Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-31

Total insurance. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sl7CJo
1t was ordered that a policy for $500 be
taken from the Fire association, of Phila-
delphia, to cover property valued at 81 $50
not yet insured. The property committee
reported having leased the storc-rOom in
the opera house on South Third street to
Joseph Yinger at the rate of $50 per All
mum for seven months, heat included.
Council sanctioned the committees works.
The finance committee having been auth
Orizcd by council to act in the case Of the
LycoHling (MutuaD fire insurance assess
ments, asked for an order covering the
amount assessed and also for the asses
mcnt Of the Lebanon Mutual fire insur
anco company-amOunt SIS. Tho order
was granted and the meeting adjourned.
A special meeting Of the school board
was held last evening in tho Ofiicc Of tho
president, ]. A. Meyers. Tho members
werc all present with tho exception Of
Mcssrs. Wike and SOurbccr. President
Meyers stated that tho meeting had been
called to consider tho adoption of some
text books and tho approval CT tho tax
collectors security. The text book CON-
mittce having recommended the adoption
of Barncs's United States history to take
SiiC pidCc Vi ltCal'slA - HoN ia uSO, tsuu
IIHtehinson's physiology, it was decided
that the board do low adopt Barncs's his
tory and Hutclinson's physiology to be
used in our schools.
Tho finance committee reported that
Thomas u. Dunbar, tax collector elect for
1880, offered tho lanes of Isaac Yerkes,
f. S. Bletz and james Crowthcras security
for the collection of duplicate of 1880.
Hi,n cnc,,ritxy 01An.,o N,rocOnfOI
proved by tho board and the secretary was
Instructed to draw up bond. the amount
of the bond to be $1,000. Adjourned.
At about three o'clock this morning the
train Of empty cars brought here from
Philadelphia by engine No. 25 was drop
ped into one of tho sidings at tho cast end.
Tho train struck the rear end of another
train on tho siding with forco sufficient to
down tho track and struck another train
Five ears were wrecked.
koss aLeg.
Shortly after one o'clock yesterday after
noon a cOlOred boy named Caleb Randlcs,
aged about twelve years, in attempting to
cross a moving freight car drawn by shift
ing engine No 364, fell to the track at tho
street crossing Of the Pennsylvania rail
road near II. +. Bruncr's coal yard, the car
wheel passing over tho left leg below the
kncc and rendering amputatiOn necessary,
which operation was performed BY DIR.
Alex. Craig, tho railroad cOmpany's phys
ician at this place.
Personal Paragraphs.
Mr. S. b. McCOrkle returned last cvcn-
ing from visit of about ten days to
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
Miss Hattie Reese left hero this morn
ing. in company with her brother-in- law,
Mr.. B. G. Galbraith, Of Wrightsviile, on a
visit to Philadelphia.
Mr.. Will Reese and sister, of Pitts
burgll, Pa, arc visiting in Columbia, the
guests Of Miss Annie and Mr.. JOS. Fcnd-
rich.
Mr.. Joseph finser, lato Of Harrisburg,
will occupy the vacant store room on Third
street eide of the opera house, as sewing
machine agency.
Paul McMann, baggage master at tho
his residence with fcvcr and aguo. George
Mason, Of tho freight depot, runs the bag
gage room.
Miss Georgic Bennett, tho we'll known
soprano of the choir of tho NJ. f. church,
is lying very seriously i'll ut her residence.
A tobacco moth' was killed in A. ID.
Rcese's billiard hall last evening. 1t was
about the size Of u humming bird.
To-day promises to be rs disagrceably
inclemcnt as was yesterday, tho inclcm-
ency consisting in a dlizzle with no "lct
up" to it. However it is doing the tobac-
co yet uncut any amount Of good and is
welcome for what it is worth by tho farm
ers.
Columbians who take kindly to baseball
are perfectly satisfied to have the Ironsidcs
Of Lancaster and the Harrisburg champ
ions play the championship gamo hero.
Mr.. Al. c. Thompson disposed Of a lot of
goods at auction at his residence
Fifth street near Locust, this morning.
goods were also sold at auction
Oh Walnut street below Third yesterday
afternoon.
Captain Frank Mascc, commander of
Inc Wrishtsvillc guards, was in town to-