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IMAM TROUBLES.

We are beginniito hearmcre of our Indian trou-
bles "A telegraph dispatch, announcing the ar
rival Of George Lafrom California, contains this
portentous addendu s.The war in the North is pro-
crossing with muchiolence. The Indians in Pu-
gents Sound have eered into an alliance against
the whites" In rehon to Gen. Harney's move
ments in the West, aAtter Of November 10th says
that council was hsi recently with thirty or for
ty Sioux Indians, in ich the veteran General read
out the ultimatum reqaing them to come to terms
of peace within the peril of one hundred days, in
terspersing the commaa with declarations to the
effect that ssit was mm,,rial to him how they act
3D. as he would just as ssn fight as have peace" y
The Indians in the counciexpressed their conVic-
tons decidedly in favor ofhe latter alternative:
The news from the semibles in Florida is Of the
most startling character, ID deserves the larger
share of attention. The shmer Carolina, which
arrived in Charleston on Sturday. from Pilatka,
brought extra containing Ae following official in
formation, bearing date at Fort Brooks, (Fla,) De-
cember 23d, 1856: It @
"An exploring party, unds the command Of Lieut..
George L. Hartsuff, I'd ARTERY, consisting Of one
sergeant, one corporal, andseven privates,t were
suddenly attacked by partt of Seminole Indians
on the 10th, about sixteen Hes south east from
Fort Simon Drum, that post hing about forty miles
south east from Fort Myers. The party left Fort
Myers on the morning of the th instant, and up to
the time of attack were engaH in making re-e1-
animation of the portion Of til Big Cypress Swamp
examined by the troops last wpter. Three men of
the command arrived at Fort Tyers on the night Of
the 2lst. 1t is supposed thatLieut Hartsuf and
the remainder of his party hay been killed. Most
Of tho public animals with b expedition, some
eighteen in number, were alstshot down. Lieut..
hartsuff, when last seen, had De arm broken, and
is supposed to have been wountd in the side Pri-
vate Hanna, of company G, 2dArtillery, one of the
party who escaped brought thesbove information to
Fort Myers. Hanna was wouaed in the abdomen
mot seriously, it is thought. sHe left another Of
the party, private Baker, also funded, about egh-
teen miles from Fort Myers. Baker gave out at
that point, and could come no hrther. The Indi-
ans making the attack we're SINE twenty-five or
thirty in number. Two compares of the I'd Artil-
lery were to leave Fort Myers olhe morning of the
I'D instant in search of Lieut. Hartsuff and the
missing members Of the party Other movements
of the troops in the direction ofthe battle ground
were ordered Immediately on th receipt Of the in
formation concerning the attack
The above information embrace everything known
otcIally concerning the attack p to the departure
of the Ranger"
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THE BIBLE SOCIETY.

The notice in another column, by COL BEATTY, the
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the District
Bible Society, will inform readers of the annual
meeting OF the Society at the Court House, on We'd
nesday next The occasion will be rendered inter-
estiug by the address Of Rev. Mr. Ross, who is
o. our best men anI abest preachers, and in every
way qualified to do ample justice tohis subject. We
trust there will be general attendance, and espe-
cialy that the ladies, who proverbially are never
weary i'll wc.ldoiLg, will contribute their presence
to tue advancement OF the worthy cause.
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important additions have been made to the powers
of the council, oil of which, we trust will be car
red out thoroughly and to the better If our space
permitted, we would notice them in detail this,
however, must suffice for the present.
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from the stigge all these are indications of i'm
paired cord.iiIoa the part of Great Britain. Pri-
yate adviceaaHslso been received, confirming this
view, in which lis stated that great chagrin and
bitterness ar pIately expressed among the British
officials towardAeir Imperial ally; and it is re-
GREETED Englandid not begin the war on her own
hook, without atnpting land operations, but limit
ing herself 10 amore economical, and doubtless,
more glorious MOOD Of crippling the maritime COM
merce, and blocning the ports of Russia. In this
the spOc tions of your Partisan correspon
dent ore forti6ed4 the most trustworthy evidence
to the subject prorable at tWrshington."
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YoRKvrILE FEMALE COLLEGE.

Our space in the last issue was so circumscribed
as to deprive US of the pleasure of giving an extend
ed notice of the Concert by the young ladies of the
College, at the commencement Of their holiday-sea-
SON, on Friday before the last. But word at this
late date must suffice. The large Hall Of the College
was we'll filled by attentive and appreciation audi
tory and to the credit of all the affair went off very
handsomely. We have heretofore regretted that the
standard of excellence in the Musical Department Of
the College not commensurate with the value Of
this elegant accomplishment; but on this occasion we
saw nothing of which to complain. Though che best
performers of the previous session were absent, we
could perceive in every piece very marked improve
ment The Choruses were admirably sung, and sew
eral of the minor pieces would have graced we'll the
award to the accomplished teachers, Miss UNDER
WOOD and Mr. KERN, the best need of praise we can
bcstow and to the young ladies, NIL the encourage
ment which such marked success in their studies
ought to afford.
The very large auditory in attendance, their evi-
dent appreciation of the several performances, and
the fine style in which the pupils of the College are
now prepared to acquit themselves, might suggest
to the Principals the proprety of more frequent ex-
hibtions. They would certainly present to theyoung
ladies many incentives to increased diligence in this
department, and at the same time tend to establish
among our home people higher regard for the real
merits of the school, while the happy reunions which
such occasions would afford might add much to the
limited stock ofenoyment attainable in town-life
like ours We trust the suggestion pertinacious-
ly made, will not be fruitless.
The exercises of the College will be resumed,
Monday next
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GbtYorkbille &nqnirtr,

a EDITED BY -
sAM'L W. MELTON. N....-..JoEN L. MILLER
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MASONIC.

In the evening of Thursday last, after the return
from Chester the following members Of Philanthop-
ic Lodge, No. 7s, in this place. were publicly install
ed officers for the ensuing year. by the Past Master
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uable tract land containing twelve hundred acres
belonging to the estate of Col F. w. DAVE; and in
Charlotte, on the same day, Gen. YouNG, the agent
of A. H. GRAHAM will sell several tracts lying in
Mecklenburg County Read the Advertisements.
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RICHARD HARE, ". NJ. Il
JAMES L. CLARK, s. ". 8
P. B. DARWIN, j. W.
MILES JOHNSON, S. d.,
J. ED. JEFFERYs, }. d.,
LEWIS NJ. GRIST, Secretary,
DANIEL -o'LEARY, Treasurer.
- J. S. LEWIS, Tyler. 80 ...- r.. ..
s. J. KUYKENDAL, | s,.,,nrd, -
A. CODY,
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07

BGg@ One seldom meets with more sap-
tentious and amusing dialogues than are to
be found among the examinations before
our metropolitan magistrates, in thematter
of infractionS Of the new prohibitory law.
The following examination Of legal de
relict, an English Cockney, may be taken
as a specimen:
Judge.-YOu are hard subject.
Prisoner-Dessay (dare saw
Judge-Are you not ashamed of YOUR
SELF to be found lying drunk in doorways!
Prisoner-B' 'lieve so.
Judge-Are you not certain that YOU
are?
Prisoner-Probably.
%ndgemDid pl;tgeo- 6y you drink liquor last night?
Judge-Where did you get your liquor?
Prisoner-Dun no.
Judge-What kind of liquor did you
drink?
Prisoner--I Railways 'ad a passion for
gin.
Judge-Did you drink gin last night?
PTisoner-Dessay.
Judge-Are you not certain that you did,
Prisoner-Mebbee.
Judge-How oftaa did you drink?
Prlsoner-Honly ven I've got the tin
to pay. Dutchmen won't trust now.
Judge-Did you have any money last
night?
Prisoner-Likely.
Judge-How did you get it?
Prisoner-Oldin' ov an 'orse't.
Judge-How much did you get for the
service?
Prisoner-A shiIlin'.
Judge-And with that you bought Your
gin?
Prisoner-Probably
Judge-And got drunk?
Prisoner-Poss' bly,.
Judge-Where do you live?
Prisoner-No wares in partic'la
Judge-Where do you eat?
Where the wittles is.
Judge-Where do you sleep?
Prlsoner-Any wares ware the vatchman
can't nab NE.
judge shall have to send you up to
the Island as a yagabond.
PrisoEer-Dessay.
Judge I Ou have been there before9
Prisoner-Mebbee.
Judge-Don't you klaov whether YOU
have been there or not?
Prisoner-P' 'raps.
thing?
Prisoner-Dun' no.
AS samivel Weller says, Not much i'll
formation elected from that witness!
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07
NO. Is.
DECISION OF CHARACTER-Witbout =

. DECISION OF Without II.
no man or woman was ever worth button
nor ever can be. Without it, man be.
comes at once a good natured nobody; the
poverty stricken pOssessor Of but one soi-
tary principle, that Of Obliging everybody
under the sun, merely for the asking. He
is like the Judge who uniformly decided ac-
cording to the views of the closing speech.
Having no mind of his own, such man Is
mere cypher in society, without weight
Of ciaracte,, and utterly destitute Of inilu-
cnce. Such an one can never command the
respect or even the esteem of men around
him. All that he can command, is q kind
of patronizing pity. The man to be ad-
mired, respected, feared, and who will carry
muititudeS with him whether right or
wrong, is he who plants his foot upon q
spot, and it remains there, in spite of storm,
OF tempest or tornado: the very rage of an
lniurated mob gives new inspiration to his
stablllty OF purpose, and makes him see that
he IS so much the more Of man.
Then again, what a labor saving machine
IS this ''decisiOn Of character" this thin
pressed lip, in all the departments Of life;
the infant OF year knows its meaning
well; children see it with intuition
Servants the dullest of the dull, the veriest
ftaxen waddle week only from "Fader
Land" learns it at glance Why. this de-
cisi0n OF character, this irmness of purpose,
pays itself in any walk down Broadway
The little match girl docsn repeat, match
es plcase? The ragged crossing sweeper
doesn't take the pains to run half across the
street after you; he knows better. Your
own child does not repeat its request, how
ever anxious to have it granted; and wiley
herself soon learns ''it's 10 use knocking at
the door any more, " if the first tap does not
gain admission.
Then again, what happy deliverance it
is from that state Of betweenity which is
amongst the most wearing of all feelings
Why, half the people don't know the luxury
of having made up ones mind irrevocablY.
What an amazing saving of time it is, Of
words, of painful listening to distressing ap-
pealS. Why, it is positive benefit to the
persons refused, for it enables them to de-
eide without an effort. that further impor-
tunity is useless. But my brother, see to
it, that your decisions be always right, first;
and to guarantee that you must have sound
head and good heart; then may it be like
a Medo Persian law-unalterable. But
"be kindly firm. ."-HaWs Journal Of HeQlth
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07

The WIDOw.-Y onder goes q widow
Heaven help her! for the world will not.
The world are coming money, and are too
busy to notice or alleviate the sorrows by
which they are surrounded. A widow
truly she hath seen both the bright and the
dark spots Of life-the happiness of requited
love and the bitterness Of early bereave-
ment How little thought she, but few
short months gone back, when he stood by
her side, proud of her lovely form dressed
out in bridal robes, that ere the clematis
should climb over the doorway of theporch,
or the morning glories, now dead and with
cred, should bloom again, that his form be
laid away from the sight of all, within the
cold bosom of that earth upon which he
then trod in the yigor of growing years;
and that she-the dove that nestled close
upon his breast--should be left lonely and
desOlate, widow. All, it was a sad blow
for the slender one, when he on whom her
heart doated, and whom she loved with an
ardent affection, unchangeable, undying,-
sad blow when he was taken beyond the
reach of her embrace, and she shoul be per-
Matted to press no more her lips to his, till,
I'D that better world she should be re-uni-
ted to him who was her earthly love, but
who should be her spiritual when time
should be to her and him no more. The
same lovely being she is since his death, but
the smile she was wont to wear has grown
more sedate, though not the less pleasing.
Though young in years, yet she is not CAV
or giddy; far from that. While others find
pleasure in the wild sports of youth, she
loves to sit by the open window, where they
two sat together upon the eve of their mar
riage, listening to the murmur of the brook
that rippled past their humble cottage
while their hearts spoke in low tones one to
the other, as they thought of the future;
but to her, what future is left. A dreary
waste this life below, unless the kindred
heart be with US on our journey onward;
but when that heart be removed, how va
cant, lonely seems the one that's left behind.
God bless the widow! HARRY FERN.
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07

The CULTIVATION OF CoRN.-As Califor-
MA grows older and more permanently set
tied, almost every day brings to light some
new and undeveloped resource of her rich
soil. We well recOlect few years ago.
when 1t was pretty generally conceded
TACT among those who had commenced the
cultivation of the soil, that corn would not
grow IN California. 1t seems, however by
the following, which we cut from the Los
Angeles Star, that in that section of coun-
try at least, it has proved one of the most
successful and profitable crops:
The culture of corn in this county is on
the increase, and will, no doubt, in a few
years, far surpass the product of wheat. In
no portion of the State are there finer lands
Tor the successful cultivation of this cereal
than we have here, and we will venture to
assert that IN none of the States of the
MISSISSIPPI Valley above mentioned can
larger and liner crops be raised to the acre
tnan was produced in the Monte last season.
Gne great advantage our farmers have in
cultlyatlng this crop is, that it is surer than
all Others, that it requires less seeding, and
II 'l9 HootS III the spring destroy the first
plahtln@, 1t can be re-planted with hardi-
er KIND that will ripen sufficiently early in
the most unfavorable locations. to be secure
from early frosts in autumn. Two crops of
some OF the early varieties may be success
f0!iy cultivated in this climate, although it
might not be profitable to the cultivator to
raise more than he could dispose of while
green and supply for table use.
For extensive cultivation there probably
Is no KIND superior to the gourd seed, white
ana yellow varieties, in yielding to the hus-
oandman a remunerative crop in this sec
tlon OF the State. From fifty to one hun
dred bushels per acre can be raised, with
good cultivation, without manurlng or lrrl-
eating, and is worth one dollar per buShel
Thousands Of acres of the finest corn land In
the world are to be found within the limits
of this county, awaiting the energy and in
dustry of the farmer to be brought under
cultivation.
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07
The Spade and the Sword.

II what the scripture says OF beating
swords into ploughshares is not being liter
ally accomplished (more literally, perhaps,
than really,) at this moment in the Crimea,
it is simply because the Russian engineers
are not up to the ways in which the Yam
KEGS grade their streets, raise their railroad
embankments, or, in fact, remove masses of
earth for any purpose whatever. The Lon
don Times announces it in all Soberness.
that the 81 a le is necessarily more potent
weapon, | 9th with the bescigerS and be-
sicged, than the sword The digging of
miles on miles Of trenches, with the throw
ing up Of enormous corresponding earth
work, occupies the whole strength Of both
the allies and their enemies. In fact. cv-
erything Of former days seems reversed
Whole regiments are only preserved from
being put under ground as dead men, by
putting the earth above them while living,
and thus, paradoXically enough, they keep
out of their graves by jumping into them.
AT Fort Brown, opposite Matamoras,
General Taylor raised his bOmb-proof de-
fences by throwing up earth-works, of suffi-
cient thickness on the top of his flour and
pun bdtlClSj Will 1IOIION JidCCS pCLH CClI
where his men could be untouched by even
the bombs and other vertical shot that
might bury themselves in the earth and
burst over their heads. In the same way
now the Russians are not content with get
ting behind their earthworks, they literally
burrow into them. 1t is earth beneath
earth at the sides, and earth above! They
have even dug in the ground funnei-mouth-
ed pits in front Of every burrow, down into
which each bomb-shell rolls as it falls, and
there it, too, is buried alive, and kept by
earth from molesting the men on the only
exposed side. The war seems to be rather
between the guns than the men, and to
choke their open iron mouths, to disable
their stauncheOn arms, to wound and break
the wooden limbs Of their carriages. These
are now the recorded feats of each day
work; so many guns silenced, so many tons
Of hollow and solid shot fred so much
powder expended. And it is the recoil OF
all this expenditure that is going to kill
more than the guns at last-to destroy the
nations that fire them.-PhH. Ledger
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07

MELANCHOLY DEATH.-The wife OF VIM
II. Rhodes-private Secretary of the Coy
ernor-departed this life about 3 O'Clock
yesterday morning, under unusual cl[cpni- Ie ~
stances. We understand the iactS " oe a8
follows: Being about to undergo an excIs- si
ion of the tonsils, and apprehenslve OF the
effect, she took an overdose OF laudanum to
enable her to endure it. The poison was
taken about an hour previous to the opera
ton and when the effect was discovered,
subsequently, every attempt to sustain her
proved unaYailing. Sac. Union.
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07
The Blacksmith's Daughter.

BY MAN
In the blacksmith's little parlor,-
Quiet, shady place.
Nelly sat, and L beside her,
Gazing on her face;-
Sunny face, with merry laughter,
Bright as summers sky,
Bedmlng from each changing feature,
Sparkling in her eye.
First [ praised her radiant beauty,
Face, and golden hair
Told her never poet fancied
Fairy half 50 fair
Told her that the pure OutfloWing
OF her silver speech,
Filled her presence with music
Art could never teach;-
Told her that the dropping lily
On her sewing stand
Only pined for the caressing
Of her whittier hand
Told her that the giant elm tree
BY her fathers door
Reached its broad arms towards the lattice
For the love Of her.
Told her all the cOurtly praises,
Love-lorn bard would say
In the ear of lcve-lorn maiden
OF the olden day
Nelly curled her red lip proudly
With a seeming scorn;-
But l saw her blue eyes brightly
Laughing like the morn.
Then l spoke Of crowds Of suitors
Living on her smile;-
Gaily-though my heart was madly
Beating all the while;-
Pictured her the queen of beauty,
Sitting robed and crowned,
With all anxious throng of kneeling
Courtiers all around
Doing wondrCus feats of val0r
At her sweet command.
Signing, dying for a single
Pressure Of her hand.
Nelly's tuueful, silver-trebled
Laugh rang clear and sweet,
As she Knocked her fancied lovers
Kneeling at her feet.
Then told her all the feeling,
Passionate and strong,
In my heart of hearts concealing
| had cherished long,
Cherished, till the hope of winning
Nelly for my wife,
Mingled with my hopes of heaven,
Was my hope of life;-
And l told her, had never
In my lightest thought,
Deemed my merit worth the richness
Of the boon sought;
For | counted social station,
Gold and ancient birth
DrosS beside the blacksmith daughters
Dover Of noble WORTH
Yet, | said, howe er unworthy
Wealth and rank might be-
If my earnest love could win her
To the love of me,
Whatsoever tatc might fashion
For our future, still
We would walk the world together,
Through all good and i'll.
Nelly, merry hearted Nelly,
Laughed no longer now
But l saw a deeper feeling
ShadOwing her BROW
And l saw the fitting color
Mounting fast and high
And saw serenest love-light
In her mOistened eye;-
Then her red cheek sought concealment
On my willing breast
And our hearts beat close together
With wild unrest
And the whispered sweet confession,
And the yielded kiss,
Rendered real my puTest, rarest
Dream Of perfect bliss.
So may be reckoned worthy
Of the heaven above,
As guard from every danger
NellV'S trr1Stinr love
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07

DS~ A woman is either worth nothing
or a great deal. If good for nothing, she
is not worth getting jealous for; if she be a
true woman, she will give no cause for jeal-
ousy. A man is a brute to be jealous of
such woman-a fool to be jealous of a
worthless one-but double fool to cut his
throat for either of them.
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07

AN ODD FELLOWS FUNERAL.-The fol-
lowing extract is clipped from an article in
the Sierra Citizen, on the subject of the
erection of an Odd Fellows Hail:
The members Of this order are very nu-
merous here; they are able to build any sort
of hall and not feel the expense. On late
funeral occasion we counted some two hun
dred and fifty brothers in procession, and
among them some of the finest looking men
we ever saw; and yet we have been told
that many brothers in the neighborhood
were not in procession on that OCCASION
What mighty influence that body of men
must unitedly exert, and what could they
not accomplish if each one put his shoulder
to the wheel.
On the occasion we speak of, we occupied
ourself, sitting in the crowd, by watching
the imposing, solemn ceremonies simple
they were but so impressive 1t was lust
before election, in the bitterest of party
strife, when a man crossed the street to
avoid speaking to his neighbor because of
party animosity. There were two hundred
and fifty men-Democrats and Americans
or, if you please, Phalanxers and Know
Nothings-a bier stood in the aisle, the
coffin lid was thrown back, and the symbol
of the brotherhood lay on the breast of the
dead man. And then solemnly and slow
they followed him to the grave, and threw
In ON the coffin sprigs Of evergreen-'dust to
dust, ashes to ashes; man that is born of
a woman is Of few days and full of trouble
the Guardian Of the Grand Lodge an
nounced traveller from a far country, while
the brothers from many lands-from the
banks of the Solway and the Shannon, from
the Rhine and the Loire, from the Penob-
scot and the Missouri; piled up the fresh
dug earth over the last long sleeping place
of the Odd Fellow.
The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07

"SPARE THAT DoG! Marshal, spare that
dog, touch not single hair, he worriesm
ny hog, from out his muddy lair. O!when
ne was pup, so frisky and so plump, he
tapped his milk from cup, when hungry
at jump. And then his playful tricks, so
funny in their place, so full of canine licks,
upon your hands and face. You surely will
let him live! O! do not kill him-dead, he
wags his narrative, and prays for life-not
lead! Go get muzzle now, and put upon
his mouth, and stop that bow-wow-wow!
and tendency to drought He is our chill
drens pet, companion of their joy; you will
not kill him yet, and thus their hopes de-
stroy. No, Marshal, spare that pup, touch
not single hair; put your pistol up, and
so away from there.