The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-07
CURREN'TETOPICS.

employed in tho Typographical service. Boing
lately In Tho noiShborhc3d Vi 5uunnuras, ho was
informed that lion had carried Off an OK tho pro-
ccding night. Ho prepared his arms, aud took zip
a position in the dusk bohind thicket, at about
hftccn yr Ia from tho rcmains OF tho o. At about
two in tho morning tho lion appeared and recom-
monced it's ropast, whom tho sportsman took tho
opportunity to discharge two spherical balls into
it's body. Tho animal fell without sound, but
Immediately roso, and staggered along for some
little distance and again dropped dead. II meas
urcd nearly tnine feet, and was supposed to be
about IL yeara old. A few days later NJ. BErou11bE
went out on another expedition in tho aamo locality
hayng learnt that's loneas and two lions were COM
miting great rayageB oyory pight. Having entcrod
tho forest which tho animals Goquented, he
fastened an old marc to o treo as bait, and then
posted himself behind somo thick bushes. He had
not boon thero long teforo noiso WAS heard In
the thicket, and q magnificent lion mado its mp
poaranco, advancing with ,prcoaution, and passing
within fow yards Of tho marksman, who was un-
ablo to tako aim at tho moment, from his riHo be-
ing ontangled III tho brushwood. The animal thon
mado circuit round tho marc, licked it's lips,
and orouched down for the purpose Of making tho
fatal spring, when tho sportsman, from about forty
ynrds' distance. fred aud lodged two balls in its
right sido The animal gave q torriao roar, and,
plunging into tho forest, disappeared. Tho next
day it's dead body WAS found at about lve hundred
yards from the place Of anbuecade. II was
noble animal but not 30 largo as tho frat ono
killed.. 'a.." ri -
LUCY STONE, ono OF tho matriarchs Of Woman's
Rights in America, addressed letter to the Now
York Ercntng Post thanking it for republishing
Alr. john STUART Mills able argument in favor OF
femalo SUFFRAGE rocontly delivered in Parliament
The Post In its commonts On iRRRa ASnah and here
mnrked IS IHSo&men would be made voters wheneyer
thoy choose to demand tho suffrage Upon this
Miss LUCY STONE statea in most earnest aud pa
thetic language that women have long demanded
It, have pctitionod conventions and legiHla-
turcs in overy Northern State, during 80
many years, ''that they who camo with fair
young checks, and oGerod youth, hoalth, and
strength for this sacred CAUSE to-day arc crowned
with gray hairs, and burrows all thoir faccs
What moro can wo do2 Must overy individual
woman demand suffrage before any OF the thou
sands who havo demanded it can be allowed to OK
erciso it'll Tho exercise OF this inhorent political
power has been dencdus through no fault OF ours.
Arc not those who ''sve withheld it in honor bound
to confer it, whcthor We all nsk il or mott Should
not good men, irrespective of party, to 1t TINT
their mothers not placed politically lower than
negroes, lower than tho great mass OF ignorant
men who can noithcr read nor speak our language,
and on tho same lovol with the worst Of the rebels
who aro deprived Of their vote as punishment for
trcason2"
The "EAsTEnN QuEsrIoN"-cqual to an Euglish
Chaucery suit--nppears to DO every now and then
looming up"-then to DO up md again about to
be sottlod; but it is extremely doubtful whether
my one now living will SEQ tho end OF it.
And moro over, VIC believe We risk nothing i'll
saying that thoro arc few persons, certainly very
fcw ON this side tho Atlantic, who have anything
like pro1nlato idea OF what is really meant by
tho "Enstern Question: than general and
vague notion that the Car wunts to gobblo up
Turkey in Europe; and this is perhaps sufficiently
near tho truth to servo as ali answer to the said
question. Tho latest from Tint auartor atates
that Prussia and Russia have como to an ertiro
understanding on tho Eastorn question. This
nowg, il truc, will not be reliHhcd at Paris for it
would forebodc tho solution Of the Eastern quea-
ton in n manner moro pleasing to Prussia than to
Franco. Tho Sultan is reported to havo consented
to ontrust the solution Of the Cretan question TO
Commission Of tho European Powers. As all tho
great Powers, except England, have urged upon
the Porto to consent to tho annexation OF Creto 10
Greece, the appointment OF such Commission
would soem to BIO paramount to the frlfllment Of
The FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH, from one OF our
Northern exchanges, gives proof fgood sense and
good spirit: Wo SEQ that on Saturday last some ten
thousand Of tho people OF Richmond assembled
In the oemotarios Of tho city and vicinity to deco
ratio tho graves Of the dead who fell in tho seryica
OF the rebellion. Tho military authorities did not
Interfere in any way with their lrocoedings. This
was wiso and considciate and in contrast With the
ntJ1no nk H.
South to permit suoh demonstrations OF respect
TOR tho Confederate dead This nation can oerlain-
ly afford to permit the indulgence of affection and
sorrow on tho part Of tho Southern people toward
thoir sons and brethren who persisted in q Verso
than fruitless cause. Grief is always sacred, and
nothing could possibly have worso effect upon
tho sentiments and temper Of the people Of tho
people OF tho Southern States than military intar-
forenco with the discharge OF It's sacred duties.
dehcIl SoHoFIELD has set example Of indul- !
Gence and forbearance In this mattor which vo
trust the military. commanders will everywhere
follow" 81. h. t-- 3d.
-f!i:,.. '-.f III. ..i.-
THE LONDON Glcbe Of May has some very in
torestmg statistics on English pauperism. The
recent exhibit presented to Parliament elbows nm
alarming Increase OF pauperism, as come ared with
1866 On Tho last day Of tho frat week Of Febru-
"iy, Aoof tnero Wero IN England anu Wales 99S 494
paupers i'll receipt Of relief, being an incroase of
97,Ol2 over tho corresponding week Of the prece-
ding year; $1,000 Of these woro In London. In
tho second week Of February, .982, ,273; third
week, 971, ,z25 fourth week, sS5, ,404 of whom
were sls, 9l9 outdoor, and LAG, ,4S5 indoor poor.
The gross amount oIpended for tho relief Of tho
poor in Ireland in theyear ending 2s.h September,
1866, was E72s, POT as compared With f6l1 ,s9i in
the preceding year. Thcro were in receipt ofire-
lief on tho last Saturday in January, 1867, 7742a
paupers; in 1866, os,7os; in 1866, "a, ,2s7. Tho
q, ,422 for thia year includes 11,207 adult able
bodied paupora, and 9o3 widows in receipt OF out
door relief In 1865 tho amount Of poor rate
lodged was s7as,757 al other rocoipts amount
ing to ss,0o7 :, :+:
. -. ~. ID. rt,r..! t.w4- On .-.t. -
TIE souTH -AMKRicAs RRPuprIcs, It would
seeh, have their blood up, and refuse TO hn5o any
neutral power mediate between tiem and their
Spanish foes. Tho Chilinn Government rejects
the proposition ,mado by our Government for q
at Washington between Spanish /
and ambassadors from Chill and |
hor alics. Though Chil regards this offer as q |
'snew testimony ofour interost" in hor welfare,
her Minister states, in batch Of official corres-
pondenco that has been made public that the pro-
posed conference could not bo productive Of any |
pacific rosnlta He likowiso states that tho onors