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Publication note indicates weekly Saturday edition from a Globe newspaper page. Reads as a brief notice of a local press imprint with venue and date not fully legible.
25 Jan 1835
Page 1
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1835
Page
1
Publication note indicates weekly Saturday edition from a Globe newspaper page. Reads as a brief notice of a local press imprint with venue and date not fully legible.
A historical notice outlines semi weekly and weekly newspaper pricing with annual and per insertion rates, plus rules on arrears and advance payments. It includes legal notices for land and slave sales by administrators or guardians, with required publication windows and posting timelines.
The Augusta Theatre plans a season likely starting Monday with Hanry and Co. and famed tragedian Mr. Cooran plus Mr. Fornes and Mr. Lovan, arriving soon from Saved. Also showcased is Patwen’s Grand Perestrophic Panorama of the Polish Revolution with moving Napoleon bust.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Warne for associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The National Portrait Gallery project is promoted by Jes B. Loxs aeux and Jas. Hernine under the American Academy of Fine Arts, with an agent in the city. The piece notes union party nominating quirks and potential candidates, plus interest in the gallery’s first volume with portraits and biographies.
A notice reviews engraved steel portraits of thirty six distinguished individuals including Gen Washington Martha Washington and other notables. The letterpress is praised as superior and the binding excellent, with the American Academy of Fine Arts cited as guarantor of overall excellence.
The Columbus Enquirer reports the Versailles was snagged and lost with its cotton cargo near Fort Gadsden above Apalichicola. The piece notes repeated river disasters, laments legislative inaction, and urges merchants to fund safety improvements to keep floating stores from wrecking in obstructions.
The Georgia audience is urged to read Col. King of Glyrit Georgia's speech in the State Senate. It defends State Rights and criticizes federal doctrine, praising King’s clear argument and urging readers to consider the true faith of their fathers. The piece laments leaders who seek federal offices and calls for voter restraint and ballot-box correction. It includes additional notes from England on cabinet appointments and other market news.
The piece commends Gov. M'Durry as a patriotic public servant and calls for keeping local talent in state affairs to protect local interests. It argues the Union party will nominate a new governor and congressman as Judge Wayne's successor, warning that federal dominance harms state prosperity.
In the Georgia Journal an article notes growing moral health with temperance gains. It cites Talbotton’s Mr Birch excluding spirits except when necessary and McCombs and the Eagle Hotel halting spirits sales, alongside steps at the State Rights Hotel, reflecting broad social improvement.
A Savannah Georgian card of February 1831 quotes Henry Shultz defending his Augusta ventures and wharf as a bulwark for safety and commerce. The writer vows principle over gold, pledges possible bail, and challenges a civil suit approach, praising the river bridge and the town’s growth.
On the second and third days of racing, purses ranged from 600 to 800 dollars for two mile heats and four mile heats. Entries include filly Fanny Richards, Herr Cline, Eutaw, Lucy Ashton, and Conrad among others, with time lists noting eight minutes and sixteen seconds for a heat and heavy track conditions.
A letter from The National Gazette argues against war with France over indemnity for seized property. It states the king’s ministers cannot force payment without the French chambers and suggests pacific measures could align France’s interest to pay. It notes port closures or economic pressure might prompt settlement without rechartering the Bank or provoking wider conflict. Delaware legislature actions and Clayton’s Senate re-election are briefly reported.
The report details cotton arrivals and clearances, with 4221 bales upland arrived since last week, 4897 cleared, 7097 on shipboard, and upland sales totaling 2203 bales with varied prices. It notes a dull market as buyers hesitate at rule prices, with forecasts that April will bring most of the crop to market and compares crops of 1832 and 1844, plus letters from Savannah and Liverpool market sentiment amid price declines to 16 cents for middling.
The article announces the import of the MORSE stallion named Gayaan and son of Philo da Puta, brought by Wiliam Jackson of New York and displayed in Virginia by Hed Ford in hopes of racing excellence. It notes the stallion’s lineage to Birmingham and requests notices from publications to run three weeks in January.
Notice to creditors of the estate of Pollard deceased requests all persons having claims to present them properly authenticated within the legally prescribed period. Daniel, administrator, issues the notice dated December 10, 133.
Notices announce administrator sale of enslaved people in Augusta on the first Tuesday in March to settle Zachariah Linkfield heirs and a sheriff sale February in Waynesborough of a 200 acre tract to satisfy a fi fa in favor of John J. Gray against R Powel per court order.
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