Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-03-18
Retired ED-Con1ederdtes.

Retired En- Confederdtes.
Longstreet is in comfortable position
in New Orleans.
Jake Thompson is living in moderate
circumstances in Memphis.
Beauregard is superintendent Of street
railways in New Orleans.
Joe Johnston is q leading life insur.
ance man at Savannah.
JEFF. Davis is president OF the Carolina
Insurance Company at Memphis.
Gen. Polly Robinson, formerly OF
Hoods division, is planter in Texas.
Gen. Albert Pike. brigadier from
Arkansas, is practising law at Washing
ton City.
General Braxton Bragg lives at Mo-
bile. and is superintendent of street rail-
ways.
Col. Carter, of the rebel army, is now
acting with Pinchback.
Gen. Hood is cotton factor and in
surance agent at New Orleans. and
makes out tolerably well.
Tx Senator Robert NJ T. Hunter has
poor farm on the Rappahannock river
in the tidewater pant of Virginia.
Gen. Chenlham, having made nm un.
successful run for Congress against
Horace Maynard. has returned to private
life
Judah p. Benjamin has n good law
practice in London, England. but his
clients are nearly oil Americans from the
Southern States.
General John G. Breckenridge lives nj
Lexington, Ky, and was given an i'm.
portant place at one time on the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad.
Ierschel V. Johnson, who ran on the
ticket with Stephen A. Douglas for the
Vice Presidency, is planter in Jefferson
county. Georgia.
Gen. d. II. Hill keeps school at the
town Of Hillsborough, and meantime ed
its periodical published once month,
called "The Land we Love-
Admiral Raphael Semmes is practising
law at Mobile. and seems to be in good
circumstances, which leads gossiping
folks TO believe that he must have saved
money.
Robert Tyler, ex-clcrk of the Supreme
court OF Pennsylvania, and son of Presi.
dent John Tyler. is the editor of tho Ad.
vcrtiser, the Democratic State organ at
Montgomery, Alabama.
Ben Hill, cx confederate. is practising
law ut Atlanta, and is said TO be the best
lawyer in the State. He was q Senator
OF the Confederate States, and had
personal collision with Yancey.
Forrest, the great cavalry man. has
been railroad president and livery
stable keeper at Memphis, and some.
times appears to be doing tolerably.
Gen. Pickett, who obtained 5000
for small pox documents which were
purchased by the war department during
the last political campaign, huctuates
between Washington City and Canada.
Alex. IL. Stephens lives near Crow
fordSviIle. Ca, in small and not very
comfortable house which he dignifes
with the name of Liberty Hail.
Major General Joseph Wheeler, com.
mander of Whecler's celebrated Conled-
crate cavalry, and West Pointer. has
married 4 rich lady in Northern Ala
bama, and lives ut his ease.
Gen. L. Pope Walker, ex.Secretary OF
War to the Confederate States, who avov.
ed his intention 10 plant the flag over Fam
euil Hall six months after the war began,
is practicing law with some success at
Huntstonville, Alabama.
Joe Brown is fifty.fve years old, and
is he Bismatk OF Georgia. He is pretty
rich-is worth anywhere between $780,
600 and 81 ,OO0, ,000-and is President of
the Western & Atlantic Railroad. His
State raiload connection is thought TO be
the strongest in the South, and Simeon
Cameron is said to be interested in it.