The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-20
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
CHICAGO, Aug. II, '6S.

which Chlcag0 abOundS was developed
yesterday, and is the general topic of con-
versation all over town. Had it only APP
peared in one of the papers-no matter
which-people gould lfaye given it the
cold shoulder, as cauard at once, bu; as it
comes out in all, the natural superstition is
that there is something in IT, 1t is stated
that week ago boy, Henry Ienwig,
was carried OF by some unknown man in a
buggy, taken to some unknown place and
there confined in cellar, With a gag in
the shape OF a plaster over his mouth--in
company with some fifteen or sixteen 9TH
or bo,s all supposed to have been similarly
Kidnapped. 10 some way this boy escaped
and, coming home, lets out all about the
affair. The story is very Improbable, but
the papers Insist that it is true, and offer
score Of ridiculous theories OF explanation
subjects for dissection, thieves acade-
my, stolen to get ransom, meat pies, etc.
1t would tie as impracticable as fruitless 30
attempt to track up this peculiar class OF
sensations in Chicago, where J." mysterious
disaPl earances are the INITIATING stock
N trade OF the itemless reporter, and the
frequency OF their occurrence has length
caused them to be regarded az very
commonplace affair, but this idea OF kid
mapping children is, from the item:zers
point Of view, good enc. Ii is a!nost as
effective as the staple item Fred Hunt
used to have when running the local Of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, years ago.
drowning ga widows son off the RATS at
the foot Of Fifth street-bOdy, Of course,
not recovered. Sometimes he varied it
with :" a laboring man." or "a lovely
young girl, while boxing at her brother
fishing"
Last week enc of cur prominent Lake
street merchants, Moses 4. Ludington
was arrested by detectives from New York
and taken on there to answer the charges
of swindling certain business houses in
hat city. The arrest was hushcd up at
the time, and would not have been public
y known even now, bit for the expose in
the New York papers. Itappears that he
was doing aourlshing business, getting
goods there on credit and selling them
here at auction, at runous prices, to q get
a stake, " on Which to effect "mysterious
disappearance" Mr.. l.. stood well among
our merchants, aud this discovery startled
every one who knew him.
4 great work is now on hand out a,
"the crib'-.he famous lake end of the
tunnel of which Chicago is so proud. As
is generally understood, this crib is simply
huge coffer-dam, built in compartments
which are filed in with big stones tossed
in loosely. The work now undertaken is
that OF cleaning cut ali Of those compart-
ments one By enc, and replacing the loose
atone by solid masonry, the intention be-
ing, when this Is accomplished, to take
away the present unsighily wood structure.
This will render it )rtby Of the general
character OF the work, the greatest engi-
neering achievement Of the age
The Scotch presbyterians of Chicago
have, at length, established church here,
a small and unpretending bat handsome
edifice, over on San5amon street ! nm
not very clear whether Scotch Prcsby-
terians are the same as c0yenautors or not,
for all was rai,ed Ia the latter church,
but think they are, ard am consequently
surprised to fad SO many Of them ia this
fast, free and easy town Of Chicago. Their
congregation numbers 2lS persons. The
church will seat 5I3. Cost them $50 600,
and its pastor is the Rev. L. T. Burns, D.
d., formerly of ST. Catharines, Ontario.
The present season promises to be one
of the most brilliant in the amusement
line which Chicago has ever had At
McVickcr's Max Smith, one Of tho great
est comedians in this country, closed
very successful engagement on Saturday
evening last. and is followed this week by
Couldoek aud his daughter. \ fter them
We will have n constant succession Of the
first dramatic ''stars" in the country, in all
the various lines of comedy, tragedy, and
sensation. At the Opera House. the Jap
anese appear for fortnight, then We shall
have Bateman's opera bouffe, until we get
tired of Olfenbach then the English
opera troupe will come, and after them
Marctzek's Italian opera. These will be
the main features, but with them we shall
without doubt, have score OF minor at
fractions, dramatic, musical etc. At the
museum there is quite fair troupe, in
which the loss of LIE Nfoyne. their best man,
is measurably a.oned tor By the absence of
Mrs. Barry, their worst woman. Farwe!l
I'LL