Broad street publication notice at Masonic Hall
A weekly issue published every Saturday morning from No 261 Broad street opposite the Masonic Hall.
22 Oct 1836
Page 1
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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1836
Page
1
A weekly issue published every Saturday morning from No 261 Broad street opposite the Masonic Hall.
The notice sets terms for semis weekly and weekly papers with annual and end of year prices. It details arrearages, ad insertion charges, and minimums. Public sale notices by executors and guardians must follow legal timing, including land and negro sales, personal property, and debtors notices with specified publication periods.
In Augusta on Wednesday October 19, 1826 the issue urges readers to be just and fearless and notes tables of contents for the Southern Literary Messenger Farmer's Register and Southern Agriculturist in the advertising columns.
Janes H. Hesten of Petersburg Elbert county joins as ex csaa W. Cunstatn of Ellejay Gilmer county and Wa. Rorsten of Muckle s Ferry Elbert county along with Joux Bozeman of Hayneville Houston county in a regional appointments update.
The tally lists county election results with 84 counted and three awaiting reports. Names such as Antona Creverann Brack Correr Co quirt Granmanp Dawson Haynes Hanensnam Horsny and Wisner appear with vote counts ranging from 27,700 to 47,267.
The Surgeon Dentist Aldis Brainard, recently married to a respected young lady of the city, was indicted for having multiple wives. He has been found guilty at Anderson Court House in Indiana and sentenced to a $1000 fine and two years in prison. The Courier notes his past romantic history may be published for public lessons.
The Cotton Cultivator is a new machine praised as efficient for small plants. A model was shown by the purchaser’s agent for South Carolina. It plows on both sides of the row, thins, and can be drawn by one horse with one operator. It aims to replace four to six hands on level lands free of stumps and roots.
The Constitutionalist reports Gen Glascock won broad support from both parties yet questions how his principles could be unchanged after prior attacks. It challenges Mr Gurre and party allies for accusing him of change, urging apology and consistency in labeling him unaltered.
The document cites disputes over Gen. Glascock and Van Buren supporters, accuses a Union party network of pressuring officials, and reports on the Pensacola Commission probes into Creek land schemes. It questions commissioners and names alleged conspirators while noting public reactions and editorial defenses.
The Charleston Mercury reports anxiety over the steam boat The William Gibbons which departed New York on Saturday the 8th and has not been heard from since. Passengers say it did not return by Tuesday afternoon and no further news has arrived. News from the city notes search boats Gibbons sent out with provisions and inquiries reach the brigades Gen. Marion Dunano and Cordelia Su nwoon seeking the vessel. The Revenue Cutter Dewater is unavailable due to being dismantled.
A Charleston report notes Mr Leeane’s election to Congress against Pickney with a 58 vote majority after returns from one parish. It suggests St James Santee would not alter the result, predicting a full 58 vote margin and praising Southern institutions while urging papers to reveal who aided the opponent.
A New Orleans Bee report notes commissioners start investigations into land frauds by Lani-stealers encroaching on Creek Indians and the Creek War. It details a broad web of alleged conspirators across wealth, politics, press, and judiciary, extending to Washington. The piece warns the scope will test courage and expose hidden influences across parties.
A defense in The Constitutionalist rebuts Chronicle and Sentinel criticism and denial of printing Traitor Glascock's Tickets. It argues editors had no knowledge or sanction over the tickets and questions Chronicle reporting, stressing community awareness and editorial independence.
In Edgefield during the October election for the Legislature, Jans and others were elected from the district. PF W Piexass was re elected to Congress without opposition. Armbrose TH Sevier and William 8 1 Fulton win U S Senate seats from Arkansas. Maryland Senator Robert H Goldsborough dies at his residence near Boston Md on the 5th of this month.
A lengthy list of firms and individuals including B W Force C Kirtland & co B Beall RC Baldwin F H Clark JOG J Luke Aldrich Shore Dawson J W Houghton A Commug DL Thorpe Stovall Ntamlen Webster Parmelee & co AR C Latimer Clarke MeTier & co E Skinner L Dwelle B Baird J Cooper & Son and others appears, likely a business directory or credit report.
Commerce AU notes latest dates from Liverpool and Havre with Macon Mann dated Oct 13. Cotton arrivals rise daily and quality improves. Wagon sales weekly run 16 to 17 cents. River remains very low. Savannah freight listed at 3 dollars per bag. SEPT 2 avausr 31.
Market summaries from New Orleans, Havre, and London note firm demand for new crop and higher prices for Upland and Mississippi cotton. Trade centers report varied weekly sales, ranging from 400 to over 4,000 bales, with prices around 18 to 22 cents per pound for common grades and local cues about futures. Export activity appears steady though uneven, with shipments and stock levels changing across ports.
The report shows 4681 bales for the United States and 136 bales for Saint Domingue with 83 bales for Guadaloupe, totaling about 4900 bales.
In Greene County two weddings were announced. Thomas Stocks and Miss Ass Be Ranis wed in Greensboro on the fourth, and Eauxp Cuanes Snackecrown married Miss Reticea Buizanera in Greene County on the fifth, with Rev. Jonathan Davis officiating.
Multiple death notices recount the passing of CHILES TER RELL WHITE at Mercer Institute in Greene County age twenty, and Mrs. Anaxta Dwient wife of Rev Theodore M Dwight in Richmond County, with reflections on faith, peace, and eternal rest. Additional brief lines mourn another vocalist Mr Six craft the Vocalist and Mr Janyrs Darran.
A 1836 issue outline lists contents on crop growing overseer conduct and plantation management by multiple authors. It includes articles on cotton ginning, grape culture, beet sugar, lime use, dairy profits, cattle feeding, and pest and forage topics with notes on cholera symptoms and miscellaneous agricultural intelligence.
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