Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-05

DIVORCE IN CHICAGo.-The Chicago Tribune
discourses as follows: "The divorce practice in
the Cook county courts has long been a scandal
and a disgrace. 1t is now something worse than
this. The loose practice which is tolerated has
barefaced frauds are perpetrated either without
attracting any attention whatever. or without
stimulating the judges to take any action toward
reform. The facility with which fraudulent
divorces are hurried through the courts is part-
ly the result of too general a statute, and part
ly OF the lax practice of treating this class of
cases which the judges have acquired on ac-
count of the large number that come before
them. The Illinois statute provides as regular
causes Of divorce adultery, impotence bieamy.
aeseruoh, extreme and repeated cruelty, habit
ual drunkenness, conviction for felony, But in
addition to these prescribed causes, the court
has the broad latitude to grant divorces on
any other ground which it shall deem sufficient.
Several other states have similar laws.
The state of Connecticut gives the same latitude
to Judges. The state of Kentucky allows
except adultery. A trial by jury is prescribed
In this state only in those cases when the de-
PENDANT appears and denies the charges in
the complaiaant's petition. Divorces of a
never come to trial by jury. 1t is the
practice Of our local courts to refer ali
divorce cases that do not require trial
by jury to a Master In Chancery, who very
rarely fails to report in favor Of a decree,
which, as rule, Is then granted without
further turtle ceremony The general character of
be inferred from the circumstances that q
certain divorce-shyster prosecutes more than
half the divorce business in Chicago, which
turns out an average of two divorces day.
Rio GRANDE THIEVES DIsPKRsRp.-The
Galveston lTexas) News Of August 29th saws
that q weil-known gang of thieves command
ed by the notorious cut-throat, Cara has
through the efforts OF the troops along the Rio
Grande, commanded by Gen. Hatch, been en-
tirely broken up, and 1t says: eStealing or dri
wing on OF large herds of stock is now entirely
out or the question. Stealing in small numbers
and skinning of beef is, however, stiIl preya-
lent, and cannot be prevented as long as the
country Is so thnly settled and troops stationed
SO far apart. As matter of necessity ali the
guides employed with the troops are commits
Aoned deputy sheriffs, and have writs properly
authenticated by Judge Russell, of Brownsyille.
Before this arrangement was carried into effect
the scouting was, to a great extent, of a very
disheartening nature, and barren of visible re-
suits, unless an officer found the parties in the
actual commission Of an offense. The mere
suspicion, no matter how well founded, that an
onense VIII be or was committed, does not tus-
custody. There is sufficient experience that Il
is FAR from being inviting to be brought before
some Texas judges and juries on charge of
either direct or constructive false imprfson-
ment. The selection Of reliable guides will
avoid many difficulties in this line. The Mt
most precaution should be exercised in MAKING
such selections, as 1t is we'll known fact thai
well known to the guides, yet they refrain from
giving any information. By some it is thouSht
umidity, but by the most of them completely"
~At the recent Maine Hopital Fair LADY
who was examining the triplets was cautioned
by the nervous mother to be careful how she
handled them. "Dont be afraid,n said the
lady al am twin myself"