The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-03
Death of DIR. David l. Livingstone.

ic African explorer, unconquerable by
anything short Of the last eneny-is now
announced in explicit end unquestionabe
terms.
David Livingstone was born at Blap
tyre Works, near Glasgow, Scotland, in
1915, 30 that at his death he was still
under sixty years Of age. The family
came from the llehridcs group of islands.
At the age Of ten years David was placed
in cotton factory as a piccer, but man
aged in the intervals of his work, and
even while engaged in it, to pursue
course of self.instruction quite extended
for one of his years Adding an atten-
dance upon an evening school, he picked
up knowledge of Latin and Greek, and
of various branches of natural science.
He continued to devote his means
to his education after he was pro.
NOTED to be cotton spinner in his nine.
teenth year. At this time, conceiving
the idea of going to China as a medical
missionary, he attended medical and d.
vinity lectures at the University Of Glas-
gov during the winter, respming mill
work in the summer vacation. Having
been admitted licentiate Of the faculty
of physicians Of Glasgow he was about to
sail for China under the auspices of the
London Missionary Society, when the
breaking out of the war between Great
Britain and China frustrated his design,
and he turned his attention to South
Africa, then the scene Of the beneficial
labors of Rev Robert Moffat After
taking, therefore, further theological in.
struction, he embarked in 1910 for Cape
Town, which he reached after three
months voyage.
He proceeded into the interior, and
passed several years at Thurman and
other places, studying the language aud
customs of the natives, intending to estab.
fish himself among the Bakwains, tribe
of the Bechnanas In 1913 he removed
to Mabotsa, where he founded mission
airy station, laboring there and at Kolo.
beng, about fifty miles further rorth for
the next six years. 1t was in 1S49 that
he began the series of exploring expedi.
lions with which his name will always be
identified, Dy starting, with two English
gentlemen, upon trip to Lake Ngami
over the Bakalihari desert, by route
which had been regarded as almost in
superable in its obstacles. They were the
first Europeans that had actually visited
that sheet Of water, which till then had
only been known through native reports
The next year Livingston repeated The
trip, intending to continue his journey
still further northward, but was prevent
ed By the prevalence of fever aud flies
In 1851 he and Mr.. Oswell, one Of hi
previous travelling companions, agair
started for the north, and succeeded il
reaching the great River Zambesi, flown,
in the centre of Southern Africa.
In 1852 he accompanied his wife ant
his children to Cape Town for embarka
ton to England, and then returned t
Kuruman, intending to establish anothe
station, on account of the hostility Of tn
Beers, who did not favor his efforts t
civilize the natives, but carried their out
RACES so far as to plumber his house Will
on slave.hunting expedition against tn
people he had taught. Iu January, Is
SO, be undertook one OF his most impor
tant tours, and after a variety Of adven
lures he proceeded up the Lecambye rive
to Lake Dilolo, eleven south latitude AN
: thence turned westward to Loando, whic
he reached May, 1854, He continue
| his explorations during the next tw
years, having traveed,in a country wher
+ travelling is almost equivalent to march
q ing, over nine thousand miles, on route
for the most part untrodden by The Euro
pean foot. A the close Of the year IS
sc he returned to England, where h
was welcomed by all classes, and especa
. ly By scientific men, in the most flatterin
' manner.
He soon returned to Africa and con
menced making trips into the interio
c In ono Of these made in 1851, Livingsto
, and his party were attacked BIZ natiy
o tribe with poisoned arrows, and was St
= verely wounded His wife, who had a.
a companied him on many Of these DANCE
o Gus enterprises, died on the River Shri
in Africa. in 1861. In 1864 he W,
again in England, but, as on his form,
visit, stayed only long enough to give
y the world his report of discoveries,
l. The chief interest, however, not on
= Of the scientific world,b but Of all Christe
It dom, was given to that expedition
l. Livingstone's which was long supposed
: be his last He lef. Zanzibar on the o.
d Of March, 1866, for exploration of Il
e river Rovuma and the great lake COUNT
n Of Central Africa. His expedition ma
l. be briefly stated to have been az attem
/, to unite the magnificent discoveries
u, late years and determine the limits al
- connections of the three great lakes viii,
;. reach from II deg. south to 2 deg. nor
latitude, flowing to the sea by the Zar
best and Nile at the two extremities, b
>, with an intermediate space, as yet u
II known. Such was the geographical pro
', lem. But he had in view also to affe
d the present enormous East African sla
? trade, through pioneering the way viii
might lead to lawful commerce. For
10 long time he was not heard from.
1t length reports Of his death, very circuI
j. stantial, were received, which were ge
orally credited, except by few SCENT
men. The manner in which the probe
was solved by an intrepid American ira
n eler, Ii. M. Stanley, is familiar to a
rs He brought the news not only that Lii
at ingstone was alive and well, but that
st had dispelled the mystery of ages
,e clearing up the question of the sources
40 the Nile, substantially if not in deta
+ To complete the work thoroughly, no
=, ever, was the indomitable intention
= the veteran, and nothing could indu
u him to return to civilized life till
10 should have accomplished his object
n For this he fingered year or two lor
70 er in Africa, and in this undertaking
n has fallen by an attack of disease. WI