The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-18

before noted. Gen. Kirby Smith
is chancellor Of the University Of
the South at Suwanec, Tennessee:
his necessities making him great
II dependent On his salary. Lieut.
Gen. d. H. Hill is President Of the
State Agricultural College OF Ar
kansas at Fayetteville, at a sal
AIRY Of $1,000. He has been poor
ever since the war. anG lost much
time and money in publishing
a periodical that was, however, q
creditable and pure publication,
and in teaching school. Brig Gen.
NJ. P. Lowry has charge Of q te-
male school at Salem: Miss, and
is prospering finely. Lieut.-Gen.
A. ?. Stewart is chancellor Of the
University Of Mississippi, where
| he gets a good salary and has a
fine position. Brig.-Cen. Lilly is
a professor somewhere, | think at
Washington.Lee Gei4orsity, and
this, l believe, closes the list Of
Generals who are engaged in
training the young men of the
South. And yet there is Gen. 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.
Lieut.. Gen. Longstreet is minis
ter to Turkey. Col. MosbJ, who
won the prominence of a General,
is consul to Hong-Kong. MAJ
Gen. Lafayette McLaws, who was
one Of the powers Of the Army of
Virginia, is postmaster at Savan-
nah. Maj.-Gen. James Fagin was
United States marshal of Arkan-
sas under Grant, bat I believe is
out of the service now. | do not
know Of any others that hold po.
litical appointments, and believe
there are none others. Oh yes,
there is Gen. Jack Wharton, Of
Louisiana, who took the marshall
ship of the New Orleans district 6,
few years ago.
The railroad business has cap
tured it's quota of the Generals
and pays good salaries for ligh t
and genteel work. Maj.-Gen. John
G. Brown, Of Tennessee, is first
vice-president Of t0e Texas Pa
cifc, with headquarters at Mar
shall and a salary Of $4,000 a
year and expenses. He had money
before be took this place, having
had practice Of $4,000 to $4,000
from soon after the war. Major
Gen. John B. Marmaduke is rail-
road commissioner of the State of
Missouri on a salary Of $4,000 a
year, on which he lives with dig
nit7 and ease. He is a bachelor
and will probably leave his po-
sition with a competency. He
stands high in St. Louis. Ma
ior-General T. L. Rosser, one
of the most daring cavalry
men that ever drew a sabre, is
chief engineer of the Northern
Pacific at big salary and has
made fortune in lands along the
line. Lieut. Gen. John B. Gordon
is counsel tor the Louisville and
Nashville Road, at a salary Of
$4,000, and Gen. E. ?. Alexander,
the best artillerist of the army, is
practical manager Of tie same
road at probably as large a salary.
Gen. R. H. Ransom was in charge
of the freight agency of an i'm
portant Southern line. Maj j.-Gen.
| E. G.. Walthall lives in Grenada,
Miss, and is general counsel for
the Mississippi Central road at
a salary of $4,000 per annum, and
is we'll off in the worlds goods.
There are three Of our Generals
who have become chiefs Of police.
Brig-Gen. R. H. Anderson, a dash
ing cavalry officer, is chief Of po-
lice in Savannah. Brig Gen. Tige
Anderson is chief Of police il At
lanta, and Brig.Gen. W. W. Allen
is chief Of police in Montgomery,
Ala.
There is a number who have
turned the sword into plough,
and are leading bucolic lives. Be-
sides the Lees, who have gone to
farming, there is Maj.-Gen. Frank
3. Cheatham, who has a fine place
in Coffee County, Tenn, on which
he makes good living. Gen. w.
Il. CRed') Jackson, who married
a daughter Of Gen. Harding, and
has charge Of the famous Belle
Meade farm, the home of Bonnie