Show IH THE DISTRICT COURT mrs lessenger granted a divorce from M D lessenger and alimony of 20 per month several small motions in the district court last evening batore judge the lessenger dl case was decided in a very rapid manner it will b e remembered that some time ago M D lessenger filed a salt for divorce alleging cruelty on th part of the wife arid the casa caused a considerable sensation the matter came up yesterday by the withdrawal of the complaint by lessenger and the filing of a complaint by his wife in which she charged him with cruelty habitual drunkenness and with to houses of am maral character and alie case was immediately heard and mrs lessenger was put on the stand and testified the answer of the denied all allegations but put no witnesses on the stand and the was granted the divorce the household furniture the custod of the children and 20 per month alimony the prominence of the to the suit made the filing of the complaints a sensation in social circles IL R macmillan was altor nev for tho plaintiff mr lessenger and A B hays represented the defense in the court this morning the case of ida C fehringer et al vs copt me cial rational bank et al camb up on motion of plaintiff for new trial the matter was argued and taken under advisement and SO days granted in which to prepare and file bill of options case of wild vs U P R R came up on motion for new trial and was partially argued further hearing going over until jan 9 ralph pidcock was arraigned on the chaice of assault upon one jos Seif crt aid plead not guilty Is a mail carrier and Ms defense willbo conducted by the united states gov e ament on the ground that lie wa defending the united states mail service DAD YEAR VOR INSURANCE COMPANIES london jan 6 the british fire insurance companies doing business in the united states according to the financial expert of the daily chronicle had a bad year in 1899 the competition being so hot that it Is getting doubtful whether it is worth their while to attempt to get business in tho united states RAILROAD generosity laramie wyo jan 5 the union pacific railroad company through its president II 11 G burt has presented tho university of wyoming with six blocks of land located immediately north of the university grounds in thlu city and comprising about fifteen acres resolutions were adopted at a meeting of the trustees ot the university yesterday a copy of which will be sent io president burt thanking the railroad for its generous gift the grounds win be utilized tor a campus and ground for the erection of more buildings at the university |