Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-09-01
EASTWARD

for the month of August
EASTWARD.
Loaded .................. 80, SOG
Total Observation-Disclosures. Al, ,4s5
WESTWARD.
Loaded ................. IL, 2J|
UnlOaded "a, 51j
Total. ............. 39,S12
Making grand total of 81, ,247, decrease
over the month of June of 3,2S7 cars.
The "Uncle Toms Cabin" combination
played to $75 house last. Tho perform
ance throughout was excellent especially
were the characters of Topsy, by Mrs. G. c.
Howard, and Marks,. by c. E. Grand;n,
well taken, they in reality excelling all
others who ever took their parts in Col
umbia.
The colored population of Tow Hill had
another skirmish yesterday afternoon and
evening. In the former part Of the day
the women had a hair pulling and yelling
match, and in the latter Amos Randall
knocked down a white man, who deals in
ice.cream, and badly kicked him. War
rants for all parties concerned have been
issued and placed in the hands of an Of
ficer.
Mr.. Marshall Smith, having finished his
summer vacation, has taken his old posi-
tion at Marietta in the signal Office; Mr..
Samuel Mifflin, of Wayne station, was in
town this morning Miss Beckie uagman,
who has been visiting friends iu Wrights-
vile, has again returned to Col lmbia and
is stopping with Mits Lille Wilson; Miss
Annie Armstrong returned from her trip
to Newton Hamilton, Pa.
A very pleasant birthday surprise party
was given to Miss Silly Glossner last even
ing. Dancing was kept up until this
morning.
Mr.. Pete Melbert's advertising trauspar-
ency caught fire last evening from a candle
and was entirely consumed.
A small dog, supposed to be mad, be-
longing to Mr.. S. Campbell, was shot on
Walnut street yesterday afternoon. Now
is the time for dogs to be muzzled.
The gutter on the north side of Walnut
street should be at once cleaned as it is
filled with filth and the stencil arising
therefrom near the P. II. r. depot is sick
ening.
A great excitement was raised at the
corner of Second and Perry streets
yesterday morning by a mother saying that
her little boy had been lost, and hunt
was Immediately instituted, and every
place within tho distance of 4 square
thoroughly searched, but the missing
one could not be found. It was u
distressing sight to see the nearly
heart-broken mother ringing her hands
and moaning for her little darling. A
party was sant to inform the father, who
was working, but as they turned the cor
ner on Third street the missing boy was
discovered sitting Oh a step playing with
some of his companions. He was taken
back to his mother who nearly tainted at
the sight of him.
The Vigilant fire company do indeed
need a new and lighter engine. At the
fire on Tuesday night, they were unable to
pull their heavy engine up the hill on
Cherry street, yet at the same time they
had no less than fifteen men at the rope.
The Vigilant company is a good one, and
some of its members arc the best in the
state, but they can do nothing with their
present engine.
Rev. Yingling, of Harrisburg, arrived in
town yesterday, and will take charge of
the St. Johns Lutheran church. He will
preach two special sermons on Sunday.
Nick Roberts pantomime troop appears
here on next Tuesday evening.
A man while crossing South Third street
this morning fell to the pavement and re-
NAMED insensible for nearly two hours.
He was picked up and carried into house
and restOratives applied. He gave his name
as Frank Mitchell, Spring Garden, and
says he has been subject to these fainting
spells ever since he was shot in the head
in tho rebellion. He is now travelling
hOmeward, having just walked from Har-
risburg, where he had been working for
the past two months.
On complaint of Officer Dyssinger for
corner loafing and blocking the sidewalks,
Andy Hardnaird, George Dyvil, Harry
Seibert, Edward Hiteshue, Charles Arm
strong were summoned last evening to ap-
pear before Chief Burgess Sheath, who
after hearing the evidence of both parties,
and warning them that the occurrence
must not again happen, discharged them.
Pennsylvania railroad engine No. 314
played out at Dillerville last evening, and
was sent to the shops for repair. Another
engine was sent down in the disabled ones
place.
Tho New Era reports that the family of
a workman in the Shawnee rolling mill is
down with the small pox. The report is
false and without the least foundation, and
the Nep Era should be little more care
full in making such announcements, as it
Injuries the liveness of our town which is
already dull enough. Who their informent
is We do not know, but before sending
such things as the above lie should first
find out if it be true.
Ptcnics.
A good time was spent at the picnic in
Hess's woods, at Quarryville, yesterday,
and tho special train with the Lancaster
people on board arrived here last evening
about o'clock.
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