Jailbreak at Terrell County and Georgia notes
The Appeal reports John and Charles Kelly escaped from Terrell County jail after removing iron bars. Trials at the Superior Court continued late, with one convict in manslaughter. The issue aggregates university catalog notes, travel by rail and sea, and various Georgia politics, mill and railway items, plus race-related clashes in Macon and Pickens counties. Major figures mentioned include Henry S. Fitch, Jefferson Davis, Grant, and B. H. Hill, with coverage of Dahlonega college plans and Capitol events in Atlanta.
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Escargep
John
Charles Kelly
Terrell County
Georgia
Augusta
Macon
Virginia
Macon & Brunswick
Henry 8. Fitch
Savannah
Des Moines
Iowa
Bill Arp
Miss. Sparks
Athens
Dill
Grant
Wm. A. Pile
Venezuela
B. H. Hill
Georgia Railroad Convention
Loyd
Holsenback
Col
Geo. W. Fish
Horace Greely
Jefferson Davis
Atlanta
Kimball House
LaGrange Reporter
Atlantic
Gulf Road
Central
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Ku Kluxes
Shropshire
Macon Telegraph
Harris
Savannah News
Vistors
University of Georgia At Athens
J. R. Lewis
Fulcox
Beverly A. Thornton
Muscogee
J. W. Underwood
Floyd
W.S. Erwin
Habersham
Benj. H. Hill
Clarke
B. H. Bigham
Troup
F. W. Simms
Chatham
J. L. Seward
Thomas
Arthur Hoood
Randolph
Henry W. Hilliard
Richmond
Executive Department
Rufus B. Bullock
R. H. Atkinson
Sec’v. Exec
New Democratic Platform Adopted in Montgomery County
In Montgomery County Ohio the May 18 Democratic Convention reported a new platform from Vallandigham’s resolutions committee. The document pledges faithful constitutional enforcement, demands equal rights, opposes centralization, favors general amnesty, a revenue tariff, debt payment with prudent taxation, and restraint on public land grants and Bayonet and Ku Klux bills.
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Montgomery County
Ohio
Vallandigham
Committee On
Democratic Party
San Domingo
Congress
Republican Party
Administration
Copperhead
Robert Toombs
Augusta
Grant
Temple of Liberty
South
Lee
Mr. Toombs
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Toombs
Road to relief amid misfortune opposed by Toombs
The passage notes a sharp critique led by Mr. Toombs against those who “accept the situation,” casting a harsh theological and political judgment on dissenters. It frames relief as scarce and points to a looming, punitive condemnation for acquiescence within the era’s broader conflict.
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Toombs
Thought of Our Town by a Stranger
A letter from a respected visitor commends Randolph County Georgia for its soil health and culture noting Cuthbert as county seat. It describes two female colleges, growing red clover, railroads and busy trade as local life in 1871.
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University of
Grovcia
Old Georgia
Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel
Curncert
Chronicle & Sentinel
Randolph County
Georgia
Cuthbert
Middle
Savannah
Baptist
Methodist
Alabama
Florida
Dr. Powell
Virginia
Columbus
South
Nt. Jones
P. W
Ball
California
Egies
South Carolina
T.spo*velb
Paris Unrest Deepens Amid Massacres and Coup Rumors
Dispatches from Paris describe a government deemed weak as massacres continue. Wounded buried alive in ditches, arrests and executions rise, with Versaillists seizing mayoralties and public buildings. Reports note a looming coup detat, military jurisdictions, and thousands held prisoner as Paris burns with fear.
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Paris
Vidal
Faidherbe
Mathew Marcher
Okalowski
Milliere
Luxembourg
Place Des Fetes
New York
London
Count Chambord
Cherbourg
Aris
Paris Commune
Paris Wall
Marshal MacMahon
France
Versailles
Pronothary
Cour Des Comptes
Lawless bands terrorize Chattooga and surrounding counties
A long list of violent crimes and arson attributed to masked bands in Georgia counties Chattooga Murray Walton Cobb Douglas Jackson Clayton Walker Dade Cherokee and Pickens with beatings shooting and house burnings. Governor Rufus Bullock urges citizens to aid authorities and urges juries to bring offenders to trial. May 17 1871.
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Rufus B. Bullock
Dan Jack Foster
Floyd
Foster
Hilliard Johnson
Johmson
Anderson Poallain
Anderson Poultain
Patrick
Zebe Walker
Tryon Factory
Chattooga
Robert Foster
Squire Ellerson
Murray
Moore
Littleton Elzy
Elzy
Gus» Mills
Walton
William Lowe
Job Huey
Gus Mills
Jack Denfield
Wellboyn Smith
Simon Carlton
Judge Bouy
Cobb
Carlton
Columbus Jeter
Douglass
Jeter
Mitchell Reed
Charles Macon
Jackson
Reed
Clay
H. M. Dixon
Andrews
Walker
Lyon
Wade
Dave
Emanuel Baily
Dade
Andrew Geay
Gervio
Keay
Cherokee
Pickens
Clayton
Andrew Geary
Gerrin
Kenny
Geary
Atlanta
United States of America
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William Miller
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New York State
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Said
Davin G. Cotte
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Dayton
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W. A Stubbs
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Barbary Hammock
Daniel W. Hamacek
Court of Ordinary
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Carse
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Gormley
Ordinary
Seltzer
Mrs. Hill
T.S. Powell
Rosadalis
Great Blood Purifier
T.8
Powell
DR. Wilhoft
T. 5
T. 8. Powell
Citrate Maghesia
Powells
Findlay
Leifel
Findlay & Craig
Craig
R. Findlay
Macon, Ga
Vinecar Biren
Wvinecar Bitters
R. H. Cobb
T. S. Powell
Tustee
Deocxist
Bookseller & Stitioner
God
Family and Pulpit Bibles
Ax and Stationer
Bradfield
T. 8
Roggist
T. J. Berckmans
Trosteller
St. Domingo
Lippman
Solomon
Niihies
Grady
Tcotland
Old Carolina
Iunt
Massengale & CO
Nashville, Tennessee
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Eastside Public Square
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