Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-01
COLUMBIA NEWS.
JUk REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE
Events Along tho experimentation OF
Inter est In and Around tho Borough
Picked up by tho lnteIn-

Events Along tho experimentation o
Interest In and Around tho borough
Picked mp BY tho lntein-
geDcer Reporter.
A dead human body was found floatin,
down the river yesterday. by the crew o
the river steam tug. 1t was taken t,
Wrightsville, near which it had first beel
discovered. Deputy Coroner Franks, o.
Columbia, held the inquest. No mark
of violence were found on the body, and ;
verdict of death by accidental drowning
was rendered in consequence. j. W. Min
nich, Wrightsville. undertaken, buried the
remains, which had evidently been in the
water long time, as they were covered
with thick coating of mud. Deceased was
about feet inches in height, weighed
about 175 pounds. had dark hair and eyes
and wore no beard or moustache. Fart OF
the sleeve of his shirt was on his left arm.
and that was tho only vestige of clothing
about him.
Tho Aldermsnic Courts.
William Shultz, young man, was al.
raigned before Squire Young last evening,
charged by Henry 3. Wolfe with baviDg
committed assault and battery on his IA
year old son. Shultz and young Wolfe
are employed at the Susquehanna rolling
mill, at which place the assa ult was made.
In the absence of the latter person the case
was adjourned until Saturday evening.
Squire Grier last evening heard the as
sauit and battery case of Michael Burke,
charged by VIM. II. Cobaugh with baving
committed it upon him on last Saturday
evening. The case was sent to court by a
justice, but before the participants left the
office the affair was settled by a compro-
mise.
Caroline Muller, of Lancaster, was COM
mitted to the county Jail this morning for
10 days by Squire Frank, for being
drunk and disorderly. She is the person
who raised the cry of murder on Walnut
street late last night.
Railroad Notes.
An engine and six cars of tho Reading
& Columbia railroad were thrown from
the track by spread rail this morning, at
the Front street crossing Of that road with
the Pennsylvania.
Tho Pennsylvania railroad car move
ment for April is rs follows: Eastward.
loaded, 35.G72; empty, 1,l51 total,
36, 1923. Westward, loaded, 1927 !;
empty, 25, 32G total, 1858. Grand total,
74,376.
Charles Caesar Watson. an old colored
resident of Tcw Hill, died last night of
consumption, aged 90 years. The funeral
services will be held in Mt. Zion A. NJ. f.
church on Thursday afternoon at o clock.
Every person knew Z" Uncle Cesar"
Borough Briefs.
Geo Wilkes has gone to Denver.-Orrick
Richards has papered Musser's aud Max
tons stores.-May dancing party in the
armury to morrow evening.-Pilot Henry
Seiplo got yesterday . rafting party down
safely.-M. 4. package party at S. G.
Mays netted s47.20 and was delightful
aiTair.-Chas. l.. Filbert home from Wash.
ingtOn, ID. C.-Officer Wittig has broken
up the loaiing on tho colored church steps
and done other good wOrk.-Orphean mus
ical at Mr.. Henry Pfahler's to night
Orion lodge of Odd Fellows, Chiquesalun-
ga tribe No. 80, l. o. of r. NJ, Vigilant
fire company.-isivcrside lodge No. 81, II.
&. celebrated its seventh anniversary with
supper and other features last evening.