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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1844
Page
3
Pierre, a bankrupt veteran, faces bail costs but receives unexpected help. Neighbors and creditors offer support, and one man quietly reveals all debts were paid. The benefactor, Jacques Laffitte, is revealed not as nobility but a Paris banker who settled the bond and future expenses.
A historical survey of mystery-rich fortunes in 17th to 19th century Europe. Counts such as Beau Wilson and Count de Grammont concealed scant funds behind lavish households, coaches, horses, and dinners. Reilly in Vienna dazzled princes before dying in poverty, his wealth a baffling riddle.
A traveller recounts Vienna s fire alarm system with watchmen on St Stephen s tower at four hundred feet. They use maps books and telescopes to identify fires and owners then relay details down to officials so firemen reach the scene swiftly. The account is linked to a Shakespeare quip about Vienna.
The issue reports 45511 coining at the Dahlonega Mint through August 1844 totaling 300567 50. A fatal shooting occurred at Edgefield Courthouse between Joseph Glover and Lovett Gomillion. Magnetic line plans between Boston and New York seek funding. Spurious five hundred dollar Louisiana Bank notes circulate in New Orleans. A German passenger on the Knickerbocker required medical aid for a severe hemorrhage. The Tree of Temperance symbolizes total abstinence and national healing. Squaw Corn ripens in nine weeks at St Peters. West Tennessee crops show promise with farmers fearing loss of cotton. A Mormon tale of Joe Smith’s resurrection circulates in St Louis. Gen. Wm S Murphy dies of yellow fever in Galveston. Fort King Angola Florida discusses territorial division. Temperance ships crest Nantucket bound for the Pacific. crew signs temperance pledge. On moral themes, reflections on jewels of the mind and a sale forecast for Pencillings by the Way. On onions affecting compass readings, a quirky note. A temperance banner in Cheviot reads Eat it not distill it. France notes seventy seven editors jailed for libels.
A Paris despatch cites Akaroa sources claiming the Maouris tribe killed thirty English colonists in a bay dispute and ate their bodies. The correspondent recounts discovering human flesh among the tribe and identifies Captain Wakefield among the victims.
Cure for founder declares seeds of sun flow trusted as the best remedy for founder in horses and instructs mixing two pints of whole seed into feed for a perfect cure. Also notes an ad for cheap shoes, a Kentucky Penitentiary fire destruction with prisoners unharmed, and a snow event in Butler Pennsylvania.
The Augusta market notes stronger cotton demand after the river rise but prices stay low. 4a 64c is barely sustainable, with fair quality at 6a 6ds. River navigation is good with steamboats frequent. Bagging demand steady with no price change. Groceries show gradual demand growth but prices unchanged.
The following patrons have paid their subscriptions through July 20 1845 Augusta H Hickman Nelson Carter D B Thompson Eli Mustin James Harper Hamburg Howard Garmany and W W Sales.
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