The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-07-02
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE,
CHICAGO, June 30, 1868.


Chicago, will convince any one that faith
which few years since was regarded as
little less than harmless madness, has OBJ
tanned here many believers, and notwith-
standing its apparently untayorable sys-
tenn of proselytism, is constantly gaining
strength. [ refer to spirltuallsm. We
are Just such egotiscal wretcles, we NOR
tails. that we think we are worth living
again;-and the dividing line between
those who believe death to be an impene-
trable pail between the here and the here
after, and those that are quite as firmly
convinced that the spirits Of the departed
hold communion with men, is very slen-
der one indeed, and is constantly being
crossed to the augmentation of the latter
party. The spiritualists have probably a
half dozen seances, in different parts Of
the city, during the week, and on Sunday
evening, almost always have largely at
tended public meetings in the Crosby Mu-
sic Hall and other prominent places. In
addition to this thcy have, Of late, been
clipping in" very extensively over in the
court house square meetings, and almost
run the Y. n. G. y. chaps out Of the
field. When spoke of the di:advanta-
ges under which they labor ia making
converts, [ alluded to the general want of
education and oratorical ability among
their speakers. They have abuada Mt
earnestness, but that is all, and they do
say and do great many ridiculous things,
especially their female speakers, which
is quite natural. Yet they seem to gather
believers about as rapidly as educated or
thodox ministers do,--provided the latter
are not located in fashionable churches.
Yesterday the SpiritualiSts had pic
mic, out at Haas Park. There were
a great many hard cases with them,
getting drunk and doing very improper
things; but the Spiritualists themselves
collected around their speakers to hear
again their oft-tod marvels and sing splr-
itual hymns, and with them the day
passed over very pleasantly.
Speaking of Sunday picnic reminds
me that Rev. Mr.. Hatfield got off yester-
day his big denunciation Of the Saenger-
fest pic-nicers who were so wicked as to go
out to the green woods, drink cool lager
and sing chorusscs. He opposed German
ic institutions, customs and eDjoyments.
on the broad grounds that, first, they are
immoral:-second, they depreciate the val
ue of real estate. "The Dutch" he said
chad killed one part of Chicago" In
short, he completely disposed, to his own
Of those wicked people who are SO lost in
sin is to like good songs and good beer on
the Sabbath.
learn that still another Geographic en-
terprise has begun casting out its hooks
here in the north west, one SO ingenously
gotten up that Il word concerning it may
not be unintercstinS to such of your read
crs as are taking some interest in this
class of speculation. 1t is entitled the
Pacific 4 Atlantic Telegraph Co. Of the
Tn ted States" and makes its headQuar-
ters in Pittsburgh. In the primal features
Of its organizers, being likewise its build
ing contractors at immensely remunerative
rates, it is similar to those | have already
exposed but it goes farther,-they are
likewise in this instance, the chief officers,
president and vice president, Mr.. Ct. II
Thurston and Mr.. Shaw are the gentlmen
thus favored. And the prettiest and most
ingenious device in the affair is this: The
contractors receiving $500 per mile for
building and for the first three months OPP
Grating at their own cost the lines, all the
receipts for those three months are diyi-
ded among the stockholders. True it cuts
down the profits of building to about $3.50
per mile, but it more than pays as an ad-
vertising dodge, those unexplained divi-
dends look so big to those who are APP
preached with stock. Then there is 10
end to which this ingenious project may
be carried. 1t has some lines built in the
east and hitherto all its stock has been
placed there, but it has been SO successful
in this respect that line to Chicago is
now proposed, and efforts are being made
to put out stock in the northwest 1t will
not be long with these various enterprises
attacking them on all sides, before the
people in this section will completely
sour" OH telegraphs.
The racing season, Of five days dura-
ton, on Dexter Park will begin on the Sd
of July, and will, it is expected eclipse all
the former MEETINGS for running races