Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-12-08
Ezoaas sEsaslaa BENJAMIN.

IA interesting article in the Louisville
Ledger says: LAS Senator in the old
United States Senate, afterwards Confeder-
ate Secretary Of the State, his romantic es,
cape from Florida IN the spring Of 1865.
upon the downfall OF the Southern Confeder-
acy all these things conspired to enlist the
kindest feelings of our people for Mr. Be-
jamin. and to bring out their sympathy aud
to wish him every success when he landed
- Europe, an exile at the age Of fifty four.
His spirit was not in the least crushed, nor
his energies abated and by industry and
| talent he to day occupies proud position
in England Though he stood in the first
| rank Of the Louisiana bar, and was con-
| fessedly the most brilliant advocate before
the United States Supreme Court, still had
to go through formal probation in England
before allowed to plead in his profession. -
1t was about one year before he appeared
at the bar, eking support by writing FIR
the British press and magazin~s. At lasr
he had . case, one growing out Of the late
cival war. The result vas forensic tri
umph which elected the rare distinction OF
very warm encomium upon his argument
from the bench While struggling for his
footing, Mr.. Benjamin devoted himself to
preparing a special treatise on sales The
bar of both countries united in praise Of tho
book This publication assured Mr.. Ben
janin's standing in his profession. At last
he was made Queens Couns l. This placed
him fairly on the road to distinction and a
professional reward His income has risen
to 1000 pounds sterling per annum, and in
another year will doubtless be double that
am cunt Mr.. Benjamin has been offered an
opportunity to 60 into Parliament, but b"
continues to decline to turn aside FROM the
brilliant protest. onal career which awaits
him. He now stands second at the bar on
ly to Sir Rounded Palmer, and on any
special occasion offering scope for his great
powers Of eloquence, would undoubtedly
eclipse that disting rushed jurist.
THE CHINESE JUGaLERs OUTDoNE Re
MARKABLE PERFORMANCES WITH A BROAD
AxE.-In Chapel district, Talbot county,
Mo-, there resides a named Dill, whose Eeats
with the broad axe 3 astonishing. Some
time ago, in the presence Of several gentle
suck it in log. Drawing ou1 she axe, ne
tod man present 80. stick grain o. corn
in he cut, and he would 5trow again and
Split the grain Of ORR open Tic corn was
PIT to the place ne threw again and pitt
Is open Asgentlemau standing by believ-
i4 il 8 chance throw, said he w0ulG live
bii0 dollar Il be could do it aeain He
throw again, spill. o9eu the grain Of coon.
a} pocketed the q llar. 4 second and
thf3 dollsrwas w9nit. TIE same way. The
r.an WIFI 5he gree1-5as S., finding that Dill
was t5ioaiug 0a COZ AMY crew off. Dill
shen stuck an Gig a,sf my nail in the end of
log, threw as if. and drove it up to the
cad with the eye Of bis axe This was too
much for the excitable man With the dol
lars, who said I'll give you another dollar
if you can do that again. The nail was put
in place Dill threw, drove it up again, aud
pocketed the dollar. The greeuback man
ventured another dollar and lost. Having
lost five dollars, he came to the conclusion
til the expert axeman was too much for
him, and let him slide.
The claimants under the loyal Southern
claims commission express good deal Of
ureasiness for fear that Congress will fail to
make an appropriation Of eight or ten mil
lions of dollars to liquioate such claims as
have been audited and proved. There never
has been very strong disposition in Con-
gress to pay dollar of these claims, and
the party in power there Is not likely to
make SO large an appropriation ir the Pres
ident-making year. In the face of these
doubts. however, very earnest move will
be made to secure an appropriation Bali
more Sun.
DEBT PAY1Ne.-The Albany (Gs News
learns that the planters of that section are
determined to square accounts Many of
them have failed to make cotton en nugh to
paw out. but they are unwilling to struggle
under the incubus OF debt aly longer, and
are turning over mules and other property
in liquidation Of claims against them.
'.The continued misbehaviorH Of Catacazy
late Russian Minister is explained by the
New York Sun to consist in his having said
that the President and the State Depart.
ment are open to bribery, and refusing to
retract