Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-05
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 10.

The home residence of Stephen A.
Dauglas, Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, is 10 the fremont House, in
this city, one of the best hotels in the
United States. Mr.. Douglas is the
owner of some seventy acres of land
about four miles from Chicago, on which
is beautiful grove of trees, and so sit
uated as to command glorious view of
the waters Of Lake Michigan. A site
has been selected for his future residence
but the construction of the edifice has
not yet been commenced.
There still exists upon the grounds an
old but snug little cottage, in which
Judge Douglas once resided with his
former wife. It is now occupied by a
gentleman who is an expectant tutor in
the new Baptist College, to endow and
to aid in the construction of which,
Judge Douglas some years since gave
ten acres Of his best land. The con-
struction of the College was suspended
during the panic in 1857, and it now
stands about half completed, but exhib-
iting unmistakable evidences of gre at
architectural beauty. When finished
and year Of prosperity in Illinois will
hasten that end-it will prove one of the
most elegant structures and one of the
most attractive architectural ornaments
in the vicinity of Chicago.
Is JUDGE DOUGLAS RICH OR POOR
In dourishipg times the property or
homestead of Judge Douglas was val
ued at 100000, and it would probably
be difficult to cell it for even half that
amount for cash. Money is so scarce in
Illinois that it is difficult to negotiate
any loan upon unproductive real estate,
no matter what may be its prospective
value.
Having no income, aud being obliged
to incur enormous expenses for pOliti.
cal purposes-$3O,OOO to carry the
State for Mr.. Buchanan is said to be
one item-Judge Douglas has been
obliged to mortgage his estate, and he
may now be regarded as a man Of
moderate means. By the death of the
mother of his late wife, Mrs. Martin, in
North Carolina, an ample fortune falls
to bis two sons, but he himself has no
participation in it. Liberal and OPEN
hearted almost to fault, be has neglect
ed to husband his financial resources.-
He has not dabb ed either 10 fancy or
substantial eecurities-neither in rail.
road, bank insurance nor copper stock.
He has, therefore, neither suffered nor
been benefited by fluctuations in the
stock market. His world has been
wrapped in the political movements OF
the country for the last quarter of q
century. He has given no time nor
thought to the accumulation of money.
He Is not of an accumulate turn" For
tunate in his marriage relations, he has
had, in reality, no need to give very
close attention to his pecuniary affairs;
and, like careless mao of the world.
but close thinking politician, he has
devoted himself to his party at the
sacrifice Of nearly every personal ne
cuniary consideration.
HIS POPULARITY AT HOME AND ON rHs
WAYS.
There is probably no American
statesman living who enjoys higher
degree Of home popularity than Ste.
phen A. Douglas. Assailed by envious
curs of different political stamps, he
has been obliged 10 turn and waste
his time in crushing them under his
heel. He may have lost friends by
this, for in political encounter Doug.
los IL without . rival tor endurance
and determination, and he is ~ re-
lensiess towards = live ~ he is mag
unanimous towards Q fallen foe. His
friends ct home are warm and devo.
yea. And the cling to him, nov that the
political armament h launched upon
HE bead. There have been two little
|i = Of the personal popularity Of
!pdgs Douglas lately worth meatsoa-
Ing. One was the arrival Of ! beauti-
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