The New York herald., 1871-12-31
TIE HERALD AND DIR. LIVINGSTONE.
fFrom the Nashville Union, Dec. 37.l
THE aUERALDy IN AFRICA.

TIE ''HEkALD' IN AFRICA
the enterprise" or the NEW YORK HERALD has
become pr0verDia. The ambition OF its proprietor
Is to excel all other papers In the variety and extent
OF It's news, and this laudable zeal has called forth
some or the most extraordinary statements vari-
Gus popular subjects that AN intelligent community
has been asked TO swallow since the publication OF
the Munchausen tales. Ii the Grand Lama OF Thbet
''shuffies or this mortal cOiln q reporter OF the
HERALD Is present In the death chamber to feel the
pulse OF the dying sovereign and the following day
the HERALD contains an elaborate account or the
event. the nature OF the fatal disease and verbatim
report OF the last utterances OF the great ruler.
The Emperor OF China has q difficulty with some OF
his fractious subjects In remote province, inacces-
sible to any stranger but HERALD reporter; next
mail brings o minute account OF the trouble, It's
Orgn progress and ISSUE with an exciting descrip-
ton OF the battles between the imperial troops and
the rebels, and H0meric pictures OF the wounds in
nicted on every mandarin engaged In the cxdepi-
tion. The ubiquitous HERALD reporter misses no
thing that ''any other man" Is privileged to see.
and he Is usually gifted with power to read the
inmost thoughts or men. No emperor or potentate
refuses MIN an interview and II Is really
marvellous how frank and confdiEg :hese
individuals become in the presence OF Ben
nett's commissioner" The most important
State secrets are dvuiged with reckless
ness that would strike an ordinary human
concerts the HERALD man nor checks the now
OF his conversation. But he has grown tired OF
journal can get uD an interview. or despatch swift
sailing tug To intercept some vessel conveying news
or more than ordinary importance, and 70 be IN
means is not worth bOasting about. The HERALD
has, therefore, entered new nel,i OF journalism
Tired OF puOllsnng statements respecting Living
stone one week and denying them the next, and
xious TO ascertain the tate OF the great explorer
the HERALD has actually organized an expedition
regardless OF expense" and sent 1t away
into the unexplored recesses OF Africa to
hunt up the missing traveller. The first irults OF
this gigantic enterprise we have IN five column
report from the expedition, published with many
tousy before the enlightened INHABITANTS OF Co
than. In addition to this, nearly column and q
slngs praises to the @ Bennett We @ are
informed IN this elaborate report that the ''cOm-
missioner, with his little army Of attendants and
| servants, had on the Attn Oi July last reached
Unyanyem be. exactly 5251a miles from Bagomoy0.on
the east coast OF Airca opposite Zanzibar Tue jour
| anu mucn suffering, and was accomplished IN
shorter time than mad been made by former
soner'' Is not man to be Outdone or OuJwaked
| by any living mortal, and this intrepid fellow
| Speke bungled along over the same route at the
rate OF three ana One-sixth miles, lie accomplished
the rafting rate OF six and One.quarter miles per
day. With characteristic modesty, however ne
| adds:-"io iou must not imagine that ] am stating
TINS IN order to make an lnv;dlous comparison, put
simply TO show you how expedltiOusy wo nave
| travelled" The route passed through the Makata
swamps distance OF forty-1ve miles, ana the vera
cous commissioner reports mat III is knee deep OF
| water ana black mire, and Tor five days we marched
through this catacysm." AND during these i've
DAYS every mothers son In that luckless
! expedition suffered from the "errible lever
OF East Africa" smallpox and dysen-
| fever and dysentery, and in the five days was
duced from 170 to l30 pounds avorduDols In weight
continues the veracious chroniceT, seven the dog
omar was attacked Dy It, and presently died." or
tidlnes less important. 1t seems lie Is al UJui laid
| up from wound. and very fat from eating rice.
whether to believe these rumors, and ne concludes
III true HERALD style, as folows-"Untl ! hear
more OF him, or see The long absent old man face to
lace, bid you farewell; but. wherever he Is, be
| sure | snail not give up the chase. II alye you
shall hear what ne mas to say; II dead. will lind
The fate OF that expedition Is fixed, and unless
sociei, we need never expect to hear from that
HERALD commissioner again. He'll get into some
other big Makata swamp and 90 the way of his hap
| less dog .'Omar." SIC sentDer.
| From the HI0htstown IN. ~ Gazette Dec. ISL
The NEW YORK HERALD has just given another
evidence OF journalistic enterprise tnat throws in
the shade any OF Its former great achievements
Some two years ago 1t despatched an agent on
news expedition, which was to conclude and end
with search for the famous African explorer DR..
Livingstone. Tnls agent mas just been heard FROM
the HERALD OF Tuesday publishing ive-coiumn
account OF the progress which he has made In his
search after the Doctor, and the adventures and
pIlvations which he has encountered In the wds OF
Africa.
rFrom the Toronto Leader, Dec. %.
The British government In the opinion OF the
NEW YORK HERALD, has been too penurious In It's
feeble attempts on behalf OF DIR. Livingstone, and
therefore that enerprslng journal has seen t to do
what that government has Jailed 10 do. They publish
letter from their own special explorer, who is on
the track OF the celebrated African traveller, and
who says:-"H the Doctor Is at UjUI in one month
more and shall see him, then the race for home
Will begm;, but that until hear more OF him or
the long absent old man race to lace, bid you
farewell. but wherever he Is, be sure shalt not
give up the chase" The question OF Dr. Living-
stones safety Is again brought up the English
captain p Burton, the Celebrated Iss traveller, 4.
anu one OF most accomplished Arabic scholars
besides having an intimate acquaintance with both
Eas. and West Africa, has expressed himself a.
hopeful Of the veteran explorers safety. There IS
spondent OF the NEW YORK HERALD Is on his way
to interview the Doctor. and we shall gladly hear
the result should he be successful.
[From the Freehold IN. J.) Inquirer, Dec. ISL
The enterprise OF the NEW YokK HERALD cannot
be equaled by any other journal in the world. The
HERALD reporters were the frst to greet and wei
come the Grand Duke Alexis to our shores, in It's
SANDY Hook Tor weeks 20 await his coming. Now It
appears the proprietor OF the HERALD Two years
ago organized an expedition to go INTO the neart Of
expense. full account OF TINS expedition appeared
In q recent NUMBER OF the HERALD.
From the Chattanooga tTenn.) Times Dec 27l
With its customary enterprise, the NEW YORK
HERALD sent out reporter Two years ago In search
OF DR.. Livingstone, and has just received a letter
from him dated "Kwihara, District or Unyanyembe
July 4, ISL" Some five columns OF the letter are
devoted to description OF the trials and trlbuia-
tlons experienced BY the correspondent In travelling
through Africa.
from The Br0ckport IN. Y.) Republic, Dec. 2sI
UNPRECEDENTED ENTERPRISE.
The NEW YORK HERALD several months ago.
fitted out, at an expense or several thousand
dollars, an African exploring expedition, to 90 in
search OF Dr. Livingstone OF whom no definite