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Southern Senators.


practice, and resides in an interior town,
Selma, whore living is not expensive.
Pugh, also of Alabama, is also law
yer, and makes about $1,000 in the prac.
tice of'his profession.
Garland, Of Arkansas, is worth about
$75 1000, made by planting and the prac.
tics of law.
Walker. Garlands colleague, is worth
$4,000.
Lamar, of Mississippi, has real est tie
worth about $25 900, 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
mebout $4,000 year.
Senator George has made his moderate
rtune by the law and planting, and in
is way has accumulated SAC, 900.
Harris, of Tennessee, is worth sec, 900.
His fortune is mainly in real estate in
Memphis, which yields him handsome
income.
Senator Jackson is q rich man for his
section. His fortune is estimated at
! 500, 900. Besides his income from real
Hesitate he has valuable law practice,
worth about SIC, 900 yearly.
Jones, of Florida, has . comfortable
Residence in Pensacola, besides other real
4 estate worth SAC, 900, and legal business
which is good for $4,000 annually.
Brown, of Georgia, is ono of the
richest men south Of Mason and Dixon's
\ line. It is impossible to say what he is
worth, but those most likely to know put
bis fortune at Sc, 600, 600, which Is in.
creasing every year.
Gibson, of Louisians, is the second in
The matter Of wealth of the southern sen.
ktors. His property, estimated at low
valuation, would aggregate 81 SOC, 600.
Jonas, the senior senator from Louis.
4 lima, has q 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 $15, 900 to S2O, 600
annually, and is growing in value.
Maxey of Texas, is a rich man for his
section. He is the president of the bank
in his town, Paris, and has lands, rail-
road stocks and bonds easily worth
800 900, besides fine business as AN at
torney.
Coke, of the same state, is worth per-
haps $25, 900, mostly in real estate.
Cockrell, of Missouri, owns nice
property in Warrensburg, and has fine
plantation, with good law practice OF
$4,000 annually. He is worth $50. 900.
Vest, the other Missouri senator. is
we'll off, owning some good property in
l Bsnsas City, and taking care of good
Seal practice Ut the bar worth about
$4,000 each year.
Wade Hampton may be called well.to-
do, with . prospective fortune and .
present income Of $1,000. besides his pay
a. 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 well.to-dO. They are
both lawyers, in good practice.
1t is Q question of doubt whether any
one, whether he himself. knows just
what Malone, of Virginia, is worth.
That he has 8 we'd Q handsome fortune
from the wreck of his railroad enter
prises, both his friends and enemies be-
lieve. He is rated anywhere from $780,
600 to 81 ,OO0. 900, but oil estimates are
guess work.
Camden, Of West Virginia. is very
rich. He is rated as twice millionaire,
with . fortune which is fast increasing.
Kenna, the junior senator Of West Vir.
ginis, has no fortune to speak Of. except
youth. health and courage.
The kentucky senators are both we'll
a. Beck has . fine estate near Lexing-
IN and comfortable residence in the
town itself. besides some interests in the
west. It is stated that he is worth about
$3.50, 900.
williams is large land owner in one
OF the finest ne ,tions in Kentucky, and 10
! rated perhaps $50 900 below his col
league in fortune.
\ Secretary Teller has rendered the fol-
Moving decision in case recently re-
ported to the general land Office from
Warrington, in which squatter was &C.
cused of trespsssing and cutting timber
unlswfully on public lands: The accused,
\ although . squatter, Is iightfully owner
OF the land il be intends to make home
ON it, and take it, under the settlement
laws, when the land is surveyed, and he
is allowed to do 30. Whether he IL. or
is not trespasser, does not depend on
how many trees he cuts. but on the bona
! fide character of the settlement. II he
takes land in good faith he is owner
thereof, TO all practical purposes, al
though the title may remain in the gov
eminent.
Notwithstanding the precautions
which the city authorities OF San Fran
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