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Early County News. VOL. V. Forms for Drawing Soldier’s Pay. STATE OF GEORGIA, * . CoUNTV OF- )' Before me —an acting Justice of the Peace, (or Notary Publie,) in unci for said county, personally came Mrs. , . ■who being dufj sworn, says she is the moth er of——, deceased, late a in company ,of the Georgia Volunteers. She fur ther declares that her said son, ——, died _ • on the day of , 186-. and that he left neither wile, child, nor lather surviving him. .. (Signed) Sworn and subscribed to before me this i day of 18'>~. J. P Also, personally came ,of coun ty and State of Georgia, who, being duly eworn, says that the,(Statements in the aßove affidavit he (or she) personally knows to bo true. . , (Sign el?) •* . Sworn and subscribed to before me this dav of —* — 186-.' . . T - J? - " I, —an acting *J ustice of the Peace (or Notary Public) in and for said county of , do certify’that the above uaiiieu witness is personally known to me to be of.’ . good standing, and whose affidavit is enti tled to full faith and credit. Given under, my hand, and official signa ture, tins day of —r_l— V. Know all Men bt Presents, That ■ I, Mrs. , of the comity ot , and Btatc of Georgia, being the mother of—-, . deceased, who died in the seaviee of the Confederate States on the day of ,• 186—. do make, constitute Rid appoint f-, of county,, and State of Georgia, my true ~aud lawful attorney, in fact to receive and re ceipt for all monies, goods and chatties that may be due in ft as hei-r of my eon, K deed, by virtue of, his military or ctlmr service to the Confederate -Stages : hereny rat living and confirming all lawful acts o's iny said attorney in-the pregiisSs. . —; —. Witness:. J. P. •_ ’» I, Cdork of —court of coun ty, State df Georgia, do certify that . 'tvhose genuine signature appears above and before whom the above affidavits and power of attorney were made and executed, is an achig Jn.sdree of the Peace-, (or Notary • Public) in and for the county of State of Georgia, duly commissioned at the time of signing the same, and all his attestations as such are entitled to full faith and credit. Given under my hand atrcl seal of office this day of , one thousand eight hundred s.nd ei-xty * Clerk Court, * County, Georgia. NOTE.—The affidavit may, be made either before a Justice of the Peace cr Notary Public, and the certificate of its legality may be made either by a Clerk of the Supe rior, 'lnferior, of Court of Ordinary, with tne seal atta'ched. VAtU claims made' out according to tfte above ifastructiens and forwarded to the War Department will be attended to. Weights and Measures. - Persons are frequently* puzzled in their daily transactions to ascertain what such and such an aitiele ought, to weigh per bushel. Here is a table which all would, do.wfell to - ’ cut out and preserve. It will prove valuable for reference: • Bushels. ’ Pounds, Wheat..., •—. .60 , Shelled corn.. o 5 * Corn in the ear .7-0 Peas 60 Rye........ ....56 Oats.,.. ..a.*. 32 Barley :..47 Irish Potatoes .60 ' .Sweet Potatoes ....55 .White Beans 60 Castor 8ean5....... ,4b Glover Seed.., 60 Flax Seed. 5 1 ' ■ Hemp Seed ........... 44 Blue Grass Seed..... 4*l, Buckwheat..., .53 Pried Peaches 33 Dried App1e5....,.., .!....,....24 Onions ’57 Salt. ~.*>o Btone Coal.’. .-80 Malt .’ ~,...,...38 Bran ;... 26 Turnips, ,55 Plastering lla.ii* •• ••...$ buslackeil Lime '. 80 Corn Meal... ...48 Fine Salt.. ■..! ~65 Ground Peas . 25. A box 2-1 by 16 inches, 22 deep, contains 1 barrel. * , A box 16 by 16J inches. 8 deep, contains 1 • biiwel, *.' . * . Pox 8 by 81 inches, 8 deep, contains 1 puck. . A box 7 by 4 inches 4J deep, contains 1 gitllun. A v,ux 4 by 4 inches, 21 deejs, contains 1 quart. Iff 0 T I C E. ALL persons wishing te have their Clocks repaired, can do so by calling on S. A. Howelh twelve miles from‘Blakely, on the Woodvillt Road. All work warranted t’o ?ua and keep time for six months, or no pay. j i .y. r 15.18 M. ,3o_tf. BLAKELY, (}EO., .TOLY *l3, 1864. 1 ’ y Otatlg Coimtg JTttos. Terns of Subscription: For 1 Year slo,oo' For 6 Mouths, ..$5,00 No subsciptions received ftr less than six months, and payment always required in ad-, vance. Rates of Advertising : 1 Square,, (occupy ;ug the space oi ten Bour geois lines, or less,) each insertion...s2,oo j * TO GO GE 170 TJO GO. | To .go go, .that is she question : Whethbest to suffer pestering By idle wohien, Or to take up arms against a hqst of Yankees, , And by opposing get killed— To die, to .sleep, » (Git eoutjjmd in this sleep to say We “ sink • To rest by all dur Country’s wishes blest ” And live Torev-y—(that’s a consummation . Just what I’m. after.) ' To march, to fight— . To fight! perchance to die, ave there's the rub! r . . For while. I’m'sleep, who’ll take dare Mary And ihc babes—pvhen Billy’s in the low ground,- WhoTl feefl ’em, hey 1 There s the respect - I have for them that make’s life sweet-. For who would bear the bag to mill, Plough -Dobbin, cut the wheat, dig taters, Kill hogs, and do all sorts ofdrudgery . If lam fool enough- to get a Yankee ' Buljet on m’y.-brain ! Who’ll cry for me ! Would patriotism pay my debts when dead? But oh! the dread of something'aftcr death— That undiscovered fellow who ill court Mary, And do my huggin—that’s agony, ; And makes jne want to stay at. home, S ’Specially as® aim mad with nobody.* Shells and bullets make cowards of ue sll, And blaraJd niv skin if shbrfin steeds, Andipompandcirctunstane'e.JAVar Are to be compared with.feather bejs. * | And-Mary tv my side. Exemi-t. The battle flag of the First Florida *' Battalion, Col. Hopkins, - now in Vir ginia, was recently presented to Gov. . Milton and filed in the Executive lie l * .partment. The flpg was trims-muied by Maj. Puleston, the efficient agent of the State. The torn folds and shat tered staff tell of the fierce conflicts through which it has "been borne, and it will ever be kept as a sacred relic, a record of the glorious deeds, the suf ferirxgs, the. heroism and the blood of our gallant soldiers. ' The flag is pi ere ' ed- by sij.ty>flve balls, and the. staff i struck and broken in many pjbees, and it seems. almost incredible that it should have been carried through such a storm of lead. But anything is possible to g the soldiers of tne. South. As time rolls on, the young men of future gen-' erations will come to view these em • blems of glory, and almost esteem as demigods the heroes who achieved the* independence of the South.' . Floridian, .The St. Louis Republican of the 31st lilt, relates the following anecdote of Gen. Sherman: •j , Beck with,The commissrrv on Sho;r-. " { man’s staff went into the General’s r tent a ikw days ago, and accosted him i ihps: “General,’ we must make another contract for beef; we have not enough ■ to last two months.” li Have you enough to last for two jf, months ? ” inquired the General. “ Y r es. sir.” » Well in less than two'months the ( army will be in h or in Atlanta. If it goes to the former place, we shall need no beef; if it goes to the latter, we shall find enough. So make no. more contracts, Beckwith.” . • Mobile Advertiser .’ • Brig. Gen. G. T. Anderson, of Field’s division, is known among the soldiels of that division by the soub riquet “Old Tige,” and Brig.. Gen. Benning’s bv that of “Old Rock.” • When the battle of the Wilderness opened on thfe morning of the 6th of. •JVlay, Anderson’s brigade became heav- * ily engaged. One of his wounded coming to the rear, metßeiming’s brig ade going to the support of Anderson, and, pointing in the .direction of the heavy firing from his brigade, said to Gen. Benning, “ Hurry up, ‘ Rock,’ ‘ Tige ’ has treed.” “1*- n his im> pertinence,” said the rude Old warri or judge, to an aid, smiling, “if he wasn’t-shot, I’d have him shot, I he^ * Hove.” # i'’* l ’ * 4 . " O'.u’ Leaders. There are three, men upon whom the eyes of the whose Confederacy, we may say of the whole civilized world, are now turned, Our President and the commanders of our two principal armies, Lee and Johnston. Provi j dence has placed the men at the head of affairs’upon which the fate of mil* lions ot beings depend, and the mo ’Utons of their Blinds under the rnyste* rious operations of Providence vyill soon j decide events not'exceeded in impor*. ! e pyj&y that have transpired in the of mankind. Fully im pressed, as they doubtless are, with-the magnitude of their trust,- these men are entitled to our- most earnest sym pathy and assistance indhis great tr.ial, not only on account of our ests, but from consideration of tne in tense mental pressure under which they must labor. It is not impossible to imagine a.position in which a con scientious man could suffer more in tense anxiety than that ill which these leaders ai’e placed. What sleepless nights of thought,* what days of labor do they pass.' The physical suffering • of our b|;iv'e soldiers, grea't as they are, aro not like those rtf the men upon whose minds is the greatest pressure of command-—the great responsibility for the life and blood of the nation. It is, therefore, our duty as well as our interest to hold up the hands of these men while the. battle/is joined, • and we believe this is the disposition of our people. The voice" of faction should .be stilled. Captious and un timely criticism Should be stopped. And especially.those who are not them selves in the field should bear without ■ .murrain ing the ‘ inconveniences and even the petty wrongs that must oc casionally occur in the unparalleled circumstances of our government and ' people, it is no time to set down*and j argue about the architecture* of our j house when it is on%fire. We believe that the President, and his Generals have the enthusiastic oon fidenbe and support of ihe peopie, as well as of ttie army. We notice vyfth regret, however, that some journals have- begun,* to criticise unfavorably the movements and strategy of Gen. • Johnston. We think this in premature and calculated tA do injury*. ‘ Let us . wait for the event before we express an opinion. The movements of the army in Georgia are probably regula ted by circumstances of. which edito rial generals are not'informed. We are satisfied that strategy or necessity » has dictated the course of -our gener als m this section, and that no ad van- ' tagef has been gained by the., enemy that was’not inevitable. ’ Let us be patient and not- increase the trouble and diminish the prestige of any of our leaders by untimely and utterly, useless criticisms and complaints. As for Lee and Beauregard, they have ful filled the-public expectation id.every particular. There is not .better evi*. * dence that Providence is Tvith us in this contest than that \ve have found , such leaders for our'armies as we. have. * • - ♦ * It is a curious circumstance that the statue of Liberty which has. just ■ been unveiled on the top of the capi .tol at "Washington represents a color ed woman. For fear of-discoloration the excuse' is. an acid ha 3 Been em» ployed which stains the surface of the figures, and makes the color weather proof. - , - • . New York World. The above is another proof that the present delusion has reached its cul> minating point France ( reeled on in madness until she put up a prostitute *as the Goddess of ‘Reason, We have J capped the climax of our insanity by raising upon the dome of our capitol a statue of freedom in the person of a • negro wench. New York Day Book. A man that always keeps close mouth, it is true, will never say any thing foolish; nor d’iil he say anything wise. ——4—♦» 1 ■ Brine us all your eld Cotton Uag3. • * A .. Dogs, Yankees and Negroes. * The Houston Telegraph is respon sible for' the following : t An amusing incident occurred in Louisiana the other day. Among the prisoners captured in,the late battles -were two Yankees who were deter mined to escape. TJi'ey adopted the ingenious plan of burying themselves alive. They dug I convenient sized holes in the nigh# got in, and, by the aid of comrades, were covered * up, loose leaves being thrown over it, In the morning risoners were moved I off under guard, leaving the two buri -1 ed men. After everything got quiet,, they crawled out of their hole#. Un fortunately for them they, were seen • by two little,boys, who, however, fail ed to give the information for hours. . * -.- When it was known that there •two* Yankees lost, it was determined to secure them. 'A. pack-of negro dogs were brought out and put on the . scent in the lately occupied holes. They followed the track until they sh nfulv treed the Yankees, miles away.- The Yankees were exceeding ly indignant at being hunted by dogs. T hey.cursed the Confederates sound-. I'y for chasing white men with dogs, it was bdd enough' to chase negroes that way, but.-pt was brutal for white men to lie * treated so. One of the chasers replied: “Weil, now, you neail’t take on that, away, Yarik. Fact is, you have yourself to blame ■ for it. You. have been associating with the niggers'so dog on rnftch, since you have befen South, that the dogs took you for -them.” ,• —■-?■ * ♦ The following incident from an ar ticle in the Atlanta Register, on the skuafum in Rome and vicinity’,, is ; wor.th recording • •, . A straggling Yankee, armed with an Austrian rifle, was seen to pass an old gentleman's.house eifrly one jug, cruising his way towards Home The old man was informed that, the Yankee had just gone.by, and that he was ali alque. He says that either or the devil, or some des» perate thing took possession, of him, and he vowed that no one Yankee, * should go by his house. lie had neith er gun, pistol nor pocket knife, but mounting his horse started in pursuit. Getting up pretty, near he halloed Stop stranger—stop, for the 'Lord’s sake let me have your guri a'lew 'min> • utes—the dogs as just killin’ my sheep over the hill like blazes.” The old •man's earnest manner at once disarm ed, the Yankee of all suspicion and of his rifle at the same time. Says the old man as he' took it, “is it loaded ?” “Yes.”' “Will it shoot?”* ‘-‘Yes” “ Wall, it’s all right mv friend—you are the dog 1 was Lookin’ for—'bout ■ . lace,” and he marched hitn nine mites ' without stopping, and delivered him to our soldiers. This incident is liter . ■ ally and strictly true. It is a well known fact that the rea son assigned, hy many, for the panic w hich causefl our troops to oreak at the # battle of Missionary Ridge,- was that the enemy showed themselves in such overwhelming numbers thjit the boys thought the whole world was marching to attack them. We, to snow the opinion prevailing among ■our boys, will-relate the following an ecdote, which we do not remember to hgve seen in print tfYs line alter line and mass after nhass of Yankees appeared, crossing the plain-and aspending the hillside, marching onward with seemingly re sistless force, our troops began to wa ver and many of them, to their siUame, fled without firing a gun. JSoane of thfem, however, staid until the last, and . among these was one fellow who, to use his 'own language, “ staid thar till they got so close that he heard one of # the Yankee* Generals give the conrw mand: ‘Attention World! By, tions right wheel!! By states fire!,!!* and then be thought it was time lor this • • darned little Southern Confederacy to’ be giltin’ out o’the way !”’ Don’t blame him for it; it was about.time to git out o'the way. » % * ‘ISTO. 38.