Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-12-08
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDING

COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
Charlotte Thompson will appear here
this evening in ''The Planters Wife,"
under the auspices of General Welsh post,
No. 11S, G.. A. r. So much has already
been said of this actress that to say any
thing further would merely be repetition
That she will have large audience is
almost certain.
Charley, the three-year-old son of P. A.
Krodel, died here last night Of diphtheria.
Last week Mr.. Krodel lost daughter by
the same disease. The death last night
leaves him without children.
About half an inch Of snow fell early
this morning and it has not melted worth
cent since then.
A horse was killed ON the railroad above
Marietta yesterday. 1t ran away, up the
track and collided with train coming
down with the result given. The train was
not hurt.
The motive power of the Pennsylvania
railroad company is not only being run
to its utmost capacity, but it is entirely
inadequate to do the immense business it
is called upon to do. The upper yard at this
place yesterday was filed with loaded cars
to 90 east, and the yard at Harrisburg was
in the same condition, but want Of power
compelled the freight being held over until
power to convey it east could be provided.
At Philadelphia things are almost ut .
stand still, so far as actual work is con-
cerned, as most Of the storage tracks are
blocked. This state of affairs has been
brought about by the failure Of the COM
pany to have cars unloaded as fast as they
arrive, and they in turn have been held in
precisely the same way. A day or two
ago the tracks from HestOnville to Bryn
Mawr were filled with trains going cast.
TT. Weirman, chief engineer Of the
Pennsylvania canal company, docs rot
give up all hopes Of further navigation
this year the canal boatman do, and ii
pursuance of this resignation to the newt
able, they arc letting thelr boats remain
where they are packing up their movabes
and making tracks for home. This morn
ing a number of bOatmen, whose boats are
firmly held by the ice in the Tidewatcr
canal, below the Five Mile level, passed
through here, going west, on their way
home. These men arc convinced that their
boats are now in the positions they will
! occupy all winter. and make no bones in
saying SO. The mercury was away down
in the teens last night, and the ice is.now
firmer than ever.
Elections Of Officers.
Pursuant to orders from department
headquarters Gen. Welsh post, No. 11S,
G. A. r., Of this. place, was inspected last
| evening by Comrade Charles Horn, OF
Post 58, Of York, Pa. Everything per:
tanning to the paraphernalia Of the post
was found to be in excellent trim. At al
election for officers to serve for the ensuing
year tho following selections were made
Post Commander-W. Hayes Grier.
| Senior Vice Commander-J. w. Yocum
| esq.
Junior Vice Commander-E. A. Becker
Quartermaster-J.L L. Pinkerton.
| Officer of the Day-JOhn l.. Wright.
| Officer Of the Guard-B. F. Mullen.
! Surgeon-Dr. j. B. Mcbride.
Chaplain-Cyrus Bruner.
J. w. YOcuE, ESQ.,, was chosen to rep
resent the Post No. 118 ut the grand ell
campment to be held in Pittsburgh in Jan
uary, with Harry Mullen rs alternate. Ths
post adjourned to meet two weeks hence
when number Of recruits will be mus.
tered.
At the regular monthly meeting Of tht
! Vigilant fire company, held last evening,
the following officers were elected to serve
during the ensuing year:
President-George r. Bennett.
Vice Pres.-David Coleman.
| Secretary-Geo. W. Schroeder.
Treasurer.-Nicholas Gilman.
Chief Engineer-Chas. f. Grove.
Chief Director-A. McGinniss.
Trustees-Martin II. Smith, Henr!
Hess and Cyrus Ewes.
Assistant Engineers-William Rogers
William d. Hershey, John Beaver, Simo,
C. Camp, James Devine and Jame
Houghey.
| Assistant Hose Dircctors--Ed. Baight
William Sourbeer, W. Smith and George
Rhinehart.
Firemen--Abe Eyes, John Miller, S
McNcal, E. Hollingsworth, Foster Devine
William Lichty, ". Smith and d. Light
hciser.
The whist party recently formed here
met last evening at the residence OF A. }
Kaufman, ESQ.,, on South Second street
The membership is about eighteen. Th'
following officers were elected:
President-A. J. Kauffmap, esq.
Secrctary-Lucius K. Fondersmith.
Treasurer-Mrs. F. \. Bennett.
Adjourned to meet ut the residence o
DR.. J. X. Lineaweaver one week hence.
Demanded and Refused.
LANCASTER, Pa, Dec. 7, 1880.
DEAR SIR: l am instructed by th'
finance committee Of the councils Of tn
city Of Lancaster to demand from You tn
sum Of seventeen hundred and seventeen
dollars and eighty-oEe cents (S1,717.8D
that being the amount found by the spec
ial committee OF couhcils to be yet due b.
you to the said city for city taxes for tin
years 1877, 1878 and 1879, and for waite