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Newspaper

Augusta Chronicle

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1834

Page

2

Foreign News From Europe and New York

Latest from Europe reportsPortugal election of Don Pedro as Regent and Spain unsettled with Rodil moving toward Roncesvalles. England sees earthquake at Chichester and railway near completion. Fire damages Edinburgh premises. Atlantic steam packet arrivals bring New York papers and market updates. The piece notes Arago in London and various trials, closures, and trade events.

Europe Savannan Nimrod Atkins Liverpool Chronicle Portugal Falmouth Hhis Majesty Royalist Oporto Lisbon Don Pedro Cortes Heverer Spain Bastan Rodil Roncesvalles Don Carlos France Madid Cape Finisterre Lbidasson Committee of Finance M. Currel National Court of Assizes England Chichester Leeds and Selby Gibraltar Messrs. H. Ands T. W. Stanfield Leeds M. Arago London Bimburgh Savms Harrowgate Hicke & Brothers Stroud O'Conneil Ireland Capt Ross Sweden Russia Denmark Arctic Kingland Jocrin Diktillery Edinburgh Haig Independence New York Liverpool Scotland Hamilton Palace Taymouth Bank of Messrs. R. Allen & Son Edinnburgh Major Davidson the Engineers Lucknow India

State Rights advocates rally as 1834 spin strengthens cause

The piece laments a defeat yet signals rising resolve for State Rights and State Remedies. It predicts eventual triumph as belief in local sovereignty withstands federal overreach, while noting ongoing party maneuvering ahead of Van Buren era politics.

Kangts Ple Carolina Greenville Whig D. H. Lewis Allenton Wilcox County Friends of State Rights Dixon Hr. Lewis Congress Lewis Lownessore Friends of Wilcox United States

Remarkable War Office Fraud Rumor and Naval Movements

The Norfolk Herald reports a Washington rumor of a major fraud at the War Office involving fictitious Vermont pensioners paid out to the tune of two to three hundred thousand dollars. A dignitary allegedly threatened an officer to destroy records and fled to New York. Meanwhile Com Patterson sails from Naples to Alexandria then to Jaffa en route to Jerusalem with his wife and officers.

Norfolk Herald Washington War Office Vermort Vermont Com. Patterson Delaware Naples Alexandria Pyramids Upper Egypt Jaffa Jerusalem

New Post Office Opened in Vionna Houston County

The Charleston Board of Health reports twenty deaths in Charleston for the week ending the 12th. Ten whites and ten blacks died. six white deaths were due to Stranger's fever. Lemuel Webb named Post Master for the new Vionna post office in the 14th district of Houston County.

Vionna Dist Houston County Lemuel Webb Health OF Charleston

The Stave Elections and State Legislature Outlook

Election returns from 78 counties indicate a large Union ticket victory in Congress and a substantial majority in the State Legislature. Twelve counties remain uncounted, and the paper admits lack of room for full returns today. The editor promises a complete county table in the next issue.

State Rights and Free Trade Ticket Wins in South Carolina

Returns from Charleston show the State Rights and Free Trade ticket victorious. The piece notes Puckey for Congress with 141 majority and General Hamilton for State Senate with 122 majority. Elected representatives listed include Kerr Boyce Jacob Axson Edward Frost W P Finley Henry Gourdin B F Dunkin E H Edwards Charles Graves Jobo Huger Thos Akin J D Yates Jas Forguson E R Leurens J B Mintzing C R Northrop M M Cohen.

South Carolina Charleston Charleston Mercury H.l.puckeey Congress James Hamilton and Mesare Kerr Boyce Jacob Axson Edward Frost Wm P. Finley Henry Gourdin BF. Dunkin E. H. Edwards Charles Graves Jobo Huger Thos Akin J. D. Yates Jas. Forguson E. R. Leurens J. B. Mintzing C. R. Northrop M. M. Cohen

Theatrical entertainments praised despite modest support

The Georgia Theatre season earns varied praise from the press. celebrated plays like Rob Roy and King Lear are presented nightly, yet local patronage remains tepid. Augusta and Milledgeville reports note strong company tours and a hoped for opening with a robust session in Milledgeville.

Rob Roy King Lear Georgia Journal

Savannah Board reports three cholera cases in city

In Savannah on October 13 the Board of Health notes three cholera cases within city limits since the last report, all among Black residents, with one death and one recovery by October 14. By October 15 no new malignant cases were found. The board to end daily meetings and resume weekly sessions unless called.

Brago Savannah Board of Health Bartow Charles 8 Henry S. Surrraut Sec’v. B. H

Cholera Ravages Canadian Ports and Filth as Cause

In August 1824 the cholera subsides in Quebec and Montreal but rages in Upper Canada. The writer blames filth around wharves and port districts, urges cleanliness and moderation, and notes high death tolls in Prescott Kingston Toronto while Canadian towns on the American side suffer less. He contrasts Ogdensburg’s cleanliness and Prescott’s filth and laments ineffective public warnings.

Montreal Upper Canada Prescott Kingston Toronto Quebec Toave Brockville Canada Ogdensburg Ogdenaburg Canadas Porronto

Unsanitary conditions and Cholera panic in Quebec and Montreal

The writer laments quack remedies and panic among respectable crowds, notes emigration from Europe, and criticizes reliance on hospitals, while detailing city gloom, business ruin, and scarce travel by steamers. He recounts sea and river travel, a fatal case aboard the Cobourg, and previews moving toward St John and Halifax.

Quebec Europe Cholera Hospital Phsicians Quevec Lawrence Ontario Cobourg Lorento Prescott Montreal St. John New Brunswick St. Lawrence Madawaska St. Joho Ehave St. Julios Phalifax Main

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