New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-28
PERSONAL.

The editor of The Paulding Clarion, while in
attendance upon the Perry County Miss Court, met
an old Revolutionary soldier, named jeremiah Will
bingham, who knew Washington and Jefferson well,
and was at the battle of Eutaw Springs, and many
other of the hardest fought battles Of the Revolution
lie voted for jefferson for President, and is now Ge
wears old. His last marriage was contracted At the
age of Il years and so years have elapsed since his
first marriage. He is still hale and hearty, can mount
a horse with ease and can shoot squirrel from the
top of the talest tree with rife.
A duel was fought on the Goth inst between MIR.
Pondexter of The Na,hvHle Union and Mr.. Beau
mont of The Republican Banner, between whom a
personal collision had previously occurred at The
Banner Office. They met in the street opposite the
Capitol at o'clock in the afternoon, each accompa-
MED by friend. Using pistols, they fired almost
simultaneously neither shot, however, taking effect.
On the second shot Mr. Beaumont received slight
flesh wound in the leg. Mr.. Pondexter was un-
harmed. With the woundng OF Mr.. Beaumont hos
,iities ceased The Nashville Gazette is gratifed to
hear that the differences between the bellgerents
have been amicably adjusted, and their former
friendly relations restored.
"A man was found dead on the Levee in New Or
leans last week, who had killed himself with arsenic
From memoranda on his person it appeared that his
name was Abner +. Brown and that he had been
chief officer Of the bark Rienzi in voyage from Bos
ton to London and then chief officer of the ship b.
den of New Orleans. There also found the fol-
lowing letter, written in clear, elegant hand, the
same evidently that of the the title page
but in the French language give the translation
errors and regrets At having conut;ed them have no
feelings against except those who have through their
have taken morning lS cents worth Of arsenic which
bought yesterday may Cod grant that tins dose win suffice
may behave better Mr. errors amounting about
SEQ compel me to take poison Al the hour o my death If
Kind and whom loved nearly to distraction wish
that %sTs soe % a ns % s seb 70 ns 70
these Of child; regret the but could not help it, and
that....,."
The letter stops here abruptly, although there is no
sign of trepdation the writing, to the last word being
bold and elegant.
Among the victims destined to the recent sscri-
fee al Tacubays, Mexico, one Col. Arrodillado,
whose bold and successful leap for his lie is worthy
of record. Col. Ancdillado, as Tie ". o. Pscayune
informed by one who hal it from an eyewitness,
was already in the hands Of the assassns who drawn
up in line were about directing their pieces at him.
when he cried aloud so to be heard not OILY by the
by-standers, but by others al a distance, Hold,
hold there, a moment; have message, revelation
for the General-in- Chief" The tone Of voice in
which this announcement made seemed so earnest
and sincere that it made instant impression upon
the officers in command, who at ouce suspended the
execution. No sooner, however, were the guns
lowered than the bold man. his limbs Free leaped
from the midst OF the crowd cleared a slight nclo.
sure knocking down two soldiers il lis way, plunged
into deep ravine, and, notwithstanding several
hasty, random shots from the party he 80 unceremo
niously Jeff, made good his escape with his life.
The Distrct-Attoruey for Worcester Co., while
engaged in trying the case Of Mount, the pckpocket
received certificate of Mounts good character from
an Alderman in the city of Philadelphia. The follow
ing is literal copy Of this communication which we
have been permitted to inspect and We give it as a
rare specimen of aldernanc composition:
"PHIL'A April 10th 1859
know William Mount for long Vile Away found him
Honest snd Industrious have herd OF his Character que
toued lived ueghbors with Tor years and must y
hone yc,rs Best
W NeMGnen
Alderman"
While Miss Fanny Fitz Faren, the actress, was
performing her part at the Holliday'street Thester
Baltimore, in the play entitled Loan of Lover" in
which is the song who'll have mel" she paused
Rr moment, ~ if waiting for an answer, when