New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-01
GEORGIA FEMALE CoLLEGE.-Tbe cornerstone OF
this Educational Institute was laid at Cathbert, Ga,
Jan 10. The Masonic fraternity and several clergy
me n ofiicated


MysrrnIors D,sAPpEARANcE-At dusk last evening
a man discovered close press, resembling boi IN
the field OF Mr. llolsteD, on Washington av, ABOUT
two miles ar half from this city. On opening inc
lid of the press be discovered man lying IN sppar
emily asleep and supposDg that he had been placed
there ss Joke, be took him by tho ear and yerked
him. when, TO his surprise, he found that hs head w
severed ON bic body lie further examined the
persop. when he found that one the arms was sew
cred from the body The man, at this became fright.
eIed and ran to Deighbors house, where he related
the story. While he was gone It was removed rom
The field and up 10 this time traces have been dis
covered nor is II kno sn 10 what dlrectsn il Wa con
yeyed. During the absence Il the neighbours man,
another person saw two men cross the held 10 tue
direction OF the spot where the press had been seen;
but he did not &c. them convey anything rom W iIe
supposed by ihose es ing in that vicnify that some
body has been txbumed from graveyard IN tnef
vicinity for section that upon seeing the man CON-
ing up the persons who had the body IN charge
dropped il and fed ard that upon his going TO the
house they returned ana conveyd IL of.
Albany Ese Journal Seth.
TROUBLE AT CoyIsGros, KY-A recent to.e1e in
CoviDgtoD, ana the attack upon lot OF American
school boys, by party OF Irish Children Of various
sizes has caused SONS talk in our sister city. IL
seems that Il I'D has long existed between the pupils
OF the Covipston High school under the care Of Pro
fessor Asa Drury, and those Of the Catholic school,
under the charge OF the Rev. Wm. % Reilly. How
il orig mated do kno~ but the efforts OF the
very worthy Instructors were not sabioicnt ~ MAIN
tain peace and few days since the boys Of the high
school were hsshuleC, srOh5d anu compeneu 70 Uest
a retreat. Receiving reeDforcements they fronted
the enemy, and pitched battle took place, 10 which
several were struck With stones, and one boy badly
scared by wooden pistol that Vas presented a. him.
As last resort 70 secure peace, the medaton OF me
Mayor was called in, and some ten or dozen OF the
Irih boys we're arrested. Yesterday they we're eX-
amned AUD upon promise OF doing better hereafter,
were al .rhed, reprisnsbded, advised to study
rather titan SIGHT threatened with fine and mprison-
ment and thea discharged.
[cineinnss Colombian. JaA a.
RUsAwAY SLAyEs-THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
The travel over the Underground railroad for the
past few days has been, we are informed, unusually
active, and no fewer than seven lots OF runaway
dawes have arrived a. this terminus within week.
The frat Of these lots composed OF three men;
the neIt Of three men; the third, OF two men the
fifth. Of one man. All these were from keLtueky.
The sixth lot was composed Of two nddleAg II, stout
meD who had come on 1ot from Louisiana 20 this
place, sleeping by DAY, ard walking toward the North
sfar at night. They arrived here on Wednesday aad
after recruiting are TO be sent over the underground
railroad TO Canada.
The lat lot was composed Of mother and three
children, who cane uls IN the mail boat from Loas-
,ille and were 10 be taken 10 Paris, Kentucky she
managed TO get TO some Abolitionsts and vas imne
disely cent norb. The total loss 10 the MASTER rom
the escape Of these fifteen slaves, mus! exceed bisen
thousand 6oll"u.
A eoIored women named Johanna Piles 10 nov Ia
Cincinnati soliciting funds r. purchase her husband,
Who 10 a slave in Washington County, Kentucky.
The wife ard Two children with sixteen others were
msnunitted about year since by their mattress,
who then resided ia " darlington County, Kentucky,
but located those the set free in Iowa.
fcissiunst Coumb.s Jsn ~
SILVER CREEK CoLLERiEs-UsouEscBAsLE FIRE.
-Four years ago, Whist u now called the cd BREAKER
ct 1homes & Bsat,ys mice, caught fre from an ex-
plosion. The FIRE communicated TO tbs dirt
heaps" around, where il has been secretly burning
ever siDce. 1, made ib appearance again, about ave
weeks ago in the immediate vicinity OF the new
breaker and men sod still employed IN 70
moving the cTtbetps there-tbct being the only
method practicable IL insure safety. stranger
might psss Il IN the day time, and not notice u, ~
there 10 bot little smoke, and the dayIGn' ofos n
every other appearance Of the fire. IL only - pgne
that the danger presents itself In its reaihy-esns
itself to the bebolJer in al enormous mes % nre,
psrtIy hidden hy thin coating at the hp, not yes
consumed and decors,sd with nom,e, OF Pls'y
blue hahts, proceeding from ~ msny ensn. rpos "
burning sbtnr,srs zeal The NINE n1 sDPPea,
ssu =. svsrv osS wss 10 tbs nsishbxAssd. II
onits hard ,irza { lbs poor minefs
"Tuz FIRST SMALL BE LA'r.,-TN EsaA.vsl<
m. Lorna. s.ys that 40 old gentleman aged sxsy-
co.Stv m that sts,s, TO lis sixth wife, and be has
onIy MARRIED five women HIS 6'st wife Il hi, last
wiI spd ne Il in Der forty. 9th year. She has
beer msnied three times and her 6rst hRshAbd 10 hef
Iast husband.
frxALI EDUcATios.-The Memphis pspers are
advocating The establi.bmsnt Of Female College, 10
be either located 81 that place or Holly Springs,
hssifsppi $500 -
Both branches n tie Legislature Of Wisconsin
have, By unaDiSeus vosxs Instructed Me eeassssss
and Representatives 10 Congress from hat State v
oppose any change In The Ns.Grsszstien lave