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DAILY EX^FIUKU - SFX : COU'MBFS GEORGIA. Sl’X DAY MiLXiXb. MAY , s THE RECORD OF COLUMBUS RAIL ROAD INVESTMENTS. k. 1 Illtt rvIl'U Will, it ill'.,, " Ill) Kll.IT,'> vinnit ll W!wit Knllnmil** !liiv* < n*»t the ( i f , ilM nl \\Imt Hi'' (it. Hi," tn Sli.iw for II \ |n>«*«ktiiit'iit ii" Yhw.d From u Hnsinesv N t :i ll <I ,to| I, t . i prevails that do \pensive experi i ll a railroad man. alter and . , f dollars and has no railroad, doesn’t it seem , M tin* idea is very 'veil founded?" suggested : . t - I.NQilHHH-.SrN. • That's all very true." lie replied, ‘ but you see kil ,,; e now just getting to where this investment ^ n.- to give indications of u luindsoiue return. , u .]! the facts are taken into consideration. u i\ much of the money has been worse than a.i-'ted. But Columbus could not at ford to do • i nt the railroads, and without taking the .• <:k the city did the roads would not have been •■When did ( <§umbu? lirst go into the railroad VI,AH V >1 \ I'Ol.lTK v 1G suit of Yr•»tcrihi)’s (onv,„tlo„ Hoi ll sptr.iL The gubernatorial campaign has progressed fa; Hough to develop the fact that neither of tin imlidates will be able to secure the ncmiuutioi n the lirst ballot. According to the estimate ■hich we give in the tabic* below. Judge Ciayn : light receive every vote lYom all thee.untie • *t in the estimate, ami he would only have nin "tes more than a majority. In making this table we have done so huge!; n information furnished by the Advertiser, am 1 uve estimated se\eml counties that have no’, .•looted delegates. Among these cm •untie-' arc ve. Henry. Mobile. Montgomery and oik ot ,vo others. AW merely give the table hi mdc nit the render may form an approximate dcu o! the first ballot intlu convention will neeast. leiv an* ; I;e figures: .GCAL HAPPENINGS !N BROWNEVILLE AND GIRARD. I'lm lnt'lbV supper !n r*:nw tuvllh- I hur**'hn 1 wiling The lie,if lectinii* this Heel; (in* • I; 111•,, of 11 *• ( e’Jie't r'• y tlspi ’inhu, id' t In Pub. lie SelifiN in (drurl s..Hul flutter* mid fi i'l l, - Toj i,*s. of Mr. \ Ft tv. -on. 'I hv utw ' ai I'n-tichhiir nud fiu.rLni. XI r. PeiiH.in will preach P-day at*'be r ' of NY. \. FI* ichor on I.onir.-tleCt. At o, Fn.mec of »* in'ism will Iv udministc I, MM l"! |.*N si linn \ | TbenuhFc Mipper. got'en up by the 1-a*lies i ie*.y of Trinity church, for the bene,it n lepubfc school fund, came oh at Carder’s Hal lYh.i-Mlay evening according t< ptivieusun mmement. To say ,hut it was a nice nttiu i 1 u-ilected much credit t,]'on tlu* .mod bide- I Tin-’."’hIi . 1'.. bad ‘t in hand is hni a pivssi.in an.! I < hU-.cn-. »*•< to do juukt to the 'ill j' vt. l/ke >!' -vith- I Thin are •n hnlirs. thf.se if Grow nivi'a are wa nn-hearti (i ! wagon, i id ,nn ,»n.i t’.■ it• w theii • into w.mtcvei The ■ v. i*i .ey undertak . bather it be : I *\**rl; ... Cupid I lar. ai d • a- pertains to ma'ters ol’puhli* )!.'.«•,• -a L.'Leir "he , vmmnr.itv. ‘h.ihi*. M-ca-i. i :.•• ,ain» ha>l be n have keen -*1 l.iMr-l l. The h ie l.iins haw grcaV M ■. .I*'hn Wot .on has A 1 a. v Club has been o (.HDiu \ st i 1 iti n il;*. rertod h* John Uliu lunitr. Coin in- Inis. ?vr, H’K AVI* MOM) BROKER. HAII.HUAD BONDS, reus, po.-tou and bumpkin 1st a t gage 7' 95 O 100 Mil* and oulfTs 119 to.120 iv. 1 con mortgage 7- 115 o il? I bn- ;.!)«' Home 1-t u endorsed 103 to 105 \Yi rag. opsed b\ - 'ennui K. it 103 to 105 i-. (•oim'nbia and Augusta 1st ige 116 oil? «'olnmhiu and Augusta I- "/ace 110 <7,112 l.'adroad 7s in." to tOfi Km fond b- 109 to 112 "it ral Ha . . 109 to 112 1 "* to 109,'*$ 113 to 120 112 0,113 1 -vis vluMl th. l.e iirst venture .,1 bonds to the Muscogee re ad, now the liuestcrn, amounting to $150,000. tine from ;s,»3. The average interest on these bonds ni wars was $105,000, making an aggregate •im lpal and interest of $255,000. The city a *r stock in this road for eighty cents on the i r. thus realizing $120,000 of the $‘^55,000 paid Was that not a Not if viewed sof$t35.0H0?" a-Led the d from a business standpoint." •v as the reply. "Kvery year the road has brought c .pen to the city, Last year 11,188 bales came to FiNvitv over this road and thus far the present war it has hauled in 12,315 bales, to say nothing i: f the great bulk of northern freights wlvch {.*me over this road. Our merchants could s lIir !y carry on business without the use of the S -mhwestern road." • •put this was not the city’s only railroad trans ition?" ‘ Uh, no: not by a great deal. As her experi- <- Aid not prove very disastrous, the city de- ■c. led in lS5:itotry it again and issued bonds to t Mobile and Girard roud amounting to $150.- p. and in 1856 $150,000 more were issued, rniKing a total of$300,000 to that rotul. Or. these J -nd* $136,500 on the first issue for an average t ‘. thirteen years and $178,500 on the second issue I a» been paid in interest, making an aggregate .c * $*»15.oo0 that the city is out for this road. For F:.s expenditure the city has $12-1,000 preferred -ek. which is valued at about eleven cents on tdollar, though it has recently sold for more." 1 Wi 11. what have you to say for that ‘•tmly this: that the Mobile and Girard road is ,i v iluable tributary to Columbus and some • *f, he .». -t trade we have comes from down that road, p h.,i brought 10.895 bales of cotton to t'oluinbus t ins year. I^ast year it brought up 10.221 baies. V. ine out this road and you will see how it hurts <.'alum bus.'* ‘•Didn't the city have something to do with the Montgomery and NVest Point road?" ‘ Ye', that enterprise, now the Western road, t .u- city did not go into very strong, taking only •$'■ .hoc, for which bonds were issued in 1855. For an average of seventeen years the interest on tl.v-e omuls amounted to $59,500, thus making the principal and interest paid by the city $109,500. The city sold the stock in this road for eighteen Ci nt< on the dollar, thus realizing $9000 for the expenditure." "What Jq you think of the Savannah and Memphis road?’’ asked the reporter. "At lirst glance it does not appear a very wDc- ir vestment. In 1856 the city issued $35,000 m bonds to the Savannah and Memphis, now Co- ltmihus and Western, and in 1871 issued to the •same road $64,000. On the first issue of these J •mds $73,350. and on the second issue $47,440 in interest, has been paid, making a total expendi ture of $219,990. l-'or this outlay the city lias nothing net a dollar's worth of stock and re ceiving no remuneration for that which passed out of her control. But now let us look at the facts." said he. continuing. "Thisroad kw year J i ought us 4408 bales of cotton and ha.- brought €234 th is year. It boings us a good local trade. 'The road now runs to Goodwater, and 1 am in a position to know that an early extension of it to Birmingham is contemplated. 'This will givens f- straight line to the Alabama coal and iron fields, and will also give direct connection with 1 it* markets oftho northwest. When this is se- < i .l Columbus can congratulate herself that Inis investment was a good one*." "Du! the city make any oilier railroad venture?’’ "N es; only one, that w is the North and South, the Columbus and Home road. In 1S71-72 t:.v,v were $200,000 in bonds issued to this road. < i these bonds about D ,; 5.0'io interest lias been I ud. making an aggregate of about $31.5.000 < ita\ on this road to date. As an investment ('■> proved a disastrous failure. a> tlu* city does ' •■t own one dollar’s worth of stock and has it received a dollar for the stock < M - - e owned. But from a business stand- I i t it is not so bad. Meriw< Troup and Talbot counties i (•ad to make Odumbu- tlu ir market, ami the 15 18 i? l to T 16 1 l 8 rh >ocia:h am! •re !aden**d v. ; u! the lad e- it! -e of utter '.. »asion. AD - • ring the eve: in muted I-* ap’ t.ie . t» 1-tail.! ! ;-1 ••* Till? . :• .. t-mhered \Z I .V-G . p in- Ale* ip'hnt ] p *< o.i. id an " •»•' | Wl ‘' Dale I *eKalb..., Dallas F.lmore ... Ktowah... Kscambia. Fayette . . Franklin . Ilenrv. Hale.” Jackson Jell'erson Lauderdale. Lee Lowndes Lamar.... Lawrence.. . Limestone.. I M;l .:< >11 Marengo Marshall Monroe . ..i< nigomcrv. Perry *.. ; Pike j Pickens Kandolpli. 1 Russell : St. Clair , Shelby i Sumter , Tallapoosa ... I Talladega Tuscaloosa.... Washington.. ; Walker Wilcox j Winston Total ssemblagi . .'ml m*t utred to mar the p 1 . ad. ! till er> IkkIuv :n-hi 1! p, "J! <•: HJ5 ini 105 1 n n'-r «« i>*. hi*rip . t*s •>, 99*.^ .-.a . 1st M186 prr o'l’l. l msiiauteed .122 "'123 HANK Sl’ni KS. 5 5 8 17 17 As this is considered a happy ,, New way to p»\ | ‘ h.-i Dm j»s, tin* infahlb'. v io* !••- i'arrl, i.i. •'a <i» Dts." it is h ped the iaitie- will ivpeat the j t ran p- :.t:il ••-! B »wr) ('<unpi.iii.t-. AJN" that enieitaiument in a few months. j Park- rN Indian Sa'vi. the •'lire for ( ut- P*arm- I and s- .•«•*. can i • in for a -haie » !‘ their at'••at In. l*iim£i-nue»i> Sick, The following persons are reported t«> be dan- ' A M« 152147,121 79 Mr. George Sargent, >.f Lively. Wlf* of Hev. John i ::U*r • »f tire valley. Mrs. Katie Varner, of Brow net il’e. Political Mention. Next Wednesday is the time for hoiding the oeut election to select delegates to the county convention. The alia ir is creating considerable .ntercsi. There are two sets of candidates for delegates, and these are supposed to represent different persons for the office of probuie judge, around which the chief interest in county polities seems to centre. We hope *ur JJrowncvilu* trie mis will not display too much warmth in the natter, i.:.d have nodowbt that the tickc; e’H.o-t-n wiJ’look well t > the interests ,.f the tow n and LM'intv. li. low will be found t:ie ticket for deli - gates. ( itl/.ens* Ticket. The following gentlemen will support J. T. Hol land for probate judge, beat i lection, on the 26th ing Pa: l.er’s t'.rn r.uv. us the roots vf tlu* con wen l .iiiul -catteved ail ov«-r t.u- ll'»< *. .-till ui «guis!’*e.l. tin y can fully rem.ovi i k"- *>f f >• okce Imtian Vegetable Pill.-, which -to,.- • hi. and all disorders that arise Horn a dise.i-ed liv or ini].lire ol-ed. i'ontuine's '.mat Disc »\e. wast’mi; entirely cleared out, a.i< Fontaine ('me pi - .■M iited. tin police from following tin- truck-, r afn-i- taking it t*n 'Uiring bmgia couii' in>t Ik heard to cough at all. Di. Met'ntci eon i • '.«•<* enterprising to be without the :tb<>\ M-i ii.i .-. -o he immediately n !i gr.. j *-•• I for ply t * public. LETTER FROM LAGRANGE. |!|"m.|7 I STATK Hi tS | ■ ' 'i-.-i'Kin 1 1 > I . i. rgia 7- I v ‘t*B i cent 123 ft 126 at tlu- follow ing -.jiio- i 11 107 f 108 105 i" 106 121 oi 125 18911 112'.,'' 113 M 1st Mil.FANl-K )Fs. j.,-,],] I (\Mifedeiat« Coupon bonds 1 (!p 2 ‘ F(»K >\U-:. : M , i ! 52 -nan .- F.agR- and Phcnix. vet,] 1 111 -'-ares Muscogee Facterv Stock. $2.5..ion «,»•< >i Kiu new 1 . percent. 30 year Bonds. - < . iring on 1 1" -hare- Mert-iuints' ami Mechanics* bank : oki docket. ; st<*, k. paying l'i per cent, for past ten years. i.'inn l.aie.- ot - WANTED. j (iem-gia 7 percent, gold bonds, due 1890. 1 can •filers May j m ! -i Her ! i’2 1 . da.\. *• 3-.' Id We-te'-n railroad -e.-mel m on gage 8 percent. I Del" , \u. il-t '.uiids. .pie 1S9C. Wiil net s,dl.-r tl’2. ptc-mhei -iml 1 i'ity «.f ('itlmnhus 5- ImiuN. ! Nown.'i*. i. J See me before you bin «>r -ell. I can always do ■m:••■-. I i". «'od \M‘h. and -.ib-n sevr.d points ’.(••iter, than auy .21> I j \ F. *. t( li >1 \ It. (•■•1*0miiId** ‘loin- a Itl- -•» twn-'l (ioi'ileii ami liu in. La* • and n< lams, parts VESTKKDAY S RfSBcLTS. j The following special from Montgomery give.*- I the result of the action taken by several counties yesterday, which are not included in the above 1 totals: ' Montoomery. Ai.a., May ‘22.--Inforina.tioo iv- J ceiced by the Advertiser up to eleven o'clock to | nigiit. from several counties holding conventions , to-day. report delegations to stand :vs follows to j the state convention, for governor: j Chilton live for McKleroy. i'o.ir for Dawson, j Tuskaloosa -fourt-een and three-eighths for , Dawson: same for Clayton; one-eighth for M - ; Kle.oy. ‘ B»ob -Foui for Daw-on ; four for Seay, j Lnuderdaic—Solid nine for Dawson. | Pike Instructed fifioen f-.r C,avion. ! Pickens— Sixteen solid for Dawson. | Wilcox-Seventeen solid for Dawson. j Ktowah - Seay seven, McKleroy four. Da wson I two. l‘ik< ((millv Politios. ' Special to Enquirer-Sun. Troy, Ala., May 22. The Pike county ileino- | cratic convention assembled here to-day. There ! was a full a1 tendance and over 150 delegates ' j present. Fifteen delegates were elected to the .■date convention and in.-tracted to vote solidly for General Clayton. 1 here were only two votes ; cast against Cinyton out of the entire convention, i ' In endorsing Clayton the convention passed a most complimentary resolution and in-truct* d , tin u.eh gute> to use all honorable means to se cure his nomination. I Delegates wi. re also elected to t'«e congre.^sioii. I al convention and in-truvted fo • H <n. H. A. Her bert. Other instruction* were given for ll<m. : John A Foster, for chnneeilor of'the somhern chancery division: Hon. John P. iiubhard. for judge of the -etom! judicial circuit. I Tlie convention declined to nominate candi- j date* for tie. legi-lutm ;• and for county i fi'-ivr- I Thb'in eansii seiuh rate and a lively one. (o-m-riii (iiissip. ! In the county convention of Hale, held Friday. ' the convention unanimously adopted the follow lug p.< ; ■ -iron, and orii.-ivd it certified to i in* For Delegates J. H. Kinnett, M. T. Lynn, 11. rift. Solon ('rigg and John Wade. Alternates - J. 1*. Newsome, K. L. David Janie* 4 Byrd, Pleasant Hutchinsand Henry Sum- I tion. mergill. otlie XVe are authorized to announce the following is gL ticket for delegate* 4 to the Lee county convention i and c-'tion to be held June 2d. Beat election May 26th: For Delegate - J. T. Abney. F. H. Smith. W. S Lawrence. J. M. Payne. John Byrd. For Alternate* James O’Grady. H. A. Car ;, J. L. Newnvtn, NY. E. Ix*wthel lo.d well nigh 1 have* been gn • Ivliev.-d that < btai nl ’! Ill’k it.- •- MnniL . ni! N • inin-i spa.red of. I i tan.Is of c.i 9 17-lu.li • 9 1 *•-1 ui fling i riant, and our people i vegetables ot e\cry early variety. The poliiieul boom i 1 - ia>w upon us. and • very- uu*. si-vinga few tia.eghti'ol, <*on*-. , rvativ. )>« r- i.-u-k. J. T. C.H.k, Mr. Baird, the* meter.. has recently been paying % , si.me attor.lion to the ccmelciy. Tlu- Kvsurp ! ,ls ; generally in gr.od conditio?i, and the fence hm re< « b ed a IVe-li coating <*1’ whitewash gi* njr a ket p ti and t!;.- fi ibling and is.il- manitestee on mil iiaiiseat -r.g ea-e- then.<-.-t the There have been eonipajr.tivel up to date this -ji.-ing. au. 1 . w»- ! -tiil fewer during the summ i ami ii] to i india <1 gra*. both sid :*.dy ann p. ten! .hv '!:!• ut u-’-d t m- • better is de-iri d. 'M.r ] op •• -ir.- about <• ,• divided in their'opinions. !!«• h candidates I been reside : ' *• of lids cuy .o* 1 < ••nseijucii' y 1 warm p.-soiml fricii.is in-e. NVithiiiost.il ti inking u u hni a i.;a M a • of :••.-• wiiv do on: :np-'i > net l-*r . te I ■ 1 '."k to D.-.u IF .litii. i *‘ : * " » en. u,.|| o AI! sensible people consider coil: in things !i gi^uitive expei esxeniialto good lieaM!:. such as pure air and ht-nci 'hey are water, proper diet, reasonable exercise, cleonli- , and je.-rs ot tlu* attention t*.» this matter, and t" urge upf*a prejs .-ey SnMle. erty own. r- and to'.-n t-uthi ritics to -. e Ci.U all T»rs ‘•ect i on i- verv In alt' y at nr. -cm ah lots an propi riv cleaned u] aim disinfected. A some time pa d. I'ln- e .loge •••iinim-neei few of ll.o lot u ahor.i Lively an. represented ; will i.»*gln -d.mil tb ns'ddi* • ! im-M m<nili. being m an .mu licit s i <• i op.dit i- m: perhaps .ith- pr- ir.ist . to *-».- vt ry i nteramiiig. r 'vouid ers in Browm-viiealso n.-ed attention, pioplewhc- | >'»' •*“■»••* *• cor c-p •; *'-id wish to li> and pi.,spei si,.-uid 1 -ok well to ■ b» r< ]> rt : ■< <■< make *ri ft recelp - *81 gr ALWAYS ATTRACT ? /•UP tile! g well to the I dtiumt healtIt i - Hie firl.dk. wing .In ile ha - a K, : JJlfii i!tLj;cfil'lrt!!’SriiViii i Simply iK'oinsr we offer ' . m , .. ,• r -1;i ide mill -easoililhlc (ioods ' ._*;Ii'i!i: iW i.'. d M'ii.jiii HCfiTiL , ill roil Sjirrilire JM'ir: s. and licciiiisc uc sliilc l!i" fuel i.ist tn I,i:ri i:itv • |iliiiiily olid I ■ W.-i• Iy ill our *•Mrij.ii.ici '..tu-r- !..i...»:iiiiik.i.ui.- "...! ••ads." Icavinjj no room for [•"-h.lliie I'm week > n.ling May Hot • a! 1 • -' 1 I «*r With.n Hi.Ity day-will be 111’ ( t H lj (*P I 11 I’D. counties state an Last \ u >57 ha to be mm •ai the cott< of bales 1'hai i-. r hue ai hide-la mil v id tlu* ].eace 11- Idi . th* i.ti" ut ed the Ik n*h:ihiiitati' N\ - *. It. New VoiiK M.c THIS WEEK \YK Oi-TKIi: ! i IlM m < > • . Will | j ..2. nisl.es to the -i eand ns record. IT Lilica’ L n- for the . • tin e(l g< 1 a- s!ie ! ear-, Fin - lire \ m- Xiiinsook ■ IioiT "lids, al Wild" l.iimu p.-i yard, I lam-ii I.11i1" nl 8c .. : \ .: l ' i. Ol'i I 1 Ui:". I ''Tis o; A r.i i'!:i 11 Null's in iPi uc'-i dc- >esi. input lei d a life fr !:*• tar o] tile : ">g Du '•m the peit\ worries that harass mo every '•n* me daily gdnding want- :hat Imld me t .isK foi rivdies. and a life of naught but l’iM 111 e_jjgr.>w- short ami -Torter and my "y "den lately -..iiaething seems to say to th. utnix ...ii Idl'd ill fiiif-i.il. of Mr- I « gn.i i who.,, tlji-y \\ lit hi Mi-- < i I.i ■ Ah* K - ,i OPETfEID : ■a h. di.-s’ W'liit. I I.i!-. Ill" lilies itV, bu»*deiis, for tlie time J L brave, and he u ... will surely coi.._. ''..•..you iMayti,,.,-,, <i(nva f,. r( . v ,, r vo A."i ,iL A 1 ,;; 1 : .'d'WYdiL’-u" •, . awav ami di*? 1 ia ’ elu -‘ r| - lu -'' ! l?row* fa •driving to'he patio: t -th.ei »i ••) • ,t-; not cmi;.. in < lioie<* I’loci<l:i Si i H mil., o l I.KADKDS DF ,ow Prices,