Remarkable Indian Prophecy and Cherokee Lands Case
A Georgia surveyor working on Cherokee lands is jailed in Athens then released after a judge rules his arrest under a writ of habeas corpus was improper. The piece condemns federal and Georgia actions toward Cherokees, blends critique with a prophecy about white encroachment and displacement. It cites President and Malay incidents, and notes casualties in Quallahbattoo.
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Athens
Georgia
Johnson
Keith
Tennessee
Prudencr
Ile
Hwe
Ajalays
United States
House of Representatives
Tal
Cholera News from Detroit and New York in 1882 Letter
A letter to the Philadelphia inquirer dated July 12 1882 describes a cholera surge in Detroit Indian War districts and New York City. It details troop losses and desertions under Col Prices and Col Twices, deaths among artillery and infantry, and widespread fear. It cites Black Hawk conflicts and frontier tensions alongside urban suffering in New York’s Five Points and immigrant depopulation.
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Chalera
Detroit
Philadelphia
Peevall
Col. Twices
Henry Clay
Fort Gratiot
Col
Taviens
Everett
Cray
Camminis
William Penn
Chicago
Fort Gravioi
Springwalls
Scott
Wedge
Stephenson
Black Hawk
Mississippi
New York
N. York
U.S
Europe
Journal of Commerce
Jiles
Georgia and federal law clash over gold rush policies
The Cherokee Phoenix condemns Georgia for expelling miners while allowing 500 surveyors to violate U.S. laws by marking lines and driving out settlers. The piece portrays reclaiming lands and resources as acts of cruelty, with strong critique of authorities and Christian justifications.
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Georgia
United States
Westfield Grocery Owner Burns In Cask Explosion
On the evening of the 4th in Westfield Massachusetts the owner of a small grocery and another man were inflamed after a lamp flame touched liquor drawn from a cask. The resulting blast engulfed them in burning liquid and they were rolled in sand to extinguish the flames.
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Westfield
Mass
Countess La Rochefoucault travels through Lancaster
The Lancaster Journal reports the Countess La Rochefoucault passed through the city on the ninth to visit Rev. Mr. formerly Prince Gallitzin in Cambria county. She is said to be known in the District of Columbia for charitable wealth distribution.
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Lancaster Journal
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