The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-10-06
Correspondence Of the Richmond dispatch.


COLUMBUS. GA, September 30, 1871.
We have been spending several days in
the good city Of Columbus, and have had a
very pleasant Sojourn. 1t is one of the pref.
tieSt cities we have ever seen. The broad
streets. beautiful shade trees, handsome
residences, and pretty flower gardens, COM
hine to produce Il very tine effect.
The city has population of upwards Of
t2,GNe, and is rapidly increasing, the inn
proycments during the past year having
been greater (ihe citizens say than for ten
years before.
The last battle of the 'Ilatc unpleasant
ness was fought at Columbus between
the fedcrals under Wilson and the Con-
fe6eratcs under the iamcnted Howell Cobb.
Wilson captured the city. and was so en-
RACED at the gallant resistance With which
he met that Notwithstanding the fact that
he had learned, Of Johnston and Shcrman's
truce he gave over the city to arson and
piliiagr.
4 LARGE number Of splendid warehouses,
containing over forty thousand bales of cot
ton four large cotton and wOolcn facto-
ricS, flour mills, toundrieS, etc, were given
80 the flames, and II large portion Of this
talr city destroyed.
T'hc energy with which these "wastc
places" have been rebuilt equals even that
shown in Your own beautiful city. The
have ROT only risen from their ashes, but
even exceeded their former proportions.
Several OF the factories arc very con-
pictc, aud tho foundrics are the largest,
PERHAPS. south OF Richmond.
Columbus has an lInrivalled watcr-poWcr,
which is destined TO make hcra great manu-
n,Alriu. city. Every foot Tor lhlrty-tIre
miles above and below the city could he
utilized. and in two miles along the city
| 'front.' the charlottesville falls $50 feet. Be-
! sides the three railroads which already cen
ire here there are three others III course OF
construction and several others projected.
| The cty has also made IN appropriation TO
| remove instructions from the river.
The city has nine white and four coorcu
churches, and their houses OF worship are
unusually nca, and attractive. The lots OF
| the FIRST Baptist and Methodist churches
embrace half Il square each, III the centre of
| The crlv. beautifully laid of, planted with
shade trees, and containing grass sod that
iwnuiu do no disrrCuit to the valley OF
Virginia.
| Columbus has IN admirable system "f
common schools, which were first matt
! .,lrated wears ago. and have been gradually
improved and perfected. The State system
al common schools is proving grand
! failure, for the reason that the Radical
! Legislature stole all of the funds.
| We have met here, also. number OF
EirgiuanS. who seem to be proSperlng.
| Indeed, we called several times to see our
| friends CriSicr & Gordon. late of Char
| lottcsyillc, and always found them so busy
| that we could scarcely have word with
| them.
| II we were really sent to "tbc best
hotel" here, then We pity the poor travel
! Ter who is not so fortunate as to be speedily
claimed, (ls we wcrc) rs the guest Of some
fhospitahle citizen. .... .a.
| All accounts represent the cotton crop as
4 very sad failure c. g.. up to tins date last
| wear the Columbus warehouses had re-
ireiycd tire thousand bales; this year they
have received only fifteen hundred. But
The planters have used com paratvely little
| "iano THIS season, wages ana provisions
| have been lower, and all seem determined
~ far as possible TO hold their cotton Tor
higher prices, and not permit it to 20 into
The hands OF nnrthcrn spectators. who are
l,lriyir- now 10 lower the price by false
publications aS to The extent of the crop
irii>C0.
| Your correspondents has received every
where a most cordial grtctln" from clu sol
tgfsrS who served in Virginia, or from
Fathers and mothers who cherish the most
l-ratciul remembrance OF The kindness
(which their Soldirr-huys received from our
.pcople. "From Virginia" seems Il Snili-
icicnt passport TO the hearts Of these good
IpcupIr.
| And then we are permitted frequently 70
GRASP the hand of one OF Gurdon'S. or
iWrichl'S. or rho,ul>'s, or Dulc's, or Ben
Inng's veterans. whom wc personally knew
when they followed the Stars and bars.
These make us feel that We are among
brethren, and not strangers III Il strange
Land.
| rhr,unl, fbc courtesy of the Times and
| .Sn7, we have been permitted to zee several
late Nos. Of the Dispatch, and to rejoice III
reading good news from home"
Enuu.h for the present! But VIC fear
lvou will not altogether stop "Niators -
spcnrliiug< unless yuu refuse to print what
he sends YOU. NlAToR.