The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-05-18
The House and the Senate have

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l think, with the exception of
| Generals Cockrell and Vance, all
Of them find their salary very i'm
portant. Gen. Vance was living
very easily, and added to his for
tunes by his late marriage. Sen
ator Cockrell, who was a brave
and dashing officer, built up lu-
crative practice in St. Louis be-
fore he came to the Senate, and
is we'll fixed. Besides these there
are in the Senate, Maj Matt
Ransom, who is struggling to
clear bis property of encumbrances
that be was forced to put upon it
to make it productive. Brig.-Gen.
John Il. Morgan, Of Alabama, who
depended upon his law practice,
which was larger in volume than
in income Lieut.. Gen. Hampton,
Of South Carolina, who is a CON-
parativoly poor man, though a
large landowner; Maj.Gen. But
ler, his colleague, who lost all in
the war and has not recovered
much Maj. Gen. Maxey, of Texas,
who, by the way, has an inde-
pendent income from his practice,
and owns beautiful home in
Paris, Texas.
In the House there are many
Brigadiers, and few heavier
Generals. Gen. Joe Johnston
leads in rank, though his service
in the House has not been bril-
liant. He has q fine insurance
business, and his wife, daughter
of Judge Mclean, had considerable
property. His book has not paid
him much hear, being published
under a poor contract. Alabama
has done we'll by her Generals,
having in the House Major-Gen.
W. H. Forney, who has little be-
yond his salary, and Brigadier-
Gen. G. NJ, Shelley, who is in
about the same condition. Georgia
has Brigadier-Gen. Phil Cook, who
has good law practice in Ameri-
Gus, Ga, and who has had four
terms in the House. Brigadicr-
Gen. Dibrell, of Tennessee, is
comfortably fixed, and is reelected
to the House for his third term
and Atkins andW Whitethorne, ofthe
same State, we're Generals ofState
troops. Virginia has Brigadier-
Gen. Beale, who is doing we'll
outside of Congress, and Gen. Ep.
pa Hunton, who retires at the
close of the present Congress, per-
fectly able to take care Of him
self. North Carolina has Gen.
Robert Vance in the House, to
balance Gen. Zeb in the Senate.
Louisiana has Gen. Randall Glib
son, who has been elected to the
next House, and to the Senate al
so. He is a rich man, having had
means of his own, and his wife
having had some property. Gen.
Chalmers is a representative of
the famous string district
Of Mississippi, and is moderately
we'll off. This finishes up the list
of rebel Generals in the House
and Senate, think, without omis.
sion.
There are a number of Confed-
crate Generals in the depart
ments and IN various service in
Washington. First in the impor-
tance of his work is Gen. Marcus
J. Wright, who has charge of the
Confederate records, and who was
looking towards a literary con-
nection when be was offered this
place. Maj. Gen. c. W. Field, who
fought to the last day in the
morning with Lee, is doorkeeper
of the House, having formerly had
an insurance business that gave
him a living, but not much more
aj.-Gen. Lamar, who was a brave
soldier, has some position about
the House, probably being in the
document room. Maj.-Gen. Cad
mus 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-general's
Office where be has good though
not prominent place. Maj.-Gen
Harry Heth, who was a class
mate and great friend Of Burnside
has a comfortable position in the
treasury-aud this closes the rol
I believe of the Generals Of the
Southern armies about Washing
ton in any capacity, unless Gen
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