The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-21

says il was named 'irom its principal
river, which is an Indian name for dark
and bloody ground. y" MouIton, in his
"listory of New York" says "Kcn-
tuckoe signifies river of blood. w In
IIaywood's History of Tennessee
General Clark is the authority for tho
assertion that, in the Indian language,
Kcnlukc signifies 'river of blood"
Ramsey, in his History of Tennessee,
alludcs TO the name of Kentucky as sig
nifying 'thc dark and bloody land In
Jobnson's Cyclopedia the name is given
AS signiiying "the dark and bloody
ground" In opposition to all this it
appears from Johnson's "Account of
the Present State Of the Indian Tribes Of
Ohio" l., page 27l-that Kentucky is "A
Shawanocse or Shawnoese word, sigui-
flying "at the head of a river;" that the
Kentucky river was in former times Of
ten used by the Shawanoese in their mi
grations north and south, and hence tho
whole country took its name. This
theory Of the name isquoted approving
ly in Galatians Synopsis Of Indian
Tribes Mr.. lIigginson, in his Young
Folks History says the name first APP
piled to the river means "thc Long Ry-
err" 1t lessons the weight of the author
tiles first cited that some Of them con-
meet the evil Specification OF the word
with land, and some with water II is
also highly improbable that name
clothed with associations Of terror should
be adopted as the civic designation Of a
people. On the whole, it may be- safely
asserted that the weight Of the evidence
is in favor of the more peaceful origin
Of the name.
Tennessee formed part Of the grant
Of the Caroinas. It's name is derived
from its principal river, though formerly
the name Tennessee did nat apply TO
the main river but to one Of the small
southerly branches thereof There is
authority for saying that the name Of
the river was derived from the village Of
TanasScc, the chief village Of the Chero-
kec tribe. and situated on its bank.
Haywood in his Natural and Aborgi-
nal History Of Tennessee" attempts TO
trace the origin of the name Tanassee as
an Indian river name 10 the ancient
river Tanais and on this discovery. as
well as on other similar resemblances.
he POUNDS the argument that the ancient
Cherokees migrated from the western
part of Asia Mr. Allen claims that
the name is derived from an Indian
name siinifying "a curved spoon" and
there is authority for still another deri-
walton from an lndianwo Signifying "a
bend in the river in allusi0n TO the
course Of the river am not aware
that in either case the Indian word has
been given. nor is it believed that any
such word exists
Ohio is named after the beautiful riv-
err, its southern boundary From John
stOn'S Account of the Indian Tribes.
the word Ohio. rs applied to the river,
in the Wyandot language Is O-he-2uh.
'ignitying Something great. The
name was called by the Seuecas dwell
ING on the shores Of Lake Erie the Oheo
Mr. SChoocraft observes that the term
ination 10 in Ohio implies admiration
On The Old French maps the name is
sometimes the Ochio, and sometimes
"the Oyo.
Indiana derives its name from one Of
the old ante-ReyolG;tuuarv land COM
panies which bad claims in that region.
The State Of Illinois is named from
its principal river, the Illinois The
river is named from the confedcracv "
Indian tribes called the Illinois Conted-
eracy, which had its seat in the central
part Of the state Gailatin gives the
definition of the world Illinois. real
men, superior men, from the Della
ware word, Leno, Leni Him. Him, IA
tits variOu-ly written The termination
DIS is that by which the French softened
the local iulleyion when they adopted an
Indian word.
Lanman, in his Red Book Of Mich
gan derives the name Of that State
from the Indian word Michsaugyegan,
signifying Lake Country Johnsons
Cyclopedia derives the name from the
Indian words Mitch Saugyegan mean
ing Lake Country regard this as a
questionable derivation. There are good
reason, for supposing that the State de-
rived Its name from Lake Michigan, and
not from It's being nearly enclosed by
lakes II the word Michigan signifies
lake country why should thaye been ap-
piled TO the lake at all? In support Of the
theory that the name Michigan was de-
Scriplive, slgnifying great lake and
was first given to the lake, | call atten-
ton to the fact that on the earliest maps
the lake bears the name, while the PENN
sula, both upper and lower has noname
whatever Besides the name, as applied
To the lake, has simple Indian deriva-
ton The Algonquin races, at the head
OF which was the Chippewa tribe, dwclt
on the northwestern shores of the lake.
In the old Algonquin language the syl-
liable gan meant lake. In the Chip
pewa language 'mitcha" meant great.
Wisconsin was named after its prin-
cipal river Until quite a recent period
the river was called the Quisconsn,
winch is said to mean westward low
ing Quis is evidently shortened from
the French Quest" Mr. Schoolcraft
says, that locality WAS given in the Al
onquin by ing, meaning at in, or by
rs Wiscons-ing." The name is probably
of mixed origin
The name Of Louisiana, now confined
to a State Of the Union, was originally
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