Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1853-01-28


iects in many import.st particulars. Il aboish
prime pies that have prevailed in our own and other
for many hundreds Of years past and enae's
., ov i.ion., some Of which in our R~psb''e,
except Louisiana, whose legssatioa leans 70 the
civil rather than 10 the common law.
Under the old law, widow, with children. had
dover iu third husbands estate, which, che
darisg life bring responsible. however 70 her
children for and for the msint"iuanee of the
pre- ns~s in good order. BY the law. fl,e takes
the third absolutely, 10 fee simple, while the chill
dr~n Gvid. the other woiirds equally. II the es-
tate. however. exceeds $40 90 .he takes only
foussh against creditors; IL over $a0 90, fifth.
Heretofore. q widow with child. had her dover
0nIy. Now she divides wh the child. hall aud ssIi to
zach. -----. !
Heretofore. a ~ido~. vi,hou, chidr~s. il her Inns
band left father, mother broth-r sister. nephew
niece took dover cny-h.s~ relatives ini,e ring the
remainder Now, she would take the whole estate il
l-ss than 81 II over ,p0O. snd father Or mo-
thor Of her husband living she takes three fsnr'hs
aud they fourth; tho whole il they. too. are
dead; and brothers, sisters. D-P~ n~e~s take no
part Of the estate a. against her. She also takes the
whole against grand fah-r.. or grandmother IN
c;es, aunis and COUSINS while under the Old law she
would have received but n--fourth in fec and they
three rt.; and remote relatives would have
ivid-d equally " nh her, while now they have none
Under tho old law, the surviving husband Of wife
f no had wing child by her. took all her real
"t-nant by the cour~sy" for his life but il he had
o child. he took no part Of il. Now. he takes one
third her estate in fee, whether they had children
or not.
or Personal Property, under tho old law, the witos
took s 50 rx.in-, creditors tho will Of her hus
band and il sh. had child, took third and the
child tw TO- thirds Under the law she takes co.
IL .h~ has child she divides the personal proper
" with i,-if two o. moro children, .he takes one
third ms now and tho remaining thirds is divided
among the chdr~n.-SoUfh Bend R>gis'sr.
+ Jom~ r. HALE A~o tn. Locorocos THE SE~Arx.-
portion Of tho Locofoce press co"gr Iatng the
party the that John p. Hale has not
been placed upon any Of tho standng committees Of
the Sc nate. The for this. a stated by Mr.
ID. Bright is, because the Democracy eco nsiIer him
outside Of any healthy political organic ,tion in this
country" Mr.. Hale was long a mber of the Demo
cratic party, and upon very
delicate one. slavery. he is still Democrat, and yet
for honsstly entertaining and freely expressing
opinions upon that n,po, question: he pro-
scrib~d; and not only him. but his constituents
equally prescribed We are no .pecia ain'irer Of Mr..
Hale. political but deem the the
Senate n. unworthy that body-wanting in dignity
a di-courtrous, it.i-, contemplate. Mr.. Hale is
Of talents and able Senator. No Senator con-
ducts himself With more eourtesy-no Senator i.
he is ~ debate he example worthy the imitation
Of Younger and who may Justly envy his intrili-
Eenee In business capacity he is second to but few
IL any member Of tho Senate Aud yet i,s is pro-
scribed because he will bow down to party dica
ton. and deems il his duty speak the thoughts Of
freeman Sham democracy may yet find its proper
level.
MAaxiAcE MASSACHUSETTS, 1t appears from the
recent report the subject Of marriages made
Legislature Of that 966 parties were
united in holy wrdlock in that State last year The
Oldest person married during the year = Of ~
to woman under 30 Eight females Of fourteen aud
about forty Of iee have bee wives. The youur-
est couple were each sixteen years old. In Boston,
male Of nineteen married "a f- male Of twenty xlt
aud in w orc~ster lad of seventeen a wo,nnu
Of thirty eight. One Of thirty EIGHT married for
the fifth time and high the sixth rrisge
on tho record. In Boston n negro Of ffy-~ght was
married for the sixth tims-his sixth if. being ne
grcss Of fifty ive and his was her third marriage.
VrScEx~rs UNIVERSITY STATE or IxD,AxA-Judg-
Mclean delivered the opinion Of tho Supreme Court.
the :5 inst, in the Of tho Trustees of tho
Vincennes University the Stat. Of Indiana re-
ver.ng the decree Of the Supreme Court Of Indiana.
and securing TO the University nsi,s land,
which in dispute and portion Of which had been
appropriated by the State o it's own uses
Justices Tnnev and Daniels disse nted
GESEsAL P,EscE has written Il letter to the public
authorities Of tho city Of Boston, in which he retracts
his acceptance given time ago. participate in
public dinner rendered to hin, his way W a.hng-
ton, by the city Of Boston, and says that owing the
heavy affection which has fallen upon him in
Of his son, il is his desire go Arlington o take
charge Of his duties quietly and privately IS pos
>ibls.
Ohio Free Democracy-Free 1rade.--Thc
party in Ohio which has appropriated to itself
Z the name r zee Democracy rcccntly held a