Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1880-02-12
re Garpet-Bsg Ex-Senators.
How Mostof Them ars Prospering III
Basket and Store,

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How Mostfof Them3ar Prospering j
Basket aud Store.
Alabanahas not gained aaytha!
iathesstrepgsh of her reputation
speuvss lie sraon
carpet Dagger retired. Hewas
young, active and popular fellow
who could secure iavors for his STATE
where others failed. Since Spencer
VasSsal
Trimming, anyI am told thatreceft.
~ ne cleared a clean half million
dollars in the sale of e Utah mine.
I would not be surprised to see hin
turn up soon as a delegate to Con-
gress from one Of the Territories. i
remember talking with him on the
day his term expired. Said he Il
an glad to get out Of politics, for a
while, at least. amino8 going to
devote my time to making money,
and l am going to succeed, too end
in less than five vesrs you will see
me back as a member Of one or the
other Of these wings of the Capitol"
Spencer is not over forty,four years
OF age.
The fact is, the majorit- Of what
were called the carpet bag Senators,
have been prospecting since they ceas-
Ell to be Senators. Dorsey, of Ar,
kansas, who is fifty years old, made
TWO hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars in Kaaeas Pacificstock when the
road vas purchased by Jay Gould.
My. Copeland. who visited the ranch
last Summer. told me that when he
arrived be was astonished to find q
comnodious house. capable OF accom-
at least twenty people, I'm
lshed with the taste Of a city resi-
and having the most of the
conveniences O. the same. On Gle
#HH
occasion. dr. Copeland says, Dorsey
and his wife had at the ranch twef-
~ five guests al dinuer, which was
liz courses, and was as gooa as
my first class restaurant dinner. he
the.e was an abundance Of
o4am?ague, ice cold, with cig*fs snJ-
OF slj kinds. Dorsey is also
Interested in several Of The LeadVIi'e
and his friends say he will oe
worth millions before long. He is
noa at bis hone in Hot Springs IN
Arkansas. fixing the delegation from
that State to the Convention for
Mark my word forit, Dorsey
will be in Congress before many days
.h4l( have come and gone. Dorsey
say4 that he would, just fer the fun
II Rz5ssg i2a,s to yeana hask he9s.:
rgT TO- sttaey9ae@es
bounded MIN when he was
Clayton, who was DJrsey's col
10 the Senate, is prosperiaa'
aeiDg Tie owner Of Que Of the largest
plantations in Arkansas. l
az BIN tie 2it.vr Aty, an2 he told
l1e That The day is not tar distant
the Republicans will agai'' he
IA coNtr,i IN Arkansas. fIe SAD
that in the event Of Grants nomi,
nation The State wculd surely 90 Re-
uJ'icAn.
Ex-senator Peterson, Of South
Carolina, i, now ~i:v:ns in Baltimore,
the Presi!-nt # : STREET rai!.ay
COMPANY, in when D,n Cnmcro" has
a iays@ r~rcnniary interest. @l'4:trr'
t-!i4 ms ;hac tAa ;oal is paving.
handsomely, aa'' tA.t " Is IL q <ai.'
way q! recovering i3.e t9Tfn.s he
'o<; investing =: South GraIia' So
;nriliya.
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