The Delta independent., 1889-10-15

There is also an elaborate floral piece
from the Baltimore Invincibles-u
cartridge box in immortelles and on
| its side the words 40 rounds" the
symbol of Logan's 10Th Corps. Flung
across the settles in this hall and in
the parlors are handsome Navajo
blankets, and sitting about are woven
Muscalare water jugs, and Zuni pottery,
There are also Il Sioux hunting shirt OF
buckskin and gun cover very ornate,
given TO the general by chief. Here,
too, are some much admired portraits
of noted chiefs. in oil, by Prof w. H.
Holmes, of the Geologist Survey. In g
corner is an oallen dover chest, unique,
from German baronial hall, carved in
oak in high relief and painted fam
tastically.
One of the front rooms Is the sitting
room, and here is one OF he half dozen
desks that Logan used. Sitting back
of it is n photograph of the Illinois
legislature that elected him in 1885.
On the table is II brass book-rack, con-
tanning his familiar books of reference
Life. of Grant. Protection vs.. Free
Trade, Bread Winners Abroad, (by
Robert P. Porter, journalist and chief
of the present census.) The. Wander
ing jew, The Bible, The Irish Question,
Shakespeare and The Free Trade
Folly.
This solid mahogany sofa," said
the lady of the house, "belonged to old
SlidelL" Near by is wooden box
containing Logan's tobacco and kit,
including n Turkish pipe which he
toyed with occasionally. Around the
walls were photographs Of his brother
generals and statesmen, bearing auto
graphs. The heavy walnut chairs were
from General Buffers house. Near a
window was mounted the eagle that
was sent Logan in 1884 from Kansas.
Around these rooms were several busts
OF the general.
In the dining room the massive
mahogany tables, sixteen feet long,
were once old Daniel Carrolls-an
original settler of Washington. The
China buffet, also of mahogany, was
Daniel Webster's book case. Hanging
on the wall in another parlor is Logan's
coat-of-arms, in bronze. 1t is no hered-
itary trinket, but superb thing oi
his own earning, bearing the full rec
ord of his battles, the badges of his
corps, the flags of his regiments, and
his civil service throughout 1t was
erected and presented by Post % oi
the G. A. K, Chicago. Near the man
tel is painted lithograph Of the last
parliament of Ireland
The sacred room OF the mansion has
not yet been visited. This is Memorial
through glass arcade roof from the
repository OF the trophies of her be-
1nuad dao1 txy,tI !, oI,
ideal and romantic union.
Here are two large memorial stained
glass windows, containing portrait of
Logan, his corps badges (the arrow
and cartridge-box), the gold badge pre-.
sented by congress for gallantry at
Vicksburg, II sword crossed upon a
rifle, the antique arms of the Logan
clan-the heart OF Bruce with the
three passion nails in it, and the gor-
geous badge Of past commander of the
e. A. X.
Around the top of the room runs an
ribbons festooned through laurel
leaves, and bearing the record OF
Logan's battles. At the ends of the
hall this is held in place by the coat
Of-arms of the United States and Illi-
nois, and at the sides it is caught up by
two black eagles.
Below the frieze hang the little
straight sword that Logan carried as
adjutant of the Illinois Volunteers in
she Mexican war; the Enfield rifle
which he cirried at Bull Run, when q
member of congress, he joined Rich
ardson's Michigan regiment on the
field. and two sabrcs which he wore at
Atlanta and Vicksburg. He never
wore an officers sword if he could
help it," said his widow, s'he always
preferred cavalryman's ordinary
sabre"
Nearby hangs a poor likeness of him
when he marched to the Mexican war,
red and boyish, and in the corner his
mother has proudly written his name,
and added, ''aged twenty years, four
months and seventeen days" Then
there are large photograph of Logan
and his staff ut Vicksburg, the well
known picture OF SHERMAN and his
Generals" and the vivacious colored
lithograph of the march to the sea- On
one of the large bookcases are his
field-glasSes and holsters.