The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-08-05
Sherman,

sherman has dropped back into The
citizen lie he pulsued here Just before the
War broke out. All the cid acquaintance
have been revived. and thc general of the
army goes about in plain black clOthe,
and Il soft felt hat, looking and eating like
any OF the ordinary easy going business
men OF Main and Second streets. Shel-
mans home life is devoid of all ostenta-
ton The family residence is a two-story
brick, with a flat root and heavy cornice
the hall in the centre and parlors on eacl
side. 1t is on Garrison avenue in Sted
dard's addition, among the homes of those
in comfortable, not to say wealthy cir
cumstances. The general is not higl
| liver. lie has no "wine list TO speak of
bat keeps Il little claret and, after the old
fashioned custom, u good supply Of the
best OF brandy Tor an after dinner stimu-
liant il SO desired That Jolly barbarian
kalakua, when he was here last winter
WAS taken by the cAaperoning aldermen
out to the RESIDENCE OF Henry Shaw, the
founder OF the famous botoncal gardens,
and the hospitable old Englishman had
his butler bring up the choicest brands
from the Wine cellar. King David TASTED
the costly nectar and looked his disgust
Then the party drove 10 General Shci+
mans house, and the dccanters We're SET
before them The loud young king. attel
a snll OF the oily fluid, filled his goblet
to the brim and poured it down his roomy
throat with evident satisfaction. Before
his highness let 90 his thirsty hold he was
not a little hilarious, and was only hustled
out to the carriage when he had slapped
the acting mayor on the back and sworn
by the Cannibal islands that he was going
to send over Il ship when he reached
Honolulu and have the whole party make
him visit.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Fitch live Just around
the corner from the generals, nhahitine
a comfortable brick dwelling, one of sew
eral with uniform bow windows looking
out upon 4 quiet street 1t has been until
very recently an every morning occur
renee to see the fair possc5sor Of the khe
dives jewelry going to market with q
basket on her arm like Il modest house
keeper, but of late, presumably from mo-
tlVes which should make her soldier hus
band happy, She has appeared very little
in public.
Gen. Sherman owns the place where he
resides, which is valued at about so 900
the assessment being Sl4, ,250. This is all
the property he holds in st. Louis. He
has not developed the money getting pro
ciVities of that other distinguished sol
dier. ! find that Gen. Grant holds val
ous pieces of property here, assessed a
SOB. $40 Most. Of it. however, is in tn,
suburbs, where the assessment has no
kept pace with the property The ole
Dent place on GrayOis creek, which Grant
now owns, has been recently enhanced il
value by n new railroad, and q station ha,
Been located on the farm. Those best ac
quainted with this property say it is wortI
$500 900. The stock on the place includes
some line horses, and is valued at about
50, 900, Somebody has estimated that al
Grant has received in the way of salary
since 1860, allowing fair amount ior liv
ing expenses, and marking the rest at ;
| fair per cent, would make q little moro
than 100000. He is worth three time.
| that amount to-day by the statement o
| those conversant with his affairs. Beside!
tins St Louis property he has two houses
at Long Branch worth no mean sum, ac
cording to present valuations; he has sev
eral acres Of valuable property in Soutl
Chicago, q paying investment in some
| Chicago West-side street railway stocks
about $4,000 in real estate in Washing
| ton, and a cash account long enough t(
put the idea Of the banking business in
to Col. Fred's shallow pate. St. Louis
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