Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-05-06
tered the reputation of the already dis
tinguished orator.
Particulars of Dr.. Liyingstones Death


at Zanzibar some interesting particulars
of the last days Of the great explorer
The Consul communicated the fact tc
the London Geographical Society 10 a
letter, from which we make the fo /
lowing extracts
Dr. Livingstone had been weak and
ailing since leaving Unyanyembe, and
when passing through the country of
Ukabende, at the southwest of the
lake, he told Mnjwara (the boy given
him by Stanley, who is now ia nay
service) that lie felt unable to go on
with his work. but should try and cross
the hills to Kantaga (Katanda p and
there rest, endeavoring to ivory, which
in al! this country, is very cheap (three
yards of merikani buying a slave or a
tusk), and returning to Ujiji through
Manyeuma to recruit and reorganize.
But as he approached the northern
part of Bisa Ga very large country, ar
irving in the Province cf Ulala, be
first had to take to riding donkey,
and thea suffer himself to be carried
on a kitanda (native bedstead) which
at first went much against the grain
During this time he never allowed the
boy Majwara to leave him, and he then
told that faithful and honest fellow that
he should never cross the high hills
to Kantanda. He called for Susi and
asked how far it was to the Luapula,
and on his answering three days."
remarked che should never see his
river again"
On arrival at Hala, the capital of
the district, where Kitambo the
Sultan lived, the party were refused
permission to stay, and they carried,
Livingstone three hours march back
toward Kabend. Here they erected
for him rude hut and fence, and be
would not allow any one to approach
him for the remaining days OF his life
except Majwara and Susi, except that
every morning they were all desired
to come to the door and say" ."Good
morning"
During these few days he was in
great pain, and could keep nothing,
for moment, ou his stomach. He
lost his sight so far as hardly to be
able to distinguish when light was
kindled, and gradually sank during the
night of the 4th Of May. Only Majwa-
IA was present when he died, and he
is unable to say when he ceased to
breathe. Susi, hearing that he was
dead, told Jacob Wainwright to make
a note in the Doctors diary Of the
things found by him. Wainwright
was not quite certain as tothe day Of
the month, and as Susi told him the
Doctor had last written the day before,
and he found this entry dated April
27; but, On comparing his own diary
on arrival at Unyanyembe, he found 1t
to be the 4th Of May; and this is con-
frned by Maiwara, who says Living
stone was unable to write for the last
four or FIVE days of his life. [ fancy
the spot where Livingstone died as
abont l ,25 degrees south and p de-
grees east; but, Of course, the whole
Of this is subject to correction, and al
though [ have spent many hours in
finding it all out, the Doctors diary
may show it to be very imperfect.
THE Observation-Disclosures Tenn.
May 3.-Several steamers from below
arrived to-day, but bring little addition
al information roncerning the overflow.
The pilots Of the City of Vicksburg
report the country back of Australia
inundated. DR.. Tibbets' plantation,
just below Lake Providence: and
Westerns and fuckers plantations, just
above, are oveefowed. Also that back
Of Dinks's Lake. There is much suf-
fering and destitution not heretofore
Throughout the inundated:
region stock is huddled together on
the tops of levees on narrow strips Of
land, and those not starving are being
killed by buffalo gnats. The pilot Of
the John Kilgour reports the water
falling along the coast below Natchez,
but it should be borne in mind that
the suffering of the people will not
end with the decline of the water, as
very many of them have lost every
thing, and are without food.
Mrs. Nancy Glenn, the Indiana MUIR
deress, who was four times tried and
convicted of completely in the murder
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Young at In
dianapolis, several years ago, has at
last been released. So omuch for sharp
lawyers and loosely framed laws. We
presume there is not person in In.
diana who doubts the gnilt OF this
woman, and it is scandalous COM
mentary upon our sytsem Of criminal
jurisprudence that her lawyers have
succeeded in getting four different
trials for her, and finally. in getting
her out Of jail "scot free.'
Hon. William B. Washburn, late
Governor of Massachusetts, was on the