps would explain Mrs. Lincoln's present xtr iiyhfened 1 circumstances. Among such facts is this, that a bill for some Si-3.000 for jewelry purchased by Mrs. Lincoln was presented to < 'ongress and disallowed, and tbe secrets |of that committee could divulge most re | markable items that, through Mrs. Lincoln ! were presented for payment. We hope these things will be made public, and that , it also may be known what the forty huge boxes sent to Chicago from the White House, after the death of Mr. Lincoln, contained. Let the country know the fact that it requires an appropriation of Sioo,odo to make good the spoliation at the White House, and let it be proved who had the benefit of such plundering.— Cleveland Herald. An Acrostic. S—nmner, C—handler, A—shley, B—utler, S—tevens, ON THE BODY POLITIC.' IMPEACHMENT PLAYKD OCT. —A peti tion is going round for signatures asking the fortieth Congress to impeaeh Andrew Johnson without unnecessary delay. We rather think that impeachment is knock;d on the head. The elections on Tuesday settled it. It is laid out flat on the Radic al platform, and it makes what the old crones call "a very purty corpse." Politics in the Pulpit. The following article, from the New York Journal of Commerce , contains very sensible advice to that large class of our clergymen who, for several years p*D, has given more attention to partisan poli tics than to the principles and duties of Christianity. The demoralizing effect up on the churches and the disadvantage to religion resulting from the course of these preachers cannot be estimated. It is to be hoped that the sentiment of the peo ple, as lately expressed, and as it doubtless will be continued to be expressed, will serve to teach these misled leaders in the canse of religion, their inability to control (be political opinions of the public, and to convince them that, hereafter, tbey can best serve the interests of mankind by preaching the gospel, pure at d nndefiled by partisan malignity or sectional preju dice. THE PULPIT'S OPPORTUNITY. —Now is the time for ministers of the gospel to give up political preaching. We are satisfied that the majority of those pastors who have mixed politics with their theology in the proportions of nine to one for some years back have done it against their bet ter judgment. They have yielded •to the fashions of the times, to the example of powerful and successful preachers, to the real (or supposed) irresistablu current of feeling in their congregations, We have always held them, as a class, to be above the sordid aims of politicians. They have not preached politics for money, nor for ulgar applause; but because they had not sufficient moral sfrengtli to resist the tremendous pressure which was brought to bar upon them by church conventions and assemblies, and bv active and influential occupants of pews. In some instances the pressure from the pews was not real, but imaginary. The pastor, observing the tendency of other churches, sought to an ticipate it in his own, and with unnecessa ry precipitation, put himself st the bea 1 of his flock and led it into politics. Still, as a general rule, the motive power, when it did not originate outside of the church, came from the pews and forced the pastor to write political addresses under the name of sermons, and pray for the suceess of a party more than for the coming of Christ's kingdom. Their Bible was their text book—their point of departure, chiefly in the sense that they departed from it—but their body of theology was too often taken from newspaper editorials or from the platforms of excited public meetings held during the previous week. Many preach ' ers reflected the varying shades of Radical sentiment so truthfully that by stepping I into their churches on Sun Jay a person could learn the condition of the political atmosphere as from a barometer, There was a little garniture of religion in the j reading of the scriptures (not always se lected with reference to topics of the day,) iin the short prayer possibly, and in the formal benediction beyond any doubt, but 1 these were merely trimmings to the huge I hot joint of pure politics, at which the j preacher cut and came again* This political preaching has been the I shame and scandal of Christ's church. It has been the prolific cause of infidelity not only outside of the church, but within its pale ; not only in the pews, but in the pulpit. At first it was a curious novelty, and pastors found their congregations in | creased, perhaps a hundred fold. Men flocked to the political churches as tlrov i weut to tfye opera, the theatre, or the cir cus, to be exeited and amused, They j conld applaud and thev could laugh there at a very smart political hit, freely and without rebuke. It was religion made ea ; sy, and, like virtue made easy, there was j very little of it left when you came to look for it. Newspapers were used to adver tise these political sermons in advance, — Partisan journals published the sermons : the next day, not omitting the cheers and laughter where they properly came in, and flattered the preachers in editorial ar ' ticles. A great deal of the hard work of | j the campaign was put upon their shoulders Some of them talked polit'cs not only two or three times every Sunday, but odd even- ■ 1 ings during the week.. They were too will ing to work, they were too Z'.alous in their new caue, and they over did it. Satiety ! in the congregation soon followed excess ! in the preacher. The outside attendance | fell off, many of the pew owners who had liked the thing while it was new got sick !ofit at last, and these preacheis finally found themselves in the condition of men 1 who hail liked the thing while it was new 1 got sick of it at last, and these preachers | finally found themselves in the condition of men who having taken a false position, feel compelled, out of regard to cousisten ! oy, to maintain it at all hazards. In this 1 resolve they have been encouraged anil sustained by small but active knots of pol itici:in c , who give the tone to many of our ' chinches. There are clergymen who I have seen their flocks scattered beyond ! recall, and their churches sohl out or turn ed into places of amusement, before they i would consent to retrace their steps to re ! ligion pure and undefiled. Now is the time for ministers to weed out politics fiom their religion. The po litical reaction, of which we see the signs all around us, is "a protest against po litical preaching and numerous other er ; rors and fallacies. The reactionary feel ing aflects all classes of society, in all their relations. We believe that, if a show of hands were called for in the churches next Sunday, a majority of votes would be found in favor of excluding politics from the pulpit; or, it the sentiments of the church members should be we believe that there would be an almost general acquiescence in the pastor's deter mination to eschew politics for the future. Pastors would be surprised to discover how cheerfully their people would now follow their lead ont of the miry paths of politics back to the ancient trodden ways. They rau r par el'of lan 1 situate and being in the Township of Forks'oa. Wyo. Co Pa. j bounded and described as follows, to wit , on the Nurth, East, South, and West, by lands unknown > containing sixty acres of land, all unimproved,! sup posed to ho on or near the tract ef land known as i the William Crispin lot, with a coal mine, one Log house and one coal shod ihe'eon,known a the Forks ton Coal Company's lot or land, with ap| urtensnces j Seized and taken in execution at the suit of I red. , erick Miller, vs. The Fork-ton Coal Company. And will be sold for cash only, by M W. DEWITT, Sheriff Sheriff"s Office, Tank., Oct 22. '67 SHERIFF'S SALE. BY VIRTrE OF A WHIT OF FIERI FACIAS to in? directed there will be exposed to public sale at the Court House iu Tunkhanuock' Wyoming Co Pa,on SATURDAY, NOV 16th '67 at 1 o'clock, P M ! All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate and being in the Township of Tunkhannock, Wyo. J co* Pa. ; Bounded a; follows, to wit : on the North by the North Branch Canal, East by land of 11. W. j Rhodes, South and West by the Susquehanna River. I containing about three nnd n half acres of land all > improved, with the appurtenances. Seined and taxen in execution at of H. W. Rhodes, vs L. H Stephens, Aud will be sold for cash onlv, by | M W DEWITT, Sheriff Sheriff's Office, Tunk. Oct. 22, *67. SHERIFF'S ALE- j BY VIRTT EOF A WRIT OF FIERI FACIAS , to me directed, there will be exposed to public I sale, at the Court House in Tunkhannoek. Wyo.Co. j ON SATI RDAY, NOV. Igth 'g7 at 1 o'clock A. M j All the right, title and interest of the defendant, in , that c-'rtain piece, parcel or tract of land .situate and j being in the township of Nicholson. Wyoming Co Pa j Bounded described as follows, to wit ; on the North j nd West, by Pnbli; highway, South by lot or land i of M Sisk, and East by land of Benjamin Tbomas • ! Contaiuing|one half acre all improved with one barn , and some fruit trees thereon, with the appurtenances ALSO. | One other piece,parcel or tract of land situate in Nicholson Township. Wyoming county Pa. Bounded and described as follows, to wit ; on the South by street running from street which runs front of Hall- j stead k Co's store, that runs to Martin's Creek, near- j Iran East aud West course. West by road running on a direct course from S. Taylor's Grist Mill t.i Birge A Williams' store. East by road running from j the front of HaUstead A Co's, store, to S. Taylor's j Grist Mill, passing the Lackawanna Hotel in the i West, North by line running parallel with the street i which forms the boundary on th-* South twenty-nine feet therefrom, being about tour rods square, more or less, with a two story frame storehouse,with base- , inent thereon, with the appurtenances. Seized and taken in execution at the suit of Wm Halsey and Henry Halsey vs 8. I. Tiffany, And will be sold for cash nn'y. bv M, W. DEWITT, Sheriff. } Sheriff's Office Tunk, Pa. SHERIFF'S SALE. ' BY VIRTI EOF A WKIT OF FIERI FACIAS ' to toe directed thcrv will be exj used to public sale at the Court House in Tunkb innock, W /o. Co ' Pa, on ! SATI RDAY, NOV Igth 'g7 at one o'clock P. M. I All the right title an 1 interest of the defendant ( ; in that certain pie e or parcel of land situate and j ' being in the town-hip of rails, W vo, Co. P-i, [bounded as follows, to wit: on the North try land of John Sax and Wm Shelly. East by land of ! ! Benjamin Townsend, South and West, by the Sus- j I quthanna River; Containing one hundred and j i forty three acres an ils perches of land more sor j less, and about (seventy-Bvci acres thereof improved j I with one frame dwelting house thereon, one frame | j barn one wagon house and other buildings, one j ! apple orchard on I othor fruit trees thereon with the | appurtenances, Seized and taken in execution at tne suit of J. I V. Lynch, vs. Chnilcs I'ownMod, And will be sold for cash onlv, hv M W, DEWITT, Sheriff. 1 Sheriff's Office, Tunk. Pa, SHERIFFS SAFE. BV VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF LEVARI FACIAS ' to uie directed thare will he exjeisj I to public : j sale at the Contt House in Tunkhaunock, yo. Co* i ! Pa. on | SATURDAY NOV. 16th '<;? at one o'clock P. M. [ All that certain piece, parcel or tracl of land with j the building and appurtenances, situate on 'be Kist side of Warren Street in the Borough of Tunkhan noek, bounded and described as follows, On the North by land of R. R, Little, on the South by land of Demer Bidleman, one the East by land of Fran ces Nicholson and Wm, M. Piatt and on the West by- Warren St. aforesaid, being one hundred and thirty four teet in front more or less on Warren St aud one hundred and thiity two feet in depth,containlug sixty-four squajeiods, more or less with a two story frame house, tbo same being twenty feet wide in front by 32 long in rear, with basement story, also with addition or lintel on south side lg by lg, one and a half story high with stoop or porch in front. Also a frame bam on back or rear of sai i lot with outhouse, apple and other fruit trees thereou with the appurtenances. Seized and taken in execution at the suit of Tunk hannoek Borough vs. Elizabeth Coad, widow Rich ard Cond, James Coad and Catherine Coad, heirs of John Coad dee'd. And will be sold for cash only by M W. DeWITT, Sheriff Sheriff's office Oot, 22, g7. THE PUZZLE OF THE AGE I—The sharpest observers give it up. People who are proverbial for their critical perceptions, are utterly at fault. NO LIVING EYE can detect any difference between the richest blacks and browns that nature has bestowed npon the hair, and the superb artificial tints conferred upon grey red or sandy hair, by the inoomparable vegetable •gent. CRISTADORO'S HAIR DYE. With the color it imparts lustre, and does not diinio wish the flexibility of the fibres. Manufactured by J. CRISTADDRO 6 Astor House, New York. Ap plied by nit Hair Dressers. ?7nlo-lm. THE GLORY OF MAN IS STRENGTH.-There ore, the nervous and debilitated should immediately nee UELMBOLD'S EXTRACT Bccao. REGISTER'S NOTICE, Notico is hereby given to ail persons inter ested. lht the following accounts and claims j have been filed in the Register's Office in and for Wyoming county, will be presented to the Orphan*' Court to be held at Tunkhannock, m and for the same county, on Monday the 18th day of November next, for confirmation and allowance 1 Final acconnt of Cordelia Harding, admin j istra'or of 'he esta'p of E. Q Harding, dec'd. j Filed Sept. 30th, 1867. j Fmal account of Rosanna Baker and C. j Vanosdall, administrators of the estate of Win II Bak-r. la'e of Mrahoppen township, dec'd. Fded Sept. 30th, 1867. Widow's claim in the estate of John Cy% phers, late of Lemon township, dec'd. Filed Aug. 21, 1867. 0. L PA RRISFI, Register. Register'* Office, Oct. 23, 1867. Farm for Sale* The scritier offers for sale, the farm on which he DOW pvt.*. rituals In Tank ha nn oc k, Pa, About ONE MILE FROM THE LINE OF THE NEW RAILROAD containing TWO IIU XDRE D AXD SI XT V Til REE ACR ES wit I' about 7 5 ACRES CLEARED, witb a large New Frame House and Barn— -1 Lot well watered. Balance ..I Lot WELL TIMBERED and available f rfaim ng purposes. F.. Teetli Positively Extracted WITHOUT PAIN! NEW PROCESS. NEITHER CLOROFOR IT, ETHER, NOR GAS. WHICH ARE SO INJURIOUS TO TO HE A L TH AN LIFE. This Substance is applied directly to the gums producing a numbness (local Anaesthesia) of only the ; parts around the tooth, whereby it can be extracted i without any piiu whatever, and without unpleasant | ness to the Patient: CALL AT MY OFFICE AND BE CONVINCED. J. J. SETMOUH, Surgeon Dentist, ; ! Laeeyvt'le, Pa.— v7no-3m: CONM I'TION (URRAIII.E BY S.IIKNtKS MEDICINES. TO CI'UE CON CMPTION the system must be ' prepared so that the luugs will heal. To accom ! pii s h this, the liver and stomach must first be cleans ed end an appetite or good who esomo fool 1 which, by these medicines will be dirested properly and good bealtby blood made ,- thus building up the constitution. CIIENCK' MANDRAKE PILL cleanse the stomache of all bilious or mucous accu- J i mutations; and, by using the Sea Weed Tonio in i connection, the appetite is restored. > I CHENCK PULMONIC YRUP is mstriciou# 1 j as w.ll as medicinal, and, by using the three reme- I dies, ail impurities are expelled trom the system,and \ good, wholesome blood made, which will repel ah ! disease. If patients will take these medicines •*- " ! cording to directions Consumption very frequent,* s | in its hist stage yields readily to their aotion. Take ' the pills frequently, to cleanse the liver and stone i ach. It does not foitow that because the bowels are ! not costive they are net required, for sometime-, - 1 f diarrhea they are necessary. The stomach must t kept healthy, end an appetite created to allow tt ' Pulmonic yrup to act on the respiratory org-*' ! properly and allay any iiritation. Then all that i' s required to perform a permanent cure is, to prevent | taking colti, Exercise about the rooms as much " y possible, eat all the richest food—fat meat, game e and, in fact, anything the appetite craves ; but b* j atpricular and masticate well. v6ul2-2ndw ea-op, CAUTION. I My Wife Angcline having left my bed snd board | without aoy just cause or provocation, this i' there ' lore to caution all persons against harboring or trust ng bor on uiy account as I will pay no debts of h f i- ; contracting. ~ j TunUhannock Tp. EKLsHA B.LU>W Sept: 3rd 1897.