Evening Star Newspaper, September 12, 1874, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. | PUBLISHED DAILY, Sundays Excepted, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | Peusyivehia Avenue, cor. Lith St. | aY THE AVENING STA8 NEWSPAPER COMPANY, ow BAOP PMG. , Pret, near THE EVES heir sabe Forit-t connt t Tw 1K WEEKLY STA : ZRF Vee invarisbiy ta edvancey ta both comes wer than paid for, GF Bares of advertising furnished on sprifeation, CS REDE ar | OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, Ges NCE ; Be athe TUES DAY KVENINGS. . emercing a 8 rember “UKD'S OPERA HOUSE. — | ALADDIN SaTCaDs¥ Evie Etta CkarmMan fLEEPING BEAUTY BLEEPING B 7. SLEEPING BEAtT : FLEEPING BEAUT > BEal er TONIGHT ALADDIN Merdoy,fept-M—LEO AND LOTUS. Ae mii : & 7S cents. 4 Seats, #1 sos 1-2t CovleUE-SUMMES THEATER. bt Ohampion of the Arena t. BILLY BBW ABDS, who will »p- Lightly jo copjnuction with the 'Ight-wei ra Mr. ARTHUR CHa arce of “TOM AND an rence in Waehioc on =f the King of Barjorte ard Bthiopean Comedians, Mr. EDWIN FRENCH Firs: appearance of the rma: Motte Veoslist, Mr. FRED D.HARBIS. 97 Gt” Lp N bitiem aad Sale) Naw Ne oun Bo jos zx i* yeas 7 TH St. - MARKALYER’S, 3¥ 7th street, between D and B streets, eight IN: 630 Ese aeeee Odd Fatiows’ Bale Ghoice Oi) Paintin + Bngravings, Ohromos, &e Paper Hangings, Wirdow ance, Pictare Cords and Tas c.y tu the District. Be Please retvcniber Name and Number. iel-ty* LL KIRDS OF GENTLEMEN'S CAST-OFF WEAELNG APEAREI Can bo wil to the rors beet sdvactage by addressing or calling on JUSTH, 619 Detroet. between 6m sud 7th streets north: weet, SZ Motes by mail promptly attended to. Cash paid i8-tr EXCURSIONS, &e. E*« CRSLON, ‘“ w given by the STESMEK LADY OF THE LAKE. SUNDAY NIN pint wing te Gre PRIZE TOURNAMENT! SaBRE EX®RCISES AND BALL WILL BE GIVEN aT ANALOSTAN ISLAND, BSDAY, SEPTEMEER 15, 1 8. m aod ending at miduight s exten- ASTLUM, now {which w WED Goemmencing at 1 The proce ede to be aoplted to p sion <f 2T, JOSEPHS ORPHA arse cf erection; the ¢ date forty orphan T4, Ben MORE & PuTOMAt R. RB. C0, Excursion Ticke s TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN. via BALIIMORE & POTOMCR. R. TO SEE BARNUMN'S GREAT SHOW, BB Dep ED_8. YOUNG, G. P, Age a tomac rortress Monree,. GRAND cCOMPLIM TARY EXCURSION TO THE Officers of the Steamer Georgeanna, SATUBDAY, SEPTEMBER 12,1571 The Stesmer will leave Beventh rireet wharf at 7 QULOCK P.M eae sharp, BETCKNIAG TO THIS CITY AT 6 A M MONDAY State-rooms and Tickets can be procured at the Office, 603 Peunsylvavia avenue, ‘The table will be furnished wich all the deticacics Gt the season, snd every possible effort will be made for che comfort and pleasure of the patr seply st EGULAR LINE TO MOULART VERNON NO AMBULANCE BIDING BY THIS LINE. Capt Frank Hollingshesd, of the stear au BOW,» mtered int, ontract with tbe ATi daily (Sanday excepted Vernon, ts tie oply person allowed 10 laud gers by steam excepted) tt Bound Tip Tic Mansion aud Gr J McH HOLLINGSWORTH. Beer M V rucu Associacion *] BE STEAMER CuLUMBIA BAYES COMMERCE +B4L TiMOKE, BVERY SATURDAY aTé@ M1. ING H. = Pp SUNY. TURNIS H on te 5 SRIVING IN oD = SALTIMORS AT 4 A.M. THURSDAY. Either of these trips atiorde partion ‘a fne oppor- tunity to enjoy a sail on the Chesa- ake bay Potomac river with- ist toes of mach thne from business, re accommodations—meals, stateroom, class. Bisteroome may be engaged in advance by epplicaticn te the agents. The steamer can be char- fared for excerstous fram thie city su Mondays end ide STEPHENSON & BHOTEEM, Agoots. FESTIVALS. FESTIVAL AT BELTSVILLE, Mo., For the benefit of St. Johm’s Church, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVESING. Tickets, return tri BALTIMORE suoT $2 00 PER BAG. 23.00 PER Bag. 83. PSE BAG. $2.00 PEB BAG. seps-tr ee ois Gol Prams spnly | | { ° tening Star. SB. 44 -N2. 6,700. WASHINGTON D.C , SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1874 TWO CENTS. AMUSPMENTS. __| EVENING STAR. | Washington News and Gossip, INTERNAL Revesve—The receipts from this Source 1o-aay were 2 79,46. vent CocHRan® has been appointed a eager of internal revenue for the 6th Virg ma district. Diep oF Yec iow Fuven.—The Navy separt- ment has |) -en advised of the death of Surgeon Ackley, U.S. N., at Pensacola, Fla., of yellow fever. THREE Mots.—The Con‘roller of the Car- Fen y bas authorized the organization of the | M unt Sterling National Bank of Kentucky, karst National Bank of Ls Grange. Ind., ant the First National Bank of Crown Polnt, Tad., each with a capital of £000. A Mrxine Dacistom —In the case of the Cash Lode, of Colorado, the Commissioner of the General Land Office rules that an applications for patents under the mining laws proof of citi- zevship is not required of the original locators of intermectate owners of a mine, but only of applicants for @ patent. Tux Cortos ‘he latest returns from the Depariment of Agricuiture make an un- favorsble showing for the new cotton crop which promised at the dateof the department's information to be seriously affected in all the states except Virginia by bad weather and hot winds. PrnsowaL.—Congressman Beck, of Ky., is in town en route to Troy, N. Y., where he is to place one of his boys atechool. ----Gen. Whip- ple, chief cf Gen. Sherman’s staff, who has been on @ visitto the forts on the western frontier, returned to Washington last night. --*-Rear Admiral Worden and Hon. Geo. A. Halsey, of N. J., atrived at the Ebbitt house this morning. Iv 18 UNDERSTOOD that Mr. Gilfillan, the ap- poiutment clerk of the Treasury, is soon to be placed in charge of the warrant division, made vacant by the appointment of Mr. Conant as Assistant Secretary; and that ©. C. Adams, re- cently transferred trom the -Interior depart- ment to take charge of the currency division, Will be designated as appointment cierk. Gun, Ryay’s Witu—The Pine Bluff (Ark.) Press states that Col. John G. Ryan, of that place, has,after a long delay, obtained poases- son of the will of his late brother, Gen.W. A. C. Ryan, made on the day before he was executed by Burriel, in Guba; and that by this will the colovel comes into porsession of property valued at not less than $150,000. PRESIDENT GRaNT will return to Washing. ton op the train arriving at the Baltimore and Potomac depot at 4 p.m. to-day. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Grant and Gen. Babcock. Alter the dinner ts the Aztec Club, which is to take place on the 1ith inst., be will leave (on the succeeding day) for St. Louis. During his stay, on account of the repairs now being made at the Executive Mansion, he will be the guest of Marshal Sharp. Cz OF Arws INTENDED POR THE Waite A private dispatch from New Or- states that the steamer Metropolis, from New York, which arrived at New Orleans, a few days ago, had on board a large quantity of arms designed for the white league. ‘The police #uthorities seized a portion of them on board of the steamer, and the rest were seized at the warehouse to which they were consigned. StOrPinc ADVANCES OF SALAnY.—The Postmaster General has directed that no ad- vance or payment be made to clerks or emplove= on account of salary for services not rendered and for which compensation is not fully das at the time of payment, ‘This ts construed as tor bidding advances on accountot salary to clerks going home to vote. A similar order wil! be iseued by the Treasury department. A BOARD to consist of Col, Rufas Ingalls, assistant quartermaster general; Col. Van V quartermaster us Saxton, deputy ‘juart been ordered to assem)! bia at as early adate as practica’l- materials at the cloch Dg Cepot } der instraction to b furnished by the (Juartermaaster General. THE POLLOWING CHANGES in the stations of medical officers have beee made: Sargeon E H. Abadie trom duty in the military division of ibe Atlantic and ordered to proceed to St. Louis await orders; Surgeon Joseph K. Smith trom his present duty and ordered to Fort Mon- oe, Va., as post surgeon, relie Surgeon John E. Summers, who is ordered to duty as medical director department of the Platte; As- sistant Surgeon Samuel A. Storrow. relieved trom duty in the military division of the Atlan- tic ard ordered to report for duty to the com- manding general department of California. AgMY ORpERS.—Tie following-named of- ticers have been relieved from duty in the mil- itary division of the Atlantic, and orderea to report to the president of the army medical board, in session in New York city, for exami Bation for promotion. At the conclusion of the examination they are ordered to report to the commanding general of the department sat op- posite their respective pames:—Assistant Sur- geons Wm. M. Notson, department of the Platte; John Barthoif, department of the Columbia: Carins Caseailo, department of Missouri. As- stant Surgeon Fred’k W. Elbrey has been re lieved from duty in the department of the Platte, and ordered to report for promotion, and then by letter to the Surgeon General. Navat Oxpens.—Lient. Commander Henry Nields as executive of the receiving ship Potomac at Philadelphis; Paymaster A=brose J. Clark as inspector of provisions and clothing at the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H., lat Oc: tober next. Detached—Lieut. Wm. T. Swin burne from the Lancaster and ordered to retarn heme and report arrival: Lieut. Chas. H. Black from the receiving ship Potomac aud ordered to the Lancaster per steamer J} instant; Pay )i- tector Chas. W. Abbott from duty a8 inspec{or of provisions and clothing at thé navy yard at Portsmouth, H., 1st October next and or dered to settie ac ounts; Onief Engineer John S. Abbott as member or the board of examiners St PLiladeiphia and ordered to the Brook!yn borth Atiantic er stesmer of 19th in er. L. P. Ayes trom duty yy New York and ordered as of tue board of examining en Pil adeiph a; Lent. Samuel W. Ve: thome, having been detach teron the ist ultimo, and has jaced on waiting ¢ ke Tue Prev x RePceiicaN Convew convention of the republicans of the reconstructed states to be held at Coattanooga, Tenn., on the 13th of Oc. tober, is being signed by many prominent re- poblicans. The call says: “Ali republicans, whether of these or other states, who still earn estly seek to maintain the principles on which the union was defended, and to inaugurate which in the south reconstruction was begun, and who feel an interest in the preservation of law. order, and the righte of citizenship, are invited to attend this convention. All should come possessed of the facts as to the true condi- tion m their respec: peep ae a mand peace security that follow. Why these are’ not ——___-+e--___ More Cases or CHILD STRALING.—A nother case of child TROUT-FISHING, é&c., IN MAINE, | (Editorial Correspondence of The Star.) Cauy Kexnxgpaco, Inpian Rock, } KANGELEY PLanTaTion, Mz., August, 1874 This is the headquarters of the Oqaosaoc Angling Association, the membership of which is scattered through the country, but is largely made up of wealthy New Yorkers. Among the leading members of the associa ion are Givorge Shepard Page, of the Palisate Chemical Works, N. ¥., who is president; R. G. Allerton. of the Goodyear Rubber Co., who is treasure. ; Lewis B Keed, wholesaie boots and shoes, New York, whois secretary: Senator Hamltn an} Corgressman Frye, of Maine; George &. Baker, cashier First National Bank ot New York; Dan fel Dodd, President Newark Savings Institu- tlon; Jay Cooke, Hi. C. Fahbnestock; Dr. J. G. Holland, editor of Scribner's Monthly; Ea ward Seymour, of ibner & Co, the pab- Ushers; Dr. A. P. Kelsey, principal of the famons ‘Little Blue School,” at Farmington Me., Lewis T. Lazeil, of Lazeli, Marsh & Gardiner, wholesale draggists, N.Y - ¥.; Engene Vanderpool, Light Oo; L. W. Suverintendent of the National Express Uo. Nehemiah Perry. jr., of Newark; L. L. Crouo™s, who represents Mr. Page’s house in Washing- ton; H. M. Hutchinson, erq., another weii- known Washingtoni«n personal and business ig members are veteran anglers, who have tested the Cn peengpien of alithe different fish. ing waters of the country, and have pitched upon this region as affording altogether the bes: sport inthe gentle art” obtainable within tol- erably easy reach of civilization. They have —s leased a large “extent of wild ter tory on these streams and lakes; erected a nui ber of buildings at this and other points, and provided suitable boats, &c., to enable the Oquossec Anglers to bequile the trout in the most seductive and approved style during the day, and = at night the comforts of homely but exceedingly jolly camy quarters, jon takes the Indian name of Rangeley Lake, which was the‘ Oquos- soc’? in the time of the red man, and should be again. Rangeley Lake is the head of the series of lakes forming the head waters of the An- pesky tig! river, and virtually of the Connec- ticut. “Phe Chaudiere river, going otf northerly to the St. Lawrence, also finds its source within afew miles of this point. So it will be seen this string of trout lakes and connecting trout streams is weilup amongst the mountains on the water-shed of rivers running north ani south. Rangeley Lake is about nine miles lone and very deep (200 feet), but narrow. It emp ti@ by the Oquossoc nver, or “stream,” int» the Big Lake, or according to the more charac- teristic lodian name, the Mooselackmagantic. This lake is twelve miles long, and broad in pro- portion. It has at the lower end a dam halt a intie long, built at great expenss by a lumber company to enable thera to ran logs in the apring. This company has dams on all the lakes for ths same purpose, { believe. Next is Richardson Lake (Indian name Mole- cbunkermug), eight miles long; and then comes Umbagog, twelve miles long, aad which extends into New Hampshire. The Cupsnptic Lake is merely a northern projection of the Muoselack- maguntic, fed by the Cupsuptic river, a famous trout stream, of which more anon. Down from the same North but more to the east, comes the dashing Kennebago stream from that most wondeztul ot trout waters, (if all the fish stories are true,) the Kennebago Lake; and just at the junction of the Kennebago and Oijnossoe streams on their way to Big Lake, is the fa vored site of Camp Kennebago. Hiow to Reach “the Lakes.” Camp Kennebago and ‘the Lakes,” as these trout-waters are Styled in general term, can be reached by stage from Bethel, Maine, on the Grand Trunk Kailway, but the best and most attractive route ts by rail trom Portland t Farmington; thence by stage or private con ve to Kimball's, at the head of Rangeley ..and by sailboat or cartiage (aided by ‘s ware”) to Sor at the foot of the from whence it is but three miles to Camp 1 er portion of the trip lake, Kent must De made o: not. Hiow We Went to Camp Kenuebago. Gav party ter the fishing grounds was made at Farmington, and consisted of Mr. L. N. Preacott, of the Treasury department, Mrs. Prescott, three or four youngsters, and the un- dersigned. Mr. Prescott was a good man to gv with, as he was for some years owner and editor of a Farmington paper, and had prospect o through the lake region pretty extensively with rod aud line. It was decided in campaig council nof to go by stage and sailboat, the tirst berg an undestrable mode of travel ualess you can ride ide; and as to sailing, the tume at our command did not allow us to trast te the vagaries of the lake winds asa motive power to take us to tie foot of the lakeseasonably. So we negotiated with a Farmington stabie-keeper for @ twe-horse team, with roomy, comfortable carriage and a pair of excellent horses, (by the way, no state in the union probably has better horeefiesh than Maine,) for #20 for the lake trip, to be used from three to five days, as chese; and the stable man said that he su oul! preter, on account of the roughness of the trip. that we make it cover five, fur the benefit ot tbe horses. ‘hen there was the matier of tlie- and other fish persuaders and begailers to be attended to, but it was decided by Captair Prescott that what was needed in this way, ve yond our current stock, should be got at Phil lips, a village yet nearer the “lakes,” and where such things were kept on hand largely, for the benefit of anglers. We started from Farming ton abont 10a. m., following up the sparkling. Sandy river and ite beautiful elm-shaded mea dows: and having in view a back-gronnd of mountains (the Maine continuation of the White mountains) that served as a bold relief to the pastoral grace and repose of the land scape immediately at hand. Here to the left was Mount Blue, 2.40% feet high, and to the right Mount Abraham, 3,357 teet; Mount Sad dleback, 4.000 feet; while in the dim distance conld be descried the outline of ahdin, Maine's tallest mountatn, 5,335 feet in height. Mount Biune, (sixteen miles trom Farmington,) though not one of the monarchs of the White Mountains aftorde trom its detached position a view of sin- gular scope and beauty; one of the finest in the country. A few days ago we made a trip to it, going by a rough carriage road, that followed the course of an impetuous mountain stream, to the foot of the mountain. Here we left our team At a cosy, well-kept though unpretending mountain hotel, and prepared for the ascent ot the mountain. ‘But alas, the temptatioa of the tront stream just mentioned proved too great for a pumber of the party, and many that came to climb remained to fish. One of the young folks cropped @ line experimentally in the stream, only a few yards from the house, aint brought it out op the instant with a trout of fair size; seeing which there was a shaineful de- sertion from the ranks of the mountain climbers, and a lively search was set up for fishing gear and bait. The trouting fever was further in- creased by the information that Capt. Mark Lowell, of Lewiston, Maine, had with his trout-brook, and set out for the mountain top. Anew tem: neocon set ae by ae we roUg! e ele: a ~ sate ofthe mountaln which was coveted nee growth of raspberry es load wan fruit. Fora few ‘minates we yielded, and a to pick; amd then we girded ourselves up for the task before us, contenting ourselves with such odd handfuls of the as we snatch from the bushes in passin, the crown that us. The day view uninter- fom ths point. Two bandrea and ninety mountain peaks are to be counted from Mount Blue, but tome of the number belong to New Hawpsbire. Nestled down in the mountainous district, and just at our teet was the pretty vil- lage of Weld, upon the borders of a lake of such exquisite beauty that I wonder the artists who overrun North Conway, Mount Desert and otber hackneyed ground bave not found it ont. There are dozens of charming subjects for the artist in this Fang gripe md and a rich portfolio of sketches could be made, starting from Farm- ington and following up the Sandy river to Phillips, and crossing from thence to Rangeley Lake. On account of the seope of view fron Mount Blue it has been used largely as a gov- ernment survey signal ststion; and the govern- ment has had the crown of the mountain cleared of obstructions to the view. On one side the mountain falls away precipitously in granite ledges and loose masses of rock on a Titanic scale; and looking down here we saw on a pro- jection what we at first took to be a ‘wood- chuck” or ‘ground-bog,” but which proved to be a porcupine, and of a size and age to indi- cate nim to be an old settler. A laborious at- tempt to capture bim proved a failure, as he succeeded in gaining a safe retreat in the wil- dernese of rocks. Porcupines are not ancom- mon, I learn, amongst these mountains. To Besume, But to resume our lake-trip. We reached Phillips, prepared by our drive through the breezy atmosphere of this region, to do fall jus- tice to the wonderful profusion of good things put upon a Maine village hotel table, and which is quite sure to embracd at least five kinds of pie, whether the meal is breakiast, dinner or supper; for New Engiand is— ‘he land of the free and the home of the pic. The pious Pilgrim fathers established the in- stitution, and their sons have pieously cherished i. Beyond Phillipe we left the Sandy river val- ley a gan to assai! some of the mountainous elevations we had been evading hitherto. We crossed Beech bill, which didn’t have many beeches, but was covered with raspberries, and hundreds of acres were quite red with the low- wing bunch-berry. Beech hill isa curious ill that is Gve miles up and only two down, cross it as von will in any direction. Going over Beech bill one of the party—the tallest—pro. posed to get out ‘to stretch his legs.” He was earnestly begged not to by the others, as “they (the legs) were long enough already.” This was unkind, ecoryng 3 the er those same legs bad been used for the general conve: ce, feot-stools, hat racks, pin-cushions, fish-hook receptacles, carriage-brakes, &c.,etc., unt! owner never kuew where to put his leg for his own use. But there is no such thing as gratitude in this world! Himballs. We reached Kimbatl’s hotel, at the head of Rangeley lake (twenty miles from Farmington) about sundown, and as we drove up, the smoke from a “smudge,” in operation at the porch, notified us to look out for those little torment the midges, or as the Indians call them, the “'no-see-ums,”? from their diminutive and almost invisible form. The ‘ smudge” is a ouldering tire from burning chips of wood, bark, Xc., in an iron vessel; and the smoke emitted by this is about the only midge-expeller yet discovered. People on the piaaza are siap- ping them: elves right and left on account of the midges, but they comfort us with the assarance that this is nothing—thst oor real tribulations will come from the black flies and mosquitoes when we reach * the lakes."’ The fact ts we are going to the wilderness and the trout-waters at the height of “ fly-time,” when there are bites to be received at both ends of the line, At Kimball’s, thongh the place is not exactly & Saratoga hotel, we fared snmptuously, and bad the keenest of appetites to appreciate the good things provided. But, best of ali, there Was trout-fishing so near the door that the juve- niles of the party caught a handsome string of the speckied beauties within sound of the breakfast bell. Two trout brooks of medium size empty into the lake at Kimball's, and those who do uot care for the bardsbips of ‘roughing It” in the wil- derness further on for the sake of big fish, can get very good sport just about here. The trout are not large, but are lively biters, and there are plenty of them. In the lake near Kim sll s the big tront are to be found also. In the ng we started for the foot of Rangeley the road, which now momentarily grew rougher, taking us over the mountainous coun- t 3 bordering w pon this beautiful sheet of water. Atone difficult point of che road we passed over vast I:dyes of breccia or * pudding-stona,” vers suuch lke that of the pillars in the old Repre- reutatives Hall inthe U.S. Capitol. Then after ng over more bills or mountains, we came he jast village cluster of houses betere enter - ing the wildern-ss that extends unbroken from here to the Canada line. This was ~Kangeley City,” @ tiny village under the hills that bas a trade in spruce (chewing) gum collected mainly in the winter » hen the snow is high in the woods, and the gummers can move around readily on snow- shoes amongst the spruc-s, and at an elevation to reach the protruding gum-drops. Almost everybody here chews gum, and it is Somewhat alarining’ to see the ladies ruminating in this way until you learn that it is not tobacco they have in their cheeks. It is a graceful hos- pitality of a pretty Kangeley girl to divids her cud of chewing-gum with you—a dainty, cora! tinted morsel almost as sweet asthe mouth of the giver. But I am digressing. Leaving Rangeley, our road became morean | more opscure, and finally ic seemed to coms t» anend in Mr. Williamson’s Barnyard. where we had been advised to leave our tea, asthe track or trail beyond there couid not b followed by a carriage. Mr. Williamson cam? torward—a tall, perspiring granger, with a fine open countenance, enhanced by a razor-cut in continuation of his mouth from hurried shaving in haying time. We asked could he take charg? of our horses for three or four days, aud put tie carriage under cover. ‘‘Wal,” said Mr. liamson, ‘1 can keep it in the barn nights aud rainy day Cabal hey to run it out when I aw gettin’ ina jag of hay. Hev youany oats? I’m clean out, but I’ve got plenty of hay.” Fortu- nately we had some grain, which was turned over to Mr. Williamson in trust for the horses: and then we packed up some of our lighter bag gage (including the fishing gear, of course,) and then started on foot through ps-tures and fra- rant wood-paths to Soule’s Camp, at the feot of Rangeley Lake. “Soules We found to be @ plain cabin-sort-of-honse in the woods, on the border of the lake; but Mrs, Soule, a kindly, matronly looking hostess, bas. tied about and managed to evolve from some quarter the materials for one of the most app tizing of dinners, among the items of whi were fresh trout, game, white-clorer honey the comb, (such’ as is found nowhere tn 1 pertection #s in Maine,) the whitest and light. est of rolls, and more kinds of pie than I can enumerate. And only 50 cents for this feast fit for the gods! There were half adozen boats here, and taking one ot them we crossed the jake near its outlet, the Oqaossoc stream, and lollowing @ wood-path that ekirted that stream, we, atter a tramp of some three miles, emerge upon the Kennebago, (the Oqnossoc and Ken- nebago streams united,) and see on the opposite shore the group of buildings styled Camp Ken- nebago. ‘essing in ope of the boats stationed bere, we make our bee Ad the main pees end this group, and are cordially welcomed on behalf of the Oquossoc Anglin Association by their a 9 superintendent, + O. T. Richardson. e fin @ cme atg 0 a semi-circle a of water- prente oa Eee cbng sed by the jolly fishermen returni m their Sport,are being dried tor the Sorrow’s ‘ae! Onesie of these is a semiccircle of the boot-owners, toasting their feet and to their day’ catch. Harvard 3 BB ae ‘+ There are Some Books that are Filled with Notbing but Lies.” The sides of the big room are lined with cots, and these cots are ali surmounted by the omi- nous musquito bar, (Smudges were smoking in lively style also at the door.) At the lower end Of the ball a dining room is partitioned off; ant in the vicinity of this main building are three or four plain cottages for the use of the families of members of the association. Richardson, the camp superintendent, is a man of inte!li- gence, and of great experience in all that per tains to the forest and stream, having lived in this wild region and at the site of this camp some twelve years. In many respects he is the coun terpart of Hutchings, the guide, prilosop and friend of the visitor to the Yosemite Val! Visitors to the Yosemite who call to mind Haren ings acting as landlord, cook, waiter, guide and adviser, and perpetaally bemg summoned lik Figaro—Figaro here, Figaro there, Figaro high, Figaro low, Figaro come Figaro go” —to Apswer questions on al! sides abont the geology, faons, flora, length, breadth and depth of the valley; bow to catch the sly troutof the Mercer, bow and when to goto Mirror Lake, [nspirat:o Point, Bridal Veit, how to*sinch” a mule, & «. &c., can imagine Richardson, now in the kii2o en, superintonding the cooking (to a nicety) of & mess of trout, now in the dising Toor, the re pair shop, the boat house, the big camp room; and everywhere beset with enquiries from green bew comers «bout the likeliest. place—wind and weather considered—for fish, and about flies; and aboat the way to get to Kennebago lake or Bema stream, or the dam,or the Cupsaptic; and do trout bave scale: are ten pound treat genuine brook trout? Wc., &e.,ete., ete., and all answered with off-hand promptness, but with certain dry Yankee humor and self-possess\, distinguishing him somewhat from his more nervous and impuisive vis-a-vis of the Yuse- mite. A Day's Fishing on Cupsuptic Stream. We slept the sleep of the virtuous and the greatly tired that night in Camp Kennebago, and in the morning set about testing on our own hook (and line) the much-taiked-of troat- fishing of the region. Ag our time was short, Capt. Prescott, who knew the ground, proposed that we should go up Cupsuptic lakeand stroam, where, though we should not get the bigges! fish to be found, we should be very sure ef got sport and aleo get fish of very good size. Our guide, Frank Kewey, seconded this suggestion which was the more disinterested in him as the Cupsuptic trip involved some twelve miles bard rowing and no little troublesome work in taking the boat through jams of logs and floating rulp Bish, and dragging it up rapids by main for A spacious float in liew of a whart is kept o: this Kennebago stream, at the camp, to accom modate anglers embarking in the boats for the various fishing grounds, aud while the two boat for our party were being launched and loaded with fishing apparatas snd supplies (the latter including alanch eubstantial enough for a din- ner, provided by the thoughtful Kichardson,) I tried my maiden hook from the float, though it seemed in consequence of the noise and bastie from a dozen difierent boat rag mln i) be an unlikely place to get a bite. Presently it occurred to me that [had done a foolish thing, for to all appearances the strong current bad taken my line under the float and fastened it to a log; but on working it about to detach the hook if possible, I found there was something aliveon it, and moreover something heavy. The fish they made arush up stream,'aud then turned again under the float, and in my flurry to get him out ot the water before he could entangle the line and escape, [ made a rash pull and got him nearly out when the hook broke and back he went to the water and off. And all this with a landing net within six feet of mo! It was con soling to be assured by Richardson that it wa- & four-pound trout at least, and tbat had j played him awhtle, siting until be was tired to ‘ip the net under him, f should very likely bave saved him. But I bad no expectations o hooking such a fish at that point, (though | learned alterward that very fine fish are taker just there,) and in the excitement mati biggest trout I had on my hook at any ti Westarted for the Cupsuptic aboat 1) a. u the weather threatening rain, and at one tim it seemed likely that we should have to resori tothe shelter of @ campon an isiand in ow way, but this shower passed over without wet ting us much, though it remained clondy al day, and as it turned out the most favorable weather we could possibly have had for fishing purposes. Passing up Cupsuptic lake we entered Cupsuptic river, a beautiful limpid stream witli such wonderful effects in the way of shadow pic tures along its banks as one sees in the similarly peilucid waters of the Merced river in the Yosemite valley. But the Oupsuptic is as crooked as # ram’s horn, and its tortuous course together with obstructions of jams of floating logs and rubbish, makesit slow work getting up to the beet fishing grounds at the falls or rapide For a considerable stretch the stream was lined at one point with spruce trees loaded down with & gray moss that seemed at a distance not un- like the anish moss of the southern states Hewey raid it had a sourish taste, and wast food of the caribou in the winter; that there arc many caribous tn this wilderness yet, and bears. It seemed difficult to realize that we were far enough north to have reached the home of the American reindeer—the caribou The pine timber of this region has been pretty well exhausted by the hardy lumbermen, anil the spruce is now being made available. Th spruces are knotty and nothing like the size of the pines of the past, but they make the next beet substitute for pine.” Hewey says they find man, spruce trees there that are three treet through and will “scale a thoussnd.” About three miles from the rapiis we encountered a large flock of young ducks—the sheldrake—and whic! were not able to tiy. They scuttled through the water ahead of us, balf-tiging, halt-ewim ming, and making agreat pother; the mother duck keeping up the Tear. our party considered the capt: of the ducks an assured matter, as the stream was natrow and not very deep; and landing neta, fish-poles, and everything about thy boats available were brougtit into reqjutsitio to aid in scooping im the birds when we sbould overtake them. We gained upor them momentorily, but on turning one he loops of the stream ouly the parent duck was to be scen ahead, and as we shot along the whole syuadron of young’uns, who bac conceated themselves mn a little cove overhung with low-epreading bushes, came out as soon as we were past and scuttied off down stream. W called to the boat behind to intercept them but they escaped again—this tin y diving the water being here deep enough for their yar- pose. The old duck, secing that her brood ‘nat made good their escape, then rose in the air an’ tlew back ever our heads to join them, cack hing; no doubt, in her wing at ths success o her ruse. Arriving at the first rapids, Prank Hewer got out into the water, and, wading. pushed the boa up as fur as practicable, and then we fastened to the bank in a ra where the water ran clear and swift over @ rocky bottom, shoving —— every pebble, the ony “ mness being from the rapidity of the current. Yet the trout were so greedy that Mra, Prescott and the children (inciuding Master Frank Prescott, wt 33¢,) who remained in the boats here, caught quite @ respectable string while we were pros- pecting for Digger fish further up stream. The roughness of the ground and the dense growth of underbrush on the banks made it a very tedious and fatiguing task to force ene’s way up, but on sae eee uy = the — in the rapids, nt of jumping and wading from one point. to another stream without ther up ing ashore, the difficulties of progress were Eruck lessened, wit |. But the sport repaidthe inbor, and Tally eustained alt that hee been re- the ‘su fishing in this uarter. ‘he biting was “‘!ast and furious,” and each soon found himself so busy with his own Eee He ii Hitt bag to one side, changing their balance so that they seemed likely toslide oat 'n a body. Be- hold me then on the ragged edge of anxiety | (and & slippery rock) wita both hanis fuily | Occupied, while swarms of mosquitoes, black flies, and’ midges took advantage of the oppor- tamity and rushed into my face, nose, eyes and eare with such ferocious vim that 1 ovuld scarce see or breathe. Hewey called across the stream to me to ‘hold on” (and wasn't | bokling on”) until he could reach me. He had to cross by & circuitous route, and when he did get to me it raa necessary for him to string the fish in my landing net before he could use it to get my big trout out ofthe water. Relieved of the net and its troublecome contents Iwas able to play my fish, and thoagh be made some furious spurts after he bad apparently given up the contest, he finally quieted down with his nose oat o. water and Hewey by # skilful dip of the net secured him. This fellow weighed 1), pounds and though [caught several others quite up to this weight he was very much the most trouble some customer. Asalready stated, the largest fish are not caught in this stream or in any of the streams, but in the lakes, but I doubt if the sport is so exciting in the lake-fshing from the long gaps between bites and the tame ness of the contests with the fish as com pared with those with the trout in the Streams where they have many more chances of retreat and escape when hooked The biting of the Diack flies, musquitoes and midges up the Cupsuptic on this cloudy day was romething terrific, but the excitement from the keen sport we obtained made us almost ob! ious for the time to the annoyance from these hungry pests. We hada bottle of some patent mixture styled a specific to keep away flies and mus juitoes, but though we annoi: ourselves thickly with it, it uttorty failed. About 5 p. m. we reluctantly bade bye to the Cupsaptic rapids and started for camp, stopping on the way at some of the “deep holes” in the lower part of the river, where big trout are caught in the spring and fail, but tt was not the season for them now, and we found none, though we hooked enormous chubs as fast ae we could draw them from the water and throw them back; for any fisherman tm the Kangeley region would be eternally eo by stringing to ignoble a fish as the chub. t of the river into the When near the o jake Frank Hewey suddenly stopped rowing and blessed his stars (or words to that effect) that bis rifie was at home, and then he pointed out a deer, @ yearling he said, standing in the erase of the meadow within a few yards of us and staring usin the face with expanded eyes. He stood thus for a minute and then made oif in a series of staccato leaps like a scared rabbit, and on bis gaining the high ground we could hear bim crashing through tue underbrush, snorting loudly as he went. There is a moun. tain near here called Deer mountain, from the number of deer frequenting it; and it would ap. pear that trout fishing ts by no means the only sport to be found in this region. Our Whereabouts. At the falis of the Cupsuptic we were within fifteen miles of the New Hampshire line; to the North the wilderness extended to Canada in un- broken array, and in no direction was there a sign of human habitation within the sweep of the eye. A Sabbath-like stillness prevailed, for there are few birds in the wilderness. A feel ing of profound loneliness came over one as he felt how completely be was cut off trom haante of men, and talk about Beecher. Other Likely Spots (or Trout. Fine as was our sport in the Cupsuptic, its fame as ap angling resort completely pales be- fore the reputation of Kennebago Lake, some twenty distaut, and which, being very dificult of access, is less fished than most of the trout waters. As it can be reached only on foot, through @ tangled wilderness, it is not practicable to bring fish out from there, and Consequently, though the quantity that can be taken there is almost boundless, tue killing of them is virtually murder except for such as cau be cooked for use on the ground. Bema Stream down the “Big Lake,” is another famous fish ing point. At the mouth of this stream, and « delightfal location it is by the way, is qaite a Village of private camps erected by members 0 the Oquossoc Association, who divide their tim. at different points on these waters. They ar always thrown open for the buspitable enter \ainment of all who come, aud belong v Messrs. Page, Hutchinsun, Crounse, Stanies Dodd, and others of the members. Four miles down the Big Lake in a beaatif. wide bay known as “Bugie Cove” is the cos camp of K. G. Allerton, the King fisherman 0 the association. The water off this point is fa miliarly known as The Shark Ground, because of the many large trout taken there. weigh from four to eight pounds eack Allerton alway leads in bis captures. The Largest Trout ever taken in these waters was captured at th outlet of Rangel-y Lake, a mile anda hal trom camp, and weighed 10, pounds. He may still be seen in his full proportions ina glass case, at the oflice of Mr. Page, No. 10 Warren ca street, New York, and Agassiz vertiied that bc was genuine salmo fontinalis. A Complete Trout-Matching Estab lishment. Thirteen miles down the “B'g Lake,” as the Mooseluc-me-guntic is called, past Camp Stan- ley, on Stavley Island, one of the avxilieries of the main Camp, Keunebago, and through the partews, we come to the mouth of Bema stream, (above mentioned,) at the head of « wide bay, which im the fall of the year has a white sand beach of ocean purity. Three miles up this stream, in the wilderness, at the foot of @ rugged wnountain, burst out a’ marvelous se- ties of springs, kuown as ‘Bema Springs,” whose water maintains the equable temperature ot from 45 to 49 degrees the year round, just the temperature required tor trout hatching pur Ara conse;uevce this stream and these ‘are a wonderful 5; ing ground for the trout, and here at the point indicated ha- been erected the novel enterprise of a complete hatching house, with camp adjo It is only reached by ® path through the woode, three miles from the mouth of the stream. Near) two yeare ago three gentlemen connected witli the Uquoseoc Angling Association, viz: Mr George Shepard Fags, preadess thereof; Mr Henry M. Stanley, assistant fish commissioner of Maine, and Mr. L. L. Crounse, of Washing ton, leased the water privileges of Swift rive and Bema stream, running through the two townships at thisend of the jake, for the par pose of replenisbing the supply of trout in thes. waters by artificial means. They agreed to pay in 100,000 young fry each spring, aud to defray the expense thereof reservé the right to se sufficient amount for reimbursement. So thi itisnot a money. ‘ing affair, but solel; the interest of fisn cultare. They turned the lake their first instalment last epric, batching house is sixty feet long, and #; eprings and come right stri in nto The sto heigh! piggy rena say about the middie of Oc- tober, it = to scoop up at once with an ip” net as many as five and six one to two-pound trout. These gentiemen, by their ‘The raiding upon the trout waters of the country bas gone on until they bid fair to be depopulated, and state legislatures are moving in alarm to put some stay to the havoc. The ‘State of Maine has sdopted some very stringent direction. The only kind of Hiking for trout, allowed in Maine ls with the for 3 fish! fiy or the single baited hook; all gang. spoon-fisbing. seine- ot S modes mere Te from the Ist of October it 7 {eribe jet of Matoh, ‘covering hein apawsing ay a for trout in the win- MOULTON'’S STATEME(*T. ANOTHER VERT GRAVE CHA Ge, | ALLEGED CONFESSIONS OF BEECHER. ™ portant Letters Produced ~The Letter of Coutrition Whose Predaction was itt A brief summary of Francie T. Moutton’s i statement tm reference to the Beecher was published im yesterday's Stam, statement as printed in yesterday's Graphic * very long and is edd “To the Pabitc.’* He commences with « relation of bis reasons for speaking out again, which are that his chars actet and truthfuloess bave been impugned by Mr. Beecher, because of which he now proposes wo chow up te bow late «date Mr. Bescher held rely diferent opinions of him. Moaltom wures eecher's statement was made before the r committee on the 13th of an, a. in the accusation that I bad deserted bim at Gret ap- pears. > J aver tha! from the time of the Preparation of the Bacon letter, before the ist of du wn to the 2ith of July, | was almont « consultation with Reecher and b counsel, at their request. a8 to the best method of meeting that pelvication and averting the storm that imminent. and until the 4h of Augurt I enjoyed bis entire confidence and re~ gardasmonch a* I ever hed. so ter as ny Ox pression came from him; and, instead of mani~ feetations of distrust, he gave me, both verbatly and in writing, the highest praise for my friendly intervention. * * * ENDEAVORS To KRED TRE PRACE. Moulton ne t explains hi ror Tilton to efurts to prevent letter to Dr ri Bacon. n from publishing the Tilton persisting on the toate himeeif, no mat- He says After finding it impossible to contro} ite pablication, t then sought to alter the phraseology of the inculpacing portion of tt in such & manner as would still leave opporta- nity for such « reply from Beecher ax might satisfy Tiiton and would prevent the disclosure of Mr. Beecher’s acts. To all my arguments and Urgings Tilton replied that he would not hold me responsible at ail for the consequences; that he Accepted them ail for himrel! sione, and that be could not take my advice upon this subject, since Beecher and his friends bad chosen to dis regard my counsel by continuing their attacks upon him. After mucb persuasion I induced him to strike out the words, in the letter, as originally written: «Mr. Beecher has oom: ted against me and my family # revolt crime,” and, instead thereof, to insert words: “has committed against m- an offence which i forbear to name or characterize,” omitting the word “family,” and substitating @ tofter word, “offence,” susceptible of various interpretations, insted of “revolting crime against the family, which might have horn garded as capable of only one. When thus mod- ified even, J told Tilton that I would rather give him from my own pocket five thousand dolisre im gold than to have him publish it. _* PROPOSED STATEMENT POR WERC Moulton relates his interviews with Tracy, Beecher’s counsel, in which he prevailed upon Tracy to aid hom to reconcile the parties. He procured Tilton’s consent to keep quiet if Beecher and his friends would, and then he (Moulton) dictated the following, which he ad- vised that Beecher should say in bis lecture room or church as a repiy to Tilten’s letter: “This chnreh and © Sd jvatly iLteresed through the rece at publicati: by Thuredore Tilton inanewer to Dr. Leonard Bi con, of Rew Haven. “it is troe that 1 bave committed an offence Sgaipet Theoliore Tilton, aod, givirg to that offence the force cf bie coue:ruction, | made aa aud reparation such as bath he wad I at thet Glared ‘ull and necessary. 1 am convinond thet Mr. Tilton tins been geaded to his defence | ehtations or miaund aris bin: Teball ing of this question, Hed se between Theodore Tilter and © have commp'tted no crime. and Hieves tat it is due to it that 1 should reopen’ thie already too painful sutyect or resiga, Uwill resigas Tivo. as God gives me the power to judge of my- seif.tbat I tter #1 and’ basteui ed to-day through or 1 10.d0 Good thas I have ever been Beecher took this document and agreed that he would make use of it if his friends approved. A few days afterward Moulton saw Tracy, and the latter objected to iten account of the use of the word ctime, and because he feared Til- ton would not keep his promise to #ay no more. Moulton and Tracy discussed the matter, but came to ve conclusion. On Sanday afternoon, daly Sth, Beecher was at Moulton’s house, and talked the matter over again. Moulton ‘bere saye Mrs. Moulton was present, and Mr. Beecher asked her opinion of what I had written tor bim to say, and she told him that it was the only hope she bad ever seen for a eertiement aside trom & frank and manly confession on b part of bis sin, and asking man’s forgiveness for it as he expected God's. He said to her that be would consider it, but that 1 was responsidie for bis baving kept slience. At we walked on together, in the course of further versation, Beecher tor the first time told me that be had acquiesced in the appoint- ment of a committee of investigation, at which 1 expressed considerable surprise, and told bim T thought it mistake, but we would try to t along even with that. ‘He said he had the Daming Of the committee himecit, gave me the names of most of them. I said: “I hope Shearman will not bave auytning todo with this committee.” He replied:”*We have pur- Poeely lett him out because wedo not want any element in it that will cause trouble.” 1 eaid “Lf this matter is to go before a committee of investigation I think I shall employ & GENERAL BUTLER 48 MY COUNSEL to advise me in this matter. As you know, he was my counsel in another case, and I think weil of his enorts in my bebalr.””” Beecher apreared pleased at my suggestion. I may as well remark here, once for sil, that i did not send for General Butler as counsel until after Tilton’s sworn statement was prepared, and he arrived on the day it was delivered to the com- mittee by Tilton, as will appear hereafter. As General Butler's name has been connected More or less with the progress of this case, i may as well state that from the time he came into the case he has labored unceasing to preven any disclosure or publication ef the facts. Hi. has done everything be possibly could, both in advising me and acting with the other par- ties to the cont: , to avert the consequen- ces Of the exposure which has been made. THE CRISIS AT BAND, Moulton here passes on to the events follow- ing Mrs. Tilton’s statement to the com mittee, all of which have been described. At an inter- view between Tracy, Tilton, and Moulton it was agreed that Tilton should prepare « report to be adopted by the investigating commities as their own, and which Mr. Tracy assured Til- ton they would Sdopt if it wae based on an offence less than adultery. ‘Tilton prepar such @ paper,which was in effect that the griew- ance between himself and Mr. Beecher had been happily adjusted, that it was « complicated ailsir which need uot be ex; in detail, and that the three included—espectally Mra. Tilton—should receive the increased respect and sympathy of Plymouth church congreg. tion. “On the 10th of July just, Beecber wrote Moulten asking an interview, and as Moulton could not see him at once, sent this second note: dear Frank to trouble ycu. Lowly wanted to read te yon the heeds aud oncline of a ststenent, When Udo speak 1 intend to be believed. Of c_uree, I shall not pub- Mish Acti 1 Lave seen you time ie short. “Tue crisis ig. at hand. I will not ¢> forward long as here- totore. When Teay will uot, | mean cannot. Breute Ake tanstes bow arthl) reason for conference with nothing better: everything worse, wietcl!, No light is needed, only choice. You July 1. Fi. . W. Brecner, 1 frankly c»pfess that I felt bart at this because I believed that I had bee: adjustment. another cry of despair on bis believed instead that he shouid cont with Tilton as his counsel bad done. During the day of the 10th, Tilton’s report, Grafted for the te § ES 5