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{The UiiuciJi 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. I-ts 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),