The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-08-01
Chicago correspondence.
CHICAGO. July 80, lS6.

| CHlCAGO, JuIy ~, LOU.
Edtt0rS Democrat
For a number of days past, Chicago has
had but one topic, but steady application
to that one has insured its pretty thorough
discussion, and a degree of attendant ex-
element from which we have not yet quite
recovered That one all-absorbing topic
has been baseball, in connection with
which, the press of our city has managed
to confer upon itself deep and lasting dis
grace, by its malicious and unwarranted
attacks upon party of visitors, gentlemen
invited here by our citizens, and entitled
to every generous and hospitable courtesy,
instead of the coarse abuse which they
have received. Language forciblc as this
requires an explanation. [ will give it
briefly. Wednesday last, the "NatioDal'
Base Ball Club of Washington, visited
our city, by invitation of the "Excclsiors "
of Chicago. Thursday, while they were
all weary from eleven successive Gays Of
travel and severe play in other cities, and
while two or three of their mem bers were
sick, the Nationals played with the
''Forest City" Club OF Rockford, Illinois,
and were defeated. Friday they had rest,
and Saturday they met in friendly contest
our Excelsior Club and beat them by the
enormous majority Of 40 runs to +. -
Straightway the papers raised howl that
the Nationals had thrown away Thurs
days game for the purpose of winning
heavily on Saturday, aud averred that their
members were picked players from several
eastern cities, got together for the purpose
of this tour and only travelling to make
money. One paper spoke Of them as gam
blers" and of their play as ga confidence
game" while another stigmatized them as
':tools of gamblers" All We'd in abusing
them, simply because they had beaten, Sc
verely but fairly, our pet club. All "squeal-
ed" pitifully over the few dollars lost on
the game The Nationals" published
the names and address of all their mem
bers, exhibiting the falsity of the allega-
ton that they were picked from other cities;
showed that they had always discoun-
tenanced any betting on their games. even
to the extent of expelling members who
bet on their grounds, -appealed to the
record Of their games in other cities to
show how squarely they had always play
ed and finally explained the causes for
their defect on Thursday. One paper, the
TriJune had the honesty to make a frank
retraction. Yesterday, the Nationals
played with with the 'Atlantics," another
crack Chicago club. and beat them by the
loug odds of - to II. Immediately after
the game they started home, by way ofthe
Michigan Central Railroad. But for their
previous agreement upon game with the
"Atlantics" they would doubtless have
gone before, thoroughly Disguised as they
were with the treatment they received
from the papers. am happy to say that
the Base Ball players of Chicago repudi-
ate unqualifedly the action of the press.
and at a meeting Of the ''Excelsior" club
last night, the ungenerous aspersions upon
their late antagonists were handsomely dis
claimed Individually, | have no sympa-
thy for Washington, no acquaintance with
or friendship for the Nationals, and !
heartily dctest the "noblc national game"
of base, ball as a great misapplication Of
physical exertion, but Hike fair play and
must blush in shame for the action of our
Chicago press. Gentlemen ball players,
among my numerous readers, do not i'm
agiue that Chicago makes a practice of
treating thus those whom she invites to
visit her.
1t is duly recorded that Jonah's gourd
sprang up to considerable height in a
single night, bat that interesting prece-
dent in the vegetable kingdom is scarcely
deemed good in the animal. Fortunately
or unfortunately, as you please, baby is
not gourd The prejudices of education
are such that husband expects series of
at least nine waxing and waning" moons
before he becomes father,-at least as a
general thing; judge then if you can of
the horror Of young husband on Wabash
Avenue, who after the lapse Of about a
third of that time hears his wife
ask him the puzzllng question, why,
whose could it be but yours, darling" lie
had met her at the Washington Skating
Rink, where she was "huge on ice;' he
had encountered her at social gatherings
where she was the "bright particular STAR
he loved her, and when she said YEA" and
her stern parient said may" he eloped
with and married her. He seems to treat
the thing philosophically, saying that he
doesn't know but what it may be-" so if
E he is contented why should 1 expose the
affair? l repress the names, but assure
you that the incident is strictly true.
On the occasion of several great fires
recently, the want Of an adequate supply
; of water has caused immense losses OF
property. The water works have not yet
, been gotten in such condition as to give us
all the advantages OF the tunnel, and as
; chemists have not yet settled the question
as to whether there is trace of the ten
thousandth of grain of sulphur in a gal
: ion of the artesian well water, the city re-
fuses to avail itself of that inexhaustible
supply offered it for almost nothing.
: The Oriental Lodge +. q A. NJ, having
had their grand lodge room completed
throw it open this evening for the reccp-
ton of visitors 1t is the finest Masonic
hall on this continent, having bee built
and fitted up by the best builders, and re-
CARELESS Of expense.
} The time for the conversion of the Isl
series of the 1880 Lotes expires on the 10Th
S of August The Second National Bank
S of this city is converting them, paying