The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-02-03

is Adjutant General of the State Of
louisiana, at 81, 800 a year-whicF
is supplanted, it is said, by salary
!: of 5 5000 from the Louisiana State
Lottery, of which he is Commits.
sioner.
The law of course has its votaries.
Gen. Toombs, of Georgia, who is very
rich, practices law in a counsel array,
chiefly representing the State against
railroads, volunteering for the State.
Gen. a Il. Lawton and II. II. Jackson
both If whom are well-to-do, practice
law in Savannah, Georgia, and have
large incomes. Major-General Bate
has good practice in Nashyslle and
is looking to the Senate. Gen. Alphe-
us Baker, most eloquent of men, prac-
tices in Louisville, where he is coming
into a good incOme-which Gen. Basil
Duke, also in Louisville, has already
built up for himself. Major-Gcneral
Bradley Johnston, who is said to have
made great deal of money in Virginia
State bonds, is practicing in Baltimore
with a large income, where Brigadier-
General George H. Stewart is also
located, and in good shape for a fine
practice. sMajor-General w. T. &.
Humes is practicing in Memphis where
he has already amassed competency,
and Brigadier General c. 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 its popularity
with the generals, although Major, Gen
ertl B. H. Robinson, now living in
Washington, has made a snug fortune
out # it, and is driving pair of Bon
ME Scotland bays down the avenue
gallant gentleman and general favor
ite and blessed is the mahogany under
which his legs arc crossed; Mgor-Gcn-
erai ID. II. Manning is at Insurance,
and has done well, though not 50 we'll
as General Robinson.
Of miscellaneous pursuits there is a
variety. General Jubal Early is liv-I
ing at Lynchburg. a Bourbon bachelor
in tolerable circumstances. It is
said that he draws $1,000 a year
from the Louislna lottery as commits
sioner of special drawings; Mnjor-Gen-
eral Malone is considered rich, having
made money in railroad bonds and
stocks, it is said, and is now Senator
elect from Virginia; Lieutcnant-Gene-
raj j. c. Pemberton is living quietly
and in poor health in Philadelphia,
where he has ich brother. He is
hims IF in moderate circumstances.
He has written Il book Oh Vicksbures
defense and surrender, but we do not
know whether or not he will publish it.
Major-General S. B. Buckner has had
a varied experience. His wife owned
large tracts of unimproved real estate
in ChicaG so. which WAS confscated, but
afterwards recovered. 1t was then
mortgaged and built up, and in the
panic was sacrificed for its mortgage
money, leaving General Buckner poor. |
He is now living in Louisville. Briga- !
dier General Zack Deas, of Alabama
went into Wall street and made about
5000, 900, with which he retired, and
is now living in ease. Brigadier-Gen-
cral p. S. Roddy, the brave and chiv-
ahic caivaryman, also made fortune
in Wall street, but lost over S100,00O |
in Il few days, and went to London,
where he is now living as fnancial
agent of some banking firm, in mode
rate circumstances. Brigadier-Gene-
raj J. ". Frazer, who surrendered !
Cumberland Gap, is in New York |.
in the brokerage business, doing
well. Brigadier-Gencral Thomas
Jourdan Is editor OF the Mining Rec
ord, on Broadway prosperous pa
per. Maior-GeneraI Loring, who !
served four years in the Egyptian
army, is now engineer for mining
company in New Mexico. and Is taking
charge Of a big fortune. General
Frank Armstrong has made fortune
by running ''pony" express in
Texas, and General a. w. Reynolds, /
who went to Egypt with Lorine, Is
still there-though out Of service.
General Tom Benton Smith lost his
mind, and was, the last time I heard .
Of I,im, in an insane asylum in Ten
nessce.
1t IS a melancholy fact that nearly /
every general who died or was killed,
died in poverty brought about by his
devotion. Raphael and Paul Scmme5
both died poor, but daughter OF tt .
former married Luke +. Wright, Il
promising and prosperous lawyer. I
Gen. Zollicoffer left nothing to a fam
ily of five daughters, but they ha @
oil married, save one, and have ma
ried well. Gen. Pillows death caused
the sale of his house and library,
which. however, his friends rebought
by subscription. Gen. Hindman, who
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