Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-10-18
COLUMBIA NE VS. ITEMS.
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\ utrmAU Attempts suicias-Acoidouts auu
Nther Happenings 10 tho thorough
Accused OF Robbery.

\ utrmAU Attempts suieiae-Acoidouts and
uther Happenings Ia tho thorough
Accusea OF Robbery,
John Dombacher aged 40 years.
German employed at tho st. Charles fur
mace since last April, attempted to com
init suicide last evening, mt his boarding
house, at Third and Walnut streets. by
cutting his throat with razor. For the
past week he has been melancholy. Ho
would not eat anything and since Monday
has done nothing but walk his room NUT
tering. On Thursday DR.. W. G. Bern
theiscl, who was called TO see him, advised
that he DO sent to the Lancaster asylum.
rs ho showed signs of insanity. Il was
not done and the physician reiterated his
| advice yesterday, when he examined him.
Arrangements were then made to have
him removed, but, the officers being busy,
it was postponed until they had time.
About ESQ last evening, =. L. X. night
caller Elmer McDevitt called to SEQ him,
md went mp To his room, where he found
him sitting on the bed, covered with
blood, a razor beside him, and deep cash
in his throat. DR.. Bsrntheisel was hastily
summoned, and it required au hour OF
great excrtion before the flow of blood
could be stopped. The razor had cut
| deep, sovcring the larynx and trachea, and
| narrowly missing the jugular vein. Pre-
| vious to the doctors sewing and plastering
| the cuts shut, Dombacher was unabla to
| speak but after the doctor finished his
work, ho managed 10 articulate several
| sentences. lie was taken to the Lancaster
| hospital.
DEATHS.
! LOUIS UmA.e, aged about 20 years, and
! " no resided with his granddaughter, Mrs
| Wm. Newcomer, on Walnut street, near
! Seventh, died from general debility last
| evening.
John MnNauus, while working on q
"pusher" ongiuo at Ninth and Green
streets, Philadelphia, for the +, Il Il. Il
Il. company, was killed yesterday. His
romaius will be sent to Columbia to his
father, Owen MoManus, to-day.
Geo, L)wery, residing on Chestnut
street, this morning lost his four year old
son, by death OF cholera iniantum.
ACCIDENTS.
Harry Dasher was hauled homo in
wagon yesterday with q badly sprainet
leg. He met with his accident whilt
playing on the institute grounds, and fall
ing.
Charlo Smith, OF Columbia, fell down
fifty foot embaukment, at Grubb's mines
where h3 is employed, and dslocated hi
left arm.
John Kaufman had a deep cash cut il
his head this morning by being struol
with pieco Of iron at this Susquehauu
rolling mill.
! MISCELLANEOUS.
Service will be held in al Columbi
churches Tomorrow, at the usual hour'
This morning Miss Maud PeGrca wer
! 10 lgV6T. Del To attend school
Christ. Lawson, q Swede who has bee
. boarding. at the Mechanics hotel, for tn
, past few days, while sleeping off load {
the GIdeDs near the Sus9uehanna rollin
mill, had his money belt robbed of III
; | contents. The belt contained a considers
bio sum Of money.
Tho GAlatea club Of Columbia, cclebra
ted its third anniversary by giving 0
, elegant banquet at Warrer's restauTar
| last evening. The following officers wer
/ eltcted for 1885: President, II, I
LicAty vice president, J. Il. Bertem
= | secretary /. q. PaiCG ; treasurer, l.. i
/ FOn DcrsmitE.
u Wesley Cooper accused John Derau an
y Officer Witiick, Of having been seen emerl
ing !rCu the Columbia postofioe at s.;
i NJ, On May 1st, 1880, the time whe
= the Ctiico vas robbed. Cooper was take
before Squire Evans last evening, and
: c10tradicCuJ his statesueuts which we
, made out Of revenge. Wittlck claims
j was cut Of town at the time referred t
aud if lie can prove it will sue Cooper f.
; perjury.
The harvest thanksgiving festival he
in ST. p. e church TEass a delig Atfal q ffat
Z IG6 Shawnee was elaborately decorate
@ with fruit, vegetables, etc, which will
y sent t. the Lancaster county hospital.