The New York Herald Newspaper, September 2, 1872, Page 3

NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET, LIVINGSTONE IN CANADA ‘Interview with the Brother of the 3 Great Explorer. How He Disposes of the Doubt- «os» ding Brigade. THE QUESTION SETTLED AT LAST History of the Livingstone Family in America. “Where the Humorous Expressions and the ‘Americanisms ”’ in the Doc- tor’s Letters Come From. John Livingstone as a Pioneer Backwoodsman. ———— INTERESTING LIVINGSTONE ANECDOTES, ‘How the Discoverer and His Posterity Graduate from Robinson Crusoe. WELL, Province of Ontarto, nica ‘August $1, 1872. mt “Ja this # family of pioneers, that they: push out this way into the wildernesses of the Old and the “New Worlds 1” Such was the remark of a gentleman prominent $m New York State yesterday morning, whose ac- Quaintance I made on board the New York Central express train, as we slowly rumbled over the Sus- pension Bridge, within easy sight of Niagara's mighty cataract. He referred to the singular fact that Dr. David Livingstone, the famed African ex- plorer, was then probably in the jungles around Lake Tanganyika, and his brother, John Living- Wes, PROMINENT SETTLER im the raw Canadian backwoods, just opened up to railroad communication. The conversation had Deen upon the subject of the Livingstone explora- tions and of the great geographer’s recent discovery by the Herarp’s correspondent, together with the hair-splitting disputation of savans in slippered fect, who make explorations and discoveries only on » Maps and seek fame by the shallow pretext of carp- ing at the labors of weary trampers. THE HOME OF LIVINGSTONE’S BROTHER. Up to the time of crossing the bridge I had inquired of conductors, brakemen, ticket agents, baggage smashers, in fact everybody, as to the lo- cation and means of reaching Listowell, tne resi- * dence of John Livingstone, a brother of the famous David, and I had inquired in vain. No one of them “had ever heard of it. A countryman afforded me a “yay of hope by telling me that he had passed through the village eight years before; that it ‘was in the woods a long way north of the town of Paris; that there was ” po railway connection with it then, and he didn’t ‘think there was any now. I would have “pumped” him further concerning it, but he just then grabbed bis bundle and stick, rushed on to the steps of & train which was moving out from the Suspension Bridge depot for Buffalo, and was gone, perhaps forever. I went across that bridge in the n-xt train out for Hamilton, and after a ride of about forty miles reached that town, and here again in- etituted several inquiries, while the train stopped, for the whereabouts of Listowell. While in a maze of wonderment at the door of the consular office of Mr. F. N. Blake, . UNITED STATES CONSUL AT HAMILTON, your correspondent was not a little surprised to meet a correspondent of the New York Sun, and a Nttle skirmishing revealed the fact that we were both on: the same mission. We at once found Mr. Blake, and learned that a train ‘ould leave in the course of half an hour for Lis- towell, or rather for Palmerston, the jumping-off from which Listowell, ten miles distant, Could be most easily reached. Here I found that Listowell was on the line of the Wellington, Gray ‘and Bruce Railway, a new route not yet completed, and within the consular district.of Hamilton. Mr. Blake further stated that he had just a day before had in his possession : THE ORIGINAL MANUSORIPT of the letter written from Ujiji by Dr. Livingstone to his brother John, and that it had been transmit- ted to him by the latter gentleman, with a written Tequest that the Consul would officially for- ‘ward the document to the HERALD apd oonvey to Mr. Benpett the thanks of the Livingstone of Listowell for the deep Interest he had manifested in the welfare of Dr. Livingstone, end for his generosity in affording him asalstance fat so criticala period of his journeys in Africa. ‘The Consul consented to become one of the party for the trip to Listowell, and in half an hour the trio were on their way. After aride of nineteen miles on the Great Western Railway of Canada Barrisburg junction was reached, ana here the party embarked on the Wellington, Gray and Bruce train for Palmerston, about seventy-five miles @istant. The road leads throngh an entirely new GENUINE CANADIAN BACKWOODS ‘gountry, in which the most striking scenic objects are the legions of charred stumps which dot the occasional clearings, and give a ghastly, blasted ‘spect to the cheerless surroundin; Here and (here a few pr etty towns or villages are met, most Wotable among them being Guelph, and as for Palmerston, 1t consists of a railway depot, six houses and 4 pile of cordwood. The prevalence of Scottish dialect in almost every y person met in trains or on the roads is ar ey atit ing. ee wragie ragon fa fact, inhabited, where ited y, SETTLERS OF THAT RUGGED RACE, ‘and the names of all the towns and townships @lmost raise a doubt in the traveiler’s mind whether he isor is not Journeyingin Scotland. The @cenery and surroundii however, soon vanquish the doubt, and he realizes that he is neither among ‘the Gaelic hills nor in the lowland moors of Caledo- ‘aia. At Palmerston a rickety conveyance was peaaby ebtained, drawn Py @ pair of horses, one of whic! ‘was entirely blind, bot a splendid road animal, ‘with steady gait, and in fi ve minutes we were on a known as the Wallace r which runs its we length as straight as a rule into wel ‘an sun Was well down in the west as we drove THE LITTLE RAW-BUILT SETTLEMENT, ht enough to read on a large sign- a false upper stoi fa white frt-rad ippe! ry 0 ‘Ont there was @oard foi painted rmed wooden eoonnvevonneororaeae ee JOHN LIVINGSTONE, DEALER IN PAINTS, OILS, DRUGS, MEDICINES, VARNISHES, DYESTUFFS, &0. MOON DOLIDODOLL OGLE HOLES DOL OE OD This is the place of business of thi - er’s modest and industrious brother, iy as aan asour party had found hotel quarters and shaken of the railway dust a second Livingstone search Tastee alata saya , was pie ie on Its arrival at ai Mr, Livingatone ‘was found @here most men his thrifty big Mat generally to his business; a3 s0on as Saigon hn ae'Re once "avid to id ry ce us ‘wesidence. «This courtesy was, of course, accepted; and on the way through the village I rive him @ brief out. ine, a statement of the nature of the discussion ‘which had arisen in relation to the genuineness of the letsers received from Dr. Livingstone, and of the suspicion that was Manufactured that etaniey had forged them. ten “{ am surprised to hear this,” said Mr. Living- stone, ‘for I don’t see how any one who knows an, sran about the Doctor, aud is competent to judge of his writing, can express any such belief.” “Have you heard anything in relation to the con- troversy through the press here?” | asked. “No,” he replied, “I saw a little item about it some weeks ago, but I thought that was the begin- ping and the end of it, Inever thought the matter was being seriously agitated. We never got any American. here, or, if we do, it’s only Gccasionally aud Bo have failed'to hear sf It.” “Have you ever, at any time, Mr. Livingstone, had any suspicion whatever or te tof the possibility of the letter you penny received from brother the ‘or, and whic! was brought Ujijt by Stanley, being a fictitious i oe Livingstone itened into @ look of almost contemptuous su and answered quickly, sae the least in the world--not for an Instant.” >” By this time we had reached the gate of the Liv- ingatone residence, and were invit to enter by the host. In a few moments Mas. LIVINGSTONE AND HBR Davarr @ you! recently married, appeared and were Introduced,’ ana ‘the two Tadles- rightened up to the liveliest point of interest immediately on be- coming aware of the object their visitors had in view. In five minutes there wasa deeply interested group in Mr. Livi e’8 cosey parlor, and the scope of the entire inquiry was then explained in detail. In addition to this a complete fle up to ‘Thursday last of the HERALD and Sun, from the outset of the present controversy, was handed to Mr. Livingstone, to be read by him at his leisure. Ithen explained to Mr. Livingstone that my de- sire was, first, to learn all the views he had to ex- — in reference to his own convictions regarding r) GENUINENESS OF THE LETTERS from his brother, and next to obtain from him one or more specimens of his brother's handwriting in letters received prior to his present exploring tour, 80 that the chirography of a period antedating this controversy might compared with the manu- script the originality of which has been questioned. Mr. Livingstone replied that he would be pleased to furnish both his views and the letters, but stated that he was somewhat in doubt as to where he might just then be able to lay his hands upon them, Mr. Livingstone then left the room to search for the letters, and Mrs. may poe adroitly filled the interim by displaying to her visitors PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, treasured as heir-looms, of Dr. Livingstone and of his daughter, of his brother, Rev, Charlies Living- stone, @ curious and beautiful shell brought by the Doctor from the African Coast, and an ebony walk- cane with an ivory head. “This stick,” said Mra. Livingstone, ‘was given by the Doctor to my husband, and that ivory handic is made of the tusk of a hippopotamus which was shot vy the Doctor in the Zambest River.” “The Doctor’s daughter,” I suggested, “appears tobe a fine-looking Cryo | lady and has an intelli- gent and expressive " eis “Oh, yes," replied Mrd, Ltyingstone, “she Ja due young’ Therboetor has pata & good den ert ner education a8 well as of ler al a Po that oh his done “Bue wad educates In Paris and 1s now mak! a tour through Europe.’ Mr. Livingstone shortly returned to the room, having in hand several pages of faded note paper, which he handed to me with the remark :— “phis is the only one can find just now. We have had a good many of them from time to time, but they get mislaid and then we have given away a number of them to friends who desired to keep them as curiositics or mementoes of the Doctor.” ‘The letter which I herewith transmit to you, as ron will perceive, is dated on board “Steamship ‘hule, atsea, January 12, 1866,” and was written by the Doctor while EN ROUTE FROM BOMBAY to Zanzibar to embark on the es bionng tour in which he is still engaged. It was the last letter re- ceived by John Livingstone from his eminent brother until the receipt recentiy of the letter brought from the Doctor by Stanley. This last let- ter, a8 1 have stated, is doubtless in the hands of the Department of State at Washington, and will be thence transmitted to you. It is addressed simply “John Livingstone, Listowell, Canada, North America,” and is countersigned “E, Ham- mond, from Dr. Livingstone,” Hammond being the British Under Secretary tor Foreign Affairs. The words ‘From Dr, Livingstone” are in the Doctor's well-known handwriting, and the Under Secretary’s signature is immediately over these three words, Fae pnpelane was postmarked at Charing Cross, oudon. st Upon comparing the letter which Mr. Livingstone had just handed me with the lithographic sac-simile in the HERALD the identity in style and peculiarity of the two handwritings became apparent in the Mminutest Cetails. In fact, the only wonderment is that any man could have preserved the samene: of his penmanship in so striking a degree during @ period of over six years and under such changed circumstances and associations. “This letter,” I remarked, ‘ls subscribed, ‘Affec- tionately yours, David Livingstone.’ Was it cus- tom: r the Doctor to subscribe himself to you in that manner, Mr. Livingstone 7” “Yes; he has always written that way,” replied Mr. Livingstone. ‘At least, of late years I think he has. I really never noticed much about that.” I then informed Mr. Livingstone tliat some of the critica (?) were loud in their assertions that “no warm-hearted Scotchman ever would sign a letter to his brother in that way; that it would be ‘your affectionate brother,’”’ or something of that sort. Mr. Livingstone smiled an incredulous smile, and laughingly replied:—No! that is about his of signing regular way his name to his letters to me. BUN NDENT—Mr. Livingstone, there was one er circumstance which gave rise in the first tance to the doubts as to the genuine- ness of these letters, and that was the interjection of bpm witticlsms, and apparently idiosyncratic and frivolous humor, which people believed to be foreign to the Doctor’s style. fas the Doctor given to such expressions? Mr. LivinceTonE—Oh, yes. They were very fre- juent in his letters always, and he uses them very Sequentiy in conversation. He is very fond of that dry, Scotch kind of humor, and that is an ob- Jection not worth considering. Mrs, Lrvincstone—The Doctor was always fond of cracking jokes about everything, and we never t a letter from him without something of the ind being in them. It’s a great peculiarity of his, Mr. LivinastonE—Yes; in this letter I received from him lately there & good deal in it of that frivolous kind. It’s just his humorous way. In this letter he says a things of a purely private mature which I had left out of the copies of that letter when it was published in the papers. I did not want it should ap- my, end ie wight. uurt my broilers feelings to nity, an ur ‘other’s fe know that little things of that kind were made blic, He speaks in one Part of a little child that fe saw fall into ‘a sheuch,” or what you would call @ gutter, and of the remark a woman made in refer- ence to the child being spanked. Then he speaks of Sarah, my wile, and says he does not think it ‘would be worth her while to visit Scotland, as she had intended, for everything about the old home is so changed that when he was last home he found very fow that he recognized, and some iy. whom he did not recognize recognized him, anc goa he did not recall théir faces they passed him by an: thought he was proud; but he says he reall; had forgotten them, and it was ae thal he did not want to 6 ae them. Then, too, he says sometht about the old barn that not a stone of it was le[t; that they were building a new church at Blantyre, and that even the graveyerd looked unfamiliar to him, All these things I thought were too trivial to be of any inter- est to the public, and so 1 had them left out.” “Well, Mr. Livingstone,” I asked, ‘was this let- ter which Stanley rought to you an answer from the Doctor to one you had previously written to “Yes: it was an answer to my last letter. In that letter I tola him that, as he was expected home in Scotinu very soou, I would let my wife go home to meet iim and make a visit, and he gave these ren- sons, about these changes, why it was not worth while tor her to go over. “When did you write that letter 7" “Well, I don’t know Mp ’ replied Mr, Living- stone; “but it’s a good while ago, It was some time in 1870.” “Was it in the fall of that year ?” ame Tcan’t but I think it likely—about the ‘Have you written to the Doctor lately ?”” ‘Yes, | wrote & week or two ago. wrote an answer to this last letter.”’ I then yuroaseeat another “criticism” of the doubting “experts” and asked Mr. Livingstone whether he thought there was anything remarka- ble about the Doctor's occastonal use of “Ameri- canisms” in some ot his letters,” “None at all,” he replied. “You see there was Lt strange in that; in the first place, be- cause he may have heard Stanley use many of them and they would be fresh in his mind; and, be- sides this, my brother Charles spent seventeen yeara in tiis country. He married an American wife here and travelled a great deal, Charles came to this country in 1840 and lived here seventeen ears. He studied for the Church at the college ere in Oberlin, Ohio, and finished at the Union Theologteal Semfnary, in New York, and after he was ordained he lived and preached in Matta- isett, Mass. was from Attleboro, In that State, Well, 80 far as you could tell, he was an American in tis speech and manners, because he wasavery young man when he came here. After he left this country he went to the African coast with the Doctor and was with him about six years. In that time, of course, the Doctor would Jearn a great many ‘of Charles’ American jaynes “Where is Rev. Charles Livingstone now 9? “He is the British Concut at Fernando Po.” “Then you think thus will accouut for the Ameri- canisms 3" “Well, I think so; thatand the other reason to- gether.” Here Mrs. Livingstone related a rather curious incident connected with Ciaries Livingstone’s re- turn to the old homestead in Scotland. It appears that when Charles arrived among his Scot rel- atives there was on the first evening of his return nite a little gathering of the “folk” to welcome fim back to hear him tell of the wonders of the New World, His venerable mother was of the num- ber, Mstened with & mother’s carnestn to her’ narrations, Subsequentiy, when speak- bon ng hay ge entertainment, she remarked to Mrs. John Lit “iL was unvo vexed, for Ldldna ken the half that ‘was sayin’. From this incident it will be evident that his speeee @nd accent must bave been very r= ably “Americanized.” Another cxa of the Doctor's use of “Americanisms”. you find on the fifth page of the autograph Ictter which I en- close, in which he is so rash as to use the awfully American word “skedaddled.” At this point our Interview substantially termt- nated, and the greater part of the remainder of the evening was devoted to tl RELATION OF INCIDENTS connected with the social aud domestic life of the Great explorer. Of the Livingstone stock there were present our host and his matronly wife snd their brighteyod daughter, together with four hearty-lookiug sons, ranging from about ofiyen years of age to twenty-two. They were a pleasant, amiable and attractive circle. A fifth son (Charles) is married and lives with his wife about twenty miles distant. He is the happy father of several young Livingstones, It cropped out during the evening that when Dr, Lh was a boy he was extre fond of reading “Robinson Crusoe,”’ and prized the volume of that work which he possessed above all his other books. In turn the Doctor's chil- dren read the adventures of castaway from the same and the book was next transferred to this side of the Auantic, John Livingstone’s children, as they be- came able to appreciate the romance, matriculated in fiction trom that identical volume, and it 1s now in the hands of John’s son Charles, and his juvenile poner are now studying the topography of Juan ‘ernandez from its pages. That book is certainly in the jamily, and has had @ wonderful record. JOHN LIVINGSTONE cg to Canada in 1840, and has lived at Listo- about twelve years. At that time he came into this village with his worldly effects and family in a@ sleigh. There were comparatively few houses here then, it being only sixteen years since the first house was built, and there Was no road that was definable, as the snow lay deep on the ground, and the sleigh was driven around and among the stumps of the trees threugh the best er ee Listowell has now a Population of 1, inhabitants, with mighty few loafers” among them, and is irowing every day. John 1s two years the senior of and is, con- pape ity-seven years of age. dium height, well knit frame, and his hair is of an fron gray tint. His facialresemblance to the Doctor is extremely marked, and he hag all the Spee ance and manner of @ cautious, industrious, ugal and temperate man, as he undoubtedly is, with a promed of many happy and useful years ret tobe pel His accent 18 strongly Scotch, but of a peeene Lpoticn paanoy, cree phy fp ease and lives in apparent peace with himeelf and with the world. THE ENGLISH LIVINGSTONE EX- PEDITION. Letter to the London rding the “Arms, Pay and Equipment Supplicd by Lieutenant Henn, on Behalf of the Royal Geographi- cal hen We . Wo tue Enito’ dr raw Lonnow Tones :— Sir—A_ “ Barrister-at-Law”’ states in a letter printed in your issue of the 2ist Al it that “the armed force was sent up, not by Mr. Stanley, as generally stated and sup} d, but all that gentle- man did was to kindly lend his experience in ge- lecting the force, and the arms, pay and equipment Were supplled by Lientenant Henn, on behalf of the Royal Geographical Society.” 1 the correction of this and other inaccuracies perhaps you will permit me to make a plain sta e- ment of the origination of the supply expedition, as it seems still to have some interest for the public. After arriving at Zanzibar I appointed a day to pay off the men _ engaged on the New YoRK HERALD expedition. On that day I induced twenty-five of my own men to return within three weeks to the American Con- sulate to receive their advance for the new expedl- tion I was requested by Dr. Livingstone to send to him to Unyanyembe. also chose the best of them to drum up volunteers from their own class—viz., freemen, whom they knew to be good and faithful men. Long before the three weeks expired I had contracted with filty Men, who appeared at the office of the Consulute to serve Dr. Livingstone for two years, their time to begin from the day they should arrive at Unyanyembe. Thad an order for £500 from Livingstone, with which to furnish and equip this new expedition, but when Pr, Kirk geg Mr, Ogwel Livingstone int rmed me that therd wa enéagh money rh them to pay for the equipment of this expedition I tore the draft up in presence of Dr. Kirk and the American Consul, and I drew orders for money as it was needed on Mr, Livingstone, all of which orders were immediately honored by him. ‘the stores required by Dr. Livingstone were pnrchased by me at the several shops where they were sold, and the bills for these were settled by me out of the money furnished by Mr, Oswell Livingstone. In preparing these stores for the foosae I gave orders for cha hacking boxes, received all the let- ters of Dr. Livingstone from ‘Mr. Oswell Livingstone and Dr. Kirk, and packed everything up in her- Metically sealed boxes. About the time this new expedition was ready to start I sent a letter to Mr, MOT ae advising him of the fact, and famous asking him if he was ready to start. In answer Mr. Oswell Liv! tone sent a letter regretting that he was unable take charge of the expedition, for reasons which appeared to him just and sufficient. In the absence of a white man as leader it then re- mained for me to obey Dr, Livingstone’s instruc- tions—viz., to procure a ‘ rab."’ Upon the Sultan fail! recommend one in whom he had perfect confidence, I applied to Sheikh Hashid, one of the wealthiest Arabs at Zanzibar. He brought @ young Arab to me, and on his recommendation I el him, drawing up articles of contract, copies of which I have by me now. Sheikh Hashid prom- ised to‘hoid himself responsible for anything the Arab failed to perform. ¢ $100 advanced to him were given to me out of the Livingstone fund by Mr, Oswell Livingstone. Two days before the Separtare of the expedition from Zanzibar I injormed Dr. John Kirk that if the steamer which I and others had chartered to con- vey us to Seychelles sailed before I could despatch the expedition for the Doctor from Zanzibar, I should be compelled to leave the charge of it in his hands. The reply of Dr. Kirk was as follows:—“If you do 80, i be Cam age to decline the charge of it. I ll do nothing more for Dr. Livingstone in en te capacity, it te all broken up now. Omcially I will do for him as I ‘would for any other man. I am not going to ex- pose myself to needless insult again.” These words were spokem to me in the presence of the American Consul and a Mr. hawk. Though I tried to reason the point with him, Dr. Kirk refused to see that Dr. Livingstone was justified in complaining, and that the formal complaint I sent to him from the Doctor was not an insult. Fearing to leave the expedition, all equipped as it was, at Zanzibar, I chartered a dhow, and having collected all the men together at the American Consulate, I marched them all down to the beach and saw them all, to the number of fifty-seven souls, on board, under charge of the Arab and Johari, the chief dr an of the American Con- sulate. Johari, the dragoman, had orders from myself and the American Consul not to come back until the expedition had crossed the Kingani River. pal fate my hate Oe a wt 2. “Farrtnan, June 4, 1 Ma. Srantey—I have My only a moment’ belore Johari hag gust returned tron Bapoinoso; and reports johari has jus your ex) dition having all ‘ately ‘crossed the Kingant ver. remain dc, “JOHN F, WEBB, United States’ Consul.” Zanzrnan, June 1, 1872-8 o'Clock Evening. My Dear Mr. Stanter—Johari has just pow retarned from Bagomoyo, He saya that the party you sent with supplies to Dr. Livingstone lett Bagomoyd on Thursday morning, and reached the River Kingani in the after atthe ferry. He saw the entire party cross on Friday morning, r+ then Rg og arene for Zanzibar, o instruc’ x APyeitene JANES OHKISTIE, M.D. If the expedition crossed the Kingani most of the trouble is over, because it was between the Kin- gani River and Bagomoyo that the wide waste of ‘waters lay that daunted the commanders of the English “earch Expedition.” Between any stray member of that new expedition and the coast. le the Kingani and an inundated plain; before them lies a dry, smooth, easy path to Unyanyembe, and 1 have not the least doubt of their having reached Dr. Livingstone, and I feel confident that to-day Dr. Livingstone is at least two hundred miles from akestt ate en route to finish his discoveries. ie ‘Barrister-at-Law" is wrong in his state- ment that the arms, and equipment were sup- plied by Lieutenant Henn. I never had any cor- respondence with that gentleman upon any subject. that Ican remember. The “arms, pay and equip- ment’’ were paid for by Mr. W. 0. Livingstone from the funds so generously furnished by the British public, and I must give Mr. Livingstone the credit of having me whenever I requested his assistance. Any further information which I may have to give will be given in my book, which will embrace this a8 well asall other subjects connected with my- self and the expedition I commanded. Hoping you will not ne calknn Go = ngstslen on your valu- able space, I rem: ya ently, HENRY M, WrANLEY, Late Commander New York HERALD Expedi- tion after Livingstone. WESTERN PREIGHTS, Increaned Rates for Freight by the Rail- road Lines—The Rates tor the Winter. The Western ratiroaa trunk lines, consisting of the Erie, New York Central and Hudson River and Pennsylvania Central Companies, have just agreed to adopt an increased freight tariff from the sea board to the West, which will take eflect on Mon- day, September 2. The following is a list of the oe important changes for the transportation of ret class =merchan » Which includes dry goods :— New Turig’ old Firat Clase, Per Cut, ‘Rater. % #75 SRSSSTSSaSassesas seseekeussesszzese ‘0. To Bul ee MIKE SANDFORD'S FUNERAL. The faneral of Michael Sandford took place yes- terday afternoon in Irvington, just outside of Newark. The body was in a handsome casket and was viewed by @ large number of persons in the Reformed church previous to the services. The features looked almost as natural asin life. Mem- bers of deceased's family were present, as well as & large circle of itiends. ZANZIBAR. Arrival of the Bark Mary A. Way from the East Coast of Africa. What Captain Russell Knows About Stanley. The Triumphal Return of the Herald Expedition from the Interior. Enthusiasm and Excitement at Zanzibar. THE FEELING ON THE COAST. Interesting Particulars of the Expedition. LIVINGSTONE'S LETTERS TO KIRK. Facts About the English Expedition and Liv- ingstone’s Son Oswell, HOW STANLEY WAS DINED AND FETED, Tne bark Mary A. Way, Captain Russell, arrived at this port yesterday, one hundred days from Zanzibar. The vessel had a@ safe and pleasant voyage all the way through, and the taut and clean appearance she presents after so long a trip speaks well of the efficiency of both officers and men. The Mary A, Way is the property of Thomas P, Way, of this city, and is engaged in the spice, clove and hide trade, Zanzibar being the chief port on the African coast for the purchase and sale of these commodities, The vessel has been absent for more tnan eight months, eighteen days of which were spent at the African port. Captain Russell brings along with him letters and despatches te the editor and proprietor of the HERALD from Mr. Stanley, THE DISCOVERER OF LIVINGSTONE, with whom he spent most of the time that the vessel was detained at the port, He also brings letters and messages from Mr. Stanley to a number of private gentlemen, old friends and acquaint- ances of the adventurous explorer. One passen- ger arrived on the vessel, Mr. Richard M. Whitney, an American, long resident at Madagascar. On yesterday a HeraLp reporter boarded the bark, which is at present lying off the Battery, in search of Captain Russell and Mr. Whitney. The first object which attracted his attention on setting foot on the deck was A MAGNIFICENT BROWN DOG, larger than a lion, which was quietly sleeping on the forecastle. The mate of the vessel, Mr. Charles O. Welch, courteously received the reporter, and, noticing the look of astonishment which the latter cast at the dog, informed him that the animal was @ present sent from Mr. Stanicy to the editor of the HERALD. It isa mixture of the St. Bernard and some native African breed, and the mate states that tag crew on the long journey had come to re- gard bim asa companion, and will grieve over his Joss as that of a personal friend. Captain Russell and Mr. Whitney had both left the vessel in the morning, as soon as she touched, and the mate was in sole charge. Though the men were busily engaged in OVERHAULING THE VESSEL and holystoning the deck, Mr. Welch spared time to accord a short interview to the reporter, and gave some interesting details relative to Mr. Stanley, of which the following is an abstract :— Regrortgr—Did you sce Mr. Stanley during your etay at Zanzibar, Mr. Welch ? Mr, Wetcn—See him? I should think I did. Why, he was constantly with Captain Russell during the eighteen days he remained, and, in company with the American Consul and several other residents of the port, he dined on board the vessel. RePorTeR—Was this after he had found Living- stone ? Mr. Wetcu—Lord, yes. He arrived from Bago- moyo two days after we did ina native dhow, as they call their boats there; drums beating and baer THE AMERICAN ¥LAG FLYING. I was not onshore at the time, but the eaptain was, and I understand there had been a great time in the city. RePoRTER—I suppose there was considerable talk among the residents about the expedition ? Mr. WeLcH—Talk ! I should say there was. Why notuing else was tatkea of; even the blacks seemed to have caught the general contagion, and they were almost as excited as the white residents were. We were fortunate to arrive at the time we did to de in time for THE TRIUMPHAL RETURN of the explorer, and it made us all feel good to see the American flag fying at the gaff of the diuow. RerortER—How did Mr. Stanley look ? Mr. WeLcH—Well, he looked very worn and Jaded, presenting just the appearance that a man would after undergoing the terrible ordeal that he had passed through ; but I tell you he looked tough» too, through all. He is a man who would not let up on any undertaking until he had carried it success- fall I. RePORTER-—ANG yet, Mr. Welch, some of the wise é the authenticity men of Gotham presume to doubt Of the story he tells. Mr. WELcn—Doubdt the authenticity of the story ! Well, that is news tome. How le in New York presume to know more than the British Con- sul at Zanzibar, the residents there, Lieutenant Dawson, Of ‘the expedition, and Dr. Living- stone’s son, is more thanican imagine. 1 wou stake my life on THE VERACITY OF THE STORY. Why, Mr. Stanley was filled with anecdotes about the Doctor, and the manner in which they had spent their five months pogetness and the letters he brought were recognized as genuine by ail who had ever been in communication with Liv- ingatone. Doubt the truth of the story ! That isa joke. I gee by the papers to-day—the first hat C have seen for months—that Mr. Stanley is the lion of London society, and I know of no one more deserving of honor than he is. My intercourse with nim was slight, as | had to attend to my regu- lar duties, ‘he captain was constantiy with bin and he doubt give you more informa- tion. asthe mate had his hands full of work the re- Pret left the vessel and eaters in search of Japtain Russell, whom it was rather a dificult job to find; but he was finaily discovered at the house of Mr. Thomas P. Way, on perarran. avenue, whither he had went on his arrival in the city, He was de- lighted to see a HERALD representative and Feadily entered into conversation. Though a thorough sali- or, Captain Russell does not look much like one of his profession, his appearance being more suggestive of @ dashing cavalry officer than the captain of amer- chant vessel. After some formal conversation the business of the interview was entered upon and the tt te yeport of Oe! conversation :— aiteos PORTE: lerstant tain, you are direc AOL Mt Pac ak shane UAPTAIN—' ir; we are @ hund: from the port to-day and we had a safe and picas- ant voyage all the way through. oul mn ‘8 alto- Ceeer cures which time we transacted all our ReroxTer—Did thd see much of Mr. Stanley? CarTain—I spent most of my spare time with him afver he arrived. He did dot get in until two bas after us. TORTER—You saw him arrive then ? Carrain—I did, and I shall not readil; excitement and interest which all c! fested in the matter. It was A GALA DAY IN ZANZIBA’ and every one hurried out to receive him. His coming had been announced some time previously, but the precise date of his arrival could not be as- certained, A sharp lookout, however, was kept, and when the native dhow, with the American colors flying at the gaff, was seen coming in the wildest 4 Joy was man ested, It made us Americans proud forget the es mani- of our country when we saw its colors associated with so noble an undertaking. ReErorTER—Had Stanley many persons with him on his return ? Caprain—He had all the survivors of the expedi- tion—Selim, the Jerusalem boy, and the other na- tives who had accompanied him. I suppose you are aware that the two white men had deserted him on the journey into the interior. I don’t think thetr loss was very serious, as they did not amount to much at the best. REPORTER—Was Somer greatly worn? Carrain—Fearfully. Hi HAIR HAD TURNED QUITE GRAY. His body was wasted and emaciated, and he looked more like a man of forty-five than of twenty-six. When I first saw him he was suffering from an at- tack of fever and was very low. He, however, re- cruited wonderfully, and in @ few days he pre- sented a very different appearance. He was the guest of the American Consul, Mr. John A. Webb, during his stay, who was extremely proud of his countryman, REPORTER—What was the feeling at Zanzibar ? CAPTAIN—Oh! @ most extraordinary feeling. No event ever occurred at the port which produced so rofound @ sensation. Among the i. resi- dents in icular the interest taken in Stanley and his discoveries was great, but mingled with it was @ certain amount of chagrin that an American was the first to bring relief and succor to the dis- tinguished traveller. This vary natural way of thinking was, however, thrown in the shade by the joy experienced at the intelligence that THE DOCTOR WAS ALIVE, and the honors and attentions showered upon his discoverer were given with no grudging hand. The American residents were, of course, the first to take the initiative in the matter, and I myself had the honor of entertaining Mr, Stanley ata din- ner given on board my vessel, which was one of the most pleasant affairs in which I have ever par- Mepesed Mr. Stanley was the life of the party, and the stories and anecdotes he told were listened to with breathless attention by all present. The Sultan of Zanzibar also gave a gran Pte in honor of Stanley, at which I was present, It was a very grand aifair, the Sultan exerting himself to the ‘utmost to make it a success. RevorTeR—Had the English expedition arrived by this time? CaPTaIn—Oh, yes. Lieutenant Dawson was there before we came, and was a guest at my table. He is a perfect specimen of a gentleman, and was one of the fret to WELCOME AND CONGRATULATE STANLEY. When he saw the proofs that Stanley brought he knew that his mission was at an ond, and being convinced that it was useless for him to penetrate further into the interior, the purpose for which he had been sent having been accomplished, he re- signed the command of the expedition to the sec- ond oMcer, who in turn surrendered it to young Livingstone, and he finally broke it OP after taking pa supplies as he thought his father would re- Rerorter—Did yor Livingstone want to go on to the interior ? oe re oe CAPTAIN—NO, he did not. He is not of a very ad- venturous turn of mind, and the prospect of the Journey frightened him, though STANLEY URGED HIM TO GO in my presence. He did not, however, think it necessary to do so, and when Dawson gave up the command he thought it better not to go. Stanley did not advise Lieutenant Dawson to pursue any particular course. Dawson acted on his own re- sponsibility, and he considered his action was the Most judicious course he could adopt under the circumstances. I took the Lieutenant as far ag St. Helena on my return, where I left him, he re- maining to take the first steamer for England. PT aii you see Dr. Kirk, the British ju Caprarn—I saw him, but had no talk with him about the expedition. The letters he received irom the Doctor, I was told, however, gave him great pleasure, and he was DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO STANLEY for having brought them. He had been the only correspondent the Doctor had in Zanzibar, and the sight of the familiar handwriting was a great re- lief and removed the enue suspense under which he had so long labored. The style of the composi- tion, too, was very reassuring, the contents of the jeetars presenting ‘all the Doctor's peculiarities, and ie regarded thé discovery as one of the greatest achievements of the age. RervorTEk—Did you hear anything of the com- laints the Doctor made about the treatment he \d received from Kirk? Caprain—I heard Stanley speak about it, but I did not pay much attention to the matter. I be- lieve it was some neglect in the forwarding of stores that was complained of. He cannot, though, complain of any lack of supplies for some years to come, as Stanley left him sufficient to last for five years; and not content with this, he was person- ally superintending the caravan which was to be forwarded to him immediately that it could be got in readiness, Stanley's attachment to the Doctor is very strong, and his knowledge of the interior convinced him that if Le anon hand would ar- Tange the supplies the affair would be bungled. So, in order that there might be no mistake, HR FIXED EVERYTHING HIMSELF, It is not, I suppose, necessary to eye. you any articulars of the sere into the interior. You have already received all these points from Stanley himself. He is firmly persuaded that Livingstone will successfully accomplish the great mission he has undertaken and is convineed that he is per- fectly safe from all danger. So thorouglily ts the Doctor wrapped up in his work that he sent letters to various persons in Zanzibar requesting that no further See) etl would be sent after him, as he has everything he we apap and wishes to prosecute his work undistur! REPORTER—Did you leave Mr. Stanley behind ? CaPpTaIn—Yes; left him waiting to catch the first steamer for Bombay; and as one was ex- pected to sail in a week I suppose he left Zanzibar on it. I took Lieutenant Dawson and let him off at St. Helena, as I said before. This terminated our conversation, and thanking Captain Russell for his valuable information, the reporter withdrew. The letters and dog the Cap- tain will deliver in person, according to @ promise made to Stauley. MURDER IN HUDSON STREET. Robert 8. Dunn, an Eighth Ward Politician, Shot by W. J. Sharkey, Another Politician— Escape of the Murderer. Yesterday afternoon James Reilly, a member of the Michael Norton Association, 287 Hudson street, ‘was buried from his residence and interred in Cal- vary Cemetery. Among the persons who attended the obsequies of the deceased were William J. Sharkey, of 119 Varick street, and Robert 8, Dunn flias Bob Isaacs, of 102 Amity street, who marched in the procession but a few feet from each other. Before the arrival of the procession at the ferry Dunn left and called at the gin-mill of Charles Har- vey, 288 Hudson street, known as the Place. While waiting in the above place William Welch, Jake Phillips and Billy Betts arrived and were invited to take a drink with Dann, They called for their dif- ferent beverages and were drinking them when William J, Sharkey entered and, observing Dunn standing at the bar, joined in the call for drinks and ordered a glass of rye whiskey. Both men (Sharkey and Isaacs), had heretofore been on friendly terms and had no animosity towards each other. About two years’ago Sharkey loaned Isaacs about $600, Sharkey asked Isaaca, who is known by the alias of Robert 8S. Dunn, for the money, but the latter, not having the amount in his possession, offered some excuse, which en- raged Sharkey, who is at present in an embarrassed condition for money. Leaving his friend, Sharkey backed towards tho hall door leading into the street, and, pulling a single-barrelled hatr-triggered Derringer from his pocket and pointing it at Dunn, fired, the ball striking him just below the left nipple on the right side, After the discharge of the weapon Dunn never spoke @ word, but, doubling up, fell to the floor @ corpse. Atter Sharkey had fired the shot he shouted (as he saw Dunn falling on the floor), “Bob I didn’t mean to shoot you,” and gilding into Hadson street, made his escape. The only persons in the Hea at the time of the affray were William Welch, Jake Phillips and Billy Betts. An officer being sum- moned the body was removed to the Twenty-elghth precinct station house on a stretcher, where Coro- ner Young held a temporary investigation and gave hia permission to have the bouy removed to the reaidence of the deceased. ‘The deceased, Who was & corpulent, handsome- looking person, has lately been Red oot as dealer for a gambling house at 149 Fulton street, and up to the time of the onslaught held a position in the Comptroller's oMce at lary of $1,500 a sent. litician of the Eighth Sharkey is a well known ward and has an association named after him, be- all the influential clubs in the nal district. said to have been 9 harm! in- offensive mau, who has been connected with faro bank intérests for the last fliteen years. it a large number of os who were friends of the deceased and nown In sporting circles, callcd conapabion, ni e 4 Tegre tee his unfort nateand wadaen death. x4 From the time the fact of Dunn’s death be- came known the station house was by per- sons anxious to get a last look at their dsceased companion, who lay on a stretcher, looking a8 y had seen nim marching in im the morning. As bd Coroner had examined the body, he gave & permit. to have it removed to his late residence. Sharkey has not yet been arrested, but cannot long escape the poll }, a8 he is too well known, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Fowpa, N. Y., September 1, 1872, A young lady, named Nancy Beekman, attempted suicide here yesterday by taking poison, but failed to accomplish her object. The attempt was caused by disappointed love, WASHINGTON. —_+———— WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 1872. Bond Purchases and Gold Sales for Sep- tember. The Acting Secretary of the Treasury has directed the Assistant Treasurer at New York to purchase $1,000,000 of bonds each Wednesday and sell $1,000,000 of gold each Thursday during the month of September, \ The Revenue and Debt Reduction for August. The receipts from customs revenue for the month of August are expected to exceed $25,000,000. New York alone will add between $17,000,000 and, $18,000,000, Boston about $3,000,000, and the re+ mainder is divided between Philadelphia, Balti< more, New Orleans and the smailer ports, The receipts from internal revenue for the month of August were $11,206,036. As to the reduction of the public debt for August the exact figures cannot be known until to-morrow, but a handsome reduce tion is anticipated. The Geneva Conference. The latest advices from Geneva reiterate that the proceedings before the Tribunal of Arbitrators’ progress favorably for this government, but ara. silent as to the probable amount of money which’ will be awarded. Both the United States and the British governments are advised in confidence by, their respective representatives of what takea place; but, until the seal of secrecy shall have been Temoved, no communication will be made to the public on this subject. : \ The Ministry to Russia. 4 As there are no questions which require the Presence of a United States Mintater at St. Peters-! burg no appointment will at present be made td supply the ‘vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Curtin. The New Shipping Act. , The Treasury Department has decided that copies! of the new Shipping act cannot be furnished by thé department at government expense, : Violating the Shipping Laws. j The brig Edward James having been reported to! the Treasury Department as having arrived at As< tora, Oregon, from Hong Kong, China, with a num~ ber of passengers largely in excess of that allowed by law, her case has been reported to the District Attorney for prosecution to recover the legal penal+ tles incurred by this disregard of the law. } Prosecution of a Shipmaster for Carry< ing an Excess of Passengers. , The Attorney General has instructed the United States District Attorney at Astoria to prosecute the’ master of the bark Edward James for carrying pas- sengers in excess of the number allowed by law. « The New Orleans Collectorship. é Several months ago Collector Casey, of New Orleans, handed to the President his resignation, to take place on the appointment of his successor, This letter remained on file, but no successor 13 likely to be appointed, the friends of the adminis-! tration at New Orleans not being agreed on: @ change. Numerous letters have been addressed to the President by prominent parties, expressing. their desire that Mr. Casey be retained, Therefore, according to present circumstances, he will remain in office. The Mexican Mixed Commission. The fact was ascertained, by a visit to the rooms of the United States and Mexican Claims Commis- sion yesterday, that the business there is in a state of suspension, owing to the general disagree- ment between the Mexican and United States Commissioners, The suspension is of such a char- noter that the resumption of business must be through diplomatic channels, There is no pros-, pect of an early accommodation. The Commission! will expire by limitation in February next. id America and the Vienna Exposition, Although Congress made no appropriation for a Commission of the United States to the Interna- tional Exposition at Vienna, General Van Buren,’ the Commissioner appointed under the law, is ex- erting himself to have a fair representation of, American products, paying expenses out of his, own pocket, in the hope that Congress will, at the beginning of its next session, appropriate at least’ enough to cover the necessary outlay. Congress appropriated some four hundred thousand dollars towards the expenses of the Paris Exposition, and yet exhibitors were, in many instances, badly treated, and found their expenses not reduced by the appropriation. Applications are now beginning to come in, and both the State Department and General Van Buren are doing all in their power, notwithstanding the absence of funds, to further ‘the object. Cameron's Escort. -* Senator Cameron has accepted the escort of the “Go West” Club, of this city, tothe Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Convention, to be held in Pittsburg on the 17th of September. Attorneys General from 1789. The register of the Department of Justice and the judicial officers of the United States has just been published, The list of Attorneys General from 1789 to 1872 embraces thirty-four names, Pennsyl- vania and Maryland each have had five representa- tives, Virginia and Kentucky four, Massachusetts three, and New York and Georgia two. The re- mainder are divided among Delaware, Tennessee, South Carolina, Maine, Connecticut, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Oregon. New Federal Buildings. The Treasury Architect, Mr. Mullet, is engaged in making the plans for some of the public buildings authorized by law during the late session of Congress. James 0. Rankin, Assistant Supervising Architect, leaves here to-morrow evening for Chicago, to take charge of the construction of the new Custom House building in that city. Hls successor here has not been determined. Import Duty on Metals. In answer to numerous applications from im- porters the Treasury Department has decided that the law of June 6, 1872, which provides for a reduc- tion of ten per cent of existing duties on all metals and all manufactures of metals, not therein other- wise provided for, does not embrace such compounds or preparations as white lead or oxide of zinc, but only articles which are manufactured direct from metal and retain the character of the original metal. A Municipal Controversy. The controversy between the Board of Public Works and the Washington and Georgetown Rall- road Company lias been brought to an end, Judge Humphreys having decided that the former has no power to interfere with the location and paving of the latter's track, tie company having certain charter privileges. United States Currency Statement. The following is the official detailed statement o1 the United States currency outstanding to-day :— Old demand notes............. Legal tender notes (new issue) Legal tender notes, series of 1809. One-year notes o1 1563.. Two-year notes of 1863.. Two-year coupon notes of 1863. Compound interest notes..... Fractional currency, first issue. Fractional currency, second tssue.. Fractional currency, third issue Fractional currency, fourt:: issu Fractional currency, fourth issu, series The Post Omce Department has ordered & mail service on the Toledo, Wabash and Western Ratlroad, from. Lafayette to Bloomington, In, 116 miles, at $682 per annum, commencing Sep- tember 10; also an extension of the mail service on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad, from Miceo and Atoka, Indian Territory, 56 miles, pay not fixed. The tote! number of miles of new postal tailway atfvice authorized for the month of August is 707, against 863 miles for the month of July. The Semi-Monthly Service to China. ‘Tho contract for a semi-monthly mail service on the China mail line from and after October 1ot next year was signed on behalf of the United States government on Saturday. Internal Revenue Appointments. William A, Swihart has been appointed Store-’ keeper in the Third Internal Revenue district of Ohio; W. H. Harvey, Surveyor of Distilleries of the Seventh Ohio; James E. Connolly, Gauger of the i Third Maryland district.