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the army himself, and no son in it to rep
resent him, complaining of other people
being out. He ought to shoulder his gun
and “ pitch in.”
We don't like to see people professing to
be good Southern men charging big prices
for the necessaries of life, in view of the
fact that their high charges tend to subju
gation. It is thought that all such carry
their patriotism in the pocket-book.
We don't like to see people no better than
they ought to be presuming cn their blood
nr family connections. It is the best evi
dence in the world that there’s “ something
rotten in Denmark.,” and their pedigrees
won’t stand tracing. (We uever boast of
such things ourself, but the world is invi
ted to investigate.)
We don't like to see people hiding their „
Tax in Kind, and lying and cheating and
defrauding the Government when they give
in their taxes. An honest man is the no
blest work of God.
We don't like to sec a man arrogatiug to
himself too much aelf-eonsequenee and dic
tatorial power. He must be taken down.
W r e don’t like to see people meddling with
gentlemen’s private affairs. The manners
only becomes the bogs of Jarmany” and
Yankeedom.
We don’t like to see men of big estates
scrambling after all they can got from the
suffering people for what they have to sell.
It is a puor way to whip Lincoln and save
their fortunes.
We don't like to see wounded Soldiers
treated as if no one cared a straw about
their losing an arm or a leg, or getting a
ball for their country. It is poor encour
agement to the men in the army.
We don't like to see people in these soul
trying times taking advantage of people's
misfortunes to make money , Houesty is
the best policy.
We don’t like to sec people u making
out ” that they have “ nothing to spare,”
just to get a price they are ashamed to ask.
It is mean, and very unpatriotic.
We don’t like ta see people laying the
shame of their extortion to Confederate
money, and at the same time scrambling
worse than a dog after a bone to get it all.
]f such scamps were half as good as Con
federate money, they’d have some soul.
We don’t like to see hogs on two legs.
Just now they are abundant, but the devil
ouly has a use for them.
We don't like to see people pretending to
be Christians selling Jeans at §25 a yard.
, ——* J
Richmond, Nov. 23.—The following
was received at the War Department to
night :
Missionary Ridge, Nov. 23. To Gen.
S. Cooper: We hold all the roads leading
into Knoxville except one, between Hols
ton and French Broad. Gcu. Jones’ cav
alry might close that.
The enemy’s cavalry is "about broken up,
and Wheeler has cut off his supplies l’rpm
Cumberland Gap to Knoxville.
(Signed) Braxton Bragg.
Atlanta, Nov. 24.—Yesterday after
noon the enemy advanced in force from
Chattannooga, drove in our piokets and
made a demonstration of battle. He was
received with spirit by our lines, and at
dark both armies faced each other iu line
of battle. Rumors from the front tell of
severe fighting, but no particulars have
been received.
The Yankees at Knoxville have fortified
Armstrong’s Hill, west of the city; on Sum
mit Hill, and on the hills east of the city,
they have also heavy guns, and on the pre
cipice south of Holston river.
Brownlow fled after publishing one num
ber and a half of his scurrillous paper.
Richmond, Nov. 25.—The following
dispatch was received this morning ;
Missionary Ridge, Nov. 24. To Gen.
S. Cooper: We have had a prolonged
struggle for lookout Mountain to-day. and
sustained considerable loss in one division.
Elsewhere the enemy has only manoeuvered
for position.
(Signed) Braxton Bragg.
Atlanta, Nov. 25.—The enemy yes
terday mado a desperate attempt to take
Jjookout Mountain. At 12 o’clock, p. m,
when our informant left, the battle was still
raging. His advance on Monday gained
possession of two Bmall hills in our front,
a esterday morning he opened all his bat
teries, and heavy skirmishing occurred
along the entire line. At noon an infan
try assault was made on Lookout. The
vigorous attempt was kept up by the Yan
kees for an hour without result, when they
tell back, our troops holding their own.
Our informant states that when he was
leaving, the fire of the enemy on Lookout
had opened again heavily. The temper
of our troops is described as full of grit.
A gpecial dispatch to the Intelligencer
says the enemy were repulsed on our right
by portions of Anderson’s and Hindmand’s
v divisions. Our loss was twenty men.
Richmond, Nov, 25.—The following of
ficial dispatch was received at the War
Department to-night:
ChicKamauga, Nov. 25. 18t33.-—(?en.
S. Cooper A. & lnsp. Gen : After sev
eral unsuccessful assaults on our lioc3 to
day, the enemy carried the left centre about
4 o'clock. The whole left soon gave way
in considerable disorder, their right main
tained its ground, repelling every attack.
I am withdrawing all to this point.
(Signed) Braxton Bragg.
Bristol, Nor. 25. —Col. Wather made
a dash on a band of guerrillas in Johnson
county, and captured 18 who wore fur
loughed.
Unofficial advices from the front state
that Burnside had surrendered with 7,000
. prisoners to Longstreet.
Abingdon, Nov. ‘24/ —Rumors iu re
gard to our occupation of Knoxville, aud
the retreat of the Federal forces, towards
Cumberland Cap, are still comiug in, but
nothing official as yet has been received.
Atlanta, Nov. 28.—General Bragg’s
Headquarters, at last accounts, were at
Ringgold. The enemy seem disposed to
push their advantage vigorously. The
battle is likely to be resumed in a day or
two between Ringgold and Dalton. Tho
epitome of the three days’ battle is as fol
lows : The enemy gained what he fought
for—Lookout Mountain. The left wing of
both armies was badly whipped. Our loss
on the left wing is more than counterbal
anced by gains on the right. We lost
Slocomb’s, Cobb’s and Massengale’s Ar
tillery on the left, capturing all of Sher
man’s pieces on the right. A good many
field and regimental officers are arriving
wounded. Great fears are entertained for
Longstreet’s safety.
Three thousand of the enemy arc advanc
ing on Knoxville from Cleveland.
Fighting is reported at Kingston, last
week between our cavalry and the Yankees.
Wheeler was ordered to Kingston last
Monday, the next day firing was heard at
Loudon in the direction of Kingston.
Richmond, Nov. 27.—A1l advices from
Northern Virginia indicate a battle immi
nent in the vicinity of Chancellorsville.
Passengers from Fredericksburg this af
ternoon report five thousand Yankee cav
alry having crossed Ely’s Ford on Thurs
day morning. Considerable firing in that
direction was heard yesterday and to clay
up to the time the train left. The enemy
is believed to be on the south side of the
river. »
Large numbers of French troops are on
board of the steamer Grenada, which
brought a dispatch for the French Con
sul.
Atlanta, Nov. 28.—The train came
down this evening from Dalton, bringing
sick and wounded troops.
Our troops are still slowly filling back,
and are followed by the enemy. Firing
was going on all day yesterday.
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Wanted, at this office, 10 or 15 bushels
Charcoal, for which almost any price will
be paid.
new Advertisements. *
Notice to Advertisers,
All advertisements inserted in this paper
without the time specified bow long they are
to be inserted, will be continued until a writ
ten order is received to stop thorn, and pay
ment exacted accordingly.
To men who have Substitutes.
A LLmen iu Early county who have Sub
i\ etitute papers are hereby ordered to
meet me in Blakely on next Saturday, sth
Dec. Those who fail to come up on that day
will be sent to Head-Quarters.
J. 11. SAUNDERS,
Sub. En. Officer.
Blakely, Dec. 2, 1803. .8-lt*
NOT I C eT”
IN accordance with reoent orders issued by
Gon. Cooper, no certificates of disability,
for the purpose of extending furloughs, will
hereafter be received, except from a regular
& ly constituted Examining Board of Surgeons.
Absentees from iny Company will take due
notice of this regulation, and “govern them
selves accordingly.”
W. M. POTTER,
Capt. Co. “G.” 13th Ga. Vol’s.
Dec. 2, 1863. 83t
Show your Papers.
IHAVE been appointed, by order of Gen
eral Beauregard, Commandant of Post at
this place. Officers, soldiers and stragglers
in transitu, are required to report at my of
fice. Citizens desiring passports, must pre
sent vouchers of character, or papers of ex
emption from conscription.
A. B. SEALS,
Capt. & A. Q. M. & Commandant Post,
Fort Gaines, Ga.
Dec. 2, 1863. 8-4 t
— O YJ c e ■■
"rTTILL be sold, in Blakely, Early county,
▼ V Ga., on Thursday, i7th day of De
cember next, at the residence of W. R. Bry
an, surviving partner of W. B. S. S. Bry
an, all the personal and perishable property
belonging to said estate, consisting of houses,
mules, pork, stock hogs,'* and cattle, corn,
fodder, wagons and carts, also household and
kitchen fnrjiiture, plantation tools,*&e. Sale
to continue from day to day until all is sold.
Terms cash. WM. B. BRYAN,
Dec. 2, 1803. 8-31 Adm’r.
Congressional
w Ga.
7Vf*Y Agents aro Wulhoriied to exchange
jLvX your tithings eft* sweet potatoes at com
missioners rates tor pram, corn, wheat, oats,
rye or rice. Those -who prefer may pay the
money to my agents for their potatoes at as
sessors valuation.
2. Producers in Dooly, Early and Mitchell
counties, fifteen miles or over from a Receiv
ing Depot, are authorized to pay the money
value tor all theiv tithings, it they wish, at
the assessors variation.
3. Producers living in Wilcox, Berrien.
Irwin and Colquitt counties will pay the
money yalue for all their tithings, as they
have been declared impracticable for collect
ing Tax in Kind.
4. Producers iu counties off rail roads can
exchange their tithings tor cattle or hogs.
My agents will take the cattle or hogs at
commissioners rates, and estimate tithings
at assessors valuation, turning them over to
the nearest Commissary, taking receipt as if
for tithing. All exchanges or commutations
will be entered on a separate abstract and
forwarded monthly,
R, K. HINES,
Capt. L P. Q. M.
Albany, Ga., Nov. 24, 1863, 8-4 t
Administrator’s Sale.
AGREEABLE to an order of the Court
of Ordinary of Earlv county, Ga., will
be sold, before the Court House door, within
the legal hours of sale, in the town ot Blake
ly, on the first Tuesday in January next, one
Lot of Land (less the Widow's Dower) No.
1 206 iu tho 6th District of said county.
Also will he sold, at. the same time and
place, two promissory Notes, one made by
John West for one hundred and fifty dollars
aud seventy-seven cents, and due April 5,
1855. with a credit of one hundred and six
teen dollars, January 15, 1856. The other
made by Nicholas Boon to Geo. W. Mayes,
or bearer, for the sum of seven dollars, dated
Oct. 3, 1856, with iuterqst from date.
Sold as the property of George W. Mayes,
late of said county, deceased, for the benefit
of the heirs and creditors of said deceased.
SEABORN SHEFFIELD,
Dec. 2, 1863. 8-5 t Adm’r.
Exchange Notice, No. 7.
Richmond, Va., Oct. 16, 1863.
rpilE following Confederate officers and
X men are hereby declared duly exchanged:
1. All officers and men captured and pa
roled at any time previous to the first of Sep
tember, 1863. This section, however, is not
intended to include any officers or men cap
tured at Vicksburg, ,J uiy 4, 1863, except such
as were declared exchanged by Exchange
Notice No. 6, September 12, tB6-3, or speci-
I finally named in this notice. But it does em
'brace all deliveries made at City Point, hr
other place, before September!, 1863, and
with the limitation above named, all captures
at Port Hudson, or any other place, where
the parties were released on parole.
2. The staff of Generals Pemberton, Ste
venson, Bowen, Moore, Barton, S. I). Lee,
Cummings, Harris and Baldwin, and of Col,
Reynolds, Cockrell and Dockery, tho officers
and men belonging to the Engineer Corps
aud sappers and miners, and the fourth and
forty-sixth Mississippi Regiments, all cap- !
i turod at Vicksburg, July 4, 1863.
3. The general officers captured at Vicks
burg, July 4, 1363, were declared exchanged
j Julv 13,1863. EGBERT Ot LI),
8-6 t • Agent of Exchange.
Q E 011GI‘A - - MIL LK It CO UE TV.
WHEREAS, Mrs. Nancy Hays applies to
me for Letters of Guardianship of
the persons and property of Miss ilariet 8,
Ilays'.fe Miss D. C. Hays: These arc, there
fore, to cite all persons concerned to be and
appear at the Court of Ordinary, to be htdd
for the county of AD Her on the first Monday
; in January next, to show cause (if any they
| have) why said Guardianship should no„ be
j grunted to said applicant.
Given under-my hand? (Hid Otli cial signa-.
turc, this 2d day of Dec., 1863.
M. V. JORDAN,
Dec. 2, 1863. 8-30 d Ordinary.
GEORGIA -v MILLEIi CO UNI'yT
WHEREAS, Jacob J. Swearingen ap
plies to me for the Guardianship of
the person and property of Annie D. Black
burn, of said county: These are, therefore,
to cito all persons concerned to be and ap
pear at the Court of Ordinary, to be held for
the county of Miller on the first Monday in
January next, to show cause (if any they
.have) why sa : d Guardianship should not be
granted to said applicant.
Given under my hand, and official signa
ture, this 2d day of Dec., 1863.
M. V. JORDAN,
Dec. 2, 1863. 8-30 d Ordinary,
GEORGIA—CALHOUN COUNTY.
WHEREAS, Ellen D. McCorquodale ap
plies to me for Letters of Administration
on the Estate of Malcom McCorquodale, late
of said county, deceased : This is to cite all
fjersons concerned to show cause (if any they
lave) why the administration shall not bo
granted the applicant at the Court of Ordi
nary to be held in said comity on the first
Monday in January next.
Given under my hand, and official signa
ture, this Doc. 2, 1863.
W. E. GRIFFIN,
Dec. 2, 1803. 8-2 m Ordinary.
GEORGIA—CALHOUN COUNTY
SIXTY days after date, application will be
made, to the Court of Ordinary of said
county, for leave to sell all the Lands belong
ing to tho Estate of William R. Roftin, late of
said county, deceased.
MARTHA L. LOFTIN,
Dec. 2, 1863. 8-2 m Adm'x.
GEORGLY-CLAT COUNTY.
SIXTY days after date, application will be
made, to the Court of Ordinary of said
county, for leave to sell the Lands belonging
to the Estate of John T. Webster, late of
said county, deceased.
* , ABNER AVERETT,
Dec. 2, 1863. 8 2m* Adm’r.
Fire Low.
The order which generals hare often
given to their men before fighting began,
suits the pulpß not Jeep than the battle
field. This mistake common both to sol
diers and to speakers is to shoot too high
over people’s heads, missing, by a want of
directness and plainness, both the persona
they preach to and the purpose they preach
for.— Dr. Guthrie.
Rags for the News.
We desire very much to procure a quan
tity of Glenn Cotton Linen Kagt , that
we may obtain a sufficiency of paper to
continue the JVeics through another volume,
which we will be unable.to do without we
can get Hags to exchange for paper. Wo
• appeal, then, to the lady readers of the
News to forward us all the Ilags they have
on hand, and save us still more. We will
certainly be under many obligations for
large or small quantities, and besides will
pay ten cents per lb. Then let us Lava
Hags, and continue our paper.
NOTICE.
ALT. persons having claims on Greenville
Wiley, late of Early county, deceased,
will please call on me at any residence, ou
Sowhatchie, and 1 will settle the same.
VERSANOY WILEY
Nov. 25, 1863. 7-2t*
Last Notice.
I WILL attend atßlakclyon Monday, 11th,
and at Colquitt on Tuesday, the 15th De
cember, for the purpose of collecting the
Confederate Tax. All persons failing to pay
their tax on those days, ten per cent will be
added to their Tax. •
MINER HEARN, .
Nov. 25, 1863. 7-31 C. T. 0.
Tax. in Kind.
[HEREBY give notice to the Planters of
Early county that I a:n ready to receive
tiie Tax iu Kind at Howard's and Porter’s
Landing. The law requires that all Tith
iugs shall be delivered within tivo months from
the date of assessment,
0. P. FANNIN.
Nov. 25, 1863. 7-ts Gov. Ag’t.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The friends of James P>. Brown announce
him a candidate for re-election as Ordinary
of Early county, at the ensuing January
election. paid
We are authorized to announce the name
of U. J. Bush as a candidate for the office of
Sheriff of Early county, at the ensuing elec,
tion iu January next. paid
I hereby give notice to the voters of Early
County that I am a candidate for office,
of Sheriff, at the ensuing danuary election.
I am now, and havo been serving my coun
try for almost two years in the tented field,
having loft with the “Early Guards” in
July, 18G1. Thomas Williams.
V irginia,, June 10, 1863. paid
Wu are authorized to announce the name
j of James l’. Mock as a candidate for
j fico ot Sheriff' of Early County, at the elec
tion in January next. The reasons why the
friends of this gentleman offer his name lor
i this office are, his fitness for the office, and
hjs inability to further serve lilb country in
a .Military capacity, from the effects of his
wounds. , paid
The undersigned hereby announces him
self a candidate for the office of Sheriff of
Early county, at the ensuing January elect
tion, paid Josei’U 8. Allen.
We are authorized to announce the name
of 8. J. Oqllter, who has been wounded iu
the army, and unable to serve his country iu
a Military capacity any further for the pres
ent, as p. candidate for the office of Sheriff
of Early county, at the ensuing January
election. paid
Although I have been elected to'fill aq
office in Capt. Wade’s Company, 1 am still a
candidate for the offico of Clerk of the Supe
rior & Inferior Courts of Early County at
the ensuing January election. I have not
sought this office fur the purpose of secur
ing to myself a double advantage. Having
entered the service of my country, and being *
disabled to render efficient service as a sol
dier, my friends have solicited me to offer
myself a candidate for the above office. If
elected to this office I will bo liberated from
the Confederate servlet.
paid S. T. Howard.
The friends of Henry W. Wilkins, in
the Army, respectfully announco him as a
candidate for the office of Clerk of the Supe
rior A Inferior Courts of Egrlv county, at the
ensuing January election, lie is now disa
bled from Military service by constitutional
disease—has been a good and faithful .Sol
dier, is a good citizen and upright man, and
is fully competent for tlm office.
{laid Early Guards.
tapidan, Va., Aug. 3, 1863. paid
We are authorized to announce James X.
Evans as a candidate for Clerk of the Supe
rior and Inferior Courts of Rarly County, at
the ensuing January election. paid
Having been disabled by wounds from
serving my country in a Military capacity,
IJiereby announce myself a candidate for
tne offico of Tax Receiver & Collector of Ear
ly County, at the ensuing January election.
said George F. Anderson.
lavi.no been solicited by many friends to.
again become a candidate, I announce my
self a candidate’for re-election to the office
of Tax Receiver & Collector of Early Coun
ty, at the election in January ijext.
Brinkley Chanciy,
J. J. Kirkland having served his country
in a Military capacity until he has had tho
misfortune to lose one of his legs, and now
being unfit for further duty ii? that capacity,
announces himself a candidate for the offico
of Receiver A Collector of Early county, at
the ensuing January election, paid