Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-01
COLUMBIA NEWS.
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Ihrss accident, OF u moro or Lea, serious !
Nature--N rign,ing Negro National
Poii,uianu IA ,sso Bsiiis's.
Brakeman j. Is Hoffman aud Flagman
Charles Lawhcad, while putting on brakes
uGar Elm station were struck by an over |
hoad, and narrowly escaped death. Tho |
former was rendered unconscious, while |
tho latter was knocked between tho bum
pors Of two cars, aud ouly saved himself
by cliugng to tho brake cham.
A tramp IN attempting to board u freight
train this morning, at tho st. Charles
furnace, was struck and had several seyoI @
bruises made Un his face, hands aud body.
Ills baggage, which ho had thrown on the
car ho attempted 10 board, was carried
away.
John EmunbgrRCr foil from the coal
platform, in tho west yard, To a coal bin
IL feet beneath yesterday. His iao, aud
head we've cut in several places.
rersonaL
MIR Charles l.. FibCft yesterday Tc.
signed his position ~ Columbia CORES
uondcnt ~ tho Lancaster Examiner.
Miss Sadie NJ. Ward will spend the ncSt
two weeks ia visiting friends IN Elizabeth.
town.
Mcssrs u. u. fornoy, VIM. Pcdrick aud
VIM Jordan arrived in Columbia yeslor.
day from Washington. ID. O., New Jersey
aud York, respectively, to accompany Co.
c.. to Gettysburg.
Mis- Mort. Carr last evening gave a
party in honor of two Young ladies from
York who are her guests. IL was very
pleasant affair.
A sogro's Furious Resistance to Arrest.
Officers Wittick aud Gilbert last evening
arrested Ca'sun Dcran, crazy negro, for
drunken aud diSOTderly conduct On Tow
lin. ll0 was taken before Squire Evans,
who gavO him 30 days ia jail. AS the ro
suit was announced, Dcran was turned
into perfect devil, and made n furious
resistance, when the officers attOmpt,d To
take him from the office. lie fought thcm
like Wild man, aud made an ugly wound
On one of Wittick's thumbs, by getting IT.
between his teeth. Before ho could
bc conquered his head bad been beaten TO u
bloody pulp, by the officers black Jacks,
iIo finally gave in, but on his way 70 the
lookup, again resisted again the black
iacks weIo used, aud with such good
effect that he plcadod for them to quit
which VAS done. This morning ho was
taken to jail.
Pol tion.iSaso Bali IICtUrs.
This morning there appeared in tho
window OF John Yeakle's drug store, a
picture of nino men playing base ball. a
close inspection shows that the players are
nine OF the great political giants Of tho
day. But the picture has n Significance.
:. j. Ttldcn is catcher, aud his attitude is
ono that makes us think that he ia going
To catch J. q. Blaine, who pitches, in
every one of his little games. Arthur
is batting, and his face Expresses that
determination, that even though Blaine
knocked him ont of tho race for president,
he will now retalIate and knock his curves
all over the field. Blaine's curves arc to
represent his satellites. John Kelly covers
short, and his attitude Is toward Blaine
ho is ready for an assist. 5enj. Butler is
seen on first base ard his looks indicate
that he don't care whether he catches the
ball OF the nomination for president
on the National Labor ticket. (At
the time tho cut was printed he
had not been nominated, hence the OK
pressiOu). Logan is on second, and is
curiously watching aud supporting
Blaine. A figure of u man is nj his feet
it is L. ). Grant, who attempted 10 steal
third base, or the third term, whichever
suits you, but being fOilcd, holds fast to
second. Payne is on third. and his actions
arc louder than wOrds-hs won't permit
Grant To get tho third base or term.
Sherman supports him IN th's. aud is gazing
at Arthur in a dreadful manner. In the
centre is :. j. Randall his is a cOntentcd
expression, yet also one of determination,
to assist in preventing tho Republicans,
who are in the majority in tn, field, hav.
ing a majority Of votes or runs in NOvem
bCr's game.
Town Notes.
The river is stationary, neither falling
or rising. It is yet below low water
mark.
A nominl'iOn for CiliceTs will TO helC
h, the Columbia fire company this evening
The funeral ofCouTad Hahn, was largol!
attended. yesterday. Forty members o
Chicquesaluuga tribe, |. q. K. NJ, wert
III attendance.
Columbia CuCampcrs arc returning from
Landisyille.
Co. G.. does not leave for Gettysburg
until to morrow morning. This evening
the recruits will be drilled in guard mount
ing and standing.
The tobacco crop in this vicinity Ia
never been CXcall0d.
The car movement over tho J.. II. Il
shows au increase of l. l4l tons over IT.
proceeding month, and an increase Of 0,ij
over July 1888. There were |, i5l train
moved eastward and j1S westward,
The blackberry crop, il failure tn
disease known as tho rust, having ap
peared, destroying tho bushes, root'
leaves aud berries.
The Z. K r. well sell excursion ticket
to aud from Gettysburg, commencing wit
to morrow, and ending on August 9th
They are good until Aug. lth inclusive.
-Scyeral Columbia families arc picniCin
at Wild Cat Falls to-day.
Eli j. Derrick died yesterday, from pu
~ Onary disease, in the 9th year Of h
age. His remains will DO Inferred froI
tho Trinity Reformed church on Sunday {
2p. m. Gen. Welsh Post, No. lis G..
r., aud to which deceased belonged, wi
attend in body. Mr.. Derrick served
months in tho I'd and 4jth Pennsylyan
volunteers in the late war, aud was goo
soldier and citizen. His many friends a
greatly saddened by his death.
A Red Letrer EiGhIy'eiGhtn birthday.
Condensed from Mount Joy Star.
Mrs Rosanna Bosser, Mount Joys olde
citizen, celebrated her eighty eighth brit
day anniversary on Monday, at her res
donce in the presence of few invite
guests and friends. Mr.. 9. A. Griswol
Of Clinton county, Iowa, executor, of MI
Bosslers second son, Jacob, who died
Iowa in 1882, was present to deliver Z