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October 3-Child of David Elder; 5, child of Henry T. Hall, Mrs. She- hane; 8, child of Felix McArdle; 9, child of J. S. May; 11, child of L. J. Honsville, child of Mrs. R. Holmes ; 12, John Kinsley, Captain Philip Git- tenger ;* 13, Mrs. Sarah B. Smith, child of J. A. Smith; 14, Patrick Deig- nan ; 15, Amanda Smith, John Tilley; 16, Joseph B. Hughes, O. P. Patter- son (soldier ;) 19, Georgia Kaufman; 21, child of Dr. Cramp; 23, John S.
Arnold, -- Dunaway ; 24, Dr. A. I. Robison; 25, John M. Bates (soldier,) W. C. Baker (soldier ;) 26, Mrs. Mary Russell; 27, Charles Chapman; 28, W. W. Ridenhour, Frances Short; 31, Julia A. Cooley.
November 1-Mrs. L. A. Reese; 2, child of L. Linsey, child of Henry Mobley; 4, child of Emeline Hudson, Mary A. Wheeler; 7, W. H. Coate (soldier;) 10, child of John Adams; 11, Howard Jones; 12, Mrs. E. M. Saunders ; 15, Duncan Martin (soldier ;) 17, child of Mary Robinson; 21, child of W. L. Clark, child of A. J. Welch; 23, Edward Bozeman; 25, W. H. Hughes, sr., T. Murphy (soldier ;) 26, John Warden, child of Louis M. Collier.
December 3-Miss F. A. Davis, child of Nancy Hooper; 4, Miss Frances Branham, Benjamin Stevens; 5, child of Thomas De Wolf, child of Dr. J. L. Ware; 8, Mrs. Catherine Ford; 9, child of J. M. Baggett; 13, Hamilton Barschall ; 18, J. M. Youngblood (soldler;) 22, Thomas Dallard; 23, child of S. Roland, child of Mrs. Wheeler; 24, D. E. Jones (soldier;) 26, William Killcrease; 28, H. C. Harges (soldier,) John Robinson (soldier.)
*Killed in battle, or died of wounds received in battle.
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1864.
Condition of Columbus the year precedin ythe close of the War- Gen. Rosseau's Raid.
This appears to have been a year of few local incidents of an exciting character. But it was a year of unusual business activity in Columbus, and of much feverish excitement caused by the events of the war. A great many residents were absent in the army, or in the prosecution of other public duties, but the city was filled by a transient population, most- ly working in the factories, foundries, and other establish- ments doing work for the Confederate Government or to sup- ply those fabrics usually imported but now cut off by the state of war. The Factories were kept very busy, working all day and all night, employing for that purpose two sets of hands. Among the immense industrial establishments of the city was the Confederate Naval Works, under military com- mand, engaged chiefly in the manufacture of articles needed for the prosecution of the war. This establishment built and furnished two gun-boats for the government, but neither of them rendered any efficient service. One sunk and the other was burned by the enemy. Sometimes work in the large es- tablishments of the city was prosecuted on Sunday, so great was the demand for the public service. The city was full of hospitals for sick and wounded soldiers. The Court-house, among other buildings, was this year devoted to that purpose.
Prices of everything ran up to figures which before the war would have been considered impossible. This was caused by both their scarcity and the great depreciation of the Confederate currency. The pay for work of all kinds was also very high, but still the expenses of living were so great as to impose extraordinarily hard fare on most of the popula- tion.
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In accordance with an amendment of the acts of incorpora- tion, made on the 7th of December, 1863, the Clerk, Marshal, Deputy Marshal and Sexton were elected by the people, and the following was the result of the election held on the 12th of December preceding for municipal officers for 1864: F. G. Wilkins, Mayor ; M. M. Moore, Clerk; Thomas P. Callier, Marshal; J. C. Lovelace, Deputy Marshal; W. H. Harris, Sexton. Aldermen-1st Ward, H. M. Jeter, J. J. McKendree; 2d, F. S. Chapman, J. M. Dillon ; 3d, W. H. Griswold, John King ; 4th, W. R. Brown, J. A. Bradford; 5th, John Quin, W. L. Salisbury; 6th, J. M. Bivins, John Durkin. The Al- dermen were elected by the voters of their respective wards, and the other officers, named above, on a general ticket.
Council elected J. D. Johnson, Treasurer ; Peabody & Bran- non, City Attorneys ; Dr. John B. Baird, City Physician; W. H. Alston, Wharfinger ; William Stringfield, Hospital- keeper. The Enquirer was re-elected City Printer.
Council in April appropriated $5,000 for the relief of the deserving poor of the city, the number of families needing and worthy of such aid being reported at one hundred and fifteen, and afterwards increased to one hundred and fifty.
Columbus was thrown into considerable excitement, in July, by the approach of a large raiding force under com- mand of General Rosseau. This force, supposed to consist of 1500 or 2000 mounted and picked men, came down through north-east Alabama, by way of Talladega, struck the Mont- gomery & West Point Railroad between Notasulga and Au- burn, and thence followed the railroad in the direction of Co- lumbus as far as Opelika. The companies organized in Columbus for local defence, consisting of old men, workmen in the shops, foundries, factories, etc., were sent out to oppose their march, and took positions commanding the Crawford and Salem roads, about a mile and a half west of the city. This force of undisciplined and poorly armed troops, number- ing perhaps six or eight hundred, were under command of Col. DeLagnel in the field, with the supervision of Major
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Dawson, commandant of the post. It occupied the position named during the week ending the 23d of July, when, it hav- ing been ascertained that the raiding party had left the rail- road at Opelika, striking north-east, the local companies re- turned to the city. The raiders struck across the country through Chambers county, Alabama, and made their way through to Gen. Sherman's lines above Atlanta.
B. F. Coleman was on the 20th of August elected an Al- derman of the 1st Ward, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Alderman Jeter.
Council in August appropriated $5,000 to the Columbus Ambulance Corps, for the benefit of sick and wounded sol- diers.
A number of exiles from Atlanta, after the capture of that city, reached Columbus, and in September Council appropria- ted $5,000 for their relief.
INCIDENTS.
The Eagle Factory company exhibited another instance of its liberality and patriotism by opening a free school for poor children, early this year.
We find the following quotations of prices in April : Flour $350 per barrel; Bacon $4 per pound ; Sugar $8 per pound ; Coffee $20 per pound ; Meal $10 per bushel.
We find the following prices mentioned in October: Im- ported French Brandy $100 per bottle ; Calico $15 per yard ; Shoes $100 to $200 per pair.
The Annual Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Georgia met in Columbus on the 5th of May- Bishop Elliott presiding.
The residence of Dr. H. M. Jeter, corner of Jackson and Bridge streets, was struck by lightning on the 3d of Septem- ber, set on fire, and entirely consumed ; and on the 6th of September, the stable and outbuilding on the premises of Col. John A. Jones, deceased, were in like manner burned by lightning.
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The new steamer Shamrock, built entirely at Columbus, left the city on her first trip to Chattahoochee on the 8th of November.
The residence of Dr. C. T. Cushman, corner of Randolph and McIntosh streets, was entirely consumed. by fire on the morning of the 23d of November.
Washington Donally, an employee of the Eagle Mills, was caught by the belting and killed, on the 29th of November.
Frank (or Henderson) Henley was shot and killed by William Dillon, near the corner of Jackson and Few streets, on the morning of the 18th of November, before day.
A gunboat called the Muscogee, built at Columbus for the Confederate' Government, was launched on the 22d of Decem ... ber. Mr. Chas. Blain superintended building of the hull." This boat was burnt by the Federal troops under Wilson, while he held possession of Columbus.
PERSONAL.
The M. E. ministers in Columbus for this year were the following : James E. Evans, P. E .; W. P. Harrison, St. Luke; Jos. S. Key, St. Paul; W. J. Wardlaw, Factory Mis- sion; J. T. Ainsworth, colored charge; W. W. Robison, Girard.
The county officers, elected in January, were-John Ligon, Sheriff; F. M. Brooks, Clerk of the Superior Court; John Johnson, Ordinary; James M. Hughes, Tax Receiver ; Jor- dan L. Howell, Tax Collector ; D. B. Barnes, Coroner ; Thos. Chaffin, Treasurer ; J. E. Lamar, Surveyor; G. W. Rosette, Clerk of Inferior Court.
Wm. H. Harris, City Sexton, died on the 13th of May, and E. S. Dennis was appointed to the position temporarily ; and at a special election held on the 4th of June, R. T. Si- mons was chosen to fill out the term.
MARRIAGES.
January 1-Isaac Brigman and Samantha Sizemore, John McFarland and Mary J. Williams ; 6, John S. Bridges and Jeffersonia A. Abbott, Daniel O'Brien and Annie Kenny : 7, John W. Pearce and Emma L. Fairwether ;
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13, George H. Smith and Lurany Byse ; 17, Robert H. Noyes and Sarah R. Lamar; 19, Malcom McNeal and Jacintha S. Cooper ; 27, Andrew J. Snipes and Sarah J. Simmons, Wm. J. Weeks and Ophelia A. Osborn ; 28, Barney Boggs and Susan Harrell; 30, Henry M. Newsom and Permelia Page, Martin V. Cook and Mary S. Bray; 31, Wm. A. Cobb and Martha V. Hazzleton.
February 7-Henry N. C. Pike and Anna L. C. Gentry ; 8, John Taylor and Tempy Ann Philips; 9, Young M. Irwin and Martha A. Campbell ; 23, Thomas H. Dennis and Evaline E. Wilson ; 25, Cautius C. Lyons and Lucy A. Copeland ; 28, Madison Upton and Mary R. Littleton.
March 3-Morgan J. L. Fuller and Elizabeth Lowe, Henry T. Williams and Susan Blackstock; 6, John T. Reams and Mary A. Cook; 13, Wm. T. Hinds and Julia Turner' Wm. Cherry and Elizabeth Isham, Henry Lancaster and Mary A. Haddock; 20, James B. Moore and Dora P. Young, John L. Philips and Lucinda Baldwin ; 24, John S. Cargill and Julia Kivlin; 25, Wil- liam Howard and Mary Folsom; 25, John H. Parnell and Frances Streetman ; 29, John C. Davis and Frances Ellison; 30, Micajah F. Cooper and Lucinda E. Harris ; 31, Garrett B. L. Kirk and Josaphine Farmer, John H. Powers and Angeline Farmer.
April 3-John Wiggins and Elizabeth Higgins ; 18, John Beasley and Alice L. Laney; 23, John Robinson and Elizabeth Gordon; 28, George H. Neill and Alabama E. Lindsey.
May 1-Simon G. Glenn and Martha A. Osborn; 4, Pendleton E. Bedell and Christina M. Norman; 10, V. W. Wynne and Emma L. Moffett, James B. Collins and Nettie V. Howard; 13, Robert R. Philips and Mary A. Hagler; 19, James F. Hooten and Mary A. Murphy ; 24, Eli Stringer and Catharine Stratford; 26, Robert S. Sherdon and Mary E. Henderson; 29, Bentley Mar- tin and and Matilda Graves, James Kelly and Ann Harrison ; 30, Thomas L. Thomas and Mary E. Etheridge.
June 7-John B. Beard and Martha J. Spinks; 12, John W. Lord and Nancy A. Smith; 13, Henry H. Washburn and Fannie McFarland; 14, John M. Kirkland and Amanda Spinks; 16, Julius J. Clapp and Mary E. Dawson ; 21, George W. Mays and Sarah Meeks; 26, William Byrd and Lucinda Cul- bert ; 30, Stephen M. Dixon and Fannie E. McDougald.
July 4-John T. Taylor and Lucinda Kilcrease; 6, William T. Crouch and Frances E. Goins; 10, James T. Smith and Henrietta Smith, Benjamin M Tolbert and Evaline Snowden; 20, James C. Cole and Elizabeth A. Beck; 21, Jasper N. Hart and Fannie Gordy ; 22, James H. Pulley and Mary Har- vey; 24, James L. Quin and Mattie Smith; 26, Lemuel G. B. Wiggins and Mary A. Biggers.
August 2-Thomas J. Jackson and Virginia Miller; 5, John Russell and Sarah A. McLemore; 10, Wm. M. Hogan and Rebecca James; 16, Wm. L. Kingsbury and Frances R. Gilmer; 17, J. W. Williams and Fannie McFar- land, Thomas J. Morgan and Martha Davidson; 21, Hillery Wall and Jane Burks; 23, George Darby and Mollie Ballou.
September 1-Wm. Green and Mary A. E. Higgins, B. N. Patrick and
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Frances Frederick; 3, Benjamin N. Taylor and Ellen Lewis; Samuel Scofield and Sarah Garris; 13, Andrew J. Cooper and Fannie Cooper; 15, Wm. A. Muncus and Jane Bridwell; 20, Alexander Thompson and Mary Collins.
October 4-John Grant and Margia Phelps; 6, Thos. A. Flannigan and Fannie Gibson; 11, Henry R. Smith and Mozelle Steeley ; 12, Albert F. Dasher and Mollie H. Brooks, Robert Hill and Cynthia A. Henderson; 13, George Guess and Letitia Fonhana ; 19, John C. Wolf and Mary C. Caldwell; 20, Wm. M. McAlister and Eleanor M. Lamb; 25, Henry C. Ivey and Mary A. Williams.
November 2-Alvey N. Elliott and Lucinda Blackstock; 3, Louis Harris and Mary Ann Sommers, James W. Sappington and Rebecca E. Stanley ; 6, Eskin S. Franklin and Elvania E. Williams, Wm. H. H. Compton and Sa- rah M. Cooper; 8, Jacob H. Faulkenberry and Missouri Baker; 10, Joseph B. Sewell and Levicy A. McLemore, John K. Filchett and Catharine An- them, Sutton S. Scott and Lula M. Hurt ; 13, James H. H. Mann and Mar- tha Pattillo ; 16, Wm. T. Tharpe and Mary Ashley ; 20, Morgan J. Moore and Sarah A. Clarida; 24, Thompson Rodgers and Cynthia Womak; 30, John Daster and Ann Braxton.
December 1-Alexander Shelton and Jannette Prince; 4, Andrew J. Mc- Cum and Sarah A. Davis; 6, Thos. J. Cox and Emma L. Nuckolls, Gabriel Bass and Mary Ann Thomason, Wm. H. Bradford and Matilda A. Wilson ; 8, James E. Torrey and Nancy Linge; 14, Marcellus C. Tarver and Sallie C. Grant ; 15, Oliver H. P. Poe and Edna L. McGruder, David G. Little and Sarah Hardin; 22, Thomas Gilbert and Fannie E. Johnson, Benjamin L. Wyman and Victoria Hoxey, L. P. Aenchbacher and Mattie S. Morris; 25 Robert B. Stegall and Matilda C. Murphy; 27, Job N. Harrison and Louisa Howard.
DEATHS.
January 1-Mrs. C. Boyd, Walter M. Gunby ; 2, T. W. Reid ;* 3, Jos. A. Sanders; 4, Lewis W. Griswold, Anderson Walker; 5, Eddie Gunbe; 6, Miss Minnie Lowther; 8, Mrs. Laura Spencer, Mrs. Sarah E. Phelps, child of James Wells; 11, child of Lafayette Walker, child of Mrs. Yancy ; 16, child of Mrs. Gasoway ; 18, child of Lucinda Phelton, Ben. Brock ; 19, W .. Jones, * - Howard; 20, child of A. D. Brown, jr .; 21, child of G. W. Chase, E. L. Lawson ;* 24, Matt Watson; 25, child of Mrs. C. Caldwell; 26, M. L. Ben- ning ; 27, child of James Rowe, Miss Fannie Brooks, Mrs. M. M. Crouch; 29, G. W. Rehay ;* 30, Mrs. Ann Lewis; 31, C. W. Stewart.
February 2-J. E. Ferrell,* G. W. Adkins ;* 4, Miss Mary E. Lanier ; 6, child of R. M. Gray; 7, child of N. N. Curtis, Mrs. A. A. Fortunbury, Capt. W. E. Jones; 9, child of Leonard Bates; 14, John Sanders, child of W. M. Allen ;* 15, child of Nancy Roland; 16, Myra V. Gray ; 20, Mrs. Mary Silvers, J. M. Moon; 21, Mrs. Catharina Bulger, Wm. Catlet ;* 22, Emma Buffington, Lewis Milan; 24, A. J. Lions; 25, W. G. Miles ;* 26, Mrs. Mary Williams ; 27, child of John Madden; 29, Mrs. Mary Tilmon, Mrs. Augusta Calahan, child of F. O. Goodale.
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March 1-Child of George Stain, Z. E. Linnahan; 5, Allen O. Jefferson, Isaac Heard, child of H. G. Ivey, Noah Gordy; 9, Miss Amanda Baugh, Mrs. Jane M. Ogletree ; 10, Andrew Johnson ; 11, child of Mrs. S. C. Stewart; 12, Mrs. Elizabeth Harris; 13, Mrs. Mary B. Lawrence; 18, Miss Mary L. Allen ; 19, child of John R. Biggers; 20, Col. Seaborn Jones, child of J. M. Crouch; 21, Miss Mary A. Williams; 23, child of A. J. Putnam; 24, child of J. A. Gunter; 27, child of H. T. Snead ; 29, Hugh A. Cooper; Dr. John M. James.
. April 2-Mrs. Freeman; 3, E. Huskey; 12, J. L. Daniel ;* 13, Fred G. Adams; 17, Miss Caroline Tapper; 18, child of R. M. Aldworth, child of T. J. Bradey ; 19, William White ;* 21, Mrs. C. M. Merry, J. H. Merry ; 22, child of Drewry Goins; 24, child of D. H. Fowler ; 25, Mrs. L. V. Salisbury; 27, child of John H. Bass, child of Mary Rogers; 31, child of Porter Ingram.
May 1-Child of H. M. Jeter; 3, Mary E. Hall ; 5, Thomas H. Lassiter ; 6, Mrs. Julia Hudson; 7, H. E. Wright; 10, James Wooten; 11, Miss Mary E. McCarley, child of G. Sauls, child of Mrs. Harris; 16, William W. Law- rence, Mrs. Lucy E. Cairnes ; 17, Mrs. L. Harris; 18, Mrs. Ann Thomas ; 20, Mrs. C. A. Sappington; 21, J. T. Standmire ;* 22, M. A. C. Burns ;* 23, child of Dr. H. M. Jeter, J. C. Blue ;* 24, child of E. W. Blau, Captain Walker Anderson ; 27, Mrs. M. Moughan, Mrs. Mary Colzey; 31, child of W. Raulsan, H. A. James .*
June 1-William R. Cooper; 2, child of P. M. Stathan, J. W. Edge ;* 3, child of Thomas Hunt ; 4, child of Martha Costan, R. Freeman ;* 5, Sam- uel Fuller ; 8, Margaret Gray ; 12, child of Joseph Blunt, child of Mrs. E. Smith, child of Alfred Prescott ; 13, S. H. Blackmon; 15, William Young ; 16, child of T. G. Holt; 18, child of J. Crich, John Crogan, child of Mr. Baggett, child of F. C. Johnson; 19, Robert Chambers, child of James Crouch ; 22, Narcissa Goslin ; 24, Margaret Reedy ; 27, child of W. H. Hall, M. L. Matthews, child of N. Hightower; 28, Capt. F. C. Tillman ;* 29, child of Z. Pike, child of Emeline Collins ; 8, Joel Reeves, * Isaac Young- blood,* B. Powell ;* 9, F. B. Gaston,* R. F. Ingle,* Sergeant Wiley Carmi- ter,* B. H. Alderman,* Charles Spidle,* Martin Wittinger,* W. A. Mul- lin, * William Hartsden ;* 26, L. P. Goforth. *
July 1-Child of J. H. Warner ; 3, child of Docia Allen; 4, child of J. Blakely, child of Mollie Bass ; 7, W. J. Williams, child of Mariah McClary ; 9, J. G. Perryman ; 10, child of Wm. McElrath, child of Mary Seaborns, child of Susan Manuel ; 12, Mrs. Strother ; 13, child of Rebecca Vickory, child of Francis Ingram ; 15, child of Elizabeth Dunaway, Richard O. Hearn; 16, child of T. G. Holt, child of Jeff Mormon; 17, child of Martha Torbet ; 20, O. C. Young, Joseph Echols, Mary Powell; 23, child of - Freeldes ; 24, child of J. A. Walls; 25, child of Sidney Butler, Elizabeth King; 26, child of Louisa Butler ; 27, James Britton, John Cullin, B. A. Sorsby, John Inglish ; 31, child of Mr. Babat; 31, child of Mary French, Martha Giboon.
August 2-Child of Caroline Stowers ; 3, Capt. W. D. Banks, child of Thomas Tinnon ; 5, child of W. D. Atkins ; 7, Mrs. Mosman ; 8, child of
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Lunnar Linarey, Paul Hanly, Camden Evans ; 9, child of Wain Dukes, Tem- perence Reedy ; 10, child of Mr. Comer ; 12, Jacob Mormon, Watkins Banks; 15, Mrs. M. C. Murrell, child of W. C. Kennedy, Miss Mary E. Moore, child of B. N. Powell, Mrs. Bridget McHall, Martha Martin; 19, child of J. K. Hainny ; 20, W. Y. Spencer, W. J. Kellet; 21, child of Sarah Bauderman, John E. Davis, Thad. Ruse, Wm. Knight ; 22, J. M. Wright, child of J. M. Nobles ; 23, child of E. N. Bradshaw, Miss N. Reames; 25, Miss Caroline Fuller, S. K. Hodges; 26, D. H. Fowler ; 28, child of J. Landhan, Frank Jones ; 29, Miss Susan A. Hawks ; 31, child of George Gammel, J. N. Cobb, child of A. P. Rood, Mrs. Margaret Bozeman.
September 1-Child of J. C. Gateman; 2, Crawford Smith, child of Cath- arine Fusell; Rev. G. W. Stickney, John N. Sanders ; 4, Lt. M. Blanchard ; 5, child of Thomas De Wolf, Joseph W. Woolfolk ; 7, Mrs. Mary Burns, child of R. W. Evans, Mary Mays; 8, L. Y. Mansford, Mrs. Elizabeth Sledge, Mrs. E. C. Ticknor; 9, W. T. Abbott, Joseph Oswall ; 10, Mrs. Mar- tha C. Goins, J. R. Bedell, James H. Wilson ; 12, child of Martin West, Elizabeth Dunn, B. S. Williams, child of J. R. Banks; 13, two children of Mrs. J. Noles, child of L. Lindsey ; 14, W. J. Laster, Paul Hanly, child of D. F. Wadsworth; 15, child of Jennie Lewis, T. M. Williams, James Comer, Henry Burrell, Berry Wilson, Elijah Cook, child of Thomas Names; 18, Mrs. Pittman, Mary Harper, child of Col. Roode, child of Thomas Mc- Farland ; 19, child of A. Cadman, Francis Binnion; 20, child of William Rynehart, Mrs. Lucinda Shelton ; 21, Mrs. Goodson ; 25, Miss Eliza Whit- ten ; 26, child of Robert Kigler ; 27, Charles H. Stewart, child of Jasper Teal ; 28, Vinson Ogletree ; 29, E. F. Powell.
'SOLDIERS. - John C. Carroll, F. M. Price, R. J. Medower, A. L. Murry, R. McCulloch, M. Humply, R. Fulling, H. Lockhart, A. Stansel, W. Butler, R. H. Lee, N. Sawyer, L. M. Stephens, John Ferrell, F. M. Nix, B. Reid, A. P. Glaston, J. McKinny, J. C. Croker, R. J. Roberts, A. Weaver, J. D. Led- better, T. Ware, A. C. Hudson, C. A. Dean, E. Turner, R. Nickols, C. S. Elmore, C. Glasscock, E. Jenkins, J. J. Scoot, H. Chowing, M. C. Rembert, B. Elmore, John Nobles, J. R. McCullin, Fowler Phillip, H. Gates.
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1865.
Last Year of the War-Confederate Prices-Wilson's Raid.
The municipal officers of 1864 were re-elected, with the exception of a few changes of Aldermen. The candidates for Mayor were F. G. Wilkins and B. F. Coleman, and the former was re-elected. Thos. P. Callier was re-elected Mar-
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shal; J. C. Lovelace, Deputy Marshal; M. M. Moore, Clerk ; and R. T. Simons, Sexton. Aldermen-1st Ward, J. J. Mc- Kendree, W. W. Robison ; 2d, F. S. Chapman, F. C. Johnson ; 3d, John King, W. H. Griswold; 4th, J. C. Porter, J. McIl- henny; 5th, John Quin, J. M. Everett; 6th, J. M. Bivins, John Durkin.
Council elected J. D. Johnson, Treasurer ; Jos. E. Roper, City Physician ; Peabody & Brannon, City Attorneys ; W. H. Alston, Wharfinger; Mrs. McGehee, Hospital Keeper ; Mckenzie, Bridge Keeper.
Notwithstanding the now feverish excitement in reference to the war, the steady advance of the enemy, the waning prospects of the Confederacy, the constant withdrawal of the working men of the city to meet passing or apprehended raids, and the scarcity and high prices of all the comforts of life, Columbus still presented a busy appearance and had a large transient population. The factories and workshops were kept running busily, and all their fabrics not made for or taken by the Government, found a ready sale. Employ- ment was given by these establishments and by the Quarter- master's Department and other agencies, to large numbers of people who otherwise would have suffered much. Never did a people, on the verge of such spoliation and humiliation as soon followed, more nobly display the virtues of patience and heroism.
A line of fine steamers was in January and February ply- ing regularly between Columbus and Chattahoochee, making almost daily trips. They were the Jackson, Capt. Dan Fry ; the Indian, Capt. C. D. Fry ; the Shamrock, Capt. W. Win- gate; the Mist, Capt. A. Fry; and the Munnerlyn.
We quote some auction prices (Confederate currency) in January : Cow and calf, $360; fine brood mare, $4,500; negro boy 21 years of age, $3,950 ; negro girl of 18, $3,700 ; Augusta shirting $6 per yard; salt 85 to 88c. per lb .; pink satin $70 per yard; cooking stove $1,500; cow $500; cloth shoes $30 ; blankets $70; dinner plates $82.50 per set ; sugar $6 to $7.75 per lb .; silver coin $1 for $45.
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Frank, a promising son of Mr. Brad. Chapman, was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun, while he was hunting on the Alabama side of the river, on the 14th of January.
Capt. C. D. Fry fell from the hurricane roof of the steamer Indian, at Johnson's Landing, on the 25th of January, and received injuries which resulted in his death.
John Smith, living on the Alabama side near the upper bridge, was shot and killed by his step-son, William Wright, on the 11th of February. The difficulty originated in a dis- put growing out of family matters. Wright fled.
An incident that caused great sensation and excitement in the city was the killing, on the 18th of February, of private John Lindsey, of the 17th Georgia regiment. He was shot by Bob Bennett, one of the Provost Guard of Columbus. Young Lindsey was accused of creating a disturbance of some kind, and the guard was endeavoring to arrest him. He had mounted his horse to go home, when Bennett fired and shot a ball through his head, killing him instantly. A large crowd soon gathered, and demanded the delivery of Bennett, who had sought the protection of the military au- thorities. Col. Von Zinken, commandant of the post, prom- ised to deliver Bennett to the civil authorities, but it was af- terwards announced that he had escaped. John Lindsey was a young man much beloved for his generous and manly char- acter, and was a brave soldier. Bennett belonged to an Ar- kansas regiment, and had been assigned to light duty on ac- count of severe wounds. Col. Von Zinken was arrested, a few days afterwards, by the civil authorities, on the charge of the murder of young Lindsey. A court-martial was also ordered by Gen. Beauregard to investigate the charge. The civil trial was before Judges McKendree, Quin, Thompson and Salisbury, of the Inferior Court. Messrs. Peabody, Dis- trict Solicitor, Johnson and Holt conducted the prosecution, Gen. Howell Cobb and Major R. J. Moses the defense. The charge against Col. Von Zinken was that he was accessory
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to the murder. The court, after a patient investigation of several days, in which a number of witnesses were examined on both sides, and able arguments made by the counsel, acquitted him of the charge. .
Two boys, named John Madden and William McElrath, were killed at the Naval Iron Works on the 21st of Febru- ary, by the explosion of an old shell which they had found in the yard and were trying to open.
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