National Republican., 1876-12-15
DEAD CALM IN DIVORCES.
BUT ONE CASE YESTERDAY.

oOA O-fA O-1o1 Il 1O4 04tOh1 Z.
which was Devoid of All Iaterest-
The Mysteries OF the Divorce Busi.
ness. Explained How to Obtain
Divorces The Channel Through
which They TraVeI-A Variety of
hints, Suggestions and Inforrna.
tfon on a WashfngtOn i. N. l..
Topic.
The immense amount Of business transacted In
the divorce market on Wednesday, it was antiei-
pated, would produce a reactionary effect for the
succeeding one, providing it did not come slack
work for the remainder Of the week. Strange as
it may appear, it is nevertheless true that cases
ofthis nature in equity appear, for some reason,
always to come before the court with q rush, or
70 make pscatorial comparison, like ish, they
haSpens that the respective counsel become pre-
pared for final hearing about the same time, or
whether they hold back their suit, preferring TO
estabiisaed fsct that rarely day passes that oae
case is acted upon singy 1t lis safe to assert that
proof win be forthcoming to show that some mo-
tions have been made in others looking to their
nnal settlement. r-
THE PROCEDURE
by which these cases reach termination will not
be entirely devoid of interest, and the programme
will be diYulged for the beneflt Of the ignorant
as well as the pleasure Of the curious. 1t may
be the means of opening the way 20 some mis-
guided couples seeking route out of the lAby-
Tfnth Of their domestic troubles into perpetual
try 70 harmoni1e their MISUNDERSTANDING mis- SI and
make home joyful abiding place for the In
mates, but at
THE FIRsT QUARREL,
without endeayoring to reach q peaceful solution
of the trouble they Instantly conclude that they
are estranged in heart, and nothing but ever
lasting separation can allay their misery. Then
they seek divorce as q solace for aching hearts
and dropping spirits, hoping through that pre-
scriptiOn 10 tnd relief in the future. To such
they must pursue to attain that end is pointed out
willingly, for such men and women are not de-
serving Of home or its attractions, and the sooner
loss they have suffered, the sooner will few
grains of common sense be instilled into their
brains. Then let them nle their petitions in the
clerks Office on the equity eide Of the court, and
state in it ali the privations they have endured,
cruelty received and torture inflicted. They
trifing. but in order to give cooring to the com
plaiDt it must be strong; therefore let the lmagf
nation have play and invent few incidents Of
had not intercession been mely to check them.
These have their weight, and as men know
HOW ROUGH AND UGLY MEN CAN BE,
IT happens when the wife is pleading and making
the husband out a monster. It viii be found that
her statements win not be regarded as over
drawn, but, on the contrary, be considered as
ness and a. warm. % .Seartsdness Of the complainant.
But should the plaintiff be Of the male sex, then
he must come double -barreled, with both Of them
the falsity and deceit of the wife, the extrava-
gance and uncontrollable temper, make the house
hell and elect her, with or without the aid of q
returning board, chief devil, while himself aud
the little ones stand around in terror, expecting
every moment TO be consigned to a warm corner
or given hot reception.
SHOULD SHE BE FRAIL-.
and woman, being the weaker vessel, sometimes
Island stray from home, let him paint this into
desertion. Then sneak round upon her, and the
moment he finds her in company with man, no
m iTpnr m q a mas ha uRar
that she has been guilty Of adultery. If he
can ind two or three men to swear this has
will strengthen his case. This being done
the case is ready to start on its tour Of litigation
Then the counsel carry 1t into court, and the alb
sent defendant is ordered to make answer. Then
follows the appointing of an examiner and taking
Of testimony, pro and con, provided the defendant
answers; ifnot It is pro coHfesSo case against
Ea1lfnF. ssSuid the evidence be taken later II Is
read to the court and the decree ensues, either
favorable to the petitioner or otherwise. But 1t
might as well be said here that little Of that
indeed where divorces applied for and carried up
are not granted. or course there are instances Of
Vse M OF Se
tions favorably acted upon. Right here 1t may
not be inappropriate to say that this city once
WAS LED BIZ CHICAGO IN THIS BUSINESS,
but now the race has changed, and Washington
rides the winning horse. The Lake City must
awake early, be up and doing If she wants TO keep
company with the Capital seat of the nation in
the matter of dissolving nuptial ties. But IL
ought 10 be so If this city should excel in every
thing, why not enumerate divorces in the list and
thusmake it complete
Aswas said at the outset of this article, the
market was slow yesterday and exceedingly
tame. Callers for separation were scarce, and
the demands for dissolution remarkably limited.
1t appeared as II the day was TO pass without Q
single transaction in the business, and there must
be recorded blank. Only one case was on the
calendar, and that, on motion, went of for the
term.
This condition Of affairs became alarming for
those interested as 1t WIS apt TO lead to decline
in applications and make the attorneys calling
dull In the midst of cogitatfons as to how to
remedy the state Of affairs relief and salvation
came when least anticipated and was the closing
labor Of his Honor in equity for the day. But the
in question bereft of all point and there
fore we shall not infiict such commonplace re-
cital upon our readers We are On the qUi rire,
however, and the best and latest reports Of the
found in these columns.