The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-08
Vivid Picture Of the
South in War Time

prisoners we should say they did not avail
Themselves OF the benefit OF it for the pur-
pose OF ablution."
CHEERING TO THE SOUTH
The war news is all encouraging TO the
cause OF the South. The following excerpts
are characteristics: "The news from the
TransmississIppi is most cheering. Steele,
with his whole army. it is said. has sur
rendered to General Price. and Banks, X
is reported. is surrounded by General Tay-
Tor, and his surrender also demanded III
this intelligence should prove to be correct
then indeed IL would seem thai the YANKEE
power behind the Mississippi is completely
broken. and that large and productive por-
ton of our territory is. in a measure, re-
lieved from the rule OF the oppressor. soon
we may expect 10 hear that the people or
Missouri. so long borne down by cruel OPP
pressions of the Northern invaders, nave
been relieved from the grasp OF the tyrant
and enabled once more To rally round the
flag of the Confederate States. for the sue
cess of which so many OF our bold and pa
triotic sons have freely shed their blood.
What pleasure RI will afford that old noble
chieftain, Sterling Price. and his brave
troops to relieve their friends and kinsmen
in Missouri from the thraIdom imposed
upon them by the hated Yankees"
However, the advertising columns OF the
paper are even more interesting as show
ing the unique business of the time. The
advertisements of negro brokers. one OF
which follows. bear the print of slavery:
NEW SLAVE MART.
THOMAS L. FRAZER & co.
Qate Firm OF Crawford. Frazer & Co..
Atlanta, Ga.)
Negro Brokers
Market Street, Above Montgomery Hall
Have filed up and are now ready 10 re-
ceive and accommodate all negroes at their
mart which may be consigned TO them.
They will buy and sell on commission and
forward proceeds with promptness and dis
patch. They keep constantly on hand a
large and well-selected stock, such as fam
lily and house servants. general body serv-
ants. seamstresses. boys and girls OF all
descriptions. carpenters. blacksmiths shoe
makers field hands, etc, etc"
SLAVERY ADS"
In several places in the advertising coll
umns are advertisements of $50 500 for
runaway slaves. such as the following:
$50 Reward! 1 will pay the above reward
for the apprehension Of my boy John.
John is yellow boy. aged twenty. six feet
high and weighs about It's pounds. Said
boy has been with the First Georgia Cav
airy, now stationed at Cartersville, and
has a pass signed by one Mr.. Spier Said
boy cut one of his feet on top about two
months ago and said cut is hardly well:
his neck slightly bent from disease in the
neck. He may aim to Gainesville, as his
pass is out about the Sth inst.
''w. J. JAMES, Fairburn. Ca
In another part Of the paper a report
from Columbia says:
Columbia is just now one OF the liveliest
places in the Confederacy The ladies are
all agog with excitement over the soldiers.
Private evening parties. soirees and socia-
bes are the rage. Occasionally a public
concert is an episode; the barbecue has not
been unlike a carnival; the streets arc
thronged with the fair sex; more are COM
ing from Richmond: everybody is hunting
for rooms that are not to be found. includ-
ing the disheartened writer, and things gen.
orally have taken new dress and new
habit which betokens something in the
wind"
1t would seem, too, that Atlanta was not
so dull in those days, there are numer-
Gus notices of balls in the public hall, given
for the berefit of the soldiers in the field.
Tickets were five dollars In those days.