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Newspaper
Augusta Chronicle
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1834
Page
5
A note appears in the Saturday edition published under the Globe Hotel on New Broad Street. The item highlights a regular morning publication venue and timing for local news or notices.
Legal notice excerpt requiring executors administrators and guardians to advertise land or negroes for sale on first Tuesday in the month between 11 am and 3 pm at the county court house. Public notice must run sixty days before sale and forty days for debtor creditors notices. Court of ordinary leave to sell is required for enslaved persons with a four month penalty for violations.
The article lists several named candidates for a state rights congressional ticket led by Gov. Robert A. Beall and Absalom H. Cnapple ll, with other figures including William C. Daniell, Thomas F. Foster, Roger L. Gamble, Borge R. Gilmer, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Daniel Newnan, and Richard H. Wilde. It also notes cholera cases and deaths in New York and reports on ongoing theatrical performances at a local theatre with plans for The Iron Chest and the return of Mr. Fitzy in Sir Edward Mortimer.
The Engineers report the Columbia to Branchville line at 61 miles. Estimated cost for engines cars depots and contingencies is about 553000. The route is favorable in the main with a need for an inclined plane with stationary power at a certain section.
A notice to Georgia rail leaders reports an August 15 subscription opening under the Atlantic and Mississippi Rail Road charter. Engineer Long arrives to begin surveys, with Bolivar surveys already done at an estimated cost under $6000 per mile. Talks of Jackson Mississippi and the Atlantic Rail Road Companies uniting for the Mississippi and Atlantic route.
The Savannah Georgian reports a cholera update with a council meeting in August 1834. Health officials describe sporadic cases along the river above the city and note rapid information sharing as physicians observe mortality among patients.
Health officer J C Habersham reports multiple cholera cases on a plantation with five deaths within hours. Committees are formed to provide temporary receptacles and a hospital for patients at the Poor House and Hospital. Planters urged to restrict contact between plantations and the city. Proceedings ordered for publication.
A long letter to Republican voters criticizes the Union ticket, questions state rights and tariff unity, and urges scrutiny of politicians who supported amendments harming Southern interests. It condemns religious zealotry linked to Beecher and Baptist leaders and calls for peaceful, nationwide harmony under constitutional liberty.
The writer cites a Columbia Times article about Rev. Dr Beecher and his Cincinnati Colonization Meeting address. It accuses Beecher of extremism by advocating abolition beyond prudent Christian bounds, contrasting with St Paul’s restrained approach.
The Fayetteville Journal reports farmers face poor corn prospects after weeks without rain, but recent general rainfall brings cautious optimism. Charleston Courier notes a silent tornado in the city causing uprooted trees and a blown down market building near the Battery, lasting only minutes with strong thunder.
A Tuesday morning accident in New York near Washington Square toppled a four story scaffold at the new University site. James DicCormick was killed while Daniel Broder, James Callahan, and Charles Denson were wounded. Overloading with stone caused the collapse.
The August market reports brisk cotton trading with prices around 11.5 to 14 cents per pound for uplands and new crop sales noted. Liverpool accounts show slight price gains but U.S. sales remain at prior rates. sugar, flour, corn, and rice markets described with varied demand and pricing.
The market reports stock levels and weekly receipts for coffee molasses and rice from Havanna Porto Rico and St. Domingo. Quotations for cotton bagging rise to 28 cents while exchange rates show varied discounts and premiums. Cotton demand remains brisk with high prices and active imports from the United States Brazil and Europe.
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