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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1835
Page
5
Publication line indicates a weekly Saturday morning release with Broad Street address and Globe Hotel branding. No additional events, dates, or names are present in the fragment.
A historical rate schedule for SEMI WEEKLY and WEEKLY papers outlines advance payments, end of year options, and minimum charges. It details insertions at 6 24 cents per square for the first insertion and 43 cents for subsequent ones, with monthly rates for larger spaces. It also covers sale notices by executors guardians and administrators, required sale timing, and publication deadlines for land Negro sales and related notices.
A list of multiple marts with daily due times and closing hours. Norrrisny Mart closes at 8:30 pm, due by 5 pm. Wrstersx Matt closes 5 pm, due by 8:30 am. Savangan Mart due by 3 pm, closes 9 pm. Cuanurstron Mart due daily except Sunday at 7 pm, closes 8 pm except Saturday 8 pm. Aruzys Matt due Tue Thu Sat at 7 pm, closes Sun Tue Thu by 8 pm. Guressvitin Matt due Thu Sun by 8 pm, closes Wed and Sun by 8 pm. Cannesville Mart due Sat 6 pm, closes Sun 8 pm.
The office will close from 9 to 10 oclock for Western and Northern and Savannah mail distribution and from 8 to 7 for the Western Mail. Sundays hours are 9:30 to 10:30 AM and 7 to 8 PM.
Our venerable friend Mr Henry advertises an extensive collection of new and standard works at the Augusta Bookstore for country friends. The February issue of Sporting Magazine is highly interesting for turf and horse enthusiasts and features a lithographic engraving of the celebrated horse Busis.
The Volunteer corps were out early and the procession was highly respectable. The farewell address was well read and the eulogy delivered in a spirited style. The former by Mr W W Wisarns and the latter by Mr J T Guay, per appointment, as noted in the Georgia Courier.
The advertisement announces that the extensive establishment is now conducted by Mr. C Miven, a gentleman with wide experience and notable popularity in the business. His accommodating manners and tireless effort to please are expected to ensure satisfaction for all patrons.
The New York Commercial Advertiser wrongly labeled Bellingham as the shooter at George III in the theatre and as a maniac for the 1812 attack on Spencer Percival. It was Bellingham who shot Percival, though the paper notes uncertainty about his mental state.
The Journal of Commerce mocks the ban on small Bank Notes as a step to enlarge the specie base. Georgia supporters say experience proves the policy works, noting silver then gold would follow. Alabama lawmakers passed a law prohibiting notes under five dollars by a small majority to broaden the specie basis.
The piece lauds the fifth number of the Southern Literary Messenger and its table of contents. It praises Mr. Ware and Mr. Witor, urges Southern pride and support for a loyal Southern literary voice, and argues for prioritizing this publication over northern works to cultivate regional culture and reputation.
Audience enjoyed Mr Logans Comedy of Yankee Land or the Lion of the East with much talent and dramatic skill. The play's romantic plot was praised for originality and strong early acts, but the final scene felt rushed and unclear, likely due to some actors' weaknesses. Mr Lucas gave a notably natural portrayal of Lot Sap Sago, one of the best Yankees seen.
A dated audience review defends Mr Let Sap Sago as a true Yankee though imperfect and indecorous in portions, questions his paternity hints, and urges sharper editing. It also previews the tragedy Pizarro with praise for Mr Fenris and Mr Watrack, lauds Mr Fownes, and champions Dr Dugas’s planned Anatomy lectures to broaden public knowledge. The piece ends with race results from Charleston and remark on Mackinaska governance under a British King amid land negotiations.
The Appeal debuts in Washington to back Judge White for the Presidency. Rev Mr Carris is appointed Professor of Ethics and Metaphysics at South Carolina College, with Capers praised for state devotion. The Baltimore scene notes a looming presidential senate clash and a new weekly poetry paper, The Arcryist, edited by C F Sienninxe, promising non political content in a discreet town publication.
The Liverpool arrivals show 2748 bales upland with 2338 cleared and 5943 on shipboard while sales total 4465 bales with prices steady for fair to good cottons and strong demand for prime. Coffee and sugar shipments, New Orleans stock, and molasses prices are noted alongside freight rates and recent market dullness despite rising sugar demand.
Marriages recorded in Clarke County include RO BERTSON IL with CATHLA RINE SMITH and LITTLEBERY PARKER with ELIZABLTH C. THOMAS. LEWIS H. EDWARDS wed MILDRED ANN WANE on January 8 in Clarke. In Savannah, JAMES DICKSON of the city married MARY ANN BARNARD of England on the 18th.
Death notices from Edgefield district Macon Bibb county Forsyth Monroe LaGrange report several recent passings. Keziah P MacMurphy relict of George Y Maclurphy. Martin Simmons clerk of Bibb Inferior Court. Mrs Sara t s Baldwin consort of Capt Anderson Baldwin died aged twenty eighth. Rev Thomas W Stanley pastor in LaGrange died after apoplexy.
Job notice from Cedar Springs in Spartanburg District seeks two first class journeymen tailors. Interested applicants should contact C. M. Crawford at Cedar Springs, Spartanburg District, 8.C. Feb. 14, 43.
The court orders sale of all perishable property belonging to Charles Williamson, deceased, at the Eagle and Phoenix Motel in Augusta on Thursday April 9, by the Richmond County Court of Ordinary. Items include household and kitchen furniture, one wagon, and one bay mare. Terms announced day of sale.
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