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Aleck Lamar, a youth connected with the Sun office, was drowned in the river above the railroad bridge while bathing on the 23d of June.
The Bank of Columbus, in June, subscribed $75,000 to the Confederate loan, which was in addition to $60,000 previous- ly subscribed, and to $35,000 loaned the State of Georgia.
Capt. James Abercrombie, an old and prominent citizen of Russell county, Alabama, living in the vicinity of Columbus, who had removed to Pensacola, Fla., died there on the 2d of July. His remains were brought to Columbus for interment.
A deplorable accident to the train conveying the Colum- bus Volunteers and Georgia Guards to Atlanta occurred on the evening of the 14th of August, near Randall's Creek. Several of the cars were precipitated into a broken culvert.
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Mr. Douglas C. Moore, of the Columbus Volunteers, and a negro boy belonging to Mr. Edward Croft, were instantly killed. Several other persons were wounded.
The first new cotton was brought in on August 30th, being two bales from the plantation of Mr. George Hernden, of Marion county. It classed strict middling, and was sold at 10g cents. Very heavy and long continued rains fell during the first three weeks in August, badly damaging all crops, and preventing the maturity and picking of cotton.
A shock of earthquake was felt in the city on the 31st of August, doing no damage.
The receipts of cotton for the year ending August 31st, amounted to 83,166 bales. Stock on hand 1st Sept., 2,234 bales.
Wm. Butler, the engineer, was killed on the 11th of Sept., by the running off the track of his train on the Mobile and Girard Railroad, at Station No. 6.
Work on the common passenger shed for the several Rail- road Companies was suspended in January, on account of the pressure of the times.
Miss Ann Rankin was killed on the 8th of January, being thrown from a buggy in which she and another lady were riding, a few miles from the city.
The stores on the west side of Broad street, occupied by T. B. Scott and Mr. Fischacker, were burned on the night of the 20th of January. They were owned by B. Wells & Co.
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John Quin and F. M. Brooks were Magistrates, and J. B. Hicks and D. Crockett Constables of the Lower District, and W. H. Brannon and John G. Bethune were Magistrates, and John Lloyd Constable for the Upper District.
Wm. A. Lawes was elected Sheriff of Muscogee county, on the 9th of March, to fill the unexpired term of J. Hazle- ton, resigned.
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January 4-Elias B. Presley and Rebecca J. Stinson ; 15, Thomas J. Wynne and Arry M. J. Fincher, Henry C. Mitchell and Rowena Gunby, William H. Gibson and Gussie Greenwood; 16, Alexander P. Pryor and Mary J. Sneed ; 22, George W. Gafford and Elizabeth Chatman, Wm. Rodgers and Frances Champion ; 24, Joseph Ellison and Ellenora Garrett, James S. Tatum and Sarah Tatum ; 28, Wm. Lawrence and Ellen Silas ; 29, William T. Griffin and M. F. Thompson, George McDaniel and Sarah Pritchard, John Turner and Martha Cooper.
Februay 10-Daniel H. Wynne and Mary A. Morrison ; 14, Thos. J. Willis and Elvira E. Jones; 16, George W. Clay and Caroline Hines; 19, Daniel Grant and Mary E. Hungerford; 25, Wm. Sills and Elizabeth James ; 26, John C. Martin and Mary Pittman.
March 1-Wm. T. Merchant and Sarah McMullen ; 3, Monroe M. Belcher and Martha Clegg ; 5, Alexander C. Morrison and Mary E. Williamson, Wm. Pike and Winnie Thompson ; 6, Wm. H. Russell and Mary E. Tomlin ; 10, Geo. M. Venable and Susan P. Davis, James B. West and Louisiana Pra- ther ; 12, James T. Redding and Martha B. Hardaway ; 16, Wm. J. Webb and Adaline Williams ; 21, Phineas Gray and Rachel Gray ; 24. James T. Owens and Rachel R. Hoffman.
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April 1-Alfred I. Young and Clara Wildman ; 9, Edward J. Holley and Elizabeth Wynne ; 16, Isaac T. Tichnor and Emily C. Boyken ; 20, George B. Young and Mary J. Norton ; 25, Edward A. Kleber and Mary B. Barden.
May 3-Jesse Schnider and Kate Corbally ; 5, Thos. F. Ridenhour and Charlotte T. Davis, Lawrence M. Burns and Mary A. Harris ; 9, James Hearn and Elizabeth Corlie ; 10, Milton J. Walker and Ella G. Rowe ; 26, Thomas McAlister and Nancy Fletcher ; 29, Robert C. McIntyre and Martha L. Mur- dock ; 30, Edward Bozeman and Nancy Robinson.
June 2-Mathew H. Pool and Sarah A. Skinner; 5, George R. Clark and Rhoda A. Odom ; 6, Conrad Bravogle and Mary A. A. Barry ; 14, Williford Cherry and Susan Turner ; 18, Robert E. O'Brien and Mariah A. Brown, Harvey Jones and Mary B. Rhodes ; 20, Green L. M. Thompson and Sarah Morris ; 23, Daniel D. McDuffie and Elizabeth Ham ; 27, Richard J. Hunter and Anna C. V. Howard.
July 1-David E. Moody and Mary D. Upton ; 14, Wm. J. Langston and Mattie E. Parr ; 18, Walter Stewart and Elizabeth M. Rembert ; 25, Wm. M. Foster and Susan Barker ; 28, James M. Willis and Nancy J. King.
August 2-John J. Kemp and Emaline Moody ; 4, Joseph Pittman and Mary Bradley ; 14, Wm. Amos and Lucy P. Cox; 17, Jesse C. Ousley and Elizabeth P. Evans ; 25, Wm. R. Green and Antionett V. Vanzant.
September 5-James C. Huckaba and Nancy L. Thomas; 8, James Belcher and Elizabeth Newsom ; 15, Franklin J. Johnson and Alice A. Mealing ; 17, Wm. S. Tooke and Lucy A. Bussey ; 22, Andrew Grande and Lizzie Wynne ; 24, James A. Shingleur and Martha E. Flewellen, Lewis Scott and Winney Hurst ; 26, James W. Doles and Mary T. Jones.
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October 6-Thos. P. Lunsford and Anna J. King ; 8, Charles E. Brooks and Virginia E. Barden ; 15, Benjamin A. Stripling and Ann E. Champion ; 24, Lovick Goodwin and Malinda Rodgers, Peyton H. Colquitt and Julia P. Hurt ; 31, Amory D. Barnett and Sarah A. Turner.
November 5-Lemuel Lockhart and Cally A. E. Vinson; 12, James C. Ed- wards and Ann McIntyre ; 17, E. J. Mathews and Susan Colter ; 21, James C. Gartman and Sarah T. Hobbs.
December 1-James V. Averett and Mary R. Skinner ; 3, Thos. C. Parham and Eugenia T. Womack; 8, Wm. Odom and Elizabeth R. Patrick ; 9, John Livingston and Elizabeth Tadlock ; 10, Wm. A. Speris and Narcissa J. Rob- inson, Francis J. Abbott and Mary A. Dutton ; 15, John Olive and Melvina Hatton ; 18, Wm. C. Cooke and Clara W. Abercrombie; 24, Cincinatus B. Kendrick and Mary Holcomb; 26, Alexander Frazier and Rena Smith; 31, William A. Teal and Sarah E. Brittain, Frederick F. Coulter and Emaline A. Hill.
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Jan. 31-Horace H. Taft.
Feb. 1-(in Girard,) Jesse Hays; 12, (drowned at Mobile,) Rev. Noble DeVotie; 19, Charles Markham.
March 7-Infant daughter of H. H. Epping; 23, (in Wynnton,) Mrs. Eliza, wife of Hu. B. Dawson; 28, Charles D. Wales.
April 3-Samuel B. Harvell, Neil G. Smith; 10. Samuel J. Hatcher ; 15, Dr. Alphonso C. Kivlin ; 24, James Lawrence Hill.
May 9-Child of Dr. Tichnor; 22, Mrs. O'Bannon; 31, Dr. LeRoy Holt.
June 5-John C. Wakefield; 6, infant son of Jesse Cox; 17, Eva, daugh- ter of G. H. Peabody; 18, Thos. S. Allen; 23, infant daughter of F. J. Clemons ; 22, Alex. B. Lamar; 24, infant daughter of J. P. Murray; 30, in- fant son of Geo. C. Renfroe.
July 1-Mrs. James D. Code; 3, Mrs. R. L. Mott; 8, Mrs. Bradford ; 22, Mrs. Sallie L., wife of Rev. A. Wright; 25, J. D. Baldwin; 30, Miss Sarah E. Crews.
August 2-Col. Van Leonard, Mrs. Nancy Fields; 7, infant son of Rev. H. H. Parks; 15, Wm. J. Caraway.
Sept. 3-Infant son of E. M. Clarke; 5, infant son of James M. Chambers ; 8, E. J. King; 13, Mary S. Fackler; 14, Margaret Sanders; 23, H. B. Dixon, (in Richmond.)
Dec. 1-(in Augusta) George W. Winter, formerly of Columbus; 24, (at Motgomery) A. S. Rutherford, Clerk of the Superior Court of Muscogee.
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1862.
Second Year of the War-Military Feeling, &c.
The municipal election in December last resulted in the choice of Dr. J. F. Bozeman as Mayor; George W. Jones, Clerk ; Jas. D. Johnson, Treasurer ; no election for Marshal ; George A. Huckeba, Deputy Marshal; Henry M. Harris, Sexton. Aldermen-1st Ward, J. J. McKendree, Dr. Flew- ellen ; 2d, J. W. King, F. C. Johnson; 3d, John Hazleton, T. O. Douglass ; 4th, John Ligon, J. T. Daniel; 5th, John Quin, W. S. Holstead ; 6th, J. M. Bivins, F. M. Gray.
The City Council elected the following officers : Bridge- keeper, Jno. Bunnell; Hospital keeper, Mrs. McGehee; Mag- azine keeper, Peter Anderson ; Wharfinger, W. H. Alston ; City Printers, Thos. Gilbert & Co .; City Physician, Dr. A. C. Wingfield.
On the 7th of January, John C. Lovelace was elected Mar- shal.
A very large, earnest and enthusiastic meeting of citizens was held in Temperance Hall on the 27th of February, at which resolutions were adopted pledging all the resources of the people to the carrying on of the war of defence; declar- ing that the people of Muscogee will cheerfully and promptly respond to the late and all other calls for volunteers ; also re- questing the Inferior Court to make provision for the support of volunteers until they shall be received into the service, and calling upon that Court to levy a tax sufficient to support the families of volunteers during their absence. The meeting also appointed a Committee of Public Safety, composed of 21 prominent citizens, and a committee to go through the coun- try and collect all the guns that could be spared, and to call on the people for contributions of money, provisions, cloth- ing, &c.
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Two more volunteer military companies-the "Muscogee Volunteers," Capt. Cooper, and the "Price Volunteers," Capt. Bedell-left Columbus on the 12th of March for the rendez- vous at Griffin, where they were incorporated into new regi- ments for the Confederate service. The "Muscogee Volun- teers" were made Company C of the 46th Georgia Regiment, of which Peyton H. Colquitt was elected Colonel. He was killed on the 20th of September, 1863, in the battle of Chick- amauga. The following was the muster roll of the "Musco- gee Volunteers : "
Officers-A. H. Cooper, Captain, killed Sept. 20th, 1863, at Chickamauga. Lieutenants-1st, F. C. Tillman, promoted Captain, killed June 20th, 1864, at Kennesaw ; 2d, W. R. Bedell, appointed Adjutant 46th Georgia Regiment, 1862; 3d, J. T. Daniel, promoted to Captain, June 20th, 1864, and surrender- ed in North Carolina, April 26th, 1865. Sergeants -1st, Charles Neuffer. died at Charleston, S. C., 1862; 2d, A. J. Floyd; 3d, J. W. Huff, elected Lieutenant ; J. S. Acee, promoted to Lieutenant of Artillery, 1864; G. G. Cartledge, promoted to Orderly Sergeant, and killed at Franklin, Tenn., 1864. Corporals-1st, Isham R. Brooks, promoted to Orderly Sergeant ; 2d, J. R. McGee ; 3d, T. J. Skinner ; 4th, Thomas Harrison, promoted to Sergeant.
Privates-W. M. Allen ; J. L. Anthony; S. W. Anthony, discharged; J. F. Aldmond, died since war ; Hezekiah Bedell ; T. H. Banks ; J. H. Bartlett ; W. R. Bartlett; C. C. Bize, promoted Corporal and killed, 1864; D. R. Bize ; Thomas Boles, killed, 1864; John R. Brooks; R. C. Brooks, died 1863 ; P. J. Bigers ; William Brown ; John Bussey ; William Bussey; Wm. Champion, wounded at Jackson, Miss .; J. L. Duffee, discharged 1864; M. R. Edward ; W. D. Edward, killed 22d July, 1864 ; A. J. English ; Henry Fleming ; John Fleming, discharged, 1864; J. F. Fletcher; J. M. Fletcher, promoted to Sergeant ; J. B. Ford; J. H. Galaway; F. M. Gammel ; Joseph Hartong ; L. J. Haynes; W. C. Henderson ; E. J. Horn, killed at Jackson, Miss., 1863 ; West Horn, died 1862; H. J. Horn; J. D. Holt ; E. D. Jones, captured at Chickamauga, 1863 ; Thomas Kennedy ; Jeremiah King, killed ; O. K. Land, killed at Chickamauga, September 20th, 1863 ; William Langford; E. Lang- ford; P. L. Lewis; A. J. Livingston, killed at Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863 ; James Lockhart ; William Lockhart; Henry Long ; Julius Long ; Aaron Long ; W. H. H. Lokey, killed at Nashville ; Jinks Low ; M. T. Lynn; L. J. McGehee ; J. W. Massey; B. F. McCrary, wounded and discharged, 1861 ; N. E. Miller ; O. H. Miller, discharged ; Silas McGuyrt, discharged, lost arm ; John McGuyrt; N. B. Morrill ; Spencer Motley ; J. D. Moy ; J. H. Morrison ; James Mooney ; J. C. Myers ; J. A. Parker ; G. E. Parker ; Wm. Parker ; H. P. Parkman ; William Peddy, killed ; Elisha Phillips ; J. P. Phillips, died ; E. P. Phillips, died ; F. X. Profumo ; W. H. H. Robison, died; G. M. Rogers, killed at Jonesboro, Ga., 1864; John Rogers, died ; 11
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J. L. Roberts : W. H. Russell; F. P. Scott ; C. A. Shivers ; J. H. B. Ship- pey, discharged; H. T. Simmons; D. A. Skinner; J. W. Skinner ; C. B. Sperlin ; W. A. Spires ; J. M. Thompson ; J. N. Thompson, deserted ; W. R. Thompson, deserted; J. W. Thompson, deserted ; T. W. Schoonmaker, transferred to 32d Ga. Regiment, 1863; John Hawkin, transferred; L. I. Harvey, transferred; Robert Motley, dicd 1863; J. N. Took; J. J. Took; R. C. Treadaway ; James Turnage, died; W. A. Waters; J. M. Watkins, killed ; Jonathan Watson ; Simeon Wilden, killed, 1863 ; B. T. Willis, killed, 1864; N. C. Willis ; E. P. Willis ; L. J. Williams, killed 1863; G. W. Wise- man ; Robert Wiseman ; Neal Wilkerson : Wm. Wilkerson ; Lewis Wilker- son, died; Wm. Wragg ; J. A. Wynn ; T. Jeff. Willis, promoted to Sergt. and killed at Chickamauga, 20th September, 1863.
A military organization for home defence was effected at a meeting held in the Court House on the 26th of March. Six- ty-one volunteers then enrolled themselves, and organized by electing John L. Mustain, Captain; John Peabody, James Broadnax, and Frank W. Golden, Lieutenants; R. T. Simons, Jacob Burrus, John Durkin, and Peter Roman, Corporals ; George A. Huckeba, H. R. Sedberry, J. W. Bishop, and Jos. Roper, Sergeants ; R. S. Stockton, Secretary and Treasurer.
A fine cavalry company, raised by Captain Robert Thomp- son, left Columbus early this year for the Confederate serv- ice, but we cannot find the date. It was made Company A of the Third Georgia Cavalry, of which M. J. Crawford was Colonel ; R. E. Kennon, Lieutenant Colonel; Howard John- son, Major ; J. P. C. Winder, Adjutant; E. F. Colzey, Sur- geon ; - Moulkey, Assistant Surgeon ; Harry J. DeLau- ney, Serg't Major; J. W. Hinton, Chaplain ; R. W. Denton, Quartermaster ; J. A. Frazier, Commissary. Most of these regimental officers were from Columbus. The officers of Co. A were: Robert Thompson, Captain (afterwards promoted Colonel of the regiment); Chas. Phelps, 1st Lieutenant; Wm. Howard, 2d; John Klink, 3d, afterwards 1st Lieut .; Law- rence Wall, O. S., afterwards 3d Lieutenant.
The officers of Company B of the same regiment were : B. A. Thornton, Captain; Howard Johnson, 1st Lieutenant, afterwards promoted Major of regiment; Hamp Park, 2d Lieut .; John Manley, 3d; Thomas King, O. S., afterwards Lieutenant.
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Company I of the same regiment: John W. Hurt, Captain ; J. S. Pemberton, 1st Lieutenant, afterwards Captain ; B. B. Fontaine, 2d Licut., afterwards Captain; Woolfolk Walker, 3d Lieut .; James Dennis, O. S., afterwards Lieutenant.
The "Columbus Rebels" were mustered into service in April, 1862, at Atlanta, as Company C, 9th Georgia Battalion of Artillery: We copy its roll and record from Haddock's Directory :
This Company was sent to Abingdon, Va., and in the Fall of that year crossed the Cumberland Mountains at Pound Gap, and took part in the Kentucky campaign. After the battle of Perryville, and the withdrawal of Gen. Bragg from Kentucky, retreated with General Humphrey Marshall's command to Southwestern Virginia, where they remained during the Winter. In May, 1863, were ordered to Knoxville, Tenn., and in June of that year assisted in defending the city against the enemy, under General Saunders and Col. John Brownlow. In August of this year, marched with Buckner's corps to join Gen. Bragg, and participated in the operations in Mclemore's Cave and the battle of Chickamauga. After the battle was placed in General Wofford's brigade, which composed the advance of our army in the march on Chattanooga. Was sent with Longstreet to East Tennessee, and participated in the engagement at Campbell's Station and the assault on Knoxville. Passed the Winter in East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, and in June, 1864, was ordered to Lynchburg and assisted in defending that place against the enemy under Gen. Hunter, and after his repulse and retreat went with Earley's corps in pursuit and remained with Gen. Early during his subse- quent operations in the Valley of Virginia, after which they were ordered to Richmond, taking part in its defense and surrendering with Gen. Lee's army at Appomattox Court House. The following is an imperfect roll of the company as it is given wholly from memory by an active member of the company. . Of the 95 or 100 members some 20 or 25 surrendered with the company at Appomattox Court House : .
Officers-George W. Atkinson, Captain, resigned in June, 1863, and was discharged by substitution. Lieutenants-1st, Thos. O. Douglass, resigned in May, 1863, on account of physical disability. 2d, Lieut., A. M. Wolihin, promoted to captaincy in June, 1863, and surrendered at Appomattox Court House. 3d Lieut., P. L. Key, promoted to 1st Lieutenant in June, 1863, surrendered at Appomattox Court House. Sergeants-1st, Geo. A. B. Smith, discharged in May, 1863, by substitution. 2d Sergt., John S. Cargill, pro- moted in May, 1863, to 1st Sergeant, afterwards Adjutant to General. 3d Sergeant, Wm. Hall, promoted to 2d Lieutenant. 4th Sergt., J. R. Hillings, surrendered at Appomattox Court House. 5th Sergt., B. F. Bussey, promo- ted to 1st Sergeant, surrendered at Apomattox Court House. Corporals- 1st, James McElrath ; 2d, John F. Barker, dead; 3d, Luke Conley ; 4th, J. A. Fassell, surrendered at Appomattox Court House ; 5th, Pat. Foran.
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Privates-John Allen, died in 1863; Frank Allums, B. F. Barnes, B. F. Brittain, Wm. Barker, E. C. Beers; H. Bussey, died in 1863; -- Brooks, died in 1862; John F. Brown, discharged on account of disability; W. A. Bozeman, discharged by order President Davis; Robert Bozeman, discharged on account of disability ; Alfred Bennett; S. P. C. Clark, deserted in Sep- tember, 1862; Jason Crawford, David Crawford; Jno. T. Consford, detailed in Government Works at Columbus; W. C. Duffi.1d; Nat. C. Forgerson, promoted to Sergeant in 1863; John Fussell; M. W. Ford, promoted to 3d Lieutenant in 1863 and resigned; J. A. Foster, Wm. Foster, Henry Foster ; M. C. Gilbert, discharged by substitution in 1863; John W. Gay, N. B. Gay, John G. Grant, John Henderson, Toney Henderson, Wm. Hill; A. B. Hud- son, dead; Robert Hudson, John A. Johnson, L. W. Koeling, Thos. Lasseter, James J. Littleton, James R. Lawrence; John Landers, promoted to Corpo- ral and discharged in 1863; M. H. Lee, discharged by substitution in 1863 ; James F. Lewis ; R. G. Lynn, wounded in hand and discharged ; Allen Mann ; James Mann, discharged from disability in 1863; Wmn. H. Morgan, Thomas Morgan ; George M. Morgan, promoted to Corporal in 1863 ; Wm. McElrath; M. W. Murphy, promoted to Sergeant, one of the bravest and most effective gunners in the battalion ; Wm. Odom, transferred to 46th Georgia Regiment ; James Oswall, died in 1862; Leander Odom, promoted Corporal in 1864; D. M. Posey, promoted to Sergeant in 1864; Wmn. Price, Robert Powell; Reuben Powell, disabled by wound in hand and discharged; Wm. Reegan, deserted in 1862; Wm. W. Ridenhour, promoted to Sergeant Major in 1862 and 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant in 1863, and died September, 1863, of ty- phoid fever ; Jonas D. Russell, dead; James Russell; John R. Short, pro- moted to Lieutenant in 1865; Thomas J. Smith, Wm. Smith, James Sander- lin; R. R. Sanderlin, killed at Jeffersonville, Va., in 1863; J. M. Sizemore, B. G. Sikes; Richard Sikes, died in 1862; Aaron Sperling, Wm. Tolson ; George W. Tomberlin, discharged on account of disability; J. W. Turnage, L. S. Turnage, Thos. S. Turnage, Wm. Tooke; Jas. M. Williams, promoted to Sergeant in 1864; John Weldon, died in 1862; John C. Wallace; T. B. Wallace, died 1864 ; W. H. Washington; W. H. Webb, discharged by substi- tution in 1863; A. J. Wood; R. W: White, promoted to Sergeant in 1863; Brad Wall, died in 1863; George W. Wall, James Wall, Nathan Young.
The "Columbus Minute Boys," a company that had been in the State service for six months, re-organized for the Con- federate service on the 19th of May, and elected the follow- ing officers: Hatch Cook, Captain; A. V. Boatrite, 1st Lieu- tenant; John Beasley, 2d; Jas. E. Butt, Brevet 2d.
A fine company of Mounted Partisan Rangers, raised and commanded by Capt. J. H. Sikes, left Columbus for rendez- vous at Wilson, N. C., on the 11th of August. The follow- ing were the officers elect: J. H. Sikes, Captain; P. A. S.
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The following statistics are obtained from the tax returns of Muscogee county for this year (values in Confederate money): No. of polls 1,166; No. of acres of land 198,902, aggregate value $1,710,035; No. of slaves 6,510, value $3,493,830; value of city property $2,428,175; merchandise $620,961; aggregate value of whole property $13,131,656; number of acres in cotton 2,335, do. in corn 31,882.
W. S. Lee and F. M. Jeter were on the 11th of October elected Aldermen for the 3d Ward, to fill vacancies.
On the morning of the last day of December, before day- light, one of the most destructive fires with which the city was ever visited broke out in the warehouse of Messrs. Greenwood & Gray, corner of Randolph and Front streets. The flames spread with great rapidity, and the whole mass of cotton was soon enveloped in a sheet of fire, giving a bril- liant light which illuminated the whole neighborhood of the city. By the exertions of the firemen, the conflagration was confined to the warehouse, but it was with much difficulty that the adjoining auction house of Messrs. Ellis & Living- ston, and the Baptist Factory Chapel on the opposite side of Front street, were saved. The amount of cotton in the ware- house was about six thousand bales, belonging in part to planters and in part to buyers. All of it was consumed. The building and a portion of the cotton were insured. The fire was believed to have been the work of an incendiary.
The following were quotations of prices in December : Corn $1.60@$1.80; sweet potatoes $1; peas $1.25@$1.80; sorgo syrup $2.50 per gallon; N. O. sugar 50c. per lb .; salt 50 to 58c. per 1b.
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St. Clair streets,) was dedicated on the 2d of February-ded- ication sermon by the pastor, Rev. S. H. Higgins.
The Chattahoochee rose to a great height in February. On the night of the 18th the upper bridge was swept away. It fortunately broke up in passing the rapids, before reach- ing the lower bridge, and therefore failed to carry off the latter with it. The flood almost reached the flooring of the lower bridge. The banks of the river caved in greatly, par- ticularly on the Alabama side, and the factories were "drowned out" for several days.
Wm. Curran, an Irishman, was shot and killed by Jos. HI. Daniel on the 11th of March. The testimony showed that Curran was about to make an attack on Daniel, at the latter's own house, and Daniel shot him in self-defence.
A freshet in April washed away the creek bridge in Girard on the 9th of that month.
Mr. A. G. Lawrence, of Columbus, was killed by a fall from a hotel window in Atlanta on the 26th of August.
An operative in Grant's Factory, named Nickles, was stabbed and killed by another workman, Pickett, on the 29th of August.
Mr. Troup Banks, a son of Col. John Banks, committed suicide by shooting himself with a shot gun, in Wynnton, on the 25th of November. Bad health had affected his mind.
On the night of the 15th of December, the house of Mr. Hughes, in Girard, was burned, and Mrs. Jane Britton, a relative of the family, perished in the flames.
Mrs. Kinsley, wife of John Kinsley, fell from the river bluff on the night of the 26th of December, and was killed by the fall.
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The Methodist Episcopal appointments for Columbus for the year 1862 were as follows: C. R. Jewett, P. E .; H. If. Parks, St. Luke and Pierce Chapel; Arminius Wright, St. Paul; W. J. Wardlaw, Girard and Factory.
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of January: James G. Cook, Sheriff; F. M. Brooks, Clerk of the Superior Court; A. P. Jones, Clerk of the Inferior Court; J. L. Howell, Tax Receiver and Collector; Thos. Chaffin, Treasurer ; J. B. Hicks, Coroner ; J. E. Lamar, Surveyor.
Jos. L. Morton was Chief of the Fire Department, and Samuel Lawhon Assistant. Dr. H. M. Jeter was Postmaster of Columbus.
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January 1-Martin E. Costan and Ann J. Barber ; 9, Amenius U. Bailey and Harriet C. Gregory ; 16, Thomas J. Stone and Ursule Taylor ; 21, Henry S. Wright and Caroline G. McCrary ; 23, John J. Wynne and Martha A. McGehee.
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