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Business & Profes’n’l Cards.
Asa M. Jackson L. W. Tiiomas,
JACKSOtTa THOMAS
Attorneys at Law
Athens, Georgia.
Korrvfrreur© l»y uiMfial prrmb>sio«i
• I*; W. Tlionia* refer* to William L.
MilrHeH F.*q., of Athens and Hon. A. If. Ste|K*n»,
U. 11. Hill ami 11. Toomlis. I>ec.l6.tt.
O AM T L P. THU 11MON D,
Attorney at Pan',
ATHENS, OA.
MTOfflr* ..rer Birr?’* Slore, Hroa.l Mrcal.
Will Practice in the Counties of Clarke, Walton,
Jackson, Banks, Franklin, Madison and Hall.
S’OHH, ERWIN & COBB
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No., 9vjiVi Athens, Georgia, Wednesday, Dee’r;23, 1874.
5 OLD SERIES—Volume LIII.
\ NEW SERIES—Volume III.
ur Mrihorpe llqrarto^nt.
Lexington, Ga., Dec. 19, 1874.
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Attorneys (ft Late,
ATHENS, <i.\.
Hfioe in the Ih-uj»rce Hull-ling.
It. LITTLE,
* Attorney at Lair,
CARNESVII.LE, GA.
oux t. osboiinT”
Attorney-fit-Law,
KLBKRTOX, GA.
W Will nraitioe in the following counties: O^le-
thorjK*. >l«idi*i»n, llarl, Franklin and Hanks. Will
c»vt* Npeci.il attention to all claims entrusted to his
• ne, Jau. 10, 1874—ly.
T S. DORTCH,
P * * Attorney at Law,
CAKNESVILLE, GA.
U. A. WILLIAMSON,
PRACTICAL
WATCHM4KER and JEWELLER
At T>r. KIiirN Drug Store,
P.IP t A It sTUKKT ...ATHENS, GA.
cip All work done in a superior manner, nnd
warranted to give satisfaction. jnn.s-if
WILEY CHILDERS,
I OCATEI) in this city, Is prepared
J to do all kinds of Carpenter*’ Work in the
U-I >»> Ip, and at rea*onulde raten, \» itli di.Hjuiti h
Shop in the rear oj the City Clerk’s Office.
June a, 1874.
M. V. GURLEY,
■srnaKo.v dejytist,
r PARKS pleasure in announcing to
1 the ciiUennof Franklin and nnd adjoining
••untie*, that he i* now located on the Atticr
treet, one mile *outh of Curne*ville, where he
• repared to practice DontUtry in all it* different
^xurhe*. Price* low to mi it the times, hut |*>*i
/n ly no Inferior work. octJIMf
(iEO. W. COOPER,
Oai*rin<To nnd liuggy
IP JV-AiT
Thoiiii* Nireel, opposite <o«|ter** Liter) SUhlr.
1 3ART1CFLAR attention given to
HKF kilt Jolts. Orders lcfi with A. A. Bell,
at Stnuniey A Newton’s, w ill receive prompt at
iuv:*Mf
W A. WINN,
-—WITH
1C.HOOVER, STUBBS & CO.
Cotton K/tetors,
, —and—
genera! Commission Merchants
Savannah, Ga.
Biflting, Tics, Rn|*e, and olhcr Supplies fur-
,1,,,1. Alan, l.ilicral Cash AilTances made on
nsignnicnta for sale or shipment to Liverpool
I Non hern
TO RENT,
I l?iROM 1st October, 1874, to Dec’
.TIM, W*.
Tin: Best Business Stand,
md Lest arrayed -Store in Athens.
1 tf Apply to K. P. BISHOP.
1 FOR SALK.
,XK halt interest, or if desired,
hnlc liitcrrsl in a Livery Stable, will lie
with g.wMl vehicle, and horses. If
"ill interest i. sold, il nmi! IwI.a thorough
. man. The Stable is loeated in the liearl
IV. ill el.ise pruximily l«lhe Court House,
ell arrang 'd for the business. Appl
'il if.
pM.
/ the w
JOHN F. FINCH. Atln*t
STRAUB MUX WORKS
Port Able mils, stlffstandle
under-runner*. cock lw»tl up-
prr-runacr*, for tam op
nrirhaat Work. Nope*
rflor Mill fttonr* of all
■liMjJrnnliif Dntfh An-
Urr Boltln«c Clot It. lion*
J*ovrer*, Corn-Shot loru mid
Cleaner*. Oaring. Sh»ftiiif,
i Pullic*. Ilanccm.elc-all kinds
L of Mill ^larhlnerr and Millers’
1 supplies. Send lor Pamphlet.
Kiraak Mill •tampans.
Boa MSO. Claelnnati, U.
Clltl.IVS. NICKERSON A CO.,
April lfi, 1871. Agvills, Allieon, (is.
Look Out For Fine Beef.
i\r li. DKMORli Agent, r«qicct-
VV ftillr Infunit!* th*i ltixin»«f Alh«*ti**•»»«!
rinity that lit* ha.* opened a stall for Iht* wlttof
• f. Pork. Mutton, Lanil»,.%«\, at the *hop former-
« < hv Mr. HrlifVfiirll, In llot* reirof L. J.
mipkiti * Store, and neJr the Engine House; »l
In l«> nH'ipli.sl elery morning, and meat will In*
k.'iver.-d at any |M>rl!nii of the city. Jliit stall will
I* ««p.*n-*d K iturdav morning.
Auv;. 2f», 1874—tl.’ W. U. DKMOUK.
(Lot.,Feed and Sale Stable,
’ ATHENS, GrA..
;.\N'X & REAVES.... PROPRIETORS
[ UriLL BE FOUND AT THEIR
L ’ t old Mairl. rear Fr.mkiin llmiwbuilding,
lu*treet. jvm»|> mlwnvnon hand W«nnI Turn-
»wl cnreflil drivers*.
■ k **ril rared for when entrusted tonnrenre.
• •n hand for salt* at all times. tleciJMf
rw m+2
ALL I WINTER
MILLINERY GOODS.
fits. T. A. ADAMS would most
I r***|H*i'tfiiil v infirm the Ladle* of At lien*
"fc.iunrie* m(j.ut-nt, that *he ha* now recelv-
11 •l**ned a m.«t choircand Ntri-l a**ortmenl
T* 11 *'»d Winter Millinery t;«*ut*, r«.n»-
"•b’ fn p.irt^hc late*! at view und fas»liiona of
IATJ3, BONNETS,
[C171710AS, 7, A CBS,
j’ lowers, Gloves, &c.>
p7u hit r Wi!l **■'! al r -'«»>n»hla prices. GItp her
ki.ieu.r l»i>tha»higulMwhere. Order, fmm
E.M ull*i r * l V , ‘5 r Blure loaned on Broad
T • 0 **»ho„ Nabvlnal Bank. ocfl»-ir.
' cuaranteec
kDR.r, WCU. AUCER ANC
|xi vriVirv?? V* biow monxy
1 1 >r low i I, y*. mm*so*
A UM) DAKOTA
W. t,UEi, M. Lotas Mo
ItEl-AIKINO THE COURT HOUSE.
The work of repairing the Court
House, gi„*. bravely on. A number
of workmen are now engaged in dress
ing and planing the lundicr. It looks
as though the County Board of Com
missioners mean business in this mat
ter. They seem determined, as far as
lies in their power, to give the good
people of old Oglethorpe a comfortable
reception when they conic to Lexing
ton to attend their Court.
JUSTICE COURT.
His Honor, Judge Jonah Sanders,
ho holds the scales of justice with
even ludancc, as presiding -J ustice of
the 229th District, G. M., was called
to the Court House, in Lexington, on
Tuesday 8th, to try the case of The
Slato vs. Ned Willingham, a person
of color, in which the said Willingham
was charged with the offense of en
ticing away the servant of another,
knowing him to have been so employ
ed. Mr. Z. H. Clark, ono of the
model farmers of Oglethorpe, was
prosecutor. It appears that Ned had
hired, in writing, his minor son to Mr.
Clark, and becoming dissatisfied, had
persuaded him away. The case was,
however, disposed of without a trial,
Ned agreeing to return the boy and
let him work his term out, and Mr.
Clark agreeing to ahiuidou the prose
cution at the cost of Ned.
BOLD.
On Thursday 10th, as he entered
the OrdTnary’s office, one of the low
ers of I<exington seeing a negro man
tandiug in apparent bewilderment,
an 1 desiring some fun, accosted him
as follows:
Lawyer—“ What’s your name?”
Negro—“ Wal, massa, my name
Sam.”
Lawyer—“ What do you want here?
Do you want to get married?”
S.unbo- -“ Wal sar, massa, I dun
no; I b’lievc I ’bout us lief as not.”
Lawyer—“ Well then, get back
there, and I’ll marry you to that
chair.”
As soon ns commanded. Sambo
placed himself beside the chair and
taking hold of it with his right hand,
announced that right hands were
joined. The lawyer then proceeded
with the apparent solemnity of a Jus
tice of the Peace, who feels that the
fate of millions yet unborn,” depends
upon the utterances of his lips, to pro
nounce the marriage ceremony, closing
with the usual and solemn injunction,
“ What God hath joined together, let
no man put asunder.” The negro at
once took up the chair and started off
with it, and when asked by our lawyer
friend “ where lie was going with that
chair,” very coolly replied, “ When I
marries, 1 think I’se got a right to car
ry inv wife whar I please, massa; she’s
mine, and if de county makes a fuss
’Unit it, you jis settle de bill. I much
oblige to you massa, fir mv wife.
Good niornin’ massa.”
After several ineffectual efforts to
rally, the Captain “ acknowledged the
corn” and proffered his hat.
COTTON STEALING.
On Saturday- 12th, Alexander Win
frey, (col’d,) carried two liales of cot
ton to Crawford and sold them to
Messrs. McMahan & Stokely, of that
place, who had them placed upon the
platform at the Depot, for shipment.
For want of time on the part of the
agents of the Boad, the cotton was not
stored in the cars, hut left on the plat
form Yhat night. On Sunday morn
ing, loth, one hale was missing. No
clue was obtained as to the thief, until
Tuesday morning, loth, when Step
Johnson and Alex Winfrey, (both, col
ored men,) were seen with a wagon
loaded with three bales of cotton, go
ing to Athens. The possession of two
bales could he explained by the ne
groes, they having packed them at the
Packing Screw of Mr. Nathan John
son. The bagging on all three of the
bales had been cut, and Mr. Little,
the Agent of the Hoad, thinks the
Depot marks had been cut from one
of them, and the other two had been
cut os a blind.
The two aforementioned negroes
were arr&ted anil carried to Lexing
ton for trial on Thursday 17tli, and
for some reasons, neither side was
ready for trial, and the case was con
tinued generally.
CRAWFORD.
Few towns in Georgia, witliiu the
last few years, have grown more rapid
ly in business importance thau Craw
ford. From a mere De|x>t for the- de
livery of goods at the close of the war,
she has grown to a considerable town
—with seven dry good stores, a miline-
ry store, a printing office issuing a
weekly newspaper, a wagon and bug
gy manufactory, a prosperous High
School, with one of the,best teachers
in Georgia, a commodious hotel and
other minor business enterprises.
Among its recent acquisition* in bu
siness places, may lie mentioned the
new and convenient store houses of
Messrs. Witcher & Jarrell and Bar-
row & Arnold—the former of which
is now occupied by the proprietors
with a full and well se ected stock of
goods; the latter, by Mr. R. S. Mar
tin, who is ever ready to accommodate
his friends and sell them almost any
thing they want. It is also said, that
the building of a large two story brick
store, is contemplated by one of the
citizens of Crawford. The truth of
this, we cannot vouch; but dare say,
the investment would he a good one.
New residences are being continually
built
Crawford has almost every advan
tage to lie desired to give it thrift and
wealth, and make it one of the most
desirable towns in the State. Aside
from its history as the home of one of
Georgia’s most noble and gifted sons,
the Hon. Wm. H. Crawford, whose
memory Georgians delight to honor,
and from whom the town derives its
name, it is one of the most beautiful
and healthy localities in the Stnte.—
But in additiou to these, it has a Rail
road connection with all the business
centres of the country, and thereby
accessible to all the markets for either
purchasing or selling, and has a large
and wealthy scope of country tributa
ry to it. Indeed, Crawford may he
said to lie the business centre of the
larger part of Oglethorjie, Elbert and
Madisou counties. Many towns of
Georgia numbering their citizens by
the thousand, have not the advantages
in point of trade, of this place. With
these facts in view, we can hut predict
for Crawford a bright and prosperous
future.
Letter from Afn
nca.
of
HORSES.
On Tue .lay 15th, Mr. Ileulow, a
horse-drover, arrived in Lexington
with a smal lot of horses and placed
them in the Sale and Livery Stable of
Mr. E. G. Roane. Mr. Culbreth,
who owns a lorse that he thought, the
best racer n the County, induced the
Tennesseeao to try a race with him.—
The place for the race and all other
preliminaries having heeu agreed upon,
the respective jiartics repaired to the
race ground, accompanied by quite a
crowd of spectators. All parties be
ing ready, the contestants started to
gether. The Tennessee horse gained
from the start, and lm.it his competitor
by a very creditable distance. Mr,
Culbreth left the ground a wiser hut
sadder man. He had learned that hi:
pet could be beat, and was sorry in
deed. We learn that some greenbacks
changed hands, but don’t know the
parties winning or those losing.
MONEY..
It is the universally expressed expe
rience of the people of Oglethorpe
county, that they never have seen such
a scarcity of money. Nobody seems
to have any, and ever}- one expresses
the belief that next year, must wit
ness more want in the County than
has ever been known.
fcir' A splendid lot of Red Cellar
ware, at Tnhnaihje, Hodgson <C- Co.
Buckets, Brooms, Tubs, Tacks,
matches, Wrapping twine, best Wrap
ping paper, Soap, Soda, Starch
Blueing, and in fact everything that
may lie found in a first-class Grocery
store. Wholesale and retail, at Tal
madge, Hodgson <fc Co.
DaT' Be Warned in Time!—All
accounts and notes due Gailey, Barry
& Webb, not settled by the first day
of January next, will be placed in the
hands of an officer for collection.
Gailey, Barry & Webb.
*S“Snkaii & Co., are continually
receiving new Boots and Shoes direct
from manufac- . v. dec2
£e$r New Layer Raisers, Currants,
Fresh Figs, Citron, Prunes, Almonds,
Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pecans. &c.,
Ac. Just arriving, new and fresh, at
Talmadge, Hodgson <t Co.
Zfejy Fresh Crackers just irom the
Bakery—Pearl Oyster, Soda, Fox,
Butter, Boston, Cream, Ginger, Su
gar, Cracknells, and all the grades, by
-Talmadge, Hodgson <t Cb.
The cheapest is the best. The
very finest Flour is now iu the reach
of all at the very lowest figures. Ap
ply to Talmadge, Hodgson tC- Co.
Gann A Reaves have the finest lot
of Mules that has lieen in this market
since the war! Go and sec them, they
propose to sell low! Novl8
Mr. Stanley's Expedition into
Africa—The Country of the
Hippopotamus and the Croco
dile—The Undevemped Ivory
'Trade—Horn Wealth' may he
Won in Zanzibar—The Home
of the Slave Trade.
Zanzibar, Coast of Africa,
October 23, 1874.
It is well known to travelers
who have been in Central Africa,
that Urori is a large country situ
ated south of Ugogo. Along the
southerly frontier of Ugogo rise
several streams, the principal of
which is the Kisigo, abounding
with hippopotamus mid crocodiles.
Fast of Urori commences Kasun-
gu, through which the Kisigo and
its sister streams flow into the
Rwaha, which soon becomes
known as the Ruiiji.
After traversing Kasungu, along
distance which the Arabs dcsig
ate an eight days' journey, the
Rufiji enters Katanga from the
outhwest, from which- may he
deduced the inference that the
iver makes a deep bend before
reaching Katanga. From Katan
ga to Mntimihi, is ten d:i3’s jour-,
ney. From Jumhc to the Mn-
tumhi Mountains, is a distance of
thirty miles. On the other side
of the Matumhi Mountains, the
Rufiji is joined by the Kienga
iver, which, as I have said be
fore, comes from the southwest.
According to Jumhc and two
of his Chiefs, who had ascended
the Rufiji as far as Matumhi, the
iver is deep enough for a boat
the size of the Wave, (they
were not aware that she drew five
feet,) hut there arc several liars
during low ebb which impede
navigation, so that, though-wo
might ascend far, we should find
plenty of trouble and.hard workt
Our gig, they said, might casily
iseeud as far as Urori if the na
tives permitted us, but it would rc-
piire talk and liuiigo cloth.
The resources of the country
iround us, of Jumhc and the
neighboring tribes, were mani
fold, according to native report
Jumhc himself, could sell me, if
I required it, three times as much
ice as would fill the. Wave. The
people round about, possessed
ihundancc of this grain. On t!
entire Kutiji plain, between Mi-
tuinlii and (lie sea. 1 might collect
is much rice, Indian corn, chick
oils and eggs, as I needed or could
take away cheap. Juinlie would
sell me fifteen measures ofriei
for a cloth worth $1 at Zanzibar
()nly six measures of rice sell for
§1 at Zanzibar. Tn exchange for
their produts, they were willing
to receive silver money, dollars
and rupees, uinnicc, crockery
glass-ware and cotton cloth, Me
rikani and Knniki.
At the base of the mountains of
Matumhi, is to he found an ahiiu
dance of gum copal, the fossil
gum known here as inian-dunisi
Irom which carriage varnish
made. It is sold by the frasilah
a weight of thirty-five pounds.—
At the base of the mountains
where there is an inexhaustible
supply of it, it can he purchased
at from $1.75 to $3 per frasilah
according to the talents and elo
qucnce of the purchaser. At
Zanzibar, it ranges in price from
§7 to $9 per weight of thirty-liv
pounds. This means, supposin
a steam vessel drawing hut thirty
inches of water, especially con
stracted for river navigation, with
a capacity of thirty tons, wore to
proceed up the Rufiji to the copal
diggings, and purchase thirty tons
of this gum at $3 per weight of
thirty-five pounds, that at Zanzi
bar, the enterprising merchant
could sell his cargo to the first
European or Americau merchant
for §8, the frasilah at this very
moment; in other words, obtain
tlio handsome sum of $12,500 for
an outlay during a few days or
weeks of §4,700.
Beyond Matumhi, all the coun
tries north, south and west, con
tain ivory in greater or lesser
quantities. Urori is rich in tills
precious article of trade. The
same enterprising merchant, hav
ing employed the late dry season
iu the collection of his gum copal
cargo, could proceed safely auy
distance up the Rufiji as far as
Urori, where lie could have, of
course, ail agent in advance of
him, and collect easily a cargo of
thirty tons of ivory. This article
is worth in Unyanycmbc, $1 per
pound; in Urori, it may ho p\ir-
Ugangeh is richer iu ivory thau
Urori. according to the Arabs;
but, until my exploration of tin*
Rufiji, I admit that I never heard
of this country before; hut there
their appearance and were wit
nesses of the preliminary work of
getting under way. but they made
no demonstration of hostility.
we managed to creep along and
make progress, though slow.
Soon we were requested to halt
a second time by the shore people,
Select'd Greene Cheese and
imported Maccaroni, New hulled
Buckwheat flour uud New Orleans mo
lasses, choice Goshen Butter and
Hardnut’s l’earl grits, Cranberries, _ - . .
Pickles and Preserves of every kind chased at from sixty* to ninety
such a vast extent of country
west of the Rufiji delta so little
known, that long years nmst
elapse lieforc the geography* of
Eastern Central Africa cau be
come known. Ugogo at the pre
sent time, contributes occasional
ly, large supplies of ivory to the
coast; hut the labor to obtain it
by land, the tribute to which the
merchant is subjectedTthc annoy
ances of which ho is the object,
are so great and many, that once
the river traffic was opened, the
proud Wagogo would lie compell
ed to carry their own ivory to the
Rufiji for sale. •
Katanga and Kasungu are both
new countries, now made known
the first time; so also, are
Korongo, Koni, Toleya, which lie
the north side of the Rufiji,
lietwcen Kaznngu and Matumhi.
Descending the river from the
Matumhi mountains, the great
plain which lies between them
aud its maritime delta extends
before the., eye, hounded to the
north-east by the purple lines of
the distant hills and ridges of
Kcccki and M aude ; eastward, by
the dark, gloomy forests of the
d.elta; southward, by the coun
tries of Muhoro and Kilotiga,
which, from a distance, present
ail appearance of unbroken forest.
This great plain of the Rufiji is
the creation of the river. The
ich deposit it has left during ages
is fathoms deep. On its surface,
enriched every rainy season by the
ark .mould left by* the inunda
tions, .lies inexhaustible wealth.
Sugar, rice, grain of various
kinds, thrive wonderfully’on the
fat soil. It is the most populous
district I Iiavo seen during four
journeys to Africa, and I should es-
matc that at least 59,000 people
inhabit this great plain. Thu vil-
ages stand in knots and clusters
dong the luniks of the river, and
from the time wo passed Kisiiuhea
until wc anchored opposite Jumhc
each hank presented troops of cii-
ious sightseers, who stood in full
view of us without the least fear or
distrust, from which one may* he
pardoned if lie concludes that they
gained such courage from the
iiiowledgc of their numbers. Be
tween Fugallch and Nymnhwa I
must certainly have seen some
thousands of natives, who, though
they dialled us considerably,
showed the very best disposition
—such a disposition as may he al
ways looked for in a people with
trading instincts.
Almost always the second ques
tion propounded to a native by
me on this river was, 'Do the
slaves pass by* this way?’ They*
all answered me promptly, ' No,’
following it with the required in
formation. The answer each time
was the same, except at Jumhc,
whore I discovered that 1 was al
most opposite the exact spot
where the Arab slave-traders
sometimes crossed. Hie route
now mainly adopted by the slave-
traders—commencing from Kilwa
Kivinjia—crosses the Mgenga
River, the Mto-Plant nnd, arriving
at Pererch, passes through Su
maugu, Ngumhu, Mamhoro, Mu
horo, to Mirongcgi, which lies
close to Jumhc, and, crossing the
river at Kisti, sometimes follows
the northern hank of the Runji to
Kikiu^a, a three days’journey to
the slave driver. From Kikunia
the main road is that which leads
through Kisimctch, Ngimpia, Sin-
daji, Kivinjia, Kiviniga, Kisiga,
and arrives at Mbiuunaji, on the
sea; or the slave caravan pushes
oil to Dar Salaam.
The route adopted by* the slave
traders mainly in crossing the
Runji .is that which skirts the
Ilatumhi mountains via ltitkingo
on the river. All the eastern
villages along the line of travel
through the Rufiit platu arc inter
ested in the slave trade. They
keep the slave traders iuformed of
every item of news concerning thte
approach of any foe, particularly
the white men, aud I discovered
that long before wo had arrived at
Jumhc tho natives knew of our
coming. Messengers had been
despatched from Mienweli by river
aud by laud to herald our udvent
in the river, and I noted also
that as soon ns our boat hove in
sight of any village of a principal
district a couple of canoes left well
manned with paddlcrs to inform
Soon after starting, our gig put b it we paid no* heed to them ex
cept to answer an occasional ques- 1
tiou. Tho excitement! was eyi
death* growing along thu slij’irJ-V
and our continued progress, des
pite all threats and’ comut-uids,
seemed to have plunged them into
a stupor of rage. At one village,
a few miles nbovo the larger set
tlements of Kisti, a friendly voice
shouted out, 'You cannot go fur
ther with that nig boat: there is
no water ahead ;’to which we an
swered cheerily that was precisely
what we came to know, and wc
would try, and if not able to go
ahead wc would return. ■ '
About a mile above the village
the river widened to about 300
yards. The low shores seemed
to lie lint dried sandbanks, and
right across from side to side the
water rippled imeasTy, with every
indication of a stubborn bar. The
guides, as they looked at it, said
at once that we had coine as far ns
we could go in tin- large, boat
and description, a* Talmadge, Hodg-1 cents per pound.
son «t* Co.
jB^Tiik Finest finished Photo-
craphs ever produced in Athens, are
now being made at Davis’ Gallery, and
we are pleased to hear tliat the Gallery
is thronged daily with appreciative
patrous. Persons wishing Pictures for
tho holidays, should make engage-
ments early. dcc9tf
ji^-The largest stock of Furniture
, in North-East Georgia, aud at prices
j that defy competition.
i J. F. Wilson & Co.
If wo make a tabular estimate
of the cost and profit to bo ob
tained in this trade, your readers
will perceive for themselves of
what value paiiis-takinggcographi-
cal research is to the merchant:—
To cost at Zanzibar of 30
tons of ivory, at $65, the
frasilah, free of all duty-. $124,800
To cost in Urori of 30 tons of
ivory, at §31.50, the fra
silah .................. 00,180
Clear profit, £11,016 9s.
6d., or.—’. * §03,320
those above tliat tho dreaded
Wasungir had at'last invaded the
river with two boats. Oa the
morrow i was 'informed by a ser
vant of Jumhc J should expe
rience different treatment if I per
sisted in -my intention of asccnd-
idg the river.
In the morning wc prepared to
extend our discoveries up stream.
The dew* had fallen heavily during
the night. The tall reeds which
fringed the’river hanks dripped
huge raindrops, which the morn
ing sun transformed into the ap-
pcaranco of diamonds. Large
crowds of natives speedily made
to shore to convey a man aboard
who expressed a wish to trade
with tho white men. As the gig
rowed hard after us with him this
native took fright at the sound of
our bugle, which was blown to
hasten the movements of the
rowers, and took a somerset into
the water to the intense merri
ment of all on board and the
sightseers on shore. We at once
dropped anchor to encourage him
and to explain to him that it was
a most foolish tiling to he afraid of
white men, who would never
conic up the Rufiji except as
friends to the natives. We had
the gratification to sec him come
on hoard again and depart with a
profound respect for white peo
ple.
Continuing our journey, a few
snags mado their appearance in
the river for the first time; hut
they presented no obstacles—the
river was broad and deep e Kitijih
on either side. Shortly after
rounding a sharp bend of the river,
the Matumhi mountains came
clear and distinct into view, from
which I surmise that wc wore not
twenty miles from them. While
idmiring the scene so suddenly
presented to our view we were
tppronching the northern hank of
the river, on which a large settle
ment was visible. 'Die district
was called Kisn, and the people
are strong upholders of the slave
trade and hostile to white men.
whom they have heeu taught to
regard as enemies by the slave
traders. *
We wore compelled by the
channel to approach within a tew
tcet of the hank, and had they
been able to decide rapidly upon
hostilities we all should have been
exposed to great danger. The
friendly breeze, however, came on
strong and fresh at this moment
and wc swept by them in nil in
stant. Blit we had no sooner
passed this than another large
cluster of villages came in vie w,
and a body ot alioiit 200 natives
were seen at the landing place.
As wc drew near the chief stepped
out and hailed ns, demanding to
know what business wo hail on the
Rufiji. Ho-was answered by one
of our-armed escort, a tall, robust
young fellow, black as ink m
features, but witli ail eye like a
hawk and shoulders that in
breadth would not have disgraced
the,best man iu her Majesty’s Life
Guards.
' Wc are white men. What do
you want with us?’
' I want you to stop for a talk
' Wc don’t want to talk just yet
We have not gone far enough
' I want you to stop first hefor
you go up further.
Cannot do it, m ister,’ answered
he boldly, and making a certain
sign, which all understand who
know East Africans, that he was
wearied.
' I tell you to stop.’
' We are sick of stopping, mas
ter? cannot do it, master.’
Why have you com.i up the
river?’
' To see ?’
'To sec what?’
' The river.’
' What about the river?’
' To know how far it goes and
how deep the water is.’
'IIow far do you:jytend going?’
' As far as we can.’
'There are bars (fungo) on the
river. • You cannot cross those in
that big boat.’
' Wc will try to.*
' Well, now, take my advice ;
stop here, or it will he worse for
you.’ .
v ' Impossible, master.
'I’ll make you stop.’
' Do so, then, and farewell to
y*ou, master.’
The chief of.Kisti was left fu
ming on the landing place, and
men were seen running hither and
thither in alarm,
were seen to liceomc
of men
stamping
time tho Wave was plunging tip
river before a spanking breeze.
We were sailing gloriously
along, and the Kisu chief and his
violent people were left far behind.
Bend after bend had been salcly
rounded, the mountains were soon
hlore distinctly, when wo sudden-1
ly stopped and half keeled over,
j Our deep helm was furrowing the
sand at the stern, and the bow,
though drawing but two feet, was
fast. Extricating her from her
position, we sought another spot,
und, after gt*cat : difficulty, mana
ged; to cross the bar. The sun
was fearfully hot, and seemed to
burn into our brains. The wind
died away, and canto only in
cats’-paws. The current was not
very rapid, as tho river was broad
at this place: hut it was such la
borious work with the oars that
wo had simply become subjects of
derision to the jeering and hostile
natives. However, we porsc-
vered, and, with one sail hoisted,
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able-him with a few men to make
a proper defence if .attacked.
Our gig would liyvieC. jiniweyeA
eight men aud-aweeh'u punuinniwm
hut she would* . tup/^f 1 us
indcpehdent\)f thoTitnd, nor strong
elipugh to -rosist} \ntfcink/ •
would haye cnikiimerecL.tlic suc
cess of our great jonrncy. As 1
look at tho Lady Alice. I find her
n boat of sutficiBaticufliciW to con
vey up : ny rivor a force of twenty-
five men,: \\*tth-/a jfqontji’s Tprovis-
ions : yet she drawa„ hut twelve
jfeet ill
of best
We pushed on, however and went
aground. We unshipped the
rudder, hauled down flic s -.il and
manned fourteen oars, ami, witli
ociteruus chorus to the exhilara
ting boat song, wc plungqd for
ward, one ot the young English
men sounding ahead. Again mi l
igaiii we tried it, hut of no avail:
over and over again we ploughed
tin? sands, and stuck fast. Above
this sand bar, which is about 200
ards in breadth, *t!ie river, re
sumes its usual depth, hut the
navigation is impeded by saiul
bars.
After deliberating ns to wlmt
had host he done I concluded to
return and explore the two other
principal exits from the delta, the
Magamhu ami the Kikunia, and
then visit Mafia Island, opposite
the Ruiiji delta, after which I
should have expended all the time
I could spare before commencing
inv march into the interior.
On descending the river the na
tives shouted out to us, ” We
know why the Was- nga have
come up the Rufiji. You came
here to find out about the slave
trade—to eateli the slave traders,
Return, and tell the other-white
people that wc will not have the
slave traders troubled nor their
road crossed.”
One chief was so furious that ho
followed us for half a mile with
his men, cursing us and using the
most violent language and ges
ture ; hut, fortunately for him, lie
confined himself to this verbal
demonstration of hostility.
On the second day wo entered
the magnificent Magamhu,' and,
eight hours after commencing tl o
descent, arrived at the sea.
Then, setting sail, wc sailed
north again, and two hours later
wc entered the noble estuary of
the Kikunia branch of the delta,
and, before a vigorous breeze and
an incoming tide, sailed up the
river once more, and at night an-
ltorcd at the month of Pemba
Creek. At noon the next day We
had entered the Simboorangu, and
descended that stream to Sun-
ningu, where we were greeted
with kindness by the people of
that Island.
Maim Island wc ascertained to
he a most fertile island, abound
ing iu palm groves and slmmhas
or gardens. It is the third island
in size within tho Sultan’s domin
ions. Situated opposite the delta
of the Rufiji, it seems as if placed
l»y nature at this position as the
entrepot of the main laud, wiiicli-
is hut ten miles distant. Ships of
large tonnage coni J vide securely,
at anchor within 5U0 yards of
Kismia Matia, a place which the
Admiralty charts absurdly call
Kissouiang Point. Were not qiy
letter already of such great length
I could easily point oiit the.ad
vantages of securing a portion ot
Mafia—say the district in the
neighborhood of Kismia Mafia—as
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boat would enable ’ it .traVeLler to
proceed up the Rufijuas nlr aS any
native canoe, after which the re
port of such mail, on -his -Return,
of the navigability of the Rufiji
would settle the.quest ion > fiurol er.
In the meantime, so far as wo
ascended, the* * RutijoJ'-nWUtii he
classed as a uawigablev*-f rivot.
Suel) a .steamer-- ns.vr&uv. JfchaY
Glover possessed ^ r oltev.*8V
one built, after.Jl\q ^nqyyLrfifmr
American river sfeiuiier, qmy.pyyr.
coed up tlie Rufiji. with cas^,
whenever any liiereinmt' lie
foiitid hold enough* to' efitfr ‘ FJli a
•promising vfenhire. 1 '"* '(«•»
Our work of‘explwiifioiff.'MMi#!'
clears up the difficulties'*ofcflllllt 3
li dating 111 e, o ve j rF'JJt^, ? yqat e of the
slave trader. Steam Taundnis,
properly built for river liaviga-,
tion, commanded by blficeW fa
miliar with river niivi^atiofl.^V- 1 j
sisted by 1 guides prociirecTiit Sh
in uga is and, may proceed dtli&P 1
lip the Magamhu or Mitnbb-mfangaf r
mouth of the Rufiji, aiidv-t»wiiig*»
up with them a .few lightt.ffHtboaitt
loaded with . ^1„ ; vuuKlniaqebttfr! •> ^
them at Jumhc; aud, prpeeqdyjg, ^
lightly Joadci), ^uld, qM^urc, * ,
teW slave caravans and.; Rrqig
down their proprietors tt> he pui
ished at Zanzibar:' fl ‘Aliy 1 ‘ lqiV;
officer, acting disJrfictly hnd feh-
ergctically*, could strikC wltRitf 1
four days a most ’effective. aiftP*
deadly blow at the Jand Whrref •*
trade. Sneh a system of action11
at intervals of a few- weeks*i*eoulUr
not fail to he followed by. rcsults
which would gratify and ustouish
every one in Englundi.>* Mafia
Island, oif KiBuiin Matin,ioffeis-‘A
capital rendezvous for the ujrtnroiY' \
war during the absenco of .,ber : •
launches; hut if I may suggest^ „
anything, from my* expe.rieuye .of t p -
this river, I would advise that t£|
those officers charged’ ^
duty should consist of those vVho ' W
lave experience aml wlio have vot- ;
unteered for this important duty j '
that ono nian^of-war should he Tip- A y
pointed specially*- for ' thisoriver >i SjH
work, properly equipped with er
pucious steam vessel, .\yU,ich.ni|gJUt,,t*-.
navigate this stream without ilefo-
riuiciit to the good cause. H
small stern-wheeler, whlyh any'
English Thames shipbuilder'couiO ^
construct, drawing but eighteen’
inches of water,; armed with' wife R a
mountain steel scven-poutidiHr'nml **S
a couple of rocket tubes, wrtH'n ** (yQ
crew of forty uien, could fordver"l
solve the problem of how ,.to atu}*- <f . ^
the East,A frican, slayo.tB«Je•..,i t li dVjjP
Captain Elton, iu . his. offiyiyl |-e|x/fL „
to Captain Prideiiiix, .acting political .
agent at Zanzibar, fiiililrslves the 'fact ’jj^f
that a grand total of 4,096
marched by the overlund mute from !
Kilwa to Dar Salaam. I kqow |ift*h ^WiJ
ing whatever of the accuracy, ^’ tli^sy
figures, hut I have already disclosfejtq *
you the whereabouts of tue slave fratH’
ers’ tracks and have informed yoU AvhaC
my exploration of the Ruiiji suggests
should he done tocrush tfie nyw estab
lished land slave trufBq,
I should not have bpeu alsiifli pains
to find out what I have given.,y«i*
above if I did not feel’from my soilr
liat the goverHiriynt of GreittBi^lidn;
■Which, has-, expended such- vast flinift*
for.tlie suppression of fhisslavfl traik*.
mighty for the small p.upv.of^.3,({()(),,
liegin to hope tliat her great mission iii
Kast Africa was ap^iroafcliii'g
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ouie small' knots { slaves, from which locality, after
ii* violently gesticulating aad instruction and preparation, they
in" their feet, and all this might emerge as enterprising tra
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all iqen.to cry Luns Deal' ii -al t
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Noap-IJuhliles.
f.,rl, -! • : --.i*. ■ It! IrtllWIl 1
)IV MEL K. coi.qciTT, , )1f .
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ders with the interior, via the
Rufiji River. But I must leayu
these remarks for some future
letter, for I must now husteu to-
give an unprejudiced opinion upon
the value of our exploration of tlu
Rufiji
Readers iutcrcetcil in African
exploration in new commercial av
enues ‘ may see for. themselves
what tlie Rufiji is after reading this
letter. It has lost but littlo in
my estimation because I failed, to
ascend higher tfia.i Kisu iu a boat
built for oceau sailing. Had I
possessed the Lady* Alice, which
Mr. Messenger, of Teddiugtoii?
was building for me—and which
has only arrived by this mail—-I
could liave ascended, I believo, a
couple of huudred miles, if uot
more, with any entire escort of
armed nicn. For exploration,
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Tlie children are blowing snk’ii-biiiihlvii'
Of many a changing did,. . ^ ,,
With purples, and crimsons, and yellows, q
Of opuliuc glimmer and glint.■ -ar%
Tlicy are beautiful spherical rnjulxnTX-l .tiO
And scein to be lushionetl of mist; i-rvLCO
Of golden, and green,’amt 9carl«,>\dn
And teniler amelhyst. .h-JhT
Tlietr sides are picture-galleries,' ’’
) SlioWihg cascade And fiiiianumln {lirb.' * “ *
With a wealth of waving tree-topi ^ ^ ™
And Carpets inf feathery fern. "
They 'have dashes of summer * .|is^ ts, to
And hues.pf thj; mopdng jtpi^ ...
The violet-grays of evening,
Aud the day-dawn's mpturoua.btuos h"
They are radiant prisma of vapor,;; <9 ’»
And. gleam like the rarest geniA— .uiti
Jewels lit tor the setting " ' -' r,: 1 ■ r -‘
Of. fttiry diadems.’
Bnt they are as.evanescent
As the mists of a tropical mom,
Or the' bright unrest ofn. liunipiing- ,,-
bird’s breast— ":
u A word! a flash 1 it is gone, .--♦•t's.i. yl
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prudence requires thul we shall bq j Savanniu,.I&7A. iDuo.. Vv Wd tfq
prepared for ail contiugeuciqp;;, ,?~Tnii »•«■«*•»T tmuK-
that there shall bo men sufficient Dried Beef and New Lard,
accompanying the explorer to eu- dec.9.
At J. C. Hardie’s