The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-01-27


store. He is rich and is becoming richer
and goes to Congress next session. Major
] General Pierce Young Is farming il
Georgia, and Gen raj J.. j. Polk has 6
fine stock farm in Murray coun y, Ten
nessee.
There are few of the gen rails who hold
State offices. / may begin with General
A. III. Coiquitt, who is governor of Geor-
gia at $4,000 year and who is quite
poor, although he has valuable lands.
General Beauregard is adjutant general
Of the State of Louisiana at$2, 500 year
(which salary is supplanted it is said by
a salary of $4,000 for the Louisiana Sta G
lottery, of which he is commissioner.
| The law Of course has it's votarics
General Toombs, of Georgia, who is very
rich, practices law in casual way,
chiefly representing the State against the
railroads, volunteering for the State
| General A. r. Lawton and II. r. Jack
| son, both of whom are wcll-to-do, prac-
tice law III Savann h, Georgia, and have
| large incomes. Major General Bate has
| a good practice in Nashville and is look
ing to the Senate. General Alpheus
Baker most eloquent of men, practices
in Louisville, where he is coming into
good incomc-which General Basil Duke
who is also in Louisville, has already
built up for himself. Major General
Bradley Johnston, who is said to have
made great deal of money in Virginia
State bonds, is practicing in Baltimore
with big income, where Brigadier-Gen
cral George H. Stewart is also located,
and in good shape for fine practice.
Ma jor-Gcneral w. Y. @. Humcs is prac-
ticing in Memphis, where he has already
amasse1 competency, and Brigadicr-
General G. w. Gordon is in the same
city doing nearly as well. General
Clingman, of North Carolina, is also
practicing law and doing well.
Insurance has lost it's popularity with
the generals, although Major General
b. II. Robinson, now living in Washing
ton, has made snug fortune out of it,
and is driving pair of Bonnie Scotland
bays down the avenue-a gallant gentle
man and general favoritc, and blessed is
the mahogany under which his legs arc
crossed. Major-G General d. II. Maury is
at insurance, and has done well, though
not so we'll as General Robinson.
OF miscellaneous pursuits there is
variety. General Jubal Early is living
at Lynchburg, a Bourbon bachelor, in
| tolerable circumstances. 1t is said that
he draws 5000 a, year from the Louis-
ana lottery as commissioner of specia!
drawings. Major-General Malone is con-
sidered rich, having made money in rail
road bonds and stocks, it is said, and is
now Senator elect from Virginia. Lieu
tcnant-Gcncral J. G.. Pembcrton isliving
quietly and in poor health in Philadcl-
phia, where he has a rich brother. lie
is himself in moderate circumstances.
He has writ cn book on Vicksburgs
defense and surrender but I d0nOt know
whether or not he will publish it. Major
General s. b. Buckncr has had varied
experience. His wife owned large tracts
of unimprovcd real estate in Chicago,
| which was cOntiscatcd, but afterwards
recovered. 1t was then mortgagcd and
built upland in the panic wassacrifccd
| for its mortgage money, leaving General
Buckncr poor. He is now living in Lou
isville. Brigadicr- General lack Dcas
Of Alabama, went into Wall street and
made about $780, 900, with which he re-
tired, and is now living in ease. Bri a.
dicrGcneral p. ID. Koddy, the brave and
chivalric cavalryman, also made for
tune in Wall street, but lost over $780,
600 in few d VS., and went to London,
where he is now living us financial agent
of some banking firm, in moderate cir
cumstances. Brigadier-G J. w.
| Frazer, who surrendered Cumberland
Gap is in New York, in the brokerage
business, doinr we'll. Brigadier- General
| Thomas Jourdan is editor of the Mining
Record, on Broadway-a prosperous pa
per- Major r-Gcneral Loring, who served
four years in the Egyptian army, is now
engineer for mining company in New
Mexico, and is taking chances of big
| fortune. General Frank Armstrong has
made fortune by running "pony" cx-
press in Texas, and General A. w. Rcy-
nolds who went t. Egypt with Loring,
is still thcrc-though out of service.
General Tom Benton Smith lost his
mind and was, the last time heard of
him, in an insane asylum in Tennessee.
1t is a melancholy fact that DcarIy cv-
cry general who died or was killed, died
in poverty brought about by his dCvo.
ton. Raphael and Paul Semmes both
died poor, but a daughter of tho former
married Luke F.. Wright, Il promising
and prosperous lawyer. G neral Zolli-
Golfer left nothing to a family Of five
daughters, but they have all married,
save one, and have married we'll. Cen
eral Pillows death caused the sale of his
house and library which, however, his
friends rebought by subscription. Cen
eral T. @. Hindman, who was assassinatcd,
left nothing at all, but the people of
Helena loved and respected him. This
family has many friends General Dick
Taylor died poor; and his two daughters
are living with his sister at Warrcnton.
His book did not pay anything of account
General "StonewalP Jackson left his
wife and daughter without means, but
his name has raised friends for them, one
of whom Mr.. Wade Bolton, Of Memphis,
I think. left them $4,000 in his will