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Early County News. VOTj. V. Forrest. The whereabouts of this great dis- • tuvber of Yankee peace sc&Kts to be a questio vexata with the Press and the military. From the best informa tion at hand, we are inclined to be lieve that he, with a large force, per haps seven or eight thousand, is en route for Sherman’s rear, and will yet reach therein time to bring the entire expedition of that fool-hardy adventur er to Borrow, -oJJud. by like powerful force of Johnston in the front. There is no information of any force of cavalry with the army of the Cum berland that is equal to a successful resistance. If all rumors are correct, it wiH be seen that delay strengthens Johiston and renders the overthrow of Sherman almost inevitable. * ♦ Father O’Leary and Curran were tracking their jests at a dinner party one evening, as was their wont, when the celebrated advocate turned abrupt ly to the good father, saying: “ I wish, O’Leary, that you had the Keys of Heaven.” / - Why,.Curran ? ” asked the divine. x ■ _ " Because you would then let me in,' said the facetious counsellor. “It would be much better for you, Curran,” said Father O’Leary, “that 1 had the keys of the other place, j because I could then let you out,” - * —— " Weights and Measures. Prisons arc frequently puzzled in their daily transactions to ascertain what such and stroll an aiticlc outfit to weigh per bushel. Ho c i- a table which all would do well to '-at on. and preserve. Itwilljirovo valuable for reference : Shelled corn JVBw Corn in the ear ~..<0 Peas GO 11 ye 56 Ihirlev 47 •lush Potatoes .00 Sweet Potatoes 05 White Beans.,.. 60 Castor Beans.,.., 46 Clover Seed 60 Flax Seed.-. 56 llemit Seed 44 Blue Crass Seed ....44 Buckwheat 52 Dried Peaches... 53 Dried Apples , 24 Onions 57 Salt 50 Stone Coal SO Malt 38 Bran... 20 Turnips 55 Plastering Hair ..8 Unslacked Lime i 80 Corn Meal 48 Fine Salt 55 Ground Peas 25 A box 24 by 1G inches, 22 deep, contains I barrel. A box 16 by 10| inches, 8 deep, contains I bushel. A box 8 by 84 inches, 8 deep, contains l peek. A box 7 by 4 inches 44 deep, contains £ gallon. ' A box 4 by 4 inches, 2} deep, contains 1 quart. Confederate States Mail Line FROM FORT GAINES TO BLAKELY. LEAVES Blakely every Monday, Wednes day and Friday at 4 o’clock, a. m., ar rives at Fort Gaines 10J, a. m., leaves Fort Gainqs MGnday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 12 o’clock, and arrives at Blakely Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings by G o’clock. ' The Contractor would also respectfully an nounce to the traveling public, that upon the •above line he has placed a good two horse Hack, and is himself always on hand ready and willing to accommodate all who may wish to patronize him. The public may de pend on going through ssfe, in due time, and at moderate rates. J. STRICKLAND. Blakely, Geo., July 10, 1861. vl-l-tf —' " J Notice to Planters. JL LL Tithes of the crop of 1863 must he delivered on or before tlio 15th June next, as at that time the books will be closed u nd the assessments turned over. i!v order Cant. R. K. Ilines, P. Q. M. J 0. P. FANNIN, • Agent for Earlv. • May 25, 1864. 32-4 t BLAKELY, GEO.. JTTJSTE 15, 1864. (£mb dkmrfg JJtfos. Terms of Subscription: For 1 Year SIO,OO For 6 Months $5,00 No subsciptions received for less than six months, and payment always required in ad vance. Rates of Advertising: 1 Square, (occupying the space of ten Bour geois lines, or Jess,) each insertion...§2,CM) Georgia Baptist Association for Or phans. We call the especial attention of those who are interested in this noble work ol charity, to the subjoined no tice of Air. A. E. Marshall, {Secretary. At a meeting of the Executive Com mittee ol tliis Association for Orphans, the following resolutions were adopt-, ed : Resolved, That Deeds to lands, eith er improved or unimproved, will be taken at a valuation to be fixed by three citizens of the county where the lands are located—said umpires to be chosen by the owner of the land and by the general Agent of the Associa tion. Resolved, That persons in different portions of the State who own lands favorable for the location of the Or phans, Asylum which they are willing either to put in as stock or sell for the purpose at a reasonable rate, are re quested to report to Hon. Wm. Ezzard, Chairman of Executive Committee, Atlanta, Ga. Resolved, That all Ministers of the Gospel, Judges of the Inferior Courts tWVKvtfdktiy' fdcjutSuVK'lv? SUvtft. A. E. Marshall, Secretary of the As sociation at Atlanta, the names, ages and location of each destitute orphan irt their respective counties and dis tricts, stating in their communications whether or not they are the orphans of a soldier, and if both parents are dead. Resolved, That all newspapers in Georgia friendly to the Orphan Asso ciation be respectfully requested to publish the foregoing resolutions, and call attention editorially to the great importance of this movement. The names of the Trustees are as follows : N. M. Crawford, Penfield; E. Stead man, Lawrenceville; A. K. Scago, Atlan ta; W. J. Owens, Augusta; E. W. War ren, Macon; S. Landrum, Savannah ; YV\ ' Ezzard, Atlanta; M. J. Wellborn, Colum bus; W. T. Brantley, Atlanta; Joseph E. Brown, Milledgeville; E. G. Cabiness, Forsyth; J. P. Logan, Atlanta; D. A. Yason, Albany ; J. L. Seward, Thomas villc ; 11. A. Tupper, Washington ; H. C. Hornadv, Atlanta ; A, J. Hansell, MarietJ ta ; S. Root, Atlanta ; I). E. Butler, Mad ison ; B. F. Tharpe, Perry; W. L. Mans field, Lumpkin. A. E. Marshall, Secretary of Association. A Western editor who has been to Washington, writes home: “As wo drove from the depot, a lady in the omnibus espied the great unfinished dome of the capitol—which don’t look much like ajdome at present —and said, I innocently, “ I suppose those are the gas works ? ” Yes, madam—for the nation,” replied a passenger. The entrance to a woman’s heart is through her eye or ear. But Napo leon said, the way to a man’s heart was down his throat. Good house wives understand tjiis, and according ly are more attentive to the quality ol their husbands’ dinners than to the odor of the flowers which adorn the table. Why is a muff like?) fooi ? Because it holds a lady’s hand without squeez ing it. Sharp Practice. A thirsty, but a penniless soldier be longing to a regiment camped near brandy in a novel manner. He pro vided himself with two canteens, one | oi which he filled with water, the oth er he kept empty. He then repaired to the house of Mr. , a few miles from town, and asked if he could buy a quart of brandy. He was answered L. the affirmative-*-the brandy was produced, the price fixed upon, the empty canteen filled with the precious fluid, and then slung across the shoulder. He then began a search for the mon ey wherewith to settle the bill. With an eager manner he dived into first his right pantaloons pocket, then the left, and then with an air of disappointment, successively into his vest and coat pockets. “ • “By golly,’ says he, “I clear forgot to bring my pocket-book ! ” “ Well,” said Mr. , “you can’t have the brandy without the money. Suppose you ieave the canteen with me and go after the pocket-book.” “ It’s a mighty long distance,” said the soldier, “ to walk, but if I can’t do any better, I suppose I must.” So saying he deposited the canteen in the hands of the unsuspecting vender of ” Old Nash,’ and walked off—sorrow in his countenance, joy in his heart. About three days afterwards Mrs. , who is a notable housekeeper, said to her husband, “Mr. —, that soldier hasn’t come hack to get his brandy. Poor fellow, he must have been suddenly ordered to Plymouth, and I am sorry he has lost his canteen. 1 think it best to pour out the brandy, Jest it get a tinny taste, So saying her nose to tue-mw..! i she smelt, not brandy, but a— —rat. The brandy was transformed to water. Daily Conservative. The Vegetable Garden. June is a busv month for the indus trious gardener.. Do not permit the grass to get the upper hand. If you can procure the drum head, or Bun combe cabbage seed, sow iov winter heading, but they must be sown under a temporary arbor, otherwise the young plant will be destroyed by the hot sun. * Turnips may now be sown ; also plant cucumbers, mellons and squashes for later crops. Tomatoes may be sown for a succession. Draw up earth to the growing plants, but do not, as is too often the case, carry this operation too far, as too much hilling is rather injurious than advantageous. As water is an essential applica tion to the seed, as well as to the grow ing |plant, the source from whence it comes is by no means immaterial. The best for the gardening purpose is rain water. If well or spring is to be used, it must be allowed to remain in the sun several days before using. Always apply late in the alternoon. Veracity. The groundwork of all manly char acter is veracity. That virtue lies at the foundation of everything solid. How it is to hear parents say, “ 1 have faith in my child so long as he speaks the. truth. He may have many faults but I know he will not deceive me. I build on that confidence/’ And they are right. It is a lawful and just ground to build upon. And that is beautiful confidence. Whatever er rors temptation may betray a child so long as brave, open truth remains, there is something to depend on, there is anchor-ground, there is substance at the centre. Men of the world feel so about one another. They can be tolerant and forbearing so long as their erring brother is true. If we do not believe what others say to us, we cannot act upon it ; and, to an im mense extent, that is saying that we cannot act at all. Rich Battle Fields. The date battle of the Wilderness and the one succeeding it, both of which were held by our troops, are represented to have been remarkably rich in plunder, and after Grant was forced back, our troops were not slow to take advantage of its offerings. Thousands of pairs of shoes and boots, splendid oil cloths, coats, pants, knap sacks, haversacks, etc., were brought from the field. But the two latter | were always of much greater interest to the soldier than the others. In them are found the rations and clothes and ail the little “ notions ” of the Yankee. Sugar and cofiee are always accepta ble to a hungry man, while stationery, purses of money, good underclothing and the like are not to be despised in these times. Hundreds of daguerros types were also taken from the dead bodies ol Yankees and preserved bv the captors. Watches and rings and, breastpins innumerable were gathered among the spoils of the fields.' In one instance it is related that five watches were taken from one dead Yankee, who no doubt before bis death had plun dered them from the dead bodies of his comrades. Money in many in stances was found in considerable sums, but most always in greenbacks, and seldom in specie. The fields, ow ing to the rapidity of movements in both armies were not half plundered and the greater portion of the spoils still remains. ♦.■».+ Destruction of the Salt Works in W*sfc Florida. From a letter written from Mari anna, Florida, on the 28th, we learn 1 hat a salt maker who had escaped frort the I —4 , : ~ uwuvjv.r... -—.-tribal the > .dim ** Bay, capturing the makers, killing all the mules and oxen- The works on East Bay were also wholly destroyed. All the works in the western part of Florida have been swept away by Y an kee vmndali&m. Since the troops left that section the Yankees and deserters are having their own way. Fifty deserters on Sunday night entered the residence of Mr. George Howard, quite an old man, and robbed him of S2OOO in money— all he had. Mr. 11. barely escaped with his life. One of the party deliv ered himself up at Marianna and coil fessed his participation in tho robbery. He says all who fall into the hands of this band will meet with the same fate. Several members are well known in the town.. • ♦ Peter Brown kept a small country grocery. Living in an agricultural district'customers were very scarce, and sales few and and light. Howev er, he had a garden adjoining his store, and, when not employed within, he was attending to his vegetables. One day a farmer drove up, and stopping, he familiarly exclaimed : “Got any salt, Peter? ” “ No,” the grocer replied. Two hours afterwards the farmer drove back, he having been a distance of ten miles, and visited several other stores in the course of his ride. “ Tliornkins, did you find any salt peter?” called Mr. Brown from his, garden, resting on his hoe. “ Saltpeter! No, I didn't want that; I wanted salt! ” “ Why didn’t you say so iu the first place?” replied Peter. “I have plen ty of salt/” NOTICE. Head Quarters Early Co., Ga„ f Blakely, May 17, 1864. J ALL men detailed under General Orders. No. 06 are ordered to report at these . Head-Quarters without delay. The object of this order is to obtain an accurate list of those detailed. Said list to be forwarded to District Head-Quarters. A. C. WEST, 31-ts Local En, Officer Early Co., 6a. NO. 35.