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E. H. GROUBY,
J%r, Proprietor & Publisher.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1804.
Which is the most difficult punctuation''
Putting a stop to a woman’s tongue.
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Alexander Ridings, of Forsyth county,
N. (J., lately eommitted suicide by hanging
himself, to keep from going to the army.
It may be that he’ll now have to fight the
Devil for the balance of time ! Hope so !
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Ry ■order of the Secretary of War, Maj.-
tren. Stephen 1). Lee assumed command,
on the Ist inst., ol all the Cavalry in Ala
bama, Mississippi, west Tennessee and east
Louisiana. 11 is head-quarters are at Co
lumbus, Miss
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A good deal of the tithe meat collected
is said to be in danger of being lost by bad
handling iu some parts of the country. It
is thrown up in bulks, and the warm weath
er will spoil it directly. We urge the at
tention of the proper officers to this point
before it is too late.
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Patriotism is a frozen reed where money
is involved. Men will send their sons—
aye, go themselves—to the cannon’s mouth;
but never, for country’s sake, put their
money iu doubtful investment. It is bet
ter to rely upon the capitalist than upon
the patriots in all money matters.
Wonder if a certain “ Doctor," who says
in a late Macon paper that he had started
to Richmond to kill and poison all the Yan
kees there, but had to turn back after he
got to Augusta, because his “ purse "*gave
out, isn’t a good judge of mean whisky !
From the way he writes we should judge
that his (( biler ’’ was about ( f busted!"
A Bristol correspondent says that the
court martinis of Generals of Longstreet’s
corps have terminated. Gen. Robertson.
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of the Texas Brigade, is sentenced to be
repremanded ; Gen. Laws, of Alabama, is
returned to duty, aud Gen. McLaws’ sen
tence has not yet been published, though
the inference is that been acquitted.
M rs. Douglas, widow of the httc Stephen- j
A. Douglas, denies, in the most explicit I
and emphatic manner, the reports which
have been going the rounds of the news
papers, t hat she is employed as a clerk iu
one of the Departments at Washington.
Site complains, naturally enough, of the
annoyance which the circulation of this
unfounded statement occasions her.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer ,
there is an immense feeling in favor of •
placing Mr. Vallandigham gs a delegate to
the Democratic National Convention, and
if he consents, it will doubtless be done.
The Enquirer further declares that if the
martyr is chosen a delegate, the Democracy
will see that he attends the Chicago Con
vention.
We fear that the severe wound received
by Gen. Lougstreet will deprive the coun
try of his services for some time, which
are invaluable at this critical juncture. It
seems, too, that he was shot by some of
our own men through mistake. This un
fortunate event painfully reminds us of the
fate of Stonewall Jackson. Gen. Long
street came nearer filling the place of that
great warrior than any other General iu
the army.
We have frequently been requested to
publish a “ prices current ” of provisions,
A:o., in our county. If it wasn’t that we*
were ashamed to Jet the world kuow how
ineati some men are, who have these things
t" sell, we would do so ; but, under the
circumstances, we prefer to let the matter
vest .where it is. Moreover, we once pub
lished the juices adopted by a meeting of
ihe citizens ot this county in Blakely, but j
it had im effect whatever, for the very men j
who were in it refused to sell their pro
visions at the prices adopted. j
It is very strange to us that everywhere
• else but in South-Western Georgia articles
of every description are coming down, and
the evidences of a tight mouey market are
becoming apparent. But here old prices
are still maintained, and public spirit and
patriotism in this respect appear to be ut
terly ignored. In many places five dollar
bills are reported by the papers to com
mand a premium, and seven-thirty notes
are being readily exchanged at par for this
issue. But in South-Western Georgia there
is scarcely a sign to indicate that anybody
has been affected, anybody cares, or any
body is grumbling, except the unfortunate
consumer. The explanation maybe found
in the doubt which unnecessarily attaches
to five dollar bills, the blindness of the
people to the fact that there are, or soon
will be, three or four hundred millions of
dollars less in circulation than there were
three months ago, and more than all, to
the iron-hearted, miserly-fingered extor
tioner, whose unfortunate privilege itjs to
take every advantage of public necessities.
There is a certain class who are hard-head
ed enough to believe that a tremendous re
duction iu currency can be made without
changing prices. We only hope that every ■
wan who is hoarding with this belief will
bold on to his property until the day of
reckoning comes, and if he does not lose
from one-third to one-half, we are mistaken
iu the signs which are visible in every oth
er portion of the Confederacy. Tho fact
is, the people of this section need regulat
ing, and we hope that steps will be taken
to regulate them. There are some indi
viduals whose destiny is a halter—a jail
piece of bread aud a jug of water —and the
sooner they are made to feel the near ap
proach of some such punishment as this
for their crimes against country, the
better will the example prove to the whole
country, aud the soouer shall wo emerge
iroju darkness into light.
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It is said that there has been between
two and three hundred illegal marriages
iu certain counties of west Virginia siuce
the war broke out, owing to the fact that
tlie officers authorized to grant licenses
had abandoned their positions. The young
folks eouid not wait, and in some instances
they obtained militarylpermits to marry.
A bill is about to be introduced into the
Legislature to legalize these marriages.
Better not legalize all that have occurred,
unless a fellow is to be allowed as many
I wives as he sees fit to want, for we have
I heard of many instances where men have
married in Virginia, who have living wives
aud several children, and among the num
her is a fellow by the name of Levis An
thony. This fellow Anthony married a
lady of Early county several years ago,
who is now living with her father in the
(ith district, and since that time he went
to the army with one of the regiments that
went to Virginia, aud there married again,
of which we have positive proof. And
we also learn that this man deserted our
cause aiyl went over to the Yankees, where
he remained for some time, aud then re
turned, and was in Fort Gaines a short
•time since, as Lewis Wrigld. Here he
was taken up and sent to Albany, where
lie managed to fool the District Enrolling
Officer, and got away. He pretended to
be a paroled prisoner. We would caution ’
all good citizens to keep a lookout tor this
scamp, and when caught treat him to a
coat of tar and feathers. lie is no doubt
acting as a Yankee spy.
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It is stated by some of our exchanges
that the recent large fire that occurred in
Wilmington has fallen very heavily upon *
blockade operations. Indeed, it may be
considered to have, for some time, put an
effectual stop to running the blockade.
The difficulty of procuring transportation
for cotton will prevent, for several months,
the accumulation of a sufficient supply.
The destruction of property has been very
great, estimated at from three to five mil
lions of dollars in gold. This loss is very
much to be regretted so far as the Govern
ment is concerned, but that it has knocked
up speculators in making fortunes by block
ade running wc are rejoiced to hear of the
tire. It is our wish that the property of
every man who has been interested in this
kind of speculation may share tho same
late. It would teach them a lesson.
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From almost every quarter we hear that
the price of everything is coming down.
We are glad to hear it, and only hope that
the “ tumble ” in prices may continue un
til things get so again that a man will be
able to live a year on something less than
a fortune. But while many rejoice with
us in the fall of prices, we have no doubt
but what many, yes, thousands, in the land
legret to see it, and wish that, prices would
continue to go up instead of come down,
for those who have stored up large quanti
ties of provisions, &c., to make a fortune
on, will now be compelled to lose a “ pile.”
But we hope that all such fellows will
loose the last cent they have heretofore
made by speculation, and that all the arti
cles of prime necessity they now’ have laid
up may prove a clear loss to them also.
There are no doubt thousands of men in
our land who pray daily for the continu
ance of the war, in order that they may
make fortunes. They are willing that our
■ noble men in the field should suffer and
die iu order that they themselves may
make large, amounts of money. All such
men should be treated as “alien enemies,”
for they are really nothing else.
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Mr. B. A. Grist, of Marietta, Ga., in
tends publishing a monthly under the title
of “ The Roll of Honor , or Biographical
Sketches of the Noble Dead.” It is to
contain Biographies of the distinguished
heroes of the present Revolution. Mr. G.
invokes the aid of the wise, the good and
noble-hearted patriots of the land to aid
him in his task. He wishes the friends
and relatives of the deceased to forward !
biographical sketches to him. Each sketch !
must be accompanied by 910, and the name j
of one or more subscribers. For this sum
a-rcceipt will be given, entitling the hold
er to a copy of the work at the subscrip
tion price. Terms sl2 per year, or ten
copies lor 9100. Those intending to sub
scribe are requested to signify this inten
tion immediately, as the first edition will
be limited to the number of actual sub
scribers. No subscription money will be
received now, but persons will seud in their
names and post offices. Agents are wanted
in every county in this State, with whom
liberal arrangements will be made. Ad
dress B. A. Grist, Marietta, Ga.
Looking at the map, says the Macon
Confederate, we find the late battle-field in
Virginia in Spottsylvania county, forty-five
miles north of north-west of Richmond,
and sixty miles south of south-west of
Washington. Gen. Grant is, therefore, fif
teen miles nearer Richmond than Gen. Lee
is of Washington. The Richmond, Fred
ricksburg and Potomac Rail Road runs
through the eastern end of that county.
The renowned city of Frecjficksburg is in
thi north-eastern end of the county on
the Rappahannock river. The battle wais
firnght fifteen miles from that city*. Ches
terfield is in that county
the river from Richmond. Chester Court
House is about thirteen miles from Rich
mond, on a direct line. Petersburg is
thirty miles still farther South, and is
about half that distance from City Point,
where -the enemy recently lauded. Fort
Drewry is on the James, a few miles from
Richmond, and is the main work guarding
the water,approaches to the city.
How is it that the farmers in this sec*
tion positively refuse to sell their provis
ions to the needy citizens of their own
counties, and at the same time will dispose
of large quantities of the same to “ refu
gees?” This is very strange to us and
many others —nevertheless it is so. We
think that home people ought to bo sup
plied with these necessaries first, and then,
if there is any left, let those from a dis
tance have it. Are “refugees” any bet
ter than our own people ? We think not.
If anybody has got to suffer, let it be
strangers, and not our own relatives and
friends. But there is no need of our own
people or “ refugees ” either suffering, if
our farmers would only “do the clean
thing,” and let their provisions go. But
this many of them seem determined not
to do. We hope to see the day come when
• . these kind of men will be forced to let the
non-produeers have something to cat, and
at reasonable prices, too.
News by this Morning’s Mail.
The following items of news were receiv
ed by set mail: A rumor that Lee has
driven Graut across the Rapidan, with ter
rific slaughter. Drewry’s Bluff was attack
ed by the Yankess on the night of the 14th,
and repulsed with a loss of 1,000. Banks
has survendered unconditionally to Hick
Taylor, lighting has taken place at vari
ous places on the W. ,& A. R. R., between
Calhoun and Dalton; Gen. Johnston has
repulsed the Yanks in every attack. Mor-*
gan met and defeated Averill near Wythe*
ville on the 10th. Averill is reported
wounded.
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FOR THE EARLY COUNTY NJSWB.
Hog Cave.
Editor News : The hogs which I sup
posed to have been stolen from my pasture, '
the advertisement of which you published
in your last issue, were not stolen, for I
have found them in a cave in the same
pasture; and for the satisfaction of ray
friends, and those who took so much in
terest with me in detecting the perpetra
tor, as the circumstances seemed to warrant,
I make the following statement, viz : I am
•sure this cave never made its appearance
until about the time the hoes went into it.
It is within three hundretr yards of my
house. The entrance into it is about 21
by 3 feet square, aud about 3 feet deep.
Where the hogs first struck bottom there
was but little dry earth to stand upon, the
edge of the water then appears, and water
as far back as can be seen, and to the depth
| of fifty feet for aught 1 know. One thing,
I however, is certain, from the effluvium aris -
! ing from the mouth of the cave, you might
suppose there were fifty heatl iu it, but
there is but thirty, all told, and dead.
Piter Howard.
May 15, 1804.
The Virginia News,
The reader will find elsewhere some tel
egraphic dispatcher touching military mat
ters in Virginia. The dispatch from Ha
leigh, of the 12th, we regard as purely sen
sational, and as such give it to the reader.
The enemy are certainly, we think, on the
railroad between Petersburg and Richmond
—which runs south from the latter city
The Richmond and Danville railroad runs
southwest from there, and that road we
presume has not been molested.
The mails and telegraphic news all come
from Richmond through Petersburg for
all points South. The enemy being in pos
session of that road is the reason we get no
news from Gen. Lee’s artny, and from the
capitol. The associated Press has a report
er at Weldon, and we nresurne he will
send off all the news coming from Virgin
ia as fast as it is received tfcere. We fer
vently hope to hear from him again before
going to press.
In the meantime we ask the public to
be calm and confident. > The nervousness
of some gentlemen in this city and their
readiness to construe silence into a rcaliza-.
tion of their worst fears, is childish. We
regard the expedition south of the James
a somewhat formidable raid, and believe
that Gen. Beauregard will beat it back
promptly. But the real situation cannot
be kept from the public long.
Macon Confederate , loth.
Gov. Clark, of Mississippi, by his pro
clamation declaring who should be exempt
in that State, has made the office of magis
trate and constable respectable. The Bran
don Republican says : Heretofore it has
been a difficult matter to get noy one to
accept either the office of magistrate or
constable ; but we now learn that election*
have been ordered in every beat in the
county, and that in some beats there arc
as high as eight or ten candidates for each
♦ office.’ Wo hope the great respectability
to which these offices have attained will
not make the incumbents above speaking
to their old friends.
A telegram from Washington says that
Gov. Curtin has received assurance from
Lincoln that the Pennsylvania troops whose
time of enlistment (commenenig with the
time ot their enrollment in State service,)
is out, shall be permitted to go home.
This will thwart Meade’s order attempting
to hold the troops for three years from the
time they went in the United States (not
State) service. It releases five thousand
men from Grant’s army for the summer
campaign. The “ One Hundred Days
troops,” offered by the Western Governors
are the subject of discussion in the United
States Senate. An uneasy sort of feeling
| seems to be agitated at the sight of so ma
ny troops iu Lincoln's hands.