Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-05
NO. S3.
Altfan0ria 6ax&tte
THURSDAY, APRIL 6. 1877.
WOnlan'S Rights.
The following has become law -


| The following has become law
Bet enacted Ly die General assembly. That
the real and personal property OF any female
who may hereafter marry, and which she shall
own at the time Of her marriage, and the rents,
Issues, and profits thereof, and and any proper
| ty, real or personal, acquired by married wo.
| man, as separate and sole trader, shall not be
subject TO the disposal OF her husband nor be
| her separate and sole property; and any such
! married woman shall have power to contract in
relation thereto, or for the disposal thereof, and
| may sue and be sued as if she were a teme sole;
provided that her husband shall join in any
contract in reference 10 her real or personal
property other than such as she may acquire
as sole trader, and shall be joined with her 10
any action by or against her; and provided
further, that nothing herein contained shall de.
prlvc her Of the power to create, without the
concurrence Of her husband q charge upon
such sale and separate estate IS she would be
empowered to charge without the concurrence
Of her husband, if this act had not been passed.
.. All real and personal estate hereafter &C.
qured by any married woman, whether by gift,
grant, purchase inheritance, devise or bequest,
shall be and contiaue her sole and separate es-
tatc subject to the provisions aud limitations
Of the preceding section, although the mar.
riage may have been solemniZed previous to
the passage of this act; and she may devise and
bcQueah the same as il she were unmarried,
and it shall not be liable to the debts or liabll
ties of her husband; provided, that nothing
contained in this act shall be construed to de
prive the husband of courtesy 10 his wfe's real
estate, to which he-may be entitled by the laws
now III force; and provided further, that the
Il Il 81, tal h,y OFF
grant, devise or bequests, shall be held accord
ing to the terms and powers, and be subject to
the provisions and Limitation. thereof, and to
the provisions and limitations OF this act SO far
a. they are not in conflict Herewith.
=. Any married woman may IN her own
name, or hy her ncZt friend, Gtc blll IN equity
in any court having jurisdiction over the sub
ect matter, n the event Of her husbands re-
tlisDC or being incompetent to unite ID the
conveyance or disposal Of her separate estate:
and if the court shall be OF the opinion that
the interest Of tie married woman will be pro-
NOTED by sale thereof, may make such decree
as may he necessary 10 convey absolute title
thereto.
t. This act shall be- in ljrco from its passage,
LAW AND TRAGEDY.-ln TIE Corporation
Court yesterday Nike Thomas notorious nc.
gro scoundreI, was found guilty Of petit lar
ceny, second offence, and sentenced to one year
ia the penitGnlary Mike might have been as
easily convicted OF almost any other crime, Tor
it has been always understood that no lndlct-
meut could be framed 10 any court which
wouldn't exactly fit his case.
When the solemn jury rendered their solemn
verdict Of guilty, Nr. Thomas so!cmn'y arose
and swore he intended TO commit hd'2 Edu;
whcrcupOn he drew an enormous knlle and pro-
ceedcd to cut lis throat. But the skin was too
tough Or the knife too dull, We don, know
which, and thus sc reporter was swindied out
Of what ought to have been l!rsl class lteul'
Mike is now in JAIL and vii! in u lew days
60 TO Richmond, as representative from this
city, His pretended attempt at suicide was a
ridiculous fraud, for lie knew the knife
wouldn't cnt before he used it.-LyRcjt. NeVS.
GwENDoLYN'S OElGINAL.-l have recently
been told curious fac! in regard to George
Eiol's last novel, "DanieI Doro1da. 1t Is
this: The hcroiac, Gw2ndoIyn, is l lady living
10 London, who some years ago was possessed
of nearly million Of dollars She went TO the
Continent aud became IAN infatuated gamb'
lcr," losing nearly all her money, and parting
with her klacn, a9 the book states during
her inlatuation she was narrowly watched Dy
George Eliot, and also by wealthy gentleman
living TO day in Manchester. 81 Interested dId
he become in "GwcnlClyn." that, as the book
stated, he offered to make good her losses il
she would cease play, but was refused have
said the lady now lives 10 London on an TO-
come Of about thousand dollars a year, all
that is saved from the wreck. She is twcny-
five wears OF age, unmarried, aad is said to DC
very handsome, and what adds interest to the
tale, is the fact that she is the granddaughter,
of one of EogIanl's greatest poets. ClcuelhW