The New York herald., 1872-08-19
Horrible HowIings Of Maudlin
Maniacs.
The Greeley Reception and Rally
at Augusta.
Latest Phase Of the Congressional and
GubernatOrial Situation.
CUsHNOC MOUNTAIN,
Near AUGUSTA, Me-, August 10, 1872.

leaving politics for moment, must confess that
THE STATE OF MAINE
Is one Of the most extraordinary States in the coun
try, scientifically, geographically politically, moral
~ and religiOusly 1t has extended sort Of grid
iron parallclogram OF railroads, which will carry
you to nearly all the principal points through the
agricultural regions to the larger interior cities as
well as to the seaports where some very excellent
steamboats, relieve the monotony Of railroad trav-
elling-which Is scarcely ever disturbed on the
Maine roads, not even by down embankment
tumbles and crashes, smashups, by allowing the
pleasure or business traveller opportunities Of en-
oying Of the most delightful and bracing salt
water trips to be obtained in any section.
A PLEASURE EXCURSION.
Your correspondent had the pleasure, q few days
ago, Of being one OF nearly one thousand persons,
mostly ladies and children, on board the Boston
and Bangor steamer City Of Richmond on an ex-
cursion on the Penobscot from Bangor to Camden
and return, and he must acknowledge he never
attended more orderly gathering The boat was
crowded to excess, but, with o degree of polite
ness unusual on similar occasions, every one
seemed happy at an opportunity of making some
other one comfortable; and so admirable were the
arrangements that no disturbance occurred and no
dissatisfaction was expressed, although a few old
salts engaged in game Of old sledge in presence Of
not considered contraband In this State, 80 far as
the knowledge your correspondent extends. For
example, in the city Of Camden last Sabbath the
REV. MR.. FIELDS, OF BANGOR,
filed the pulpit temporarily Of the Rev. Mr.. Shorey.
OF the Episcopal church, and. after pitching into
the politicians for their corrupt practices went
straight at his audience and Henry Ward Beecher,
declaring that the pious people were as corrupt
the politicians, and that they would be as bad II
they only had the chance-that Is, II the devil
tempted them-and Mr.. Beecher was censurable
for not instructing his congregation accordingly.
Well after the reverend gentleman had con-
cuded his sermon, which was the town talk for the
time, he repaired to the hotel and engaged in
quiet conversation. all the while there being full
euchre deck Of cards on the table at his elbow
The rigor Of the Maine law and its moral influences
do not seem to. have any religious effect upon the
''euchrsts" In this State. This Is no doubt to be
attributed in some measure to the fact that there
are
NO SCOTCH PREsBYTERIANs
In Maine-at least no organized Presbyterian
Society. The infusion OF little birthstone into the
pious element Of the State would no doubt produce
good effect and warn many old incorrigible card
players of the snfulness of their doings and when
the people generally become reconciled to the
Maine law there will be q good chance for the
moral reformers to take hand in quiet little
DRAw-POKER PENAL OFFENCE.
much good in Maine. The parsons are very active
and there Is great hopefulness OF unusual season
Of grace the present year. particularly among the
Besides the railroads and steamboats,, there are
OTHER NODES OF TRAVEL
In Maine, which for independence, healthfulness
and observation are superior to both rail and pad
die refer to good pair OF ponies a light but
K%Sas for sood sober
communicative guide and driver and hamper OF
condiments and refreshments. Thus equipped, the
traveller ia at the mercy Of neither railroad nor
steamboat, but goes wherever he chooses and stops
at such points Of interest of the main avenues OF
the Saco or Presumpscat to the oolastock or Gum.
quassabamtook ut will take more than one pair OF
to the te
Passadumkeag, II he chooses, on his way
to Mattawamkeag and Pamadumcook; or II he do
Portland to Pennington, one day stage, or wagon
1t thence to Phillips, and wagon 1t from Phillips to
bacooE, OF Rangeley a range Of beautiful lakes,
swarming with trout none weighing less than
ys paasy o. Se% S1s wnh have
erected commodious club house, and where they
pass their Summer vacation in interrupted rural
But But ali over the State Of Maine '' there; there
are these charming ming and picturesque spots,
easily easily pronounced than those I have mem mem
toned; such as "Sebago Lake." near Portland,
which supplies the city with water, easily acces-
Canaan Pond, /" near Camden, which laps the iron
bound foundations OF the lofty Megunticook, and
locality as the wilderness hundreds Of miles dis
tant an0rding splendid drive Of some sixteen
miles around its shores, ana with a convenient
little shanty in which to fry your fish and make
your chowder wherewith to satisfy your now
ravenous appetite. But It Is almost impossible to
ponds"a mere pond" is bigger than many .lakesS "
In other parts Of the country-many Of which bear
as hard ana syllable Indian names as have given
all, by the way, having been harmOniOusly set to
poetry by distinguished New Yorker and published
some time ago in Ha,per's MonthlyD, and many as
soft and liquid as the names Of the lakes In the
THE POLITICAL VIEW FROM cusHNoc
The canvass IN Maine has now been going on for
litical history Of the State at least for the last
twenty years. has there been so much earnestness
this time Speakers on both sides are talking to
the people In public meetings. In public halls in
in the country groceries and everywhere where an
audience can be gathered; and that is not at
all ditacult, for ,, wherever man ,,,. lits his
he Is sure to obtain good number or patient lis
teners. This Is evidence Of the great interest the
The public meetings on both Sides are well attended
without regard to weather. The republican rally
In Bangor last week. where q brong heat no
doubt deferred many from going out, had a c0un-
terpart In the Greeley reception and demonstra-
tion in Augusta yesterday. The augeries Of the
that 1t would be wet and stormy on the morrow.
and SO It was most OF the tme but nevertheless the
turnout was larger and more enthusiastic than at
q similar demonstration In the same place In 862
present, and when all New England was burning
with ardor for New Hampshire's favorite son,
Frank Pierce. And although there were evidently
green hands at the details OF the business OF organ
ization and so on, yet there was but little confu-
sion, and everything worked as smoothly as II the
regular old political wirepnllers had had q hand
IN the arrangements. The prediction Of Speaker
Blaine tnat the liberal republican support Coione
Lang (lis competitor for Copgress) would receive
yesterday. The cars brought In eight thousand
and 1t would be queer II Augusta conld not turn
swell the number to ten thousand. Save one or
two small nights and the horrible howIings OF some
maudlin manacs on the homeward bound trains,