Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-03
GRANTS GALENA HOME.
His Gifts Guarded by an Old
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, Louisville Courier-Journal.
GALENA, July 30.-It is now pretty
we'll understood that Gen. Grant has
fully concluded to change his residence
from this city for good. and will in the
future make New York city his home.
The General is very much attached to
Galena, and but for business enterprise,
would no doubt remain in this city dur
ing the remainder OF his life. Here he
was living with his family and other
relatives when the war broke out, and
here are numbered some OF his best
friends, who knew him when very
poor and obscure man. His home Is
situated in a very delight fui part OF the
city, and persons passing through town
on the Illinois Central have very good
view of the Grant residence from the
car windows. The house Is q good, sub
stantial, but rather plain two story
brick. the exterior finish and elabors-
ton being modelled after 4 very simple
and tasteful style 81 architecture. The
yard is kept in the veIv best Ot order,
the trees and lawn being nicely cut and
trimmed. The house Tor some time
past has been under the charge Cf an
odd soldier who served under Grant dur
Ing the late unpleasantnesS, and with
the assistance Ot the woI,nN fellows
lie, everything about the establish
ment is kept in the very best oil order,
Some OF the furniture has been taken
away and is stored at Long Branch, but
many of the presents presented TO the
General and his wife during their tour
around the world are still to be seen in
his Galena residence, including elegant
paintings, valuable and very rich china
and Majolica crockery. His library Is
still here, and is u very valuable one,
embracing choice variety OF books on
historical, scientific and art subjects. as
we'll as good assorted library OF the
best works OF fiction and poetry. Many
presents given him while in China,
Japan and other foreign countries are
in Philadelphia, in the care OF George
W. Childs, and perhaps his numerous
and costly gifts will never all be gather
Ell together until the retired warrior
settles down some place TO remain. He
cannot call Galena his home any more
than New York. Oshkosh or Louisville,
but it is now generally thought here he
never will live long enough in Galena
10 run for a full hedged alderman.
Grant still holds on to his st. Louis
farp, which is very valuable piece OF
property. Ii is very desirably located,
and has the very best improvements for
well cultivated farm land. He has had
several offers to sell it, but his friends
think the General would rather sell
almost onything than his Missouri prop
erty. 1t is understood that some
wealthy railroad magnates wanted to
buy the place, and soon after Grant
struck the country from his foreign ram
bles they made him liberal offer, but
the silent man thought he had the best
jack-knife of the two and wouldn't
swap"
How much Grant is worth is hard
matter TO solve. Like all rich men, his
wealth no doubt is oyer-estimated. LII
has been said that his travels around
the globe cost him $4,000. and he came
home a much poorer man than when
the day he sailed upon his journey. Be
this as it may, Gen. Grant is thought to
be very wealthy man by most OF his
old friends in Galena, and should he
live and keep his health the time will
come around when he will not be-
ashamed to sit Hpon the financial lad
der with the proudest millionaires OF
the land. His Mexican railroad
schemes, while yet in an undevelOped
state, Grant thinks productive Of the
richest harvest of any seed he has yet
sown. The General and Mrs. Grant are
expected to return to Galena late in
October, and after remaining here few
DAYS he will 90 TO New Mexico.