Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-03


hardware. There is no clue to the thieves
as yet.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUk REGULAR COkRESPONDENCE.
Shad are becoming cheap and the catch
continues large.
A sale was held at Campbell's bazaar,
at Fourth and Walnut streets, ON Satur-
day.
Not much doing at the coal chutes yes
terday or to-day.
Any number of suckers are being
caught with hook and line at the point be.
low the dam.
That boat club recently organized il .
fraud. 1t is an cmbryotic concern and
will never be anything else
Mr.. Fred. Bucher has commenced the
brick work on his six new houses at Sixth
and Walnut streets.
Fast driving is becoming too frequent.
To day recklessness was displayed at Sec.
ond and Locust streets.
If yesterday was observed about here as
" May day We have not heard Of it.
A special train with Messrs. Charles E.
Pugh, general superintendent of the Penn-
sylvania railroad, and William F. Look
ard, superintendent of the Philadelphia
division, on board, is expected here from
the east this afternoon.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Vigilant fire company will be hold this
evening.
The Young Peoples social and working
association Of st. Johns English Lutheran
church will give a sOciable on Thursday
evening at the residence of Mr.. George
Hahn, Locust street, near Sixth.
Company H had An excellent drill last
evening. The question of going to Lam
caster on May 80 was brought up, but NO
definite action taken. The thing will fall
through.
The water in the river is falling and raft {.
ing is nearing an end. 1t was ''toO much
wind" not too much mud, that was
noticed yesterday as an obstacle.
Early market was held this morning, but
not much of Il success was scOred-quite
the contrary.
Mr.. Samuel ]. Pots, trainmaster Of the
Philadelphia division Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, was in town yesterday.
The late order of the Pennsylvania rail-
road company to ship freight for Whining
ton and that section over the Columbia 4
Port Deposit railroad, is greatly increasing
the business of that road, and it is found
necessary almost daily to dispatch at least
one extra train from this place. Yester-
day train of thirty seven cars, consisting
of lumber, coal and all kinds Of merchail-
disc, was sent of.
DR.. Alexander Craig and wife and DR..
Joseph Cottrell. of this place, DR.. Living
ston, of Mountville, and DR.. ]. A. Thomp-
son and wife, of Wrightsville, left at sos
o'clock yesterday afternoon for Rich
mOnd. Va. to attend the sessions of the
American medical association which con-
venes there to-day. The party return in
the latter part Of the week.
The home portion of the party Of Lam
casterians and COlumbians, who went
down the river on raft yesterday, report
very enjoyable trip Of it. Fred Waller,
who has been running the river. 20 years,
"man and boy" took them down without
mishap, though some wrecks followed
him yesterday as usual. The party got a
little wet, but it was from rain, and four
dozen of empty Appolinaris water bottles,
which they brought home with them,
showed what excellent facilities they had
for keeping dry.
Quite melee took place early last even9
ing on Locust street below Third. 1t ap-
pears that man named Crowley called at
the Office of the Columbia water company
in relation to his water bill. Here some
differences occurred between him and
Water Superintendent w. b. Fasig, in tho
midst of which the parties got on their
muscle. Blows took place and quite a
fisticuff was had for some minutes, or until
the participants were parted. Mr. Fasig's
head was run through pane of glass and
his face cut, and he received other injuries.
Tho injuries to Crowley are about As Sc
we're. Owing to the respectability of the
parties the ''scrimmage" IS to-day the talk
of the streets. 1t is said that a promi-
nent business man, who was in the Office,
jumped up at the commencement Of hos
tilities and shouted, "Don't hit me don't
hit me ~ Another report has it that the
fight was started by the refusal of Mr..
Fasig to give to Mr.. Crowley, who was
partially intoxicated, his sons wages.