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NDIA Herald Special Report from London. —-+—____. Famine in Rapid Stride Over a Large Portion of the Ter- ritory of Hindostan. ——~+-. Sad Scenes Among a Starv- ing Population... The Imperial Government Face to Face with a Ghastly Calamity. The Lives of Many Millions of People in Danger. PUBLIC WORKS FOR RELIEF ‘What the Governor General Thinks---Political Economy and Red Tape. ‘GLOOMY FOREBODING OF THE FUTURE. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The following special despatch to the ‘Heraww has been received from our corre- ‘*spondent in the British metropolis: — Lonpvon, Feb. 23, 1874. The absorbing interest which attaches to | the reports which have already reached Europe of the prevalence and progress of | famine in British India induced the despatch, some time since, to that country of a well known member of the staff of the Daily News, Mr. Archibald Forbes, the gentleman who had ‘displayed his professional energy and power of description to such a remarkable degree a8 & correspondent during the period of the Franco-Prussian war, in 1870. 4 FIRST BEPORT AFTER PERSONAL INSPECTION. Mr. Forbes’ first letter from India, dated in ‘Oaloutta January 13, has been received here ‘by this evening’s mail. Thinking that the ‘Calcutta press and people were given over- much to theorizing on the subject of the | causes of the visitation, and being, for this rea- | son, unwilling to tabulate their local reports for -universal use, he determined to visit the dis- tressed districts in person, and to use his own ‘eyes and ears in surveying the scene of misery and hearing the statements of the inhabitants. He did so, and now ventures to i offer a series of cabingt popular pictures, which are truthfully painted and of lying, Bh iheartfelt import. Pati ‘A PAINFUL RUTY FEELINGLY PERFORMED, “It is he’ says, “to impart the official statistics and the deductiona which thave been founded on them by the Indian | government.’’ He expresses the wish that his work had been that of writing the story of ‘Aghting during a war campaign; for ‘in that the must needs tell of bloodshed and suffering, ibut not of women and children stricken down to death. The ardor of battle and the glow of victory furnish under such circumstances want of food ip on geile ~“Seitpsse aeney bona s sort of relief to the sad record of pain and | roe, nS a _uilitary campaign, | wpart from the inspiration which seizes the correspondent during the progress | of the actual combat, is a duty much | 4ess harrowing to the feelings than that in | which Iam now engaged,”’ and he expresses the hope that he will eventually be enabled to | wecord, notwithstanding the aspect and facts wof the present situation, the story of famine | averted by wise and timely precaution. In | that event he cannot imagine ‘‘the attainment | of a greater or more glorious earthly victory.” | AREA OF THE FAMINE DISTRICT. “The scarcity of food,”” says Mr. Forbes, | extends and is spreading among the popula- | tion of d wide tract of country running along the foot of the Himalaya boundaries of Nepaul, on the southern slope, and stretching from Oude to near Darjeeling, in the Sikkim iterritory. These remote districts, removed from railroads and other sources of easy com- | munication, are difficult of approach, (OVERNMENT IN THE FACE OF STARVING MILLIONS. “His Excellency Lord Northbrook informed me that the existence of this terrible distress threatens the government most seriously. The Governor General recognizes fitteen districts, in addition to provincial territories, compris- ing a total population of 26,000,000 of people, which are afflicted either by actual famine ora distressing scarcity of food. This is not all. Twelve other districts, containing 14,000,000 of people, are threatened. These latter places are described as being almost roadless and without water. The coolies and field laborers inthe more densely populated districts foel the pinch most, owing to. a total absence of work in the rice fields, «The government contemplated, prior to the outbreak of the distress, the commencement of public works—the construction of certain sources for the irrigation of the rice fields from a canal, the building of the Northern Bengal Railroad, and, lastly, the embank- ment of the Gunduck River, a tributary of the Ganges, which it joins opposite to Patna, “Thirty-two thousand laborers were employed com the first named work. Their weges were | and sat for West Essex in the late House of Com- Hamilton. | manifesto repudiating Bishop Raess’ acknowledg- NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1874—TRIPLE SHEET. paid in money, which was exchanged for food at government stores adjacent. POLITICAL ECONOMISTS HALT TO REASON. “The government standpoint in India is to maintain, as long as may be possible, that it is called upon to find food only for persons earning wages. ‘All which has been hitherto |, done has been done undecisively and precay- tionally, and I don't know whether there will be a famine at all,’ were Sir George Camp- bell’s words to me on the 11th inst. ‘All that is known,’ he continued, ‘is that we have the same preludes with which former famines have come upon the people. “Lord Northbrook does not intend to recede from his hitherto expressed system of policy. It is curious to read two consecutive sen- tences in the address of the Governor General to the Council. ‘The exports of food from Bengal exceed, since the Ist of November, 1873, 90,000 tons; while the government im- ported, till January 22, 1874, more than 30,000 tons of rice from beyond the seas, Rice is not so higa in price as was antici- pated.’ ”” ‘Lord Northbrook says that the Executive Department has arranged for a sufficiency of food to last till May next, and the storing of a large reserve to meet contingencies. The offi- cial calculations of quantity are based on the knowledge of the demands which were made on the government depots during the Prevalence of famine in former times; but it seems doubt- ful whether the supply will be adequate just at present, owing to the facts that during the periods of the previous afflictions large num- bers of persons died without asking for relief, and that the districts which are just now suf- fering are more remote, the means of trans- portation growing difficult, and, also, that there exists a want of food for cattle as well as for the human beings.’’ GLOOMY FOREBODINGS OF A GHASTLY CALAMITY. Mr. Forbes concludes his report thus:— “From what I have seen since my arrival in India I have become convinced—first, that neither the government nor the people can pre- cisely describe the actual position or prognos- ticate the future; second, that the govern- ment is most fully alive to its responsibility that the measures which have been taken for relief will fally cope with the difficulties of the occasion; third, that the absence of rail- toads in the remote disttricts is mostly dreaded, as the officials are without present means for the avoidance of the obstacles thus created. On the whole I entertain a most depressing conviction of coming calamity, for I have merely touched-s most momentous topic.” Hundreds of Thousands of Persons Suf- fering from Want of Food—Many Thousands of Lives in Danger. Loxpox, Feb. 23, 1874. A special despatch to the Times from Cal- cutta says 280,000 persons are distressed from oA ‘The game despatch says it is estimated that but for the aid furnished by the government 500,000 persons would have perishod. ENGLAND. Parliamentary Strategy of the Disraeli Minis try—A Sudden Prorogation Probable— Place and Cabinet Patronage. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Lonpon, Feb, 23, 1874. It is sald that on the assembling of Parliament it W ill be immediately prorogued until the 12th of March, so that members who have accepted office from Mr. Disraeli may have the opportunity to go belore their constituents for re-election. It is also said the Queen’s speech will not be read until Parliament reassembies. It 1s probable that the Right Hon. Sir William Robert Seymour Fitzgerala will be appointed | Under Secretary of State for India. { AN OFFICE OF HONOR, WITH TROUBLE. Mr, William Hart Dyke has received the appoint- ment of Patronage Secretary to the Treasury, Sir Michael E. Hicks-Beach has been appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Sir Henry Selwin- Ibbetson Under Secretary for the Home Depart- | ment. (Sir Michael Edward Hicks-Beach is the ninth | baronet of his house. He was born on the 23d of | ¥ October, 1837, and represented East Gloncester- shire in the late Parliament, Sir Henry Selwin- Ibbetson was born on the 26th of September, 1826, mons, His first wife was eldest daughter and co-heir of the late Lord Lyndhurst.—Ep. HERALD.) ne Called to the Cabinet—Promotion to the Peerage. Lonpon, Feb. 24—5 :30 A. M. Right Hon. Sir Charies Adderley becomes Pres- ident of the Board of Trade, Right Hon. Sir John Pakington has been ele- vated to the peerage, under the title of Baron Manifesto Against a Mitred Politician, STRASBOURG, Via Paris, Feb. 23,' 1874, M. Gueber and six other Delegates to the Reichs- tag from Alsace and Lorraine, have published a ments of the Frankfort Treaty. Movement of Bullion. Lonpon, Feb. 23—6 P, M. The amount of bullion withdrawn from the Bank | of Engiand on balance to-day is £424,000, FRANCE AND GERMANY. Citizen Opposition to National Incorporation. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Pants, Feb. 23, 1874, The citizens of Strasbourg demand of Bishop Raess the resignation of his seat in the Reichstag | because he bas acknowledged the validity of the Treaty of Frank{ort, SPAIN, Republican Forces Retiring from Portugalete. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, BAYONNE, Feb, 23, 1874, ‘The Spanish fleet, which ascended the Bilbao River to Portugalete, has been compelled to put to sea in consequence of a heavy gale, It ts reported that General Primo Rivera, who waa advancing on the town by land, has also re- tired, having been deprived of the support of the Geet. . | appeared in this city. ROME. The Prelates of the Church Not Called to the Vatican. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YOI.K HERALD, Roms, Keb. 23, 1874. The report that Cardinal Antonelli had sent a Circular letter to the ©ishops, inviting them to ‘Visit the Pope before he died, is pronounced to be unfounded. ACHEEN. Dutch Victory in a Severe Battle. TELEGRAM \TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Tox Hague, Feb. 23, 1874. To their last fight the Dutch troops in Acheen captured an important fort, killing two hundred of its defenders. ‘The loss to the expedition was only six killed and fifty-six wounded. AMUSEMENTS. Italian Opera—Upening of the Spring Seasen. There was a glamour of the Pharoahs’ age of Niletlo magnificence at the Academy last night. The Strakosch Italian Opera Company inaugurated the spring season of opera with Verdi’s remarka- ble work, “AYda.” We have already criticised the musical merits of this opera at length and pointed out its strong points and its weaknesses, Its first production was the entering wedge into the Rip Van Winkle policy which has so long characterized. the management of Italian opera in this city. ‘The brilliancy and historical accuracy of the mise en scene, rivalling the best efforts of dramatic managers who have heretofore claimed the mo- nopoly of grandeur of stage representation, mark an epoch in operatic management, The cities of Thebes and Memphis and the Oriental “Father of Waters” are represented with lifelike effect, as they existed 4,000 years ago. The costumes are no less faithful to history. Signor Campanini looks as it he walked out of the Pyramids, divested of the mummy's swathing clothes, after a score or 80 of centuries’ refreshing slumber. Mile. Torriant fas the traditional costume o/ the Ethiopian prin. cess, such as Bruce or Keke would delight to di- late upon, and M. Maurel is the untamed Bedouin, whose very appearance one must associate with camels, burning sands and wandering tribes, A very charming princess is Miss Cary, whose dress combines the seductive attractions of a Cleopatra and Bayadere with the dignity of a Zenobia. Signor Nannetti’s high priest differs little from the traditional appearance, whether Egyptian, Dru- idic or Hindoo, of this important personage in grand opera. The performance last evening was signalized by many points of excellence, such as marked the first representations of the opera. Mille. Torriant repeated her very com mendabie impersonation of the title role, and, considering the fact that she had more real hard work than any of the other characters, and that the music of her part called for unwonted exertions, as far as her voice was concerned, her success 1s sufficient to stamp her as an artiat of a very high order of talent. The first aria of the prima donna in the second scene of the first act, in which the struggie between love and duty is vividly portrayed; the stormy and passionate duet in the second act with the Egyptian princess, the exciting scenes with father and lover in the ‘third act, and the last mem- orable scene in the tombs beneath the temple, in which the love of the slave princess is sealed in | death, were rendered by Mile. Torriani with a de- | gree of power and vocal effect that calls for com- mendation. Miss Cary sapplemented her former success in the trying rdle of Amneris by a wealth of vocal power, keen appreciation of the varied demands of | the composer and an amount of dramatic excel- lence in tllustrating the baleful effects of jealousy that made her one of the principal attractions of the opera. But to Sigfior Campanini, despite the fact that he was laboring under an almost uncontrollable hoarseness, belongs the chief share of last night's | honors. The music is very brilliant, but at the same time very fatiguing to the tenor. Espe- cially in the third act is this perceptible. The rdle of Radames may be considered as the best of Cam- panini’s operatic pep eeenaeas in this city. M. Maure! proved himself again one of the most accomplished barytones that have appeared for POY years Qp OUF operatic boards. og duet wie Ride ih the hed’ act on the. banks. e, owed much of its effect to fq sonority and beauty of his voice, the finish and intelligence of his achoo} of singing and his dramatic talent. There y pe az gbsence of the cloying sweetness of mai melody of ‘ere ey -warks in this 4 the ata opera, but in thoughts to the demands of the various situations of the libretto a very high place in the lyric eet Must be accorded #0 it. It is eni- nently dramatic music, a sort of cross between Meyerbeer and Wagner. jumerous reminis- cetices of other composers Which we pointed out at its first r pet : es are chap ts ce the exigencies of ac! Bon some may cavil at w new de whe man- Verdi none can fe wer, if not absoluté genius, | parturé of Hfestation of shown in this, his latest work. The subject of the opera necessarily calls for quaint melodies and strange instrumentation, but the impress of a master mind is.over ail, One consolation ts that the music of Verdi 1n this opera can never find its way into the lawless hands of organ grinders or parlor pianists. It is of too elevated a tone to be degraded in such @ manner, ‘‘AYda’’ will be re- peated on Wednesday. Janauschek at Evening. Some acting of remarkable excellence was pre- sented at Booth’s Theatre lastevening. We refer to that of Mme. Janauscnek in the dual rdle of Lady Dediock and Hortense in the dramatization of “Bleak House,’ known as ‘Chesney Wold.) The cast was the following :— Lady ot -Mme. Fanny Janauschek Hortense, Mr. Milnes Levick Tulkinghorn. . Bir Leicester Dedioc! ..Mr. Charles Walcot Mme. Booth’s Last Bucket, ‘ -Mr, Joseph Wheelock Guppy, ‘ Mr. Robert Pateman Hon. Robert Stapies Mr. G, F, Learock Rounce well Mr. H. F, Daly Powers. Mr. John Taylor 08. iss Rachel Noah Rouncewell Mise Mary Wells Esther. Volumnia, sister to Sir Leicester..............Miss Burgess Ithas been two years since Mme. Janauschek When she did so we were called upon to assist at her début in English drama at the Academy. At that time she had not fairly Mastered the pronunciation of English, and the playsin which she appeared gave scope to the more lurid and murky aspects of her genius, with- out many of its lighter or more pleasing tints, The play offered last evening gave a large oppor- tunity to @ versatility which we were not aware she possessed) and to which, accordingly, we hasten to pay tribute. Her delinea- tion also proved that she had become as much at home in the pronunciation of English as a foreigner who acquires it in mature Iife can | ever hope to become. It is scarcely necessary to refer at any length to the plot of “Bleak House” asa means of assisting the reader to more thor- oughly comprehend the exigencies of Mme. Jan- auschek’s rdles, The chief points preserved in the drama are the remorse and penitence of @ woman moving in the Dighest social circles, who | discovers her child (the fruit of a guilt, amour in early life), whom she believe to be dead. Through many years the lady | has hidden and protected this secret. Accident puts the fataily lawyer in ssion of a clew, which 18 siowly and surely followed up, and the story ends with che fight and death of the wretched mother. These leading facts are pre- served in the drama, and, dy the aid of other char- acters and events created by the novelist, compose @ very interesting play. This is what was needed at Booth’s Theatre, and this is what tt has now acquired. A great deal of quiet acting is de- manded in the delineation of Lady Dedlock, and ip this particular Mme. Janauschek was remarkably excellent. She is perfect mistress Of the art of expressing a world of meaning in a glance, a motion of the hand, the act of toyti | with afan. The role 1s one of seli-restraint, of | long sustainea composure under a terrible strain, | with now and then a burst of passion when the | agonized woman is left alone with the spectre of | her sin and her remorse, Opposed to this charac- ter is that of Hortense, the French maid, a woman of deep passions, quick impulse, with a certain de- gree Of Seil-restraint, but of a kind which takes @ Malicious pleasure tn breaking bounds upon occasion. Mme. Janauschek drew the distinction between these two characters with @ hand atonce | delicate and strong. They were two distinct crea- tions, consistent with themselves yet strongly divergent from each other. Those externalities Of Which voice, manner, accent, walk and personal | dee idiosyncrasies consist, were maintained With absolute periection, and the result was @ Great and very anusual triumph. The endorsement Was so emphatic that We can foresee no reason tor bg programme during the remainder of “Odi good acu baghdos Kyat of amy dnago- | tion OF “thusleal |~ achek was furnished. Mr. Levick played Talking. horn with becoming reticence and professional malice, Mr. Walcot was an admirable Sir Leices- ter, preserving the pomp of the character without @ tinge of burlesque. Mr. Wheciock gave forcible expression to the rude and straighuorward fidel- ity of Bucket, Mr. Pateman made an excellent Guppy. It may safely be put among the list of bis happiest eccentricities. Miss Estelle Mortimer made her first appearance at this theatre, and acted prety, nd naturally the part of Esthor, Miss lary Wells was a very acceptable Mrs. Rounce- well; and, finally, Miss Rachel Noah made a very pronounced it as Joe, the crossing sweeper. She gave a touching and truthiul performance, nice in details and affecting in its general scope, elaborated with an abundance of correct feeiing; in brief, a produc- ton that deserves to be called artistic, The scen- ery Was excellent, some of the illustrations which appeared in the original novel being realized with great fidelity. The piay was @ success in every im- goment particular, deriving its central lustre trom ‘he definite conceptions and powerful elaboration of Janauschek, and addjtional* radiance irom the completeness of the reat of thé cast. it wiil be re- ogated aoe night this week and at the Saturday me fi Prone ay a Majicat and Dramatic Notes. Fechter is o1 his farm again applying bimself td acres instead of art. Mme, Nilsson and M. Maurel sppear this even- ing in concert in Boston, Salvini is on the eve of beginning his Mexican and Soath American campaign. By many Mr. Fisher a8 Don Armado in “Love's Laber’s Lost” is thought co bear a striking resem- blance to Don Quixote. Mr. P. 8, Gilmore has inaugurated a series of concerts for the benefit of the poor of the city at the Twenty-second regiment armory. Ristori desires one more season in the United States, and also to act in Mexico, which is as yet an untried fleld with her. She likewise has de- signs on Australia and India. The Metropolitan Theatre was crowded last evening, as it also wag at the matinée. The pro- gramme was of the usual varied character, so that its main features would be difficult to name. From the opening vaudeville, “Luck in @ Name,’ to the closing pantomime, “The Unlucky Marquis,” everything pleased the audience. The object of the manager and performers being thus reached, everybody was happy. The same programme will be rendered during the week. The holiday audiences at both performances at the Olympic Theatre were very lacge. range was from Ireland, through the air, to “Old Kentuck.” That is, the performance began witn | the pictorial representation of Erish scenery and musical and dramatic interpretation of Celtic ways, and ended with the Southern sketch, ‘Eph’s Dream,” the remarkable feat of Lo-Lo, the Flying Fairy, being the principal of the varieties sand- wiched between, The principal feature of tho programme was J, W. McAndrews’ performance of the character of Uncle Eph Glosson, the typical old-time negro uncle of everybody onjthe planta- tion, McAndrews has made a completer study of the Southern negro character than any other per- former of his kind. A Paris correspondent says that a short time ago a M. Loyau de Lacy handed the manager of the Ambigu Comique a drama, named “Le Borgne,”’ or | “The One Eyed,’’ which the manager undertook to produce, but which subsequently he tried to avoid producing, All his efforts were vain, and he was | obliged to play one of the worst dramas ever Placed on that or any other stage. critics fell upon it tooth and nail; others were dis- armed by laughter. One critic declared that he laughed during the whole piece, that he laughed along the boulevards as he left the theatro, that he roared all night in bed, ana wrote his critique with tears streaming down his cheeks the next morning. M.de Lacy, who teaches French at a young ladies’ school, was naturally indignant with the hostile newspapers, and determined to revenge himself, There ts a French law which lays tt down that if you are attacked in a journal you have the right to reply at double the lengtn of the attack. M.Loyau de Lacy therefore sent to the papers which had abused his play prose just double the length of the criticism. The journals thus treate¢ have refused insertion, and hence an action. If M. Loyau de Lacy proves tenacious there is no knowing where this affair will stop. When quite young a dramaof his was treated much like “Le Borgne,”’ and @ celebrated critic insisted, through several columns, on calling the unfortunate author M. A. Loyau (haunch of beef), though M. Loyau had been christened either Arthur, Auguste or Anaiole. The affair was taken from court to court, and after several years M, Loyau triumphed. ~"THE STAGE, Sia, I et Lecture by the Hon. Daniel Dougherty: The subject chosen last night by the distin- guished Philadelpman to while away some hours is one that, in all ages, has interested alike the cholar and the dfilearned. The stage has played 0 small part in the history of civilization, and it furnishes us with, perhaps, the best and most re | Mable means of judging the intellectual value of past ages, as wellas affording us a standard of their morality. From whatever standpoint we look upon the stage, a critical review of its rise and decadence must ever teem with instruction a8 well as amusement, for its true function has been to act as a mirror for humanity, reflecting the noble deeds as well as the follies and frailties of mankind. Mr. Dougherty apologized for not taking up some other theme more instruc tive to the audience, but justified himself on the | score that the people came to be amused rather | than taught, After paying a handsome compli- ment to intellectual amusement, asa “link that bound us to the angels—a glimpse of the lost Eden,” he pointed out the antiquity of the stage and its importance as an aid in educating the masses at the dawn of civilization; that in the Greek and Roman times it had been made the vehicle of noble thoughts; that it had flourished in the virtuous days of the great republic, and that its decadence marked the corruption of the people under the emperors. Liverty and the higher drama perished togetuer. Tracing rapidly the rise of the stage under Chris- tianity, when the monks made it the vehicle for conveying to the popular mind the truths of re- ligion, and used it as an engine for the overthrow of vice, the lecturer jown to our own days, when the stage has ceased to be a teacher and only seeks to minister to a depraved taste Jor sen- sationalism. While condemning the vices and excesses of the stage he is anxious that the dignity of the actor’s proiession should be maintaine: and urged upon the audience the necessity which existed for the respectable and re- ligious part of the community giving their aid to the reformation of the stage and ita restora- tion to the position of a recognized teacher of morality. In illustration of the pores wielded by the stage and its importance in the intellectual world, he adduced Shakespeare and a number of other English authors who nad won a proud place among the great intelligences of the world. Tue lecture was entertaining throughout. Mr. Dough- erty displayed considerable histrionic talent in the delivery of severai quotations from Shake- speare with which he illustrated his subject, and enlivened the subject with amusing anecdotes of celebrated actors, as well as imitations of well known actors. The aim of the lecture was excellent; and, if we except a somewhat unjust and narrow attack on the Italian opera, there was nothing put forward which might not be generaliy accepted. Mr. Dougherty possesses much intelligent sym- pathy with the stage and actors, bis delivery is good, subject It is evident that the youthful taste for histrionics clings to him in his more mature years, | and that he i8 never better pleased than when helping an audience to pass pleasantly a few hours ip Company with his favorites of the stage. HARRISBURG BLAOKMAILERS, Dimmick Resigns to Avoid Expulsion from the Assembly—Further Testimony To Be Secured. HARRISBURG, Pa., Feo. 23, 1874. Dimmick 1s the only member of the Legislature implicated in the blackmailing bank swindle, The House {s reported to be anout equally divided as to the acceptance of the investigating committee's report. The House met at two o'clock P. M. After the reading of the journal a large number of members sprang to their feet, calling tor the floor. Order being restored, the Clerk read the resignation of W. H. Dimmick, The Speaker announced his intention to issue @ writ for the election of a new member. Mr. Newmeyer claimed that the resignation could not be accepted. Mr, Webb said that it was not in the power of the House to refuse. The Speaker dectded that t¥ could be accepted. The House then adjourned to allow the Investl- gating Committee to take further testimony. _ Hi sumored pat Krier pas The most | varied of variety performances. was given. Its | Most of the | nd he enters with his whole heart into bis , THE SWAMP ANGELS, Scuffietown’s Barbarous Outlaws at Length Annibilated. | STEVE LOWERY SHOT. | Three Farmers Surprise the Remnant Chief:at a Whiskey Camp. | His Remains Carried in Tri- | umph to Lumberton. LOCAL REJOICINGS. Crowning Result of the 7 ee: LIVINGSTONE. The Remains of the Explorer Expected a$ Zanszibar~Suicide of a Member of a Search Expedition. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ADEN, Feb. 23, 1874, Dr. Livingstone’a remains were expected to reach Zanzibar on the 20th inst. The Cameron Ex- Pedition will proceed to Ujij! to obtain the docuz meats and property lelt by the Doctor. SUICIDE OF A SEARCHEK IN AFRICA. Mr. Dillon, a member of the Livingstone Search Expedition, has committed sutcide. A Roya} Geographer Convinced—Pensiom to the Children of the Deceased Trave eller. Lonpon, Feb. 2, 1874. Sir Bartle Frere, at a meeting of the Royas Geographical Society yesterday evening, stated that, alter @ conference with Mr. Kirk, he ba@ come to the conclusion that the report of Dre Livingstone’s death was true, ‘The Queen, at the recommendation of Mr. Glade atone, has granted a pension of $1,000 ber annua to the children of Dr. Livingstone, { Herald’s Expose. Moss Neck Deror, Robeson County, N. C., Feb, 23, 1874, Stephen Lowery, the last and probably the worst of the Carolina Swamp Angels who riotea in blood and held such @ high carnival of crime in North Carolina for so many years, was killed st about hall-past four o’clock this morning in the ScuMie- town region by three young white men, all farm- ers, named David Holcombe, Thomas Dutton and MoNeill Patterson. The scene of the tragedy is lo- | Cated about two miles from Red Banks, on the Car- olina Central Railway, about sixteen miles west of Lumberton, the county seat of Robeson county, and six miles from this point. It was also on the plan- tation and not far from the house of Mr, Youn McNair, a gentleman who has repeatedly been | robbed by the outlaws, THE OUTLAW CAROUSING AT A WHISKEY CAMP. The three young men above mentioned had been out searching for the outlaw for several weeks past. They were on this mission together on Sun- day, and at about midnight approached a whiskey camp on Mr. McNuir’s place, where there were two wagons containing whiskey and tobacco, be- longing to @ man named Burns, of Randotph county. Here there was quite a crowd of negroes and a few white men drinking and carousing to- gether. Among the number was Steve Lowery, Who seemed to have been imbibing pretty freely. | The young men approached the outlaw and began to converse with him. He made many boasts of what he had done and what he could do, and said that he could show more gold than any other man | tn Robeson county. WAITING FOR A sHor. After awhile the young men arose and bade Steve good night, saying that they were | going home. After getting well out of the | range of the camp, however, they made a | détour and crept up to within twenty yards of the outlaw. Here they remained | quiet for a long time, walting for a shot, but were | deterred tor more than an hour by the fact that | there were others near him, Finally they all sepa- | rated, and Steve picked up a banjo and began | thrumming on it for the amusement of his friends, | One colored individual kept near to bim, but the | young men were determined not to lose this op- portunity, aud so ata given signal they all three fred, ‘ THE TYRANT SLAIN. There was but one report from the three guns, | The outlaw jumped from his seat and immediately afterward fell to the ground dead. The negro who was near him had his ears slightly scratched by the shot, but waa rejoiced to find that he, too, waa. not killed. The youmg men then, reloaded their. sung and advanced to the dead body, which they | secuféd and bort Away, cart was hired and the | body placed op it and taken to Lumberton, where it arrived this morning at about nine o'clock. It | was then taken to the Court House and placed on | table in the Snerits office, | LUMBERTON WILD WITH Joy. | Immediately there was a wild commotion in the | | town, and the streets were soon filled with an ex- cited crowd discussing the tragedy, and all re- | joicing that the last of the outlaws had been | Killed, The body was perfectly riddled with balls | and buckshot, Tho head was perforated in several | places, and there were three large wounds tn the | heart, any one of which’would have proved fatal. There were found on the body but very few articles | among which were a bunch of keys and a copy of | the Wilmington weekly Post, This latter, which is now before me as I write, is perforated through with a hole almost large enough to have been made by a Minié ball, and {nm another place the paper is torn, it is thought, by a second bail. | LOWERY A WALKING ARSENAL. | | ‘The outlaw was armed to the teeth, there being | | found on his person when he was gilled,a Henry | rifle, three pistols and a knife with @ blade about twelve inches in length. He was only about | twenty-eight or twenty-nine years of age. Like all the rest of the outlaws, his earthly career has been cut short before he had reached the prime of life. He 18 said to have been the most cowardly, and at, the same time the most treacherous and | vindictive, of them all. | ous effects. | MRS, “RHODY'? ALSO JUBILANT. | “Rhody” Lowery, the widow of the defunct chief, Henry Berry Lowery, was among the crowd at Lumberton to-day. It is said that she seemed actually rejoiced to learn that the last of the gang had gone to his long account. It is understood that Rhody wanted to marry again, but that Steve had threatened to Kill her if she did so, There are | many persistent persons who believe that Henry | Berry Lowery is not yet dead; it is even asserted that he has recently been seen in New York city, THE REWARDS for the killing of Steve Lowery amount in all to | $6,200, and this amount will be paid over to the | three young men who Killed him, The dead out- law 1s said to have deen recently but the ghost of ais former self, He was formerly stout and ro- bust, but had become pale and thin of late. Since | the killing of Tom Lowery he has kept pretty close | to the swamps; but the music of a tobacco and whiskey caravansary was more than he could re- | sist. To his love of the ardent may be directly | traced his death, He was older than Henry Berry | | Lowery, who was, in fact, the youngest of the | brothers in the gang. | RESULT OF THR HERALD'S EXPOSE. | \ | | | To the exposure given to their bloody deeds and to the concentration of public opinion directed | against them by the Herat (which forced the | | State Legisiature to offer the large rewards that | subsequently brought them one by one to the | dust) is due the annihilation of this notorious ug Of QUAI, ASHANTER, A Peace Treaty Said to Have Been Signed—The Beport Not Confirmed Officially, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Feb, 23, 1874, The correspondent of the Standard on the Gol& Coast writes that a treaty of peace has beem signed by General Sir Garnet Woiseley and the King of Ashantee. ‘The News Not Confirmed Officially. Lonpon, Feb, 23, 1874, The War OMice has received no mformation tha® Peace had been concluded with the Ashantees, ST. DOMINGO. Presidential Installation—Baez’s Family Bam ished. TELEGRAM TO THE EW YORK HERALD. . DOMINGO, Feb. 11, 1876. General Gonzales was installed a8 President of St, Domingo on the 27th ult, The oftictal declarae tion of the vote shows he was clected by @ large majority. all members of the family of ex-Presiaent Baes have been banished from the country. VENEZUELA. The Population Alarmed by an Earthquakes Heavy Losses. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LaGuayRa, Feb. 9, 1874. There was an earthquake here on the 6th ins& It was the severest which has occurred since 181% The people rushed tn terror into the streets, ang much injury was done to persons and property. OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. Brazilian Naval Aid to Cable Enterprise. TELEGRAM TO TRE NEW YORK HERALD. Havana, Feb, 23, 1874. Advices from St. Thomas report the arrival thera of the Brazilian man-of-war Vital Oliveia to take soundings for the St, Thomas and Rio Janeiro tele- graph cable, MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Russia will leave this port om Wednesday for Queenstown and Liverpool. The wails for Kurope will close at the Post Office at half-past ten o’clock A. M. Tak New York HekaLp—Edition for Earops— will be ready at haif-past eight o'clock in the morning. ' Singie copies, Mm wrappers for mailing, six cout | ur? 5 FIFTEEN HUNDRED BALES OF OOTTOW DAMAGED, New ORLEANS, Feb, 23, 1874. A fire in the cotton stored in the stip Jonathan Chase necessitated the ftlling of the ship wits water, damaging 1,500 bale: Died. Carnaner.—At Flashing, L. L, James CakanER, aged 40 years. ‘The friends of the family are invited to atten® the funeral, on Wednesday the 25th inst, at tem o'clock, from his late residence in Church street. P. S.—The remains will be taken to St. Micnaci’s church, where a solemn requiem mass will be Offered for the repose o! his soul. Leave the charch: | at half-past one jor St. Marie’s Cemetery. 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