The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-07-16
TpGOICONDA

a pleasure in getting out Of town in hot
weather, aud that there is society where
none intrude but Capt. Low.h and clerk
Vets, q the steamer "Idlewild," and the |
deep music,or something OF tho kind, found
by the Imaginative Judge Bross and tie !
funciful Coroner Gossmsn in the whistle |
Of that noa,ing palace.
Mentioning the name of Volts reminds
US that when Judge Bross. Gossmsn md !
the writer Of these few desultory re-
marks, Us DR.. Casey has ~ boarded the
"Idlewild' last Thursday night to
make journey to Golconda,
high controversy wss in |
progress between two colorcd friends con-
corning the orihography of the clerks
1smc One maintained that W-e-i-t-c-h.o-d |
was tho proper orthography, while the
other held that V-e-i-t-c-h-e-u-d was corr
rect. Taking the cue the three travellers
fell at the name hammer and tongs, or
tongues, and belsbnred it for an hour
Captain Low,h finally joined the discus.
sion, and declared that the correct spell
lug Was V-e-t-c.h but the clerk himself
having been called in, after consulting the
family record, assured US that the proper
orthJgrsphy was of no Consequence and
We have therefore written il Vci's.
But what's in nsme2 There is often
far more IN the owner Of the name than
ia the name, and 60 it is with Vets. He i.
an amiab!e gentleman, and II L0wth ser.
not the commander Of the "Idswild," be
would bo the best man On tho boa, when
| We are OF,
AZ We remarked before, Bross, Gossnsn
aud the writer boarded the "Iilewild'
oue day last week, bound for Golconda
AT Padacah we saw Len FszOn, just
from the country, dressed in the habili.
,nent Q: granger, the bronze Of the sun
upon hi. cheek, aud his plow in his
uaud. At the Kentuckian Office We shook
nandl with the Martin, Jr., and whiled
aS4yn few moment. in bis ssnctuui. Pa
ducah has been ,orely afflicted with the
elolsra and many Of the citizens are a.
sent 1T the spripgs aud in the country
business has been seriously affected by
,ae prevailing disease
At G0lcOnia, Judge Brosa, who as
Grand Master Of lhe /. .. u
r. Of Illinois, was Visiting
that place 70 ottielalc at public installa
! 80 ha ,,g 4. al
received by Cnas. Kluge, y. G., and Leo,
pod Richter, '. c., and Brothers Frank
John and Potter Margtrd, who escorted
the master and Us lamos To- the Washing
,ou hotel, kept by + Keller, one Of the
most obiiging Of hosts.
As you enter Golconds from the river
you are not impressed with its grandeur
or anything OF that kind. IL is small
village, very pleasantly located between
high hnls. II ooasls n new cout,-hous.
mon who play croque, in tn
courthouse yard, Koch AID Ranch
tuss. The houses Of these two gen
tlemen sre the fgsturos Of the Golcond,
landscape. Entering the village we saw
Rauchfuss hOLse--s really beautiful house
TO the right upon hill, which 10 Cai-
roito looked like mountain, aud on the
left Kochs more modest dwelling peeping
out from the torost that climbs the hillside
on which the house ia located.
Friday afternoon no waited Mr.. Koch z
pl.cr, aud spent several hours very pess.
antly with tho venerable gentleman, who
Is our beau ideai Of what one Of Napo,
Icons Old Guard must have been when
: all Of the old guard became old mon.
From Koch's gardens, in which ar,
many rare plants and Apwers, we had
magnificent view Of the Ohio, the. Ike u
, lucky horo and tho landscape arounc
G the little village resting a. its foot, Mr.
. Koch is wine grower. Tempted va de.
+. parted from our devotion to the touch
4, not principle so dear TO the heart Of on
z .riend Stocka-th, and tasted his pur,
juice Of the grape.
i Saturday afternoon, We climbed tn
nigh hill to the residence Of Mr. Chas +
r. Rsuchruss retired Louisville merchant
!. Mr.. Rtuchiuss has made happy selec
# zion Of binding site, and has constructs
d very tine brick residence, from which h
b may enjoy the sight Of lovely land
) scape, We came upon Mr. and Mira Rauch
= fuss rather Unexpectedly, but we're on
= tertsined by them n a hospitsble manner
4 Need we remark that induced by Judg
y Bro $, We also tested Mr. Rsuchfuss pur
f JUICE Oi the grape
s In the evening tho installation ceremo
nies took place in the hall Of the lodg
J. aud were very interesting. Grand Mas,e
- Bross conducted the ceremonies, and eY
ery,hing moved along smoothly. Cos,
# man acted S. Grand Warden and We =
= Grand Marshal, The new officers arr
- II F, Li,llsinoy er, n. e.. John Barcour
J. V G Leopold Reiyhtor, r. s. Georg
IL Gauser, Treasurer.
l. At the conclusion Of tho ceremonie,
10 Grand Master Bros, addressed the audi
C ence in speech iul Of sound sense al
good advice, aud was briefly follows
=, bysgenIleman from Caro- by the nam
" Of Obsrly.
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