Volcano weekly ledger., 1857-02-14


Although not Of the largest size, yet the
flesh of this animal neated handsome profit
upon the few moments invested to prepare
it for market. After collecting our mules
that during the engagement or at the COM
mencement rather, had stampeeled, we packed
up our fresh meat. and conveyed it to the
next mining town, where we sold it at the
moderate price of one dollar per pound.
Indian Diggings, Jan. 25, 1851.
RETURN OF DR.. LIVINGSTON, THE AFRICAN
TRAvELER--The Rev Dr. Livingston, the
celebrated African traveller, was expected to
reach London on the llth He was pas
senger from Alexandra in the Pcninsular and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship
Gambia, which encountered very severe
weather after leaving Malta, and which, dur
ing calm that succeeded, narrowly escaped
being drfted on the rocks near the Isle of
Zimbra. When within a mile of certain
destruction, breeze providentialy sprung
up and carried the vessel past, and she
was towed into the Bay Of Tunis by one of
the Bey's steamers. A part of the passen-
gers, including Dr. Livingston, proceeded to
Marseilles, in small steamer, kindly granted
by the Bey.
The great traveller is in good health, al
though his left arm is broken and partly use
less, it having been torn by lion. When he
was taken on board her Majestys ship the
Frolics on the Mozambique coast, he had
great difficulty in speaking q sentence of
English, having disused it so long while
travelling in Africa. He had with him a no
tive from the interior of Africa. This man,
when he got to the Mauritius, was so excited
with the steamers and various wonders of CIV
iization, that he went mad and jumped into
the sea and was drowned
DR. Livingston has been absent from Eng
land seventeen years. He crossed the great
African continent almost in the centre, from
west to east; has been where no civilized be-
ing has ever been before, and has made many
notable discoveries Of great value He
travelled in the two-fold character Of mission
airy and physician, having obtained medical
diploma. lie is rather a short man, with q
pleasing and serious countenance which be-
tokens the most determined resolution. Du-
ring the voyage home he continued to wear
the cap which he wore while performing his
wonderful travels. On board the Gambia he
was remarkable for his modesty and unas-
suming. He never spoke of his travels, ex-
eept in answer to questions. The injury to
his arm was sustained in the desert while
travelling with friendly tribe Of Africans
A herd of lions broke into their camp at
night and carried off some of their CATTLE
The natives, in their alarm, believed that
neighborng tribe had bewtched them. Liy-
ingston taunted them with suffering their
losses through cowardice, and they then
turned out to face and hunt down the enemy.
The doctor shot lion, which dropped wound
ed. 1t afterwards sprang ON him and caught
him by the arm, and after wounding two ma
tives who drew it off him, it fell down dead
The wounded arm was not set properly and
Dr. Livingston suffered excruciating agony in
consequence. Great honors await the doctor
in England
NOVEL EsrRAy.-The locomotive attached
to the Central Ohio express train got away
from the conductor, engineer, and all hands,
on Tuesday evening, short distance beyond
GAINESVILLE, and started on its ''own hookn to-
ward sundown. The accident occurred at
switch where the hindmost car Of freight
train was just leaving the main track. The
engineer and fireman, seeing that they must
hit the car, sprang from the locomative, and
the collision broke the connection of the iron
horse, leaving it with the bits in its teeth
to run its race. A messenger returned to
GAINESVILLE, whence Dispatch was telegraph
ed to the station further west, 10 look out
for the locomotive" It ran twelve or fifteen
miles before it was caught WAssling Argus
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