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drarln fantg. fjttos.
E. H. GROUBY,
Editor, Proprietor & Publisher.
B L aTtC Elu Y;
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, i 864.
The Yankee Congress has passed a law,
and the Ape has affixed his scrawl to it,
establishing a nationJ green-back manu
factory.
Os late the Yankee Genatrals get their
men drunk before putting them into a fight.
They give them drams to take away their
scruples on the subject of getting close to
our lines.
Maj.-Gen. Loring has been appointed to
the temporary command of Lieut.-Gen.
Polk’s corps, and also of the forces attach
ed to that command in Mississippi.
The Bureau of Conscription at Rich
mond has decided that after the 15th of
July all the able bodied men employed by
the Express Company shall be put into the
army.
As it is our rule to issue but fifty num
bers of the News to the volume, we will
publish no paper next week. If anything
of much importance should occur, will is
sue a “slip" ou Wednesday.
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Attention is directed to an advertisement
in another column headed “Exemption f«r %
Sale.” Here’s your chance to keep out of
the war and away from wild Yankees.
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In consequence of the heavy rains re
cently, which have gotten all the creeks up,
the mail from here to Bainbridge failed to '
go through during the past week. It start
ed again yesterday morning.
Judge Harris’ old mill was considerably
damaged by the late hard and continued
rains, and washed up the greater part of
the dam. We are glad to know, though,
that the Judge has put “ all hands and the
cook ” to work at rebuilding it, and that
the mill will soon be in operation again.
The bridge over the Ocmulgee river at
Macon was washed away on last Sunday
night a week ago. This is certainly a very
serious loss to the citizens of Macon, and
more particularly so at this time, as it will
be almost impossible to rebuild it until the
close of the war.
That miserable renegade, Andy John
son, came very near losing his “ light” iu
Nashville not long since. A drunkeu Yan
kee officer fired at him with a pistol, the
ball grazing the skin and going through
his coat. What a pity the ball didn’t graze
his heart.
The late Confederate Congress passed a
manifesto on the subject of Peace. It de
clares that we earnestly desire peace ; and
in view of our late success, and the past,
the enemy must see that we cannot be con
quered. It declares that we of the South
do not desire to interfere with the peace
and prosperity of the States arrayed against
us. All we ask is to be lot alone. Upon
our adversaries they place the responsibili
ty of the continuation of the war.
The Petersburg Register says that an
other most foul brutal outrage has just
come to its knowledge. The Yaukee devr
ils visited a respectable house in Prince
George, at which there were two ladies, a
mother and an unmarried daughter. The
villiaus stripped the ladies stark naked,
and made the mother, in this nude condi
tion, regale them with tunes on the piano!
Wc are truly sorry to have to chroniclo
the death this week of Judsou A. Wade,
which occurred at the residence of his moth
er in this place on Friday morning, 24th
inst. Although he was not as well known
as many others who have not been citizens
of the county near so long, on account of
his unusual quietness iu life, yet, at the
same time, he was dearly loved by all who
were acquainted with him, and always *
proved to be a friend to all that made his
acquaintance. We deeply mourn his death,
but hope that our loss may be his eternal
gain. The family connection have our sin
cere sympathies in this their hour of be
reavement.
.We think our citizens would do a com
mendable act if they would provide a sow
horse-blocks for the use of our fair country
women who have occasion, from time to
time, to visit Blakely. Some of them, ow
ing to the fact that the time has almost ar
rived when buggies and carriages wilLJie
“ numbered with the things that were,”
are compelled, on their visits to town, to
exercise their equestrian accomplishments,
and they frequently find, upon their arri
val and departure, difficulty in mounting
and dismounting. We noticed, the other
day, the embarrassment of a lady whose
mule very suddenly became afflicted with
that unaccountable malady usually called
the “ studs" and obstinately resisted the
best efforts of a big, buck negro to post
him by the portico of a store in order to
give the lady an opportunity to mount
without too great a show of her agility.
Something ought to be done in this respect
for that class ot our country-women who
ride on horse-back to town. It is true that
-as yet there are but few ladies who are
compelled to ride on horse-back, but in a
short time, if* the war continues, the num
ber will increase as the present stock of old
buggies wear out. Then let something be
done in this matter as soon as convenient.
If we were a single man we’d have & dozen
or more blocks put up immediately !
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The road running out by the Drug Store
is in a very bad condition, and looks as bad ,
and torn-up as our old bachelor Druggist
generally does when there are no ladies in
and about his u pill establishment,” which
we think puts the case plain enough before'
our Inferior Court, and should be sufficient
evidence that it should be immediately re
paired, for fear that some horses might get
scared at the very looks of the road, and
cause a geueral “ smash up !” If the In
ferior Court will take cognizance of this
matter, and have the road put iu proper
order, it will meet tho approbation of those
whose business make it necessary for them
; to travel the road. *Don’t put it off until
it gets any worse, but have it repaired im
mediately.
Gov. Harris, of Tennessee, has been with
our armies ever since the fall of Nashville
in February, Wheu Lincoln de
manded of him the quota of troops claimed
to preserve the Union, Gov. Harris nobly
replied, “ Not one Soldier to coerce, the
South, but 50,000 for defence.” The term
for which Gov. H. was elected has expired,
but owing to the occupation of lennessee
by tho Yankees, his successor, R. G. Ca
ruthers, has not been qualified. Under the
Constitution, Gov. 11. is still in office, and
when the State is redeemed he will set tho
machinery of Government in motion. We
hope and believe that such an occurrence
is among the certainties not very distant.
Gov. Harris has earned a bright, patriotic
fame by his devotion to the South, while
his predecessor, Andrew Johnsou, has sunk
to the lowest depth of treason and disgrace.
It is said that Kirby Smith had only
sixteen 6-pound rifle guns when he encoun
tered Banks. He now has 71 pieces of
artillery, eight of which are 32-pound Par
rots, forty-seven 12-pounder Napoleons,
and his own original sixteen six pounders.
Banks also equipped him with 20,000 ex
tra small arms, and various other things
necessary to furnish a complete outfit for
an army. Banks makes a capital ordnance
officer. We are sorry to hear that he is
superceded.
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Wanted —A few thousand old, limber
barrel hoops for the ladies of Early county !
As it is now impossible to procure Yankee
hoops, we hope some one will immediately
furnish these as a substitute l The highest
“ market price ” will be paid by the Edi
tor of the News for ten or twenty thousand
of these indispensables ! Bring them in !
We are decidedly “ a ladies’ man,” and
wish to accommodate them in any and ev
ery way in our power, and heuce we want
to procure a supply of hoops for them !
We understand that the smoke-house of
Mr. Anthony Hutchins was recently en
tered, and four or five hundred pounds of
bacon abstracted therefrom. It is suppos
ed to be the work of some negroes, who
are always into more or less of such rascal
ity in this county. If the citizens do not
form patrol squads in every settlement, and
go out nightly, they may expect before
1 long to be stolen “ out of house and home.”
Will some one tell us'why it is that there
has been no Confederate Tax collected dar
ing the month of June ? The reason that
Capt. Hearn assigns for not collecting in
this county and Miller is that the Govern
ment has failed to fnrnish him with tbo
proper blanks, and also instructed him not
to collect any more taxes until “ further
orders." Is it possible that the Confeder
ate Government is guilty of such low-down
(rickery as to refuse to let its Collectors
receive any more five dollar bills at par,
by ordering them to cease their operations
until after the first of July, when the fives
will be worth but three and a quarter ? If
it is, we don’t see how our people can pos
sibly any longer have any confidence in the
currency. If we understand the law cor
rectly, we think this June tax was to be
assessed and collected at the same time, but
now it seems that the Government author
ities are determined that the holders of the
five dollar bills shall lose the 33£ on them
as well as on the larger bills, by refusing
to allow any tax to be collected until after
the first of July. Is it a fact that our
Government is going to commence swind
ling just as the Yankee Government has
been doiug all the time? We had hoped,
that such would never be the case, but the
thing is now too plain to be any longer
doubted. It has certainly, in this matter,
turned out to speculating and swindling.
At least the part of it that is under Thomp
bou Allen is guilty of this thing. May
God deliver ns from such humbuggery I
It is a noticeable tact that during the
present campaigns few battles take place
on Sunday. The enenly has been thrashed
into some respect for the day, and we think
that Gen. Lee is anxious to avoid any vio
lation of its solemn stillness and repose.
At any rate, the announcement mpst gen
erally made in regard to the movements on
Sunday is that “ all is quiet at the front."
It is hardly respect for the day that actu
j ates our enemies, but most probably re
peated disasters on that day have led them
10 regard it as unlucky. Such, we think,
' is the sentiment with the private Soldiers,
whatever feelings the officers may have up
on the subject. But whatever causes them
to keep quiet on Sunday, it is well that
they do so. War is bad enough at the
best, and, less than any' other occupation,
can afford to dispense with one day’s rest
in seven. Even in a moral point of view,
that rest may do good, and can hardly do
harm.
Gov. Brown has issued another procla
mation, which will be found in to-day's pa
per. He’s now after the Militia Officers
who have as yet failed to report. Dog’d
if we don’t bet the last old shirt we’ve got
that it will take “Joe. Brown " a week to
tell how many proclamations he has issued
in the last year ! Wo think the next Leg
islature will have to pass an act entitled
“An act to levy an extra tax to raise funds
to pay the Press of Georgia for publishing
Gov. Brown's proclamations for the years
1863-’4." They would do well, also, to
make an appropriation of about §5,000 or
§IO,OOO for another year for the same pur
pose ! If proclamations would have done
anything towards it, Gov. Brown has issu
ed euough es them to whip four or five
Yankee armies of 100,000 men each !
The London Index says the holders of
Federal bonds are beginning to ask, with
some anxiety, where the gold is so. come
from to pay the interest. By the end of
this year the amount required will be §B6, j
000,000. The only gold revenue is the
duties on imports, and these it is not likely
will amount to more than half the sum re
quired. Instead of being able to lower the
premium on gold, by throwing a surplus
upou the market, the Government is much
more likely to be obliged to buy gold to
pay its interest.
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The.only excitement that has taken plajje
in this village for somo time, was the res
inoval of one of our friend B- 's
houses across the street yesterday, during
which the negroes “ hooped and hollowed,"
and kicked up a fuss generally, every one
tliinging he knew best how to proceed,
which is negro-like. What our friend B.
is moving this house for we cannot tell.
Probably he thinks his family is increasing
• faster on this side of the street than on the
other, and wishes to make room in time ! t
1 But for fear we get personal, we’ll stop 1 j
At the request of Mrs Ethridge we
publish the following letter from Lieut. B.
B. Bostor:
Battlefield near Richmond, )
June Bth, 1864. j
Mrs. Ethridge : It is with regret that
it becomes my solemn duty to inform yoa
of the death of your son, Lieut. B. T. Eth
ridge. He fell, pierced through the head,
on the evening of the 2d of June, whilst
gallantly leading his Company in a charge
on the enemy’s lines. We all deeply mourn
his loss. As a Soldier, he was brave an d
true, always doing his duty cheerfully and
satisfactorily; as a gentleman, he was kind
and chivalrous, and ’was held in high es
teem by all the men and superior officers
of the Company and Regiment. All his
noble qualities combined made him the Sol
dier and gentleman. His command has
lost a friend most steadfast, and his com
manding officer is deprived of an assistant
invaluable. His remains were interred by
his friends, Thomson, Chalker and Lewie,
at a house near the Mechanicsviile road,
about nine miles from Richmond. It was
impracticable to procure a coffin, and had
to use a blanket as a winding sheet. You
may rest assured we did the best we could
under the circumstances. Ilis grave whs
marked, name, rauk, Company and Regi
ment. I sympathise with you in your be
reavement, and if there is anything that J
can do that will be of any consolation to
you, please command my services.
I remain, very respectfully,
Your ob’t. serv’t.,
B. R. Dostok.
Grouby, of the Early County Xcws, says
it is a pretty good way to let the public
know that you have had an addition to
your family, by advertising for a wet nurse.
We fear the lynx-eyed monster, Envy,
prompted this sarcasm. Sour grapes!
Albany• Patriot.
Not much of the envy, for we’ve got
the smartest and prettiest looking boy in
the Confederacy ! It is true, we are quite
young in the business , but the cause of it ia
that we didn’t know that this war was
coming on, or else we’d have had half a
dozen boys before this time 1 But we
didn’t know it until it had commenced,
and hence did not see the necessity of be
ing bothered with more than one of theso
little “ responsibilities ! ” But no sooner
did we find out that moro infantry would
be needed than we icent to work in earnest!
Though, by the by, when we panned the
paragraph alluded to we did not know that
we were treading on the toes of the Editor
of the Patriot , but we are now satisfied
that he has been laboring for some time,
and that the “wet nurse" recently adver
tised for was for his baby ! Poor fellow l
As this is his first time he has been able
to do anything of the kind, wo hope he had
a good time of it !
Col. Rains, in charge of the Government
works at Augusta, has issued an address to
the community, stating that a Yankee raid
had been projected at Hilton Head, to de
stroy the public property at Augusta, and
that information had been given to the en
emy, from persons of Northern birth now
residing in Augusta, relative to local de
fences and other matters which the enemy
would like to know. After the raiders
have passed the lines of Gen. Jones, the
Confederate commander on the Carolina
coast, Col. Rains, it is stated, would be able
to give two days notice before their arrival,
that the proper force might be assembled
to repel the Yankee robbers. He further
states that a visit to Andersonville is con
templated by the invaders, to liberate their
countrymen in that prison. We know not
how much probability there is in this re
port, but we think it the safest plan to be
ready tor such a movement.
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A Washington correspondent says the
official records of the military authorities
show that upward of one hundred and fifty
lady recruits have been discovered and
made to resume the garments of their sex.
We'll bet our old coat and stravy hat that
there nevor has been a single lady discov
ered in the Yankee army —it is very likely
that the authorities may have found a few
hundred base, low-down women in the Yan
kee army. The faot is, there are.not half
as many ladies in the North now as there
were before the war—thousands of them
have turned out to be perfect vagabonds
| and street-walkers .”