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cents, bat are selling now at sixty. The Columbft* bonds were sold for An average of uixlv-seven and twenty eight hundredth cents. I know of a •ale of SIO,OOO to a Columbus bank president,recently at sixty. No longer an officer of your Com pany, I do not believe my sincerity will be doubted when I solemnly af firm that I believe this road will not be far, if any, behind the Mobile and Girard Road, in its benefits to the trade of Columbus, as soon as it crosses Pine Mountain. Columbus sunk $350,000 in the Mobile and Gi rard Road, and is repaid every year, and I know tbe day will yet come when her citizens will rejoice at the investment in this Company, even thong!) its stock should be lost. The Central Road cost Macon a quarter of a million, and Savannah a half, but ten times the amount would not repay either city to relinquish the facilities and benefits it affords. With renewed expressions of deep interest in tbe future of your enter prise, and with thanks for your uni form courtesy and assistance, I am vonrs, truly, W. D. Cuil’LEY. 0 TEEASU It KB’S REPORT. JJa<tanoe Account Ledger, North <& South Railroad , to April 1, 1874. Construction acc’t $710,530 45 Outfit acc’t 23,829 52 •Transportation 16,012 96 Real estate 3,410 04 Talbotton branch survey 356 29 Bills receivable and open accounts 1,884 50 Accident acc’t 61 55 Cash 968 01 $757,053 91 Capital stock $412,822 82 Bills payable 16,409 39 Trans, freight receipts.. 10,598 07 “ passenger “ .. 12,864 25 Mail receipts 796 11 First matured bond acc't 278,100 00 Due contractors, includ ing reserves and on open accouuls ... 26,473 27 $757,053 91 Capt. T. JK Blanchard, President: The above statement gives tbe con dition of the Company to April Ist, 1874. The receipts since your last meeting have been: From freights, $4,285.82; passage, $4,501.50; mail, #793,44—t0ta1, $9,680.76, The?e re ceipts, since the expenses have been brought down, have more than paid current expenses, and the surplus earnings have gone to pay debts con tracted for necessary facilities for op erating the road, and for labor and other expenses incurred during the first winter (an unusually severe one) on the green road bed—all of which was well expended, as no loss or ac cident ocourred. This includes back pay to employees, all of whom have only small ainouuts to their credit, whore anything at all is duo. Wx, Redo, Jb. On motion, all the reports were re- coived. DEBATE AND RESOLUTIONS. The President stated that ho had secured from the Governor a delay in the seizure of the road until this meeting. Tho 1240,000 of State en dorsed bonds had priority over all other claims. On the Oth of Way the interest on these bonds would be duo, and ho saw no way to meet tho pay ment. The Governor had already waited a* year. Tho bonds were en dorsed last Juno. He did not know when tho Governor would seise the road, but it would not be long. lie had takeu tho Presidency against his better judgmout, and had corres ponded with various parties, with a view of raising money to push on the work, but not a dollar could be ob tained. Tho #30,000 floating debt was the obstacle. Ex-Mayor Jarboe, of La Grange, thought that if Columbus and Harris county would increase their subscrip. tionß 33J per cent, La Grange, Troup and Heard counties would do the same, and thus the road would be pushed forward, and the State re lieved of liability. He believed tho road would get #75,000 from Heard county as soon as it reached La Grange. Alderman Redd stated that Co lumbus was not prepared to increase her subscription. Others must now do something. Col. Printup said that Rome had put #IOO,OOO in the enterprise. Sho was opposed to issuing further bonds, and unwilling to invest more money in the road. Alderman Redd, of Columbus, offered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the stockholders of the North A South Railroad of Geor gia, in snooting assembled, hereby di roet the President to respectfully re quest llis Excellency, the Governor, to Withhold taking any steps towards seizing the said road until tbo ditcc tory shall have had more time to see if they canuot make such a disposi tion of the road as w ill best protect the interests of both the Siato and stockholders. Ex-Mayor Jarboe, of La Grange, oflered the following, which was adopted: Resolved, That the President and Directors open a correspondence with the officers of the Cincinnati A South ern Railroad Cos., with a view to the consolidation with, or sale to, said Company of the North and South Railroad, iu property and franchises. The meeting then adjourned, sub jeot to the call of the President. BY D. W. ff. BOULLY. FRIDAY MORnTngTmaY I, 1874. A Jaunt to Columbus. Not having sufficient paper with which to print last week’s issue, and having been invited to take a trip to Columbus with our young friend Charlie Johnston, laat Monday week, we availed gurself of the opportunity, and were soon seated in his express wagon, and on our way to the city. The party consisted of Charlie John ston, Johnnie Cook and ourself. We went by way of Brewster’s mill, where we crossed ou a fiat. We forded Standing Boy creek, in pref erence to risking the bridge, from which some of the planks had been washed out. The weather, which looked threatening when, wo started cleared off, the ride was a delightful one, and we reached Columbus in safety a little before sunset. Daring our stay of two days in the city we found that business was unu sually dull, and the merchants gener ally very gloomy at the poor pros pects for trade. Most of them de clared themselves unable to increase their expenses in any way, and gave this as an excuse for not advertising. Asa consequence, we obtained very few advertisements. They all desired more trade, but were unwilling to expend a dollar or two in printers’ ink to secure it; when, really, such an investment would pay equally as well now, if not better, than when trade is brisk. Wo are glad to know, though, that the houses represented in this issue are among the first and best in Columbus, and we hope our peo ple will remember and bestow their trade upon those who patronize their county paper. In the dry goods line we recommend the houses of Messrs. J. S. Jones, and Boatrite & Clapp; and if you wish anything in the millinery line, you cannot get better goods or better prices tliau at the establishment of Mrs. L. A. Lee. There are several firms in Colum bus receiving a good trade from Har ris, and desirous of retaining it, who do not patronize the Visitor. Some of them have never had a card in it, and most of them are patronizing pa pers in adjoining counties. Now, if they do not value the trade of this county enough to endeavor to retain it by advertising, wliilo they adver tise in other county papers, we think it a duly the Harris county people owe to themselves and to the Visitor to trade with those who advertise in it. This is our firm conviction; and although it may not increase our pa tronage in Columbus, we have inde pendence enough to express it in print, notwithstanding wo are “an poor ns a church mouse.” Whilst in Columbus we partook of tho hospitalities of Messrs. C, R. Russell and A. F. Johnston. At the home of the latter .we were treated to some good musio by tho accom plished daughters of our host. Alter the adjournment of the rail road meeting ou Wednesday after noon, we took a seat on the crank, in company with several stockholders, on our return home, but it was so crowded, and the weather so threat ening, that wo got off and returned to the city. Next day we got a seat in a buggy with Mr. Joe Miller, and had a pleas ant ride with him to Mr. Coen Clark’s, at whioli point the last break iu the trestle was being repaired. About sunset the train left for Kingsboro; Horn whence, in company with Col. I.ovelaco, wo walked to town, where wo arrived shortly be fore nine o’clock. Cut Off. —For a week past the Columbus Enquirer has failed to reach us, and it ia reasonable to suppose that wc have been out off from its oxchange list. As we have more than once spoken a good word for the Enquirer and its proprietor, we are somewhat surprised at this; but we suppose it is the result of the pro prietor’s determination to bring his expenses dowu to tho lowest point. Being published iu a neighboring city, we shall tniss its visits greatly, but it consoles us to know that we still receive an exchange of two good Georgia dailies—the Savannah News and Atlanta Constitution. Miujsery.—Mrs. Lee has one of the largest and best stocks of milli nery goods ever brought to Colum bus, and her prioes will suit every body. We hope all our readers, and particularly the ladies, will bear iu mind that this is the only milliuery establishment now advertising in the Vwrroa, and give Mrs. Lee their custom. , North and South Railroad. The North and South Road was seized on Friday last, and Dr. E. A. Flewelleti, of Atlanta, appointed re ceiver. The Governor has no poVrer to sell the road under six months, nor can he extend it; so we suppose his pol- icy will be to keep up the road and run it as cheaply as possible. Capts. Blanchard and Wm. Redd, Jr., were untiring in their efforts to repair the recent breaks. The first named gentleman paid for the work out of his private funds, assisted by some of the business men m of Colum bus ; and it looks hard that tbe State should have pounced down upon the road before giving these gentlemen an opportunity to be reimbursed out of the earnings of the road when the trains resumed their trips. The action of the Governor in this matter was rather hasty. He should either have seized the road at the time of the stockholders’ meeting, or have given the Company a reasona ble time in which to endeavor to ef fect a sale. We hope the seizure will result in the purchase of the road by some company that is able to complete it to La Grange, at least. Once there, it will prove a paying investment. Another Ism. —The American mind, or at least tho Northern portion of it, is never content unless it is engaged in bringing before the pub lic some new topic. Cremation, or burning the bodies of the dead, is now receiving a goodly share of con sideration in the public prints. We are glad that but few of the Southern papers have thought it worth writ ing about, and we hope never to see the day when it will be put into practice in this section. - ■ *Bl •If i “To Let.” —The Carrollton Times, patterning after the Columbus En quirer, is offering blank space to let in its columns. In a few weeks we expect to see half of our country exchanges with these unsightly white spots. There is a little excuse for a daily doing this, with its heavy ex penses, but none for a weekly, when it is such an easy matter to “ set up ” nn extra column of reading matter. Go to the “ case,” Sharpe. Journalistic Change Col. I. W. Avery, who has edited the At lanta Constitution for the past five years, takes leave of his readers in a graceful valedictory, in the issue of that paper of the 25th, Col. A. has purchased a third interest in the At lanta Herald, and we wish him that success which his ability and nice sense of honor entitle him to. A young lady living near Hamilton wishes to know which is the highest compliment— to say that one has no equal, or that she has no superior ? We think, to say that she has no equal, is the highest compli ment that can be paid. Negroes Hung.—' The three ne groes who killed Mr. Hall, in Thomas county, last year, were hung in Thomasville on the 17th. They de nied their guilt to the last A negro who poisoned his wife was also huug at the same time. Methodist Conference. The Methodist General Conference, rep resenting a membership of nearly one million, convenes at Louisville, Ky., to-day. Webster’s.— Read the advertise ment of Mr. Pork, the State agent for Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary. The number of postal cards issued up to April Ist was 100,000,000. ——■ — ; ■ 1 a There is n horse in Houston county that eats chicken*. DRY GOODS CHEAP FOR CAyH BOATRITE & CLAPP, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Boots, Shoes, &c., Have Just Receivet^Their NEW SPRING GOODS. Best Spool Cotton 760. Prints in c . Dress Goods and all other roods 1874 SPRING MILLINERY 1874 CHEAPER THAN EVER, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL! MRS. L. A. LESS HAS NOW OPENED AT lIER STORE, 75 BROAD ST, COLTJMBXJS, GA, # StOok Ladie9 '. Misses’ and Children’s Hats, trimmed and untrimwcd. Flowers, Parasols, Fans and Ribbous. Hosiery, Gloves and C Aud many other novelties, which she offers cheaper than ever. Order* faithfully attended to. mayl-2tn Mere Mention. A little boy recently fell into a creek in Hall county, aud was saved from drowning by his dog, which jumped in, seized the lad with his mouth, and swam out with him. A Talbot county hen lays an egg every other day, although she has a brood of chickens only a week old. A man in Covington lately attended church for the first time in forty seven years. Some seventy odd gin-houses have been burnt in Georgia since last Sep tember. A negro in Augusta was lately fined $lO for two attempts tocommit suicide. Had he succeeded, he would have saved his money. It is estimated that the defence of Gaines Chisolm will cost him six or seven thousand dollars. The wheat crop in Meriwether is reported more promising than since 1819. St. Louis put $175,000 in the Lou isville lottery, and Chicago invested freely, but neither city drew a single prize. Louisville, Ga., had a snow storm lately, accompanied by thunder and lightning, during which the sun shone brightly. Three inches of snow fell, and tbe fruit trees were in full bloom. Several feet of the track on the M. & M. R. R., in Alabama, was lately washed away by a water-spout. There is a chicken in Meriwether county with two heads and three eyes. The Carroll eonnty negro who killed the young white man who was trying to frighten him by playing ghost has been tried and acquitted. There is a hen in Barnesville that hatched thirteen chickens from eleven eggs. The negro who was recently drowned at Columbus was the first colored man in Georgia to obtain a divorce. Major Roff, of Gordon county, re ports that a hog which he penned in January gained two hundred and five pounds in seventy days. C. N. Rountree, a planter, of Houston county, has failed, with lia bilities at #60,000. All cotton, no corn, and any quantity of guano. Colorado has eight hundred and sixty-eight milus of railroad, and five years ago had not one. Jacksonville, Fla., ships large quan tities of cypress railroad ties to Cuba. The Muscogee Cotton Factory, at Columbus, shows a net profit of over $22,000 for the last year. Mr. Thos. Richards, an old and well known bookseller of Augusta, died recently. He had -carried on his business in that city, at one stand, for forty five years. Upson county has a goose thirty one years old. The Georgia Legislature, at its late session, passed a bill imposing a pro hibitory tax on circus performances in the State. The shows avoid the tax altogether by omitting the eques trian performances. As two white women in Gwinnett county were out cutting wood, the axe of one of them flew off the helve, and striking the other in the breast, killed her instantly. The world uses 250,000,000 pounds of tea and 718,000,000 pounds of coffee every year. China furnishes nearly all the tea, and Brazil more than half the coffee. Gov. Smith has offered a reward of #250 for the arrest of John F. Chisolm, who is charged, with his brother, Gaines Chisolm, with mur dering Penn Bedell. $400,000,000!!! > Comrress having passed the Bill making the lesral tender circulation Font Hundred l lions, look out forti rise in Gold, Cotton and Clothiog. THORNTON Sc ACRE, 78 BROAD ST-. COLUMBUS, GA, Saving received their new stock 'of SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING, For Men’s, Youths’, Boys’ and Children’s wear, offer superior inducements to the trsA Having carefully selected their goods with an eye to. the wants of the trade, and the firuT' cial condition of the country, and ba-yng purchased their entire stock for Cash, the/*' enabled to offer great bargains to all buyers of good clothing. 3 Their stock of Furnishing Goods is complete, new, novel and cheap. Give them a call. spMMim SOLUBLE PACIFIC GUANO O •* John S. Reese & Cos., Baltimore, General Agents o CASH PRICE, 856 00 PER TON. ALSO. ON TIME, FOR COTTON OR CURRENCY O <— The use of this Guano for the past eight years has established its charac ter for excellence and reliability. I need only assure consumers that th Guano brought into market this season is precisely the same in Composition and quality as that heretofore sold. The large fixed capital invested by this Company in this business famishes the best guarantee of continued excellence. The Company has a greater interest in maintaining its standard of quality than any number of consumers can have. Orders received, and information furnished, on application to my Agents at various local markets. COMPOUND ACID PHOSPHATE OF LIME, fob eossposTiiaa with qq'zt ok ess©. PEBCYIAS GUANO, BISSSLYED AMOSMTED BOSES, LAND PLASTEB, kt., kt. ..... i W. H. YOUNG, 12 Broad St.. Columbus, Ca. W. C. JOHNSTON, Agent at Kingsboro. feb2o-2m J. W. PEASE & NORMAN, COLUMBUS, GA., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN n>n&sr®s 3 ©blasts* ■ S2KE3M!? -SOUSSty, IFXikimßfib Rosewood seven octave Pianos from #3OO to SSOO. Geo. Woods A Cos., Mason & Hamlin, and other Organs. Violins, Guitars, Flutes, Banjos, mouth harps, sheet music, etc. We make orders for sheet music and music books every few days, and anything wanted and not in stock* will fcs ordered and furnished at publisher’s prices. nov7-ly W. 3. CHAFFIN, UOOKSET T,ali:xi cSa STATION 'em. AND DEALER IN MUSICS!. INSTRUMENTS, CKSQ32O3, FRM2SS AK© SSOUS.BS3SCS, NO. 92 BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. A- WITTICH. q. jj. yfisgitT WITTICH & KINSEL, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKERS, JEWILBB9' ill IfitßlfßlS, NO. C 7 BROAD STREET, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. W i T nn T a SOT3UMK® WAittlLS, raw®* CLOCKS, .' • ■£* j ATD JEWELRY, fk - of tlao Latest Manufaot'u.roaL An entirely new stock of the best Roods and the latest styles has been recently bought la Diawoktw y° rkl ”* d 18 hereby offered at tho Lowest Cash Prices. Eve-Glasses, gold and silver Thimbles, ladles’ and gcnU Chains, plain and fanev Gold Rings of beautiful workmanship, and every PI f , V " rlety , of n . Tt, ? le found in a First-class Jewelry Store. Stencil Plates of every description cut at short notice * sole Agents for the celebrated Diamond Pebbled Snectaries and Foe ,i. cc .nil A vents Engraving promply executed. marges. FALL AND WINTER GOODS. CHAPMAN & VERSTILLE Announce to their friends and patrons that their stock will be kept con stantly replenished with Seasonable Goods at Lowest Market Pnees, J * r ~ V ' UI rßoeive in payment Ewjle & l’h-snU money and Gotten at big Wet market mUs.