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A QUEER SOCIAL lAUlDEiN’T. j RUN BY ELECTRICITY the at l a n t a weekly s u n. 6. How a ill an Eloped with Own Wife. His -V New Motive Power for Sew ing Machines. Late in July last the good people in the town of Lyon, Oakland county, Mich., were much excited by an ap plication for divorce on the part of the wife of Samuel B. Dolpli, a De troit drover, on the ground of adul tery. The wife was the daughter of a wealthy farmer of their county From the Xew York Globe. A. T. Stew.irt is said to have fourteen stores in different parts of the world. In this city he finds employment for some thousands of people. Many of these are women who operate sewing machines. ” o are glad to learn that he runs these machines by steam. It is well known that a woman who has to run a sewing machine in the ordinary Everett by name, and naturally thev | ^ uine V* t4 ? e ordinar y manner, by tove cW successive stages of j S&tVg GEORGIA NEWS. POLITICS IN KENTUCKY. the contest with rapidly increasing interest. Dolpli, who had been en joined from removing anything from a farm that was the property of his wife, attempted to take possession of the place, ejected the family living upon it, and was arrested for riot. In the meantime the family he had ejected reinstated themselves, and when he returned he found them well guarded by armed men. Dolpli was then arrested for adultery, and he gave bail. Subsequently Dolph and his father visited the farm and found people cutting the crops, and for in terfering with them, he and his father were arrested for assault and battery, but the younger Dolph was acquitted, lie then caused the crop-cutters to he arrested for assault and battery, and he also commenced proceedings for trespass, but the question of the title of the farm beiDg interposed the case went to the Oakland Circuit, and lias never come to trial. Other suits were brought by the wife, the elder and younger Dolph, jmd by various parties, and such legal gentlemen as J. S. Woodman and A. C. Baldwin, of Pontiac, Sylvester Larued aud Al fred Russell, of this city, were re tained on one side or the other to take part in the controversies. The suit at law embraced injunctions, replevins, trespass, and pretty much everything else known to the civil and criminal calender, and the litiga tions bid fair to extend through several months, and perhaps years. Dolph is well known, and has many influential and wealthy friends, and the same may be said of his wife; and these frieuds, it appears, were strenu ous in their efforts to keep them sep arated. Mrs. Dolph remained se cluded at the residence of some of her friends in this city and a policeman was employed to watch Dolpli, fears being entertained that he might ab duct her. Thus matters passed along for several weeks, and a few days since an arrangement was effected by which Mrs. Dolph was to pay her husband §3,000, and all the suits, ex cept that for the divorce, were to be discounted. The papers were drawn up and signed, and the parties sepa rated, Mrs. Dolph avowing it as her determination never to live with him again. Dolph, however, insisted that lie loved his wife, and on Wednesday last a friend volunteered to effect a reconciliation between them. It is not necessary to state in detail all that occurred, hut to make a long story short, we may simply announce that the plan worked like a charm. Mrs. Dolph consented to elope with her husband, and Dolph to elope with his wife. She returned to the place where she was stopping in the upper part of the Fifth ward, packed her trunk, to be ready to move at a given time on' Thursday afternoon, and Dolph prepared himself for a journey too. The friend referred to took a carriage and obtained Mrs. Dolph, and subsequently drove after Dolph. The carriage was driven rapidly to Ilamtramck, where it remained un til evening, and from thence the reconciled couple took passage on a train that carried them many miles away. Last night and to-day, tele grams have been sent in every direc tion, hut no traces have been discov ered of Mr. and Mrs. Dolph. They are out of reach of Detroit and Pon tiac lawyers, who have pocketed fees to the amount of §4,000, and they have sworn to forget and forgive, and hereafter live happily. The following description of the giddy mazes of the waltz, though written 40 years ago, is still applica ble: On a signal given by the music the gentleman seizes the lady around the waist; the lady, scorning to be •outdone in courtesy, very politely takes the gentleman round the neck, with one arm resting against his shoulders to prevent encroachment. Away they go, about, and about, and about—“about what, sir?” About the room, madam, to be sure. The whole economy of this dance consists in the turning round and around the room in a certain measured step; and it is truly astonishing that this con tinued revolution does not set all their heads swimming like a top; but I have been positively assured that it only occasions a gentle sensa tion which is marvelously agreeable. In the course of this circumvoln tion, the dancers, in order to give the charm of novelty, are continually changing their now, the gentleman, meaning no harm in more use. Dr. Dio Lewis at one time examined a large tailor shop in Boston, and found that the backs of the girls gave out in a few years. After that they could only be turned out to die, or worse, a3 they were unable to earn a living. The peculiar up and down mo tion of the feet at last produced a disas trous effect upon the health. TVe hear a new foot-motion for sewing machines has been patented in Cleveland, Ohio, which is a back and forth motion, much like the act of walking. This is better than the old style, bnt is not perfection. The perfect sewing machine should run independently of the operator, as do those in Mr. Stewart’s large stores. Since it is plain steam cannot become a domes tic helper in families and small estab lishments, some other power, which is portable, cheap, reliable, and uniform must be used. We are happy to an nounce, for the benefit of all sewing ma chine operating humanity, that such an invention has been brought out. At Parmenter’s sewing machine rooms, on Broadway, a machine is being daily run by electricity. As it stands in a show window it attracts crowds of people. The apparatus attached to the machine is very simple, costing some twelve dollars, and we learn that it can be run with a small battery at the trifling cost of twenty- cents a week. We see no reason why this application of electricity may not became universal. We - hail its ad vent as one of the useful inventions of the day for the amelioration of the con dition of mankind and the saving of much life. The London Chemist and Druggist, in a very appreciative notice of Dr. Porcher’s “Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests,” takes occasion to say the following true words about the Southern States: If the Southern United States are not the garden of the world it is rather the fault of those who are responsible for their cultivation and development, than from any natural inferiority to any other land on the face of the earth. It occurs to every mind that this is the home of the chief products which civilization de mands. Cotton, sugar and tobacco are products of such immensity as to dwarf those which other lands bring forth, and yet these are not all. Vast quantities of wheat and rice are ex ported, and a luxuriant but unculti vated vegetation besides testifies to the immense resources which are forthcoming. These Southern States comprehend an area of territory equal ing that of Great Gritain, France and Germany. Watered by the grandest rivers, and rich in every variety of soil, with millions of acres ot dismal swamp, yet unreclaimed, there is future for this district which will make it a territory to which all the world will turn for its vegetable sup plies. >-*-< A Chinese Will. A Chinaman died, leaving his prop erty to his three sons, as follows:— To Fum-Aum, the eldest, one-half thereof; to Ku-Pin, his second son one-third thereof, and to Ding-Bat, his youngest, one-ninth thereof When the property was inventoried, it was found to consist of nothing more nor less than seventeen elephants and it puzzled these three heirs how to divide the property according to the terms of the will without chopping up the seventeen elephants and there by seriously impairing their value.— Finally they applied to a wise neigh bor, Sum-punk, for advice. Sum Punk had an elephant of his own.— He drove it into the yard with the seventeen others, and said: “Now w will suppose that your father left these eighteen elephants. Fum-Aum, take your half and depart.” So Fum- Aum took nine elephants and went his way. “Now, Nu-Pin,” said the wise man, “take your third and git.” So Nu-Pin took his six elephants and traveled. “Now, Ding-Bat,” said the wise man, “take your ninth and be gone.” So Ding-Bat took two ele pliants and absquatulated. Then Sum-Punk took his own elephant and drove home again. Query: Was the property divided according to the terms of the will? A Singular Custom. An English paper reports that July 25th was the day appointed for carrying out the directions contained in the xvill of Joseph Krill, of St Ives, a seaport town in Cornwall. This gentleman, who was formerly Collector of the Port prior to his deatl^ hi 1783, made a most eccen tric will, by which lie directed that an relative situations; | obelisk should be erected to his memory. Leaning no He also directed that every five years ten the world, I assure you, | maidens not exceeding ten ^years of «ge, carelessly flings arm two madam, carelessly flings hi. ^ mon about the lady's neck-, mtli „ .<Knfll’s steeple, celestial impudence: and anon the 1 lady, meaning as little harm as the gentleman, takes him round the waist with most ingenious modest languishment, to the great delight of numerous spectators and amateurs, who generally form a ring, as the mob old women and a fiddler should monument, now The mai dens ami the old women were each to receive half guinea, and the fiddler one guinea. In addition to these bequests the oldest man in the parish who had brought up the largest familey by his own industry was to receive five pounds After the ceremonies are over sterling. I — ... the trustees of the fund and the Mayor do around a pair of amazons pulling M c ration of S t. Ives proceed .to caps, or a couple oi lighting mastitis, .n^npr, on which, agreeably to the will, Helmbold’s suicide was the poorest i uu uieuisu;ui:ui«uvn».— v ——± - turn out” he ever exhibited at Long as a general holiday by the people of a certain amount of money is spent On the last celebration the day was kept Branch. I the town. The Methodist Church at Borne has received a new organ. Savannah has received two bales of new Sea Island cotton. Polk county aggregates a total valua tion of wealth, and smiles at being able to count up $1,431,055 worth. In a quarrel at the Howard boarding hope on Sunday, says the Columbus En quirer, a, Mr. Hugh McCann was cut in the side by Calvin Bush. Wounds we learn are not considered serious. Mr. Whipple, of the Girard Bap tist Church, says the Columbus Sun, im mersed 42 people—27 women, 15 men— in the pool near by, on Sunday. This makes 57 he * has immersed in the last two Sundays. Hie Borne Courier learns that the Gov ernor’s private Secretary went up to Chat tanooga, Saturday, in reference to the Chattanooga & Ala. R. B. difficulties, and it was thought arrangements would be made to commence running the trains on Monday. The Columbus Sun says: The report come3 direct that the genuine caterpillar has been found in the cotton on the rich plantations in Oswichee Bend. They were discovered only a few days ago. It will be hard if they are generally added to a disastrous crop year. N. M. Kirby, of Lowndes county, and J. S. Norman, of Colquitt county, charged with raising or altering one dol lar bills to tens, and tens to twenties, were held to bail in $5,000 at Savannah, on Saturday, to appear at the next term of the United States District Court. The Bainbridge Argus says: A negro child died Sunday last—four miles be yond the river, in this county—from be ing bitten by a spider. Death was pro duced in about twenty-eight hours. We do not know what kind of a spider it was; but it is said to have been a very large one. A Mr. John Harrell, of this county, says the Bainbridge Argus, had three shots fired at him one" night last week, while passing from his kitchen to his dwelling house. Suspicion rests dpon a negro, with whom Mr. Harrell had a dif ficulty a few days previous. This is the only indication we have had of the Ku Klux in this section yet. We learn from the McDoffie Journal that on the night of Friday, the 18th in stant, the Sheriff and posse went out to arrest Joe Hodo, Bad Perkins, Dick La- zenby, and Walter Wilson, who stand charged with an assault with intent to murder Ephraim Gibbs, (colored) in May last. Perkins and Lazenby were taken in and sent to Augusta on Saturday’s train, to be safely kept until a commit ment trial can be had. An Americus correspondent of the Macon Telegraph aud Messenger of the g2d, says: An attempt was made here last night about 11 o’clock, to assassi nate a Mis3 Cutts of this place, by some one as yet unknown. The weapon used was a pistol. The assassin fired three shots through an open window, two of winch took effect in the back. One or two parties are suspected of having com mitted this diabolical deed, bnt as yet no arrests have been made. The Bamsville Appeal learns that a se rious accident occurred on the B. & A. B. B., on Friday last, near Millwood. The engine encountering a wash, turned a complete somersault, crashing the leg of the conductor, Mr. Stockin, and seri ously injuring a fireman, whose name we have not heard. These parties were on the look-out for a wash, but unfortunately its existence escaped their vision until it was too late to avoid accident. We are informed that the wash is not extensive, and that the track has been repaired. A subscription of five thousand dollars to the High School of Cuthbert, made by the City Council, was ratified by an al most unanimous vote of the city last week—only three against it. The McDuffie Journal says: A rattle snake was killed a few yards in front of the Methodist Church, on Monday last. He had nine rattles, and measured about four feet in length. He had just crawled from under the Church, when espied by his slayer. »-•-« From “Hopkinsville (Ky.) Conservative.” The Lexington (Ky.,) Daily Press, of a recent date, says, and very ap propriately, too: |We recommend to the consideration of the Democracy the following extract from an edito rial of Hon. A. H. Stephens upon our late election: “It will be_ found that the banner of the party in Kentucky to-day, as it was in Georgia last year, has been least tattered where it has been borne highest and boldest in the conflict.” The returns of our election show that Mr. Stephens rightly apprehend ed the condition of affairs in our State. Where our banner was borne loftily and proudly by gallant hearts who scorned compromise and surren der, we find it covered with that old en glory which gladdened the droop ing spirits of our less fortm: ate breth ren in the Southern States. Where we hid away our colors and attempt ed to sneak to success within the'lilies of the opposing party, we have met ir.- , glorious defeat or a success even more humiliating than defeat. As evi dence of this fact we have but to point to the election returns, so far as received, as contrasted with those of last year. Take as examples this county (Fayette) and the city of Lou isville, where the milk and water pol icy of the half-Radical New Depar ture lias more advocates than in all the remainder of the State. We suf fered a bitter but not unexpected de feat, while the Democratic majority in Louisville was decreased by a Re publican gain of about 4,000; yet in the country districts, where the issue was sharply defined and the banner of Democracy was borne by men wbo had no concessions to make to the bravado and fluster of Radical effront ery, these losses have been more than made up, and Leslie gains largely upon the Congressional race in the ;gregate vote, as far as heard from r. Stephens is right. Our banner “has been least tattered where it has been borne highest and boldest in the conflict.”-— ll HopTcinsville (Ky.) Con servative,” Aug. 19 th, 1871. politics in Vermont. THE ATLANTA SUN.! The Brig Evening Star, from Baltimore for the Baltic, has arrived at Fortress Monroe. While laying at anchor Lynn Haven last night, six of her crew robbed the Captain of $200, and his watch and chain, seized a boat, and left the ship. The vessel was brought in by the crew of the pilot boat Slicer. GEORGIA NEWS. COLUMBUS. The following paragraphs are from the Enquirer of the 23d : Our community was startled yesterday by the announcement of the death of Mrs. S. Wilkins, who died at 2 o’clock Tuesday morning, after a very few days’ illness. The Eagle and Phoenix Manufacturing Company of this city, now have orders from D. H. Holmes and other merchants of New Orleans, for the shipment of 1,200 pairs of their celebrated cotton blankets. The Watchman of the 23d has the fol lowing : The drought still continues. Every thing is drying np—corn, fodder, cotton garden vegetables, and everything else. A had prospect for turnips, potatoes, peas, and other Fall crops. On Saturday night—or, rather Sunday morning—about 2 o’clock, the stable of Dr. H. B. J. Long was discovered to be on fire. The firemen repaired to the place promptly, bnt the flames had gained such headway that they could not he extin guished. The horses escaped, but we learn a carriage was burnt up in the build ing. MACON. Three items from the Macon Telegi'aph of the 23d: An interesting revival has been pro gressing during the present week in the First street Methodist church, under the eloquent and powerful ministry of Rev. Dr. Hicks, the pastor. Our worthy and spirited Mayor re turned from Atlanta quite unwell on Monday last, bnt nevertheless, endeavor ed during the day to look after the work going on at the Fair Grounds. The con sequence was that he was taken very sick late in the afternoon and has been con fined to his bed since. A From the Burlington Democrat. Kentucky Election — 45,000 Democratic Majority 2—13,000 Gain since last Year ! The result of the election in Ken tucky is truly gratifying. The Radi cal journals boasted too soon over the result. Because there was a fall ing off of the Democratic vote in Louisville, the point first beard, from, they flattered themselves that the magnificent Democratic majority of former years had. been nearly wiped, out. The Tribune was willing to concede to Gov. Leslie but 20,000 majority, and disingenuously com pared that with the majority given for Gov. Stevenson in 1868 two years before the negroes voted for the first time in the State. Later returns bring the Tribune and the rest of the braggarts to grief. Total vote for Gov. Stevenson 115,889. Total vote this year wilFhe 120,000 Democratic, and a little over 70,000 Republican the larger part of which comes from the negroes, who did not exercise the right of suffrage until last year, and who this year came out for the first time in full strength. Taking the last census as a basis, the negro vote in Kentucky must he nearly if not 45,000. Harlan has therefore received but 25,000 white votes—a heavy fall ing off from the vote of Baker (Rad ical), who in 1868 received 39,466 white votes for Governor. In other words, while the blacks have swollen the Radical aggregate in Kentucky 45,000 votes, 14,566 white men have abandoned the party in disgust and gone over to the Democracy. If the Radical organs can get any comfort out of this they are welcome. If the late election shows anything at all, it shows that in the Presidential elec tion next year, when every vote will he called out, the Democratic can didate will receive the old-time ma jority of 70,000 to 80,000 in spite of the black recruits for Radicalism.— Burlington (Vt.) Democrat, 17 Aug, 1871. A dispatch published a day or two ago gave a rumor that General Mc Cook had retired from the Gubernatorial canvass in Ohio. The rumor probably had its origin in the fact that he has been so prostrated by the labors of the canvass during the hot weather that he is obliged to withdraw from active participation in the canvass. jB® 3 * Dick Yates is to deliver a course of lectures this winter. They are not temperance. Presses for Sale. One “Henry” Power Printing Press— arranged for hand or steam power—bed 33X47. The Sex is now being printed on this press. It makes from 1000 1500 impressions; is strong and easily managed, and with steam power, is No. 1 press. It is new, having been worked only 6 months. Price $1250. The “Acme” Press works a sheet near ly as large as the “Henry,” at about the same speed. Is the best country news paper press built. It is new. Both these presses can be seen at work in The Sun Press Room. Address A M. Speights, Sux office. — >-♦-< JTota Bene I Do not blame a tradesman who does not advertise, for the probabilities are that he has nothing worth advertising. SUlaniii Situ jjroepectns. DAILY ,A.IYI> WEEKLY, PUBLISBaED BV THE ATLANTA, SSoaflTA. ALEXANDER II- STEPHEN 4 - ABCHIBALn M. SPEIGHTsf’ j. iimivLEsr smith, ’ Proprietors, Alexander H. STEPHENS, Political Editor. A. R. WATSON* ------ News Editoiv J. Henly SMITH, General Editor and Business Manager. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Per Annum: Single Copy Slac Montlxs S7 OO 4 OO Three Montlis One Month a oo 75 A/V13E3 J£3 Per Annum a Single Copy ... 3 OO Tliree Copies . . „ 4 50 Ten Copies .... 14 oO Twenty Copies . . 35 OO Fifty Copies ... 50 OO K L Y Six Mouths a Single Copy—G Montlis 1 OO Tliree Copies « q 35 Ten Copies “ y OQ Twenty Copies « 13 OO Fifty Copies Six Months 37 50 Single Copies of the Daily and Weekly, at the Counter, - 5 cts. 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All letters intended for him, either on private matters or connected with tho Political Departmen - of this paper, should be addressed to him at Crawfordville, Ga. Ail letters on business of any kind, connected with THE SUN, except its Political Department, should be addressed to J. Henly Smith, Manager, Atlanta, Ga. THE DAILY SUN Is the CHEAPEST DAILY NEWSPAPER in Georgia, while it gives a3 much Reading Matter as any. Its I * - - of placing it within the reach of all who would tike to price has been put down very low, for the purpose take a Daily Paper. The We e k 1 j Sun Ua.qparto form) filled with the choicest reading matter. It contains the cream Ed^ri^appear ta^We^kly aPP3arS m 0Ur daUy133116 that 18 of 2 eneral interest. AH of Mr. Stephens’ the SUN is the organ of the People, the Advocate of Justice, the Defender of Popular Rights, and the opponent of burdens heaped upon a tax-paying people, and Oppressions of all kinds. It will adhere to the old, safe, time-honored landmarks of the Democratic Par ty, and sternly oppose any “Departure" therefrom. Mr. STEPHENS is thoroughly enlisted in the Work, and will contribute to its columns almost daily, We aBk the friends of liberty, everywhere to aid in extending our circulation, cheap paper, and its Club Bates are particularly favorable. The Presidential contest for 1872 wiH be the most important in the lilstorv of America volved are momentous, and all that patriots hold dear is at stake. J Our Weekly is a very The issues in- tmh sun will endeavor correct principles-laboring earnestly and zealously NOW, BE- iUKLii w LATE ; utterly repudiating the do-nothing, gay-nothing, be-quiefc, dead-asleep policy auvocatea by some, while we are being rapidly borne down the current which is rushing into the whirlpool of Radicalism, Centralism and Imperialism. * The Radicals, with the aid of bayonets, have thrust upon ub the unconstitutional and wickedly oppressive measures of the so-called 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution and the Reconstruction Acts of the majority Faction in Congress. The Radicals have asked us, as Democrats, to pledge ourselves to ac cept, indorse, stand by, defend and bnild upon these measures forever. Those Democrats who give this pledge of course must “depart” from the faith of their fathers. Soma of them have already gone over to the enemy s camp ; and while they and the Radical cohorts which they have joined are calling out lus- “V, for ns ml to go with them, a few others are advising us to hold our peace lest we disturb the harmony and distract the counsels of the Democratic Party! \ erily, if we should hold our peace, “the stones would cry out.” We cannot remain silent. We cannot thus counsel our people to accept and welcome their own ruin, and thank God for the privilege ! “ 18 °f the utmost importance that these issues be discussed now ; for the adoption of a timeserving departure by the General Convention of the Party wiH be, not only wrong in principle, but in our jodgment it will be fatal in policy. - ° Fidelity to the Constitution is the true test of Democracy in every State of the Union, and we recognize every one who isa true friend to that sacred instrument, as a co-worker with us in the great cause of American liberty. The rights and Uberties of the whole people are jeopardized—not any more so in the South than in the North; and we of the Southhave no interests at stake in the momentous issues of the day, which are not common to North and South, alike. We respectfully ask a fair share of public patronge. All communications or letters on Business should be addressed to J. HENLY SMITH, Manager, •j ATLANTA, CrA, O- Wo reap ictfuUy ask our Weekly Exchanges to publish or notice this prospectus.