Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-06-24
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

uC IdCcS VI Luc lCS ucdlCTS look long Oh
account of this cool weather.
To-day large private family picnic i.
being held at Heise's woods.
An excitement was created on Third
street last evening by the presence Of the
tried their muscle. The heaviest striker
was man from the Henry Clay furnace,
who struck 1850 pounds.
The money made by the Chiqucsalunga
tribe l. o. X. NJ. No. 80, at their picnic a
week ago, is being used in renodeling and
refurnishing their meeting room. They
are trying to have it furnished by the
Fourth Of July, when they will throw
open their doors for the benefit of the
public.
Yesterday in tie afternoon ana evening
Officer Keech arrested and committed to
the lookup, four persons for drunken and
disOrderly conduct in the streets. This
lnornin. they had hearing before Squire
Young. Two were discharged and two
sent to "Castle Weise' a few days to
'coOl Off"
The sale Of lumber, the particulars of
which We reported yesterday, was not gen.
orally a success. Only one section, section
6, which extends from Peach Bottom to
Port Deposit, was sold. The purchaser
was ]. A. Davis & Son, of Port Deposit.
The remainder of the lumber not bringing
the price expected, the sale was discon-
tinued indefinitely.
Some very large timber passed through
here this morning The most of it was SO
long that it took three truck cars to carry
it.
While attending picnic at Chickies
Rock yesterday afternoon, Mr.. j. K.
Henry the Columbia reporter of the Ian
caster Examiner, met with a very painful
accident. He was going down the hill
toward the station wien he slipped and
fell, sprainins his right ankle severely.
Mr.. G.. W. Stevenson left town to-day
to do Ohio. lie will first visit Belle
Aire, o.
near being sunk last evening. The colOred
Obeyed the order OF the captain of the
boat, hence the accident. They were told
how to unload it, but they failed to do SO
and instead took coal out from the FORE
part and the stern, leaving the bulk in the
centre. The planks sprung and the water
washed i'm, but the boat was saved from
sinking by the timely arrival of the captain
who put the men to work pumping.
"A Spanis., Slave.
A Spanish slave, about 20 years Of age
and coIorcd, who was here this morning,
tells the following story My master,
who is a Spanish Don, treated his slaves
sha,mefully. [ have been in his en-
ploy for the past seventeen years, and in
that time [ have never known him to
give me kind word or look.
1t was always blows and curses.
At last could stand it no longer, and, as
VIC lived near the west coast of Cuba, de-
termincd to run away. One night left
my prison, as l called my home, and
boarded !, ship which knew WAS going to
New York. | was not found cut until it
was too late to put me ashore. l arrived
in New York last Saturday and am hunt
ing work. had only one regret in lcav-
ing home, and that was because | could
not take my wife and children along"
The man appeared to bc well educated and
spoke Spanish hucrtly, and rs we do not
understand much Of that language, we
could only give part of the conversation.
A Daring Young Lady.
A recent issue of the Crawford county,
Ind, Democrat has an account of the cx-
plOrinS courage and skill of Miss Lctitia
L. Gcbhart. daughter of Mr.. J. +. Geb-
hart. superintendent of the New Albany
woOllen and cotton mills. 1t will be read
with special intarcst by many acquaint-
anccs whom Miss Gebhart made on her
visit to Columbia last year
son the morning of the 7th inst,
gentleman from neighboring river town
arrived at the Wyandottc cave all equipped
with ropes, etc, to see some of the mys
tcries of tho uncXplorcd part of the Wyan
dotte. On the Sth inst. he started with {.
among whom was Miss Letitie G. Gebhartr
to make discoveries in the old cave
They at once went to q place that had
bailied all the daring explorers. The ropes
were tied about the gentleman. and before
the preparations were finished for him to
start down into the dreadful looking hole,
his nerve failed him and he refused to 80.
whcreupon the above named lady stepped
forward and requested to be let down
by the rope. 1t SO aston;shcG the
crowd at first that they refused to let her
80. but upon her insisting, she was made
ready for the descent. She was furnished
with candles, and started down in the pit.
After several minutes she sent word
back to let her have more rope SO as t.
make an exploration Of the room she
was in, and in 4 few minutes returned
and sent the rope up for some
Of the rest to conc down. This
new discovery is said to he the grand
est part Of the cave. and at the same time
one of the most dangerous looking places
to he seen, and this feat attempted by Miss
Gebhart is considered by the manager and
guides to have shown more pluck and cool
bravery than in any discovery that has
heretofore been made. The following is
to be found in the register at the cave:
'''Wyandottc Cave. June 8, 1881. Miss
Lctitia Il. Gebhart, Of New Albany, Ind,
was the first lady with pluck enough to
descend into the pit fifty feet below the
level of the old cave. On account of the
dangerous opening aud the daring required
to attempt the feat, privilege has been ac-
corded her Of naming the place. She has
bestowed upon it the title of sGcbllart's
Court She also discovered the Bull
Dogs Head, in the long route, Oh the 9th
of June, 1881.
''The exploring party consisted of MIR.
Geo. Trunk, Mr.. J. II. Cardwell, and
Misses l.. +. Gebhart, G. G. Smith, Lizzie
Pierson, and Rush Thornburg, guide, and
the Rockport man who lacked nerve to
make the descent
commencement Mt st. .Josen!,'s Academy.
EmmlttsburE.
The enty-Sec0nd annual distribution
of premiums and couferring of hOnOrs at St
Joseph's academy, Emmittsburg, Nd, took
place yesterday, in the presence Of a large
assemblage of visitors, in the magnificent
collegiate hall of the building. Miss Mary.
Stewart, of this city, daughter Of James
Stewart, was ono CT the graduates, and the
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