The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-02
LIVINGSTONE IN CANADA
Interview with the Brother Of the
.H9dAG Great Explorer.
How He Disposes Of the Doubt
II ssAa- ing Brigade.
THE QUESTION SETTLED AT LAST
History of the Livingstone Family
in America.
Where the Humorous Expressions and
!. tho Americanisms in the Doc
scaaa tors Letters Come From.
John Livingstone as a Pioneer
= a-a9 Backwoodsman.
INTERESTING LIVINGSTONE ANECDOTES.
1efI 'ee la9 e8al3<na c'aAa.t
How the Gsccvertr and His Postcrity Graduate
-,sss from Robinson Crusoe. na
History of the Livingstone Family
in America.
Where the Humorous Expressions and
!, tho "Americanisms in the Doc
soaa. tors Letters Come From.
John Livingstone as a Pioneer
* o@ Backwoodsman.
INTERESTING LIVINGSTONE ANECDOTES.
How the Discoverer and His Posterity Graduate
.1.ass from Robinson Crusoc. a

How the DlscOvtrtf and His P0stcrlty GRADUATE
--,ssa from Robinson Crusoe.
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L1srowElL Province Of Ontario,(
s..a.. tTIls, August 81, 1872. J
'Is this family of pioneers. that they push out
this way into the wildernesses OF the Old and the
New Worlds ~ tfa taff f.fr h
Is such was the remark OF gentleman prominent
IN New York state yesterday morning, whose &C
quaintance made on board the New York Central
express train as we slowly rumbled over the Sus-
pension Bridge, within easy sight OF Niagaras
mighty cataract. He referred to the singular fact
4. that DR.. David Livingstone, the famed African ex-
plorer, was then probably In the jungles around
Lake Tangahyika, and his brother, John Living
i-',7 PROMINENT SETTLER
In the raw Canadian backwoods, just opened up
to railroad communication. The conversation had
been upon the subject Of the Livingstone eXplora-
tons and OF the great geOgrapher's discovery
by the HERALD's correspondent, together with the
har-splitting disputation Of savds In sppered feet
who make explorations and discoveries only on
maps and seek fame by the shallow pretext ofcarp-
ing at the labors Of weary trampers.
~ THE HOME OF LIvINGsToNE's BROTHER
y Up to the time of crossing the bridge had
inquired OF conductors. brakemen, ticket agents.
cation and means Of reaching Listowell, the resi-
dence Of John Livingstone, brother Of the famous
David, and had inquired in vain. No one OF them
had ever heard oft. countryman afforded me
ray Of hope by telling me that he had passed
through the village eight years before that it
was In the woods long way north
Of the town Of Paris; that there was
no railway connection with 1t then, and he didn't
think there was any now. 1 would have pumped"
hv,th <Iov1rx hhoA
bis bundle and stick, rushed on to the steps OF
train which was moving out from the Suspension
Bridge depot for BufYalo, and was gone, perhaps
forever. went across that bridge In the n 'xt
train out for Hamilton, and after ride OF about
forty miles reached that town, and here again in
sttuted several inquiries, while the train stopped,
for the whereabouts OF Lstowell. While in maze
Of wonderment at the door Of the consular ONCE Of
NJ. +. N. Blake,
UNITED STATES CONSUL AT HAMILTON,
your correspondent was not little surprised to
meet correspondent Of the New York Sun, and
little skirmishing revealed the fact that we
were both on the same mission. We at once
found Mr.. Blake and learned that train
would leave In the course Of half an hour for LIS
lowell or rather for Palmerston. the jumping-on
place, from which Listowel, ten miles distant,
could DO most easily reached. Here found that
Listowell was on the line Of the wellington Gray
and Bruce Railway, new route not yet completed,
and within the consular district Of Hamilton.
Mr.. Blake further stated that he had just day
before had In his possession
THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT
Of the letter written from Ujiji by DR.. Livingstone
70 his brother John, and that 1t had been transmit
ted to him by the latter gentleman, with written
request that the Consul would ofhcialy for
ward the document to the HERALD aud
convey to Mr.. Bennett the thanks Of the
Livingstone Of Listo well for the deep interest he
had manifested in the welfare Of DR.. Livingstone.
and for his generosity in afording him assistance
Ut 30 critical period OF his journeys in Africa.
The Consul consented to become one Of the party
for the trip to Lstowell, and in half an hour the
srio were on their way. After ride Of nineteen
miles on the Great Western Railway Of Canada
harrisburg junction was reached, ana here the
party embarked on the wellington, Gray and Bruce
train for Palmerston, about seventy-hve miles
distant. The road leads through an entirely new
and
-. GENUINE CANADIAN BACKwooDs ~
country, in which the most striking scenic objects
are the legions Of charred stumps which dot the
occasional clearings, and give ghastly, blasted
aspect to the cherries surroundings. Here and
there few pr city towns or villages are met most
notable among them being Guelph. and as for
Palmerston, 1t consists OF railway depot, six
houses and pile Of cordwood. The prevalence Of
the Sc 0tttSh dialect in almost every person met In
Iho trains or ON the roads Is peculiarly striking,
and the whole region ia, In fact, inhabited where
'nn.0's sr r. Hsis q Or THAT RUGGED RACE,
and the names Of all the towns and townships
almost raise doubt In the travellers mind
whether he isor Is not Journeyng In Scotland. The
scenery and surroundings, however, soon vanquish
the doubt and he realizes that he Is neither among
the Gaelic hills nor In the l0wland mOors OF Caledo-
mia. At Palmerston riCkety conveyance was readily
obtained, drawn by pair OF horses, one of which
was entirely blind, but splendid road animal
with steady gait, and In five minutes we were on q
ten-nie stretch, known as the Wallace road, which
runs Its entire length as straight as rule into
Ltstowell
the sun was well down in the west as we drove
into Nv -
THE LITTLE RAw-BuIIT SETTLEMENT
0ut there was light enough to read large sign
Ooard formed by false upper story of q white
painted wooden house -
JOHN LIVINGSTONE,
: DEALER IN PAINTS, OILS, DRUGS, MEDICINES (
VARNIsHES, DYEsTU FFs, &C.
This is the place OF business OF the great expIor.
Ar's modest and Industrious brother, and as soon
As our party had found hotel quarters and shaken
on the railway dust second Livingstone search
was inaugurated The party was readily distin-
guishabe as "fr0m the States" and was razed at
with as much curiosity as was
THE HERALD EXPEDITIONS
on It's arrival at Ujtji. Mr.. Livingstone was found
where most men OF his thrifty race are generally
Notwithstanding to his business; and, as soon as
ne had been made acquainted with the object of the
call upon him, he at once invited us to his
residence.