Local paper masthead note from Broad Street edition
Publication line notes issue is published each Saturday morning at Broad Street opposite Masonic Hall.
14 Nov 1835
Page 1
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1835
Page
1
Publication line notes issue is published each Saturday morning at Broad Street opposite Masonic Hall.
The notice outlines SEMI weekly and WEEKLY paper rates, advance payments, and arrearage policies. It also lists advertisement charges, insertion rules, and a legal framework for sales by Executors or Guardians with timing for notices in public gazettes.
The Columbus Sentinel changes ownership with the proprietor selling half to Bens. V. Svrneon, Esq. and the business to operate under the name Guenny & Ivenson. The notice is dated Wednesday November 11, 1835 in Augusta.
A Sunday evening shower with lightning cooled the air and dust, causing the river to rise about two feet. It remains a low boating river, but more rain could allow steam boats to reach the city, per the Constitutionalist.
In Mileverville on November 6 1835 a clash in the State House near the Central Bank involved Wa N Brauer and Spracen Riley. Riley reportedly struck first with a bamboo cane and was shot by Bishop a pistol ball hitting the chin and glancing away. Z W Hargrove the judge candidate joined Bishop and several others struck Riley with sticks before guards separated them.
The Charleston Report from Gen. R. Y. Harper urges citizens and the state to back the Southern and Western Rail Road project. Charleston City Council commits 6000 for engineer exploration and expects a likely 2,000,000 appropriation in the next legislative session.
The October number proclaims ample embellishments including a Durand steel plate view on the Delaware, an embroidery plate, two pages of music, and a costly engraved title page. It offers ten to twelve original writings, plus an index, all at three dollars per year thanks to wide subscriber support.
The Knickerbocker monthly magazine's October number is praised as large and highly interesting with over 100 pages. It features writings from popular writers in the country and Europe, is well printed with fine type, and neatly bound, valued by subscribers.
In Milledgeville sessions from Nov. 4 to 7, committees reported on bank charters and state finance, measures to regulate sheriffs and land grants, and plans to lay off six state divisions with Central Bank branches. Legislation on slaves, abolitionist movements, and militia laws also featured amid petitions from multiple counties.
Correspondent Ben Luton urged to note a Lumpkin farewell feast described as unmatched in talent numbers and respectability. The Savannah toasts praised John Forsyth and Southern rights, while steam packet Dolphin faced fuel issues restricting further travel. Charleston Courier and Alexandria Gazette report possible U S France collision.
The Augusta market shows partial recovery with brisk activity and prices around 14 to 15 cents per lb. Freight rates remain $2 per bale to Savannah and 4 cents to Charleston as river levels rise. Since the last report 700 bales were sold, and 14 1/2 bales received. total stock on hand 2386 bales.
The report notes slow arrivals and limited stock, with buyers anxious to complete cargoes. Prices fall across Upland and Louisiana categories, while amid frosts figures suggest a shorter crop this season. Market sentiment shows signs of the bottom potentially near as exports rise.
Contents of the October 1835 issue include a steel engraving titled A View on the Delaware, sections on American Genius Le Roi d etat, The First Born, Passages in the Life of a Hunchback, and The Pirate. Includes poetry, letters, fashion notes, diaries, and decorative plates with embroidery and music across two pages.
The notice announces Frederick Martin retires from his previous business but remains on Broad Street near Eagle and Phoenix Hotel. He invites customers to his extended selection of confectionaries, liquors, wines, and cordials at reasonable terms, asserting a larger, better stocked display than before in the Southern Country.
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