The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-07-15

so, 900 in Virginia State bonds, but over
looked $4,000 in n. y. G. securities. After
the departure Of the robbers, Mrs. Danser
succeeded in attracting the attention Of a
passer-by, who rescued her from her pain
iul position. No clue 10 the robbers.
NEW YORK, July 1S.-The people and
temporary residents OF Peekskill and neigh
borhood, proceeded by a band OF music and
company OF militia, marched to Rest
H'ii, last evening and serenaded the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher. After ALI address
by Judge Wells, giving expression to their
confidence III him as q man and as a Chris
tian minister OF the gospel, Mr.. Beecher
spoke Tor nearly an hour. Among other
things he said: when began my life /
had nO intention OF being great and elo-
quent and wise man, but | did mean 10
be good man and an honest man. did
mean to spend all the strength that God
had given me in making my iellow-men
better. This has been my ambition. This
l have done by the help Of God. / make
this assertion more emphatic because not
few newspapers seem to think l have done
this by the help and permission
OF newspapers, but have done it in spite of
them. don't ask that they should care
for my future. My future is in the keep
ing of God, TO whom my mother dedicated
HE, and should like TO know who is 60
ing TO stop my mouth with mlIzzle, or my
hand, that it cannot write, il il is given
hear, and 10 write things which make men
better. went through the Red Sea but it was
long time ago, and the fact is, gentlemen,
that about 1870 and II, and for three or
four years, ! had TO go through pretty deep
waters at times, but l kept it 10 myself
The revelation of it to mankind came
within year, but i had got through it. l
am receiving hundreds Of letters, couched
in the most earnest and afiectionate con-
dolence for the fiery trials through which
am going. But, bless you. the ashes Of the
fire were scattered long ago. l am growing
in strength and elasticity OF body. l am
all right. The letters received from Bap-
list clersymen, from clergymen of the
Episcopal Church, and especially from Ro-
man Catholic priests, have been among the
most Christian expressions rendered me. l
prize these letters. Churches have prayed
Tor me households have prayed for me !;
mothers, kneeling in the midst OF their lit
tie children, have prayed for me, and will
say that these prayers have been more to
me than the plaudits OF the people in the
streets. 1t has been this that
has made lie happy. l have
10 new course to take. | am too old to
change my position. i shall 90 on trusting
men. have pursued that doctrine all my
lie, and only once in forty years have
made 4 mistake. / shall love men; | shall
not stop to think OF their faults before |
love them. propose TO go on with my
work, confident In men; not preaching
merely the difference between right and
wrong, but this | shall preach,
that there is no justice, no severity, no pun
ishments that are good unless they are adj
ministered in the spirit oil love. The ex-
penses OF the trial have been enormous
enough to bankrupt a country minister five
times over, and would have DESTROYED me,
but for Plymouth church, and even with
their help shall barely get through, for
the expenses OF the trial, TO me, have been
over S15, 700. On the other side they have
been very large, but they have got no
money TO pay them with.
Mr.. Beecher elected much laughter and
applause throughout his somewhat
lengthy address.
4 dispatch from Raleigh, states that
facts Of the inhuman murder committed
in this country in March last, have Just
come TO light. Scott Portion, a nhite man,
cut his wife's throat, then cut her head off
unjointed her at every joint, then cut the
flesh off her bones, and attempted to burn
her body up, but did not succeed. Then
he murdered his little boy, eight months of
age, in the same manner, and buried the
two bodies in a marsh, where they were
found by the infuriated neighbors. Cir
cumstances show that Portions father and
one OF his brothers were accessories to the
deed.
The counsel for the people and Peter B.
Sweeney, have arranged Tor the reduction
OF his bail from S3,000,0G0 to S15O, 900, re-
duction intended to secure Sweenev's
voluntary appearance on trial in the So
called ring civil suit.
Chas. OConnor and Wheeler III. Peck
ham appeared before Judge Barrett in the
Supreme Court chambers to-day, a. coun-
sci Tor the people in obedience TO an order
to show cause why an order OF arrest in the
new six million dollar civil suit should
not be vacated, or the bail reduced from
three million dollars to reasonable sum-
David Dudly Field appeared for the defend
ant. The case Is still on, and likely to &C.
cupy two days.
Base Ball-St. Louis, .; Mutuals :.
Thirteen innings played.
SARATOGA, July l3.-In the single scull
race between J. Kennedy, OF Yale, and W.
+. Weld, OF Harvard, Kennedy failed to
make an appearance, and the judges sent
Weld over the course without reference to
time. The freshman race was won by Cor
nell; Harvard second time OF Cornell IL
minutes -! seconds; Brown, third. Brown
took the lead and kept it until the second
mile and a half, when Harvard took the
lead, but was passed by Cornell, who came
in first, with Harvard second.
At II NJ, the four freshmen crews, the
Cornell, Harvard, Brown, and Princeton,
took up positions for the race. After few
seconds delay the start was made in good
order. The Brown boys got away first, and
rowing 4 more rapid stroke than either of
their competitors, soon showed decidedly in
front. The sympathizers with the Brown
boys cheered Justify, nor was it
until toward the close that their
enthusiasm had 10 subside. For nearly
two full miles the Brown crew kept ahead
and there was nearly quarter OF the
third traversed before they were overtaken.
Harvard, with magnificent sport, overlook
the Brown crew /; but not without a strug-
gle was the leadership surrendered. Every
energy was strained to hold the advanced
position, and the excitement among the
spectators was Of the intensest kind. At
last the bow of the Harvard boat was drawn
to the front amid the widest cheering
Of the Harvard sympathizers. At this
point, however, the field was again chang
Ell, for the Cornell men, who had until now
been rowing third, lay to their oars, and
with a spirit OF dashing energy, ALSO
lutely astonishing, drew up to the Brown
men, got even, passed them, gained upon
the Harvard boys, got even, entered into a
desperate struggle for the first place, and
finally, with 4 squirt OF astounding brill
liancy, went clear to the front and came
home winners by boat-length. Perhaps
no more exciting contest OF boating has
ever been had between our colleges than
took place between these in the last mile
OF the course, and no victory was ever more
gathered. 1t was clear triumph OF pluck
and nerve and good training. The Prince
ton men were last all the time, although
not disgracefully so. The Princetons rowed
a more rapid stroke than either of their
competitors. The Cornell stroxe was the
longest The cause OF Kennedy's non-ap-
pearance at the single scull race was his
mistaking the time TO be after the fresh
men race instead OF before. Yale and Cor
nell are even in betting tor to-mOrrow's race.