The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-06-15
husband shall have been drunkard for onc

year
0 Divorces in some States Of the Union nm,
i DO very readily (iar Too rcadily IN our opip
i lon' Obtained. Ia others tho law throws q,
many difficulties in tho way that lhoy ar,
seldom applied for. In Georgia, Tennessee,
> and Alabama, for example, tho iudicia
decree Of divorce must bo affirmed by two
thirds Of tho vote in tho Legislature before
tho marriage ito can DO broksn.--The con,
sequence Is that divorces are ratoIy applied
Tor 10 those States. A special law is 70.
CURED in Mar, land, Virginia and South
!, Carolina to authorize divorce.
In Massachusetts and New Jersey, willul
desertion for five consecutive years without
cause, is made by their laws q sufficient
cause Of divorce.
In Connecticut, divorces are granted for
wi'ful deser,on three years, with neglect of
duty.
In some of tho States unlimited power
over this sutjcc. is given to the courts, and
they may grant divorces whenever they
may think proper.
In New Hampshire, joining tho associa
ION OF Shakers and remaining with them
during three years, is good cause Cor al
lowing divorce.
In Pennsylvania, wil(ul and malicious
desertion for two years is cause sufficient to
authorize divorce to be granted.
In Maine and Ohio, habitual drunken.
ness tor three years is good cause for dis
solving the marriage contract.
In Indiana and Missouri, habi,ual drunk.
enness for two years is sufficient cause for
divorce.
The expenses Of the dissolution of ma,ri>
monial partnership vary in different States.
New Jersey is said TO be the cheapest.
1hero is every prospect OF on ea:ly and
violent quarrel between France md Novice
Tho E~e"of Minister, IN tho latter country
has received stringent instructions from NJ.
Gizot, 10 demand the fullest PREPARATION for
no damages inflicted on French merchants
From the characteristic obslinacy of Santa
Anna, it is highly probable tina, France will G
&c obliged to oxtor. that justice which is I'm. p
her due. But it is a proper Il
inject Of inquiry whether tho French u
Government will content horself, as before,
nth simple redress Of grievances, and
etirc, leaving Santa Anna in The possession il
tho dictatorial power which he abuses y
clay to the disadvantage of tho unhappy v
ountry over which he rules, and 10 tho in.
Try Of foreign powors.-N Z Republic. q,
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Horrible Scenes in Cnba.-An arrival at -,
lew York brings distressing intelligence y,
ON Havana up TO tho 3O,h Of April.-Ar. a. =,
ss's we're being made daily at Matanzas. n,
. lawyer by Tho namo Of BombaIior was =,
rres.ed on the Och, and three other law.
ers the day following, and committed TO
'ison, charged with being connected with W
egro disturbance on tho confession of n,
ave. There were fourteen slaves taken oi
1t and shot on the 2Sth, and large nuns hi
or (report says l5) died under the lash "
n order had been issued by the govern. rs
ent, orderering all colored persons to leave
e Island in fifteen days, under heavy
'nalty, which will be risidly enforced. |, IN
as rumored on tho 2Slh uIt, that one Of n,
o Foreign Consuls had been killed, togelh. 70
with six colored females, at the city of In
!, Domingo-all was CONSERVATION at that on
acc. Several English merchants, i. was HI;
so stated, had been arrested. ho
tai
Mr.. Wise, the daring Ironaut, made
rllous ascension at Hollydaysburg, Pa,
st Saturday, which, fortunately for him, an
suited only in The loss of his new and We
autiful balloon, and in his receiving Hi
" trifling bruises. Before starting, the liza
md being very high, it was discovered
pt the net work was fast giving way about
o top of the balloon. Nothing daunted,
wever, by this unlucky circumstance, the
'onau, stepped into the car, and assembled tor
pidly, a bulb as large as hogshead pro- del
iding through the netting. On reaching wa
altitude Of about 1000 feet, he encoun. pa.
red severe gale from tho West, which no,
,ssd the balloon 10 and fro With great vi. cut
,nce, increasing the rupture in the netting son
every surge. At this crisis an expsdi- SOW
I flashing across his mind, no threw his der
,ole weight upon the valvo rope, which det
IN brought the balloon 10 the ground. Az pud
bounding abou, for sumo distance, il was W.