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Early County News.
VOL. V.
Forms for Drawing Soldier’s
Pay.
STATS' OF GEORGIA, >
(Bounty or j .
BEFORE me an acting Justice of
the Peace, (or Notary Public,) in and
for »aid county, personally came Mrs. ,
vrho being tiuly sworn, says ahem themoth-
1 deceased, late a in company
—f of the Georgia Volunteers. She fur
ther declares that her said son, ——, died
on the —day*of‘ . 186-, and that he
lea neither wife, child, nor iuthbr'fcurvmug
him. . .
i SignocH ■ _
S*4vrn -find cut to 'beime -me this -
. <lav of , ISO-. < J P.
Albo. personally came , of-;: eoun- -
ty aud State of Georgia, who,. being duly
sworn, says that the statements in the a bwa
affidavit-heshe) personally knows to be V
true.
(Signed) ; - .
Sworn ami subscribed to before mo this
day of IS6-.
J. P.
P , an acting Justice of the Peace
(or Notary Public) in and for said county
of ——, do certify that the above named
witness is personally known to nle to bt of 1
good standing, and whose affidavit is. enti
tled to full faith and credit.
Given under my hand, and official signa
ture: this day of- —% 186-.
J. P.'
‘ Know all Men by these Puesents, That
I, Mrs. , of the county otjjM—-, and
State of Georgia, being the mother of 1>
•deceased, who died in tho seavice of tha
•Confederate States on thp day of ,
•18G-, no make, constitute arid appoint ,
•of— —county, and §tate of Georgia, my true
and lawful attorney, in fact to receive and re
ceipt for all monies, goods and chatties that
may bo due mo as heir ofmy sou, -r, dec’d,
by virtue of his military or other service to
the Confederate States*: hereby ratifying
and confirming all lawful acts of "my said
.attorney in the premises.
- tSignal) ’ ■ . ' —•
Witness: J. r. •
I, (Terk of court’of coun
ty, Stare of Georgia, do certify that —•—,
whose genuine signature appears above and
before whom the above affidavits find, power
-of attorney were made and -executed, is an
acting Justice of the Peace,- (or 'Notary.
Public') in und for the county of— State
of Georgia, duly cojmpissionecl at the time
■ of signing the same, and all his attestations
4us'Buch are entitled to full faith and credit.
Given under my band and seal of office
this —— day of—-—, one thousand eight
hundred'and sixty-.
f'Lc: k Oourt, - County, Georgia.
NOTE."- -The affidavit may be made either
pr-f, ,r>* ft Justice of the Peace or 'votary
Public, and .the certificate of its legality
may .be made cither by a Clerk ot the Supd*
rior,. Inferior, or Court of Ordinary, with
the seal attached.
All claims made out according to tho
above instructions 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
* *uoh an aitiiile ought to weigh per bushel.
Here is a table which all would do well to
cut out and preserve. It will provo valuable
•for' reference: ■ ,■
Rush els. Pounds.
Wheat ...60
V helled corn...; 56
Corn in the ear 70
Peas : 00
Rye st>»
Cats..; ;i 32
' Barley 47
Irish Potatoes 00
Svaeet Potatoes 05
TV hi co Beans : 00
Castor Beans ..46
Clover Seed 60 *.
1 lax Seed .’ 50
Hemp Seed ...' 44
Blue Grass Seed... ■ 44 /
Buckwheat 52
Pried Peaches. ....33
Pried Apples.** 24
Onions 57
Salt • < 50
Scone Coal ..80
Malt 38
* Bran 20
Turnips , 55
Plastering Hair 8
Unslaeked Lime 80
Corn Meal 48
Fine Salt 55
Ground Peas -..25
A box 24 by 10 inches, 22 deep, contains
1 barrel.
A box 16 by 16J inches, 8 deep, contains 1
bushel.
A box 8 by 81 inches, 8 deep, contains 1
"p«ek.
A box 7 by 4 inches 44 deep, contains 4
gallon.
A box 4 by 4 inches, 24 deep, contains 1
quart.
s o~tTc¥7
ALL persons wishing to have their Clocks
repaired, can do so by calling on S. A.
Howell, twelve miles from Blakely on the
Wcodville Road. All work warranted to'
jun’and keep time IV six m.-uchs, or no pay. ]
Juut 15, 1861. 35-tl
BLAKELY.-GEO., JTTLY 20, 1864.
(Bavin Cmmtir Hctos.
Terms of Subscription:
For 1 Year SIO,OO
For 8 Months $5,00
No subsciptions received for less than six
months, and payment always required in ad
vance. 0
Rates of Advertising:
1 Square, (occupying the space of ten Bour
geois lines, or less.) each insertion.. .$2,00
,rr:c~ra!y7vrrr:r'.;v". ■ r— —n-- : ■ ■ ~—rj -
A PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, )
MiLLUDGEVILEK, >
. . . July 9th, 1864. )
■ To the Reserved. Militia of Georgia:
*A f laie correspondence with the
President of. the Cqpl’ederate States
satisfies my mind that Georgid is to
l)e lett to her own resources to supply
tiie reinforcements to Gen. Johnston s
army, w'hieh are indispensable to the
proteptibn of Atlanta, and to prevent
’the State from being overrun by the
overwhelming numbers now unde#
command of the Federal General upon
, ' our soil. The officers, civil and mili
tary, who constitute, in a great degree,
the remaining active militia force lett
to the State by the different acts of
Conscription, have already been called
out, and have rendered effective ser
vice, while they, as well as the two
regiments of the State Line, have dis
tinguished themselves by cool courage
■find intrepid valor when attacked by
the enemy- But there is need of fur
ther reinforcement,, as will be seen by
the accompanying letter from Gener
al Johnston ; and while a very large
- proven- on <i< the gallant and chival
rous sons ail Georgia are on distaut
fields defending the soil of other States,
it becomes my duty to call forth every
man in the. State able to bear artiy?
as fast as they can be armed, to aid
■ in the defence of our homes, our al
tars, and the graves of our ancestors.
1 am fully aware of the importance
of the growing crop of the Stale, and
have delayed this call as long as the
exigencies will possibly permit, to en
able the people to do the labor neces
sary to secure the crop. In the South
ern port.Am of the State it is believed
this will be accomplished by the time
this proclamation can be generally
published, while ten days or two weeks
longer will enable those xu the North
ern halt’ of the State to do most of
the labor necessary to make the crop.
If I, therefore, by virtue of the author
ity in me vested by the laws ol this
State, do hereby order into active mil
itary service all that part of the re
serve militia of this State between the
ages of 50 and 55 years and all be
tween the ages of 16 and 17 years, who
reside South of a line running East
and West across the territory of the
State, passing through the city of Ma
con, to report to Gen. G. W. Smith at
Atlanta, with the least possible delay;
and 1 further order that all persons be
! tween said-ages,subject to militia duty,
who reside North of said line, report
to Gen' Smith,tfcach leaving Ids home
on the 20th of this month, and repair
ing to Atlanta by the nearest and
speediest route. 1 also order all free
. white male persons in this State be
tween the ages of seventeen find.fifty
! years who are exempt from Confeder
ate Conscription, and are not absolute
ly unable to do militia duty, which
disability must be shown by the certi
ficate of a Surgeon properly appointed
under the laws of this State, to report
with the militia of their respective
counties, as they are subject to State
j militia duty. And I further require all
free white male persons between said
ages in this Suite, not in actual mili
■ tarv service of- the Confederacy, ex
ceptasherein exempted, to report also,
as I cannot suppose the President will
claim as exempt from militia duty in
this great emergency the large num
ber of able bodied young men who
have Confederate details to attend to
various industrial avocations and pui<(|
suit.-, m which they have no military
service to perform. It cannot surely
be the intention of tho Confederate
- Government to place a large number
o; young men able to do service, in
the organization to keep them out of
the bullet department. Hence I claim
their aid in the field till this emergen
cy is passed, and direct, in case of
their refusal to report when Others em
braced in the call respond, that their
neighbors, who are going to camp, ar
rest them and compel them to go.
The time allowed enables those of
them who are planters to lay by their"
crops, or to approximate so near to
'<■ ~yph* iou that serious injury cannot
g«iw out of their absexvhe while little .
damage will be done by the temporary
absence from their places, of Confeder
ate Tax Assessors, Collectors, Tan
kers, Mechanics, secret service men,
<fcc.. &c., as their business must cease
entirely if the enemy overruns the
State. All who respond to this call
are requited to arrest and carry with "
them ali deserters within their power
at the time they start to camp.
The following persons are not em
braced in this call. All commission- -
ed officers of the Confederate States
on detatehed or local service, all State
officers and others exempt from mili
tia duty by the act to reorganize the
militia, and the act amendatory of that
act.
All persons in the employment of
the Confederate States in the cities of
Savannah, Augusta, Maeon, Colum
bus, Griffin, Atlanta and Athens, who .
belong to regularly organized milita
ry companies, who drill frequently and
are held for the local defence of the
, place against .raids, etc.
All officers and employees of any
Railroad,company in this State, who
"are regularly and constantly employ
ed in the service of said Road at the
date of this call. All Telegraphic-op
erators and employees of the Express
company.
All persons employed in any cotton
• or woolen factory or paper mill in this
State, who’haye details from the State
ar Confederate-Government, on con
dition that they keep themselves or
ganized as military companies prepar
ed to do all in their power to defend
. the factory in case of attack. The
Mayor of each of the cities above
iramed and such policemen and fire
men as he will certify to be indispen
sably necessary to the protection of the
city. All practicing physicians not
exceeding three in a county, to be se
lected by the Inferior Court in case
there are more, all sucli millers as
the court will certify are actually nec
essary at home. Two agents of the /
relief fund selected by tlfe court for
each county. All postmasters in cit
ies, with their necessary clerks, and
one postmaster in each county toAyn,
and all mail carriers constantly engag
ed in that business. All State House
•officers and their necdssary clerks.
The officers and guards of the Peni
tentiary and the officers and employ
ees of the State Arrnorv and Card fac*
tory, who are required to drill twide a*
week, as a military company, for the
defence of the capitol. All persons
who remain in counties in the rear of
the enemy’s lines; all who reside North
of the Blue Ridge, with the.people of
the counties of Rabun, Habersham,
White, Lumpkin, Gilmer, Pickens ancl,
Dawson, on account of the great scar
city of provisions and the distance they
have to haul them, to preserve the
lives of the inhabitants of these coun
ties.
As the law of this State declares ev
ery man, subject to militia duty, who
refuses to respond to this' order, to be
a deserter and liable to be tried and
punished as sucf, all aids-de-camp at
home, and all Justices of the Inferior
Court, Sheriffs, Clerks. Ordinaries, and
Tax Collectors and Receivers of ,Tax
Returns of the .State, who are by stat
ute declared exempt from militia duty, i
are hereby required to travel through !
their respective counties constantly, I
and, if necessary, arrest and send for- !
ward all persons subject, who neglect i
or refuse to report. In case any of- .
those officers neglect this duty and re- •
fuse themselves to report, and aid in re .jj
peliingthecnerhy.itishoped ail whoare
in serv ice will remember them in future,
and place more faithful public servants *
inpositionsof responsibility. • Howev
er weighty the reasons each man might
be able to give for remaining aUvoms,
there are more important reasons why
he should hasten to the front if he is
able to travel.
Georgians, you must reinforce Gen.
Johnston’s army, and aid in driving
back the one mV, or he will drive you
back to the-Atlantic, burn your cities
and public buildings, destroy your
property, ayd devastate the fair fields
of your noble State.
if the Goniencmte G uosturr. .-wetst• will
not send the large Cavalry force (now
engaged in raiding and repelling raids )
to destnfy the long line of railroad
over which Gen. Sherman brings his
supplies from Nashville, and thus com
pel him to retreat with the loss of most
I of his army, the people of Georgia, who
I have Already been drawn upon, more
! heavily in proportion to population
than those of any other State in the
Confederacy, must at all hazzards and
at any sacrifice rush to the front, and
aid the great commander at the head
of our glorious self-sacrificing army,
to drive him from the soil of thd' em>*
pire State.
• 1 beg you, fellovv*.citizens, to reflect
upon the magnitude of ijie issue.
If Gen. John's ton ’Mutiny is destroy
1 ed, the Gulf States are thrown open to
. the enemy and we are ruined. ' 11/Jfanr.
Sherman’s army is cut off, tlte "West is-,
thown open to us to the Ohio River,
f and all raids into Mississippi, Georgia
and Alabama will at otiee cease. If
e very citizen of Georgia Will do his du-
I ty and the President will permit Ken
tucky to rest free from raids Tor a time,
and will send Morgan and Forrest to
operate upon the Railroad line of com-
I inunicatjpn, nearly three hundred miles,
in dhmnan's rear, which passes over
I many bridges through a -cwumrydesti
i -tute of supplies, the*grand army of In
vasion can be destroyed, and not only
our own St ite but the Confederacy de
livered from disaster by the triumphant
success of our arms.
Joseph E. Brown..
Each Railroad will convey to AN
lanta al! who are on their way in re
sponse to these orders.
Gen. Johnston’s Letter.’
Near Chattahoochee, July 7th, 3801.
To His Excellency, J. E. Brown, Gov.:
1 have the pleasure to inform you
that the State Troops promise well,
and have already done service. While
the army was near Marietta they were
' employed to support the cavalry on
the extreme left, and occupied a posi
tiem quite distinct from any other in
. fan try of ours, According to all ac
counts their conduct in the presence*
of the enemy was, firm and creditable.
. Such Federal parties as approached
tjio crossing places of the Chattahoo
chee guarded by tlifcm have been driv
en back. These proofs of their value
makes me anxious that their number
shall be increased. Is it possible?
You know that the distinguished o/IK
cer at their head is competent to high
command.
Most respectfully your obedient,
J.-E. Johnston.
* ♦ • + f
The New York Observer, of the.
12th inst.,contains a letter from its cor
respondent at Larnsoa, in the Island
of Cyprus—Turkish dominions—des
cribinga most remarkable lusus nature
recently discovered there. It is noth
ing less than a wonqan with horns
growing out of her head ! She has
one large horn on thfe side of her head
of the size and-consistency of an ordi
nary ram’s horn, besides three or four
cornicles on. other parts ot the head.
Th.e writer states that he has seen her,
and that she has been visited by near
ly all the Consuls and Europeans in
that place, some of whom are making
an effort to secure her'for exhibition.
Tor Sale,
A fine BLOODEDIiLACK STALLION,
7 years old, 15 hands high, of very gen
ii,-. disposition, broke to cavalry service, and
works Lindly in a buggy. Confederate
nont-v wanted for him. A good barmaid
can bo had for the canh. Enquire at, th.e
NUn a OFFICE.
July IS, 1351. 38 : tf
iSTO. 39.