The sun., 1897-09-09
GEN. LoNGSTREETS BRIDE.
FAMOUS CoEFEDEBATE TEDs MISS
DORTCH IN ATLANTA.
Tho Ceremony Takes Place In the GoVernor'S
Mansion bride Painted Before the We'd
dlnE--Tho Careers OF the General and isis
wirs-Both Prominent in Political Life.

dlnE--The Careers OF the General ana ISIS
wirs-Both Prominent In Political Life.
ATLANTA, Ga. Sept. s.--Gen. James Long
street and Miss Ellen Dortch wore married by
tho Rev. Father Schndewell Of the Roman
Catholic Church in tho Governors mansion to-
day. At five minutes before the appointed
timc Gen Longstreet, arrayed In suit OF con-
yentional black with expansive shirt front and
white tic, entered, escorted by his friend. the
Hon. II. w. J. Ham. ant. taking position, await
ed the coming OF tho bride. The General was
In fine form. There was q wait Of fifteen min
utes for tho bride. She had tainted ten min
utes before the time set for the marriage, but
revived almost Mt once. Soon tho groat door
of tho hallway opened. and Miss Dortch, lean
ing upon the arm OF Gov. Atkinson, advanced
to her position. As she nearod It Gen. Long
street made an impulsive step forward and, eN'
tending his hand, took that Of tho bride, but It
was for an instant only. as tho Governor had
not yet released his guardianship.
Father Schndewen began the services. Gen.
Longstrcet made the binding promise, apdibly.
aud Miss Dortch's promise was heard all over
the room, After tho ceremony the company
eoHFpatulatiSns to tne s''ct Couple Gen. Long.
street declared to those who pressed around
"oh, l am not old at all. You don't know
what lifc is tin you reach my age"
=, Among those present were the Hon. John
Douglas S'Gp'S GSr INC s sSa'nA aSG RSS1 @
this state to enjoy their honeymoon.
The :betrothai OF Gen. James LolEstrcet
was topic OF absorbing interest for weeks in
about every city and town Of Georgia The Cen
SF Is in his eh % h Il 20 deaf ha he
and shows many signs OF fecbleness. He is
still erect and straight as an arrow; however,
| dir and bearing that would marx him in any
assenhage.
Miss porch is about ~ years old and holds
| the otl,o OF Assistant state Librarian at q SAL
| ary OF $500 year She IS Charming young
acter, and is tho trst woman in Georgia to
! hold an Office under the state government to
| which there is salary attached. Her father
! conducted u weekly newspaper FOR many years
! az Gainesville. Ia, and after his death, being
| In very moderate cirumstance-, she assumed
several years, being The first woman In tho
State TO manage newspaper, NGXt she
being tho pioneer woman in daily Journalism
! IN Georgia also. ,
She o in all her gnaSrnS' S al
OF matcunity OF will and ambition that have
carried hGr successfully, through many cam cam.
no the FIRST time she was publishing her daily
newspaper in NliIlcdFcvilIc nnd She was among
rewarded Ter fidelity BY appointing her AS
sistant State Librarian. Last year She got
bil through the GcqrEtn Legislature makng
women eligible to the h's! er and better salaried
Office OF Librarian. TO which office there is at
taGhe1 q salary o. 81 500 Ee"sii Ei, .,-,,c,, .,o
apr lied for ,ihe Office, her PRINCIPAL opp9nenF
b:ins Join Ok MiedES q yl!,ai Ugor,.a Coi?neI 51.
c:nor Of the state, and who has he'd the office
OF ~ rarinn FOR number OF yca71. His term
was about to end, and bitter contest between
the woman editor and the Georgia ..oqe! vas
wa-ed for six months. II has been Thought
that her marriage to Gen. LCngStFcCt VIII Cause
her to withirnw from the race.
Il is a sad thing to have to acknowledge that
the General I, in very ottraitened c:rcupsianeGs,
! uUtw IL standing the fact that be haD held
more fat offices under tho Federal Government
than any other Confederate leader. lie owns
q ntt!a property here but his Investments 90
not ielt hin, any revenue. His first wife died
about ten years ago; hi- sons are married. and
his yog3Eest daughter married about two years
ago. and loft The old soldier alone in the world.
At the close OF the war. when Gen. LongstTeet
| tho name u Republican sufficient TO ostrH'
else u man politically and almost socially. Gc2,
Grant, who was his warm friend and personal
the tfovrrnriient scrvic" at New Orleans When
h. had finished hts term of ohlce he. was APP
co!r!ug n GOOD salary ana 1.sbur-n; large sums
OF money. Hc remained tAt?c VntI ISIS
whoa he passed a sumner NJ GaiDpsvllle, Ca,
and was p.cnscd with his surroundings and
tho hearty welcome accorded him By his old
friends that he decided 70 return 70 Georgia
He purchased u small farm near Gatnesvtlle
and Con :racted with Col. Allen d. Gambler. a
former comrade in arms and now Secretary Of
State. to build him a dwelling and barn With
smaller outhoUses on his place. He paid $40.
600 for the work, and had about $50, 700 left OF
was building big wooden hotel in the lower
end OF town, tho very worst place: from IN Q
been tSh' ad lie sS not T enough money
complete it, and some ot Con. Longstreet' ;:
Republican compatripts persuaded him that i
would be q good Investment fur him 20 lend
, smith the money 10 complete the hotel anG
tako a mortgage on the property as security.
20 draw up tho morign 20 hc found that Smith
owned only an undivided half interest in th,
property. so that ho was obliged 10 'oGtcn
: hlns"f with mortSaSc On that lie went hacI
, n New Orleans to wind up his affairs, and OF
ms return about & four month I'M aGr a9 o f9unI 6
dwelling. but tho hotel building was in th
condition in which he had left It. Smith ha'
taken the money which Gen. Longstreet haC
lent him and hal paid his debts with i. Th
, only remedy for Gen. Lnngstrect was 70 buy thu
maindcr OF tho money lie had saved.
The house has never paid ! per cent. IN n
part Of the time it has stood there vacant, yield
=, | ing no revenue. 1t Is outside OF the tiTo I'm
ils and tho insurance men are Gfrat Of Ti"Ein
dcnce. and several years ago It caught tr
+; and was;burncd with It, contcgt5s, cIta!,ins
D loss on the veteran that he could III afford.
Gen. Iongstreet had ,.. e9i!t thFHcro?m n,G cot
o that and hn' remained there ever since, l,pt
|. tho time q her marriage bis daughter Ken
p a negro family living on a corner o. HI. farm
and the man o'ks after his farming operation
htir We M MI onJ corrSs Ham to him nj his CO.
o tage. and does such littc odd Jobs in tho wa
, OF housekeeping as his simple surroundings r
u quire. 1t was in This cottage tnnt he wrote th
"a grontNr rar' II his hook OF memoirs. IL wa
z published some time ago. but tho flood OF va
: remnj.ccpcr5 that has deluged the market iG
Ii tho INST faw years has initiated against It's saI
:, and II "Aa attained to only moderate ctrcu!'
- - After Gen. Longstrect settled In GaInesvil
20 r. Il. Hayes made him Postmaster at n snlhg
D Of $1,000 year, and the Hener9! rstGintd x x