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1 i;e Houston-Home Journal thelee memorial fund* An cx< We jiublLsh elsewhere a card from a com- I ing tried iaittee of todies of Kic’umond, "Virginia, i to send ivlio called upon the ministers throughout j TO man 1 the .South to take up collections for ff*e j 0 | "WyC8n ji’.lrpo.se of raising a monument to Gen. , ‘ wnidJfu tL 'ci it. _ gent to i MEAT^MEAT. PERRY, GA., DECEMBER 17, 1870. 4 CAR LOADS well owed Trnue:*oei Dry Salted sides and Shoulders, just; ready lor Smoking, on cousigimieut .and.* for i«le very .cheap by - ; THOMAS J; GATEi; SALTJTATORY- Atlcr la-iuy troubles and delays, after Jiuf.iy vexations of spirit on account of these troubles amt delays, wo have at last- the jduwureof presenting to the people the li.itvco:; Honx Jooigcan. We are aware that it fins been brought forth lu an unpropsllions lime. The clouds ■winch have darkened our politicd sky for no long a time, are lowering and thickening' Jwd no maa knows what direful calamity to «mr noble old State a few days may bring' forth* Tlicfmaacial.conditiomof the coun try, loo,is unfavorable. The great staple' ■whose rise or decline affects the business of’ the whole South, the hicklxma of our pros- ; peril, ottoii has, during the present sea- «on. counuaadedso small a prife that oiir »a-.rchxnh>Vre gloomy and our . farmers al most desjxmJent nevertheless,. we are »iot discouraged; the people have wet' ns with such «t bexrty welcome, their support lum b*«n ho nnaninjous that we feel no fey, .of Siilnre, Wo believe the people of Hous ton county alone can support a paper', if toay deem it worthy of support, and such Vo hope and confidently eipeet te xuako the Ji-ittK Jomafix. It is customary, in sfnrting a newspaper, for the editor to make u!l sorts of lair prom ises; we simply say tfiat we intend,' to. the- J>i>t of orir ability, to make it a-liowe jour- jWid^apaper whiche^ery man-will like- to. take home and read to the fiuuily circle. It’s columns will be filial with the choicest fending uniter we coil find—poetry, stories, news, and agriculture. In politics it wifi' he dignified and conservative, bnt decided ly Democratic. In a word, we wifi endea vor to make it; if the poople will support *w in the future as they ha ve dona to this’ lime, worthy of the respect, conihleueeand 5>atroiMge of iUiin Uie county. S. WitxellMimLBro. & Co’s iim. ! r 45 AMD 4" SECOND STREET. i * - -/:"r - {PERRY, Having largely replenished their pnpular Robert E. Lee. They appointed the 24th of November as the day on which the col lections should be token, but a* great many ministers objected to faking collections for tins pnrpose in Church, and left it to the citizens. "We believe nothing has been done in this community towards raising Choice Leaf Lard. Q A A CANE new Tennessee Lelif Lai wVV just received and for rule by , JONES & BAXTER. (AeapH'Iiisley. DRESS BOOBS. bid. Drug State, and one fourth, or tile latter half of each-month will begiven to Ms practices in Hawinisville iit Sir*! ■HndspDths. • TO pieces Otoman Velum* at TOel worth. $UD0 100 -■ Emprees dotha wOTth...-.uv..' TO 130 *■• Sense Poplini! at..'. 33c to 03 **, " All Wool ejahto from 34 to 73,/tteb«t' Also an ettemsive line of inferior mules of Dress Goods, from afe tn ana - --r 8 - ATTENTION, PLANTERS ! -I am prepared to fill your orders for any of the following Guanos; at the iowest mar ket prices, or any other STANDARD and RELTABTiE Fertilizer in the market: PERUVIAN GUANO, LAND PLASTER, BAUGH’S RAW BONE, . SABDYS PHOSPHQ-PERUVIAN. ETIWAN, Nos. T and 2, CHAPPELL’S PHOSPHATE, ! MAGNUM BONU3I, ' ASHAPOO, (S. C.) PHOSPHATE, ‘ RAEER’^TSLAND. ’ MiNOE’S Phosphate, C-D.. ANDERSON, dec!7rtf^. ;..r Fort Valleys HljSli SCHOOL. iittefe Potatoes, Etc. PACKAGES choice Goshen Blitter,. 2t) packages fresh and fine Temieasee Butter,., 50 barrol.s.Trisl) Potatoes. 25 'barrels 1 TeuiiesHee Apples. SHAWLS *0^SSs©OODS, CLOTIifa at once and let every one have an oppor tunity, of contributing Ins quota to the ob ject in which we all have so great an inter- Tlie next session of this institution wifi eominonee on the SECOND MONDAY IN JANUARY. Arrangements have heen made by which pupils can secure - • , BOARD AT SIo.OO PEE MONTH, For sale In- JONES A BAXTER. Here is a little stray - from .Leaven worth concerning a carpet-bagger: He entered the hotel, walked slowly np the register, his carpet-bag in band- and commenced to scrawl iris name with painful mjcuracy ppon the book. Suddciily-he paused and looked in the face pttlie landlord, who was c.m-ioneiy observingbim. Then lie dropped his Lime Piaster And’ Cement; BOOTS AND Writtgi Examinations jou held in'the middle , apd. end of eich;sessaoii, to test thoroughly tuniliarity of «ach ijUpil LYONS TEL YET CL0AXS eye-upon the book again, in which Proceeding he was imitated by the landlord. Upon the fair white page of the register a bed-bug. wes slowly, bnt majestically meandering, until finally it paused, as if waiting, at the unfinish ed legend John——, “Sir, " he remarked to the excited Boniface. ^’ve been bled by St. Jo fleas, bitten by Kansas Gity spiders, and dug into byNicara- gn»nr‘jiggers, * biit it’s the first time,sir, that I ever struck a tavern whravetho bed-bugs looked over the register to find out where your room isl” and thercupoa departed- Yeiy good and very now and all the way from Leaven- werth, tool f Thb Jhw: At greatly reduced prices. Black and Colored Cloth Sacqnes, from §2,00 to 25.00, FEE HX§ TUITION, THIRTY DGL-- LVRHjtff any boy'who \vijl STAND REST in the school, at fhc final exaiuinalion next July, ■ '■ . We ask every one who lias a son to edu- : cate, to give us a hint CHARLES >L NEEL, Princijvd. . For reference, apply to Mr. W. J. Norfh- . em, pf .Mt Zion, or to any of bur patrons, decl7-tf C. C. DUNCAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PEBRY, GEORGIA DOMESTIC GOODS, jARRELS more Fiiie Georgia 8y- »J> for sale cbtsip by \ JONES A BAXTER, Alin. 100 Cbcrry Strc<-t. Table Linens, Napkins, Tickings, Flannels, Plaid and Striped Omabnrgs, In endless variety. LOOK OUT FOR THE WHISTLE OF THE FORT VALLEY AND HAW- KINSY1LLE RAILROAL1 OUK RAILROAD. huT-j the pleasure of announcing to' Jho jwoplo of HoiiKtou, on the awurauco of riqc of the Directors, (hat our fmlroad will (Certainly bo built The slipa that have itajun taken In the matter, have not yet been W-ule public, but one thing wo xnny .take for grautod—tho Railroad to a sure thing, ,cpily a question of time. The President jmd ItiieetoM ftro active, energetic, work- ifihg men, and *ineo their election they have ftot bees Idle. Of the proctoe nature' of itfeeSr action we have not been informed Jmt we knew they have werked and worked advantage. We predict that in twelve *uoathn the iron horse wifi bo plunging’ PLEASE GALL AND EXAMINE MY" STC; New Photograph Gallery TN PERRY, CA. The undersigned lmve opened a temporary Bruuclr Gallery in Perry for the .convenience of everybody in Houston wbo wnnfc Pifat-Cliiss Phatogi’aphs without ' tbo trouble of going to , a city. ■ :: *• ■■ ' ‘ V: ■ . .. All styles and sizM of the, bettor, clsss of work execuicJ in alt the. per-' fcct-ion of the latest improvements, OLD PIQJJJKES COPIED AND ENLARGED if desired. Now-is the time to coll on Mr. Scliaub who will remain in Perry until Christmas only, and get tbo best pic tures e.t low rates. / SCKAXjgk H.VYGOOD. decl7-2w. - : . H. FVS. HGLTZCLA'Af, ATTORNEY A T L A W, . . PEBRY, .GEORGIA- WM. BRUNSON, SUks, Black And Colored GROCERIES, '. Confectioneries, Toys PKPTS,&c. FRESKBFiSH 5t OYSTERS Constantly on hand. DOLLA^'^S^iYEb IS TWO DOLLARS- MAI- Exfra inducements trill be offered, as our Stock is very large, and wish to - Thb Jews nr Rome.—King Victor Emanuel has decreed that all citizens of the newly annexed Papal States shall -enjgy equal civil rights, and thus bands of pritoepution from 'four thousand eight hundred jews in the city t>f Rome alone. Until within a short time the Jews in Rome were penned up in the Ghetto, at night The Russian minister at Washington is named Catacazy, and his opinions should bo called catacnzyms. A firm in Paris Ky., importunes delinquent debtors in the following maimer: -Faith, Grace and Baptism may be three very important essentials for carrying us jioor wayfaring mortals to another and better world, but for carrying on the milling business it is absolutely necessary that the flour ac counts made at these mills be paid promptly atriiaturity.” We shall never forget that woman as she stood-by the fence around her neat little, cottage home and gave out rations reduce it. Come and be convinced; Don’t forgot the place. .. 45 AND 47 SECOND STREET, MACON, GA. S: WAXELBAUM, BBO. frCO., NEW YORK STOBE; decl7-3m. ^bxougb our fields and forcsta find wifi •W-'kon fiio coboon of Rig ludirtu till the viaty jsur.kora and cat-fish tremblo in their hiding IDiES, WINES : P r< *ideut—0. G. Duncan; Directors—D. JL Houser, J. W. Mathews, E. L Felder, AY. Brunson, D. M. Brown and J. G. Rrown. In thb hapds of these gentlemen •W* may rest asnycA hie affairs of the Rond ■Wifi bo-wefi nuinoguA Everything will be Amo that can bo done Ibr thelntcnnt of the Houston people. Vf» .would apologize for the want of va riety in the reading matter of this issue. 4)f course wo have as yet voiyjfe.w exclian- jgeH from which to select and coiisoipioutly -i.aimot oxerclso (is lpnch choice in the mat- Jor as we hope to do after \ve get started and j Slave a Urge exchange list M for editorial ■wo have been so busy straining every nerve tto gefonE lhc paper,"that W have scarbeiy jhftil time to think of what ought to ho writ- much less to write it Let the rush .and hurry of getting out the first piper, he «W» excuse for all short comings; we promise' do better after we got well under way, ,nud have a smooth groove in which to run FURNITURE A good supply of different Brands of PINTE IiIQ UOR » Always ou hand. TEAS, SUOiRS, COFFEES, TOBACCO AND SECARS, Of all grades. Gem and Albert Cracker?, SOMETHING NEW. Cincinnati Lager (Beer, at all tones and Seasons. k Christinas Money Prize Boxes for the ju venile portion of the community. . A good assortment of all kinds of goods for the Christmas holidays, including FIRE-WORKS IN ABUNDANCE I dec!7-tf Keeps constnntlyon, hand a good assort ment of .. ; ■: BEDSTEADS, TRUNDLE BEDS, WARDROBES, TABLES, CHAIRS, W A SH S T A.NDS, CRADLES, - bRIBS,"SAFE§, ETC. , ■*' I AM AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED AN I) EVER' PEABODY OOTTON-SEED SI1ELLEI, of bread to the half-starved soldiers re turning home from Ajrpomattox. “Sir, 1 DUB LON & DREYFOSS, MATTRESSES ON HAND AND MADE 'TO ORDER. CAMPBELL & JONES all; tbey iiro buried side by side—four boys—I gave them all.” The tears streamed down her cheeks. An.l left-her standing there—a Raclielns the one writtoq of in the Scripture. Hej;e is a verbatim copy of a paper posted bn the walls of the Exchange at Bristol: “To inarchants, traders, and others. A young man, about thirt y years of age, who understands the bakkerj bisness and iuslumiyr would lie glad to go to A merry ka or any outlandish place as over seer and the like of that. Enquire ©’" the ’Change keeepr. R. B. has no objec- sbnn to go to Bottomley Bay as askool A general assortment of METALLIG, and every description of ‘WOODEN & FOR SALE. Will be sold, on Wednesday, 28th iust., at auction, at the residence of Airs. Martha Tharp and Mort' Tharp, in. Houston coun ty, toe following perishable property: Household and kitchen furniture, Hogs, Mules, Cotfie, Cotton seed, farming imple ments, Carriage, Buggy, two good wagons.; Ploughs, Plough gear, and ~ other fhingB inn -nmumuus fo euuiu-nite. . . Terms will be made known on toe day of said Mobt. "Tarjir. Dec. 17, 1S70. 2t. FOREioir AHD.DCHEcTid ! | will Soil at Manufacturers’ New York Prices. - - 2 A Hoarse £an be furnished to order at any time, on short notice. I can be found in the day time at my store; nest to tbo at night, at my tadjoiniug that of i>.. rravis. <5ouraaL We did not know it had urrived Uintil informed by the Itailrond agent that (ft Vi cs burneik t\ o tel^rajiheft immedi- jately to Now York for another outfit, and filled on the Houth AVesteru -Raiiroa J for h iSetileui^it The matter was referred, to Air. \S m. M. Wiidlcy, President of toe (Central Rafifoa'df who very promptly in-. Iformed us that the Company w.xild pay ■.ttic full value of all our material .butiiedl "TliLs was n very gratifying decision, ns toe i „ 1 h i ve one of tiia Peabody Cotton-Seed Sbcllcr.i m j Fort Volley, end know tout COMMISSION MERCHANTS, It will do all that is claimsd for it I Furniture Made to Order, nud repairefi at short notice. I will jjefi yon Fumijnro as CHEAP AS IT BAN BE BOUGHT IN MACON, GEORGE PAUL. dec 17-5y R8ACON, CA AD JOIXIXG J. COLI.KS t SON'S WAREHOl It wifi grind and sieve FROM 300 TO Cl<hBUSH£LS OF SEED I’EE DAY T ONE MULE. ’ A STRAY MULE Taken up by toe undersigned in toe Norfh East>pbrtiou of toe county on toe 15th of Novenibar. The owiier will please come forward, prove property, pay charges, and. hike charge of said mule. Joint G, White. Dec. 17th, 1870. It inshnred to the wild Savages.’ ABBETT’S LIV£R MEDIGI! S. A. & L S. TOUNSLEY, A SAFE AND CERTAIN CCHR TIME IS MONEY? CALL-AT. GATER'S NEW STORE - ' • r And see best prints at 12}c.' *' ' Osnabur^i at 14. anil 15c. , 4-4 Sheetings; at 12.Jo. Best .Kip Brogans at 2.00 - n*d many goods at Macon Prices. _ decl7-.lt. fout. VAjj.r.r, For all kiuJs of THE ONLY CASH ST0EE IN THJ3 i NEW SENS ATI O iopigiiiAtu from a diti«M»i*d «iRto or fetjr oi the'LiYur, fsucliju side, they would reach three 'Hundred and seventy-two miles, while their transportation would require more (PERRY INCLUBLD,} W chronic and Acntc InfiaiiiimiUo!^' CLOTHING & SHOES GUANO! GUANO! e* . . m, PBffiJsTX GtJANO, SALT AND PLASTER COMPOUND, WILCOX GIBBS & CO. 5JANITU- A Presliytenan and a Methodist had a spirited controversy, in. which the former quoted largely from the Epistle, to the Romans... *‘Ah,” said the other, “ Paul says so, I know; but RAQON, LARD, FLOUR, RICE, J. W. MA3SHST DYSPEPSIA, .SICK. HEADACHE, SOCK-; ' Nlis OF THE^fPOUAiUI. KWXX.'trf - OF SPIEXTS; CHOLIC, COST1VE- LATED GUANO. I am Offering the above well known standard fertilizers for cash or on ‘ time at G3HLATLY REDUCED PRICES to correspond, with. th& low prico of cotton. C. D. ANDERSON, Fort YalUy,- Ga. (Mseyprybody’s attention to Ins mam- j»!eut majieincs of whoao'coinponont jnirts takers are igui'p'-ut, wa cordially recom- pioiitl all our rusdiim to read the ndvurtise- j^cuL of I> W, Hunt A Go. If they sell you tutyihhis. you mny rely on Its being jiad, a* diry rrpresent it, su& if von nrsd m«F eiedtoina *mi!ia- (o thuM advertised by {bcKi, bssur- u* foetus tuid take no pfbm. lu.ad.Ctton to Hic<r upecinUiei Ihey abo (Vi .m uauKvi'se whbbvasle iind ’ retail ftiide to Dru;p, medirines, .chemicals, pmntq, p:>s. eta., o»4 if you buy lyoni them you ftro mfe. All tbs'r medkiiue': arc for sale in Perry }w Dr. J. C. Gillxir*, OCERIES, DRY GOODS, Place, to get 2Iore than Tour Money’s Morf NFLCTIONERIES ' ‘ LiaUiU In the Southern snri Yi'eaeta fjtatee I -t, require farther reconuneooatwn. 1 Tno wi«c wUl givo it a trial—that Is all ♦ that ir 2-i.ptl. ’ ; r; * lIiniAredo of Certificate.*, from the beet, -mrit in tiu, oountcy attePt tae Taine or onrj c ; mecicnie. j ' j L ; PRICE ONE DOLLAR. \ r ji ScnttonaailonrceKitof jrice. j £] CRAWFORD & WALKER, i. . EliOPKlETOlXS, " j ( rIVESTPOIXX, - - - GZOEGIA-j * j jsrrornaloby . Iji - - j * j Matthews, Ross & Co., ' : |, AND SAINTON, fall, hud so kept standing. This is like a man tliat had such a complica tion of iliseaes.that he didn’t-know which-to die of, and so lived on. WHlSMES, BRANDIES, Tobacco and Segars, soap, shot and powder, to rffibe sold at most reasonable rates. . - „ Candy, Nuts and Raisins! :E WORKS! FIRE-WORKS!! . A big supply of all kinds. *••-' "... -p FIRE-WGBKS Full CHRISTMAS, S, -J. W. M. wishes to suy to all the; 1; v •* ' le tint the cheapness of his goods is ;is-1 ~ . ' O- ; Fi. bin !. The only wonder is, that his, Bnt, to iefi you toe truth, we can’t begin to letiturs in this Metropolitan city will I > sdjsiuaU a place as New York, to buy.j ^ ^ (Vtr.'tully toe swe mat of the trial of wiriouM p^tilta.-riairenertol by a committee of flacuopk caiuity plmieti TIiimo genlle- lU Vi are all well known in Hancock and their todimuny is of the slro lg^it and most 1 \vwitive kind, to the effect thtt the Home Mad,* Fertilizer prepared by L. W- Hunt A C.I. of Macon, is by tar the cheapest and b-sd to hr. bad. Hun* A Qo* prepare the l<hcm:.*a!s for this ferriiizer and ail the tar- jn.-r has to do :s to mix i! with dirt, tint! he Home Made Fertilizer, ted ft'DOLL , he has opened a Hum- rSTON.HOME JOURlfl -• Said to be the cheapest* l>y 100 per | cent . I - . ,-^j j ! I am prepared to furnish ray cus- t tomers with all the ingrediants and I formnlar to make their own guano at I home at the very lowest market price. ,4 ALL INGREDIANTS SOLD BY M3S j 1 enumerate liah' the tocings we have in our t WABRATED TO BE PURE , Come and see for yourselves. j C. D. ANDERSON, j 3 S, A .v I.. s. TOGNSLIX ^ ' v ’ ! ' ' ’■ . '' ' • ' *i LOOK OUT, MILLERS W ANTED! A GOOD the ’year 1871. He recommended. A] plv to