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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1844
Page
3
A Liverpool Journal excerpt recounts a man describing his quick method to test alcohol content using three glasses of brandy three of gin and three of whisky. The constable orders him to accompany to the watch-house for study and recording.
An English ambassador reports a Persian court scene where two officers revive a seemingly dead man by pouring opium down his throat. The addict explains he spends most of his day in reverie and, when pulse and breathing weaken, servants force more opium to sustain his altered state. He learns his mission from the ambassador after waking.
Col. William Orr of Henderson County North Carolina died after a wagon accident seven miles above town. He and his son were returning from Augusta with a five horse wagon when another wagon ran away and struck Orrs wagon. A wheel passed over his side breaking ribs and collar bone, leaving him in agony for about five hours before death. He was about 51, survived by a wife and two sons. He served Henderson County in the Legislature for two sessions and held other offices with honor.
A chase through the woods left one man with two broken legs and another severely hurt but alive. The wagon hit a creek bank on a steep hill, splintering the wagon. a fine horse fell into the creek with two broken legs and was shot later. All horses suffered injuries. investigators called the scene melancholy.
A correspondent describes a river telegraph using under water steel masses connected by wires and powered by a galvanic battery. Surplus electricity travels through water to complete the circuit, potentially enabling European links at low cost.
A detailed recipe for a lime wash alternative using burnt lime five to six quarts, hot water, alum, sugar, rice flour, and glue. The wash is prepared by steaming and dissolving ingredients, then mixed with five gallons hot water and applied with a painter's brush. It remains bright for years. outside use should be warm, inside cold.
The notorious Root, once of the Ohio State Legislature, was sentenced to five years in the Jeffersonville penitentiary for robbing Madison, Iowa of about $27,000 last February and ordered to pay $1,099 plus court costs.
An exchange table entry catalogs numerous banks and branches across Georgia including Mechanics Bank Augusta Brunswick Bank Bank of Augusta Georgia Rail Road branches Milledgeville Athens Macon Columbus Milledgeville City Council Ruckersville Marine and Fire Insurance Bank Planters Banks and more with notes on bonds and specie.
The Augusta Market notes cotton quotes at 34a 54c for superior square bales and 5 54c for best round bales. Principal sales run 4 to 5c, stock rising due to river forwarding difficulties. river water up one foot nine inches, with further rise likely to aid navigation for steamboats. Bagging activity steady. groceries show sustained demand with no price changes.
Married on the 7th inst by Rev Geny Py Pierce LD Lautersrent Esq to Miss Amana F Cuarke both residents of this city.
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