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E. EL GROUBY,
Editor, Proprietor & Publisher.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22,T8G4.
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Over two thousand Soldiers, wounded in
the recent battles in Northern Virginia,
have been sent baqk from the hbspitals in
Lynchburg to their regiments.
• Congress adjourned sine die on the 14th
1 inst, Will somebody tell us what it has
done ? The first Confederate Congress did
too much , and the second one has, so far,
done nothing !
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It is reported that Mr. Sec
retary of the Treasury, will resigp his po
sition in a short time. So, it is reported,
Mr. Conrad lately stated in a speech in
Congress.
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Flour is quoted in Selma, Ala., at S4O
per hundred. Why is it that it continues
to go up in this section ? The DeviHias
certainly got South-Western Georgia by
the tail aud horns !
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Col. G. W. Rains, commanding the I*o3t
at Augusta, lias called out all the local
troops, and requests the citizens to organ
ize immediately tq nfiet the anticipated
raid upon that city. .
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The quautity of tithe bacon in Lowndc3
county, Ala., amounts to 165,953 pounds.
It is thought 'that the State will furnish a
tax in kind of ba.cou to the amount of 6,-
638,120 pounds.
lfrig.-Gcn. John H. Winder has receiv
ed'orders instructing him to report imme
diately to Amcricus, Ga., with the promise
of the command of the forces at Amerieu3
and the prison post at Audersonville. *
We arc glad to learn that .nearly all the
machinery of the Marietta Paper. Company
was lately brought away safely, and that
the mill will be re-established at some
point in South-Western Georgia as soon
as possible.
In consequence of too low a valuation
being put on negro property in the first
return, the Comptroller General lias order
ed a new return to be made foV Washing
ton county, aud the Tax Receiver lias in
formed the people that his work must bo
done over again.
Two centuries ago not one iu a hundred
wore stockings. Fifty years ago not one
boy in a thousand was allowed to run at
large at night. Fifty years ago not one
girl in a. thousand made a waiting maid of
her mother. Wonderful improvements iu
this wonderful world.
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The Will just passed by Congress, apd
now awaiting the signature of the Presi
dent, gives a General SSOO per month, a
Lieutenant General $450, a Major General
S4OO, and a Brigadier General $350. Gen
erals in command of an army to receive
SIOO a month in addition, and all others
!n the field SSO. The bill to increase the
pay of Soldiers was amended by the Sen
ate so as to make it applicable only to one
year instead of a permanent arrangement, -
and in that form has passed both branches
of Congress.
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Two escaped Yankee prisoners, (officers,)
arrested in Union on their way
to East Tennessee, represented that they
had passed through Milledgeville, Madison
and other towns disguised as Confederate
Soldiers on furlough, and experienced great
hospitality from the citizens. Their Fed
eral uniforms were concealed in bundles
which they carried. There is no doubt but
that there are thousands of Yankees all
over the South who are thus going over our
country as spies, and wo think that it is
our duty to look into the “ budget ” of ev
ery stranger who passes through our towns
and cities, and see whether or not they are *
“ all right on the goose.’ 7
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From almost all parts of the
ports of the crops are very favorable. The *
wheat*especially, is fine, and harvesting in
many parts has commenced. There is also
no doubt that a much larger brdadth of
land has been planted in wheat than there
was last year. The Mobile Tribune is told,
by gentlemen who plant in South Alabama, .
that the grain is very full and colhpact.
So that, in all probability, we shall have
not only an abundance of flour, but a very
superior quality of it. The corn is in a .
similarly flourishing condition. It is a lit
tle behind, but the 11 stand ” almost every
where is most promising. The lateness, it
is said, will Dot hurt it, but perhaps be of
great benefit. So that we have now a pros
pect of a fair season of unusual prolificncss
iu two of the essential cereal crops of the
country. There is no apprehension among
those whose business k is to know, as to
the fullness of meat—bacon. The cfyjiera
has affected the hogs some, but not so gen
erally or so fatally as last year. There is,
also, an abundance of bacon in the posses
sion of the Gbvornment—the contribution
of tithes; though we learn that much of
it has been badly cured, as though the tax
payers were indifferent to its quality so
long as it meets the requisition. This is
something that we regret to hear, for it
implies that there sire too many people who
grudge the service which they Lave heui
called on to give to the country, that they
are shirking the duty, and acting only ac
cording to the-letter of the law.
The report of thg superintendent of the
male school established by the Eagle Fac
tory, in Columbus, Ga., shows that during
the past quarter one hundred and ninety
boys have been in attendance. Os these
forty-six arc the children of factory opera-,
fives; forty-eight of widows; twenty-six of
soldiers who.are now in-service; thirty
eight of deceased soldiers, and thirty-two
the children of citizens. The average dai
ly attendance is about one hundred. From
the report of Mrs. T. L. McKinzic, instret
ress of the female department, it.is shown
that during the same quarter one hundred
and sixty-eight girls have attended the
school, and the average daily attendance is
ontfhuudred and twenty. Os this tiuuibcr
there are twenty children of soldiers now
iu the army, and thirty of deceased soldiers;
forty children of factory operatives ; thir
ty pf widows, and forty-eight of citizens.
This school is supported entirely by the
Eagle Factory. It is a noble and praise
worthy enterprise. That company has
truly set an example worthy not only of
being imitated by other corporations, but
by communities everywhere. By this ebar
‘ stable movement, they have shown a spirit ,
of patriotic liberality ; have won for them
selves an enviable and imperishable name.
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Gen. G. W. Smith, upon assuming com
mand of the First Division of Georgia Mili
tia, appointed the following gentlemen up
on his staff: Gen. Robert Toombs, Inspec
tor General; Major W. K. DeGraffcnreid,
Adjutant General; Col. Joseph S. Ciag
horn, Chief of Artillery and Ordnance;
Col. Luther 11. O. Martin, Chief Quarter
master ; Major W. J. Williford, Chief
Commissary; Dr. Henry R. Casey, Medi
cal Director ; Dr. Thomas A. Rains, Divis
ion S’hrgcon; Col. Linton Stephens, Aid
de-Camp.
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Lt. Gen. Polk was killed by a shell
above Marietta on the 14th inst. He was
standiug in a group with Gens. John
ston, Hood, Hardee aud others, observing
the enemy from a position occupied by the
Washington Artillery. A fire was open
ed on the party from a Yankee battery, the
second shot taking effect directly in the
chest of Gen. Polk. The body was fear
fully mangled, and he died instantly, and
was carried from the field to Marietta, to
await a coffin.
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The 26th Mississippi*Regiment, of Da
vis’ Brigade, liearing«of the great suffering
among the poor of Richmond, occasioned
principally by the withdrawal of the local
troops from their various avocations, have
unanimously agreed that one-third of their
rations amoDtr the siifferers.
It is estimated that there' are now about
26,000 Yankee prisoners at Anflgrsonvillc,
Ga.,on the South-Western JlaiMtoad, and
that the mortality among, them is from 50
to 60 per day, and the opiniou is that aa
the weather gets warmer the number of
deaths among these thieves and cut-throats
will increase, and probably average 100
per day before August.. They are already
dying out pretty fast, and if the number
continues to increase, the last one of them
will soon own a 4x6 farm in the South.
It is also stated that it now takes from
10,000 to 12,000 pounds of bacon a day
to feed these prisoners and our guards, and
we hear that this aMount of meat only
allnwsthem to draw half rations. If these
figures are true, and we believe they ars,
we do not see where the bread and meat
is to come from in a short time to feed the
prisoners and guards, more particularly if
prisoners should continue to come in
fast in the next two months as they have
during the past two. Some of the farmers
iu this section, who have had nothing to *
spare for Some time, will probably have
their smoke-houses looked into shortly, un
less these prisoners are soou exchanged,
and we cease taking so many in the future.
is now hardly a day but that fifty
or a hundred of the 4< blue-coats ” come
down the Soutk-Wcstern Rail Road for
the Government • Hotel at Andersonville.
The whole of the 26,000 now at this place
arc quartered on eighteen acres of land,
without a tree or tent to shelter them—it’s
a perfect slaughter pen. We dou’t think
our people will ever agaiu Ifhve any cause ®
, to complain at any treatment our prisoners
may reepive from tho Yankees. We ought
to do as. wc\l be done by, or else stop our
grumbling.
Wc understand there is a Miller in tho
dbunty of Clay who charges Soldiers wives
aud widows seven dollars per bushel for
coni meal! This chap has several young,
hale, hearty sons, who would make lino
Soldiers, but has done everything in his
power to keep them out of the service, and
at the same time charges the wives aud
widows of those who arc and have been
fighting for him, his children, and his and
their property, seven dollars for corn meal!
Where is his patriotism? Undoubtedly
the whole of it lays in a few bushels of
com meal! Or, probably, a part of it lias
been put into a certain “ xMilitia Commis
sion ”he has from Gov. Brown! Certain
ly Colonels of Brown’s Militia ought to be
more patriotic than this ! If not, the par
ty (Brown) will soon render itself vpry un
popular ! Remember, that “ Joe.” himself
is very liberal, (!) ami of course bis dear
“ pets ” ought to be also ! If this Colonel
cannot afford to sell meal to Soldiers’ wives,
and widows for less than seven dollars j*r
bushel, he ought to write to “ Joe.,” and
he would probably furnisli him with some
State corn which he could sell cheaper !*
“ Joe. Brown” will do any thing for popu
larity ! So give him a trial, you Mr. Col
onel Esq., of the Militia of Clay ! But,
by tlie way, what’s the reason this chap
ain’t with the Militia near Atlauta 7 Is
he'too busy grinding meal and the purses
of Soldiers’ wives and widows ?
We call the attention of our planters to
the advertisement of Capt. John Ilardy,
Corn Agent for this county. Wc are as
sured by him that the army is now very
much in need of corn, and wc think that
it is the duty of every farmer in Early
county to ctime up or send at once and give
his name and amount of corn he can furn
isn to Judge Brown. As almost every
other county in Georgia has sent large sup
plies of provisions, &c., to the front for
nothing, we think that Early can at least
afford to sell corn to the suffering army.
Then let every man who has a bushel of
corn to spare come up immediately and
, let the army have it. We are assured by
Capt. Hardy that all the corn be is able
• to procure will be sent off to the army with
out delay.
It commenced raining in this county on
the- first day of June, and has continued
every day since up to yesterday. We have
never seen-so much rain at this season of
the year.
The following are some few o( the many
things we don’t like to see: .
We don’t like to see a lady and a gentle
man always courting without w popping
the questiou,” and settling the matter.
We don’t lilce to see certain gentlemen
so choice about who they marry, when we
know any of them are pretty and good
enough to eat.
We don’t like to see a certain married
gentleman pay so much attention to a cer
tain young lady, and that, too when her
“ sweet heart ” is about. Such is calcula
• ted to injure her “ future prospects.”
JFe don’t lilce to see ladies have their
dresses so long that they have to hold them
up a foot or two in order to keep them
from dragging on the ground in the dust
or mud. The Editor always takes it for
granted that every handsome face carries
with it a pretty foot and -—-; well, our
modesty in such matters won’t let us say,
butyoii may guess what‘else* we mean if you
wish.
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We don’t like to see certain ladies come
by our office with their heads down, os if
they were afraid we would see them. Al
though they cannot get us, yet, at the same
time, we might be a’ble to “ speak a good
word ” for them to a few young friends of
ours, and considerably assist them in their
present matrimonial troubles. .
We don’t like to see certain men in the
Militia so much opposed to others getting
discharged, when, at the same time, they
themselves are nearly dead to get off. It
I shows a selfish spirit.
We don’t like to see people move their
fences into the public roads. It looks as
though they were afraid they’d lose a few
feet of land.
\Ve don't like to see people standing and
setting about Church doors talking about
the pretty ladies inside while services are
going on. If. they don’t want to hear the
sermon, they’d better stay away from the
Church doors. a
We don’t like to see certain ladies go to
Church to talk about how other ladies iu
the congregation dress. They all dress
Vvell enough to suit us, and what they like
iu dress their pretty faces generally make
up in our eyes.
We don’t like to see a man who pretends
to be a Christian refuse 'to give a wounded
Soldier shelter uuder his roof of a rainy
night, an.d force him either to stay in the
raiu or in a negro house or blacksmith
shop, and that, too, when the Soldier had
the money to pay his way. A man who
would do this ought ter have lii3 property
confiscated, and he be sent to the Yankee?.
He is too mean to live among white people.
■We don’t like to see the Public Square
. of Blakely “ washed up by the roots,”
when it is so easy to remedy the same be
fore it gets any worse. It slnlws a want
of public pride.
We don’t like to see the public roads in
such miserably bad condition..
We don’t like to see little boys not yet in
their u teens” chewing tobacco and smok
ing pipes and cigars. Being under tWie
mother’s apron string, with a “ augar-tit ”
in their mouths, we think would, suit them
. much- better. The parents of such chaps
would do well to “ tan ” them a littlfc —it
would probably make a u lasting ” impres
sion on their backs, and learn them better
sense in the future, more particularly if
the u liming ” was put on with a good
u cow-hide.” . -
We don’t like to see negroes allowed to
make abominable fools of themselves at
“ negro preaching,” as is almost invariably
the case with more or less of them every
time there is preaching for the blacks in
either of- the Blakely Churches. Os all
the* humbugs in this Confederacy of ours,
we think that of negro preaching is tho
greatest. Our opinion is that there isn’t
one out of every thousand that has any re
ligion. Whenever we hear of any negro
preaching wc generally put an extra lock
to our chicken house, and a log-chain to
our old rooster’s head, legs and tail.
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** Fletcher Institute,” at Thomasville, is
certainly 11 sum punkins,” for we do not
now remember having seen a copy of the
Times for six months but what it wa3, in
some way or another, puffing” jt! And