Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-21
DETROIT. MICHIGAN.
Especial Correspondence Of The Stdr.l
On BOARD THE U. S. STEAMER MICHIGAN, !
August IL, 1874. (

ON BOARD THE L. 5. STEAMER MIoHIeAN,l
August IL, 1874. :
Since the date of my last note from Sarnis,
Canada, we have had q continuation of charm
ing weather, and the cruise has been one of un-
alleged pleasure. The Anebish rapids, In the
st. Mary's river, found to be a point of great
interest So narrow is the channel at this place
that two vessels cannot pass, but the distance is
short, and the vessel bound down stream has
the right of way; and yet 70 great is the COM
nerce passing into and from Lake Superior
that the occasion is said to be very rare when a
vessel Is not making tn dangerous passage.
AnchoriDg on the st. Clair flats for few
hours We had some fine sport trolling for bass
and muskalunge, the latter being pronounced
by judges the finest favored fish that inhabits
the lakes. The largest bass caught weighed
only one and half pounds, but had the proud
satisfaction of landing
TWELVE POUND MUsKALUNaR,
after some thirty minutes of fine sport, and
when dinner was announced the officers admit
ted 81 had done the best could for the mes"
Lake st. Clair is pretty sheet OF water but
differs materially from the clear cold water OF
Lake Superior. The change of temperature was
also marked, and our overcOats had to be dis
carded. The shore Of the lake as we'll as of De-
troit river, which we now entered, was dotted
on either side with small villages of wooden huts
and the population seemed to be engaged ex-
cusively in the lumber trade. Across the center
Of the ST. Clair tats has been cut grand canal
which admits vessels of the largest size, and
which has been
ONE OF SENATOR cHANDLRR's PET WORKS.
1t Is one, too, of which he may feel justly
proud. 1t is perhaps not over two miles in
length, but is q substantial work, and presents
thickly planted with healthy young willows In
quadruple rows from end to end. The other
channels are said to be fast filling up: and soon
the canal will be the only passage left for the
immense commerce of the lakes.
THROUGHOUT THE CRUISE
we have had what might be termed ga high
time"-for 1 doubt If a more congenial set of
officers were ever collected in the wardroom of
a man-of-war, while Captain GiIlis is every
thing that could be desired in an officer and q
lar French style-''the same as in Parlsn-
(please put in the quotatiOn,) while one of the
gallant leutenants tells us of strange reminis-
cences Of sour place" in Pennsylvania, where
the blind fsh are caught in mountain streams
The Michigan came to an anchor two days
ago iE this port, and yesterday all hands were
company, to do Detroit. At 10 a. m. Carriages
were in waiting, and we were drove up town,
down town, across the town, and around town.
with~'refreshments" at every turn. Detroit Is
by far the prettiest city have noticed on the
lakes, while her location admits of indefinite
expansion, and the plan of her broad avenues
of her present style OF magnificent residences,
empowered IN evergresns aud flowers.
We sail ct p. NJ this afternoon for Putin
Bay and Erie. Yours, A. H. f.
Notes Of the Beeeher Inyesti CATION.
The Plymouth church investig lting commit
tee held a meeting last evening, and received a
report from the sub committee. With the ex-
cepton of few notifications material
changes were made in the document, which
will be read at the meet,,gof Plymouth church.
The Brooklyn Union says the report will not
occupy more than twenty pages Of foolscap.
The only difficulty the subcommittee have ex-
perienced is as to the arrangement and publ
cation of the testimony taken before the COM
mittee. 1t will, 1t Is said, be left to the discre
ton of the entire investi eating committee, aud,
II necessary to examine, by the examining
committee of the church, to say whether this
shall be published not, IS parts of il are alb
solutely obscene.
Frank Mculton Is still busy on his statement,
and was closeted for a greater portion OF yes
terday with Mr. Tilton, reviewing it prepare
tory TO handing IL over to the public. A Brook
lyn paper of yesterday after noon asserts that a
stenographer, who has a full and complete re-
port of Beecher's cross-examination, told one
OF Its reporters that from ten to fifteen fooscap
pages were suppressed when the COPY was
handed cut for publication. The same paper
says that Tilton has nearly completed his new
statement, which will be more voluminous than
the paper containing the original charges.
ATTACK ON soUTa CAROLINA STATE SEN
AToR AND CoNGREssMAH-Ate telegram from
Georgetown, s. c., August II, saws: 'Last night
was enacted one of the most disgraceful scenes
that have ever occurred in the state since the
war. The rival factions of the radical party in
this county have been at enmity-W. III. Jones,
our Senator, being the acknowledged leader of
",
representatives, the leader OF the other. The
Bowley crowd last night surrounded Jones'
house and tired at it all nj ght, wounding four
men and kicking up muss generally. This
morning your reporter went up to Jones' resi-
dence, and what was his surprise to zee not
only the house but the whole fence completely
riddled with bullets and slugs. Your readers
can form no adequate idea of the looks of the
house; the outside and inside Just literally full
OF bullet holes and bullets. The wonder is that
every inmate was not killed, half Of them be-
wounded Qnvhnw mn fhn aha-
riff, aided by the militia, had been arresting
every one connected with this riotous proceed
ing. The leading scoundrel. Bowley, Is now in
jail, together with several others. Woodbury.,
one OF our col0red wardens, who was also In the
row, ran off TO North Island, and up to this
time he has not been caught. L believe ex-
press the wish Of every decent white and COL
ored man In the town when say that lie is our
hope that Bowley and his miserable crowd les
pecially Bowley) may spend q sweet time in the
penitentlary. The town (even while am writ
the go. forgot to mention that they fired four
shots at the United States mail; also, their in
tention being to kill Congressman Rainey. he
being expected to arrive last night by the mail
siege.
ETEA RUMBLING AND GRUMBLIse.-A letter
from Catania to the Augsburger Allgemeine
Zeitung of August LIST says "Since the begin
ming Of May the highest and largest volcano in
Europe-the Etna-appears to be in a period of
activity which announces an approaching erup-
ton. 1t will soon be five years since torrent
or lava, issuing from the principal crater, Gov.
cred the Vale de Sove. From September, 1869,
TO the present day the mountain has been quiet
Professor Sylvester, who has studied with at
teDtion the series of phenomena prod uced, re-
Gently passed two days and nights on the sum-
NIT of the cone, and concluded from what he
saw that new eruption may be expected at no
distant date"
AJoKR THAT MAY END IN DEArH.-John
Conway, licensed vender, with his partner,
John De Neyes, peddled peaches in brooklyn