Daily Republican., 1881-01-12

with o vigorous hand, making S'A,''
ling noise. This morning, after IA"
members had been summoned together
with the usual racket, Mr.. Bradford
got pretty firm hold upon the housci
and In about an hour flooded IL
Clerks desk with thirteen bllls' 81
number Of which refer to WilmingIoA
local affairs, and are presented ny 'hs
City Council. These bills have already
been described in the local reports oi
the REPUBLICAN. Soma time this Wes
the Legislative Comnlttse OF Conncli
will be down to make the lobby lively.
MORE or DIVORCES.
The Senate sat for half.an.hour TO-
day and listened with some interest 10
| the tale OF mental woe recitod by tho
first divorce petition Of the session. The
petitioner ia Robert Alvin Cochran, j.,
one Of the numerous family, living in
the lower part of New Castle county,
and the brother Of Edwin K. Cochran,
Clerk OF the Peace.
The disconsolats Robert Alvin relates
a strange tale of now he came to marry
the woman from whom he now ASKS
separa,ion. In July 1876, when the
Centennial was at its highth, he went
to the City OF Brotherly Love, and IN
the course Of a continued stay he got
Into the habit OF too freely quahlng
1.-THE ruby demon. In other words he
went on a prolonged spree. On the
leveninR Of July a he visited one Bm'
ma Cochran, in the city. Emma was u
widow, and J. +. Cochran, who was a
brother of the petitioner, had been hef
Ihusbs That night the designing
widow, according TO the petition, gave
the petitioner drugged liquor to drink.
The next thing he knew on awaken
ling the next morning was hearing from
Emma that he had been married to her
by regularly ordained minister. lie
was engaged 10 young lady in New
York State but this broke of the be-
thro,hhl. Although ina terrible rage
at first, he finally took this wife OF uH-
usual cr cumstalofs TO Lib home and
tried 10 i've. happily. He didn't
though. 10 little while the vile OF
1.-Two Cochrans showed her trne nature
IShe led her husband sad life it ap-
pears aud finally deserted him. He
wants a d vorue, and good bit Of the
Cochran irfnerce will be brought to
bear 10 Iut the ase through.
Lots Of utuer cases are coming to the
surface. A Wilmington man was here
] to, day seeking single blessedness g.
This evening brisk old man with a
lloud voice and head whiten9d by the
frOsts Of about sixty winters, button
holed your correspondent in the corr'-
dor. under tho iLnpresson that he was
q member.
| I'm Holmes from Milford" said he,
"apd | want a divorce " Il lines Pc
ltitioned last session but was refused.
Speaking of these divorce seekers re-
minds me OF the fact T. at the chances
for indiscriminste granting of divorces
: are growing beautifully le5s. The
I Democratic members are caucusint
b over some remedy and the result IL
that MIR. VauBarkalow gave notice 0
J bill to amend Chapter IS Of the Re
I vi3si Code, which il the divorce law
o The contemplated provision is to ALLOW
all persons TO 60 TO the courts, and IL
cases Of destitute people the cost Of The
case Is to be PAID by the state, and III
I order for such made by the court
r which will uss its discretion. Thi,
will b. good thing and preyout much
troulle t.c., iftLs bill will meet with th'
appreciation OF the JuIiJiary.
4 NEW EAILEOAD.
The session will have mach 10 dc
, with railroads. Already one bill ha:
u been introduced and three more are IL
D preparation. Tao bill introduced in tut
l Senate today Is the supplement to the
= cot incorporating the Wilmington 4
p Western Railroad, az ,1rs9haGoRcd IL
my letter yesterday. To get good
idea o. what is friends Grt dIIvLng,at
give the Grst section entire: " Section
: |. Tn. the Delaware Western Rail
road c1m; any be aul it Is hereby an
, tho iz31 10 Locate a4t COlstrDc. e Tail
i, road Or RAILROADS., begin ling at aUct
, eligible point or pOIuts upon the preE
enl lie OF its railroad az may b.
deemed most flyOra5lr, and extending
in SouthwestorIy direction TO " int,
the State Of Maryland, and in & north
easteTIy direction to or into the State 0
Penny lvauis, for III Sc purposes toe.
upOn aHy lands necessary for locating
laying ont or making the same, or 10
the erection of station houae5, or fre iR h
. or passenger depots and shops, an
,, necessary sidiDss and :urnouts, or t
procure sand, gravel, earth or ston
. for B1.n uss, and 10 obtain title an,
, right to the same, IN th
- same manner as Is prov ided il
', section u and l3 Of the act 10 iDcorpa
rate tue Delaware and Chester Count
. Railroad Co., passed at Daver, Fobra
" ary 5th 1867.
The provisions Of the NO sections
OF the Delaware and Chester Count
act are for commissioners to assess valu
u OF land, &c. The bill then goes on
. provide that alter the building OF tn
= proposed loe, tn. line to Laudeubefi
&" noa In cxstapcs, IS to be- operated I
branch ; that the company may hsy
It's line when I. may couDe:t with an
roads row built or to b. bull. in Penn
OF sylVaui. or Maryland and that whe
1t may he de-m-d tdvjsabie the cay
~ tai stock may be merged with cut
4 roads.
N Nov this ia Whist has all along bee
regard d as Col. McComh road AUOl
or bill i5 talked Of which is hBely
rg cout.Ct with it and cause lively Aga
,n- This latter is presumably The proj-
), OF the Balimofe Il Ohio and P.unsy
,d yania Il Rea1jpg roads.
of 1t will, as the taiag was pointed o
to night, run bstween Baltimore q
Philadelphia. Il will euter Daiewa
few miles above the T., W. 4 Il. liz
+. will 2lmost touch NeWark and Kiam-