The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-31
The Early Indiana Struggles of
Henry Ward Beecher
and Wife.
Living on $500 Per Annum in Two
Rooms Over a Lawrence
burg Stable.
Removal to Indianapolis-Ent
tanning Visitors Under Diff
culties-The Pastor as a
Janitor-Ague, Etc.
All Contained in n Long and Entertain.
ing Interview With nirs. Henry
Ward Beecher.
s,ec,,l corre,Dopdepee Of the sentinel.

speciaI Correspondence of the Sentinel.
NEW YORK May pa clew has been found in
this city to the Dublin murderers OF May 6. in
Pcenix Park-a clew that seems at once trust
worthy and important. You NAV have seen in
the Telegram of last Friday two-column article,
double loaded, entitled The New Cerbonari."
That party alleged, on the authority of person
who was unidentified. that the tragedy was the
work of a secret political society known as THE
''Carbonari;'' that one of the assassins was an
italian and the other an Irishman; that both are
gentlemen of education aud property; that the
motive for the ded was only partially political,
the Irishman who killed Burke having the addi-
riOnal incentive of vengeance inducing him to slay
the man who had debauched his sweetheart and
dancee. that both the slayers returned at once
70 their homes in Dublin, changed their clothes,
dined at the Club that night, joined the outburst
indignation at the deed. and were present at the
great funeral; that Burke in possession OF
rsecret information which would have caused the
arrest on several prominent Irishmen within
three days and that this information was con
tanned in q certain Russia leather pocket boob, -
which was taken from his pocket by the assassins
and finally, that the assassins remained in Dub
lin, and will stay there.
There are elements in this story that give 1t a
strong seasationai hue, and / should not lend
such an anonymous yarn much credence IL it
were not for the fact that have this week learned
its origin. knowing the origin OF an assertion Is
not 1 am aware, the same knowing its truth,
yet will briefly tell what l have learned of the
matter and let the reader judge for himself of the
probabilities
Atone of the Converts within fifteen miles of
New York arrived last week from Europe nun,
and within tweuty-fOur hours she confessed TO a
Catholic priest that she had been an accompIce in
A DREADFUL CRIME,
no less than the Phoenix Park murders She had
tho oIrc in yrh he ira Ore
met and planned the doom OF the Chief Secretary
and his assistant. She did not claim to be related
70 any of the parties, or to have any connection
with the crime except as enc of the members of
the Carbonari. IL she had only whispered her
secret to the of the confessional 1t would still
and penitenee, and il was secret no longer. The
story rehearsed by the Telegram was made up
from her narrative, though probably Mr.. Flynn,
the editor of that paper. Will not know its origin
till he sees this letter. L am not certain whether
she was q nun in Dublin mas merely
the periIs that would surround q person
even IN this city, having too much
knowledge ON such delicate subject; but do
know that she Is in Convent near here; that
with her consent, q priest declares she first told
the story the confessional. and that she adheres
TO IL with every appearance OF pen1tence and
grief l do not know whether she has told any
names or not, but she has denounced the Car
bonari as awicked Institution. and has outlivec
che motive for the deed Indicated the begin
ming of this letter. She was driven to the wild
resentment of joining the institution. she says, by
family on account OF ii, but she declares that the
terrible blow that was finally struck restored her
reason" and sue is now inclined to obey the
Church and the law.
She may be an i1nposter. no dorbt: she may be
mOnOm2niac; hut this is the story she tells per-
sstently, and stories that were prima facie less
ease. nave 1 @''1' ''' very
- HENRY WARD BEEcHERs INDIANA HOME
went to hear Henry Ward Beecher preach on
Sunday morning. his theme being The Ministry
the two or three score of babies that appeared for
! baptism during that hour, by the opening of
spring, aud by the great parade of IS. coo Sunday
school children TO take place ON Wednesday-tO-
DAY. He spoke in very touching manner
OF the influence OF children, the rights
of children and the management of
Acknowledgment and pathetic, however, rather
than convincing, for he seemed 70 me to err on
the side of too great leniency. He used to preach
on THE Rights of Children" Ii were better to
blend the two conscientious. Anybody who has
been guest in house OF which the infants
are the masters-and this description seems TO in
clude almost all American homes OF the present
generation-and has seen other interests crushed
out and conversation rendered impossible by the
aggressive impudence of a child who insisted on
standing in the middle of the floor and monoDO-
Hzing all the attention of all parties must have
felt how Infinitely inferior Is our American sys-
TEN of child government to that which prevails
in England where children are taught the graceS
ofsience ana some regard Tor tne rights OF Others
/ think a flock of very pretty and well-benaved
grandcnildren-Harry and Katie. and Daisy aud
Cookoo and the rest-have tended 10 blind Mr.
Beecher TO the wisdom of that management
which is always the truest kindness TO children
as it IS highest comfort to adults But his sermon
true aud just and admirable as far as 1t went,
and contained many of those quaint and happy
concsits that ttly denominated ''Beecher-
isms." If new star should flame into
it would cause the greatest in,
terest and delight: but pew child is infinitely
more important than ANY Sta that makes its
way among the harneSsed heavens" In closing
he dropped his voice ill its rich bass almost
inaudible, and said. IF. wnen am called to
leave this world my God shall grGtuitously permit
me 70 eject my field of humble service, and say
to me, what wouldst thou? l shall answer, %.
Fether Jet me go as an angel 70 minister to little
Before beginning his sermon he asked that a
collection might be made for the purpose of help
ing to build a Church In Lawrenceburg, Ind
Fat is where first began to preach" he said.
went there when was first married. when
was twenty-three years olc-or twenty-four-
front pews acknowledgements three, my wife
ksays Laughter preached In a school room for
ego years; and they. have had preaching In that
year-one- half of it raised by the people there.
and one-half OF II by she Missionary Society that
sent me- | swept out the room Saturday nights,
I'D the lamps. and fitted it for use the Sab
IL was In ina P10s and Struggling s eommHn,
an tell you better than can" Then he made
SPECIAL APPEAL
for the little society of Lawrencebnrg. aud the
this moriBg was abOute30e.
:. Yesterday dropped IN to see Mr.; Beeeher. at
tie house Of his eldest SON. Colonel Harry
Colonel and HIS family. were away, aud
ur. Beecher nad gone To PAeks Hill for the day,
| the first soring venture up 70 the farm which
through all the trials the past ten years they
sill retain. The fine three,story brown stone
l2f Columbia Heights, presented to Mt. Beecher
BY Plymouth Church twenty years age, has gone
down in the naelstrom OF litigation, aud he and
his wife arc now driven 10 take refuge With
Harry. ia much less pleasant location There
found Mrs. Beechsr. aud IL was notvery difficult
to-aSSnile her into talking about Indiena-the
81 sirussi.s
IN LAwRENCEBUEG AND ISDIASAPOLIS
''Here we are ia two rooms" she said smiling
and she added without Displaying any of the
bitterness she must feel I'VE lost our lovely
home during the trial, and good deal Of money
being troubled so much; aud now here we are
living In two rooms again-in q home bearing
about the same relation 10 the homes about US
that our first humble home in Lawrenceburg did
But don't care. for Ir- Beecher mas come out of
& more hOn0red than ever before. and his de-
tractors are unheard OF. Is il not so?''
l essented that IL was more less and she
saic: Il could have told them dozen things
that they could found more plausible charges on.
Not in his relation to women, though. In this
matter he was always above reproach
pic3on- He has had enough adulation from
women TO turn almost any mans
khe6d has had foolish and
Emprudent letters, but he has always come and