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VOL. 1.
THE SOUTHERN WITNESS,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
BY H. ft BILLINGS,
At Two Dollars upr annum, in advance.
Clubs of ten, y - - - - sls 00
t>. H.WALKER. 11. I>. M’DANIEL.
WALKER & McDANIEt,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
MoK«ofe> : ' : : Georgia.
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W H. COLL IK R.
JJOUSE PAINTING, GRAINING,
Marbling:, Paper-Hanging, &c.
Executed with neatness and dispatch.
Orders left at the Drug Store of C. 11.
Andrews «!t Go., will meet with prompt
attention. mar. 2d 2m.
"jAMKS R. WYLIE,
GROCER AND
' COMMISSION MERCHANT,
. Peachtree Street,
ATLANTA, - - - - GEORGIA.
jlMi3l-fitn.
R. H, GOODMAN,
BKALEU IN FAMILY GROCE
rics, Fruits !md
COUNTRY PRODUCE,
Owner es Peachtree and • Wheat greets,
janSl-ly. ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
WILLIAMS, LANGSTON & feiIANE,
OOMMISSI ON M ERCHANTS,
Wholesale Defers in
GROCERIES \NI>
l‘Ji U Alaliama street, Atlantly Georgia.
Fill 1 stocks of Gram , and Afiflits
always olkliaiid at as low'jii\cs twWny
other house in onreity. Jim 111-ly.
>_ S. .lOHNSTOX. A. .1. CREWS
.1. M. niiAWLV. A. S. .1. PEIIRV.
W. F. BAKER,
with
JOHNSTON, CHEWS & CO.,
importers mid IVltolcsale.Dealers in St:.-
I'l* and Fancy
J>ry (riimls, Not ions A Small Ware
41 ll*vne street, Charleston, S. C.
My.
THE LIVE DRUG STORE.
15 EI)W IN E A- FO X ,
A I I.AXTA, ( 5 El>lllilA,
DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDI
cincs and Chemicals. Paints,
Oils and Varnishes. Plain, Colored
and Ornamental Window Glass.
Goods warranted as sold. Prices
low. Terms cash. janlSl-ly.
CiUN AND BLAC’KSAIITHING.
I AM PREPAIRED FOR DOING,
any kind of work on
Guns, Gun-Locks, Pistols, and
Stocking of Guns.
T will also iron Buggies and Wagons.
All work done 111 the neatest and liest
style and warranted.
Ydiop on Shoal creek road 4 miles north
of Monroe.
1-llt. Wlf. ITkxuy Watkins.
IMPORTED
VanJ aitsens Royal
Ncliiedam Nr lump*
For iale hy
JAS. M. SHEPARD.
ALSO
TIIE LARGEST STOCK OF FOREIGN
AXD
I>omestic Wines and Liquors,
Os every kind, ever ofl'ercil for sale in
Monroe. Every article warrented as rep
resented. No article put ou the market
until properly and scientifically tested.
(W* The best Liquors for Medicinal pur
posed constantly ou hand and warrented
pule. I-ts.
REST EASY!
C 'G. NOWELL lias just received a lot
. of
Fine Bedsteads,
which lie is offering at very low prices.
Don’t complain that your slumbers are dis
turbed by an old rickety Bedstead, but come
to Nowklls and get anew one.
Monro*. Ga., Feb. HI. 5-ts.
VALENTINES,
Ladies and gentlemen, go at
once to Dr. Lump Gallawav’s Drug
Storoand get some of those “ killin’’ senti
mental Valentines, it is not too late for
your bachelor friends. Huy one of these
delicate lit% .“ hooksjt’ ajwi, you nf»y cotell
a" fortune tilth it.
“Who knows tlie luck, etc.”
Monro*, Ga.. Feb. 21. 5-ts.
tSF’ This space is intended For Mrs. J.
Frank, Decatur street, Atlanta, Ga., who
deals exclusively In Millinery and Ladies’
Dress Goods. She is too busy waiting on
customers to write an advertisement-
janfil-tf.
M. H. THOMAS, M. W.
RESIDENT DENTIST,
Monroe, :::::: Georgia.
Tenders his services in the
Practice of Dentistry In all the
Most Improved branches of the Science.
Teeth Extracted without pain, by the
Nitrous Oxide Gas! Having graduated in
Medicine, and practiced the same ten years,
and Dentistry five years, lie claims a judge
ment more mature than a mere novice.
lie is a citizen ol' Monroe, and feels re
sponsible for all the work he does.
All work done at the rates of regular re
spectable Dentists, ond will take care of his
patients during their stay with him, free ot
charge.
lie refers to those for whom lie has work
ed, in Walton, Clarke, Neivton, Oglethorpe,
Jackson, Morgan and Gwiiinet. “These are
his jewels.” I-ts.
TO H NAsO N
MALE <fc INSTITUTE,
Isov. Tuos. IL Brnnrss, - - Principal.
L. IV. lii niii’ss, - - Assistant.
This Institute is in Monroe, Wal
ton county, Ga., in 4Jhe midst of a sober
thrifty and "IfiltorprisiFig' population. In
: itTs'kiuglit whatever is necessary to pre
-1 pare |nr admission into any class inCollogkJ'
I in addition to the ordinary mode of instruc
i tion, the Black Board is used for elueidat
i ing the syntactical and etymological j>or-
I lions of the Languages, as well as for detn-
I onstrating Algebraic and Geometric, prob-
I icms. Several years’ experience as Instruc
j tor clearly convinces the Principal of tlie
I great utility thus resulting to the student,
! who, under the usual plan of instruction,
| not illi frequently commits whole volumes
Ito memory, without being aide to deduce.
■ therefrom'a single practical conclusion or
! lesson ; lienee a saving of time and money.
I The government is mild, hut decided.
| The Academic Year is divided into two
sessions of twenty weeks each.
The first opens on 3rd .Monday, in Janua
ry, 1871.
No student will lie admitted for less time
than one session, and no deduction made
except in cases of protracted sickness.
CHARGES—Per Session of 20 Weeks.
Orthography,Reading, Penmanship, $12,50
Arithmetic, English Grammar, &<•., 15,50
Latin, Greek, Higher Mathematics, Ac. 18,00
Board can lie had in good families at sl2
to sls per month.
Tuition fees due at close of each session.
For further particulars, address
TUOS. 11. BURRUSS,
Monroe Walt-on Cos., Or.
1* ROCL A 31 A T ION.
GEORGIA:
By Runs IL Bullock, Governor of
said State.
Whereas Official information lias been re
ceived at this Department that a murder
was conunited in tli.i county of Carrol, on
tlie night of tlie 13th January, upon tlie
body of John W. Wood, by some jierso.n or
persons unknown, as is alleged, and that
unknown person or persons have fled from
justice:
1 have thought proper, therefore, to issue
this, my proclamation, hereby offering a
reward of one thousand dollars for the ap
prehension and delivery of the said person
or persons unknown, with proof sufficient
to convict, to tlie slier iff of said county and
State, in ‘order that, they may lie brougnt
to trial for tlie oflense with which tney
stand charged.
Given under my ham! and the great seal of
tlie State, at the cupit-01, in Atlanta, tins
11th dayjof March, in tlie year ofour T/>rd
Eighteen Hundred and Seventy one and
of tlie independence of the United States
of America the ninety-filth.
RUFUS B. BULLOCK.
By the Governor:
David G.Cottino, Secretary of State,
mar. 10. 7-4 t.
For SteYle. "
A DESIRABLE HOUSE AND LOT
pleasantly situated, being convenient,
to business, churches, schools, and in good
ncighlKirliood. The house contains live
rooms, with closets, till plastered, and ill
good repair, with all necessary oiit. build
ings. The Iqt contains two acres, all under
good fencing, with, good orchard of line
fruit. Parties wishing a desirable home
would do well to examine this place.
Price, $2,000.
uiiu .Id, 7 ts. E. 11. COHEN.
MONROE, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 6,1871.
Monologue of the Memory of Gen.
Robert E. Lee.
Written by Mr. Dan. E. Townsend, and de
livered by Miss Annie Sefton, at the Sa
vannah Theater, October 15,1870.
Hark! hoar yc tlie sound of the sad tolling
lieil
That burdens the air with its sorrowful
knell!
It falls on the car with its painful death
tone,
And grief bows tlie head with a sigh and a
moan;
Tears gusli from their fountains and liioni
fully flow
From tlie sternest of hearts in this hour of
woe ;
Friends and foes weep alike for (lie spirit
that sped,
And silently honor the name of tlie dead.
A hero lias passed to the realms of the
blest,
And tlie paeans of angels his virtues'attest.
He is gone; but be lives upon History’s^
Page,
Recorded —tlie Soldier, the Statesman, the
Sage.
W’licb war clouds lnmg heavy and dark oe’r
» the land,
At tlie call of Virginia he marshaled his
band,
And in many a field encrimsoncd with
blood,
’Neath tlie standard he bore,lie triumphantly
stood.
In her archives of glory-, in letters of flatne,
Virginia lias written her warrior’s name;
Side by side with her sons tlie noblest and
best, \
The last, but not least, sinks tb sleep on her
breast.
For her greatness and hon§r tlie patriot
strove,.
And found his reward ill the smile of her
love, *
Enshrined in the hearts of all brave men
and free.,
Immortality's crown rests on Robert E. Lee.
Though the"cause he supported was doomed
to be lost,
A nil the will of a people was destiny crossed,
Vet he, in the strength of his greatness and
skill,
In the day of defeat was victorious still.
Then sing we tlie requium song for the
dead;
Let the voice ot lament o’er the universe
spread—
In the halls of the great, in the huts of the
low,
In tlie palace of plenty, the chamber of
woe,
Let the death-song arise, and the accents of
prayer
Float upward to Heaven and cling to him
there,
The love which pursued him through trials
on earth
Grows purer illumed by eternity’s birth,
Christian, Soldier, farewell —lrom tliv
merited bourne
Turn one pitying glance on tlie thousands
who mourn.
Mr. Fitzllumes’ Experiment ami
How it Succeeded.
Air. Augutus Fitzllumes sat in his
luxurious bachelor establishment on
B street and pondered deeply.—
The subject of his cogitation was a
wife, or, rather, how to get one. There
were enough young ladies who would
be glad to bless their lucky stars for
the privilege of becoming mistress of
his home, as he well knew; but he also
felt tolerably well assured the home
was ell they cared for. For the for
tune they would wed its owner.
“Deuce take the money!” he ex
claimed. “ I wish I’d never had a
cent, anil then—but botheration!”—
then I should have been too poor to
marry any way. Why couldn’t I have
had just wealth enough for all my
wants, and nothing more? I'll foil
them, though the mean adventuresses!”
A furious pull at the bell-chord
brought the housekeeper to the room
in a hurry.
“ Pack upyour traps, Mrs. Askfleld,”
he exclaimed, abruptly, “ for I am go
ing to close the house.”
It was evident he had corao to some
conclusion.
“ Shut up the house, Mr. Fitz-
Iluincs,” ejaculated tlie housekeeper,
almost believing she hail lotst her rea
son. “ Why, such a thing has not oc
curred sinete your lamented uncle took
possession, forty five years ago.”
“ That makes no difference ma'am;
I am master here now, and I shall
close it for the present. Alcan while
your pay can still go on, and that of
such domestics ns you consider iudis
pensable. “ Have jou ho relatives you 1
wish to visit,” he inquired.
That settled it. The promise of
continued pay removed Mrs. Ashfield’s j
scrnples quite effectually. She then
remembered she had friends she had:
not seen for years.
Three days later, Mr. Augustus Fitz- j
Humes was safely domii iled in a quiet
boarding house, and shortly afterwards j
he began to sell his diamond rings
an'd seals, and other paraphernalia of j
fsfr’rioeable life, as well as dress him '
self in plainer elothes. A rumor that
his property' had all been lost through
an unlucky speculation was soon put
afloat.
Lie lost friends rapidly. By twos
and threes they ceased to know him
as he met them ou the street. He only
laughed and snapped is fingers at
them behind their backs. Had his ad
versity been real, he would not have
selt like laughing.
Then came the time Nliep his circle*
of accjuairttance got. narrowed down
to three. But three of his former
friends still clung to him true in ad
versity. It is no wonder that he grew
misanthropic. Out upon the street
one day, he met a carriage containing
some friends of his former acquaint
ance, who had been absent
city since he closed his house. He
thought they would not notice him,
but each inmate of the carriage bow
ed politely as of old.
“ They have not heard the news,” he
muttered, cynically. \
But he was mistaken. That night
the owner of the carriage came to see
him.
“ Rather close quarters, my friend,”
he said, as lie took a calm survey of
Augustus’ not very pretentious sur
roundings. »,
; I}; - , :l«»: ( e ) that’s a fact,” said
Mr. Fitzllumes, icily. “But since I
lost"my property, of which I suppose
you haven't heard, I have become
quite economical.” *
“But I have heard,” cried his audi
tor, abruptly', “And that is why I oaroc.
I knew you needed friends now if
ever, and the fact is—well—my daugh
ter, sir—l mean, I came to offer the
position of head clerk in my counting
room. Will you accept of it?”
“Ahem! Well, I will think of it.—
But it is a long way from my boarding
house.”
“Deuce take your boarding-house.
You etui board in my' family as a—
well, as a sort of a guest-you know.”
Augustus looked him over closely.
Reuben Stanley was a wealthy man—
very wealthy, lie was called—and in
his face there was nothing to warrant
suspicion that lie had learned Angus
tits’ secret, and wished th curry favor
by aiding him while under an appar
ent cloud, so that, idea was spedily
dismissed. O f coJte, h c quickly
thanked him, ami j
Once cosily snugged in thcftwanly
mansion, it was not long before he
wondered why he had not notieecFNel
lie Stanly before. She did not seem
to feel above him, notwithstamijiyifrtlic
wide difference in their jmsijjonjf, and
treated him as cordially —-mogp^?or
dially he thought—than before, the
change in his fortunes. bid
not hare been human had f(n noilWrn
ed to love her.
The climax came when she ga£e a
grand party. Then, before the gli Jfrof
the city, she did not hesitatFto
attentions from him, on wlffch but jjno
construction could be plated, rile
thought her quite a and nak
ed no further proof lyve
him.
The next afternoon tliffprmet in her
father’s library, where he had waited
to see her. .
“Nellie” he said, aa soon'as the usu
al courtesies had
came to you this morning fS learn my
fate. I know the ditteroncy* in our
jKisitions, and Aiidik. not urge you—
only let your heart decide. My heart
I lay beiore you.” • *
She blushed prettily, auid seemed;
confused for a W £{re'
him her hand. * %
**l have loved you* she j
said,“and I have feared that-yon would '
never love me. You were so jenkvws 1
before you lost your wealth that all
women to you were mere adventuresses.
I was heartily glad when 1 apa said you
hail lost it, and I— ’’
“You sent him to negotiate with
roe!” cried Augustus, finishing the sen
tence infuritivcly, and giving it labial
emphasis.
“I love 3’ou so, ’ she murmured dep-'
recatingly.
“I do not doubt it, dearest.” And ;
Augustus Fitzlltimes thought him
self tlie happiest of men.
They were married. The wedding
was very unpretentious, as became the
bridegroom’s straightened oircumstan
ce«, and htf was in constant estacy as j
he thought-.of her surprise when bei
should tell her that his fortune still
remained. A sent for Asfifidd
to comeYunl re-ppen the house, ami
put condition to^receive its
tress. Aleantimo they tamed at her
father's. - 4
“Augustus*” saidriiis wi|e one day,
.“I hfcN>&r*to awbfyjfti.i willyyu
’
! “I will if in my power, darling.! 1 ’ he
exclaimed. . ' ; >
“Well, poor papa is ratbor abort ot
money-; won't you lend him tcnoi'fif
teen thonsand?”
“Me? Why y'ou know—”
“Oh! I know what you have been
pretending,” was the quick* reply.—
“But then it wasn't so—you never
lost your money.”
Augustus Fitzllumes was dumb
with astonishment and chagrin.
“llow did you fiud that out?” He
gasped.
“I knew it all the time. When 1
heard that you were penniless, papa
went directly to yoftgbanker and learn
(skthe contrary. I think we managed
Shrewdly.'’
“I think you did,” cried her bus
baud, desperately; “hut do you think
I’ll endure it?’’
“How can you help yourself—we
are married now—will you apply- fora
divorce?’’
“No, I won't!”
• **
“Then what will you dor'’
“Answer me one question. Do you
really love me?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Well, if you love me, we will drop
the subject.”
“I think you had better,” she said
quietly.
We think so, 100.
House Painting.
There are a number of tilings con
corning which I am possessed of pro
found ignorance. Among these may
be numbered the fine arts, such as
house painting, I have recently learn
ed a few lessons from experience. I
consider experience a thorough teach
et,but his eliaiges for tuition are per
haps rather high.
Alarm Ann said we must hate the
house repainted, and as what Alaria
Ann says must be, generally is, I at
once went and made a bargain with a
house painter. He said he would send
his painters around. The next morn
ing 1 got my breakfast and started out
to earn tny broad by the perspiration
ot my classic brow. I opened the door
and put tny foot into a tin pail full of
paint. Then I took it out and set it
on the hall door mat. Alaria Ann as
sisted me from there, and# took a fly
ing leap over the painter to the side
walk. The painters painted the lront
slops ami fence that forenoon, All
who came to see us either painted
their hands on the gate and left prints
thereof on the chairs, or else painted
their soles 011 the steps, and made
tracks allover the parloreurpet. The cat
laid down ou the steps to sleep in the
sun, and the paint Fried so fast that
when she got up one side of her was
bald-headed.
The text morning the itlen came be
fore any one was up, and began to
take out all the windows. One of
them would stand l«v Mm open kitch
en window, and another by the opeu
parlor window 4 ami then talk about
Union, picnics, gftls.
The next mottling, about five o'clock.
1 son%*\one uhr
bedroom. 1 sprung lioldly trim* the
lied, gr»*»|#d a !*>qt ill Cue hand and
lApikhet in the >Xlu»r, dotetaiine l fa
sell my life as dear as possible. Said
I, “Who's there?"’ “O,” replied the
intruder, “It’s me, the painter; I am
taking down the blinds.” Ilelt much
relieved, but Maria seemed out of pa
tienee, and told the irau what .she
thought of him, and madl pointed
comments upon ap
pearance and the probabilitiesSfchis
never having enjoyed a common-school
education. But the
seem to pay any attention to her prat
tle. With the windows anMfeblinds
ljotli out, the task of getting dressqjJ
was attended with some embarrass
ment.
Whlfc we wQfQ.c\Ung LrcaSWetouc
of the camdfn with
fukol towels that heVound Ranging
on the clothes-line, and he supposed
Maria would have no objections to
his using them to wipe off the floors
before he grained them. Maria stated
her objections in detail, and the man
withdrew.
The morning I was up early.—
paiutprs capie in, I volun
teered' jto h*?lp .fight
shputed ; off the
Clapboards and paint them. Let's
take up the cellcr that in
side and out. Let's paint the cistern.
Let's take down the chimney and paint
the bricks. Let’s paint the hole the cul
ler leaves. Let's—They assured
me that I was planning a great deal
more work than was necessary; as
they did not act as though they needed
my help, I went to breakfast-
The next time the house wauts
painting I will move into the back
yard, and send the house down to their
shop, where the painters can swarm
around it at their pleasure.
All about the Ku-Khix Klan.
A gentleman wtln ctairns to Imre
jbeen an active member of the Ku-Klux
' Klan has been interviewed by an enter
j prising newspaper reporter, and bas
j given a short sketch of that mysterious
organisation. He says that the Ku
Klux Klati was peculiarily of Southern
origin, aud was intended to counteract
the “Grand Army of the Republic”
and the “Loyal League,” and for the
better protection of the families of
Southern men from the depredations
of the robbers turned loose on society
after the war. Their object Was to
protect-, not to deprecate; to build Up,
not Vo destroy. As evidence of their
motives—peace and good order—the
oath Which each member took upon
himself was a pledge to “support the
Constitution as given to us by our fore
fathers, and to protect the weak agaiust
the strong.”
This shows that it was only the dis
turbers o r the public peace, the land
pirates who follow close upon the heels
of such disorganization of society as
ensues after a long war who had any
cause to fear the terrible bug bear of
Ku Kluxism.
The name was suggested by the tloise
which the old dfmy mtisket makes
when springing the lock anddlscharg
ing the piece. Ku—Klnx Klangk*-
the first two syllables made by the
lock, the last was the bang or klang,
of the discharge, the final “g” being
afterwards dropped for the sajvc of
euphony. {
Their signs and grips were few and
simple. A member was recognized bv
returning, twice, a gentle pressure of
the ha mb or, when handshaking was
not practicable, passing the Angel's of
the light- hand through the
hair, in response to a like motion from
the Ineptiror.
The Klan was organized, as before
stated, in a sentiment of peace and
good will to all, and malice toward
none. It was established by the very
best men in the country, aud leaders
of the Confederate armies, and ex
tended from tho Potomac to the Rio
Grande. It was. composed of men
who loved peur-e for its own. sake; it
was a perfect Knight Errant it of\ Ike
Southern Stales, a®- iih
fended teb'ltaiiiore useful aiHksabj
serrievd of
al Lengin- and tn Grand Army
the hiu> and cry against id. afNt
e\\>cutVf'lh’fe faet»that eAjry viliiair
•i \*mv>rits virtues for the purpose
of perjutrating his outrages, finally
induced a disbandment of the organ
ization.—t hroniele «r Sentinel.
NO. it),