The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-09-24
HANCOCK AT HOME.
Living in Style on q small Farm Worth
Sle, 900.


New YORK Corr. chicago Irlounc.
Yesterday / went over to Governors
Island to see the military candidate for the
Presidency, General Hancock. The Gene
raj occupies Ga acres Of land worth, If 1t
were sold for city residences, about $l5,
100000 Governors Island has ceased to
be OF any value as defense for the city or
harbor. 1t is simply used as the residence
of some pet commanding General. A gun
fred from Governors Island at passing
ship would go crashing into the heart Of
Brooklyn. II . public enemy should ever
get within reach of Governors Island, with
the new improvement in long-range guns
he could send shell through the Astor
House, Trinity Church, the Stock Exchange
or sub-Treasury. Here, on this $l5, 200, 600
farm, surrounded BY several hundred SER
wants, the taxpayers of America support
General Hancock. Here rs soldiers make
General Hancock's garden, dig in his door
yard, trim his grapevines and wait upon
him as II he were king. At his command
Is steam yacht, with steam always up,
ready to tax the General over to belmont
co.'s to dinner or TO Couey Island for bath
or filtration with the ladies. Though we
live in times Of peace, everything around
General Hancock is on q war footing. An
armed sentinel stalks up and down in front
Of his private residence all day long and
IN thrnnph the weary NIGHT What for.
nobody knows, but, tired and jaded. In
sunshine and storm, this poor soldier must
walk up and down In front of his great
master. At the Generals residence every
thing is done in pendantic, military way.
No ordinary citizen can see the General.
An orderly, buttonsd up and baking IN q
regulation uniform, receives your card. A
naughty Chief of Staff examines it, and If
your clothes are good enough he will per-
init you to stand before the General o mo-
ment while he sits, listens and waves you
away. The ordinary Illinois farmer, with
his face Drowned and hands calloused by
bonest toll, would never be allowed to en-
ter the presence Of the commanding Gene
raj. The first thought as you look at the
General is that he 10 Barnum's fat boy
grown old. His face Is gross aud sensual.
His cheeks puff out like the fat boys and
then his whole head grows smaller and
smaller, till your eye rests on his forehead,
which 10 low and narrow. The General 10
q great eater and liberal drinker. He
takes wine at every meal and whisky when
ever he feels like it. High living and lib
eral drinking have given a fabby sensual
double chin, which hangs down and rests
on his smashed down shirt collar. The
General is SO years old. He wears white
military mustaohe and weighs about $50
pounds. He is not good talker and new
or succeeded In making tho 81 mplest semi
public speech. He Is lazy, phleg matte and
does nothing but eat, drink and enjoy him
self sensually. He never reads books. II
he were not Major General he would be
country landlord, who sits around and lets
his wife do the cooking while his son at
tend to the bar. II elected President he
will do nothing himself. He will simply
be lump Of dough in the hands OF the
rebel brigadisrs Of the South.