The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-14
TELEGRAPHIC.
Henry Ward Beecher.
A Serenade and Ovation at
Rest Hill, Peekskill.
Mr.. Beeoher Reviews his
Past Trials and Anncun-
ces his Future Course.
The Trial Cost Him SIS, 900
and Plymouth Church
Pays it--His Opponents
Without Money.
u. S. G.. still Pic-Nicking at
the Peoples Expense.
The Coiored People to have
a Newspaper at Wash
ington.
The Lawrence. Mass. Riot.
Destructive Ereshet in
Southern Ohio.
ABOston Parson too EamiI-
lar with the Sisters.
Other News Items.

IcmpSEdIy EeSlueulS vi Iethshlll, IN, 4.s
and that neighborhood, preceded by a
band OF music and company of militia,
marched to Rest Hill, last evening, and
serenaded the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher,
After an address by Judge Wells, giving
expression to their confidence in him as
man and christian minister of the gos-
pei, Mr.. Beecher spoke for nearly an hour.
Among other things he said:
When began my life. / had no inten-
ton of being great and eloquent and wise
man, but / did mean to be good man |
and an honest man. | did mean to spend |
all the strength that God gave me in |
making my fellow men better This has |
been my ambition. This l have done, by |
the help of God. | make, then, this as |
sertion more emphatic, because not few |
newspapers seem to think that I have |
done it by the help and permission of the |
newspapers; but [ have done it in spite of |
them. l don't ask that they should care
for my future. My future is in the keep
ing of the Lord God, to whom my mother |
dedicated to me, and | should like to know
who is going to stop my mouth with
muzzle, or my hand that cannot write. |
if it is given to me to say things which
they want to hear, and to write things
which may make men better; I went
through the Red Sea, but it was long
time ago, The fact is, gentlemen, that
about 1870 or 1871, and for three or four
years, had to go through pretty deep
waters at times, but l kept it to myself.
The revelation of it to mankind came
within year, but had got through it, |
am receiving scores and hundreds of let
ters, couched in the most earnest
and affectiOnate coincidence for the fiery
trials through which [ am going, but,
bless you, the ashes Of that fire were scat
tered long ago. | am growing in strength
and elasticity of body am all right
The letters | have received from Baptist
Iclergymen, from clergymen in the ministry
of the Episcopal church, and especially
letters and messages from Roman Catholic
priests, have been among the most Chris
tian expressions rendered me. | prize
these letters, Churches have prayed for
me; households have prayed for me; moth
ers, kneeling IN the midst of their little
! children, have prayed for me; and I will
say that these prayers have been more to
me than the plaudits of people on the
! streets. It has been this that has made
: me happy have no new course to take.
4 | am too old to change my position. !
2 shall 90 on trusting men. have pursued
J, that doctrine all my life, and only once in
forty years have | made a mistake.
shall love men; shall not stop to think
c of their faults before love them. l pro
pose togo on with;:my work, confident iu
: men, not preaching merely the difference
= between right and wrong, but this | shall
Z preach: That there is no Justice, no Sc
verify, no punishment that are good un
=, less they are administered in spirit o.
A love-" The expenses of the trial have
h been enormous, ,enoug to bankrupt coun
ia try minister five times over, and would
/. have DESTROYED me but for Plymouth
" church; and even with their help shall
At barely get through, for the expenses of tn,
, trial to me have been over $4,000 o.
r, the other side they have been very large
u but they haye got no money to pay then
H. with.
es Mr., Beecher elected much laughter, ant
at was frequently warmly applauded through
h, out his somewhat long address.
"a CAMDEN, July 9. President Grant anc
- Secretary Fish and party arrived here to
q day from Long Branch, and joined by Co
N Fred Grant, started for Cape May in
r. revenue cutter.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., July 13.-Presi
: dent Grant, accompanied by Governo
Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, who is hi
guest, arrived from Cape May.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-Fred. Doug
lass, Professors Langston and Wilson
:. and the Rev. George w. Williams held
meeting, with other colored people, las
. night, and took initial steps toward star
ing weekly paper here, to be devoted
Z the interests of the negroes.
,rt LAWRENCE. Mass, July 12.-The ez
citement regarding the riot last night col
tinues. No further casualties are .repor
r ed Nine policemen are off duty on a
~ count of injuries. The wounded will r
? cover. Two rioters were to-day sentence
4 to two months imprisonment. The ineh
cheney of the persons having immedia
control of the police is universally CO
demned, while the courage of the mayor
n praised.
+ CINCINNATI, o., July 13-The freque
So and copious rains of the past few weel
= have swollen all the streams in this vici
\ ity. The Licking river commenced risil
v rapidly yesterday, and at o'clock tt
Q morning was reported ten feet higher tn;
the Ohio river at that point. The hoati
coal elevator of Gordon 4 Mcclure, moo
=, 10 ed at the Cincinnati landing, was stru
eb- by large tree, and Immediately sank,
re- gether with four barges, and 10000 bus
s't, Is els of COAL Quite number of 9th
'us- barges were torn from their moorings a
carried down stream. One fleet CARR