The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-01-26

of his position. Major-General Sam
Jones is in the adjutant generals office
where he has good though not prom
inent place Maior-General Harry lIeth
who was classmate and great friend OF
Burnside, has comfortable position in
the treasury-and this closes the roll
believe Of the generals of the Southern
armies about Washington in any capac
ity, unless General G. l.. Stevenson, who
was formerly clerk of a congressional
committee, still holds his place
The cause of education has engaged the
time and gives support to good many
of the old lie ders of the boys in gray.
General Gusts Lee is at Washington-Lec
as before noted General Kirby Smith
is chancellor of the university of the
South ut Suwanee. Tennessee, his neccs-
stiles making him greatly dependent on
his salary. Licutenant-General u. II.
Hill is president of the State agricultural
college of Arkansas, at Fayetteville, at
- salary of $500. He has been poor
ever since the war, and lost much time
and money in publishing periodical
that was, however, a creditable and pure
publication, and in teaching school
Brigadicr-Gcneral NJ. p. Lowry ha.
charge of Il female school at Salem, Miss.
and is prospering finely. Lieutenant
General A. p. Stewart is chancellor Of
the university of Mississippi, where he
gets a good salary and has fine position
Brigadicr-Gencral Lilly il a professor
somewhere, think at Washington-Lee
unive sity, and this, | believe, closes the
list of generals who are engaged in train
ing the young men of the South. And
yet there is General j. Argyle Smith,
now superintendent of State instruction
for Mississippi.
There are very few of our old generals
who have accepted Office from the federal
government. Licutcnant-General Long
street is minister to Turkey. Colonel
Mosby, who won the prominence Of a
general, is consul to Hong Kong. Major
General Lafayette McLaws, who was
one Of the powers Of the Army of Nir-
ginia is postmaster at Savannah. Major
General James Fagin was United States
marshal Of Arkansas under Grant, but !
believe is out of the service now. do
not know of any others that hold politi-
cal appointments, and believe there are
none Others. Oh yes, there is General
Jack Wharton, Of Louisiana, who took
the marShalship Of the New Orleans dis
trict few years ago.
The railroad business has captured its
,f ia, ,,,pnrul.y n,I ,,,.,l al
aries for light and gcnteel work. Major
General ,Jo II c. Brown, of Tennessee, is
first vice president of the Texas Pacific,
with headquarters at Marshall and sal
ary of $40, 900 a year and expenses. He
had money before he took this place,
having had a practice of IS, 600 to SIC, 600
from soon after the war. Major-Gencral
j I'm b. Marmadukc is railroad commits
sOncr Of the State of Missouri ON a salary
of 5000 a year, on which he lives with
dignity and ease. He is Il bachelor and
will probably leave his position with Il
competency He stands high in St.
Louis. Major-tteraen NJ. ID. l.. RosScr
one of the most daring cavalrymcn that
ever drew Il sabre, is chief engineer of
the Northern Pacific at a big salary, and
has made fortune in lands along the
line. lie is "A bachelor and divides with
Pierce Young the honOls with the fair
sex. General John B. Cor
don is counsel for the Louisville and
Nashville road, at salary of $4,000,
and General f. p. Alexander, the best
artillerist of the army, is practical mana
ger of the same road at probably as large
salary. Neither Of the gentlemen are
rich, but will both probably save money
from their salary. General X. ii. Ran
som was in charge of the freight agency
of an important Southern line. Major
General f. c. Walthall lives in Grenada,
Mississippi, and is general counsel for the
Mississippi Central road at salary of
SIC. .00D per annum, and is well of in the
worlds goods.
There are three of our generals who
have become chiefs of police. Brigadier-
General X. II. Anderson, dashing cav
airy officer, is chief of police in Savannah.
Brigadicr-Gcncra Tigc Anderson, is
chief of police in Atlanta, and Brigadicr-
General W. w. Allen, is chief of police
in Montgomery, Alabama.
There is numbe who have turned
the sword int, a plough, and are leading
bucolic lives Besides the Lees, who
lave Z, ne to farming, thcic is Major
General Frank b. Chcatham, who has a
fine place in Coffee county, Tennessee, on
which he maSes good living. General
w. II. ("Red') J ckson, who married
daughter of General Harding, and has
charge of the famous Belle Meade farm,
the home of Bonnie Scotland, Great Tom,
and Enquirer, and from which came
Bramble, Ben HILL and Luke Blackham.
He is rich and Is up to his knees in clo-
yer, literally and deservedly. Major
Gen raj a. Buford has fine stock farm
that is in itself worth a fortune, Icing a
gem of the bluegrass. He raises thor
oughbrcds, none of which are more thor
oughbrcd than himself. Brig dier-Gen-
eral Writ Adams is getting rich on
Mississippi fam. General Joe Davis is
farming near the famous Beauvoir pace
in Mississippi, but is in moderate crcum.
stances. Lieutenant-General Joe Wheel
er, whose wife was rich, runs a farm,
does large law practice, and owns a
store. He is rich and is becoming richer,
and goes to Congress nextsession. Major
General Pierce Young is farming in
Georgia, and Gen raj l.. J. Polk has
fine stock farm in Murray coun.y, Ten
nessee.
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