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Sir..r. BLACK BEOS' CO JiTOET! We haye jast received the nobbiest line of s-L-i-p-p-e-r-s ever shown in embroidered, embossed, Plush. French Kid and Straight Goat , in all style', prices and shapes. We are showing the most pleasing line of LADIES'. GENTS' and CHILDREN'S SHOES manufactured by CelebratediPhiladelphia, New York and Rochester firms. A. delight to the eye is our beauti ful array of Boots and Shoes. Gentlemen troubled with corns and bunions can be relieved by haying us make them a pair of Boots or Shoes. BLACK BROTHERS, UO Commercial Avenue, CAIRO, ILL. E. A. .:. ESTABLISHED 1801. SFECIA.I 104 Commercial Ave., Buy Your Wife a Silk Dress ! STUART'S Popular Reliable Cash DRY GOODS HOUSE offer extraordinary bargains in black and colored Silks, Satins and Brocades, together with a full line of French and American Dress Fabrics. No more useful nor acceptable gift ran be found than on of our eleirant Black Silks. We can sell you a heavy dros Grain 'ilk at $1 00, $1.50, $1.75 and 92.00 which we guarantee equal to anUhiug in the Tinted Kates for the money. 44-in. all Wool Ottomans marked down from $1 00 to 85 cents. 4i-in. Bison Cloths, down to 75, 85 and 9 cent. Klejrant Hue ot 44-m Plaids, at 75c, $1.00 and $1.25. New all Wool Filling: Dross Goods, at 10 and 12c Santa Clans' Department now open and in order to clean this department entirely have made extraor dinary low Prices bargains in Dolls, Toys, Albums, scrip Books, Papetres, Odor Cases, Etc. Economical buyers will And It greatly to their advantages make us a visit ot inspection. CHAS. E. STUART We have in stock a full line of Gold and Silver Watches which we offer to the Public 25 to 50 percent less than any dealer in the city. FAENBAKER & CO., Oor. Seventh 6c Commercial. inrs. .Eiinny Duwerb, 9 ALKHgyilcll JnB ,urrflr1llt rlf, Fl tt x t f J,DBW,g.id Job.forJlSO. InqulraufK. A. K 0 Tl Tl V H-A-I-Il uru,tt- , UCllIllvl S:T:0:R:E. forismcd RooM9-Kor mw, with or r.... o.l.v.J!, X without honrrti lo row dr-bimrdrM win lio Mrl. AMANDA CLARHSON, Agent. ceommod.Ud mini. 8 door, won Limbs,! house Mxt Alexander Co. Bunk, Bth St LVM SALE.-nyrtork 1'hanton, nrw. lut tirlcs fnlrn in. A I1, for IHi.-Iuquiraof it. A. Uumutt, Hullo- In OIBce, asVQood Stock and Trlwi Reasonable..! . . WANTBD-l-idlen or Uentlemoh to take 1lht, , , "pleeieut aud nn i-mploymimt at (heir own " " 1 homes! wo kent by mall (distance noolijootlon)( . . t4 f diyon heqiilKily m irtat no ciUMroluii, E. A. BURNETT, 5S?mm"m Book and . TnnPmimn F-I?oSFW)VE Commercial " iHili Newark,N.J. ttvodtceuls for pmtiia. ADVRIlTIiEnSI tend for our Haloot Let of 78 Ohio Leveo, &itfm&i'm'- 8-?c-l THE DAILY the WAUKENPHAST, the Easiest Hadies' Shoea "Worn. JBUDER, Holiday -:- Presents! Gold, Diamonds, Solid Silver, PLATE D-AV A. K E. 1ST Huiical Instruments. St. Louis Prices Duplicated. CAIRO, ILL- OAttU) lUJLLBTlfli BUitflAY MORNING, DEOMBER ai, i&M. A Tribute to John Porter Ferns, for twenty years Grand Tyler of tho Masonic Grand Lodge of Illinois. "God help the oldTvlurl how torn bu lias trudged Through eanttilne aud storm with hie suinmoue dao. Nopalu orfatlgno old 'Uncle' John bit begrudg ed, To serve tbe Frtterulty, Froonmoniand you. "Cod bless 'Unclo' John ! bow oft be baa led Tbe funeral procession from lodgo door to graye; How grandly bta weapon bat guarded the dead To tbnlr la t quiet home, where tbe acacia bongha ware,, "God bleMhe old Tyler t how ofi he'hai knocRfd, While vigilant atrangora eraved welcome and rat; IIow widely your portal , though guarded and locked, Have awung to tho algoal the Tyler knowi beet. ' There la a Ledge where the door la not guarded nor tyled, There la a land without grain, without mourn ' Ingoreln; There la a Master most gracious, fraternal and wise, And be walti the old Tyler and bids him ccme In. "And then 'Uncle' John, no longer outside, No longer with weapon of war In bta hti.d, A glorified spirit doth grandly abide, And close by the Master high honored doth stand." GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS Put ashes on your sidewalks. Tbe nail works at Centralia will re sume operations. , Miss Florence M. Robinson has gone to Elco on a visit to her sinter. This is the shortest day of the year Dine hours and nineteen minutes. The family of II. F. Potter rejoice over the advent of a pretty little daughter. Mrs. E. B. Pettis has disposed of the Boston Cash Store to D. and L. Black. Dr. F. M. Ilarrell will be out of town on business until about the middle of Jan uary. Barney Hughes, drunk, was given time to get out of the city by Magistrate Coin ings. Not only the wicked, but the right eous Htand in slippery places -with great difficulty. Frank Barrett was fined $3 and costs by Judge Robinson, yesterday, for disor derly conduct. Miss Anna Robertson, of this city, is visiting the family, of Col. J. W. Buford, at Jackson, Tenn. Chss. Howard fell on the icy sidewalk yesterday and saw mora atars than the programme called for. Wm. Ludwig & Co. will do a strictly cash business after January-1. Sue their notice ;n special column. L. A. Hays, of Louisville, III., general agent of the O Id Fellows' Herald, paid us a pleasant call yesterday. Just received an elegant line of New markets in brocades, ottomans and plush, at Goldstine & R isenwater's. 5 I. N. Cnffee was called to Blandvillo by tbe illness of bis little son, who is there on a visit to his grandmother. Ming Tillie Herbert and Miss Lancas ter, students at Monticello seminary, Godfrey, 111., have returned home to spend the holidays. Gentlemen desiring something nice for their la iy friends as a Christmas pres ent will do well to call and examine Mrs. Williamson's stock. 3c Several of our churches are making preparations for Cbistmas entertainments, particulars of which will be given in our next issue. It Is said the exhibit of the Cairo City Coal Co. is the best of the kind on exhibi tion at New Orleans. Mr. C. Wright is in charge of tho company's interests there. A flannel cloth wet with coal oil, and applied at night to the throat and over the lungs, will invariably break up tho worst cold and cough, if taken in time, and a few days' care will complete the cure. Mr. Manning's organ, tho Albany Ar gus, states officially that all gifts sent to Gov. Cleveland will bo returned at once, and that all otters of an escort, to Washing ton next March will bo declined peremp torily. Chas. Hamilton, superintendent of the St. Lou's & Citiro narrow gaugo, was la the city yesterday on busincfi connected with tho road. He reports tho work of raising tho track, abovo the city, progressing in good shape. Tho coroner of St. Clair county held 1.14 inquests during the punt year. Eleven of tho deaths woro caused by railroad trains and twenty-seven were caused by burns. Tho others were from various causes, I havo 100 nice turkeys for Christmas and will be plensud to have your orders. Also cranberries, oysters, colery, prunes, currants, raisins, etc. in fact, a full line of staple and fancy groceries at lowest prices, Walter B. Pettis, tho grocer. Ot Quarterly mooting sorvicos at tho M. E.oliurch commenced last night, a dis course bulng delivered by Presiding Elder CNatdi. Love-feast this morning at tho usuHlhour; preaching both morning and evening by Elder Nash, Tho Knights and Ladles of Honor elected tho following officers Friday night: Andrew Lohr, protector; Mary Swoboda, vicu-protectort. Hliy Woodward, secretary, Geo. Wiso, financial secretary Robert Hln- kle.trtiainreri Mrs1. Amanda Lohr, chap lain; E. F, Conant, guide; Margaret Blat teau, guardian; C. A. Chandler, sentinel; Phil C. B-rclay, John Hacker and T. B. Farin, trustees. Lidies dcsliing hats or anything in millinery goods for a Christmas on sent to a friend will fled them cheap at Mrs. Wil liamson's, as she Is selling them out at cost, as she has a very largo stock and is anx ious to dispose of them, 8t Tho following are tho newly-elected officers of the high school literary Bociety: William Dewey, president; Thomas Strode, vice-president; Miss Matie Savage, secreta ry. The first programme under the new officers wil be rendered January 2. From this date till January 1, 1883, all winter goods, such as ladies' and child ren's cloaks, shawls, flannels, blankets, cashmeres, and all dress goods in general, are reduced to 15 percent fmm former prices at Goldetine & Rosenwater'i. Please call and convince yourselves. tf Owing to several other entertainments on Monday evening, the Ancients have de cided to postpone their regular dance from Monday evening until the evening of the following Tuesday, the 23d. This change in no wy interferes with the regular meet ing of the club, which will take place the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The Christmas number of the Cham paign County Herald consists of twenty four pages. It is handsomely illustrated, full of choice reading matter, well printed, and contains over seventy columns of ad vertisements. Mr. M. W. Matthews de serves great credit for the able manner in which the edition is gotten up. The Church of the Redeemer will be open at the usual hour to-day. As there were no services on tho first Sunday in the month, the services this morning will be holy communion and sermon; evening prayer aud sermon at 7 :30 o'clock ; Sunday school ht 0 :30 a. m. F. P. Davenport, S. T. B., Rector. ' Very early yesterday morning burglars entered the kitchen of A. Marx's residence, on Ninth street, by boring a hole through the door and throwing the bolt. They seated themselves at the table and partook of all the luxuries they could find in the cupboard, after which tbey stole two over toils, one of which was quite valuable, and took their departure. Tbe Freeburg mine, St. Clair county, his been on fire some days, notwithstand ing everything that could be done to ex tinguish the Annies. A part of the mined district lies under the track of the Cairo Short Lino road, and apprehending the sud den settling of the surface land the rail road company has stationed a special watchman on the ground. This state has been divided into eight Masonic districts by the M. P. Grand Mas ter of R. and S. Masters. The seventh dis trict is composed of the counties of Jeffer son, Franklin, Williamson, Johnson, Mas sac, Bond, Clinton, Washington, perry, Jackson, Union, Alexander, Pulaski, Madi son, St. Cluir, Monroe and R tndolpb, and is in charge of James Djuglas, of Chester. A subscriber asks the question, "It it a fiotble offense for one to read a postal card unless the card is intended for himself?" The law very plainly sys that any person who breaks open a letter or reads a postal card, after it has passed through the post- office, for the purpose of obstructing cor respondence,, or prying into the business ot another, is liable to a fine of $300, or im prisonment at hard labor for one year. Mr. Oberly, chairman of the democrat ic state committee, is mentioned as a suit able man to make public printer. Mr. Ober ly would probably fill the offico honorably and well. He is also being boomed for several other offices, among tbem United States senator. In the interest of peace, however, Mr. Oberly should settle on one or the other of these places, so that when we get our booming machine in good working order, we shall know just where to give him a lift. We are honest in the opinion that he should have some good, fat offico. Belleville News-Democrat. Gov. John M. Hamilton and party ar rived hero yesterday morning from New Orleans, whore they had been attending tho opening of the exposition. After din ing at Tho Halliday, they proceeded home ward via the Ceutral in the afternoon. The party with tho governor wero as follows: Gen. J. W. Vanco, John R. Tanner, Spring fluid; Cd.L. T. Dickason, Danville; J. A. Shalcr, Chicago; H. II. Evans, Aurora; W. 8. Brackctr, Pooria; V. Warner, Col. Lewis Hutt, Col. W. L. Diston, J. L. Hudson, Col. Noblo Wiggins, Clinton; Capt. Durham, U. S. A. Mrs. Mary Connors arrived in this city Wednesday night from Cairo on the Louis ville and Nashvillo train, and reported to tho police slio had been robbed somewhere between Cairo aud Ashley, Sho left Cairo Tuesday morning, having $18 tied in bor handkerchief, which sho put in her apron pocket. For fear It would got lost, she sewod the pocket up, but after changing cars at Ashley she made the discovery her pocket had been ripped open and the mon ey stolen. Tho conductor left her at Nash ville, from which placo she was furnished a pass to Bulluvllts by tho county authorities. Captain Kayslng took her over to Baum gart'i hotel, whore she was furnished quarters for tho night. Bellovllle News Democrat. 1 ALMOST A CASE OF DEATH An Unknown Man Becomes Frantic With Grief, All on Account of a Supposed Swindle. He Has a Fainting 8pll at the Cor ner of bixth Street and Commercial Avenae. Yesterday, at about 3 o'clock p. m., our reporter was attracted by a large crowd of people gathered at the corner of Sixth and Commercial avenue, who seemed to be in a state ot great excitement. On arriving at tbe scene, he beheld the prostrate .body of a well dressed man lying on the sidewalk. Had it been in the warm summer monthsi he should have claimed it a case of suu str ike, but yesterday being a very cold day, be was aware that such cculd not be tbe case. On first impression, be thought the man was a corpse, but after investigation it proved to be nothing but a fainting spell. Perchance, a well known physician of this city, happened to pass, and seeing the con dition of the man immediately cared for him. After a good deal of exertion, ho was finally revived sufficient to stand erect. As soon as he became conscious of what had happened, be made a dash for a large bundle which he had dropped on the side walk, clutching it with both hands, and, in a pitiful tone, cried, l-I have been swindled, I have been swindled." When parties questioned him as to what had happened he refused to say a word, until an officer thinking probably he had been robbed threatened to arrest him unless he divulged the truth. This had tbe desired effect, and be gavo the following fncts : ni8 BTOllY. The gentleman claims his name is John Henry Catchum, and ho resides at Padu cab. He visits Cairo very frequently to purchase goods. He has always been in the habit of entering first clusi establish ments. He Bays be wanted to buy a suit of clothes, and entered a clothing store up town, where they claimed positively to have ONE PRICE ONLY. He selected a suit, and they asked him $32.50 for it. He of fered them $17.00 and they took it. He thought he had a big bargain. On his way homo he passed a store whero they ad vertise a great baokrupt clothing sale. Out of curiosity he thought he would step with in and examine their stock. The gentle men treated him with courtesy, and showed him a full line of lovely suits, amongst tLem a suit exactly as be bad purchased. He asked the price and they told bim $13. This so overcame his feelings that he rush ed from the store, and at the corner of Sixth street fell in a faint. VORAL. Buy your clothing at A. & J. Levy's Great Bankrupt Sale, at Sam Burger's old stand, and run no risk of being swindled. Port News. The Guiding Star left Cincinnati last night for New Orleans. The Jas. W. Gaff from Memphis will paBS up to-night for Cincinnati. Yesterday was a gloomy, slippery, driz- ily day, but favorable to navigation. The Dakota from the Tennesseo river will try and make St. Louis this morning. The City of St. Louis will arrive here early this morning, and will turn back Wednesday for New Orleans. We have lost all trace of tho R. R. Springer. She left New Orleans a week ago yesterday, and is considerably overdue. The City of Cairo from Yicksburg will report here this morning, and retire until the ice question in tbe Mississippi is set tled. The Chas. Morgan for St. Louis on ac count of ice is laid up at Bushburg. Her sixty-five passengers went on to St. Louis via the Iron Mountain. The elegant steamer Golden Crown from Cincinnati will arrive here this evening for New Orleans. This is an excellent oppor tunity to visit tbe exposition; $30 for round trip including meals nnd room in port. Will S. Iliys has the following to say in tho Courier-Journal: "Capt. Ed Halliday aud Dr. Chesterfield Bradley looked out of tho window on the wharf-boat at Cairo Wednesday, and saw about a dozen 'coons' standing at tbe tep of the levee eating whisky in lumps and 'hunks,' liko they would rock candy. They rushed out, and while they were running up the cold wave signal on top of the wharf-boat, Walt Mc- Eee went on board, spit in the stove, put the fire out, and came near freezing every body to death on board. It was p. d. c." 'Multioon's Picnic." This is tho last time we shall have an opportunity to call attuntion to "Muldoon's Picnic," which will be held at the opera house to-morrow night. Many of our citi zens have witnessed it and unite in the as sertion that it Is simply irresistible. The auditors are always on a broad laugh or at the verge of suffocation from laughter, and not a person has yet been known to desert the audience until the curtain falls on the last act. Tbe educated donkoy assists ma terially In the general fun which prevails. This company is tho original one, and the play will be produced bare practically as it was in New York and other eastern cities. Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, cured his stammering by having his mouth full of pebbles, and many are the modern ora tors who havd cured their hoarseness by an occasional dose of Dr. Bulla Cough Syrup. POINTED Sejcatob Sbibmajt shows that he is in accord with tbe popular belief by Intimat ing that Grover Cleveland will make a president of whom the whole country will be proud, Wb have millions of fertile acres, lying idle for the lack of men to work them. We have forests untouched, mines undeveloped and water-powers running wanton for the lack of capital. We have a climate that would Le an every-day blessing lor those who now brave tho terrible winters of the northwest, and legitimate opportunities for investment that would give a competency to those who are now eking out an income on the low Interest and narrow margins al lowed for money in the east. Atlanta Constitution. A traveling man, says the Srjrinffflald Monitor, remarked Thursdsy that Peoria is the town of all towns for pleasant hotels, some of which are very roomy, well day- lighted, and plenty of fresh air. A cool. sweeping breeze pervades the rooms from every direction, and the bedj are made of such substantial material as never to wear.. out without regard to the comfort of the guest. On tbe register can be seen almost every day such names as Typhoid, B. Cold, Lung Fever, Con Sumption, Pleuro Pneumo nia and Miss Scarlet Fever. An important event in diurnal chro nology will take place in England on New Year's day. The directors of the Royal ob servatory at Greenwich announce that on Januiry 1 they will change the plan of reckoning hours, making the days to begin at midnight and the hours to run up to twenty-four, instead of placing twelve hours on each side of tbe meridian, as at present. One o'clock p. m. will be thirteen o'clock, six o'clock p. m. will be eighteen o'clock, eleven o'clock at night will be twenty-three o'clock, and so on. The English government will adopt the system in all departments, including tbe telegraph and postoffice, and tho railroads will of course follow suit. The general public un der these conditions will be compelled to conform. There is evidently a boom abroad for watch and clockmakers. It seems to have been finally concluded that there is no logic or utility in dividing tho twenty four hours of the day into two equal divis ions and that it is about time to dispense with tbe unnecessary formula of "a. m." and "p. m." in connection with horal sta tistics. Courier-Journal. It has been stated that in the case of a tie vote on joint ballot in the legislature of this state on the election of the United States senator, at the coming session, whereby there is a failure to elect a senator, Gov. Oglesby will, about March 4th next, adjourn or prorogue the legislature in the manner as was done by Gov. Yates in 1863, upon which be will proceed and make a temporary appointment of senator to fill the place made vacant by tbe expiration oi the term of office of Senator Logan. Un der the constitution of 1848 there wai nothing to prevent Gov. Yates from ad journing the legislature in manner as he did, without reference to the desires of that body itself, but our present constitution makes a provision on that subject, whereby Gov. Oglesby would scarcely get an op portunity to act in tbe matter of an ad journment to accomplish tbe end suggested. The constitution on this subject, Article V. Sec. 9, provides that: "In case of a die- agreement between the two houses with re spect to the time of adjournment, the gov ernor may, on the same being certified to bim, ry the house first moving an adjourn ment, adjourn tbe general assembly to such timo as bo thinks proper, not beyond the first day of the next regular session." Tii a Metropolis Democrat has the fol lowing to say regarding the alleged insur ance swindle, mention of which has already been made in The Bulletin: "We are growing extremely tired of these continued scandals pertaining to pension frauds, in surance frauds, bribed juries and purchased officers of the law. An end has cot to be made ot these matters. If the accused par ties are guiltless in this Bloomington Mutu al and Northwestern insurance matter, they owe it to themselves and to the good name of the towa to demand and to obtain a com plete vindication. If Mr. Maxwell and the Bloomington Mutual Insurance company havo just cause to accuse any one of our people, let him or it, specify who the wrong-doers aro. Our people are not a lot of highwaymen. We are not a community of swindlers. Let tbe line bo drawn and let the axe fall on the guilty, if there be guilty parties, and let the innocent stand vindi cated. If the Bloomington Mutual Insur ance company is a fraud, we stand ready to expose it. If innocent membere of this mutual society are being robbed through it, the Bloomington Mutual should protect Its patrons and through them all other in surance societies, by visiting condign punishment on the swindlers. For ten years past we have been . paying out a considorablo sum of money every year to protect those dependent on us from the cold charities of a pitiless world. If a nest of cultures, through perjury, through for gery, through false representations and downright swindling are being permitted or assisted by a thieving insurance compa- ny, or oy anyooay eisn, w roo mousanasoi poor men from year to year of bard earn ings sorely needed for other purposes; and when paid out going only to swell tba iraina of a lot of worse than hli?hwavmn without the slightest prospect of it ever ft turninff to benefit them or their denanrianta ' they and the world ought to know It." ,