Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-07-31

looking into IL. Mrs. Grant said; There IL
man who sat near us at lunch to-day with
somo other men, and tried 70 oyerhear our our
conversation. He was so rude that we left
tho dlningroom. Hero ho is now riding aftcr
n nsrrda thought 4 VA, va, 9pH 9p y curiosity but
attacked, but Mrs. Grants sudden resolve TO
leave changed tho plan. few days aftcr
received an anonymous letter from man
saying that no had been detailed TO kill me,
TINT he rode on my train as far rs Havre do
Grace, and ns my car was locked no failed 70
I remember that tho conductor had locked
our car, but how true the letter was cannot
say. learned of the assassination MS was
passing through Philadelphia. turned
around, took special train, md came on TO
Washington. 1t was the gloomicst day OF
General Grants family relations wore very
pleasant. lie loved his wife and thought
everything OF his children. During tho war
Mrs. Grant managed all OF tho money mnt.
large say in what was to be done. When
visiting Galcna short tlmo before his fall
urc General Grant said; my wife runs our
New York house, and no other woman in tho
universe could do II better than she. give
her $l.OO0 n month and nsk no questions.
do not 1--we In ANYTHING like princcly style,
PEELED To keep up tho appearances that cir
cumstanccs have forced upon me OF late
myself. pnl lcnvc II all to my wife, who runs
our household affairs herself, keeping the
stricicst account of expenses and supcrln-
tending every department OF tho FAMILY es-
tnblishmcnt."
Grant Ind no moncy.meking sense, and his
friends tell INC that ho Nd not love money
for moneys sake lie mover boarded any,
give to friends IN need The poverty of his
early life is we'll known. but 1t will be sur
prising to many to know that at tho Begin
inU pr N rpfnepd credit
for groceries at Galcna. The story is that
Grnit had gone from 0alenn to Springfield to
orgnnzcd and In his absence Mrs. Grant
went to ono OF the Gnlena shops and asked
for II barrcl or flour on credit, ns-shc had no
money. Her request was refused, whom
proathcd nnd told her she could have my
thing she wished from his store This kind
Grant nnd after he became President he be.
stowci substantial favors upon this good
hcnrtcd and patriotic grocer.
whilc he was In this leather store at Galena
and lived in u small brick house, and kept
one servant. Mrs. Grant lately characterized
this time ns the hnppicst period of her life.
In after years Grant received n great deal of
money, but he spent great deal. and while
he was President he entertained magnifl-
Gently. Had he gone out of the White House
ut the close of his first term, when his salary
was only $1,000 he said lately that he would
have had ITO, to borrow WonSy to pay his debts
investments ghvc him the funds for his tour
nbrnnd and hud he not been blcd by sharpcrs
he would have continued well or to his death.
General Grants love for his father was
shown by his treatment of him while he was
President. He also cared kindly for his
mother, nnd shc had great influence upon
his fc.
General Grant knew nothing about money.
II IL said that when he was boy he was a
good Judge of horse flesh, but this has since
been denied: ms fur rs ability to buy and sell
is concerned.
The first money he ever earned was Ave
penny b I, or six and II quarter cents, which
he got FOR carrying Il trunk from n hotel to q
bont land ny. His cousin James helped him
carry the trunk, which 1t is said was very
heavy, and suppose the money was divided
between tho two. Aftcrward 1t is said that
his father set him to driving the horse which
ground the tnnbnrk This work was very
tiresomo, and young Ulysses would hire
go on and mako q dollar or more with his
fathers horse and wagon: He soon went to
West Point, however, and began his military
When he left the army to go into business
referring to tbs part Of & his career some time
commission In the army, while serving in
Oregon, came to st. Louis, and there was an
UNDERSTANDING between his father and his
farmer. Dent agreed to furnish the farm,
and old Mr.. Grant was to stock 1t. Later on
ex Captain Grant found himself settled in a
log house on the Gravois road. The stock,
consisting of a lot of potatoes, came along
later in the season. They were unloaded,
| left on the levee, and froZc. This was the
start in life Grant got as a farmer.
Left to his own dcvelopemento of agricultur-
| nj tastes, he took to hauling in wood and
| selling 1t. 1t was when the farming expert
ment had proved failure and Grant had
been refused the appointment of surveyor,
for WHICH he made application to the County
into the real estate and brokerage business.
The firm was Grant & Boggs. The junior
partner was relative of Governor Boggs,
and also connected with the Dent family.
| They opened nm office on Pine Street, just
above Second, and some property was put
| into their hands. Captain Frank McGarra-
han and other old real estate men remember
| the firm from attempts at transactions with
them, and from the utter lack of ideas on
| business matters which Grant showed.
Phil Ferguson, who was then publishing a
purchasing of job office which had been
put in the firms hands to sell. He found
a search and when he did so 1t was with nc
satisfaction. Although they had the prop
erty and II was for sale, Grant was unable tc
| present the terms or the condition of the
stuff so that the printer could form any con
| clusion as to what he was trying to buy ol
what he was expected to pay forit
business sense. In a few weeks the rea
| estate and brokerage firm of Grant & Bogg,
was classcd with the past, aud tho. seniol
| went to Galena to join his father in the tan
merry.
AS to his finansial circumstances at the time
of his first term in the Presidency the same
condition prevailed, and 1t was only owing
to his increased salary that he was able t.
take his trip to Europe. While he was OF
this TIP he wrote from Russia TO frienc
"On arrival here found a large mail, In
which was letter from you, inclosing {
paragraph about Mr.; Murphy's bankruptcy
and my losses in real estate. So far as L an
| concerned there Is not one word of truth II
this statement. Inever owned or purchased
q piece of real estate in New York City in my
| life. 1 never owned any property In New
Jersey, except the two houses at Ions
Branch, which now own, In my life
Of on s
| What have--not much-is paid for; have
sold nothing t9 pay1p my debts MY farmnt
ent sed ms and
the farm. That was several years ago. Hat
i gone out of office at the end of four years
have been compelled to sell something
| quite an amount-to have carried me out oi
Washington. But, with my private income
of eight years free from debt and withou
having incurred any loss anywhere in specu
General Grant will leaye, many materla
memories of himself and his career. TIL,
modest little frame house in whiei
ShU hvs t9 a" tEsysers s onessosyand ssoE aa
a.garret of house with door in it
center leading directly into the sitting-r0Om
dining-room and kitchen, all in one, is still
standing on the rivers bank above Cncin
natl. His home at Galena will be n Mecci
| for sghtseers and hero-worshippers And
| the house ut st. Louis where Grant was mar
ried will be one of the places for all visitor
| to st. Louis to hunt out. II still stands, an
told, at the corner of Fourth and Cerre
| streets. and the parlor where the ceremony
took place is now used as an office.
Tradition preserves the fact that the wed
ding was q merry one, and that dancing con
tinued until midnight. A Santa Fe traveller
was brought In and diverted the company
| with a lively Spanish dance. The friends ol
Mr.. Dents family were invited in, and man,
OF General Grants old comrades from tn,
barracks were present. Some of the furni
ture which occupied the mansion at the tint
Is in the possession Of the occupant. Amonl
these old souvenirs is shown u large ottoman
about three feet long, and covered will
velvet of tiger stripes though q little fadet
by time. Among the other relics of the Den
mansion there is an old d-fashioned bureau an
a leaf table of French manufacture. 1t j
made of mahogany and has drawers at botl
ends, which can be hauled out when the sid,
leaves are raised or dropped down Mt thu
sides. Instead of legs at the corners, tn,
table is sustained by one leg in the center
supported by a broad pedestal resting oil
four caStOrS at the COrnOrs SO as TO mOyt