New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-30
PERSONAL

Rleunerhasset az bis slave, and continued WIN u'
I'm be fed. lie was never freed. lie came 10 oulo
soon after ana resided in Harmar for some years.
TIo oferv,ard came to WstertOwn, where he re-
sided for over 30 years Micajah tCajoel was the
slave Of Col. Borrel. of York, Gloucester County,
VIRGINIA. AZ the deatr Of Col Borrel he went to ms
,on-ln.hw, the Rev. Mr.. Fountain, with whom DC
lived at the time Of the battle Of Yorktown, ana was
hen waiter in the army. His descriptions Of the
battle were vivid and are presumed to betrue. lheie
are persous living who have known him ior slAty
vears. who place his ago at fully the ABOVE hs
cvsc, aye il not recorded. Mcajah could read aud
write. having been taught by Mrs. Blennerha'se' OF
whom he always spoke in high terms oil respect he
belonged TO the Baptist Church, and preached to the
coored population of Peterborough IN early 'ines
H.. ever sustained fair consistent character, aud
was respected by his neighbors.
The Ner-Herea Jouraal says that colored
woman, named Stanley, who was a slave till she
was 40 years of age, has lately died in that city,
leaving $1,000, since accumulated, for benevolent
purposes. The Boston Christian Messenger, of last
week, says that the Congregational Unitarian
Church in Sandwich, Mass, has fund OF several
thousand dollars left by colored men named Titus.
He was once slave of the Rev. NJ. Williams,
former pastor of tho church, Of which Titus was
consistent and exemplary member. When Williams
died he gave Titus his freedom. Ho Immediately
engaged himself as steward on board vessel, and
bis savings in that capacity for many years, untll
his death, were given TO purchase an excellent CLOCK
for the tower Of the church where be loved to
worshp and to form this fund for the support OF the
Gospel the income Of which amounts 10 between
5000 and 5000 annually. And yet we hear 1t said
that the negro slave s 80 shiftess and improydent
that if he were given bis freedom he could not take
care of himself!
The reports circulated respecting the Rev. Dr.
Wilmer formerly Of Philadelphia, involving re-
Elections on his character AS clergyman aud bs
honor 40 n gentleman, are formally contradcted.
The following statement appears in Tie EreH'Hg
Bulletin:
81 late letter from Fortress Monroe 10 a morning
paper 10 this city made some statements concerning
the Rev. Dr. Wilmer, late Of this city, which were
on in these columns and in those OF many
other Journals. We learn now that the statements
made were incorrect. Gen. Wool and the Provost
Marshal at Fortress Monroe deny the assertion tna
DR.. Wilmer had papers, plans, &c, concealed IN us
neckcoth and other clothi0g. The reports eohoeIn
ing bis baggage were also greatly exaggerated ana,
alter little delay all the articles he took from tue
North were forwarded to him. We make this cor
rection with pleasure, in justice 10 gentleman VINO
has many friends here, and we request that ~ De
made also by distant papers that nave peeh ied i.o
error by the false reports oil Inc correspondent III
question"
In a letter from the Hon. Joseph Holt TO Lieut..
Gov. Stanton of Ohio he uses the following enthusi-
astic language respecting the appointment OF the
Hon. Edwin VI. Stanton as Secretary OF War, VIZ;
Tbe selection Of the Hon Edwin NJ Stanton Secretary
OF War has occlsioned uuaoyed rstihcaion II Is an
stride In the direction of the suppression Of the re-
b.ion So far a, gather the popular sentiment there
everywhere rejoicing the appointment but rejoicing
would be far greater did the people know do the cour
the Loyalty and the geniu, OF the Secretary as dis
pyed IN the intensely tragic struggles that marked the closing
DAYS Of the ls., Administration He Is grea. man intellect
u.y and morallya patriot Of the true Roman stamp VINO
will rrspple with treason the lion sapples with his prey
We may rest well assured that all tina, man can do WILL IN MS
position be done to deliver our poor bleeding eonn
try from tho bsyones Of traitors now lifted agsn'' bosom
"A private letter from Shanghai, China, dated
Nov l. contains the intelligence of the death OF Dr.
Bridgman, the well known missionary, on the 9th
of the preceding month. DIR. Bndgman has labored
in the cause of missions for the long period Of -
year. His last public service was in the London
Mission Chapel, at Shanghai, when he preached to an
interested audience The letter states his disease to
have been dysentery, to which his week state Of
body yielded after n sickness Of ten days.
The New.York correspondent of The Saturday
Erening Gazette says that private letter has been
received from a friend of Mrs. Sidell, in England,
in which the writer states that Lady Pamerston had
made a friendly call upon that lady, and that Mrs.
uuestis wife of one of the Secretaries of the traitor
ambassadors and daughter Of Corcoran the Washing
ton banker, boasted that she had money enough with
her to buy all the French press and that she would
yet accomplish it.
The recovery of Gen. b. F. Kelley is now
deemed extremely doubtful. Notwithstanding the
painful suffering he has undergone for months from
his wounds, 10 has. almost without interval, re-
tanned his position in the field. The prayers OF the
entire North have been offered up for his recovery,
and a fatal result would send pang of sorrow and
regret through the heart of every patriot in the land
The venerable Henry Smith, in Il letter to The
Western Christian Adrocdte, says: have thought
il little remarkable that the two oldest preachers
on the itnerant list in America, perhaps IN the
world should be found in the bounds OF the Balti'
more Conference, aud living not ten miles apart
Brother Joshua Wells is 81, and | am within few
months Of SO, and my wife So.
Mrs. Catharine Arbn died in Baltimore on the
Dist inst, aged llS years She had been confined to
her bed for three years. Mrs. Arbin was born in
Philadelphia in l7ii, and lived to see her fifth gener.
ton with great great grandchildren. Her youngest
child is now living at the age Of about years. Her
father, who WAS of Baltimore, at the battle OF
Bunker Hill.
The Augusta, Ga, papers announce the arrival