The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-05-14
Foreign Items.

REPORTED MURDER OF DR.. LIVINGSTONE IN
AFRICA.-lt is reported that DR.. Livingstone, the
African explorer, has been murdered by the ma
tiyes at Lake Nyassa. The facts. so far as they
are known, may be stated in u few words. DIR.
Livingstone was about 10 embark for England,
having fulfilled his African mission. and earned
his share Of rest. But, urged by his zeal for
geographical discovery, he resolved, before quit
ting Africa, to pay u visit to Lake Nyassa, and
Try TO discover the source Of the Shirra for
which purpose he started with a PARTY of five
Makololo men. Their landing on the coast ap-
pears TO have been opposed by the natives, who
are known TO have an unfriendly feeling toward
the Makololo. In the attempt to land DR.. Liv-
ingstone is said to have been wounded in the foot,
and his companions to have been killed. a sub
sequent dispatch spoke of a massacre Of the whole
party but this is probably an exaggerated YER
sion Of the first report.
The Sydney Herald says that the kangaroo has
largely increased in Australia. In the neighbor-
hood OF Marulan they are now so plentiful that
with one or two families their flesh forms a staple
article of diet. Till the present season they had
been growing scarcer, until it was feared that
this animal would, ere the present generation
had passed away, become extinct, or at any rate
be confined to the far distant parts of the colony.
1t seems, however, that they are now actually
becoming a nuisance in the Albany district, and
IL so we may ere long expect to get our boots
made OF their skins. as in days gone by. 1t is
becoming daily more apparent that some system
VI WHOlesdle obstruction Will have TO be devised
Tor checking the rapid increase of kangaroos.
TIRE LARGEST Guns YEr.-Two Of the largest
guns in the world are about to be manufactured
in America-one at Pittsburgh, and the other
IN New Jersey. They are each intended to carry
round shots of l 900 lbs, have a bore of 2O-inch
diameter, and weigh about SIS tons, or 10, 900
lbs. Both are to be smooth bores. The Pitts
burgh gun is of the old familiar pattern but the
Jersey one Is an experiment upon a plan approx
ed by the Ordnance Department. The guns will
cost about $4,000 each. Great interest is felt
not only in this country, but in Europe, in the
result OF these attempts to make guns Of these
hitherto unheard-of dimensions.
DRESS OF AN ENGLISH BRIDE OF QUALITY
Alexander Hugh Barring, NJ. p, was recently
married to the Hon. Leonora Caroline Digby, IA
daughter of Lord Digby. The wedding dress of
the bride Is thus described in an English journal
The bride was attired in a dress of the richest
white gros antique, trimmed with ruches covered
with bOuillons of tulle, with n tunic of maenifi-
cent Brussels point lace, looped up with bouquets
Of orange flowers, the body and sleeves covered
with Brussels point lace to correspond, wreath of
orange flowers and veil of Brussels point lace to
match the tunic, with diamond necklace and ear
rings.
n STORY FROM IRELAND.-An aerolite lately
appeared ut Cork, and struck in a field i'm which
valuable mare was feeding. The animal was
morning missed, and sought for, when a
arge circular hole or pit was discovered in the
leld, and at the bottom of this hole the mare was
ound standing erect, stiff and dead. The belief
Entertained by those who have seen the spot is
hat the aerolite struck the earth from beneath
he mare, forming the hole, and burying itself
eep in the ground, while the mare fell from the
ecedInS earth and was struck dead by fright.
STEAM NAVIGATION ON THE NILE.-A cores
ondent ut Alexandria,, writing on the 4th of
says - The first steamer for conveying
to Upper Egypt started last week. /
ear the arrangements are very good. The cabins,
2 in number, are large, airy, and well furnished. t
he dining room is on deck, and will hold over !
D people. a doctor goes with every steamer. .
he charge is $50 first class, and eco second a
nd the trip takes from 20 to rs days" c
RATHER CLosE.-A few weeks since a San H.
rancisco stock operator. disguised at his losses,
to shake off this mortal coil, and take 1
ares in kingdom come - to this end he i
iallOwed a lot of laudanum, which being dis
vered by his friends, they called in a physician
no, by the exercise of force, got a stomach W
imp to work, pumped out the poison and saved
e mans life. Physician subsequently sent in a III
for $50 for his services laudanum-taker
fused to pay, saying he had not employed him c
Iysician sues for his money, and laudanum man
reatens to prosecute physician for assault and
ttery. Rather a pretty case as it stands. =