The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-08-18
GRANTS GALENA HOME.
Stored With Gifts That are Guarded by an
Old Soldier-Where the General wit Settle
Down - His Worldly Possessions.

Stored With Gifts That are Guarded by an
Old Soldier-Where the General wit Settle
Down. His Worldly Possessions.
Galena Correspondence Courier-Journal.
It is now pretty well 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 Ga
lena, and but for business enterprises would
no doubt remain in this city during the re-
mainder 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 delightful part
OF the city, and persons passing through
town on the Illinois Central have a very
good view of the Grant residence from the
car windows. The house lisa good, sub
stantial, but rather plain two story brick,
the exterior finish and elaboration being
modelled after very simple and
tasteful style of architecture. The
yard is kept in the very best order,
the trees and lawns are being nicely cut and
trimmed. The house for some time past.
has been under the charge of an old soldier
who served under Grant during the late
unp!easantness. and with the assistance of
the worthy fellows wife, everything about
that establishment is kept in the very best
of 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 at his
Gatena residence, including elegant paint
ings, valuable and very rich China and Ma
jolica crockery. His library is still here,
and 10 O1,1o1
choice variety of books on historical, scien-
tific and art subjects, as well as q 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 Geo. w.
Childs, and perhaps his numerous and cost
~ gifts will never be gathered together nm
til the retired warrior settles down some
place to remain. he cannot call Galena his
home any more than New York, Oshkosh OF
Louisville, but is now generally thought
here he will never live long enough III Ga
lena to run for full fedged alderman.
Grant still holds on to his
St. Louis farm, which is a very valuable
piece of property. It is very desirably To-
Gated, and has the very best improvements
for we'll cultivated farm land. He has had
several offers to sell it, but his friends
CuAuh Guo Souo4dA " SuAu AatuoI 6ou uOSk
anything than his Missouri property. 1t is
understood that some wealthy railroad
magnates wanted to buy the place, and
soo1 after Grant struck the country from
his foreign rambles 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 over estimated.
It has been said that his travels around
the globe cost him $4,000. and that he
came home 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 upon
the financial ladder with the proudest mill
lionaries Of the land His Mexican rail-
road schemes, while yet in an undeveloped
state, Grant thinks, productive of the rich
est harvest of any seed he has yet sown.
The General and Mrs. Grant are expected
to return to Galena late in October, and
remaining here for few days he will go to
New Mexico.