Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-24

COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUK KEGULAk CORRESPONDENCE
saturday Night RiOting-A Man Cut With
Csfviog Knise-The Independent H.
publicans-The Borough Badget.
10 morrow morning tho bricklayers be
gin work at tho Keely stove works.
The new turn table at the P. r. r.
round house was finished this morning.
The picnic of the Sunday school of the
Church of God will be held Aug. 4.
The Mountville band discOursed some
fine music on our streets on Saturday
night.
Miss Alice Zahm. recently of this place,
but now living in Philadelphia, is in town
visiting her numerous friends.
Rev. r. C. Soaring leaves on his sum
mer vacation trip next week. Commun
ion services will be administered next
Sunday.
A Harrisburg cabin of the p. Il. X
was completely demolished by being run
into" by q Frederick division freight
train. No one hurt but two employees
had q narrow escape.
Tho G. A. r., headquarter train, con
bisting OF ten coaches, and which passed
through Columbia on Saturday afternoon,
had on board the national quartermaster
general. John Taylor.
Mr.. Thomas Hamaker, Who will on the
1st of August open grocery store in the
room formerly occupied by L. w. May,
left for Philadelphia this morning to pro-
cure large stock of goods.
Mr.. John limerick, Of Arizona, in COM
pany with his brother Edward, of Phila-
delphia, are visiting Mr.. George Ben
nett.
The funeral of Mr.. John shillow, Of
Marietta, yesterday, was largely attended.
Services wero held In the Trinity Catholic
church in this place.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper was
administered to the congregation of the
4. Z. Lutheran church, yesterday morn
ing.
A Quiet Day.
Columbia presented deserted appear
ance yesterday, no doubt, from the fact
that nearly all its inhabitants were attend
ing tho Landisville campmeeting. Strange
to say with the g. 200 persons carried over
the Reading and Columbia railroad, not
single accident has been reported.
Saturday Night Brawis.
Black eyes, cut faces and swclled heads
were given in plenty on Saturday evening
at Dersh's beer saloon in a free fight.
Liquor was the cause. Officer Gilbert de
serves a great deal of praise for his prompt
response, but unaidcd as he was he was
power less.
Willie Wittig whipped another man on
Saturday night, who, after the fight was
over, procured a revolver with tho iEten-
him, however, and Wittis still lives.
stabbed With u butcher Kniie.
A fight occurred on Saturday afternoon
in an alley between Lawrence and Perry
streets between two brothers in law which
resulted in serious consequences. John
Know and Robert Griffith, two brothers
soMe time past trouble has been brewing
between them. On Saturday Know was
in the house, when Griffith, his wife's
brother, came into the yard Both were
more or less intoxicated and hard words
were exchanged. Matters wero brought
to crisis by Griffith striking Know. The
latter retreated into the house remarking,
as he did so, that it would cost Griffith
dear for that blow. He secured butcher
knife and rushed upon Griffith, who took
to his heels, but in vain, for Know soon
overlook him and plunged the knife into
his left side. Luckily, however, it struck
a rib, thus saving his life. With the
blood pouring from the wound the injured
man again ran, while his assailant, having
satisfied his thirst for blood, returned to
the house.
Griffith was taken TO DR.. Craig's Office
where he had his wound dressed, and is
getting along as we'll as eau he expected.
He is a young man only 20 years OF age,
while Know is great deal older. married,
and the father of two children. lie is en-
plOyed at the Susquehanna rolling mill, and
when pay day comes around spree for him
is the result. While in q adrunken condition
he uses his wife numerically SO bad in
fact, that the neighbors have to interfere
to protect her. No arrests have been
made, nor none will be unless the proper
authorities take the matter in hand.
Tho Independent Republicans.
In obedience to call, the Independent
Republicans of Columbia met in Odd Fell
lows hall, at & o'clock on Saturday even
ing. Tho meeting was called to order by
Col. Mcclure, who is an old soldier, and
president of the Supplee steam engine
company. Mr.. G.. s. Graybill, junior
member OF the banking firm Of E. X.
Smith & Co., was elected temporary pres.
ident. Mr.. C. C. Kaufman was
chosen secretary. 166 Republicans have
signed the roll of membership, and thirty
two others have signified their intention of
voting the Independent ticket. These
latter did not join tho club, because they
consider themselves too old to do SO. The
club membership includes many Of Col
intendents of both the rolling mills, SUPER
intendent Of the gas company, furnace
official Of the Shawnee furnaces, bankers,
and many others. A few short addresses.
stating the objects Of the meeting, were
made, but no speeches. The reason for
not clecting 4 permanent president is that
it is desirable to enroll as many Iudepen.
dents ia the club as possible aud then all
will have voice in the matter Of electing
officers. Clubs are to be formed in all the
wards of town, and these will act in con-
junction with a central club. Reports re-
Iseieved from the several wards, place the
strength of the Independents, in town, at
not less than 200 votes. This hardly car
ries out Mr.. A. J. Kauffman's assertion,
that there were but couple dozen dis
satisfied Republicans in the town.
Senator Kaufman offered q resolution
which Was unanimously adopted, endors
ing the enti.e action of the Indepen-
dent convention, and approving of the
mode of choosing delegates to it from this
county. The club rooms will be opened
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