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E. S GROUBY,
Editor, Proprietor & Publichcr.
BLAKEL,Y;
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1864,
The Augusta Chronicle is turning over
to “ Joe. Drown ! ” May Cod deliver it!
The wife and daughter of Gen. Hardee
are stopping at the Lanier House in Macon.
Lieut.-001. A. S. Cutts, of Aracricus,
has been appointed Colonel of Artillery,
to rank from 17th February last.
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The of Alabama has been order
ed -to rendezvous at places named within
their respective Congressional Districts.
Col. Lamar and Lieut.--Col VanValki n
burg, both of the 61st Ga. Iteg’t, were kill
ed at the battle of Monoeacy.
We had a very line and'refreshing rain
last Friday, and, at this writing, tTic pros
pect is good for another tdiower.
R. D. B Taylor, who owns one or two
large plantations in this county, died at
Madison, Ga , week before last.
Old Abe has issued a proclamation de
claring martial' law, ayd suspending the
writ of habeas corpus in Washington city.
Gcn .Hood is said to have remarked the
other day that Sherman had only about
fourteen thousand more men than he had.
W c arc requested to call a meeting of |
the Patrol Company appointed by the In
ferior Court next Saturday. It is hoped
that every one will attend.
The last we heard of old Josh G hidings,
the fanatic, he was reported to have died
playing at a game cf billiards. A glori
ous death, wasn’t it.’-
Tom. Uyer, the noted fisticuffed, is dead.
It is creditably believed the pugilist emi
grated to the lower, instead of the higher
sphere.
jßeth Houses of the last Yankee Cou
gress adopted a resolution repealing the
act prohibiting speculation in gold and for
eign exchange i
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The Editor return his thanks to Judge
J H Wade, Dr G. N McLain, W. P.
Jeter and F. J King for several iny.: large
Watermelon's.
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The Macon Confederate says a son of.
Gov. Drown, who was wounded in the lato
battle, passed through that city last Satur
day on his way to Millcdgeyillc. *
A large number of refugees arc daily
arriving iu Macon from. Atlanta and other
points above. Hope, they’ll have a good
timc.cating hull beef at six dollars a pounds
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Thanks to C. lb Collier, member of the
21 til Texas lleg’t., for several copies of
Jate and interesting paper 3% Such favors
arc always thankfully received.
Since “Joe. Brown ” made his last call,
taking everybody up to fifty-live, Blakely
lias “ gone up a spout! ” Dou’t know
• when it will come down—if ever ! -
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Georgc P. Morris, the great song writer,
nnd one of the Editors of the Now. York
.flume Journal, is reported by late uovthcrn
papers to be dead. He was a pvintcEby
trade.
The Atlanta Confederacy has moved to
Macon, and the Intelligencer to Milicdge>
Ville. 'i'bcy- both got scared (before they
were hurt. Such “spunky talking” fel
lows shouldn’t be so easily scared!
. A Yankee paper estimates the spiritual
ists of the United States at live million.
Gen. Grant, since he weut to Virginia, has
been with “spirits” all the time. Bad
“spirits” arc thrust dowu the throats of
his Soldiers without stint
Gen. Grant’s “ army wardrobe ” is said
to consist of a field glass, a briar-wood pipe,
a toothbrush and a corkscrew Wonder if
he don’t find more need for the last named 1
article than any. d <hc others-1
We are glad to know that n<tfroj>rcachs
-(which has always done more harm
has been stopped, fur the pres
ent, in both of our Churches in this place.
This is just what should have been done
long ago. If negroes would go to church,
and, when preaching is over,
return home, we don’t know that there
would be much harm in it; but, instead of
do’mg this, they get together in crowds and
loaf and loiter about town and people's
premises in the country until after dark,
making arrangements to steal something
alter the white folks retire. Hereafter '
when the negroes wish to hear preaebing
they can do so by attending the services
held for tlie whites, when there will always
he plenty of room left for them.
The Macon papers announce the arrival
iu that city of a wounded female' Soldier,
claiming to belong to the 6th La. llcg’t,
with her husband, whose fortunes she has
followed in the same regiment for three
years. She was wounded in the foot at
the battle of Gettysburg. lie was on sick
furlough. This is the way to keep com
panies and regiments at their original num
ber without recruiting from home ! Don’t
know, though, whether the recruits thus
raised within the commands would be able
to do much service for some time ! They
might keep up such a “ squall ” that the
Yankees would be kept scared to death!
The paper mills at Columbus having
been stopped for a few days,, all the hands
'being under arms in cousequenee of the
late contemplated raid on the city, “ Joe.
Brown ” has Leon unable to procure his
usual supply of writing paper, which is the
cause of his not issuing another Proclama
tion this wetk ! Poor fellow, we are sorry
for him ! Nevertheless, we publish a cir
cular from Adj’t. Wayne, which we sup
pose is issued in lieu of a Proclamation !
The Adj’t. happened to have on hand a
small piece of paper which “Joe.” failed
to use when writing his last Proclamation !
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Mr. Trouholm, of South Carolina, has
been appointed Secretary of the Treasury,
vice Memuaingef resigned. We hope the
Charleston Mercury will now rost a little
more easy, and not abuse the Government
as much in future as it has in the past, as
SouUi Carolina has now one more member
in the Cabinet of President Davis. No
doubt if the State of South Carolina had
. all the officers of thq Government, with
the Mercury everything would ha all right,
while now it is all wrong.
In Morgan’s raid into Kentucky he cap
tured Cynthiana, x Mt. Sterling, Flemings
burg, Paris, Frankfort, Maysvillc, Vcrsail-
Jics and Lexington ; took 2,800 prisoners
and 3,000 horses, whipped the enemy iu
several engagements, cut all the rail roads
that came in his way, and destroyed mil
lions of dollars worth of Government pro
perty. Three cheers and a tiger for Gcu.
Morgan, «ay we!
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Gcu. Johnston was serenaded in Macon
last week by a large band of musicians, and
several fine pieces of music were played.
The Genei'al aud his lady being much fa
tigued, he did not appear, but returned his
thanks to those present for the kind feel
ings manifested through Maj, Cobb, with
whom ho is stopping for a lew days in the
city of Macon.
One way to tell a fool is the manner in
which some men sign their names—for i»-
. stance, whenever you sec a man, who pre
tends to have any sense at all, who has two
given names, and spells the secotid one out,
thus, J. Boggs Snooks, you can, in nine
cisos out of ten, put him down as an infer
nal fool and swell-head. Notice it, and
: see for yourself.
We are sorry to learn that Capt. W. M.
Potter, of Co. “ G,” 13th Ga. Reg’t., was
killed in the fight near Washington city.
Lieut. B. It. Hosier, of same Co. and Reg’t.,
was also very severely wounded in the
knee. We hope he may soon recover, for
the country caunot spare the services of
sacli a brave and gallant Soldier.
The fine engine “Suushine,” which was
built at the machine shop of the Macon &
Western Rail Road, exploded near Love
joy’s Station yesterday a week ago, killing
the engineer and fireman She run her first
j trip while we were in Atlanta, aud made
quite a fine appearance.
The wheat crop is made, and a glorious
orre it is iu many portions of the Confed
eracy, both in quantity and quality, many
of the farmers to the contrary notwith
. standing. Aod now, we suppose, those
who have the article to spare are studying
not how little they can afford to sell to the
buyer, but how much they can malic peo
ple pay. Confederate money will be run
down worse than, ever, and as usual a bar
rel of money exacted for a barrel of flour!
Those who keep their carcasses out of the
war by the promise to sell the Government
so much meat,’ and also to sell their surplus
products to Soldiers' families at Govern
ment prices, (enough, God knows, for any
honest people,) will, many of them, have
li nothing to spare.” Hut some one, who
is uuder no such obligation to sell at Gov
ernment price, will “ spare ” it on the sly
for them at big figures. A wheel will
work within a wheel, and, as usual, the
poor will have to starve. The money mak
ing speculator is ecen now nosing around
the wheat stacks, anxious to make a big
fortune by buying up all the wheat at a big
price and doubling his moncy*ou the life’s
blood of the poor. Any man now caught
buying grain to speculate on should be
deemed aa enemy to the human race, and
seriously punished. And the man who *
sells to a speculator, knowing him to be
such, is very little better than the specu
lator himself. Both should be hung.
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The removal of Gen. Johnston and the
appointment of Gen'. Mood as his successor
was received by the people with feelings
of utmost surprise, says the Confederate.
It was generally believed that Gen. John
ston enjoyed the unlimited confidence of ’
his troops, and the thought of his removal .
at this, the very crisis of the campaign,
was not dreamed of. We trust it may re
sult in beuefit to the army and the cause.
It would be alike unprofitable and unwise,
at this time, to discuss the propriety of
this action of the President. It is the du
ty of one and all, in this emergency, to up
hold the men selected bv the President to
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lead our armies. Os one thing Gen. John- i
SU4I may justly be proud—the confidence
of the army and the people in his skill,
courage and devotion as undiminished, and
to whatever field of duty ho may be assign
ed he will bear with him the warmest and
most sincere wishes of the whole people
for his happiness.
Gen. Hood is a tried and experienced
officer who has served with distinguished
credit in Virginia as well as Georgia, and
we trust he may succeed in animating the
hearts of his men with the same undying
devotion to country and to liberty, which
fires his own breast. That the army un
der his command will be victorious .we do
not doubt, and the Yankees will find that
there arc many men in the South capable
of leading our armies to victory and to glo
ry.
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What’s the reason the Government don’t
impress some of the negroes in each county
of the State to assist in building fortifica
tions about Atlanta and other cities where
they are needed ? The crops are now all
laid by, and the Government could not do
bettor than impress a lew thousand of the
“ kinky-heads ” to hdp fortify our cities.
$0 doubt the masters of some of them
would commence a general “ howl ” about
their “ god-blessed niggers,” but what of
it ? Hadn’t negroes as well be compelled
to do some of this laborious work as poor
white men ? Put ’em in !
All persons who are and have been tak
ing papers at the Blakely Post Office will
please come up and pay the postage on the
same. The Post. Master cannot deliver
papers always for nothing. All newspaper
postage is required to be paid a quarter in
advance, in order to insure their delivery.
A hint to the wise.
Columbus was in a perfect “ stew ” sev
eral days ago, iu consequence of Yankee
raiders tearing up the rail road track near
Opelika, and making their way towards
Columbus, and everybody iu the city was
under arms. At last accounts the raiders
had left,, and everything was again quiet.
From every quarter we hear that the
men and beys lately called for by “Joe.
Brown” are responding promptly. All
honor to (ho noble spirits of Georgia—
they have always been found willing to do
their duty whenever called ou 1
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Iu the Nashville Union before us wo
see and recognize the names of many firms
and individuals still doing business there
with whom we were acquainted several
yearn*ago, and who, at that time, to our
own certain knowledge, pretended to be
friends to the South, and, on that account,
did a large, business that- they otherwise
would not have done. Os course the last
devil of them have taken the oath of alle
giance to the United States, or else they
would havp been compelled to leave the
city for the South. .Among the number
that wc recognize is Wm. Cameron & Co.,
the Publishers of the Union , for whom we
■ have picked many thousand cm’s in times
gone by, and when these men appeared to
be all right ou the Southern question, and
supported every Southern measure. The
Union now has Lincoln & Johnson at its
masthead for President and Vice-President
of the United -States, and gives them its
warmest support. How it is that this man
Cameron can support Andy Johnson, when
tliey were once such bitter personal and
political enemies, is something strange to
us. But wc have come to the conclusion
that nothing is too mean or low for a man
to do after he turns Yankee. They are
then everlastingly after the almighty dol
lar, regardless of every true principle.
Front the appearance of the Union we are
led to believ'c tiiat there is as much busi
ness ffeing done iu Nashville now as there
was before tho war, for it has some nine
teen or twenty columns of merchants and
various other kinds of business advertise
ments, many of them announcing the ar
rival of large lots of goods* of every .kind,
and offering -to sell them at a small advance
on prices before the war. We also notice
in this paper a list of deaths of their Sol
diers in the Nashville hospitals, iu which
the white and black are all put down to
gether, with letter of company and num
ber of regiment, the latter being marked
“ colored.” There can now no longer he
any doubt about Yankees putting them
selves on an equality with the negroes, as
this thing plainly shows. ,
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Ain’t it about time to commence an
nouncing names for Judges of the Inferior
Court of Early county for the next Janu
ary election ? It seems that this office is
getting to be quite a “ popular ” one, for
wc have yet got to see the first man who
hasn't got •“ a sneaking notion ” of run
ning for a Judge ! ” Go it, gentlemen ;
wev’e no objection to “ everybody and his
family” bciug a candidate—-just so you
stfck ” your names in the JVewn l -As
is so very much sought after,
"""and getting to be so very “ popular ” of
late, we’ve concluded to chargo §25 each
for “Judge, announcements ! ” The fact
is, we’ve been a poor devil all our life, and
as tills is the first and only opportunity
that has ever offered itself for us to get
rich, wo have concluded to take advantage
of it! No doubt but that we will have to
enlarge our paper before the first of Janu
ary, iu order to get all the names iu, but
we will have the satisfaction of knowing
that, after we get through with this heavy
job, we will have no more work to do the
balance of our life, and for “ all time to
come” we will set cross-legged, drinking
Otard brandy and smoking Havana ci
gars ! O, “ there’s a good time coming ”
for us! Don’t we wish it was here now !
Just imagine how happy we’ll be when it
does come! Clear the track, the Ele
phant’s coming !
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The Lincoln Congress, just*adjourned,
abolished commutation in the army, and
adopted the drafting system, with the right
to obtain substitutes. This gives the rich
power to keep out of the army, while the
poor man has no showing. Will the poor
men stand it? They ought not to.
Hundreds and thousands of wounded in
the late battle are daily arriving in MaooD.
We also learn that about two hundred ot
the wounded have arrived at the Hospital
in Fort Gaines. Should not the “Ladies’
Soldiers’ Aid Society of Early County ” be
doing something at this time?
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A Methodist preacher once said from his
pulpit that the souL of some people were
so small that the limits of a tobacco seed
would allow as much scope l’or them as the
Pacific ocean lor a tadpole. Surely he wa3
guaging the dimensions of the extortioners.
Bring us all your old Cuttou Hags.