National Republican., 1877-02-17
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An Abandoned wife wiling and Able 10
Provide for Herself-dr. Thompson Csn't
stand MIS-. rhompson Any Longer.
The ,bracing given to the divorce market
appears to have produced an encouraging effect,
md to-day Judge wylie handed down . couple
more decrees to DO added to the number already
made, which, by the way, is growing quite large,
for this year will eSoeed those Of the contennIsi,
which was considered as pretty heavy. This,
mark attIibited 70 his Honor, which was that
couples who could not live together In peace ought
to be separated. HraT .a 49,
Mns. LuKnssrN VS.. Mr. LuxRssxs. d.
The story Of this lndy's WOO is happily short and
can be quickly related: Here. sho has lived Tor
twenty years past, and conducted herself with
prSprssi snsnns The esteem Of her friends and
GeI iiis has been qSist and peaceful; Gentle
spe n m moSes forbade her
pent station IN society; but for all that she was
iavorl!e with her associates, and tho male ser
That Would make her home no and md lie % happy, I NON on
August II, 1874. she married Herman q. Luors-
o
at time when It should have been shining In the
pSon.dty spiendor md @ Of The glory o. their married
the bonds Of matrimony Gro the iioge lord dis.
played fondness for other places in preference
The young witc was abandoned to her own
thoughts and solitude, which was indeed 0
strange situation for one who had anticipated
sorr9w. @ This condition q siairs fsliod 70 mena S
and In October, 1874, tive months iator, no aban-
he had marched With her 70 The % Wedding nupt,Sls
snd ,east Il was rpmot.d % that he departed for
sys stS not taos She ~ wa. in nv without @ fsr.SInT and
dsIenden, upon her own energies for su,tenanee,
hdent Of not wanting any help from the worthless
husband IN the future, and therefore asks for the
s,,s rssGnssi,e legal severance q tho nIptifi ties,
until otherwise ordered, and the custody Of
MR. THOMPSON VS.. MRS. THoMpsos.
ceedinry Srie bus SI pf S,,erne H"shsriNh HN
THOMPSON and Elisabeth Thompson were united
IN marriage In deorgotown, August LIST, 1sT2, by
contcnted with each other, no matter what the
fsults existing might be- Five months later
Tor some time came out ssn in her true ooop and
was frequently under the influence Of tho ardent,
and liked other company in preference to that Of
SO dissipated did she become that tho husband
was forced 70 leave, and soon thereafter she en-
northwest, In that deiectabie locality STYLED tho
Division and there she has since remained, lost
to all sense Of shame for either herself or family.
Iins, Jhs court Yesterday granted tho husband the
Mr.. JOCKEY vs.. MRS. JOCKEY.
While the mill grinds out DEGREES so rapidly
and steadily II e but natural to suppose that tho
supply viii soon become exhausted unless IL be
pretty constantly Icplenishod; therefore hero
comes another unhappy couple adding their
troubles and sorrows % the iist now already
lengthy. Both parties have been residents OF tho
District for at length the past thirteen years, IL
net for longer perIsd. In 1880 they were mar.
ricd by Rev. Mr.. Borelsnd, and lived together
as man and wife for some months after the
matrimonial knot was tied. It Is believed
that peace and happiness reigned In the
household, because nothing to the contra
~ Is made known IN the complainanps
declaration. II such was the case It did not con-
tlnue long, and sometime previous to 1879 Mrs.
Loekley, impelled by o sudden resolution, hft
home, and declined to return. No persuasion Of
the husband proved Of any avail away she went,
and away she staid. He was Q deserted Benedict,
and he had TO make the most Of It: Standing In
fear sf the tongue Of gossip, and desrous Of CIV
Ing the reorcant wife an opportunity TO recon.
slider her action and come back to his heart and
hearth, he went In search Of and found her. But
to al his impertuning she: turned deaf car,
and the home that had known her know her no
more forever. Finding her immovsbls In hcr res.
olution, and the desertion Of himselfa certainty,
the husband has determined to make the sepAra.
zion perpetual, and, therefore, yesterday applied
for Ral dissolution Of the nuptial ties, which
In all probability will be favorabfy acted upon.