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A Volunteer Prisoner.
From the New York Tribune.

Is not this, related in a private letter
from London, rather a remarkable story Z
About ten years ago, a young American
from New York, Walter Hastings by name,
dining in London in company with Lord
c., expressed the opinion that solitary
confinement in a dark cell was not SO
dreadful punishment as had been repre-
sented. His Lordship-so goes the tale
offered Hastings 100000 if he would un-
dergo entire seclusion for ten years. The
proposition being agreed to, cell was
fitted up in Lord C--'s town-house. 1t
was from twelve to fifteen feet square.
The prisoner was to be allowed candles, a
few books, writing materials, plain food
tho latter served by q man who was not to
be seen. w
In this way Hastings has been living for
decade of years, his term expiring about
the LIST of the present month. He is now
released, aud has received, we suppose, his
hard earned money. He emerges from his
dun eon in rather dilapidated condition,
appearing, though only thirty-five, like a
man of sixty-fve years of age, his frame
| STOPPING and his steps lettering, his face
sallow, his hair and beard white, his voice
tremulous, and his speech hesitating. He
is coming directly to America, and we
should not wonder if Mr.. Barnum knew
something about him. If SO, in this re-
spect, the volunteer incarcerate has an adj
| vantage over the prisoner of Chill
Ion, who never found his Barnum
at all, but only his Byron : and
in other respects, over the famous
st. Simon Stylites, who remained SO long
not at his post, but upon the top of it,
looking down with contemptuous eye
upon the admirers who sent him up his
Lenten provender by means of rope and
basket We can only compare our Walter
Hastings with the historical old gentleman
who was found, very much in need of .
hair-dresser, in one of the subterranear
dens of the bastile, and who died soor
after being released, as toads do when thu
splitting Of their granite enclosure libe
rates them.
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THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1871.

The ALABAMA CLAIMS TREATY.-The
publication of the leading features Of the
treaty between Great Britain and the
United States, which is to be submitted to
the Senate on the 10th instant, has created
a great deal of excitement among Senators
now in Washington, according to the state
ments of the correspondent of the Phils-
delphia Press. He says there seems to be
strong feeling against that part of the
treaty which recognizes the so-called Eng
lish claims as an offset to the Alabama
claims. These English claims are general
ly for property seized or destroyed in the
South by the Union army during the war.
The majority OF the Senators are of,opin-
ion that the owners of these claims were
generally 10 sympathy with the rebellion,
and did all they could to aid and abet it. In
some respects they were more guilty than
the Confederates themselves, because they
were sheltered under the protection Of the
British flag, and whih enjoying the
comfy which exists between the nations
they traded on the necessities of both par
ties. 1t is just probable that this portion
of the treaty will be amended when II
comes before the Senate so as to compel
the claimants to show that they were not
hostile to the United States during the re-
bellion. A proviso like this would reduce
the British claims to very small figure
for it is well known that nearly all the
Englishmen residing in the South during
the rebellion were among the most active
secessionists. 1t is evident that the main
discussion upon the treaty will hinge upon
these so-called English claims against the
United States. The other questions are II
some degree unimportant, with the excep-
ton perhaps Of the fishery question, which
is understood to meet the approval of those
most directly interested.
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A Town FRIGHTENED BY LABoRERs.-
Five hundred workmen, who were en-
ployed in digging a canal in the forest of
Hertogenwald, marched in body to Ver-
viers, and demanded the payment of their
wages, for some time overdue. Their APP
pearance caused much excitement and ap-
prehensiop. The gendarmes proved un-
trustworthy, and were confined to their
barracks. The town finally paid the
workmen their wages, and all fears of dis
order were allaYed.
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SOCIETIES for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals are multiplying in every por-
ton of the country. We wish the benev-
client projectors all possible success, al
though 1t is consolatory to know that brute
animals do not suffer from physical injury
as men do; for we have seen horse COM
fortably feeding with almost the whole OF
one of his feet destroyed by disease. But
1t is important to remember that cruelty to
brutes implies brutality in man. The
carman who SO far yields to his bad tenn
per as to torture las he thinks) the poor
creature to whose toll he owes his own
sustenance is quite likely to beat his wife,
tyrannize over his children, bully his
neighbors, or assault his boon companions.
If the law can teach-him to stay his hand
raised in wrath against bis horse, or dog,
or OK, it will also teach him, at the same
time, to control himself better. when he
experiences desire to indulge in extern
poraneous manslaughter. 1t is melancholy
to reflect that man, with full recognition
of the value of refined culture, is upon the
average such beast and perhaps we
should beg pardon of the beasts for using
such a word. 1t is pleasant to think of
human capacity for rounded culture; it
is not SO pleasant to find the capacity very
economically employed.
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Virginia planters complain that never
, were the tobacco flies SO numerous and de-
structive as this season. And throughout
the South there is dismay at the number,
size and voracity Of the mosquitoes.
The new style of ladies' hats are very
beautiful. They resemble a pen-wper
with fringe, and are quite becoming.
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PRorEssIOnAL CARDS.
JNo W. JENKINS. JNo n. PopHAM
JENKINS PoPHAM,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
oFFIoE-No. 1 MARSHALL BUILDING,
CoRNrR TENTH AND BANK STREETS, RICHMOND, Va,
Will ipractico in the Courts of the State and tn
United States and before the Court of Claims and
Departments at Washington. Special attention CIV
en- to cases arising under the Revenue and Bank
ruptcy laws of the United States. NH 15-d&wtf
Congress having recently passed bill providing
for the appointment OF COMMISSION for the ex-
animation and adjustment of the claims of LOYAL
CITIZENS of the South, for stores supplies taken
or furnished during the rebellion for the use OF the
army including the and loss Of vessels and boats
while employed IN the military service Of the United
States, and there being many claims of this descrip
tion which should have prompt attention, we re-
spectfully offer services in the prosecution of
the same before the Commission the most liberal
TERMS according to the amount involved and the
character of the claim For full particulars address
itf JENKINS P0PHAM,
~ Attorneys at Law, Richmond, Va q
We refer by permission to Jno. D. Davis, Presiden
Planters National Bank and Richmond Banking and
Insurance Company, Richmond Davenport & Co,
Stock Brokers and General Agents. do; Lancaster &
Co., Bankers, dol Hon. II. x. Ellyson, ex-Mayor do.
@. X Bingham, President First National Bank,
Lynchburg Hon. ]. y. Lewis, U. 8. Senator Wash.
ington d. c.; Hon. Jas. II. Plat, do; Hon. Charles
II. Porter, do; Hon. w. II. H. Stowell, do.
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GoTTscHALK SAID TO HAVE BEEN MUIR
DERED.-A gentleman recently arrived
at New York from Brazil is the authority
for a statement that the eminent pianist
Gottschalk was murdered by blow with
a "sand-bag." The Tribune says that
Gottschalk sent his agent, Firmip, to San
Paulo, which is sixteen hours by rail from
Rio Janeiro, and is the seat of college for
young men, to make arrangements for a
concert. The college boys, being unusual
ly frolicsome, inflicted many annoyances
upon Firmin, and attempted to practice
the'same upon Gottschalk on his arrival
q the day of the concert. Gottschalk be-
came enraged, and drove the prosecutors
out of the room where they assembled
around him, causing some of them to vow
revenge upon him. That night as he was
leaving the place where the concert was
held he was struck by some unknown
person with sand-bag. He was momen-
tariy stunned, but passed on, and soon
returned to Rio Janeiro. He complained
from that time, however, of an oppression
in his chest, which, it now appears, was
caused by loosening of the lgaments of
the lungs, from the ugly blow of the sand
bag. Abscess was formed in the back of
bis chest, as was ascertained upon post
morton examination, and 1t was doubtless
the breaking of this abscess which caused
his prostration in the midst of his last
concert. His death soon followed, and
was accounted for, upon the post morton
examination, by the discovery of what was
apparently a cancerous formation in one of
the lungs. The details of the case, how
ever they may at the time have been I'M
derstood, were hushed up, and it is only
by the recent explanations of the physi-
clan and Of Firmin that any correction of
mistaken rumors has been offered.
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WIN. b. COOK. JOHN vILEs.
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south generally, fair share of patronage.
We manufacture
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We also manufacture together with the above
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COMMISSION MERCHANT,

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III H. BROOKE, sSf v srr a,
ATTORNEY AT Laws
Practices in the Courts Of Caroline Essex King and
Queen, and the United Statss Courts at Richmond.
Office at Milford Depot Caroline county, Virginia.
will attend to cases before the Court Of Claims
and the Departments at Washington.
My father, II. B. Brooke Esq. will attend to all
business entrusted to me in the counties of King
and Queen Caroline and Essex. Address Central
Point, or Milford Depot, Caroline county, Virginia.
La 2--tf II 80
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
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1879
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SHARPs' SPORTING RIEJEs-we are now pre-
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Prince Bismarck is the hero of the fol-
lowing anecdote: 1.-THE value of good
cigar said Bismarck, as he proceeded to
light an excellent Havana, sis best under
stood when it is the last you possess and
there is no chance of getting another. At
Koniggratz had only one cigar left in my
pocket, which [ carefully guarded during
the whole battle as miser does his treas
ure. / did not feel justified in using it. [
painted in glowing colors in my mind the
happy hour when [ should enjoy it after
the victory. But had miscalculated my
chances" "And what was the cause of
your miscolbulation?" "a poor dragon.
He lay helpless with both arms crushed,
murmuring for something to refresh him.
l felt in my pockets and found had only
gold, add that would be of no use to him.
But stay-I had still my treasured cigar!
l lighted this for him and placed it be-
tween his teeth. You should have seen
the poor fellows grateful smile! [ never
enjoyed cigar SO much as that one did
not smoke!n