The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1874-04-04 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

THE DEATH OF DR. LIVINGSTONE. The following telegram has been received at the London office of the Neu. York Herald  "The Melva arrived off Suez at eleven on S .turday night, having Mr. Arthur Laing and Jacob Wainwright on board, with the body of Dr. Livingstone. He had been ill with chronic dysentery for several months past, and although well supplied with stores and medicines, he seems to have had a presentiment that the attack would prove fatal. He rode a donkey, but was subsequently carried', and title arrived at Mullah., beyond Lake Bemlsainbisa couutry, when he said Build me abut; to die.' The hut' was built by his followers, who first made him a bed. He suffered greatly, groaning night and day. On the third day he said—" I am very cold; put more grass over the hut." His followers did not speak or go, near him. Kilumbo, chief of Bisa, sent flour and beans, sad behaved well to the party. On the fourth day Livingstone became insensible, and died at midnight. Majuahva, his servant, was present. His last entry in the diary was on April 27th. He spoke much and sadly of home and family. When first seized, he told his followers he intended to eeehange everything for ivory to giee them, and to push on to tijiji and Zanzibar and try to reach England. On the day Of his death his followers consulted what to do. The Nassice boys determined to preserve the remains. They were afraid to inform the chief of Livingstone's death, and secretly removed the body to another hut, around which they built a high fence to insure privacy. They opened the body and removed the internals, which were placed in a tin box, and buried inside the fence under a large tree. Jacob Walawright cut an inscription on the tree as follows Dr. Livingstone, died on May 4th, 1873: and superscribed the name of the head man, Sum. The body was preserved in salt and dried in the sun for twelve days. Kilumbo was then informed of the death, and beat drums and fired, as a token of respect, and allowed the followers to remove the body, which was placed in a coffin formed of bark. They then journeyed to Unyanyembe, which took about six months, sending an advance party with informs. lion, addressed to Livingstone?s son, which met Cameron. The latter sent back a bale of cloth and powder.:The body arrived at 17nvsnyembe ten days after advance party, and rested 'there a fortnight. Cameron, Murphy, and Dillon there, the last-named very ill—blind, and mind affected; committed suicide at Kasakera, and was buried there. Here Livingstone's remains were put in another bark case, smaller, done up as a bale to deceive natives, who objected to the paring of the corpse, which was thus carried to Zanzibar. Livingstone's clothing, papers, and instruments accompany the body. When ill, Livingstone prayed much. At Muilala he said, I am going home.' Chumah remains at Zanzibar. " Webb. American Consulate, Zaniffbar, is on his way home, and has letters handed to him by Murphy frein Livingstone for Stanley, which he will deliver personally only. "Geographical news follows. "After Stanley's depirture the doctor left L'n• yanyembe, rounded the south end of Lake Tanganyika, and travelled south of Lake Bamba or Bang neoleo, crossed it south to north, then along each side, returning north through marshes to Mnilala. All papers sealed, and addressed Secretary of State, in charge of Arthar Laing. a British merchant from Zanzibar. Murphy and Cameron remain be hind." •  The 13th anniversary festival of the Royal Society of Musicians will be celebrated on the 27th of April, the Prince of Wales in the cham