The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-15

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his mouth che put his foot into it" by
saying precisely these words: " am sorry
to SEE so many WHO ARE NOT HERE, but
who ough' to be here" He spoke for about
live minutes in English, repeating the sen
tence obove quoted verbatim, to the sup.
pressed amusement of the audience. Then
ne broke off into German and spoke for
about half an hour, while his audience de-
creased and amused itself by wondering
what in thunder he was talking about. Mr.
Gauss German speech was we'll delivered,
but no argument was presented that is
worthy of repetition or refutation. He
reviewed the history of the
Republican party, dwelling at
length upon its war record and not touch
ing upon the most important questions be.
fore the people today, except Prohibition
and river improvement. He denied that
the Republican party was identified in any
way with the Prohibition party, and as.
serted that Captain Thomas, (who voted
'no" every time the river and harbor bill,
came up, which Mr.. Gauss neither denied
nor attempted to EXPLAIN was the man
| above all others to further the river i'm.
provement interests of this distriction.
! There was no enthusiasm not sound of
applause, except that horrible screech occa-
casionally made by Crazy Jim Orange who
was staggering drunk. The speaking,
which didn't begin until nearly half past
eight o'clock because there was no audi
ence, ceased about an hour afterwards
Interesting services will held in nearly
all the churches to- day, and all should be
well attended
Although there has not yet been a
complete settlement OF all accounts per-
tanning to the late Fourth Of July celebra
ton, 1t is known that, considering the
1850 of the expense, assumed by the city
| council as the value of the benefits derived
by the city from the improvement made by
the committee in the park, the committee
Is little ahead 1t is estimated that each
of the five companies and the Mystic Krew
will receive about S15 as its share of
the net profits Of the celebration. Besides
this, the tent will be still on hand, a so
about ten dozen beer mugs, But this cal
culation allows nothing for the work done
by the member of tho companies and
Krew, which estimated at fair cash value
would foot up a considerable sum.
The steamboat scene in the third act
OF the splendid drama of Foggs Ferry, to
be given to the public at the Opera House
Monday evening by the Minnie Madden
combination, is said to be 50 thoroughly
real as to startle the beholder. A torpedo
is placed in the river for the purpose of
destroying the steamboat, both being
plainly in view of the audience. As tie
stately craft, true to the life, comes boom.
ing along down stream make steam every.
thing visible, Clip, personated by Miss
Madden, suddenly appears upon the scene
with rifle on hand and taking aim, fires at
the terrible instrument of death, but
misses BY this time the audience is
breathless with suspense, and death.ike
stiffness prevails. Again, little Clip slow
ly raises her rifle and, resting but for an
instant, fires again, terrible explosion in
midriver, announcing the destruction of the
torpedo, and the safety of the boat, which
moment later passes the spot in safety.
This scene is worth the price Of admission
alone, and is so thoroughly realistic as to
be absolutely starting
In his speech last night Mr.. Gauss
emphatically denied that the Republican
party was connlyiug and bargaining with,
and pandering to, the Prohibition party.
Mr.. Gauss must have thought his hearers
mentally blind or unrcasoning iguoramuses.
Does not Ohio, Kansas Maine, Iowa, etc,
give the lie to Mr. Gauss words1 Does
not the Republican press give the lie to
them? AS fat denial of Mr. Gauss state
ment and sample Of what appears every
week nnearly every Republican exchange
which appears upon THE BULLETINS
table, read the following from
the Vienna Times Republican,: "The
Republican party has pledged its support
to the Prohibition amendment, and every
Republican candidate in johnson county
has been called out by the temperance adj
vocatcs, and each candidate, with one or
| two exceptions above his own name, has
declared himself in favor of this amend.
mcnt. This ought to have been sufficient
to have won the support and admiration of
the temperance element, but notwitfstand,
ing all this, they have made nominations
IN opposition to the Republican ticket, the