Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-22
COLUMBIA NEWS.
DIR REGULAR. CoRkEsPoNDENCE

OUR KEGULAK: CORRESPONDENCE
What disposition will be made Of the
National Guard of Pennsylvania 1T the in.
auguration is just now exciting great
deal Of comment among the members CT
Company II of this place. The man
newspaper articles that have recently ap-
pcared, relative to the part that the militia
of this state is going to play, are not very
| favorably received and many are the ex-
| pressions Of disgust that are being hurled
at the managing committee in general,
| and General Sherman in particular. The
| idea Of acting as curbstone guard-iiter-
ally pressed into the police service, while
| to the regular troops is given the plum
| does not take well, and not a few men,
| bers of the Columbia organization have
| said in SD many words that if the present
plans are adhered to they will not go to
Washington at all. If the present plans
are not materially modified between this
date and March 1st meeting of Company
| ii will be held and it will probably be de-
| c!ded to remain at home.
George kildcrbDurl. residing i'll the
alley between Second, Third, Locust and
Walnut streets, created quite breeze in the
| Heighborhood this morning. 1t is report
ed that he had been drinking, and became
violent, had upset Tie stove in his kitchen,
! when scizing an axe he proceeded to make
short work of the furniture. While affairs
| were in this interesting state his arrest
| took place, thcOtfice being performed by
Justice Becker and Officers HoiIngsworth
| and Fisher. 1t is said that the upset stove
was full Of pies and that they with the red
hot Goals were sent flying over the floor.
No doubt is now entertained of the sue
| cess Of the entertainment to be given this
| evening in the opera house for the benefit
| of the Reformed church, as with but very
| few exceptions the entire seating capacity
of the first floor of the auditorium has
been secured. The few remaining seats
| vii! be filled without any trouble and the
| upstairs portion OF the house will be well
taken up. The exercises Of the evening
have been carefully programmed.
Company Ii. drilled ut Z o'clock last
evening and will nave two more evenings
Of exercise this week-Welnestlay and
Friday.
This mornings market was not re-
markably good.
The river is very placid to day. The
water is still steadily falling. It has
cleared.
Gus Willlams's advance agent was here
yesterday with six-hundred-pourd
trunk.
Perry John, of New Garden, Pa, viii
speak this evening ut the Friends meeting
house on Cherry street, above Third.
| The "package ball " in the armory last
band, was a very pleasant affair. Thirty
five couples, or thereabouts, took part in
! the grand march, which took place at Q
o'clock, and later in the evening the num-
Der was Swcl!ed to from forty to forty-iivc
couples. Three dollars and twenty-five
cents was realized from the auction OF the
packa.rs furnished by the ladi1s. Black
! son :; orchestra discoursci the music.
To-day being Il holiday the postoilice is
open only at the usual holiday hours
| from 10 a. m. to 12 m., and from TO p.
III. All the banks are closed and most OF
the stores closed at noon for the day. the
| pupils Of our public school arc thankful
that our country had father and that
to-day is his birthday anniyers ary.
The speca! excursion train "hci left
here this morning for Port Deposit. Nd,
had about eighty cxcursionists, all told,
on board \ number OF these We're dead
heads. Only thirteen tickets were sold
at Columbia. Engine No. 1914 came
| through from Port Dcr;sit this morning
| with passenger train and was the first
through train since the recent gorge.
Freight and passengers trains will here
alter run as usual. 4 mistake was made
in our letter of last evening to the INTEL
LLGENCEE liz saying that the excursion to
Port Deposit. would ''probably be q large
ONE It should have read twill not be a
| large one"
BY the way what will be done this day
one ycar-thc sesqui- anniver-
sary Of Washington's birth?
The break in the canal wall west Of the
tunnel has not yet been wholly repaired.
They are still working ut it.
The snow which fell yesterday has en-
tircly disappeared.
Michael Barry and Annie Hcndrck were
united in marriage this morning at st.
Peters Catholic church by Rev. J. J. Rus
sell.