PART I - 1827 TO 1845

1827

A Trading Town, 5; Commissioners; appointed to lay it out, 6; The appearance of the proposed site, 6; Location of houses prior to sale of lots, 6; Springs arid scenery along the river banks, 7; Appearance of the river, 7; Indians fishing, 7; Indian territory, 8; An old writer's description of the locality, 8; Natural advantages, 8; Extent of the wagon and river trade, 8; The future prospects of Columbus, 9.

1828

Interest abroad in reference to Columbus, 9; Complaint against tardy action of Commissioners, 10; Population early in the year, 10; Indians, 10; The Enquirer established, 10; Advantages of the place for new corners, 11; River improvement and State Engineer's report, 11; First sale of lots, 12; Improvements, 12; Population at the close of year, 13; First person buried in Cemetery, 13; Fourth July celebration, 13; First manufacturing establishment, 13; First steamboat,. 14; Hotels, l5; Presidential vote, 15; The first bale cotton sold, 13; Court and county officers and grand jurors, 15; County senator and representative, 15; M. B. Lamar, 16; Walter T. Colquit, 16; Marriages and deaths, I6; Business and professional men, 16,17; Quotations of merchandise, 17.

1829

Town incorporated and election of town officials, 17; Election of county officers, 17; Town fisheries, 18; First ordinance of the municipal government, 18; Northern and southern mail, 18; Remaining town lots sold, 18; Certain named streets to be cleared, 18; Improvements of. Columbus, 18, 19; Apprehension of Indian troubles, 19; Road laid out from Decatur to Columbus, 19; First bank organized, 19; Steamboat arrivals during year, 19; Mr. E. Avery drowned, 19; Great rise of the Chattahoochee, 20; W. A. Spalding drowned, 20; Temperance society organized, 20; County senator and representative elected, 20; First load of new cotton, 20; Jurisdiction of Superior Court, 20; Town tax, 21; Military companies, 21; Fourth July celebration, 21; Marriages and deaths,. 21; Names of business and professional men, 21,

1830

Continued improvement, 22; Population, 22; Early difficulties of steamboat navigation, 22, 23; Removal of Indians agitated, 23; The first fire, 23; Debating society, 23; Municipal election, 23; New paper, 23; Controversy with U. S. army officer, 23; Discovery of gold, 23; Fourth July and Ma sonic celebrations, 24; County senator and representative, 24; First steam boat arrival of the winter, 24; County officers and grand jurors, 25; Julius C. Alford, 25; Ulysses Lewis, 2o; Marriages, deaths, merchants and professional men, 2(i; Quotations' of cotton and merchandise, 2fi.

1831

Increasing business, 2C; Municipal election, 27; Farmers' Bank of Chattahoochee organized, 27; Fire company formed, 27; A large dwelling burned, 27; Indians suffering from small-pox and want of food, 28; Presbyterian church dedicated, 28; Local causes of sickness, 28; Mail routes, 28, 29; Names of steamboats, &c., 29; Muskogee Bible Society, 29; Fourth July celebration, 29; Columbus Volunteers organized, 29: Cotton, 30; County senator and representative, 30; Personals, 30; Quotations, 30; Merchants, &c., 30, 31; Marriages and deaths, 31.

1832

First bridge across Chattahoochee, 32; Municipal officers, 32; Duel between 'Gen. S. Woolfolk and Maj. J. T. Camp, 32, 33; 100th anniversary of Washington's birthday, 33; Congress donates land for bridge abutment in Alabama, 33; Purchase of Marshallville (Girard), 34; Export trade, 34; Financial condition of banks, 35; General prosperity, 35; Legislative enact ment for Mayor's Court, 35; Gin factory started, 35; Indian treaty and proposed removal of Indians, 33, 34; Bank of Columbus, 36; Fourth July celebration, 36; Female Academy and other schools, 36; Cholera alarm, 36; Presidential election, 36; Cotton, 36, 37; Personals, 37; Spring and fall grand jurors, 37; County officers, 37; Marriages and deaths, 38; Business and professional men, 38.

1833

Steady business year, 39; High political excitement, 39; Municipal officers, 39; Inferior Court judges, 39; Dread of cholera, 39, 40; Maj. Camp killed by Col. Milton, 40, 41; Indian territory, 41; Russell county formed, 41; Market house burned, 41; Steamboat Georgia sunk, 42; Cotton and other quotations, 42; Sam'1 R. Andrews, 42; Dr. S. M. Ingersoll, 42; Seaborn Jones, 42, 43; John Godwin 43; Sol Smith, 44; Personal notices, 44, 45; Marriages and deaths, 45.

1834

Town of Girard (Marshall's Reserve) laid out, 45, 46; The bridge question, 46, 47; Number of steamboats, 47; Bank of Chattahoochee suspends, 47; Episcopal association formed, 47; Business lively, 48; Steamer Columbus, jr., sunk, 48; Ice company, 48; Enquirer, 48; B.A.G. Lucas killed by an Indian, 49; Death of Rev. John Baker, 49; Fourth July, 49; Merchant Mills, 49; Steamboat Van Buren sunk, 49; Mayor's court repealed, 49; State Rights Auxiliary Association, 50; Marriages and deaths, 50, 51; Business men, 51.

1835

Municipal election, 51; Indian troubles increasing�many opposed to moving, Rev. Mr. Davis shot, and a child butchered by Indians, 52; Meeting of citizens and proceedings of their action, 52, 53, 61; Columbus Guards mustered U. S. service, and roll of company, 54, 55; Steamboats Eloisa and Versailles burned, 55; Southern Planter, 55; Severe winter, 55; Proposals to build Episcopal Church, 55; Pigeon Roost Mining Co., 55, 56; The great racer, John Bascomb, 56; Cotton, 56; Personal notices, 56; Marriages, 56; Merchants, 57.

1836

Removal of portion of Indians, 57; Indian hostilities commenced, battle of Hitchity, names of killed, 58; Excitement in Columbus, 58, 59; Military companies formed, 59; Indians sullen and in arms, 59; Major Flournoy killed, 59; People flocking to Columbus, 60; Confusion and dismay, 60; Steamer Hyperion attacked, and pilot killed, 60; How news was received, 60; Town guarded, 61; Stages attacked, 61; Sam'1 G. Hardaway, his perils and escape, 61, 62; Number of troops at Columbus, 62; Oglethorpe House used as barracks, 62; Distressing scenes, 62, 63; Situation at the time, 63, 64; Gen. Scott, 64; Names of Georgia companies arrived, 65; Attack on steamer Metamora, 65, 66, 67; Gov. Schley's course, 67; Jim Henry, 67, 68; Object of the Indians, 68; Accounts from the Indians, 69, 70; Hotly contested engagement�names of killed and wounded, 70, 71; Generals Scott and Jessup's plan, 71, 72; Large numbers of Indians captured or surrendered, 72; Jim Henry, 72, 73; Fight at Quarles' plantation, 73, 74; Escape of Indians, 74, 75; Official account, 75, 7(5; Columbus made a city�first mayor and city officials, 76; A city watch, 7G; Small-pox, 77; Leasing the commons, 77; Fisheries, 77, 78; Cotton, 7W, 79; Farmers bank, 78; Steamer Ohioan burned, 78; Indians hung, 78, 79; Girard lots sold, 79; county senator and representatives, 79; Judge Shorter, 79; Methodist Conference, 79; List of licenses, 79, 80.

1837

A year of panic�Columbus affected, 80; Speculators and prospectors, 81; City government, 81; Improvement of the Chattahoochee, 81; Episcopal Church, 81; Hotels crowded, 82; City census, 82; Ward system adopted, 82; Survey of city, 82; Report of surveyor, 82, 83, 84; Sewer contracts, 84; Western commons and water privileges, 84; City taxes, 84; Warren street, 85; Chattahoochee Railroad and Banking Co., 85; City's subscription and action thereon, 85, 86; Incidents, 86, 87; County officers elected, 87; Jim Henry, 87; Business and professional men, 87, 88; Marriages and deaths, 88.

1838

City election, 89; Banks requested to suspend�action on same, 89; Planters and Mechanics Bank, 89; Farmers' Bank of Chattahoochee, 90; Large subscription loan to Chattahoochee Railroad and Banking Co.�the Bank's condition. 00; The city issues change bills, 90; New Court House commenced, 90, 91; Mayor's salary, 91; Donation to Charleston fire sufferers, 91; Burials, 91; River improvements at Woolfolk's, 91; New Market House, 91; Girard contesting for trade, 91; Effort to have factories, 91, 92; Census, 92; Court House burned, 95; Incidents, 95, 96, 97; Cotton, 97; City's financial condition, 97; County officials, &c., 97; Merchants, 97; Marriages and deaths, 98, 99.

1839

Remarkable year in the history of Columbus, 99; City government, 99, 100: County officers, 100; Bridge "contract system, 100; Sewers and commons, 100, 101; Council assumed patrol service, 101; Woolfolk's Bar and Uchee Shoals, 101; Fire protection, 102; Military companies, 102; Lyceum organized, 102; Incidents, 102; Chattahoochee Bank, 102; Cotton, 103; County senator and representatives, 103; Marriag s and deaths, 103, 104, 105.

1840

Increasing business, 106; Political excitement and Presidential vote, 106; County senator and representatives, 106; Municipal election, 106; Repeal, of enrollment ordinance, 107; Health officers, 107; Bridge contracts, 107; City issues $20,0110, 108; Difficulty about bridge with Russell county, 108; Cotton, 108; Cotton caterpillar, 108,109; New Court House accepted, 109 ,Incidents, 109, 110; Paper in Girard, 109; Steamer LeRoy blown up, 110; Financial condition of Columbus banks, 110; Quotations, 110, 111; County officers and grand jurors, 111, 112; Mechanics, 111, 112; Marriages and deaths, 113, 114, 115.

1841

Failure of the Chattahoochee Railroad and Banking Co., 115; Bonds (not negotiated) and mortgage returned to city, 117; Municipal election, 116; A political tie in Council. 11C; Board of Health, 117; Harrison freshet, 117; Bridge washed away, 117, 118; Temporary ferriage, 118; Contract for re-building the bridge, 118; Lease and sale of water lots, 118; Water lots contract consummated, 119; Powder magazine, 119; Controversy with Dr. Ingersoll in regard to a river dam, 120; Resumption of specie payments, 120; Cotton, 120; Muscogee Insurance Co., 120, 121; Hibernian Benevolent Society, 121; County officers, 121; County senator and representatives, 121; Enquirer, 121; Business and professional names, 121; Marriages and deaths, 122, 123.

1842

Tie for Mayor, 124; City officers elected, 124; City guard�Board of Health, 124; Taxes levied, 125; Improving public square, 125; Destructive fire and list of sufferers, 125, 126; Unsuccessful effort to procure fire engines, 126, 127; Mayor authorized to negotiate a loan, 127; Remaining water lots offered for Bale, 128; Peeling in favor of Texas, 12S; Muscogee Blues and Columbus Guards, 128; Board of Trade, 129; Debt of Muscogee County, 129; Cotton, 129; County election, 129, 130; Grand jurors, spring and full terms, 12!l, 130; Merchants and other names, 130, .131; Marriages and deaths, 131, 132, 133; Number of deaths, 133.

1843

Municipal election, 133, 134; City officers' salaries reduced, 134; Killing of Col. Hepburn by Gen. McDongald, 134; Guard duty, 134, 135; Banks and agencies, 135; Lease of south commons, 135; Hook and Ladder company �roll of members, 135, 136; Robbery of the Western Insurance and Trust Co., 136, 137; Sale of remaining water lots, 138; City's indebtedness, 139; Loan of �30,000, 139; Deaths, 139; Names of steamers and boxes, 139; Cotton, 139, 140, 141; Incidents, 140; Enquirer, 141; County senator and representatives, 141; St. Andrew's Society, 141; Marriages and deaths, 142, 143, 144,145.

1844

Heavy cotton receipts, 145; Municipal government and salaries, 145, 146; Health officers and fire wardens, 146; First fire engine company, 140, 147; City taxes, 147; Valuation of real estate, 147; Effort to supply city with water, 147, 148; Petition for lots for an asylum, 148; Sewers, 148; Number of business and industrial establishments, 148, 149; Near a Harrison freshet, 14!); Henry Clay's visit, 149, 150; Phoenix Bank of Columbus, 150; Columbus Lodge I. O. O. F., 150, 151; Fourth July celebration, 151; The Methodist Church and Bishop Andrews, 151; County election, 151; Schools, 151, 152; Times, 152; Lamentable occurrences, 152; Marriages and deaths, 152, 153, 154.

1845

Municipal election and salaries, 155; Health officers, 155; Port and fire war dens, 15G; Appraisement of real estate, 156; Financial condition of city, 156; Quotations of currency, 157; Fireproof warehouses, 157; Enlargement of cemetery, 157; Appropriation for fire engine house, 157; Extent of cotton manufacturing, 158; Meeting of citizens in reference to water lot contract with Messrs. Howard and Echols, 158; Bridge troubles with Girard, 159, 160; Railroad projects eastward, 160, 161; Small-pox excitement, 161; Muscogee census, 162; City census, 162; Hotels, 162; Manufacturing feel ing, 162; Destructive fire, 162, 163; Steamboats, currency, M. & W. P. K. K., 163; Cotton, 164; Incidents, 164,165; County officers, 165; Enquirer, 165; Times, grand jurors, graduates of Slade's Institute, 166; County senator and representatives, 167; Alien Lawhon, 167; John Fontaine, 167; Gen. D. McDougald, 167; Marriages and deaths, 168, 169.

PART II - 1846 TO 1865

1846

The Lower Bridge, page 5; Orphan Asylum, 6; Organization of City light Guards, 6; Columbus Military Companies which served in Mexico, 6; City election, 7; "The Great Fire," 9, 10, 11; Incidents, 12; Personal, 13, 14, 15; Marriages, 15; Deaths, 15.

1847

City Election, 17, 18; Destructive Fires, 18, 19; Location of Muscogee Railroad Depot, 20; City Subscription and the Muscogee Railroad, 21, 22; Howard Manufacturing Co., 22; Incidents, 22, 23; Personal, 23, 24; Marriages and Deaths, 24, 25, 26.

1848

Election and Salaries, 26, 27; Organization of Fire Co. No. 2, 27; City subscription to Muscogee Railroad, 27, 28; City census, &c., 28, 29; Livery Stables burnt, 29; Cotton and grocery quotations, 30; Incidents, personal, marriages and deaths, 30, 31, 32, 33.

1849

City's Prospects, 34; Election, 34, 35; Finances, 35; Fires, 35,36; Columbus Factory, 3G; Winter's Flouring (Palace) Mills, Temperance Hall, 36; Receipts of Cotton, 37; Incidents, personal, &c., 37, 38, 39, 40, 41.

1850

City election and salaries, 41, 42; Municipal taxes, 43; Mobile and Girard Railroad, 43; Incidents, personal, &c., 43, 44, 45, 46, 47.

1851

Municipal election and city's finances, 48; Population, 49; Water Works and estimates, 49; Subscription to Mobile and Girard Railroad, 49, 50; Plank Roads, 50; Incidents, personal, &c., 50 to 54.

1852

City election, 55; Value of real estate, 56; Opelika Branch Railroad, 56, 67; An Artesian Well, 57; Gas Company, 57, 58; Incidents, personal, &c., 58 to 62.

1853

City Officials, 63; Water Works question, 63, 64, 65; Status of Railroad Subscriptions, 65, 66; Incidents, personal, &c., 66 to 71.

1854

Change in city election, 71; A deputy sheriff killed, 72, 73; Opelika Branch Railroad Depot, 73, 74; Additional subscriptions to Mobile and Girard Railroad and Opelika Branch Railroad, 74; Visit of ex-President Fillmore, 74; Incidents, &c., 75 to 80.

1855

City Finances, 81; Sale of city stock in Muscogee Railroad, Opelika Branch Railroad finished, 81; Incidents, 82; Personal, &c., 83 to 86.

1856

The annual city election, 86; Assets and liabilities of the city, 87; Uptown Bridge, 88; Incidents, &c., 88 to 93.

1857

Close Railroad Connections, 94; Military Companies, 94; The great sixteen mile race, 95, 96; Incidents, &c., 94 to 101.

1858

Prosperous Year, 101; Report of Finance Committee, 103; Great revival of religion, 105; Fatal Railroad Disaster, 106; Incidents, &c., 104 to 109.

1859

The new mode of city election, 110; The new bridge question, 110, 111; New Railroad projects, 111, 112; The Market question, 112; Destructive Warehouse Fires, 113; Temporary Synagogue consecrated, 113; Incidents, 112 to 115.

1860

Indebtedness of the city, 117; Eagle Factory purchases the Howard, 118; Subscription to the Opelika and Talladega Railroad, 119; Tax Returns of the County, 119; Political excitement, 119,120; Incidents, &c., 120 to 126.

1861

Lively municipal contest, 126, 127; Political excitement, 127; Companies and muster rolls of same for the war, 128 to 142; Industries of the city, 142, 143; "Confederate Prices," 143; Incidents, &c., 143 to 147.

1862

City officials for the year, 148; Large meeting of citizens, 148; "Muscogee" and "Price Volunteers" and rolls of same, 149, 150; Home Military Company, 150; Cavalry companies and regimental officers, 150; Columbus Rebels and roll of same, 151, 152; Minute Boys, 153; Mounted Partisan Rangers, 152, 153; Warehouse burnt, 153; Incidents, &c., 153 to 157.

1863

Municipal officers, 157; Destructive fires, 158; Local defense, 159; Independent Home Guard, 160; Registration of voters, 160; Incidents, personal, &c., 161 to 165.

1864

Unusual business activity, 166; Gen. Rosseau's raid, 167, 168; Incidents, &c., 168 to 173.

1865

Feverish excitement, 174; Prices in January, 174, in February, 176; Incidents, personal, &c., 175 to 177; The Wilson raid, 178 to 185.

Columbus, Ga.