The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-07

seen bounding up and skipping round lik,
white billiard balls. Many persons, un-
mindful of the danger of being pelted OF
the head, rushed out from their places Of
shelter and picked up the larger specimens
which fell, regarding them from their rari
ty and immense size as objects of peculiar
interest The stones almost invariably had
in the centre nucleus of white OPAQUE
snow, CONCEALED around which, as the stone
was passing down through the cold strata
of rain drops gathered accessions of water,
which CONCEALED into transparent ice there
by adding layer after layer, according to
the height it had to fall. Some of these
hallstopes were oval-shaped, circular and
considerably tlattened, which melted and
diminished in size when taken in the hand.
The general appearance of the stones was
that of the old fashioned jackson BALI
candy"
Yesterday forenoon colored man
while crossing over Eleventh street at Pop.
lar, narrowly escaped being run over by a
team driven by another colored man. He
was struck by one of the horses and thrown
down in the mud about ten feet away from
the crossing; but was able to rise and 90 on,
having sustained comparatively slight in.
juries' To one who has occasion to watch
some of the teams driven recklessly back
and forth in the city, it is surprise that
more frequent and more serious accidents
do not occur. Some OF these teams, in
charge Of reckless, needless or villianous
drivers, are usually going at such a rapid
rate, without reference to whatever may
come in their way, that any person who at.
tempts to cross the street before them,
whether at cross-walk or elsew-
here is ia danger Of his life.
There are some very CAREFUL drivers, of
course, who are always on their guard
when nearing crossing, lest they endanger
or inconvenience pedestrian; but Others
seem to believe that, the moment they as
sumo control of team, the street, through
Its whole length and breadth, belongs ex-
clusively to them, and they proceed at
such rapid rate of speed that human lives
are in danger, 1t may be true, as 8 pro-
position Of law, that vehicles are entitled
to the right of way as against persons on
foot along the public streets between the
cross. walks or intersections OF the side
walks at street crossings. But at the lat.
ter places, teams and vehicles have no
rights superior to those of persons on foot
there person on foot has the same right to
cross the street that team has to pass over
the crosswak Not only this, but per,
son on foot is not obliged, In order to es-
cape death or injury from an approaching
team, TO quicken his speed in order to keep
out OF the way of such danger, beyond his
ordinary speed of walking. 1t is the duty
OF every pclson who ia driving team,
when he approaches cross walk at the in.
tersecton Of streets, to slacken the speed
of his team so as not to endsnger persons
on foot who are passing over the crosswalk
at their usual gait of walking. This Is
the plain law OF the road which ought to |
be observed by everyone without the neces.
sity of placing an armed policeman at
every street crossing, and compelling him
to read ther act to them or halt them by |
force, in order to save the lives or protect |
the persons Of those who claim to be in the |
iefcnceless position of foot passenger