The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-26
A CENTURY AND THREE.
THE YEARS or A TYPICAL NEWS
PAPER OF THE SOUTH.
Interesting and Varied History Of The
Augusta, Ga, Chronicle-some Account
Patrick Walsh.
fsroclal Correspondcnce.l

Especial correspondence
AUGUSTA, Ga, May 23-One hundrer
and three years is n ripe old age for
newspaper 10 attain. Think Of it-ove
40, 600 days of chronicling events! Few
papers in America can boast of such NJ
achievements Those few, however, still
stand firmly planted and give no sign
Of decay. Among the number The Au
gusta (Ga) Chronicle, or, as it wa
known century ago, "Tho August:
Chronicle and Gazette Of the State, ha'
weathcred the trials, changes and vicis
STUDIES Of l03 years
1t has chronicled the news from tho
days Of the colonial congress to the day.
of a tariff congress. 10 narrated tho
daily history Of the world to men and
women long since dead and gone and il
has been read in each succeeding epoch
by grandsire, by father and by son.
From ancient types and a primitive hand
press The Chronicle has told the news
each day mp TO the present time, when
the telegraph flashes information from
every known quarter and the dizzy
whirl Of tho rapid steam driven press
mirrors it upon huge sheets for the Nine
tcenth century reader.
What a history Of human feeling, SEN
timent, prejudice and passion such a
newspaper patriarch must containl The
follies and foibles of lovely danes and
gay cavaliers Of colonial days; the strug-
giles Of our grcat-grandfathors to cstab-
lish a republic; the union, disunion and
reunion Of the states; the foundations,
and storm swcepings Of
nature; the rise and fall of European
nations-these and scores Of other events
which go to make up history. The files
Of such n newspaper excite curiosity at
first, interest Is one proceeds through
pages yellow with age, and finally won
der and admiration 40 the marvellous
human progress Of century. 1t spans
time. The thumb is upon the log cabin
md the finger tip Of l,Si touches the
modern palace Of 1889. 1t is a huge
handful, too.
l have before me n copy Of The Au-
susia Chronicle and Gazette Of the State
lated Saturday oct. o, 1890 The mottois
Freedom Of the Press and Trial by
Jury Shall Remain lnviolate." The pub |
ishor's announcement follows: Printed |
~ John T. Smith, printer to tho state, |
ssays, articles Of intelligence, advcr- |
isements, etc., will DO received and |
very kind of printing performed" The |
,aper consisted Of four pages Of three
0lumns each, containing news from |
a month OLD; from Alexan- |
ria, Va, two months; from New York, |
hree months, and from London and |
'aris four months old, original poetry
nd a variety Of unique and queerly
'orded advertisements. reproduce the
extract from the news col
INNS:
Extract Of a Letter from New York, Aug 81
lHuADEpniA Sept o
Yesterday morning the president of the United
.atcs, with his family, set oI from this city for
is seat 40 Mount Vernon in Virginia. where De
,lphm
lie was accompanied 10 his barge by the COVER.
lr Of the state the principal officers OF govern
ent, the mayor aud corporation. officers Of Ga,
ty, and a number Of the citizens, who hada him
aficctiouate farewell The parting scene was
icmn. the roar Of the cannon that were fired on
s. cmbarkGtion humbiy expressed The emotion of
e mind ON the departure Of him whom an hold
dear: tho heart was iuil-tlo tear dropped
ON the eve: 10 was not % be- restrained. il was
en-. aud the president appeared sens.5ly moved
the last mark Of esteem for bis character and
lection for bis person
Today such news would be ampliied
a column and headed special dis
ltch."
Here is a sample of late news from
lexandria, Va. dated Aug. &C. and
iblished in The Chronicle oct. ., 1850:
ALEXANDRIA. Aug o.. Ieso
oapt Wood, who arrived here ga Tuesday last
forms that on tho dly before De- sailed bee saw