Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-19

Por "a ai5, PROBABILITIES. Aprl 10 1880
Tor Inc Middle Atlantic Ststa, tt,tioner1 foI
a1Heo py falling barometer, southerlv Winds
um y ~sa'ner snd possibly rain. followed OF
Ioroe.oSs ~ colder westerly winds, riting BIZ
| N-eAtihs weather, preceded by rain.
DlVoRcE.-That divorces can be essiiy Of.
;sipeu 10 Arkansas as we'll as IN Chicago aDC
10 Doth places more readily than 10 70 d ole
conservative Virginia. is sbown ty the f,IoH-
| les: In the month Of July, 1878, james S,hut}
10rmer resident of Alexandra, but now Of
| IeSarkana, Ark, was marIi,d 10 Susie +,
BB!oWp' tie daughter of Mrs. Brown, widaw oil
i''ohafo DroWo, respectable lady i1iog 10 Il {
lo"er part OF the First ward of this city. After
icmainiog tor week or i've, Mr. Sciutt r.
| tutned to his Southern home, leaving his vi {
| 10 ioioW after frost, it bcog thought uLsafe &c
t H.ke her Id the summer to that ljW latitude
| sickness and other circumstances prevented
Tue Wlle from going to her husband, and duripp
the Canstmas of 1878 Mr.. Schutt came 90 tc
see her With the Intention of taking Ter home,
~! Gus her oWa debate c,rditlou and tho extreme
| inoess OF her Sister, who shortly afterwards
| CLAD, again made it necessary for him TO return
oouth without her. LIE promised, how ,yer. 10
send tor her us soou az cicamserc. wonld
acmit Ct her going. THIS be never did; on The
contrary, he very soon began to write l,tters,
| asking iicr to consent to divorce-a prcposi.
tion Which she Indignantly dec md every time
&c was made. lie was Lot TO BIO th2nrted tbua,
however, and therefore entered suit 10 the Cir
cult court OF Miller county, Ark asking fer a
oiVorse IRON his wife on account OF d,ser j,u.
ms suit WAS d. cided 10 his favor n the . ! dav
OF March, 1880, 10 spite { tho testimony Of
ntr nelghbors, taken here aud filed in tits court,
showing that she had never refuse | to 20 Sou h
Win fer husband, bu', on The contrary,
was always ready and aixious to ioin Lin,
and was only prevented by Circumstances over
which she had no control. Tie charge which
formed The tasl' for this suit for divorce, and
"h'ch was asslSuct by tho coLri as the reason
lot grazing l., wss proven to DO utterly
groondless by the testimony of competent and
reIiabc witnesses hero we'll acquainted with the
patt!ts and all tho lasts. This account tho
ms'o p6lo's OF which aye taken from the cffi,ial
teccr1s IN this case, is published as an sct Of
lus:ica 10 deterritg and Innocent yourg wife.
emo 10 o der tia, her position mty be properly
understood and appreciated by her friends ard
nelshbors. at this rate Tcxnkara will soon
oacone q ioruitable il7aI 10 Chicago in "rut-
nag asuEdor what God has j)iped tope,hcr"
IIsrERDAY.-The beautiful weather Of yes
terday had the effect Of bringing out large
CROWDS 10 me mtroloe seGvic 8 ct the different
cdurcaes, tud 10 the afternoon The reefs were
ned With Tedes.riaos, while the grsve Yards,
toronged With people anxious to spend On hour
90 the greco grass. AID beneath the budding
trees. Presented beautiful and animated scene
lev. DR.. Packard, Dsao of the Theological
Semlnary, 10 the absence of the pastor, Rev
MIR: Shhrp. who is On q short visit 10 friends
10 Norfolk. preached 10 Grsc, church in the
morDlng. here was 10 strvi ,e in this church
at nlsht Rev. Samuel Chapman rr,acbed in
the Biptlss church moniog sod Light, Rev.
Mr. feolck, pastor IT the church, leiug out of
the city. Elder VIM. NJ. Smoot presclcd 10
ne 'rmitivs Baptist Church in the morrioe.
Win tho atoVe exceptions the o,Eor pupi,s
were filed ty the regular pas,ors.
Ia the afternoon large trjwl assembled al
Tie 'oou Of ito Alexsudlis Reform Club,
where an Interesting Temperate, mee,iog was
held, concuoted ly R3v. Mr.. Mills, Of the Nj.
i. Church. Mr.. Mills. in the course CT bis re
marks, Sail that if oil the Christians 10 Alex
ancr'a Wculd sfu the pledge aCd keep it he
would venlurc tho assertion that opo third of
I he grnp shnls ct the o,tv would have TO close
10. MIR. Aud s)r, # Geoigotowp, also I'D
dr. 81, Il re u. o,irp. The wca her hclnr warm
the Free McIhGdl-ts IL their churct, and held
lnerIlrg Oh he wharf, foot Ct King street,
IN q G afternoon. NJ which nutcats were made
by Messrs. D,Isu Lloyd, Elgrish, the Pew
crilIs aud IN cid o1lOred woman, 10 which pro.
leasing Cht.s iaLs vino d. cot believe 10 their
extreme VS. sole stttcscd 10 regular lnpcr-
soil siy!n, aud tbs PASSENGERS on tho ferry boats
were conSigfci TO the warmcs! kind o! quarters.
I0LIrlCAL MEETINGS -Tni 70 Ill DO two re.
pnblican mass mce,lrgs in tits city to night
Doe will be h. Id at the Co!cr. d O1d Fellows
Hall CO Columbus street al I o'clock for tho
purpose Ct eudir irg The &C iln OF the repub
loan county eonssLti1n. held OF Il c old Court
llors', in this ely, m Saturday. tho 10Th, in
eccrpg Harris snd TsnciI, K,i1o delegates
10 The Stcu1ton convection.
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