The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-22
CURRENT. TOPICS.

IN pes1ad or Nenlcs. still lie L very far yot eycn
In tho Unitod States, from enjoying universal suf-
! frago tho full fruitton Of nineteenth century
6lcssing. Mo still hnvo dog star, and tho dog
days, dog catchcrs, tho dog-wagon, and tho
Pound, and, finally, mince-mcat or "weal pie.n
Why should tho dog bo singled out for such porBo-
cution from his worry puppyhood unto tho pound or
pons3 Why should no DO taxed whom cats go Hcpt
freo2 society for tho protection OF dogs is still
dcsidcratum. During tho war VIC used to SEQ tho
dog-wsgon 20 through thu Btrcots OF Richmond,
its sides composed Of iron network, soyernl
darkcs, in Charge Of tho institution on tho lookout
for slroy canincs; on spying ono thoy throw their
not over him, caught him, and hutldled him into
tho cart with the rost. As those catchors wero no
rcspectcrs OF persona" thoro worc, Of courso,
dogs OF cvcTy shade and huo, tho aristb-
cratio spaniel and greyhound tho, domp-
cratic cur nnd fco, dogs OF low degroe,
and tho vast host OF poodlos pointcrs, Now
foundlands, etc., belonging to tho statd and
| respectable middle class. Tray, Blanche and
Sweetheart hero not unfrequontly for tho Grat
Time in thoir lives meet lace to face with vulgar
"yalIor dogs" Tho poor creatures oa,no. To uiis
untimoly aud inglorious end through no fault bf
their own. 1t iH fato, and tho stupidity and cruel-
ty of man combined. Truly hath tho pool sun e ::
,'Anu's inlumanty TO dogs IL i.
hakes countless millions howl" -"t
Now York Htill celebrates tho dog dnyy by
making war on thcso unfortunatoe Tho city PAYS
| lifty conts nhcnd, and, as mattor OF course, no
| dog Ia safe. Somo parties havo collected long be-
f"ro tho dog scason twcnty thirty curs and dis
poso Of thcm oil together, so thnt on tho first day
that tho pound ia opon thoro is an nmonso rush
| and astounding dolvory Of dogs. Tho numbers
thus scaaaa axSfatfe fIH feIH nimBsr dGcreasos By
half III fortnight, and during tho rost OF tho
\ l,,s5 y
Gfty q dny. Tho expense to Tho city for maintain
ing tho pound during the tllrnn months is about
/ $1,000 per month. ~
| AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION, in London, on tho
2ith ultimo, Professor A. HERscHEL delivered q
lecture ION tho falling stars Of tho yoar, 1867
| and on tho probable source OF certain luminous
motcors in tho material substance OF tho zodasal
light" Tho creator part OF the lecture wns ocou-
pod in describing tho phonomena OF "falling
stura" ind motcorio stones, hi,d IN noticing tho
appearances presented during lilo metoorio show
| ers in November Inst and in preceding ycats,
which wero Illustrated by various diagrams, and
by tho exhibition OF transparent drawings with
tho aid of tho electric lamp. Tho height OF soho
| OF thcso moloors had becn aHcortained to tho
| about fifty miios and ho mentioned tho
| appearance OF others which wcro ma near
tho earth as fuur and 1.-Two milos. Tho
periodical lnotcoric showers, ho snid, aro con-
coivel to DO composed Of streams OF lneteoric
| bodies moving in sopcrato orbits, tho width Of
such o stratum Of mcteors being equal 10 two or
| lhrco times tho diameter OF tho Garth. Tho
! mctcors observed oil tho 14lh OF November last
| wore visible at tho Cape Of Good Hope qunrtcr
| of mn hour before they wcro soon in this country
tho OF Which ho explained to 10 owing to tho
in linntion or tho glnbo to tho zodiac and tho con-
soIuont arrival Of tho motoors Mt tho Southern
portion boforo tl,ey could DO Visible in tho Morrill,
| Ifo stated TINT it has been observed TINT cdch
periodical stream Of mrteors Is accompanied by a
comot tho orbit OF which llas been calculated dnd
tho times OF it's roturn cslimatod. Attempts 10 b1
plain Tho nature Of tho zo,lnca light have hitlior-
To failed to present q theory that would bbar
| investigation, and tho on i.aS ho advanced was
tllat tho light is emitted from an immense mim-
bcr Of small solid particles surrounding tho sun in
tho form OF an elongated sphorold or double conc,
and that tho mctcors nro constructed iron, tltso
PARTICLES. He said this theory Ind tho advantage
over othors of not having been hitherto proved to
| bo fallacious.
"MALARoFF," Of tho Now York Times, consider
| oil tim beat American Paris correspondent, las
| tho folio wing remarks ON tho jealousy OF tho
| Fronol "Tho French aro showing lust tho loaat
! susceptibility possible It certain faihcr ostoMta-
tous exhibitions OF foreign nations. For tho last
few years Paris has got 10 DO such rendezvous
| Tor tho rest of tho world, and tho city Ivos 30
| much by its foreign visitors, that mucn Ercater
attention hns boon shown than formerly TO lLo
foongs OF Foreigners in tho mntteI OF tho display
Of war trophies md other objects Of sclfgiorica-
| ton. Tho whole nation has insonsiby fashioned
itself 10 this limo Of conduct and it is thorofore
with certain degree Of ill-hum ST that tho Pa
| rsiaia look nt tho considerable and really
ostentatious display Of war material and
OF statues Of warriors mado especially by
Prnsnin md England. Tho arrangements Of Prus-
Sin for tho Exhibition wcro mado, OF course, boforo
tho war cloud OF month ago canio up, but hor
monstrous cannons and hor proud and dictatorial
! looking statues Of tho King and Of BIsmARcK wero
actually brought to tho Champ do Mars at the
niomont tho question OF poaco or var was at it's
angricst stage. In former lotter spoho Of tho
manner in which many Of tho nations IN tho Exhi-
bition had hllon naturally, and apparently without
thinking OF it, into demonstration Of tloir ma
tionnl coors and thoir national characteristics,
and roforred to tho fact that tho American do.
parlmont WAS as palo md colorloss and nnpretcn-
tious in its general physiognomy as it well could
bo. In Wow Of tho observations now mudo about
othor nations, We aro glad that il is so."s H..
AMONG THE numerous ol,srftabfo institutions in
England, there ia ono, established In 1860, for tho
rcliof Of British farmers, who, by uncomfortable
! circumstances, have boon reduced to Btsto bor-
dcripg upon indigenco. Wo could wish to 300 tho
Royal Agricultural Donoyolont Institution initiated
here. Tho funds OF tho society arc applicable TO
tho rolcf Of farmors Of sixty yoars OF ago or up
ward, who, during twonty consecutive years, Iiavo
occupied, as an extensive moans OF support, hold
ngs Of at lcast fifty noros at rentals Of at least
f10o per annuin, and who; by reason Of circum-
htancas beyond thor control, hnyo boon SO reduced
as not to possess IN inoonio from oil SOURCES OK
cooling f20 o yoar:; Tho widows and chiliron OF
doceased farmors aro also ontitlod, under certain
circumstances, 10 shnro in tho ben6ats Sonforrod
by tho society. Tho annual pension gruntod TO
every married couple (of which thdre arc at pros-
ent Six on tho books Of Tho nstiution) Is siO! to
o7ry malo recipient tof which thero aro now
sLn ~ go and TO ovory female tof whom
Tow othGrs who TdcovS ss@aossss lss
only reason why tho benefits of the eooie.y Iinyo
not yet boon moro WILDLY oItondod Is that Il
has been tLonght wiso and prudent to inyest
E1G,0oo in Govornmohl aGcuritos with the Wow OF
placing tlIe institution on Aafe and permanent
basis. : . M - q! i-
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