, 1872-12-02
Mysterious Disappearances Connubi-
ally Considered---A Superflu-
Gus Veteran Lagging
on the Stage.
Mayor Halls Pronunciation--.
Henry n. Smith Loses
100000.
From Our C1cn CpyTcsDo,dfnt

Livingstone Was easy. Ihe Herald has accou
Tdshed ynst deal in the line of neYs-eatha,
ing; but the news-gatherer has not been pul
Lo'y recognized in any way, because the journs
naa wished to appropriate the entire honor t
Itself.
STANLEY
was the first correspondent in AbyEsinia to fn,
nlsh the intelligence Of the surrender of Mag
oaia, the suicide OF King Theodore, and the an
OF the war. He did e1ce1lently well; but it wa
the Herald, and not the journalist, that reape,
'ne harvest OF the enterprise. This time. how
esef, from the very nature OF the circum
stances, Stanley g Individuality IVES asserted and
IN this wsy, he is entitled to the credit Of hf,
own disco7ery,-of far more Importance, per
eonally, than the fndingof the eccentric Doctor
Enose supreme egotism Prompts him to get los
N Tue "llds OF Africa that tho civilized YorlG
may be concerned for his discovery.
You are aware that the Eeralds policy has al.
Eays been both to repress and Suppress the in.
o1s1duallty Of its employees, editorial md other
"slse; aud the result is that the contributors to
LIS pages have been 1 the most ordinary
mental calbre. They are not chosen
Tor their abi1ity or address, but for q certain
rude energy, and a spirit cf obedience auproach-
@g nabse1v1eney t Stanley has been fortunate
1shed custom OF the paper he represents. and.
Tor hls good fortune (isn't all achievement III
some sort, the effect Of favorable circum-
stances y: he is entitled to the consideration OF
9.s proiesslon. Ihus viewed, it was eminently
Journalists, should give him bis first reception
IN America on his return home,
TIE LoTos-EATERs
manl1ested the energy and aetivity Of their call
1ng In securing Stanley for that particular occa-
sion. The Arcadians, the outerowth and fha
particular rival OF the Lotos, Bas also extreme1v
an4lous to give the scribbling explorer the ear
Aest Welcome here, and they thought they had
sett!ea me matter from the fact that several Of
the Eerald staff were members Of their orcani-
eaton. a Committee OF the Arcadians chsr-
tered tug to go down the bay, and board the
Cnha on her arrival at Quarantine They did
SO. clhmbe1ing over the aide in b1eathlesa haste,
poun!eing upon Stanley, and placing in his hands
ins He a ioohea loo n'st 1T 1stfpee sbe fiat S5sa-
and replied that he would be very happy to
aseept their II courtesy but that he was previously
engaged to the Lotos The latter club had
taken time by the forelock, and extended its
hospitality weeks before. They had obtained
Stanley's Affirmative reply in London, though it
.a reported that he found invitations at Zan1-
sumor is even current that they had asked him
to be their guest before he had found LIVING
stone, and that, when the wandering EngIigh-
man appeared Il the journalists presence, he
N 1es} xeP d. d,3a d. nyngston
very glad to meet you- I have num-
Der OF letters in my pocket which the
Lotos Club, of New Tori, bus bean writing ne
for several months past, with the urgent request
OF our introduction. The club, think, wants
you for q reception; I am invited myself, and
k1ndly informed that might IS we'll let the
sources soy Ger Of the Nile go. Iun over to New York,
and spend few hours in Irving place."
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