The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-12-22

| 10 pass tnat news was scarce
in the land and the faith Of thu
reporter of The BULLETIN in the truthful
ness Of the saying "seek and ye shall find,
was somewhat shaken.
"A gentleman named John EVERY
formerly in charge Of the signal service
station at Dodge City, Kansas, is on hi
way here to act as assistant to Mr.. W. Ray
signal service observer at this place
who has been doing the work alone fol
nearly year to the injury of his physical
organism,
"A man named Smith "A teamster-
while driving down Washington avenue
yesterday morning with span of spirited
mules and heavy DIRT wagon, fell from
the wagon in front of the wheels, two OF
which passed over his shoulders, His in
juries, though painful for time, were not
serious.
Yesterday morning brought the
news that Rev. Hooper Crews, father Of
Mrs. p W. Barclay, died at Oregon, H.,
after having been sick Tor some time. lie
was minister of the NJ. +. church, and was
in the third year of his appointment as
minister of the church in Oregon, lie was
seventy-siy years Of age at the time of his
death.
A man from Carbondale, bound for
home on the Mississippi Central railroad,
Monday evening, left the coach when it
was on the transfer steamer McComb and,
sitting down in some convenient place,
died. 1t is believed that his ailment was
an affection Of the heart. He was taken
home by his son, who had accompanied
him on his trip
"A coored man named Thomas Harris,
who confesses to having murdered negro
woman at BROOKLYN, opposite Paducah, KY,
was yesterday brought here from Helena
Ark, by a Memphis detective named W. G.
Pride, who placed his prisoner in our coun-
ty Jail for safekeeping and took him out in
the evening to continue on his way to Ne
tropolis, where the prisoner will be tried.
"A number Of the street crossings are
in very bad condition, which is a serious
impediment to draymen and teamsters.
Another impediment is the gravel that is
lying in heaps along Ohio Levee, which
should be ccattered as soon as the weather
will permit. Draymen pay five dollars a
year license, and teamsters seven and a half
dollars. Besides this they pay taxes, and it
would seem only due to them that the
streets should be kept in as good condi-
ton as circumstances will permit
We yesterday had the pleasure of
forming the acquaintance Of Mr.. II. G..
Carter, of Mound City, one of the able at
torneys who have been engaged for the de-
Tense in the Zanone divorce case, and who
-- if reports may be believed - recently
shuffled off this mortal coil. 1t is but jus.
tice to Mr.. Carter to say that since the an
nounccment Of his death he has been among
us in decidedly materialized state, which
fact would be sufficient to warrant a jury
in pronouncing him an unusually lively
corpse. In the trial above referred, his
efforts in behalf of the defendant are
highly spoken Of,
The argument in the Zanone divorce
case was closed by Judge Davis, OF ST.
Louis, yesterday evening, after which the
jury retired to find a verdict, which they
did after having been out but a short time
They did not grant the divorce and Mr.
zenone is compelled by their decision to
support his wife. The final argument for
the defense was made by Judge Green,
whose effort is highly lauded, as one both
logical and eloquent. He is polished
speaker, who invariably has the patient
attention Of all who come within ear shot
of his remarks.
We learn from City Engineer Thrupp
that in some places the gravel that has
been spread upon the streets does not
answer the purpose as well as it should.
The trouble appears to be that it hsa not
the requisite bottom to rest upon. The
ground underneath becomes soft, and
the gravel gradually becomes displaced
and sinks down from the con.
tinual use to which it is subjected.
The remedy he suggests is, that gravel be
secured from "Island No. One;" the sand
all sifted out, and the pebbles used IN re-
pairing the streets that have so far been
graveled; and the sand, being worth one
and a quarter dollars per yard, could be
used in various ways.
Our young gentlemen readers will this
morning find another matrimonial rhyme"
from Anna, on our second page, which is as