Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-08-01
DR.. Livingstone.
From Harper's Weekly.

Africa is known the world over, and is
everywhere the subject of heartiest re-
joicing. There can no longer be any
question about the safety of the great
explorer. He is known to be alive. and
still hopefully following out the great
purpose of his mission. The story of
the discovery of the discoverer by an
American newspaper correspondent is
full of exciting interest, rivaling even
the most powerfully written romances
known to the world. The narrative of
the journey inland, a thousand miles
over desert, jungle, jagged mountain
path, and sodden valley trail, in the
midst of brutal savage tribes, is thrill
ing one, and cannot fail to impress the
reader with the heroism of the nan who
led the search.
The triumphal entry of the Stanley
expedition into Ujiji, where Livingstone
was found, has been briefly described in
Geographic dispatches from the other
side of the ocean. AS the party APP
preached the place the pagazis who
CHANGED to be unladen preceded, beat
ing drums and blowing upon koodoo
horns. The armed escort fred sa utes
every moment, keeping up regular fen
de boie, and the American flag floating
proudly over all. In the distance lay
the silver bosom of Tanganyika Lake,
at the foot of the stately mountains in
the background, and fringed with tall
trees and lovely verdure. 1t was a
wonderful relief to the pilgrims of prog
ress. Before them lay the settlement
or town of Ujiji, with its huts and
houses, looking dreamily like a land of
rest. The astonished natives turned
out at the unwonted display, and flock
ed in crowds to meet them with deafen-
ing shouts and beating of drums. Among
the advancing throng was noticed
muscular group of turbaned Arabs. As
they advanced still nearer, one of the
group, who walked in the center, was
seen to be differently attired from the
others. The group halted, and the
word was passed back that muzany
was among them. Squirting forward,
the Herald commander indeed saw that,
strongly contrasting with the dusky,
sunburned Arab faces, was bald-look-
ing, gray-bearded white man, wearing
navy cap with a faded gold band, and
a red wooden jacket. 1t was a trying
moment, wherein every emotion of hope
and fear flashed through the brain.
The fatigue was forgotten in the inten-
sity of the situation. The question, was
this he who had so long been sou ght +?
or could it be delusion of the mind ?
or was the white man some unknown
waif of humanity ? crowded the mind,
bringing their changing feelings with
them. A few feet in front Of the group
the Herald commander halted, dis
mounted, and advanced on foot. Pre-
serving calmness of exterior before
the Arabs which was hard to simulate
as he reached the group Mr.. Stanley
said, DR.. Livingstone, l presume? j
A smile lit up the features of the hale
white man IS he answered, "Yes, thai
is my name"
The meeting was cordial, and the
wearied caravan, joyous at the triumph
of the expedition, were escorted by the
multitude to the town. After a res
and meal, in which milk, honey, ane
fish from Tanganyika were new fea
lures, Livingstone told his story, which
is in brief as follows: In March, 1866
he informed the Herald explorer-h,
started with twelve Sepoys, nine, Johan
r ma men, and seven liberated slaves. H,
! travelled up the Rovuma river. Befor,
they had oeen gone very long the mel
became frightened at the nature of tn,
p journey, and the reports of hostile tribe
! up the country they were to pas
through. At length they deserted him
and, rs cover to their cowardice in do
ing 50, circulated the report of tn
:, death. Livingstone proceeded on hi
journey in spite of the isolation, ant
: after some difficult marching reachet
: the Chambezi river, which he crossed
He found that this was not the Portu
guese Zambezi river, as had beel
:, conjectured, but, on the contrary, who'll,
I separate. He traced its course, an,
found it called, further on, the Lualaba
He continued his explorations along it
| banks for 700 miles, and became con
s WINGED in consequence that the Cham
t bezi is the true source of the Nile, an,
e that this will make a total length 70
the mystic river of Africa of :, 800 mile:
l. His explorations also establish the fac
t that the Nile is not supplied by LAX
e Tanganyika. He reached within Is
e miles of the source, and explored tn
:, surrounding ground, when, fndin
5. himself without supplies, he was oblige
II to return to UjJi, and was in state {
restitution there when met by the con
g mander of the Herald expedition. O
# the 10th of October, 1871, the two e1
n plorers left Ujiji, and arrived at Ur
! yanyembe toward the end of Novembe
Ie where they passed twenty-eight day
together exploring the district. The
then returned and spent Christmas t.
!: gether at UjJi. The Herald explore
- forwarded this important and interes
J. ing intelligence on the l4th of Marc
le 1872, leaving Livingstone at Unyal
ie yembe. Livingstone will explore IL
i !. north shore of Tanganyika Lake, an
!. the remaining $50 miles of the Lualal
- river. This Herculean task he expec
:, - will occupy the next two years.
Il Mr.. Henry M. Stanley, the leader
e. the Herald expedition, is native
" Missouri, and, "raised" in the bord
in wilderness, enjoyed comparatively sea
ty educational advantages. His paren
died while he was still very young, al
he found himself, about the middle
as the war, youth of eighteen, with
ri small patrimony yielding modest a
h. nual income, but without calling
WIS profession. He had, however, the a
ell bition and industry that are our me