The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-30

Mayor Reed, of Paducah, Sin order Ia
prevent sickness and the spread OF con.
tageous diseases has issued a proclama-
nation calling upon all citizens to comply
with Ordinance No. 1870, which provides
for the abatement and prevention of nui.
sauces." and in order that he may know
whether or not his proclamation is being
obeyed, he requires that "within ten days
after the publication of this proclamation
an inspector will be sent around, whose
duty it shall be to examine all premises,
cellars, lots, etc, and in case the ordinance
has not been strictly complied with, report
the same to the city court. Aud to further
enforce this ordinance, it shall be the duty
Of the city marshal, street inspector or any
police officer from time to time to enter
into and examine between sunrise and sun
set, any building, lot, cellar, vault, privy,
clubhouse, ETC., which they may believe to
be in condition not in compliance with
the rules set forth in this ordinance"
Mayor Reed has set an example worthy
of emulation by other municipal author
tiles.
Tho granger element in Michigan is
greatly disturbed at present by the appear
/ ance among them of what their organs
call "Drive. well Fiends." The 'fends are
certain gentlemanly appearing persons from
the east who are in Michigan as the sttor-
neys in fact for Col. N. w. Green, of New
York, who is the patentee of what is
known as the "drive.wel." Very few
probably ever for moment suspected that
they were infringing upon . patent when
they caused TO be driven into the earth a
tube, and TO this attached pump; but,
according to the weight of authority, such
is the case, Many, however, refuse to he
convinced, and the result is purses are be.
ing mAde up to defend actions now being
brought and TO be brought by the SCENTS
Of Green. Green's patent dates back some
ten or twelve years, and the novelty con-
sists Of The method whereby water, by
the use of sG;i6eis, power, is made to
move with Increased rspidity from the
earth into the shat. Cor ,abe), whence il
results that ,sbe bot few inches in
diameter, driven down tightly 10 water.
bearing stratum Of earth, sG1rds an album
pant supply Of water" etc. The validity
Of the patent, after holly contested suits in
the Federal courts, brought for infring-
ments, has been sustained by Judges Ben
edict and Blatchford of New York, Mel.
son and Dillon of Minnesota. and Gresham
of Indiana. A suit was lately brought by
Green in the United States Circuit Court,
for the western district Of Michigan, be.
fore Hon. T. L. Whitney, Judge Of the dis
trict Court. The usual bill, setting up the
issuing and validity of compliments patent.
was filed and an injunction prayed against
Miller and Others, restraining them from
using the "driven wells" The mo.
ton for injunctions was final.
ly decided December 10, 1881. Judge
Whitney, while retaining from any open ex.
preston Of opinion, intimatcd to council
that he considered the complaints valid, al d
that ultimately the pa entee would be n
titled to the relief prayed, but owing 10 the
hardship that would be occssioned by stop.
ping the water supply Of great number Of
persons pending the hearing of the cases
upon their merits, it would be proper to re-
fuse the writ; the more 80, as complainant
would sustain no injury in the meanwhile,
and it was required that bonds be given
to complainant in order to secure to him
the benefit Of any decreas he might recover.
The sum asked by Green's agents in settle.
ment of cases is ten dollars per well. The
suits will be urged with all the speed posi-.
BILE, and in the event Of favorable DEGREES
establishing the vadility of Green's claim
IN Michigan, Of which there can DO little
doubt, it is probable that Green will ex.
tend his prosecutions over other states and
Cairo with her hundrcdIor more wells may
not escape his attention.