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OjEarlg ‘Jlctos.
E. H. GROUBY,
Editor, Proprietor & Publisher.
'BLAKELY: ~~
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 1864.
Notice the advertisement of the Messrs.
Powell, and attend their sale next Friday.
* Gov. Joseph E. Brown lately made a
speech iu Albany. Ex-Gov. Neil Brown,
of Tennessee, also spoke. Both speeches,
says the Albany Patriot , were appropriate
and worthy of the occasion.
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If you will notice the advertisement of'
Buchaunon & Co., you may find something
you want. They advertise many necessary
articles, many of which you can get from
them at lower prices than in the cities.
We publish the article of “A Georgian ”
as an advertisement, and expect to charge
the author for it accordingly. Wc merely
make this statement because we do not,
in every particular, agree with the views
of “A Georgian.”
Ten more prisoners have escaped from
the Atlanta jail—some of them desperadoes.
This is the second or third lot who have re
cently liberated themselves. No wonder
there are so many rogues iu Atlanta. They
know that if they arc caught and confined,
they can easily escape.
The newly elected Ordinaries of Clay,
Calhoun aud Miller vyll continue to give
the Xcics the advertising of their respec
tive offices. We thank them for their kind
ness, and hope that their “ shadows may #
never grow less,” and that they may never
want for an office.
The publication of the Albany Patriot
has been resumed, and is now under the
editorial management of J. W. Fears, a
merchant of Macon. ’May success attend
the Patriot, but not prove a substitute for
Homebody who wants to “ keep out of the
war! ”
The Selma Reporter contains informa
tion that Gov. Watts has telegraphed to a
citizen of that place that Mobile will prob
ably be attacked very soon, and calls upon
the citizens to provide accommodation for
the non-combatants who may be forced to
fiud a refuge there.
For some time, up to this writing, the
atmosphere in this part of the country has
been as balmy as the breath of angels. So
■warm tho sun, so summerlike the moon
light, that the trees, thinking that winter
had gone, commenced budding. Old Win
ter, who has yet a few more shrill blasts to
blow through his wrinkled fingers, will yet
punish this trees-onable temerity.
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The Now York Times , says iu public
and in private, upon thoroughfares and at
social circles, at all times, and in places
where citizens are accustomed to speak
their minds freely, any man who is not un
willing or actually deaf may hear Abraham
Lineolu denounced as a low, cunnins: fa
natic, an unscrupulous partisau, and a por
jured magistrate.
Tho “ Early Hussars ” aud “ Miller
Hangers ” passed through our town week
before last on their way to Cuthbert. We
wero absent at the time, but understand
the boys were very hospitably received.
Judge B. M. Fryer aud J. B. Jones, Esq.,
we learn gave them a most excellent sup
per at their respective residences, for which
both Companies request us to return their
thanks.
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The Richmond correspondent of tho Sa
vannah Republican says it is stated that
the President and Secretary of War have
settled upon a programme for a spring cam
paign which will effectually baffle all the
plans of the enemy'. We shall have an
amplo force in the field, and they will be
bo disposed as to teach the Yankees the ut
ter folly of any further progress Southward.
We may not drive them out of Tennessee,
but there is an equally effectual way of
getting them out. (.Jur army will be large,
and in a better condition than ever before,
while that of the enemy will be weaker in
numbers and discipline.
During our trip up the country we hard
ly saw an Editor or a Printer (unmarried
or married) who hud not been presented
with a nice “ Silk Tobacco Bag" by some
nice young lady, and over which said Edi
tors and Printers were continually “kick
ing up a tremendous fuss,” and praising
the donors to the skies —but, as we had
nothing of the kind, we were unable to
exhibit and brag on our “Bag” or to com
pare the handiwork of the “ Early gals ”
with that of other sections—very much
of course, to our regret, for we are satisfied
that if we had had one from one of “ Ear
ly’s darling, sweet creatures ” we would
have “taken the linen off the bush!” Os
course we felt considerably behind the times
to thiuk that the craft were all so far ahead
of U 3 in this particular. We don’t know
why this should be so. Surely we have
as pretty, sweet, darling, loviug and gen
erous (particularly to Editors and Printers)
young female creatures in Early as any
wdiere else in the Confederacy, and why it
is that some of them havn’t presented us
with a fine “ Silk Tobacco Bag,” for us to
carry our “Fryer’s best” “Billy Bowlegs”
in, is something strange to as ! Come, you
“ Early gals ” mu.sn’t be behind those of
other sections in your generosity to Editors
and Printers! We want one of these “in
dispensablcs,” and must have it from some
one of you “Kitties,” “Sallies,” “Jen
nies,” “ Macdies,” or some other pretty
little “critter” like you! We don’t want
to be behind the rest of our of
the press. If we had the “ wherewith ”
(silk) at home to make one of these “ in
stitutions ” we wouldn’t call on our lady
friends, but we havn’t got it, though a
“ Bag ” wo must have, and will “ live iu
hope ” of getting one “ though we die in
despair.” We will report our suocess in a
few weeks.
The official report of Gen. McClellan
covers the period from the 26th ot July,
1861, to Nov. 7tb, 18Q2, and consists of
765 foolscap pages, divided iuto four parts.
He occupies all this space in writing him
self down a hero, and winds up by intima
ting that had the order for his removal
been deferred a few weeks Richmond would
have been captured, certain ! We ought
to feel thankful for that order, then.
McClellan was about the most decent Gen
eral we have had to fight, aud as our army
found it quite easy to whip him every bat
tle it is matter lor regret that he was re
moved.
We are requested, by our friend J. B.
Jones, Esq., to state that he is authorized
to muster into service all men ‘who may
wish to join Capt.. R. W. Wade's Cavalry
Company, which is now stationed at Cuth
bert. This is an excellent Company, and
those who wish to go into the service could
not do better than to join Capt. Wade, who
is “ as clever a fellow as the sun ever shined
on.” The “ Hussars ” are made up of the
right kind of men, and will undoubtedly
prove to bo “ the blue hen’s chickens ” when
they get a chance at the Yankees.
The Richmond Dispatch says that a semi
official statement relative to running the
blockade at Wilmington, shows that from
January, 1863, to the 23d of October in
the same year, ten months, ninety vesssels
ran into Wilmington. During last August
one ran in every other day, making fifteen
iu that mouth. Iu one day, the 11th of
July, four ran in, and on the 19th of Oc
tober last, five came safely through the
blockade. At Charleston, during the six
months ending io July, 1863, fifty-three
steamers ran in safely. These facts have
been made public in Europe.
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Will the Inferior Court of Early county
ever have a certain bridge on the Fort
Gaines road repaired ? We are just now
getting our hands iu with regard to this
matter, and durn’d if we don’t intend to
harrass the Court with Dotices about this
infernal old bridge until they fix it—if that
is twelvemonths! by which time the term
of the present Court will expire; and then,
if tho bridge is still unrepaired, we will
“ take a fresh start,” and give the next
Court a “ hint ” first, and then a general
“ drubbing.”
We aro indebted to our friends Hall &
Dana, of the firm of Burke, Boykin & Co.,
of Macon, for a copy of their Almanac and
half a dozen copies of their Counting House
Calendar, both of which aro executed iu
the neatest style of the art.
Not long since a steamer named FnnDy
was leaving a certain port for Nassau, and
it was thought she had on board a lot of
Jews, &c., who were going to “run the
blockade,” and Gen. "Whiting was deter*
mined that, if they did so. it should bo
under “ difficulties ■” so, when the steamer
was about ready to leave, the provost guard
went aboard to examine things. The offi-i
cers, passengers and crew were all called
up and underwent a strict examination.
They were detailed on deck while a strict
search was made below, and all possible
places where a surreptitious passsenger
might conceal himself was closely investi
gated. All being found correct, away the
Fanny steamed for the “ open sea,” but
ere she reached the mouth of the river an
other party of soldiers boarded her for a
parting look. This party was provided
with a machine in the shape of a large syr
inge, filled with some chemical mixture
known in that locality as “ the sneezing com
pound.” This stuff was vigorously pump
ed into every possible and impossible place
where a “ Nassau ” runner could be con
cealed. Any man subject to its influence,
in close quarters, must sneeze out or “ bust
his liler.” It is described as a villainous
compound of stink and tickle, which no
person can inhale and live. All parts
had been fumigated except the coal bunks.
On examination they were found closely
packed with bags of coal, too close, appa
rently, for the admission of a cat, much
less a man. But the “ sneezing compound”
was thrown in freely. After a while a
slight motion was noticed, theu a suppress
ed sneeze quickly followed by a vigorous
“ Cot tam” Iu a few minutes four thelv
ing Jews, black as negroes, half smothered,
and sneezing with a 20-horse power, came
forth from their coal bunk berths. They
were escorted to shore, and what farther
occurred we are not able to say. At a late
hour the Fanny also came back, not liking
the appearance of the blockading fleet at
the entrance of the harbor. We presumo
she has left before this, but where the four
Jews are, or whether they have done
ing yet, we cannot say, but hope they will
continue sneezing until they sneeze the last
one of the scoundrels into the army.
The Eatonton Countryman has an arti
cle headed “ What Farmers need,” and in
the same tries tojustifiy the exorbitant pri
ces asked by some of the farmers for their
• produce, and gives as a proof that they are
justifiable in their high prices because they
have to pay ten and twenty prices for
grind-stones, cross-cut saws, and tooth
brushes ! We would like to know what
in the thunder the price of tooth-brushes
has to do with the price of provisions, or
the cultivation of something to eat! Won
der if the farmers of Putman county are
going to cultivate their crops with tooth
brushes ? Will you tell us, Mr. Country
man ? If they are, we would like to learn
the modus operandi by which they are
going to use them, whether in the hands
, of the laborer, or at the tails of their hor
• ses and mules !
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We would call the attentiou of “some
body ” to the dilapidated condition of the
Court House steps. We hope the proper
authorities will have them put in repair.
“A stitch in time saves nine,” is an old
adage, and as true as old, and we hope the
county officials will act accordingly in this
matter, and immediately havo the Court
House step 3 put in order.
We call the attention of those who are,
or soon will be, subject to conscription, to
the rare opportunity offered them in our
columns to day. Many speak very favor
ably of Maxwell’s Light Artillery, and we
doubt not but that it is a very desirable
part of the service. J. A. Hill, Esq., of
this county, is the Recruiting Officer for
South-Western Georgia.
Lieut. S. T. Howard, of the “ Early
Hussars,” .with a squad of his men, was
in town last Monday. They are out on a
scout after deserters and “ onruly ” fellers.
Hope they may have a good time of it?
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We are truly glad to learn that the
health of Vice-President Stephens is im
proving. It will be recollected that he
was recently taken very ill in Augusta
while on his way to Richmond.
Col. Stafford has lost his wash pot! He
offers one hundred dollarc reward for the
| thief and the pol |
Our Trip.
Well, we’ve been “up tho country •
to Cuthbert, Macon, Atlanta, Augusta,
Athens, and several other places of minor
importance, and “ seen the Elephant! ” We
enjoyed ourself finely as far as Macon, af
ter which the enjoymeut part of our trip
“ played out.” At Macon we stopped at
our old friend DeDsc’s “ Granite Hull,”
where we got something good to eat and a
clean bed to lie on—this is about the only
place in the Confederacy that we know of
where a man can get such luxuries as these
now. Dense is the “ prince of clever fel
lows,” and always gives his customers the
very best he can get, and charges as rea
sonably as the times will admit. In fact,
h *’:eeps the best and cheapest house with
in our knowledge. If you should happen
to go to Macon, call at the “ Granite Ilall,”
and, our word for it, you will never regret
it, neither in faro or charge.
In Atlanta we stopped at the “ Wash
ington Hall,” where they charged us four
dollars for a meal of bull beef, dirt batter
cakes and a cup of- —well, we don’t know
what to call it, but it tasted more to us liko
dish-water, mixed with a little grease and tar,
than anything we have ever drank. The
dishes looked as though they had been in use
about ten years, and were probably washed
once after the first using, but never since.
Atlanta is the most infernal thieving plac<
we have ever visited. A man can’t hardly
go out at night in this place without beinj.
knocked down, half beaten to death,and rob
bed of his Confederate money and “ shin,
piasters.” There is hardly a night in this
“ sink of damnation ” but what some on<
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gets “ turned over ” and has his pockeU
emptied by some thieving scoundrel. Th'
night we stopped in this “ second hell ” *
poor, cold, wounded Soldier was throw*
“ heels over head ” out of the “ Trou<
House ” on to the hard pavement, merely
because he wanted a bed to lay his war
worn limbs on and had no money to pav
for it. Although we, together with many
other friends to Soldiers, tried to find out
who the miserable villain was .who had
thus treated a brave defender of the Sou
thern cause, so that just punishment mighw
be meted out to him, we were unable to
do so, and so the trifling scamp went un
punished. If a man goes out iu the street
at night, and at all has the appearance of
having money, he will immediately have s
crowd of street-loafers, thieves and gam
biers at his heels, who will manage, by
some means or other, to. entice him off into
some dark alley, where they will either
choke or “ sling-shot ” him and get his
money, and then he may go to the devil
for what they care. If we had to go to
Atlanta or Hell when we die, and had
our preference in the matter, we would go
to Hell and stay ten years before we would
stay in Atlanta one ! No wonder “ Bro.”
Sneed was such a consumate scoundrel, for
he came from about Atlanta! We hon
estly believe that when cut-throats, thieves,
Yankees, Jews and dogs die they go to At
lanta, and not to Hell, as has heretofore
been the prevailing opinion ! Honestly
speaking, we do believe Atlanta is a per
fect Hell on earth, and has more thieves
and cut-throats in it than the Devil has in
Hell!
Nearly all the rail roads over which we
traveled are getting the better of wear,
except the Central, which is in fine condi
tion. Many of the Conductors on all tho
roads are considerably touched with tho
“ big-head,” aud only let Government offi
cers and fellows who have a bottle of whis
ky in their pockets enter the ladies' car,
who, of course, are better than anybody else t
No one else but these jackasses ever gets
a “ peep at the gals ” these day 3 while
traveling on the rail roads ! If you ask
some of these “ nice” Conductors a ques
tion about anything, they generally answer
you in the most abrupt manner possible,
and treat almost every one as though ho
was a dog. They don’t seem to think that
President Davis or Gen. Lee know half as
much as they do, and to hear one of them
talk, if you knew no better, you would
think they owned the State of Georgia.
The fact is, there are very few Conductors
in this country who will treat any one gen
tlemanly unless they are treated to a drink
of “ red-eye,” then they are the clevesrsfc
fellows out! Many of them are frequent
ly “bought” with a drink of mean whisky.
As for money, they have it in abundance,
and care no more for a ton dollar bill than,
j we would for ton cents, and not half so