The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-23

There will be no dissention in the
Democratic ranks at the next election in
this congressional district. Amy one of the
gentlemen named will be apopular candl'
date IT is not probable any combination
will be made to nominate any one of the
candidates Good judgment and sound
discretion ought TO, and we believe will,
control the convention. Any one Of the
candidates has enough ability to portray
the weakness and uniaithfulness of Con-
gresham Thomas. THE BULLETIN has had
some fixed ammunition stored away for him
since 1878, and which the yellow fever and
other causes have prevented us from using.
We intend to handle his record without
gloves. In all that is personal towards
Congressman Thomas we shall continue to
be courteous and kind But his life and
conduct, as an attorney and as a represent
atlve of this great river district, are open
for criticism, and in dealing with that
record we shall strike and spare not. When
a diligent Democratic candidate shall por
tray Captain Thomas as he really is in pub
lie life, we feel confident the people will
repudiate him.
"A shooting scrape nearly occurred at
private boarding house on the north side
of Fourth street, back of Washington ave-
nue. day or two ago. A man and woman
from Kentucky arrived there Thursday and
put up for the day A woman living in
another house near by saw them and
! thought she recognized in the man her tru-
ant husband who had deserted her some
time ago During the afternoon the man
showed himself at the front door of the
boarding honse, the woman, who had been
watching tor him, saw him and became
more firmly impressed with the idea that
the man was her husband. She made up
her mind TO confront him and with this in
tention started for the boarding house, but
Just as she stepped into the front door the
man retreated through the back door. This
maneuver on the part OF the man settled
the matter IN the wOnan's mind; she was
sure now that the man was her faithless
husband, and his cowarily behavior excited
her anger. She had determined to be con-
tent with giving him "a pice Of her mind, y
but now nothing but gore would satisfy
her thirst for revenge She went home,
| but returned in q few moments with fury
in her eye and an ugly revolver in her hand
intent upon putting an end to the pulpita-
| tons of a heart which had been false to her
But before she met her intended victim,
| friends interfered, explained to her that the
| man was an old citizen Of Ballard county,
was married TO the woman with him for a
number Of years and was well known here
as an entirely different parsonage from
what she took him to be. 1t was clear
case of mistaken identity which might have
ended in tragedy. -
Captain Thomas has caused it to 60
forth that he is dissatisfied with the action
of Commissioner Raum in removing Col, j.
c. Willis; but the captains Indignation O.
is feigned, it can not be real. He was as
much interested in any efforts TO establish
harmony in his district as was Raun or
Logan He must have been aware that the
bitter opposition to him was but the result
Oft strong feeling Of discomfort on the part
OF office seekers against otlice-holders in
this district, and he has had sufficient rea-
son to believe, since his nomination which
was bare defeat of the Office seekers, that
this opposition to him could only be ap-
peased by concessions. With him, as with
Raum and Logan, it was aquestion OF Ger
tain defeat for the Offices to which they
respectively aspred, or a compliance with
the demands Of the dissatlfed boilers, by
removing some OF the faithful officials
who were the innocent causes Of the distur
bance. But as Captain Thomas nomination
was slap in the faces of his opponents, sc
The removal Of COL Willis and the appoint
ment of the fellow Pavey, was slap on the
cheeks Of his friends, who lost no time il
making their outraged feelings known. The
captain found that he had occupied posi-
ton where he would "be damned
II he did aud damned if he didn't,
which il is a very uncomfortable position
for man Of the captains aspirations to be
IN. Accordingly, having already done, OF
consented that others should do (Which i
about tn, same thing aud thereby pre-
sumably pacilied those who would hav,
damned him If he hadn't h0 seeks to paci
. fly those who damn him because he did by
8 simply saying that he didn't He can
}, evade the responsibility 50 easily. Logan
= and Raum's interests was his interest; hi
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