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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1844
Page
7
The account recounts a young woman’s execution at the prison gallows around 2:35 PM. The sheriff discloses times to die and the Reverend clergy offer prayer as the girl expresses last messages and farewell to bystanders before the rope is severed and the body displayed for public viewing.
Samuel Miller a student of Erskine College was found guilty of Manslaughter for the killing of Peter K. Thomson after a quarrel at a Philomathean Society meeting. Judge Richardson sentenced Miller to 42 months in prison and a $1000 fine. Thomson died fifteen minutes after being wounded.
The court ruled Julia Lynch, born in this city in 1819 to alien parents temporarily in the United States, remained a U.S. citizen by birth despite her parents returning to Ireland where she lived until after Thomas Lynch’s death.
A recipe describes curing meat using one peck coarse salt four ounces saltpetre one and a half pounds brown sugar four gallons water boiled and skimmed until clear. When cold the pickle is ready and meat such as beef pork should be salted before immersion. Hams and tongues are cured well with the same pickle.
A French chemist warns against arsenic sale unless mixed with iron and cyanine to alter food color. Ireland's 26,000 strong militia and England’s 1540 statutes spark commentary on litigation. Notes on jewel worth at Louis Philippe ceremony, editor Yeadon, wisdom from Lockman, and quinine flavoring with pepper. Also a Savannah lemon tree yields six crops in ten months.
Augusta market notes slow cotton trading with strict prime quotings at 4a 5 and middling to fair around 43a4. steamer river rise due to recent rains and no low water expected this fall. Brittania’s Liverpool voyage may reach New York early next week. Bagging demand limited with prices steady. groceries show moderate demand and unchanged prices.
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