National Republican., 1882-12-12
GOING TO LAW.
An Unhappy wife Seeking for Divorce
Damages A,vart,ed-Tie Record.
A DIVORCE WANTED.

DIVORCE WANTED.
Sarah f. Page has begun suit for divorce
from Francis A. Page. The parties were mar
ried at Easton, Penn October T. 1867, and
shortly afterward came to Washington where,
with the exception of short intervals, they
have resided ever since. The plaintiff charges
that for the last seven years the defendant
has been addicted to intemperance, and for
more than three years pasG he has been an
habitual drunkard. About the 9th of last
April, in consequence of the defendants
drunkenness; the plaintiff left him. and has
since lived with her mother, VINO took care of
herself and children. She obtained employ
ment last January in the pension Office, and
AYERS she is able to comfortably support her
self and children, but has received no aid
whatever from the defendant since she left
him. She asks to be allowed to have the GUS
tody of her eight children.
ITEMS.
In the court in banc yesterday, in the case
of Shoemaker and Ettingcr against the COM
missioner of patents to compel him to register
cigar label, the chief justice delivered the
opinion, affirming the decree of the court be-
low. :
In the case of Mrs. Austin against the Dis
trict of Columbia the circuit court jury yes
terday awarded the plaintiff l, 800 damages
This was an action brought for injuries sus-
tanned by the plaintiff who fell into an un-
protected ewer-trap mt the corner of Fifteenth
and + streets on the night of March 4, 1881.
She claimed $4,000.
On motion of John C. Fay Andrew Brew
ster, of the Philadelphia bar was admitted to
practice at the district bar; and on Mr.. Keys
motion, John Goode, of the Virginia bar, was
also admitted.
George L. johnson and NJ. ]. Griffith, the
official appraisers, have made an inventory Of
the personal estate of the late Lucy Riyes,
amounting to $685. ,l31.
Charles II. Knight has presented petition
to the probate court to be appointed admins
traitor of the estate of James L. Mcguire.
Mary L. Hill, executor Of the estate of
Frank p. HILL has returned an account of
the sale of the personal effects of the estate,
valued at $66 .25.
THE RECORD.
Equity Court-JustiCG Hdgaer.-Wallbridge VS..
Smlh; leave to amend bill granted Ward VS..
Ward sale ordered and James 5. Edwards, trustee,
10 sell. Bibb vs.. Hunter; SAINT action j. W. Pill
! ling trustee. Eaton VS.. Eaton; auditors report
confirmed and payment ordered. Acker VS..
AcEer; testimony before John Cruikshank eX-
Gminer, ordered taken. Reynolds VS.. Reynolds (;
appearance of absent defendant ordered. Langley
pointed trustee TO sell. Cole vs. Cole. Chester VS..
Chester; appearances OF absent defendants ordered.
! Page VS.. Burnstne; hearing commenced. Ad-
jOurned until to-day. Assignmeut-Nos. 10, 10, Il,
Court in Bdnc-ThC Chicf Justice, Justices Coz and
JaGeS.-Bettes VS. Carrico; bill dismissed. Shoo-
| maker X EtInger VS.. Commissioner OF Patents
decree below affirmed. Forsythe VS.. Fullerton ;
on hearing Adjourned till to-day. Assignment
Nos. AZ, As, 81, 90, 60, so, G3, Ca 146 aud GS
Circuit COHrt-jUsttcc MdcArthWr.-Austin vs.
District Of Columbia; verdict for plaintih 81 800
1ll 1l7 lao 40 and II