Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-02-03
@, THURSDAY, FEBT2 UARY 3. 1884,

having formerly had an insurance business
that gave him living, but not much more
Maj Gen. Lamar. who was brave soldier
has some position about the House, probably
being in the document room. Major.Genera
Cadmus NJ. Wilcox is with the sergeant.at
arms of the Senate, and has little fortune
outside of his position. Maj. Gen. Sam Jones
is in the adjutant, generals office, where he has
good though not prominent place. Maj.
Gen. Harry Heth, who was classmate and
great friend of Burnside, has a comfortable
position in the treasury-and this closes the
roll believe of the Generals of the Southern
armies about Washington in any capacity
unless Gen. G. L. Stevenson, who was former
ly clerk of Congressional committee, still
holds his place.
The cause of education has engaged the
time and gives support to good many of the
old leaders of the boys in grey. Gen. Gusts
Lee is at Washington as before noted
Gen. Kirby Smith is chancellor of the Uni.
versity of the South at Suwanee, Tennessee,
his necessities making him greatly dependent
on his salary. Lieut-Gen. D. H. 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 pub.
fishing periodical that was, however, cred.
liable and pure publication, and in teaching
school, Brig Gen. M. P. Lowry has charge
Of female school at Salem, Miss, and is
prospering finely. Lieut.. Gen. A. P. Stewart
is chancellor Of the University of Mississippi.
where he gets good salary and has fine
position. Brig Gen. Lilly is a professor
somewhere, l think at Washington-Lee Uni.
versity, and this, believe, closes the list Of
Generals who are engaged in training the
young men of the South. Aud 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. Longstreeti is minis
lister to Turkey. Col. Mosby, who won the
prominence of General, is consul to Hong
Kong. Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws, who
was one of the powers of the Army of Vir-
ginia. is postmaster at Savannah. Maj. j.-Gen.
James Fagin was United States marshal of
Arkansas under Grant, but 1 believe is out
of the service now. | do not know of any
others that hold political appointments, aud
believe there are none others. Oh yes, there
is Gen. Jack Wharton, of Louisiana, who
took the marshalship of the New Orleans dis.
trict few years ago.
The railroad business has captured its
quota of the Generals and pays good salaries
for light and genteel work. Maj Gen. John
G.. Brown, of Tennessee, is first vice-presideDt
of the Texas Pacific, with headquarters at
Marshall. and salary of $4,000 year and
expenses. He had money before he took this
place, having had practice of $4,000 to
$4,000 from soon after the war. Maj Gen.
John B. Marmaduke, is railroad commission
er of the State of Missouri on salary of
So 900 year, on which he lives with dignity
and ease. He is bachelor and will probably
leave his position with competency. He
stands high in St. Louis. Maj. Gen. I. L.
Rosser, one Of the most daring cavalrymen
that ever drew sabre, is chief engineer Of
the Northern Pacific at big salary, and has
made fortune in lands along the line. Lieut..
Gen. Jno. B. Gordon is counsel for the Louis
vile and Nashville Road, at salary of Sl4,.
900, and Gen. E. P. Alexander, the best ar
tillerist of the army, is practical manager of
the same road at probably as large salary.
Gen. r. H. Ransom was in charge Of the
freight agency of an important Southern line.
Mai. Gen. E. G. Walthall lives in Grenada,
Miss, and is general counsel for the Misss-
sippi Central Road at salary of $4,000 per
annum, and is well off in the worlds goods.
There are three of our Generals who have
become chiefs of police. Brig. Gen. r. H.
Anderson, dashing cavalry officer, is chief
of police in Savannah. Brig.-Gen. Tige An:
derson is chief of police in Atlanta, and
Brig. Gen. W. w. Allen is chief Of police in
Ala.
There is a number who have turned the
swords into plough, and are leading bucolic
lives. Besides the Lees, who have gone to
farming, there is Maj Gen. Frank B. Cheat.
ham, who has fine place in Coffee county,
Tenn, on which he makes good living.
Gen. W. H. ('Red'') Jackson, who married
daughter of Gen. 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 clover, literally and deserved.
ly. Maj-Gen. A Buford has fine stock
farm that is in itself worth a fortune. Brig.
Gen. Writ Adams is getting rich on Missis'
sippi farm. Gen. Joe. Davis is farming near
the famous Beauvoir place in Mississippi, but
is in moderate circumstances. Lieut. Gen.
Joe. Wheeler, whose wife was rich, runs
farm, does large law practice and owns
store. He is rich and is becoming richer, and
goes to Congress next session. Maj. Gen.
Pierce Young is farming in Georgia, and Gen.
L. j. Polk has fine stock farm in Murray
county Tennessee.
There are few of the Generals who hold
State Offices. / may begin with Gen. A. II.
Colquitt. who is Governor of Georgia at
So, 900 year, and who is quite poor, although
he has valuable lands. Gen. Beauregard is
of the State of Louisiana
at $4,000 year-whch salary is supplement
ted, it is said, by salary of $4,000 from the
Louisiana State Lottery Of which he is COM
missioner.
The law, of course, has its votaries. Gen.
Toombs, of Georgia, who is very rich, prac-
tices law in casual way, chiefly represent
ing the State against the railroads, volun-
teering for the State. Gen. A. R. Lawton
and H. R. Jackson, both of whom are we'll.
to do, practice law in Savannah, Ca, and
have large incomes. Maj Gen. Bates has
good practice in Nashville, and is looking to
the Senate. Gen. Alpheus Baker, most elo-
quent of men, practices in Louisville, where
he is coming into good income, which Gen.
Basil Duke, who is also in Louisville, has
already built up for himself. Maj Gen.
Bradley Johnston, who is said to have made