New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-12
PERSONAL.

The Paris Journal des DcJdtS, in the course OF a
letter fIom Shmghae dated Aug IL, states that num-
Der OF foreign adventures have joined the Imperial
toops ard in their conflicts with the Tai-Ping rebels
are achieving a desperate and bloody reputation
Among these soldiers Of fortune is an American named
Ward who 1t appears agrees to capture cities by job
work. Tie correspondent writes:
"Ward had collected q troop Of four or live thou
sand Tapsls belonging to Manila, and about dozen
sailors from different seaToIts OF the East ne ana DIS
men were paid bv the TOuIai, Mayor Of Shanghae,
3.Otaels or about 5000 francs q mouth, and he en-
icved lie tile Of Colonel But that was not all.
When he rctoo city from the insurgents, he received
reward proporonale 10 the service he had rendered
For instance the reaking of Sung hiang brought the
valiant Colonel the sum Of 81 90 francs Suoh remu
peration would have stimulated the ardor OF men more
.crurulous than Mr.. Ward. The City OF lrlng-P0w,
near Shanghae wa- taken by the rebels. The lou
TAI wa, IN great trevdation but Ward treasured hun,
and offered 10 make all right for personal reward OF
3nO OG0 frames Arrived at Tsing-POw, he gave the
si.1aI az a..sslt and was received BY shower OF
balls But Ward il brave, and he determined to prove
himself worthy the confidence OF the lou-la. IWice
Iepul-ed twice be returned 10 the charge. Climbing
the walls wit. about fifty OF his followers, he iound
bp1fef face to face with the chief of the Tai Pngs ho
fred Al him twice but missed. You rascal, fephed
hi, adversary in GOOD English, III show You can
fphi better han you; and he did show II by shooting
the Colonel in the stomach and leg let "ard escdPeu,
il now az Shanghae and, he is OF good consllutio
II II urobabe thai in a few weeks he viii be up again
and al the head Of band Of brigands, anxious 10 re-
pair - ill'luck."
II is said that Charles Matthews and hi wife have
not made a success at Dury Lane. Mr.. NJ. Is getting
feeble, and - Lays superfiuous on the stage
A letter from Ruatan says Of Walker, the tlbnS-
ter:
81 notice that Truxillo correspondent of one OF
the Havana papers prerend 10 give his dying speech.
know that thi- cannot be relied upon from the best
authority. 1 have also been informed that not an
American or Euglishman was present when he was 70
brutally ho Of which you have no doubt The iuii par
ticuJar;. He died true Catholic, and was attended
TO The place of execution by priest OF thai denonih
ton. II j. aid that his effects and some letters 'ua'
he wrote iu,; before his death, banded Oyert0 the
American Consul. He told the commandant, to whom
ne was handed over BY the English in reply to some
insulting remark, that be was not the only walker ~
the United States. almost positive thai from the
moment of bis capture he was not allowed 10 gee in!
rcr.on whatever except the officials in command
The Rev. Mr.. Willet, supposed to have been hung
i; Texas on the same tree with his faher-in-law, the
Rev Mr. Be,ylev. has arrived safely in Southern Kan
eas lie escaped with difficulty from his Prosecutors
and lived eight days in the woods, with no food out
nuts. Other fugitiyes from Texas are arriving IN
Kansas.
Tie Hon. John Brooks Of Princeton, Mas, has
NOW living riN sister whose united ages on Now
1860 amounted to ij3 year., months, and IL days
averaging over - years each.
.-Severa years ago, Senator Benion in hl- rough
epgammatic manner, thus portrayed the ueorgah
Fire-Eaer:
,Ir. Lackev, there il Cobb-he the big,beelied
one Of Georgia he The lQng-legged one OF ~ liza
once hnd "a little f,ifl III hiln--lohe now on 10
oo"j .belIed od-ycs, Sir sheHed oG-ony co5J len,
Toon co55 at that, Sir lie wants to get ahead 90, o.
Toonbs; Hean dog for long chase '-O9pD " ' ~
man-ft men ap, TO be lazy 20 he'll take sho e no 70
cup Of nufers-mark IT, SIR. Wa,s 70 Pre.i.
Dental disease. Great God what are we coIniag 20
Don't agree with President tarii-rln as h h;r ~
Penpsyiymia he il Of the President ~; p'G,e S
clerks, and President ought to sieh hl bnt he viii
out, Sir delleacy should quake hlm Ie's", wv ~