Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-05-07
COLUMBIA NEWS.

OUR KEGULAR COKkESPONDENCR.
DR.. Cottrell returned on the 1 O'Clock
train yesterday from his trip to Richmond,
Va.
The Columbia social club took in new
member last evening.
Evan Jones, late OF the Shawnee rolling
mill, was yesterday afternoon presented
with handsome gold-headed cane BY the
employees. The cane was appropriately
inscribed. Mr.. Jones goes to Allentown.
Prof. b. G. Ames, superintendent Of the
Columbia public schools, was at Harris
buag yesterday afternoon in attendance at
are-uni0n or convention of school super
intendents.
Mr.. C. s, Shadd delivered his lecture
in Mount Zion A. N. E. church in 'Dis-
ease and its Origin" to . not very large
audience.
Rev. J. H. Esterline, the pastor. will
preach tomorrow morning and evening
in the Church of God.
Under the supervision of the fire CON-
mittee of councils, the three engines of the
fire department of Columbia will have
their machinery tried this afternoon The
Vigilant and Columbia engines will be
tried at two and three o'clock, respectively
at the Reading & Columbia coal chutes
and the Shawnee engine at four O'Clock at
Union street wharf.
Senator Don Cameron arrived in town
at one o'clock to day and was sent from
here 20 Marietta on special train.
There was a very fair market this morn.
ing. The supply of shad was not very
large. for the reason that the hucksters
gObble the fish up as soon as they are
brought to shore. While this demand
keeps up prices are bound to remain
high.
A number of RATS were dropped to Col
umbia yesterday afternoon and this morn
ing, but 90 no farther down on account of
low water. If a rise in the river should
set in they will be taken on down, but if
the contrary be the case they will be taken
to their destination via the canal.
The Columbia fire company transacted
heap of business at it monthly meeting
last evening.
A surprise party was taken last evening
to the residence of Mr.. Seacrist, on Union
street, where the hours were pleasantly
spent. The occasion was Mr.. SIS birth
day anniversary.
A telephone connection is about being
made with the Office of DR.. Armor, at
Second and Walnut streets.
The Citizens band last evening sere-
naded 'Squires Grier and Young, Fl. NJ.
North, esq.,, and several other prominent
citizens.
Now is the time when We expect to see
the Republican candidates for county Off.
ces drop into town thick" There were
three of them here yesterday-Messrs.
John d. Skiles, John H. High and DR.. w.
Compton.
Cornelius Tyson, tho father of the little
girl who was assaulted by a tramp in
West Hempfield township on Sunday
afternoon last, an account of which was
given in the INTELLIGENCER of a few days
ago, was in Columbia yesterday. He says
that the tramp in question has been se q
at or near MOubtville since making the
assault and that he (the father) came here
to invoke the Justices aid in apprehend.
ing the fellow. 1t was learned that the
same tramp had assaulted another little
girl before his meeting of Miss Tyson.
The condition of the latter we understand
is very favorable.
Heavy Tobacco Deliveries.
To-day has been busy one in and about
the tobacco packing houses. The wct
weather of Thursday and Friday moist
ened the leaf and put it in good condition
for handling. The tobacco growers lost
no time in availing themselves of the fav-
orable conditions for delivering, and at an
early hour this morning hundreds Of
wagons of all descriptions loaded with
baled leaf were to be seen heading for the