The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-30
HIS HOME LIFE.
The Generals Devotion To His Family
Logan Poor Man.
From the Chicago Daily News

From the Chicago Daily News.
Gen. Logan's home life was always attractive,
ana his political campaigns conducted
from the family circle. His wife and his daugh-
ter, 70 whom he was always devoted and toward
whom he always showed the most afIectionate
demonstrations, were his confdantes in political
matters, and always participated ctycly in
his campaigns. For fifteen years and until
he purchased his new home on Columbia
Heights, he always lived in the same board
ing house on Twelfth street and occupied the
same rooms-a modest parlor and bedroom.
The new house cost him $1,000 He bought it
OF n syndicate interested in suburban property
who gave him price much less than it was
worth, as they knew that his residence there
would attract people to the neighborhood.
He gave his notes for $4,000, PAYABLE in FIVE
annual installments, and borrowed 81 900
from Don Cameron TO make the cash payment
The house is fully worth $4,000 and perhaps
more.
The General was always poor. He was never
successful in business enterprises, and has
lived on his salary. His honesty in Legislative
life was proverbial. There not II lobbyist
In Washington who dared approach him. When
the bill TO distribute the remainder of the
Geneva award vas pending in the Senate Gen.
Logan was favorably disposed to the
claims OF the insurance companies and
one OF the attorneys for them went
TO his rooms to talk the subject
The General received him very coldly,
and when the man asked TO see him in private
few moments, ne few into passion and or
dered him out of the rooms There were ru-
mors that peouniary inducements were being
General supposed that the man had come 10
mako some proposition TO him. Whether it
was ne or not, he resented the suspicion by
opposing the bill that he was inclined u favor.
lie once narrowly escaped riches. Some years
ago John 4. Routt, formerly of Illinois but now
OF Colorado came to Washington to raise money
Tor tho development of the Evening Star Mine,
OF Loadyille. General Logan subscribed for
some OF the stock and paid "A small assessment.
Inc outlook was unfavorable. and when the Sec
ond assessment was made on the stockholders
Logan refused 70 pay il and surrendered his
shares To Routt. Within n few months
rich lead was discovered and the stock sprang
rom TESS tnan nothing to away above par. IL
made big dividends, and was finally sold mt an
enormous hgure. Routt and all those interested
with him were made rich but Logan got only
his original investment, when was refunded to
him.
=, He leaves no property worth speaking of.
HIS residence in Chicago is mortgaged for it's
full value, and the little property he has In
southern Illinois, and ON which Ia sunk some
money in prospecting for coal, is CO mparatively
A year ago n life-insurance agent asked
him to take out policy. The General said that
he had no insurance on his life and always
Thought he ought TO take some for the benefit Of
his family, but did not feel able TO pay the pre-
MUM, rs he had drained his resources fixing
up his house. The agent said that IL he would
take policy for $4,000 he would arrange for
the acceptance of his note for the
premiums for two or three years in
advance; Logan thought over the mat
generous offer, as he did not wish 10 invoive
himself I'm any further financial operations
his daughter IL married 10 Major Tucker, an
oncer n the army, and John A. Logan, Jr., his
only other living child, is in the real estate
business In this city. He il expecting soon TO
be married 20 a daughter Of Chauncey An
drevs, OF youngstown, Ohio, one Of the wealth.
est men In that State.