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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1836
Page
2
The essay urges Georgia readers to support Judge Clayton's report on internal improvement rail links joining the west and south. It laments public apathy, contrasts Georgia with South Carolina, and calls for unified effort to advance a grand enterprise benefiting the state's prosperity.
The Georgia delegation reports on Knoxville convention proceedings seeking Georgia ties to the Louisville Cincinnati and Charleston Rail Road. It outlines resolutions to gain Georgia input through state amendments, asks for a statewide convention, and warns of the railroad’s vast influence on commerce, politics, and regional development. A. S. Clayton chairs the committee.
The fire wipes out the theatre once owned by Hamblin and Hamilton Gouverneur, with Miss Medi na among the sufferers losing nearly all her earnings. Managers Hamblin and Hamilton face heavy losses and a rebuilt project is anticipated. A few people suffer minor injuries but no deaths are reported.
Late New York dispatches report the Bowery Theatre fire in New York with the destruction of the building and costly wardrobes. The packet J Gibbons arrived from New York with papers, and reports include stock prices, weather notes, Maryland electors, Spanish and Portuguese affairs, and a major theft of $39,000 aboard a Rhode Island bound boat.
Col. Dawson replies to a Presiding letter arguing that Congress lacks constitutional power to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia or in any territory or state. He says he will not vote to receive abolition petitions if elected, and promises to defend his opinions as required by the crises. He signs WM. C. Dawson and addresses Joshua Hill and others.
Richmond county voters are urged to choose State Legislature members and U S Congress representatives. The listing includes Gen Valentine Walker for Senate and candidates Jenkins Miller Rhodes Stallings Schley for Representatives. State Rights and Union tickets named with eight and seven candidates respectively.
The New York Herald reports $17,500 offered for the celebrated race horse Post Boy, refused by his owners, and $5,000 paid for a one fourth share. Great preparations are underway in New York for the fall races, with Post Boy expected to appear starting Tuesday.
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes a death by Asiatic cholera in the Penitentiary on Saturday. The patient, Walter Reid, was jailed Friday as a vagrant. Two other un-named cases occur in Cross and Cedar streets.
The New York Journal of Commerce reports that a contract starting November 1 for Express mail is closed. Between Philadelphia and New York there will be no Express mail, as the Post Master General has arranged with the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company to run two mails daily between Philadelphia and New York.
In this morning's paper appears the report of Judge Cuarrox as chairman of the committee appointed by the Georgia Delegation at the Knoxville Convention. The subject is the Charleston and Cincinnati Rail Road. Limited space prevented publication earlier.
A report suggests upcoming elections may permit appointing delegates to attend a convention in Macon on the first Monday in November next.
Over several days in September the board reports daily cholera cases. Totals include 31 cases on one day with 4 deaths and ongoing treatment, then 44 cases with 9 deaths, 39 cases with 5 deaths, and 28 cases with 4 deaths. White and black or colored patients are noted in each entry.
The Baltimore Chronicle reports eighteen Van Buren electors aboard a steamboat from Annapolis last night to refuse their duties and disrupt Maryland's government. Indignant crowds fear the loss of a Senate majority, with resignations expected and calls for immediate popular action. The piece notes Spanish indemnity payments arriving from France and Naples per the Washington Globe.
Sept 30 consignments to South Carolina Rail Road include Moise and Cohen J G Dunlap Stovall Simmons and co Clarke McTier and co Kneeland and co J Davis J B Murphy E Bustin B Baird A Cumming V Durand and co Adams Parmelee and co Edgar and Carmichael W Hew son Turpin and DAntignac M Frederick T Davis Benson and Urquhart George Parrott Young and Greene G W Mayson.
Exchange rates and bank note values for South Carolina and Georgia. Listings show par values for American gold coin and Georgia gold, local bank notes, and checks on New York. Regional discounts and stock prices for Augusta Bank, Mechanic’s Bank, Insurance Bank, State Bank, and Insurance & Trust Co. are noted with bid and asking figures.
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