The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-02-03
OBITUARY.
DIR. David Livingstone.

Dr. David livtnRBtOne.
Again we have news OF the death Of the ceebra ed
Dr. Livingstone, who, It is announced with appar nt
authority, has been burned as wizard by cnet III
false, but sketch OF his life will be read with in5e-
rest. This distinguished traveller and missionary
was born at Bantyre Works, near Glasgow, in 1915.
His father was employed in the cotton mills at tnat
place, and David was placed at the same trade at
the age Of ten. During the period OF about ten
pursued in the intervals of daily labor an ex-
tended course OF self-instruction, and acquired
q knowledge Of Latin and Greek, and OF various
branches OF science. He conceived the idea of going
to China as medical missionary, with which object
he attended lectures on medicine and divinity in tue
University OF Glasgow. In 1S40 he embarked for
Cape Town, from thence proceeded to the interior
labored at his calling. In June, 1919, DR..
Livingstone, in company with two English
gentlemen, started on his first explor;,
Lake Ngami ever the Bakalihari DESERT which had
for long time presented insuperabie obstacles to
persons approaching in that direction. He aud his
companions were the first Europeans who visited
this lake. While at Port Natal he became acquainted
with his countryman, the Rev. robert Moffat, of
eventually married his daughter, who shared In
some OF his most perllous journeys. For
to England at the close OF 1856 - he
labored perseveringly as one of the agents of the
and other stations in South Africa. Daring that
time he made several expeditions into the interior,
Of the Tropc of Capricorn, from the shores OF the
Indian Ocean to those OF the Atlantic The most
important OF these journeys was entered on in
January, 1853, and in May he reached Llnyant, the
principal town of the powerful Makoe tribe, where
he was enthusiastically received by the chief,
Sekeltu, and the entire population. Departing
thence in November he proceeded up the Lecambye
river, and its auent, the Eeeba, to Lake D0lo and
thence with considerable diilcuty aud peril across
the Congo river to Angola, at the capital Of which
country, Loando, on the western coast OF Africa he
arrived May 81 1854 and was kindly received by the
Portuguese authorities stationed there. He left
that place in the ensuing September, reached Lin
yant in September 1855, and thence proceeded down
to be identical to Qumane on the Indian
Ocean, reaching that place May 90 1856. He
e8nored horizon OF the Afrcan continent Se1eS
previously described by Europeans, and travelled
probably upwards of 5000 miles. From Quillmane
he projected to England, where his wife and family
had preceded him four years BEFORE and he arrived
there December H. 1856. Owing TO his long absence
from England and his constant intercourse with the
savage tribes, his mother tongue had become un-
familiar to him that at public meetings given in his
honor he found difficulty IN expressing hinself with
fiuency. In 1857 appeared his missionary Travels
and Researches in South Africa" and the next year
he sailed for Quilimane, where he had been ap
new exploring expedition up the Zambesi river
with party OF scientific men. His explorations
up to the close or December, 1861, were mainly
devoted to the locality of Lake Nyassa. He
assembled this lake for two hundred miles, and gave
Interesting details OF It's shape extent and OF the
considerable peril, to cause tribe to abandon slave
hunting. Having received steamer in parts from
England in the spring of 1862 he had it transported
beyond the cataracts, put together, launched upon
the river, and in this he again ascended the lake,
and was involved in some OF the native wars. In
1864 he returned to England, and gave detailed ac-
counts Of his travels, and described the climate and
topography OF the region on the west shore OF Lake
year 1865, with simple equipment furnished
S9ty the by RoRS tas eosrapnca sG
in the hope of ascending nearer to the equator and
exploring the Albert and Victoria Nyanza and as.
certainng definitely their relations to each other to
Lake Tanganyika, and to the source Of the Nile In
November 1868, letters were received from him bear
ing various dates between September and December
OF the previous year. In these cheerful letters he
asked for stores and medicines which were sent to
him at Ujiji. He expressed no apprehension OF per-
sonal danger in any of these communications. His
movements remained for long periods very uncer-
tain, but an eXpendtion which had been sent out in
search of him, returned In January, 1865 with most
satisfactory accounts of his safety.
Last year communication was received from him
by Lord Clarendon, dated from near Lake Bang
weoo, South Central Africa July, 1858, in which he
said that from what he had seen together with what
he had learned from intelligent natives, he thought
he might safely assert that the chief sources OF the
Nile arise between 10 degrees and IL degrees south
latitude, or nearly In the position assigned to them
Yuma. The receipt OF this letter seemed to dispel
all anxieties for his safety and his return to England
| at an early day was expected. In "Traves In the
| Interior OF Africa" by James Chapman, published
last year. however, the following reference is made
| to Dr. Lvingstone's labors, and clue is given to
the causes which have led to his death at the hands
| OF some savage tribe:--
"Of Dr. Livingstone's labors we hear but poor sue
cess Previous to his last arrival among them, when
| told that he was coming, the first question they
asked was, What is he coming to do?-to bring
guns?" No; the Book well, then, he had better
stay away; his God has killed u.s. Sebetoane's doc
tors attribute the chiefs death to the white men
coming among them, and whenever DR.. Livingstone
breaches in the presence OF or visits Chief the doc
| tors burn something as q CHARM to protect them
from his witchcraft. Being they find, doctor,
| he has also reputation OF being wizard.
| This makes him either feared or admired,
and gives him a certain influence. They give
| him credit for being good doctor, and say
| he has cured many, but killed some, natives. They
| do not believe in natural deaths; wnen man dies
| he has been killed BY all accounts the doctors
preaching is barely tolerated by the Chief who is al
heart highly displeased at his doctrine concerning
| rain and poyamy. The people say that DIR. Living
stone has promised them all the good things OF the
earth, rain corn cattle, etc, II they would believe
| In God and refrain from polygamy, slavery, and
| other malpractces; that they have waited a long
| time for these good things, and that they would
wait another year to see II the Good Man he talked
| about helped them nicely (tusa sintle)
| While they were relating these things, and con
| versation grew slack, the Councillor Peonoani was
| observed sitting with piece OF newspaper upside
down, mimicking the doctor singing a hymn, and
observing that he had attracted our attention, HI
rolled over his back, threw his feet into the air
| and exclaimed bursting out into loud laugh O
| ridicule, Mnart "a corruption OF the Dutch Myn
| heer, generally applied to missionaries). Such Il
| the sort OF impression as yet made ON these bar
| barans 1t is to be hoped that In time better sue
| cess will attend missionary efforts"
Somebody says that Ike's last Trick was Il
| throw Mre PartiuQtOn's Qaitar into the aIlav