The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-06-28

Savannah (Ga. bar, and Gen. Cor
gas, the Confederate Chief of Ord
nance, died in Alabama the other
day. Cockrell, the ranking Confe6
crate general from Missouri, is a
United States Senator. +. G Walt
hall, of Mississippi, who was serious
" considered as possible comman-
der of the Army of the Tennessee in
1864. is leading lawyer at Grena-
da, Miss, and the attorney for the
Illinois Central Southern connecting
lines, at a salary of $4,000 year.
just after the war he was law part
ner of Mr.. Lamar Jno. G. DuPre
is college professor. John G.
Brown, except Bate and Atkins, the
ablest general officer from Tennessee.
was the first Democratic Governo.
of that state after the defeat Of the
reconstruction policy there, and is
now the solicitor general for the com
bined Gould system of railroads,
with headquarters at st. Louis.
George ID. Johnston lives at Tusca
loosa, Ala. and is the agent Of the
Southern Historical Society. Gen.
Ferguson lives at Greenville, Miss.
and has just been appointed mem
Der of the Mississippi River Com
mission by the President. Holtz-
claw lives in Alabama, at Selma, /
believe. Gen. Buckner, who proper
| ly surrendered Fort Donelson, lives
| in Louisville, and is worth million.
Lieut.. Gen. Kirby Smith lives at
Eminence, KY, where he is princi
pal of high school. McLaws lives
at Augusta, Ga. Featherston lives
in Holly Springs, Mississippi, as
does Tom Harris, and Lowry is gov
ernor of that state. Laughton, Gea.
A. S. Johnston's inspector general.
afterwards a general officer, IS post
master at Mobile, Ala. Harry Heath
| is In Texas. E. Porter Alexander
| is vice-president OF the Georgia Cen
trail Railroad. A. r.. Wright, Of
Georgia, is dead. Will Scott is q
prosperous ST. Louis lawyer. Pierce
NJ. b. Young lives at Carterville,
Ga. George D. Cosby is Adjutant
General of California, under Stone
man. The major general of militia
in that state objected to Cosby's APP
pointment because he had been q
rebel general, and Stoneman asked
| the Directing officer for his resigna
ton. Dabney Maury, Van Dorn's
adjutant general, afterwards major
general, lives in Virginia. Rosser is
in Manitoba, and has become rich.
Kershaw is judge in South Carolina.
Conner has been attorney general OF
South Carolina, is now n Judge, and
Chestnut, Bonham, and Youmans are
all living in that State. Walter
Taylor, Gen. Lees adjutant gen
e.al, lives at Norfolk. Joe
II. Stewart is barrister at Austin,
Texas, and Albert Pike is devoted to
science and law in Washington. Cor
ley, the quartermaster OF the Army
of Northern Virginia, shot himself
the other day, and Charles II. Mar
shall, the aide de-camp who was with
Gen. Lee when he surrendered, is 4
leading lawyer in Baltimore. Viii
cox, G. NJ. Jones. Samuel and John
Withers live here. ! could name
others, but believe ! have mention
ed the greater number of those who
are best known to the public, North
or South. / forgot to say that Penn
berton is the superintendent of an
IRON company in New Jersey. Gen,
+. w. Rucker is railroad owner and
builder, at Marion, Alabama. TAX
ing them all in all, the late officers
of the Confederacy have steered re
markably clear of poverty and are
generally averse to having anything
to do with politics, and their inhu
enee has always been in favor Of Ian
and order.