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parallel with the river, is a mile and a quarter ; in breadth, a 

 little more than half a mile. Columbus is divided into six 

 wards, named Franklin, Randolph, St. Clair, Thomas, Few, 

 and South. The position of the city in relation to some im- 

 portant places in this State and Alabama is as follows : — 

 From Milledgeville, it is 128 miles, W. S. W. ; from Fort 

 Mitchell, 11; from Newnan, 69; from Lumpkin, 35; from 

 Macon, 90 ; from Augusta, 220 ; from Savannah, 290 ; from 

 Montgomery, in Alabama, 90 ; from Eufawla, 45. The 

 present population is 5074 ; or 1701 white males, 1543 white 

 females; 1522 slaves, owned by residents, 266 by non-resi- 

 dents; 15 free persons of colour, males; 27 free persons of 

 colour, females. The value of real estate, as assessed on the 

 1st of January, 1848, was $1,402,815. Amount of taxes 

 received the same year, $21,000. 



The city officers are, a Mayor, twelve Aldermen, Clerk of 

 Council, Treasurer, Marshal, Deputy Marshal, City Attorney, 

 City Physician, Sexton, Bridge Keeper, Hospital Keeper, 

 Board of Health, Port Wardens, Fire Wardens. 



There are several fine public buildings in Columbus ; 

 among these, the most prominent is the Court House, one of 

 the most elegant edifices of the kind in Georgia. The churches 

 are seven in number ; Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist, Presby- 

 terian, Roman Catholic, and two for coloured persons. The 

 Methodist Church is an elegant structure, built at an expense 

 of $10,000. The Odd Fellows' Hall is a plain but substantial 

 brick building, in which there is an excellent school, under 

 the direction of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 

 Many of the private houses are large and beautiful, enclosed 

 by grounds adorned with shrubbery, trees, &c. Like all 

 other places in our State, Columbus has a number of Benevo- 

 lent Institutions, among which are the Orphan Asylum, the 

 Hibernian Society, &c. There are two military companies, 

 viz., the Columbus Guards, and the City Light Guards. The 

 city is as healthy as any place in the same latitude. About 

 seventy deaths probably occur in a year. The hotels are 

 well conducted. Columbus does a large amount of business. 

 From 60,000 to 78,000 bags of cotton are annually received, 

 and it commands much of the trade of Troup, Meriwether, 



