, 1881-05-22

any mun Of any official prominence or aspir-
ations, from the Judge Of our supreme Ioutl 10
tne hunbics Glize. ~no 1e oic r np1 ,1;,,v verv
high. The next year President Martin Van
Burcu would seek i reelection, and many inter
porters. aud they argued that ii would 1nlure
the party if tho poor ,pcnpl: of The West
were to be outbid by Eastcrn spectators.
frequently made Out Of the party c!a'nor
grew tho dedication Of Dearborn PARK: IT WIS
tboush5 srss. 1ns TO Glxs no s 1fns1 knd
then. 1t was Thought. by the Democratic putty
leaders, 4 measure that would greatly benefit
the Administration in. this region. Yet Judge
Buchurd dared not have open sale. ana re-
solved to advertise for scaled bids for portion
OF the lots daily. With determination 10 reJect
bids which he thought TOT, low aaG 10 stop rue
sale II he FUND the people were int1uetlceu W
intimidation EvcrythinE procse.ea isaa.s- sna.s-
sfacrori1y until the hits upon which Gen. Neau,
ben lived we're To he offered !e was cxpeelea ',.e,
10 procure his homestead for a nominal sum
merely. aud violent threats were made aea1hst
any nun who dared bid uyainst him: nut tneIG
was one man in the city. james IT, CoIlfts, and
think the only man in the city who dared 10
this: who had -.....
DENOUNCED THE WHOLE TRANSACTION
FEoM THE lEG1NN1NG
in every place: be had opportunity. Tic nal
denounced the land officers unu the Juages OF
the Courts. He WIS one u the cArlIcst ADOLF
1ionists in our state. and wou!s shelter luDitlse
slave& aud would 1rAye: Anv distance 10 dcleIld
one when captured, or defend = man wao "is
ARRESTED TOR assisting otlc To his freedom. 44c
was man Of al,i.l: and integrity. and tonH
great delight il dcfying popular clEtnor. lie
took an average Ol :he urlrc 1T previous Sales.
and nut in his scaled hid, thereby securing all
the land which Gen i3eaubIrn desired, being the
land UPON the east sitie ot Michigan avenue IN
lots reserved. where and Mnrine Hospital after
ward was, except skc Garner lot known rs !."t
T.. for WHICH Gen EeaulIeu paid f.. NJ mr..
in d s = and T. where Blaut.enS house,
uutbuilainss, aud garden were. His life
was threatened. He WIS burnt III eli'gy;;
Nany i1,tlgnireS were put upu kln1. 70 ;lll
this hc bid defiance. Asserting ttar the friends
OF Ge1a. Henuben might possibly take bis life.
but they could never have his lln'1- Hc WIS one
of Chicago's ahles1 lawyers. the cAnddate oi inc
early .A5o1ttioni$ts for Congress. and Tar tho
:bles1 man in their orrrnlLatiu aiht ae hVs:i
Il few years longer. he uulucs0onlsly woui1
have heen assigned to st,.," one nf tho highest
p,silions in the COUNTRY Thus Gcn. Ernuhcu
lost his old Homestead. except This onc lo;:
which he st,ld. as insufficient Tor hiH nild
not ont. whit, cl,limcd ll:rlcr him WAS successful
in procuring lot. If you wish II ttN! the tr;s-
ditional residence nf Gen. Jean DartiStc lseus'-
b1en. go east upon snuth Water stsert nntn you
come TO the nOrthc:ls: corner of .tl1iii Water
street and Michigan avenue. and yni1 viii una
it. Gen. He;u.lien subsequently moved 10 near
what is now ftiyeF pnrS, upon the I'esplanes
River, III this county. nsar tE, reservation OF
Alexander Robinson. the Indian Chief The
General died ut Na2cry!Ilc, Du Page County, in
lb63
Al tho session Of Congress in 1s4s succeeded
in proct,rit.y N amendment I'll the Naval Apprn-
prntto1 bill, Npnru!rl:t!1ls S!vtaE tor the CON
s,ructiun of Il Marine hospital on such site as
should be selected BY tic Scer..tar: Of the Frca~
ury On the lands owned by the United States 1t
WIS our of my tt'st arguments for the uppr,-
priation that the Government already "~n"d
non 1T the ;cscrv1icn. it .'c.nE u>oa tho Inrti,-
cru portion uf Block !, irnnts,. Michigan avenue,
snd being upnn 'he "ast sl3; thereof: md ID
1t was not ,.nt:t Sept. Il. lS'J That wAs enabled
10 telegraph to you from Congress that
WE HAD SECURED THE 1LLlSols CENTRAL
RAILROAD GRANT.
And it was not Until tue 18th day of October.
lsI. that the Hon. Charles 81. Conrad. Secretary
of War. in consideration OF Si0 made the deed
Of what WIS uuoccuu;td nf tho Reservation to
tha1 Company IN WHICH was >, the following e. pre-
DenrEorn. commonly known ..s the Fort Dear
born Reservation. III Chicago. ILL.,. has become
useless f"r military PURPOSES. n:t' tbe tract
ot fort or for any other authorized purposes,
pany. complaining that It paid :his s'ln of S1i.-
100 from necessity End under protest. in order
to expedite their road into The city. md insist
ing that the land nas included in the grant
made by Congress, wEich |, who ttN,E IN active
part in framing and passing the law. saull not
1ndorse. brought suit tn the Court Of Claims. lit
Washington. for the rct.i,'din@ of the purchase
money But the Court DECIDED against the
claim.
have thus shown you how the entire Iscser-
vation WAS disposed of. except whit would make
about eight full lots, upon which the o:tl liyhl-
house WIS located. or near it. They were not
needed for lighthouse purposes: und were l.o1s
l TO e in Rock 1, fractional Lots aud {! in Hek
.. and the north II fet:1 Ut Lot In Block j, I'LL
near the Kush-street bridge.
The Government had erected new light
house II tho end Of the North Pier. WAS in
Congress. and the Thought occurred to me THAT
the best Wuy to dispose Of the remaining land
upon which the old lighthouse atlu other ncces-
snry Government. buildings had been located
was to present it to
THAT K1Np-l1EAETTD AND POPLAR OH
PIONEER.
Gen. Jean Baptistc Rcaulicn. And it was SO
done by HI act approved iu:s. ]. ls54. And there
was not citizen Of Chitz,ga who iincw him whc
ever questioned It's proprirfy. to my knuwics!ge
the list man III charge OF the oil lighthouse
was that genial old settler who passed away
tho 1lth af April. lssl ng.d 81 wears. Ne came
the time OF tlen. HILLS surrender. und he wlt.
messed it. He brought IL violin with him, arc
with it made more hearts merry 1hAu :uy. mar
who ever lived In Chicago. He requested thai
il be given IL me upon his dcath-hcs. and upor
the evening Of tho 18th of May, lSSl, presented
1t to the Calumet C}uu. whose members ever de-
brother Of Gen. John i. neauhcn, who clni1nr6
to have brought the first piano To our city
which is vet in good tune. with Ais granutlnu;sh'
Ter, Mrs. Sopha Oeee. datphicr ut Charles Beau
bien, nov. living in Silver Lake. kns. When
rame here, on Oct. -, 1tS}i. there was no otnei
piano on the South Side. and none o'. the NcS.
So much bGs been *aid and written OF these twt
brothers in connection with ehrly ChcAgo. ant
all tn Kindness aud commentator. ihAt vii
forceo tue prompt1nEs 1t ny hstrt ut this TIM.
piano. and that tt3tllc arc itlscpArbly CONNECTED
with the history Of the Fort Dearborn RtseFsu
hon. For years John d. was the only rcsiaen :,
witch had so long illuminated our lake unit'
the superin1endAnce OF his brother N,lrk. wn
ett1nguisheG, Congress gave to him what WI.
left OF its foundation and surroundings, afte
widening the river.