Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-11-23


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Southern Senators
STORY OF THEIR WEALTH WHICH A4sLs OF;
THEM MAY LIKE TO HAVE TRUE.
Correspondence of Cincinnati Enquirer.1
WASHINGTON, November A local
writer, who is a native of the South and
an ex-Confederate, says of the financial
! standing of the Southern senators:
MorgAa. of Alabama, has an income of
about &S $50 per annum from his law prac-
tice. and Eesides in an interior town, Sell
ma, where LIKING is not expensive.
Pugh, also. ce Alabama. is also a lawyer
and makes aboEt 81 1000 in the practice of
his profession.
Garland, of Arksasas, is worth about
s75, 900 made by planting, and the practice
of law.
Walker, Garland g eeaisggue, is worth
5000 900.
Lsmar, of Mississippi. has sEsas estate
worth about $25 600, and. if he were able
to attend to it, would have the best law
practice in the State. AS it is, he has all
he cares to attend to, which brings him
about $4,000 year.
Senator George has made his moderate
fortune by the law and planting, and in
this way has accumulated $1,000.
Harris. of Tennessee, is worth 100000.
| His fortune is mainly in real estate in
Memphis, which yields him a handsome
income.
Senator Jackson is rich man for his
section. His fortune is assimated at $780,
600. Besides his income from real estate
he has valuable law practice. worth
about $40 900 yearly.
Jones, OF Florida, has comfortable
residence in Pensacola, besides other real
estate worth $4,000. and legal Business
which is good for 5000 annually.
Brown. of Georgia, is one of the richest
men south of Mason and Dixon line and
it is impossible to say what he is worth, but
those naost likely to know, put his fortune
at So 900, 900, which is increased every
year.
Gibson, of Louisiana, is the second in
the matter of wealth of the southern sef,-
ators. His property, estimated at a low
valuation, would aggregate $1,50O,OOO.
JONAS the senior senator from Louisi-
ana, has comfortable fortune, consist
ing of real estate and securities of not less
than $4,000. His law practice is one of
the most profitable in New Orleans, and
is worth $4,000 to $4,000 annually and
is growing in value.
Maxey, OF Texas. is rich man for bis
section. He is the president of the bank
in his town (Paris), and has lands, rail
road stocks, and bonds easily worth $780,
600, besides fine business as an attorney,
Coke, of the same State, is worth per.
haps $4,000, mostly in real estate.
Cockrell, of Missouri, owns nice prop
erty in Warrensburg, and has a fine plan
tatlon, with good law practice of S.
900 annually. He is worth 100000,
Vest, the other Missouri senator. ia we'll
off, owning some good property in Kan
sas City, and taking care of a good local
business at the bar worth about $4,000
each year.
Wade Hampton may be called we'll to
do, with prospective fortune and pres
emit income of $4,000, besides his pay as
senator.
Butler. of South Carolina, has an in
come from his profession which is very
handsome. considering the condition of
things in South Carolina.
Neither Ransom nor Vance, the North
Carolina senators, can be called wealthy,
though they are we'll to do. They are
both lawyers, in good practice.
1t is question of doubt whether any
one, whether he himself, knows just what
Malone, of Virginia, Is worth. That he
has saved handsome fortune from the
wreck of his railroad enterprise both his
friends and enemies believe. He is rated
anywhere from $500 900 to 81, 900 900, but
all estimates are guess work.
Camden, of West Virginia, is very rich.
He is rated as twice millionaire, with a
fortune which is fast increasing.
kenna, the junior senator of West Vir-
ginia, has no fortune to speak of, except
youth, health and courage.
The Kentucky senators are both vel,
off. ~ Beck has fine estate near Licking
ton and a comfortable residence in the
town itself, besides some interests in the
West. 1t is stated that he is worth about
$3.50, 900.
Williams is large landowner in one
of the finest sections of Kentucky, and is
rated perhaps $50, 900 below his colleague
in fortune.
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