31 Jan 1835
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1835
Page
1
A brief line states the publication appears every Saturday morning at Broad Street under the Globe Hotel, indicating the newspaper’s regular timing and headquarters landmarks.
Payment terms for a semi weekly paper five dollars per year in advance or six dollars at year end and weekly paper three dollars per year in advance or four dollars at year end. Rates for advertisements per insertion with minimum charge. Legal notices require public gazette publication times for sales of land or negroes and notices to debtors and creditors.
Post office schedules list daily mail arrivals and closures for multiple offices including Western, Savannah, Currenton, Aruens Mart, Gearensgittr, Cansesville Main. Hours show daily deliveries by 5 to 8 PM and special Sunday and holiday openings with limited morning and evening slots. Shown are cutoffs for dispatch and mail distribution times and Sunday openings.
The Charleston Mail reports a new Post Office Department contract with the Carolina Rail Road Company to carry the Charleston and Augusta Mail daily except Sundays, with six daily runs in six days. The shift promises faster transmission, greater safety, and possible seasonal reductions in service frequency.
A Northern reader praises the new Richmond Virginia periodical for its rich literary wealth and skilled contributors. The review highlights stories like My Classmates and Cupid's Sport, notes on Virginia poets, and performances by Miss Cranks Zamora Mr Hamr and others, while condemning negro songs and urging improved Southern theatre standards.
The Augusta Theatre opened Monday evening with Mesers, Hant & Hanpy presenting Duke Aranza and Juliana in The Honey Moon. The reception was tempered by large fashionably parties and Circus competition, drawing criticism of public taste and sectarian bias. Mr. and Miss Cooren delivered a rich performance, while Miss Cooren’s Juliana drew particular praise for tenderness and control. The piece sparked debates on theatre versus circus morals and broader political remarks on President Jackson and congressional appointments.
Four days after leaving Liverpool the Liverpool packet, anchored below the fight on Friday evening unable to reach port due to ice. The ship carried the President's Message for New York and passed the Orpheus. no news beyond a flat Cotton Market. Boston reports the Parliament dissolution planned for year end, and civil war in Guayaquil with embargo on the city and interi or supplies cut off.
The Augusta Chronicle and Miledgeville Times debate governor nomination amid expectations of a convention not yet assembled. The Superior Court convened with the Grand Jury charged, listing foreman John Moore and a panel of jurors for the twenty seventh instant.
Report details two four mile heats with Rattlesnake Brunette and Molly Long racing for a 700 dollar purse, plus a handicap mile with Elborak and Little Red and a $500 match race won by Nat Cook. Also includes political and international items and notes on local markets and shipping.
The Richmond Whig notes Gov. Cass was near death based on latest Washington reports. The New York Daily Advertiser says stock market gains signal prosperity. Conk
Commercial update notes delayed dates from x to erp 5 and favre sources. The item records late dates and suggests schedule adjustments for implementation. No further context or entities are provided in readable text.
On the 28th instant the Rev. Mr. Talmage officiated at the marriage of Robert Clarke attorney at law to Elizabeth Walton eldest daughter of Robert Walton Esq. The ceremony joined two prominent families in a formal society setting.
In this city on Saturday, 24h instant, Jacob Chapin of Taunton aged 40 died after a short illness. In Waynesboro on Tuesday night the 13th inst., John H Neyland aged 18. In Savannah on the 12th inst., Joseph Pray Law aged 22.
On the first Monday in September a sale will occur at the Market House in Augusta for Harris's Mount a valuable five hundred acre tract on the Savannah River fifteen miles below Augusta with upland lovey ground and a river island parcel nearby. Credit given for twelve months with note and payment terms.
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