The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-23

lne Ceiiing 10 unisneu, ana the eeatB are
now undergoing dressing The ceiling 10
a veritable marvel of beauty in design and
execution, more delicate in design and
more perfect In execution, if possible, than
Mr. Meyers former work which has been
the subject of so much favorable comment
among those who saw it, The Catholic
congregation may we'll feel proud of their
church. 1t is likely that the painting of
the seats will be conducted so as not to inter-
fere with the holiday services in the church.
Those fine steel engravinga, artotypes,
albrotypes, etc., that Clark & Lovett ex-
pected were received yesterday, one day
late, and will be held here until to morrow
evening for the inspection of those who de-
sire something ine in the picture line for
holiday gifts 1t
Burglars gained an entrance to the
tailor shop OF Messrs. Smith & Brinkmeyer
Friday night, and, after rumaging through
all the drawers evidently without finding
what they wanted, they took new coat
which was awaiting its owner in the shop.
Some one also gained an entrance the same
night to the saloon of MIR. John Gates, by
means of the transOm over the rear door,
and, after gaining entrance, Opend one OF
the windows for exit. A small sum of
money was taken from the tile and about
a dozen bottles of Catawba wine from the
shelf.
You make q mistake if you buy furni-
ture without first examining the large and
elegant stock now on exhibition corner 18th
and Washington avenue, next door above
postoffice. The line of bed room and par
lor sets, reed, cane and folding chairs, is the
finest ever shown on this side of Chicago,
Cincinnati or St. Louis, and is offered for
sale at low prices. Sales now open until 8
O'Clock p. m. WIN. ElcHHoFF.
I'm
State Register: Hon. Sidney Grear,
whose serious illness was noted in recent
number of the Register, died on the 18th
instant at his home In Jonesboro, Union
county. Mr.. Grear was one Of the two
Democratic members of the Thirty-third
general assembly from the Flitieth senator
isl district, aud was rising young lawyer,
member of the firm of Crawford & Grear.
He was born at Jonesboro, March 20, 1854,
and therefore in his thirtieth year, at the
time Of his death. Mr.. Grear graduated
| from the Southern Illinois Normal Univer-
sty, snG then become principal CT the
public schools of his native town. During
his service in that capacity he read law
with Gov. John Doughsrty and was admit
ted to the bar in 1878. He was elected to
the last legislature by plurality Of 5000
votes over Thomas NJ. Logan, brother Of
John A. Logan. He attracted considerable
attention during the session as one OF the
nine Democrats who stood by the Harper
high license bill. Sidney Grear was a
young man Of good parts, whose early death
has cut short promising career. IT
leaves wife and one child. Is
| The brief reference to the annonyIput
letter sent Mrs. NJ. E. Powers, made In
terday's BULLETIN, has brought to liz
more rascalties Of similar nature. Ne
letter was shown Us yesterday, written
female hand, which had been secria,
thrust under the door of ladys home
ring her husbands absence, and WIZ
warned her In most loving language ae
with repeated expressions of regret at!!t
necessity of the warning and the great Of
1t must infict upon the lady, thain
lady's husband was not true to his "
rage vows. The letter began with he
Friend" and ended with "a Friend" he
we're given to understand thatthis was
ple of half dozen or more that had d,
thus placed under the lady's door and a
each had caused disturbance in the ,rt
lily; also that number of other homes
been assailed in this cowardly, contemF
manner. The perpetrators of this lnfa
business must be pitiable creatures in so
e.
to find nothing better to occupy their n1g |
sarily small, malicious minds. 1t isla
possible that one of these contempt
busy bodies will stick his or her inquh |
7 probocis into hornets nest one of thes,, |
days and then the community wouldhe |
8 tainly witness novelty in the line ole |
' cuses. Ia
CHRISTMAS DINNER. y
Two hundred dressed turkeys, one j.
dred dressed geese, sweet potatoesD
fresh celery for sale by the q
2t l!Ew YoRK STORE Nv |