The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-16

Ing the genulneneSS OF the third surVl- |
vor," one j. III. Leonard, who was said to
have been miraculously saved. 1t does
seem little queer that he should have
lived in water, which chilled to instant
death all others who attempted to swim or
float in it,-that he should have foated
southwark while all the debris of the YES
sci foated northward, that after his fear
full exposure of many hours in the water,
he should have laids down on the beach,
soaked through, in northeast gale, and
slept comfortably for four hours,-that in
getting to Evanston, instead of breaking
straight for the first house he should have
gone nearly mile to the hotel that none
of the many people who know him here,
have yet been able to discover him, that
one j. II. Leonard got off the boat at Mil
waukee, and there is no knowledge of two
having been on board, ETC., etc. Nobody
suspects the Journal which first published
his statement, of sufficient originality and
imaginative genius to Invent him and his
story but the thing is, to say the least,
somewhat queer.
From the report of the Board of Health
it appears that during the municipal year
just ended, there have been 255 deaths in
Chicago by small pox, and that the pest
still haunts the city. Our sanitary sys-
ten, however, is excellent, and thanks to
the promptness with which, whenever a
case Of small pox was discovered, vaccina-
ton of all in the vicinity has been enforc-
ed, the ravages Of the disease have been
limited. There has been great opposition
to vaccination manifested among the low
er classes, especially among foreigners
and in many instances it has to be per-
formed by conpulsion.
f The project of establishing Baptist
Theological Seminary here has taken form
and is progressing SO rapidly that the in
stitution seems now but very little way
in the future. About $4,000 will be
needed for the purpose, and Of this over
$4,000 were raised yesterday, by volun-
tary contributions in one church alone, the
First Baptist, under charge of Rev. ID.
Evarts. A similar effort is to be made in
all the Baptist churches, and it need be
no matter for surprise, if in a very few
) weeks, the entire sum required should be
furnished, and even exceeded By these
means.
On Saturday evening last, Occur de Lc-
on Sovereign Chapter, Rose Croix, gave
its second annual grand dinner at the St.
james Hotel. Two hundred guests were
present, of The most prominent Masonic
brethren of the city and it passed off as
one Of the big events OF the season.
L suppose you have already heard of the
St. Mary's horror,-how on the evening Of
Good Friday, crumbling abutment un-
der the center of the floor of church
! (Which was densely packed with an audi
encc almost entirely of women,) gave way
and created panc,-how the doors were
found opening inward and locked how
three poor women were trampled down
crushed and mangled to death by the
wildly terrified crowd; and many Others
were very seriously injured. Well, The
coroners jury have looked it all over, aud
decided that nobody was to blame. So,
> suppose nobody would have been to blame
if, when block Of ten buildings on Clarl
: street blew down, on Saturday morning
all the fifty or sixty workmen employed Oh
them had been killed. True, the building
were all the fimsiest possible sort Of shells
merely scantlings nailed together, tire,
stories high, with an eight-inch founda
tion wall, with brick fronts and backs t.
which, when they fell, not speck of NOR
tar stuck, they having only been run u
with wet sand seemingly. Yet nobol.
would have been to blame, if they ha'
', killed score of men in their tumble.
sometimes think it would do good to han;
} few dozen builders, on general princi
pies.
The common council have accepted th
propositions OF the board of supervisors
:, and Chicago is going to have new win:
to her court house.
That new literary paper, "The Chicago
" an" has made its appearance, and is quit
> q creditable affair, in matter and make up
May it live longer than its predecessor il
, - this field of journalistic enterprise here
e Maggie Mitchell will open tonight a
, McVicker's, in "Fanchon," and tn
French troupe at the opera house, in L,
Grand Duchesse dc Gerolsten.
&C."