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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1834
Page
5
A terse note indicates a recurring Saturday morning notice published on Broad Street beneath the Globe Hotel. The fragment suggests a regular public or commercial posting schedule with a fixed location.
Executors administrators and guardians of lands or Negroes are required by law to hold sales on the first Tuesday in the month from forenoon to afternoon at the county courthouse. Notice of these sales must be published publicly sixty days prior, with provisions for the sale of personal property forty days prior. Creditors must be notified four months in advance.
Postal schedule outlines mail closing times for Eastern Northern and Western routes with daily cutoffs at 3 PM and 6 PM. Office hours show morning and afternoon openings and Sunday hours, detailing openings from 8 to 10 AM and selective midday closures.
Election returns for the State Legislature and Congress show Val Walker and various Union and State Rights candidates with vote tallies in Augusta. The Board of Health reports eleven cholera cases in Augusta and fifteen total including neighboring areas, noting good city health and urging public notice.
The Dramatic Corps continues run in our theatre with strong performances. Mr Freep as Hamlet drew enthusiastic applause, while Mrs Smith as Cicely Homespun pleased in The Heir at Law. Mr Hont and Messrs Rice and Laxaron also earned praise for their portrayals.
The Savannah Board of Health reports multiple cholera cases and deaths within the city from Oct 2 to Oct 5. Notable items include two deaths by malignant cholera, one seaman from the British ship Sarah and a Miss Armour's black servant, plus subsequent new cases and recoveries across the period. Chairman Charles 8 Henry and Secretary S Suerratt sign off.
In Cayuga and Canandaigua corridors the author details long lake views from a stage route, noting Cayuga Lake length of 38 miles, Geneva and Canandaigua settings, Burning Springs near Canandaigua, Rochester’s falls, bridges, and aqueduct. The piece mentions a riot involving enslaved people in Palmyra and police actions.
In Rochester the author laments a rising national crisis driven by ignorant and fanatical elements and praises Mayor Sty Cun for resisting dangerous currents. He warns justice will fail if public sentiment remains deaf to abolitionist pleas and urges circumspection, virtue, and courage to avert doom.
The Camden Journal reports M. Rothschild's large stock losses, cholera cases at South Boston House of Correction, and Detroit city deaths. It cites Eclipse Lightfoot sale, London currency fears, and influx of specie to the United States. Also mentions Lord Chancellor Brougham praising O Connell and heavy rains causing floods on the river.
From July 1 to Oct 1 1834 three months shipments show 174 596 bales to Savannah and Charleston plus 23 596 bales on the same routes. Total shipped year ending Oct 1 1834 175 591 bales with gains over 1833. Cotton market remains firm with middling to good grades at 12 to 14 cents and freight to Savannah 75 cents and to Charleston $1 per bale.
The item reports moderate demand for Upland cotton with prices at 14 to 15 cents for choice 15 cents. rice sells at 3 dollars per cask. flour at 6 dollars. corn offerings scarce with minor retail at 80 to 85 cents. freight rates listed as 63 to 75 cents to New York and 1 dollar to Providence per bale.
The Savannah River suspension and poor weather push cotton sales down while quality remains superior to new crop. Old stock and uplands show varied prices from 12 to 15 cents, with detailed stock on hand and weekly receipts at Charleston Savannah Augusta Mobile and New Orleans. Rice, flour, sugar, coffee and spirits show slow demand with steady prices. bacon lard and salt move slowly, exchange and freight rates noted.
We have had a quiet week in our cotton market with little dealer demand. Spinners bought sparingly and price changes only for inferior lots. Moderate demand today. sales reach about 2000 bales as better qualities hold steady.
Situation Wanted from a 13 year old with six years business experience in the city and extensive up country acquaintances seeks a role in aerial and commercial work. Address replies to Chronicle Office for consideration.
At the Macon race course, Union challenges Lady Burke with BLOVD stakes and Grand Turk offers a 1000 measure purse with 50 pounds weight. Both horses may be closed by their owners anytime, and expenses will be paid if Lady Burke is beaten. The note is dated October 8 in Macon.
New stock from Swowden and Sheat arrives featuring dry goods prints gro de ville extra jet black fabrics merino pongee and cashmere shawls handkerchiefs gloves and fashionable fabrics. A large assortment includes carpets linens and beached fabrics with low prices and daily restocks expected for city and country trade.
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