New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-20
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 90 1858

,ast the leth ins,., by Chnaman, at Coch Bar, in
Sacramento County. His victim was a woman named
Mrs. Neal The culprit vas Immediately seiE.d by
tie populace and hung.
The Los Angsses Siar OF Oct. 10, announces that
company Of immigrants has just arrived by the South
e-p route. |, Was known as the Missouri company,
or Puch 4 CO., consisting Of five men and three
women We have three of the party, who speak
in y.-y favorable terms ID the road. Mr. Calder in
forms ne that they left Louis County No, on the 18th
Arril and the Missouri RIVER on the Eth May, trav-
.Lry the Santa Fe route Ia Albuquerque, down the
Ro Crande 10 Fort Thorn, intersecting the Overland
Mai Company route q. Mad Sprngs The company
Brought about hfty head Il cattle, which arrived IN
good condition. -
bor. 800 mead Of stock the road At thu same
tin, but took the Beale route from Albu4uerqie.
They were from Van Buren, County.
There are several companies, with great Deal OF
stock. on the route from Arkansas aud Texas.
man named keenan,, from Texas, lost large
number of cattle On the DertN A.
SINE OF the comp ,nes had not experienced the
sgl test trouble from Indians. Everything was most
favorable and the route q. easy as the best ROADS IN
al fbe Hon j. c. McKibter. NJ. c., left here on the
steamer John l.. Stephens, two dass ago, Tor New-
IIotn.,on who fought with Wlism I. Fergu
duel in which the latter was nortaiIy wounded.
In tie Gaze Of Conant We. Conant the SaPre"s
Court has rendered very important opinion. IL II q
fact of which residents OF Csitorna are eeaolaI.,
,hs. in very large pertiop if not the majority OF the
snrcstjous heretofore made for divorce, one oi the
ninintfr objects was-and that often the main Que
10 marry another porsop, which person, IN no lew l-
stances, had been picked ont and tue agreement "
nsrry conc cuded if divorce could be obtained.
Itis no wonder then that in community ike this,
where the Courts the continual habit OF grant
ing divorce on the most trtng gro inds-grounds
which in most other states would oe whohy
TO base case upon, much less obtain verdict-ap-
plicarios for and iecrees OF divorce were multiplying
day by day to an alarming extent. ms opinion,
however put check to that condition OF tnings, lot
the Court expressly declares that however guilty the
defendant NAV be- the plaintiff must be blalnle to
be entitled TO the relief prayed for. II not dvorce
will not he granted, save from bed and board only.
n The Court uses the following language: The true
e which should govern the Courts in the exercise of
lis discretion in determining kind of divorce to be
granted this that to entte TO decree tor an abso
lute divorce from the bonds Of mstrmopy the apph-
cart must b. innocent party; one VINO mas aith'uy
discharged the obligations of the marriage relation,
and seek relief because really sggrieyed or injured by
the misconduct of the other; and on the other hand
where there are circumstances showing disregard
by the applicant Of these Obligations though not car
red TO such degree as tn constitute Itself gronna
for d. vorcc. the decree should De ohy loi u'oicc
from bed and board.
To obtain release riHcalo matrimo nn the appli-
cant mnst come into Court with clean hands, and,
however guilty the defendant, It the applicant rs
charge able either with similar guilt, or an offence 10
which the law attaches similar consequences the
relief must be denied and if the applicant though not
thus guilty is still not blameess the relief must be
limited to divorce a neRsd e' h0To.
Gov Anderson and Mr.. Whalen of the Mint lnves-
tigaiI Committee, accompanied Gen. Harvey IN his
departure 10 Oregon They were going on an iavesi'
eating tour. One Of our exchanges has the following
regarding the 9TH United States Infaptry:
''The rumor published in some of the newspapers
that the 9th Regiment of Infantry which started from
Salt Lake City for Oregon, will Winter in Carson Val
ley, is not well founded. They will come across TO
n r.T.f -, La tha
plnce Of those drawn from here during the sar in
Wasi iDgion; and all those now in Oregon and WASH
ington will remaio there. The line between the two
military divisions is understood to be- the Calspooya
mountsins, which separate the valley of the Cmpqua
from that Of the Willamette
M,RYsvILLE.- Ont of the SIP 900 taxes due for
the fiscal year, $75 900 have been paid in leaving
delinquent list Of S37 ,O5o.
Our readers will remember that the Pacific military
division has lately been divided into the California
division, and the Oregon and Washington division.
Gen. Clarke who returned to San Francisco on the
10th from For. Vancouver, where nothing more re-
maned for him TO do has the command of the Cafor-
MIA division. Gen. Harney, who arrived on the I'D
in the Stephens, will take commsnd of the northern
division, where he will find all at peace.
Gen Clarke brought with him one company Of SOL
diers who landed at Crescent City whence they were
10 march AT for Humboldt, the scene Of new In
dian troubles, and another company is to follow them
from Oregon by the Dext steamer.
John NDgent the President agent at Fraser River
had presented his credentials and had repeated in
teryiews with the Governor. II is stated that he
intends entering o protest against the per cent ad
ralorem duty merchandise levied by the govern
ment. Mr. Nugent declined any public reception
The Chill Congress had closed i.s session. One Of
its last acts having been the passing of bill author
izng the Executive to purchase shares of the Valpa
rais0 Santiago Railway Company. The limit for buy
ing is confined to the next six months; the STATE
sumng the rights and prerogative as individual
shareholders.
In the agricultural districts in the south, the crops
promise to be plentiful, notwithstanding the excessive
rain which has fallen.
The railway branch Of Copiapo is nearly complet
ed. One experime Dtal trip was made with success.
The engine attained the hight of ,O75 feet above the
level Of the sea, being the greatest elevation ever
reached by locomotive.
From Peru there is little of interest. Trade is ex
tremey dull on account of the unsettled state Of
Bolivia as the merchants refuse to seu on credit.
At the time of the steamers leaving there were
fory.one vessels loading at tue Cbincha Islands, and
forty-tvo lying in the harbor of Callao.
Her Britannia Majesty's soop-ofwar Cockatrce
was condemned at Callao, and sold for $1,000. She
was bought BY Mr. Robineth who has her advertised
for passer gers bound for Fraser River. The " fever
RACES quite hard the South Pacific, and the Cocka
tIice viii get good load.
The crew of the Cockatrice with officers were
transferred to the frigae Ganges, which vessel had
sailed for Vancouver Island The captain Of the
Cockatrice is now on his way to England.