Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-18
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Columbia News

OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Columbia News
Tie ycuag men composing the com
nlIttee for the complementary and fare
well party to Mr.. Geo. l.. Rathvon scored
another success last evening. There we're
present about seventy-tive persons, and
Tor a wonder there were more gentlemen
than ladies'. This is the first time thi
has happened for over ten years. The
party was q success in every way, socially,
financially and good music. Many Of the
ladies' were dressed very elegantly and bc
co:ningly. Volts orchestra furnished
the music while Prof. John Warren and
wife provided for the inner man in the
shape OF excellent sandwiches and Coffee
Among, the guests nom abroad were
Misses Alice Malone, Cora Plnnkett,
Rebecca Siaymaker, Messrs David Shenk,
Vim. Bituer, John Carter, Henry Denuth,
q. F. why, Milton Falck, c. L. Fon
Dersinith aud Horace Martin, Of Lancas-
ter; Mis- Minnie ShuyIer. OF Ottawa,
III. Mis- Annie Sherwood, of Can.
andaigua MIR. J. J. Black. OF I'hiladel
i.hia Mrs. Allen Pierce, Of New York,
aiId Miss Emma Pierce, OF Urbana, Ohio.
Mr. l,athvou returns his sincere thanks to
tie committee who did So much for him.
sad :;ssHrcs them that their Kindness will
never be forgotten. Also TO his many
friends who, by their sociabi!ity 4: t!a
party, made it 80 grand 4 success.
The Amusement Season,
iiic Passing Regiment from Daly's
;:.ca:re, New York, in the opera house
tu-iignt. will no doubt be i 1inc dra matte
treat. At period of the performance Il
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exhibition drill, as they Will in Lancaster
next Monday evening. They rrac,iced in
The opera house last evening, and their
.nann,I OF arms and foot movements were
IS regular as ci"rkworls. Their driil is
worth ',ocing.
Following are the entertainments book.
,d and billed for the opera house next
week. Tuesday, Tony Dener; Wednes-
day, Presbyterian Church, and Thursday,
Frank Mayo, as Ldnl'e'
Iiororsi Erieis.
\ t,l:iccr manufactory will soon be
",e,a.; i,i the old Sag building.
The -. Johns Lutheran church is
nearly ".'ni.le:cd.
Pay day at the :5us,iuehanna rolling
mill
River i,.iiing slowly ; market very large
this morning.
OiIcLi Fisher took three tramps down
this m,.ruing. 20 days each.
Ms, Mamie EOckius, after IA nine weeks
visit t" Philadelphia, yesterday returned
nome.
Tie T.: g!c-Eagat scandal.
Dho Engle VS.. Baight case was again
brought suddenly into view this morn ,ng.
For the past few days :, man :nsw wering to
:ha name of Charles Black has bs en- seen
lettering aroun;! Baight's This morn
ing he knocked ut the fron: door and dc
lnandch admission, as he Wa; authorized
~ arrest Miss Ida Baicht. This was re-
fused. lie thea attempted 10 force an
e:,tran.G into the back door. Mrs.
Baight placed herself in front Of him and
he grabbed and began abusing her. She
then called tnr assistance. lie let go
Of her anti drew out fac simie bail
piece, issued by District Attorney Davis,
of Lancaster 4 son OF Mrs. BaiSht about
this time arrived upcn the scene, and after
some loud tail. upon the part of Black,
IA. "ent for ~. Kaufman, Upon be:
inc arrvc.! with warrant Black refused
to 20 along aid pat his band in his hip
pocket Fisher then arrested him. He
was taken before squire Gr;cr, whrrc Mr..
Kaufman cutcrcd 2 complaint against him
fer Carrying concealed weapons. On this
case he vas placed Gu'ier $500 bail.
On complaint ci Mrs. Baight for assault
and battery, he was also placed under $500
bail. Fisher took him to Lancaster. The
east. Is tried before Squire Grier was very
complicated, and i! will be brought before
court. Black was represented by George
DaC"Sia, o: Philadelphia. Black claimed
10 be from PGltstOwn. Mrs. Baisht had
y. J. kantiman esq, iOr counsel.
A Communication.
Justice" writes rs follows q: &" The
.try OF :o-'iay makes some very unfair
criticisms on what officer keech did not
do. TIC facts are that the Shawnee fire
company of the Third ward held bali
Last Tuesday evening in the armory, which
is situated in the First ward, and as is Gus
tomaTy Oh such occasions, had Officer
Struck OF the Third ward in attendance. At
OF after midnight half dozen drunken
boys m young men attempted to enter
the al iin"ry. The sixty or seventy Shawnee
boys ilv$2n;, instead of having the
drunken intruders arrested, chose to settle
tie niaiicc Oh the spot, and they did SO
black eyes. bloody noses. and bloody
paveGientS bore evidence OF it the next
morning. This summary manner o: try
ing and furnishing drunken and disorderly
tbltetG IL IL ~ llC pcIdl SldluItS,
was vc. y .oisy for the time being, but the
county for costs formed no part Of the
record. The Shawnee, boys numbered ten to
one Of the int,uders, and they had their own
ward constable on hand they could have
arrested ard locked them up in ten min
utes. but they chose different plan.
With such odds in favor of a quick settle
ment; nobody has seen any danger, except
Major Iocum and the intruders, while
some O.! the latter cannot see as we'll now
as they did before tho fight. The at
tempt to blame Officer keech for not being
there to help ten sober boys arrest on,
who was drunk. is little too thin Oh the
pant of the major, particularly on the eve
of an election, but Gas doubtful
things are very uncertain" he may see
some danger ahead.
Eighth Ward Raliie..
Spirited Democratic meetings were held
in the Eighth ward, at Mrs. Diehl's saloon
on Thursday evening, and at Lucas Fritz's
.'Grcsl, Cottage last evening. Among