New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-23

PROPERTY or MARRIED w OMEN ~ VIRGINIA.
bill has been introduced in the House OF Delegates
which is entitled bin TO protect the property OF
Married Women" The bin provides that the real and
| personal property Of any woman who may hereafter
marry and which che shall AT the time OF her mar
rage and the rents and profits thereof shall not
be subject the disposal OF her husband nor be liable
for his dcbs but shall continue her sole and separate
property If she were single woman. II also pro.
vides that shall be lawful for any married woman to
receive by git, devise or beques from any person
other than her husband and 10 hold 20 her sole and
separate use as il she were single woman, real and
personal property and the rents and profits thereof
which shall not be subject 10 the disposal liable for
The debts of her husband provided however that the
rents &c Of such estate for any year shall be- liable
for contracts made by her husband within that year
the purchase of articles for the OF his family To
secure the benefits OF this act the must
accurate inventory of her estate TO be recorded 10
the county corporation court where she resides
within eight months after her marriage eight months
sitter coming In possession Of any gut, sc. Clerk Of
the court 10 publish description OF such inventories
The woman is not authorized by the act TO nske sale
of any OF her estsie but the County. Corporation
Superior Courts upon the Joint petition Of herself and
her husband may order the sne o any portion OF ber
estate and direct the proceeds to be loaned out in
vested for her sole and separate use The Bit farther
provides that in the husband survives the wife
she leaving issue he shall have life estate in all her
property and in case she oe' without issue he shall
have tul uto forever to al beT personal property
Richmond Republican
LIcENsEs.--The vote in Cleveland, Ohio on the
10th inst upon tbc License queston resu,ed For the
City Law 4,c No City Law. o. Licenses will De the
order Of the day says the Trss Democrat
IL meeting Of the citizens OF Madison Co.
Mics held on the 2Oth ult the object OF which
to tsSe into consideration the eNpcdieney of nmedi
stey calling the Legislature for the purpose Of enact,
ing laws 0holtlng the farther ngress Of slaves into
the state The meeting adopted petition, signed by
forty citizens 70 GOV. Matthews. requesting him 10
convene the Legislature at IS early day aspossibe.
~ The Knorrile TENN Tribgpe has been
publishing able papers in favor Of gradual emancipation
and Colonization. and il urges Convention for that
purpose. With this says that journal principle
Of action, may under the blessing Of God opea he
Hag Jor hs f4H and fsGl redemption Of ne Saie.
~ The Maverick Block, Maverick square
East Boston discovered 10 be IRE this morning
at 10 o'clock. Considerable property destroyed
before Il could be checked. Transcript 2lst.
rF- 4 bin has been reported to the House OF
Delegates OF Virginia doing away with public execu
lions and directing them 10 Be inflicted privately
IN some other states Of the Union.
To- \ petition from Portland and Stark Cos
for the dissolution of the Union account OF Slavery
caused some excitement in the Ohio Legislature Of the
nth inst
IL Mr. Abraham Marand, large woolen
manufacturer of Andover Mass died In that place on
the sOih al the age OF - Mr. NJ was native OF Eng
~ We understand that drove OF 200 fat cat
tie from Michigan passed over the wire Suspension
Bridge, below the Falls, yesterday afternoon Buf TX.
~ The name Of the Spht-Rock POST Office
In Essex Co n J. is ged 70 Whsllonsburgh By or.
der OF the Postmaster. General
rY- The New Orleans papers Of the ith say
thai the M.sssspi siil falling Al ihs, city and al
he way up. The Arkansas was also falling.
~ \ yonng man named Freeman Ross had |
bis orsins blown on, BY the accidental discharge Of
yun at PtisbuTgh on the 10Th inst.
~ At Charleston. on the sth. the thermome-
er down 10 2so which, for that city, killing |
told.
To- Seventy dogs were killed in Boston on Mon /
lay lss the day which the dog law hrst took effect
~ Ninety-tSo thousand letters passed through /
be Baltimore Pos, Othce on 81 Valentines Day.
~ 4 lynx measuring FIVE and halffeet was
nled in Waterford, Vermont lsst week