The Hickman courier., 1868-12-12
1pectlully,
SAML. LADRUM,
j. "A. LAUtRDALE,
B. r. WAkER,
c. l.. RA1bE,
Committee.
H1ctAS, KY, Dec. l06.
CannI Arricans ad 0rIIIas.

T, ate lecture delived in NV York
by DChaillu, the lebrate gorilla
hunt he gave the flowing asount of
the rican at home d of thgorilla ;
Asr stating he rompting which
frent him in.o ...wilds of 1quato-
ri,sAfrica, he preceded witan ac-
cot of the countI the mansrs and
csoms of the vayns tribes of atives,
In EouatoriaI AFRICA, he sd, the
g. make lIsTinds of drini from
qesi w., mus ,ra zoe is made witlnoney
- =, P ,rS,sr .Ipe bhanas, water, &c The
5rins ia he like he least Is that made
from iheugar Ane, fce it made tbeir
hesis SIX. lfthat country he b.d 70
man of eFfy+iIng-the nat;,os
! I'll IS lhe MA beasts. Snakes of tbe
wstxkss 10 " ouaSdta9' .4St nice country to to
I've ENeeft there aud travelled for
: bapdr. omiles without meeting hu
sap h.. The forests contained no
anne 5ae was often days without
Sod pslation is sparse, and the few
eopIe. hare there fight continually
gains .. other, killing all young aud
ia ind Intimately. The people wor-
bip idol and the institutions of the
ountrv tnge on slavery. Their wealth
opsistsrthe lumber of wives, who are
II slavs. Hegot friendly with King
;aneb ,ho hs 300 wives. He inquir-
I boymnv clldren he had, when the
-ino epred ttween 600 and 700, the
;fFeThce,bein nothing to the King
bo tine die, when they sacrificed 100
ict;Is to att.d him. No one is sup
,se TO die natural death The per-
N wing isupposed to be bewitched,
,df cours that somebody killed him,
ia sacrif. is made of numbers. He
shed rsge of mountains (pointing
m out the map. He found here
ew raceof men. When he reached
rIace leheard loud shouts-the ma
cs cryiig The spirit is come" The
ives sufr0nded him, armed to the
tn and htoed The people are cant
Is. clothed in the skins of animals
ey carrie, large battle axes and |
eids madeo eIphaut hides. The !
ole place 6as covered with skulls
cted on pies. He felt somewhat |
aid. Theking did not want to see
n for thre days, declaring that he
u ChallluJ had come in a whirlwind,
/ that if il touched him he would be
spt away. 1t was a curious supersti
q among all he kings of this country
It none of them would see him till he !
2 beea three days in the country. The
lage he now found himself in was
Iall, With long street, the houses not
er SIX feet high; the walls were made
the bark Of trees. The Kirsof%lne
see him accompanied bG>hisayieen
d anuuber, of warrior
lastsaid ne ~ ias not q -
sniug heiuvi,AH th= H'SsU,.nS
,eire presens gave him beasnc
,tbes sad al l. Ring glass. At TINS the
ing hunbh5 Ze made faces, put out
, tougue w the tongue come out
a he swsrss i Devil was there. Ihey
10 tfean a fN4% frlends Win 'iio
i.e& Va The cannibals were
y<S Great hunters. When they
\ mensin battle they eat the killed.
They explailes that the women were
. best eating, that they were very ten
r; the girls about eighteen being the
st. The oldest men. the cannibals
id, were tough and not much goou'
hey were the worst kind of cannibals,
r they eat the dead. 1t was 10 TINS
untry he killed the first gorilla he ever
ct. When he cane to New YORK nc nc
I'd the skins of twenty gorillas- one
v while hunting he heard great nolss
ID went in the direction of the souhu
e then discovered an animal not seel
nee the days of hannibal, the Oar.n"
inian, in whose day the first gorllia .na "a
ny account has been given was seen
fe saw the bush move and couio 10
ear the palpitation of lis own hear' ::
ne horrible sound of the unknown aa' y,
nal. Suddenly he heard the roar OF IN
gorilla, the kins e shc African torres.
he animal at ths saIe time showing n'
.errible teeth. Ut syes were gray an
deeply sunk agfcr while he did ne
know but ne W. face to face with u
devil. Tie gSlla did not seem afrai,
but adyancea awsgd him. l thouel
Imust XII. hiDef he would me, and