The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-07
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GERARD and GORDON CUNNING are in danger Of
losing their Iaurels. There is new lion killer out,
in the shape Of Frenchman, named BsToUnLE'
employed in the Typographical service. Being
lately IN the neighborhood Of Soukahras, he was
informed that lion had carried off an OK the pre-
ceding night. He prepared his arms, and took up
a position in the dusk behind thicket, at about
fifteen yards from the remains ofthe OK. At about
two in the morning the lion appeared and recon-
menced its repast, when the sportsman took the
opportunity to discharge two spherical oails ln1o
its body. The animal fell without sound, but
innmedistely rose, and staggered along for some
little distance and again dropped dead. 1t meas-
ured nearly inine feet, and was supposed to be
about u years old. few days later N. BEToUHIE
went out on another expedition in the same locality,
having learnt that lioness and two lions were COM
hitting great rarages every light. Having entered
the forest which the animals frequented, he
fastened an old mare to a tree as bait and then
posted himself behind some thick bushes. He had
not been there long before noise was heard In
the thicket, and magnificent lion made It's ap-
pearance, advancing with precaution, and passing
within a few yards Of the marksman, who was un-
able to take aim at the moment, from his rifle be-
ing entangled in the brushwood. The animal then
made circuit round the mare, licked it's hps,
and orouched down for the purpose OF making the
fatal spring, when the sportsman from about forty
Yards distance, fired, and lodged two balls ID It's
right side. The animal gave terrific roar, and,
plunging into the forest, disappeared Tho next
day its dead body was found at about five hundred
! yards from. the place Of ambuscade. 1t was
Lrk
| killed.
lucy STONE, one of the matriarchs Of Womsn's
Rights in America, addressed letter to the New
York Euening Post, thanking it for republlshIng
Mr. JOHN STUART MILLS able argument in favor OF
female suffrage, recently delivered In Parliament.
| The Post. in its comments on the speech, re-
| marked: 'It begins to look, in England and here,
az though women would be made voters whenever
| they choose to demand the suffrage" Upon this
Miss LUCY STONE states in most earnest and pa
| thetic language that women have, long demanded
| it, have petitioned conventions and legisla-
lures in every Northern State, during 80
many years, sethat they who came with fair
young cheeks, and offered youth, health and
strength for this sacred cause, to-day are crowned
with gray hairs, and furrows are on s their faces
What more can we do? Must every individual
woman demand suffrage before any OF the thou
sands who have demanded it can be allowed to e1-
ernise It? The exercise Of this inherent political
power has been denied us through no fault OF OURS
Are not those who have withheld it in honor bound
to confer it, whether we all ask it or mott Should
not good men, irrespective OF party, see to it that
their mothers are not placed politically lower than
negroes, lower than the great mass OF ignorant
men who can neither read nor speak our language,
and ON the same level with the worst Of the rebels
who are deprived of their vote as punishment for
treason%
TIE EASTERN QuEsTIos.-e9aaf 70 an English
Ghancery suitappears to be every now and then
it.Ioomipg .p"-then to be up, and again about to
bersettled; but it is extremely doubtful whether
any one now living will ever see the end OF 1t.
And moreover, We believe we risk nothing in
saving that there are few persons, certainly very
Flew ON this side the Atlantic, who have ANYTHING
like proximats ides Of what is really meant by
the Eastern Question"-more than general and
vague notion that the Czar wants to gobble up
Turkey in Europe; and this is perhsps sufficiently
neor the truth to serve as an answer to the said
question The lstest news from that quarter states
that Prussia and Russia have come TO an entire
understanding on the Eastern question. This
news, II true will not be relished at Paris, for It
would forebode the solution of the Eastern ques-
ton in manner more pleasing to Prussia than to
France. The Sultan is reported to have consented
to entrust the solution Of the Cretan question to
| Conmission Of the European Powers. As all the
great Powers, except England, have urged upon
the Porte to consent to the annexation Of Crete TO
Greece, the appointment Of such Commission
would seem to be paramount to the futf[ment OF
the chief demand Of the Cretans.
/ TEE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, from one OF our
Northern exchanges, gives proofof good sense ands
good spirits see that on Saturday last some ten
/ thousand Of the people Of Richmond assembled
in the cemetaries Of the city and vicinity to deco
rate the graves of the dead who fell in the service
Of the rebellion. The military authorities did not
interfere in any way with their proceedings This
was wise and oonsiderate, and in contrast With the
refusal Of the authorities in some parts OF the
South to permit such demonstrations OF respect
for the Confederate dead. This nation can certain
ly afford to permit the indulgence Of affection and
sorrow on the part Of the Southern people toward
| their sons and brethren who perished in worse
than fruitless cause. Grief is always sacred, and
nothing could possibly have worse effect upon
the sentiments and temper Of the people OF the
people Of the Southern States than military inter-
ference with tho discharge Of it's sacred duties.
General SoHorrELD has set an example OF indul-
sence and forbearance in this matter which Ho
trust the military commanders will everywhere
follow So ,r.e &. ~ 3, q. .ssy. s,aa ~. ~.
TIE LONDON Globe of May has some very in
| tetesting statistics ON English pauperism. The
recent exhibit presented to Parliament shows an
alarming increase Of pauperism, as COM ared with
1865. On the last day Of the first week Of Febru-
airy, 1857, there were in England and Wales s9S, 44
paupers in receipt Of relief, being an increase Of
81, OLE over the corresponding week OF the prece-
ding year 5O,65O Of these we're in London. In
the second week Of February, sS2,27S; third
week, 9n ,425; fourth week, 965, 5,484; Of whom
were s8,sf9 outdoor, and LAG, ,485 indoor poor.
The gross amount expended for the relief OF the
poor in Ireland in the year ending 29th September,
1866, was f72S 207; as compared with f6ll, ,Ssl In
the preceding year. There were in receipt OF re-
Lief on the last Saturday in January, 1857 H. AZ
paupers in 1856, ss,7Os; in 1866, 74,2s7 The
n, ,422 for this year includes 11,2H adult able
bodied paupers, and sOS widows in receipt OF out
door relief. In 1866 the amount Of poor rate
lodged was f74s,757; an other receipts amount
ing to fS,0N.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN RRPUPLIcs, it would
seem, have their blood up, and refuse to have any
neutral power mediate between them and their
Spanish foes. The Chiian Government rejects
the proposition made by our Government for
conference at Washington between Spanish
plenipotentaries and ambassadors from Chill and
her allies. Though Chill regards this offer as
"new testimony Of our interest" in her welfare,
her Minister states, in batch Of official CORES
pondence that has been made public, that the pro-
.eoSo.a,,a oou1d not ha pr0ductiy6 OF