Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-19
COLUMBIA NEWS.
Our REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS

Our REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
We had quite nice fail Of rain in Col.
umbia yesterday and last night The bar.
ometer is on the rise this morning.
Market this morning was quite brisk.
Only the customary services will be held
in the churches of Columbia tomorrow.
Do no. forget the Citizens band ball on
Monday evening--in the armory.
There's nothing booked for Washing
tons birthday. 1t will be dull.
Our streets are very muddy this morn
ing.
This is good weather for tobacco strip
ping.
The regular stated monthly meeting Of
Cyrene commandcry, No. 81, X. T.. took
place last evening. Several new members
were initiated.
Charley SGays company gave 4 per-
tOrmance in the opera house last evening.
The almost unanimous opinion this morn
in" is that it did not amount to much.
Charley travels undera big name but the
performance Of bis company is not big"
The six tIamps arrested at the Susiuc-
hanna rolling mill were taken to Lancas-
ter Jail at $50 last evening.
Capt. ID. Brainard Case is again conva-
lescent.
Nothing new about the river.
The weather is very warm. Overc,ats
are becoming a nuisance.
The Madam ItentZ company gave our
people Il band sclenade this morning
The kicker is being kicked by all the
newspapers, except those of the Demo
cratic persuasion, which, having gained
eve:ything. have nothing to say.
Officers Fisher Lyle and IIOl!ingswolth,
with several deputies mace a raid on a
gang Of tramps at the Susquchanna roll
ing mill yesterday afternoon and sue
cecdcd in capturing four. Some time
later they caught two more Of the party on
the Pennsylvania railroad.
Mr.. Henry Longacrc. of Reiterstown.
Baltimore county, Nd. in visiting in Col
umbia, the guests of W. B. Given, esq.
jim Moore ard Sol. Devan. colorcd,
were sentenced this morning by Justice
Evans to twenty days Imprisonment in the
Lancaster county Jail for drunkenness and
diSorlerly conduct.
Professor Il. Grant Barnwell lectured to
4 very large audience in the f. f. Luthcr-
an church last evening. The subject dis
c"urscd upon was "india" and the lee
turer, the more clearly to bring his sub
ject before his hearers, from time to time
gave panoramic views, which are described
as being very fine. The entertainment
was a highly enjoyable one and the re-
ceipts from the venture were unexpectedly
''rr"ugh and to spare
The Pennsylvania railroad company will
run q special excursion train to Port De-
post. Md. On Washington's birthday,
February 22d. The fare from Columbia
is a1.3s. An opportunity will be afforded
70 visit the gorgcs i'll the Susquchanna.
which were there SO irresistible. The
train leaves here at l. L. m., and return
ing leaves Port Deposit at 2:3O p. IL.
Madam Rentz's female minst.cls will
appear in the Columbia opera house this
evening in "Pcnn's AuDts Among tie
pirates.' This company appeared here
about one year ago, and gave one Of the
best performances ever given in the opera |
house. At their former appearance 4 large |
gallery audience had assembled expectin" |
{. qualification Of what they thought from
The name Of the company must surely fol-
low, but Il great disappointment awaited |
hem rs nothing took place to which even
.hc most fastdio"s could except. We are
assured that this evenings performance
will be a good one, and we arc OF the
opinion it will be given to 4 large audience.