The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-11-05
The duke of Sparta is to be the
ture title of the eldest sons Of the kings
Greece.

ture title of the eldest sons Of the kings
Greece.
Fromthc starke Co. Ledger. Oct 30
Our pen falters As We announce to Il
readers of the Ledger the fact that y
former editor Of this paper is ne MOI
Only the day before his demise he walko
about o ir town, apparently iu his usu;
health. His disease was compression
the brain and exhaustion of nervous vita
ity.
William J. Burns was born 10 Cinci,
natl, December Il, 1878 He studio
law in Carroll county in this state, an
practced in the city of Lafayette. Pr
vious to his being admitted to the bar
connection with Matthew Simpson. ID L
at present one of the bishops of the VI 1
Church, at that time president of Gree
castle college. he engaged in the re's3
drug business. In 1881 in conneeiid
with james b. Scott, sin ce his bro,her-is
law, and now editor of the Delphi Jou
nal. he prblished a paper in Loganspor
Afterwards he published the Evansvil
Journal. the Greencastle Visitor, ii
Wabash Atles, at Lafayette, the Plymout
Banner, aud the plymouth Democrat, j
Marshall county, and lastly, the Star
county Ledger. He was formerly VIII
but at the disruption of that party, frol
conscientious motives. doubtless, he afhl
ted with the democratic parry, of who,
principles lie was no mean advocate. Z
an editor he Was aIuong the most able al
talented and We honor his abilities, ar
revere the master talents with which |
was SO eminently endowed.
j. b. HoAa.
Knox, Oct. %, 1865.
When the Chinese living in Sa
Francisco first made public their purpo
to erect Buddhist temple in that cit
there occurred very lively discussion i
the newspapers regarding what was a
sumed to be the danger of permitting tt
introduction of idol worship as recogni
ed institution 10 a religious conmupt
and some Of the writer's strongly urge
legislative interference in the matter.
was argued that the bare fact of the exis
ence OF an organized system Of idolatry j
this country would be prejudicial, at leas
to the interests of civilization, and perhal
regarded by other civilized nations as ev
donces Of vui failure TO MAINTAIN the prime
pie of religious freedom without riskir
the engraitment Of heathenism upon OF
varied stock Of religious theories. Bu
public opinion did not respond to tn
alarm, and John Chinaman proceeded I
build his joss-house. and make his ofe
ings of pork and poultry before craven 10
ages of woOd and stone, and couriosii
seeking christians crowded the temple @
high days and holidays to witness tt
novelty OF Pagan worship.
1t does not appear that the huge wood
en- monster in the temple has had any d,
moraliziDg influence upon christian societ
IN San Francisoo-at least. no instance
conversion from christianity to pagar
ism has been chronicled. And perhat
public sentiment is correct in refusing {
accord sympathy with the fears of thos
persons who believe they see in the CHI
ne>e enterprise at S,n Francisco plot c
heatheniEe this country.
In DR.. Alfred BC- t,'s reminiscenoe
Springfield. Mass, occurs the followin
account Of Deacon Hitchcock " Born
1922, in the North Main street rsgion
he removed, while : yourg man. into th,
eastern part Of the town, now known
South Wilbraham; married in l743, ape
was the first deacon Of the church there
in Office many years. He j
is well remembered by Hon. Oliver b
Morris, as occupying the deacpn's seat Al
his whitened locks giving hin.
quite venerable appearance. During
long life be was of wonderful strength
agility and endurance. and, had he lived
in the palmy dnys of Greece, he would
have been worthy competitor in the
games of those days 1t is related of him
hat On occasion, man riding by the field
where he was at work, and boasting Of the
speed of his horse, was challenged by the
deacon. who said he could run to SPRING.
ield quicker on foot thar the horse with
his rider could The test resulted in the
triumph cfthe deacon distance ten mics
ime not stated He would lift a cart load
IF hay. by gettidg his shoulder under the
lxle, in a STOPPING posture, and throw an
empty cart over with one hand, by taking
hold OF the end of the ax,e-rree When
oading grain IN a cart he would take a