Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-09
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Sheriff SttOne is at Columbia to day.
| The Madam Rentz female minstrel com
pany came here from Middletown to day
They are booked here for the 18th and 10th
| but we cannot learn what they are doing
| here today.
The snow is melting fast and sleighing
is about played out in town.
The school board will meet tomorrow
night and council on Friday night.
1t is said that race will take place this
afternoon on the river between York
| county PAGER and trotter from near
Mount Joy. The latter. it is said, has q
record of below 2:i0.
Chickens were the cause of suit ycster-
day at the Office of Justice Frank. Several
coIored individuals made their appearance
under compulsion to explain where and
how they got hold of number of fowls in
which they were tratticking. Their expla-
nation was not satisfactory to the justice
and he bound them over to appear at court
two OF the party to answer the charge Of
larceny and the third for receiving stolen
property. The tergiversations which the
suit developed were huge.
The fair Tor the benefit OF the \. II. Z.
church begins this evening in the church
lecture ROOMS.
The arm of the Pennsylvania railroad
round house turn-table has been repaired
and now the heavy engines are being
placed in and taken from there as usual.
In this city on Monday 4 Philadelphia
detective arrested 4 man who was wanted
by Justice Frank to answer the charge of
the larceny of an overcolt valued at SIS
and watch worth sl2. The man was
brought to Columbia and taken before the
justice yesterday, but he had pawned tn e
stolen articles. There will be more OF
this.
The Republicans OF the First and Second
wards will nominate their candidates for
borough Offices this evening. Both wards
it is thought will have warm meetings, rs
the factions arc more than ever at logger
heads. The regulars and irregulars OF the
First ward are making their fight OF JUS
ticc Of the peace and the latter will try
every eXpcdicnt to get rid of the plurality
rule. There will probably be a strong
fight for temporary chairman.
Carson DCvan, somewhat notorious
colored individual at about four O'Clock
this morning, informed Special Officer
Michael Dysingcr that another colorcd
man with whom he (Dcvan) had been
drinking during the night purpOsed break
ing into some store on Locust street before
morning, and had invited Devan to as
sist him III the job and share the spoils.
Devan said that he declined and he warned
Dysinger to keep L sharp look oi,t. Dysin-
ger informed Special Officer Henry Rcdcn-
houscr OF what Devon had said. and the
two officers concluded they had better bc
lit
time after this isodenhouscr passed q col
"rch man on the street. lie thought. ut
first, that the man had Il bag Of coal, but
yiEce,! that his actions were suspicious and
he called to him to "hol,l up The man
did not "hold up" but heightened his
step. Rodenhouser again called, but tie
man started TO run and the officer fired ut
him with his pistol. \ pursuit took place
but the thief cludcd his purSucr and cs-
c,pcd, dropping most OF his booty. how
ever, which was recovered. 1t was
learned tll;:t he had broken into Snydcr's
shoe store ut the corner of Front and
Locust Streets and had made off with an
arm full of shoes. He got of with two or
three pairs of good quality Shoes but the
rest were picked up where he had dropped
them. Devan, the informcr was arrested,
As il is Thought lie is in possession Of in
formation wi;ci. may lead /" The arrest Of
the guilty party.
The break in tic main water pipe, of
which We spoke in tie INTELLIGENCE" of
Tuesday, was found at about three or
four o'clock yesterday afternoon within a
couple of feet oi where the pipe i; joined
10 tho plug at the corner OF Third and
Locust streets y corps Of the water COM
rany attaches are ;!ow employed i'll repair
ing the break AMI it is thought the main
will again he in working. order in Il few
hours. This break has given more trouble
than any other accident of the kind within
couple Of years. The ground has becH
found to lyc frozen to the depth Of cot
pie Of feet and the wcrkmen experience
rrcnt difficulty in iicci,,m thrnl;rI IL