The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-17

Lake Ianganyika, and then went to the town OF
Casenlbe once famous kingdom, which had Deen
VISITED In olden times by Portuguese traders. The
people oil this region appeared TO be more savage
than any he had yet seen, and the chief was a
monster or cruelty. He was constantly attended
oy ms executioner, VINO carried broad, ugly
looking sword. and curious, scssors-like instIu'
ment Tor cropping ears, mode OF punishment In
which the despots OF Casembe greatly delight.
The Prime Minister had been despoiled OF his ears
Tor some onence, and no man in the country felt
secure from this unpleasant mode OF mutilatlon'
Great numbers OF the chiefs principal men had
been punished In this way. "a could not,n says
Livingstone. .avoid INDUCING prejudice against
him."
( While at Casembe Livingstone heard OF q new
lake. called by the natives Bangweolo. lying to the
SOUTH and made journey TO its shores This
made the NTH and last great lake discovered by Dr.
Livingstone, the others being Ngami Shirwa, Nyas-
J sa and Moero. He then returned 10 Tanganyika,
| and proceeded to UjijL where he found that the
stores and medicines which had been forwarded
| from Zanzibar had been plundered and scattered,
leaving him but scanty remains. Nearly every
thing mad been made away with. 1t was now the
! middle OF March, 1861 He was suffering from
| sickness and disappointment and at times be-
lieved he should never regain his health. Yet he
joined party OF Arab traders, and explored the
vast unknown country, Manyuema, lying west OF
the lake-a land OF morass and forest plateau, OF
rivers and lakes, peopled by savage tribes, in
some OF which cannibailsm prevails to the extent
OF eating enemies slain in war. One OF the can
nibals admitted TO Livingstone, however. that
human flesh was disagreeable; it made one dream
Of the man who was eaten.
THE soKos.
In this region Livingstone found the soko-a
species Of chimpanzee, which possesses many
singular traits OF character. The soEos often
walk erect, but place the hand the head as II to
steady the body. The face Is OF q light yellow
Color set or with whiskers and q scattery beard.
The forehead is low, with high ears and is well in
the background OF the great dog mouth; the teeth
are slightly human, but the cannes show the
beast by their large DEVELOPMENT. The hands, or
rather the myers, are like those OF the natives
The flesh OF the eet Is yellow, and the eagerness
with which the Manyuemas devour 1t leaves tue
impression Jhat eating sokOs was the hrst stage
by which they arrived AT being cannioas; they say
the flesh is delicious. me soSo Is represented 6y
some be extremely Knowing, cceSSully
stalking men and women while at their work, KID
mapping children and running up trees with them.
He seems 10 be amused by the sight OF the young
native in his arms, but comes down when tempted
by bunch OF bananas and, as he lifts that, drops
the enid. The young soko in such case would
cling closely to he armplt or the elder One
man was cutting out honey rom tree, and
! him, then let him go. Another man was huntl ng
and missed in his attempt to stab soko. 1t seized
! man, who called 70 his companions, "Soko has
caught me-" Inc soko bit of the eDds OF his I'm
/
| tacKs women unarmed men. II wounded he
! Will rush upon the hunter. seize him by the wrist,
| lop of the fingers and spit them out, slap the
cheeks or his victim and bite without breaking
the skin. lie draws out spear, but never uses
wound TO stanch the blood The natives say,
''Soko is man, and nothing bad in him. These
animals sometimes collect together and peat a rude
| imitation of drumming on hollow trees. and then
| break out into loud yels quite as Harmonious as
Alter pene tratng westward as far as the great
river Lualaba, moving northward-whlcn ne BE-
ing tnat station in October, 1871. He was in
dreadful condition, utterly destitute and wel-nigh
iuncture|tne dark hour before the mornng-hep
| came from q totally unexpected quarter. We
must let the great traveller tell the story in his
MEETING WITH STANLEY.
my sgs w case e5 o oT n eDo tne
Ing Sus came running at tie top OF his speed and
easped out, AN Englishman ! see him. and on
he dared to meet him; The American flag at the
head OF a caravan told OF the nationality OF the
stranger. Bales OF goods, baths o. tin, huge
This must be luxurious traveller, and not one at
w end Se s lhe 1t
respondent the NEW YORK HERALD, sent
accurate Information about DR.. Livingstone If llv
ing, and II dead to bring home my bones the
! news he had to tell 20 one who had been TWO full
years without any tdings from Europe made my
whole frame thrill. the terrible fate that had be-
fallen France, the teegrapnlc cables successfully
LAID In the Atlantic the election OF General Grant,
| death good LORD Clarend0n-Iny constant
friend, the proof that Her Majesry's government
had not forgotten me IN voting $1,000 Ior supplies,
and many other points OF interest, revived emo
lions that had lain dormant in Manyuema. Appe-
tlte returned and instead OF the spare, tasteless,
two meals day. / ate four times daily ana In a
week began to feel strong. am not Of demon
stratlve turn; as cold, indeed as we islanders are
usually reputed TO be, but TINS dislnterested klnd
ness OF Mr.. Bennett, so noby carried Into effect
iSg !, really do. issi linz sz'Isnsy grsis1a3TI.
ashamed at not being more worthy OF the gen.
crosby. Mr.. stanley has done his part with
tiring energy good Judgment In the teeth OF very
serious oos aces. His heIpmates turned out de-
PRAYED blackguards. VINO. by Their excuses at
tutlons, and prepared their systems to De ft prov
enaer Tor the grave; they had used up their
service, but rather downdraits ana unbearable
drags to progress"
EXPLORING TANGANYIKA.
On the l6tn OF November DR.. Livingstone and
Mr.. stanley started on an exploring expedition to
the northern end OF Lake langanyKa. On pre-
vious occasion he had written from the interior
OF Africa TO the erect mat TINS lake poured
lis waters into the Albert NyanZa Lake,
and the object of the present EXPEDITION was
TO ascertain by actual observation whether the
already been told by Mr.. Stanley, and here we
need only allude to tue fact that the supposed
northern outlet was lound to be a feeder, win
strong current, flowing into the lake between
large, reedy sedsy lnlets. The question oil tue
outlet ouce more became a problem to he solved
by exploration. Dr. Livingstone mad two theories
In regard To it; one that the outlet might be
river running westward INTO the Lualaba; the
other, that tue wate OF the lake might ina their
way out py subterranean passage through the
caves oil Western KabogO. THIS question
been definitely settled by the discoveries OF Leu
tenant Cameron, an account OF which was given
In the HERALD "A few days ago.
THEORETICAL DISCovERERS.o
Or. Livingstone expressly reITained rom COM
hitting himself TO theories. He entertained
very wholesome distrust OF the "theoretlca ais
coverers" VINO filed IN the vacant map oil Central
Africa, as the German philosopher made up MS
description oil the camel, IRON tue depths OF their
inner consciousness" He speaks OF one bold
mapmaker who stretched out Lake Nyassa
200 miles to the northwest, and OF another
VINO made a river run up MIL IN tue same region,
and called II the New ZamDesl'-proo abiy be-
| cause the old Zambe, runs down MI. DIR. Living
stone was amillar with the whole Of this region,
and until he tines wonderful maps not
aware that he was walking about Ia the middle OF
a deep AXE and had crossed q river That set the
laws OF gravltatiOn at defiance.
PARTING With MR.. STANLEY.
tt,A ttt.c aft..f lr. taar Mr. 1au