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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1844
Page
3
A mother recalls an ethereal apparition guiding her son to join angels, a dreamlike vision ending with his death. The tale blends celestial imagery with a mother’s sorrow as the boy passes, followed by a transitional note about Franklin’s printery lineage and early U.S. printing offices.
A mob seized Abraham Smith from an iron cell and hanged him at Fredericktown Missouri on the fifth inst. He had been sentenced for murder with a stay until September. The mob used ropes and dragged his body to a tree where he hung for minutes before being lowered. An inquest found death by the hands of Jones Sinclair Mayse Polis Cox Blackburn Shettly and five others. State warrants were issued and arrests made.
Report states Cox, Shettly, Blackburn, Pollis, and another man were examined before Justices. Sin clair and Mayse, ring-leaders, were at large but Mayse was near St Mary's Landing awaiting escape. All arrested men are to be tried for murder.
From intelligence received at the Missionary rooms the population of Southern India is rapidly renouncing idolatry. On March 14, 1844 the bishop of Madras reports ninety six villages in Tinnevalley abolishing idols and seeking Christian instruction. An English missionary notes seven hundred natives under his care in the prior two months. A letter from an American Board missionary says hopeful signs exist and with sufficient laborers a harvest may follow.
A foreign journal details Weinhold cutting off a cat head and replacing brain tissue with a metallic alloy. The animal showed pulsation and movement for twenty minutes, attempted to walk, then became still. Blood circulation and gastric secretion persisted, and body heat reappeared after treatment.
Godley's Letters from America notes Americans sail ships with fewer crew, pay higher land prices, and outcompete in markets. He observes strong administrative talent, widespread political interest, and a rare harmony between public duties and private business across towns, states, and the Union.
Brantz Mayer notes in Mexico as it was and is that street vendors and illiteracy coexist with a strong presence of literacy through self taught letter writers. He cites books and instruction enabling individuals to become their own letter writers, praising the Mexican plan for concentrating labor.
A sidewalk scene near the Parian features about a dozen evangelistas or letter writers. They use ink, colored paper, and a dollop of romance to craft declarations and scolding notes for a rial or a few gents. A disconsolate damsel sits before them as the scribe shapes the prose.
At Marengo Alabama James Warden was killed by his overseer Alexander Des after a wager rifle confrontation. Des was caught by dogs and jailed in Linden, claiming self defence. Other items note Col Stone death, Wisconsin wheat boast, and various imperial and international notices.
The Camed is the only animal that cannot swim. It is noted as remarkable that once they lose footing in a stream they turn over and cannot prevent themselves from drowning.
Augusta market reports cotton at 44 to 64 cents with little sold above 5 cents. New cotton arrivals near 100 bales as dry weather aids picking despite a low river, expected to rise in two to three weeks. Bagging demand grows while prices stay steady. groceries show limited demand but slight weekly improvement.
Names of subscribers to the Washingtonian up to July 1845 include J Van Duysen Porter Flemming and Wm Smith Jr with 20 percent paid.
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