Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-29
-Four Hundred and Thirty-three Bills
and Joint Resolutions Passed.
Few of General Interest
Fate of Reform Bills.

host everybody who applied for divorce
rot what they wanted. If sixty-three
couple, were made happy by marri-
age, they fwere ever again made happy
" separation, or at least made happier
han they, were In the married state. OF
course, there was no partisan spirit IN
1lvorce bills, and whatever OF good or
svil existed In such all avalanch of diyor-
res, each party is entitled to its full share
of praise or it's share of condemnation.
The following is list oil the divorces
granted:
Rebecca s. from Richard Kirby.
Rachel Ann from John 8. Craig.
Elizabeth d. from f. e. Davidson,
Ida from w, Franklin Waiinight.
Cora A. from Moses c. Alexander.
Ella from William K Mulford.
John ?. from Mary J. Deputy.
Emma from John Barker.
John W. from Henrietta Harris.
Hannah Il from w. II. Becker.
Frederick q. from Caroline Werle,
Mary K. from William Madigan.
Emory from Nancy b. Marvel.
j. b. Z. w. from Mary A. C. Maxwell.
Lemuel G.. from Maha'a Tingle.
Mary Frances from James Hogan.
William from Sallle ID. Raisner.
Sarah VI. from James B. Hopkins.
Sadie from Samuel Kirk.
George q. from Rina Is. Jacobs.
Annie IRON William Steele.
Annie L. from James Palmer.
Maggie from John A, Logan.
Mary from George Abele, Jr.
Roxanna from Prince VIM. Decker.
Kate from 7. Elwood Singley.
Sarah e. from VIM. r. Willing.
Mary +. from Noah Tyudall.
Melyina from Morris Herbst.
Jacob from Rose Walter.
andrew Il. from Fannie Hughes.
Laura NJ. from Howard ii. McKlGsey.
Edith W. from VIM. Husbands.
Ernest from Kate Hendorer.
Mary from Charl, W. Galloway.
Geo W. from Elizabeth Mann.
Thomas r. from Maggie Collins.
John from Lizzie NJ. Barker.
Maggie from VIM. T., Seward.
Mary Il. from Thomas W. Grant.
Margaret A. from I. II. Meredith.
Frederlka w. from Heinrich Schnell.
Parker from Emma Bacon.
George from Mary ii. Johneon.
Thomas ii. from Anna NJ. Morrison.
Lavinia X. from Goldsboro Bryan.
Mary L. from Samuel j. Gray.
MarIa .. from Edwin Humphr r'es.
G. NJ. from Barrett II, VanAuken.
Baraeh from Annie II. Richards.
Lizzie w. from William Lillian
George f. @. from Kate Clement.
Mary n. from James j. Baird.
Jos. Ii. from Hannah Is. Chambers.
Margaret from William Polk.
Sarah L. from Jacob II. Slaug iter.
Mary II. from Newton Lamplugh.
Henry from Carrie Hudson.
Arthur IRON Emma e. Ilanby.
Il. Is. from Elizabeth Wilson.
Christian from Ella Rath.
Abraham from Ruth Williams.
Henrietta from Richard Cooper
No less than 43i acts, including Join
resolutions, have passed both houses o
the Legislature, and are now laws. Ol
these fifty of them are amendments to The
revised statutes OF more or lees Import
ance, generally less, as no amendment
touching needed political reform wis per
mitted by the Senate. On this account
there has been no advance, but q back
ward step on constitutional reform, and
no change In the assessment and Ia,
collection laws.
Thirteen bills relate to the judiciary
the most important of which increases
the limit of Justices of the Peace In tht
collecti IN of debts TO $500. An add.
tional Justice OF the Peace is allowed II
Broad Creek hundred, Su sex county
another for New Castle county; an add
tional constable for W llmingten; another
notary for White Clay creek hundred
two for Wilmington and one for CrestoI
Land Improvement Company.
Eight bills refer to rivers, six of then
changing the names OF creeks to rivers
such as Lewes creek to Lewes river; Lit
tie Duck creek TO Leipsic river; Murder
kill creek to Murderkll river; Ducl
creek to Smyrna RIVER; Mspillion creek tC
Mikpillion river, and B.oad creek tt
Laurel river.
There were six private acts, as follows
To change the name Of Mary Hunter
Film to Pusey aud make her by adoption
daughter aud tc.r at-'aw Of VIM. w
Pu ey.
10 charge the name Of Elizabeth Carey
Finn and make her by adoption {
daughter aud heir -at-law oil William w
Pusey.
For the benefit of the estate OF the lat,
Joseph Teas.
For the benefit OF Catharlne Scott.
To change the names CT jaime, ii. and
John w. Lynch to Bratton.
To change the name Of a minor child.
Three acts related to elections; one oil
them changed the election placH In Black
bird hundred; another divided South
Murderki Hundred irto two election
districts, and third gives taxable
women IN Wilmington the right to vote
for members of the Board OF Education.
Eve bills prevent stock from running
at large in certain school districts.
Ten bills relate 10 III. r:c.@ctlQn Of fish
oysters and game, in which there art
three muskrat bills, one for each county
Thirty seven bills to lay out, yscatt
and straighten roads, which the courts
have tie power TO do, were passed. One
of these acts provides for the lay Ing out oi
new road down White Clay Creek from
Smaley's lulut mil 10 5iantOn. The
only 9th ' It's in rrtnd to roads In
New CO. eodnfy relates TO road IN
Red IioJ liundied, and one in relation
to col ecting road taxes in Blaekbird
Hundred.
Four acts relate TO railroads, as fol
lows:
Incorporating the Eighth street passen.
ger railway company, Wilmington.
To amend The charter OF the Odessa and
MiddletOwn narrow gauge railway.
Incorporating the Delaware and New
England company (purporting TO be an
act TO consolidate the Poughkeepsie