The Delta independent., 1899-11-17


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asDaaD - Usasnb 80 AA0sssa
(Washiastoa Lsttss.)
1As h0ass that = - - givea 70 Ad-
aifal Dewey - not Tie Arst prsssntsa
b. aADiring fFisads 70 o0csss Of ths
army asd navy. tAsrs having bssn ssv-
ssal sseA b. way Of prscsdsnt: but
it = tie Asst that has ever bssa sub
ses1beA 70 b. tAs eountfy st large and
uAAss esvsraDsat ansDiesa. The ofse
hoase preesafsd 70 - o0ese q The
army vas givsa 70 0sa- Great ~ HI
satAusiastie and aAniriAg frisads uvoa
his coming 70 WasAinstoa st ths eioss
q ths var. This Aosss 10 situated -
tAs nortA 49, a ] sersst. betweso
0seeaA aaA Third strssts. northwest.
asA although Sosty jean have passsd
sines II vas bsilt b stili . Ans oaa-
sioa. plais. bst decidedly ligniesd
and substantial. T1s satire block
bounded b. ] and x and Sscond as4
Third strssts vas beasAt By Senators
otsphsa 4. Douglas q Illinois. and
Rice Of Wiseoasin. With vice-Presidsnt
BreekinStAgs. UDoa the eastern poe-
tioa q this block. fscing On ] strsse.
they built there three spacious houses.
bat bsfogs they we're completed var
Was .Aoelared. and vles-Presideat
Bseekinridss departed abruptly for Tie
0oatA. 70 assuDs at later period ths
vice-peesideney Of the C0afedsfaey.
leaving his houss % the hasAs Of The
eoatraetor. Who rooted Il In. laid 1ooes.
and put IN doors and Window. and
rsatsd Il for hospital during the var
to the govsrnment. AZ IL close Of
The var The hosss vas properly I'M
ishsd and . committee rspresenttng
the friends Of Gen. Grant bought II
and the adjoining lawn. measuriAg
llsx3ls feet. for the sum OF $4,000.
and presented Il, suitably furnished. to
0sa. Grant. Who occupied II until his
Inauguration ~ president In 1853.
when he removed to the white house.
when the houses were built the
nsighborhood was decidedly aristo-
cratic, but With the departure OF Gen
Grant Il rapidly lost IT. prestige. the
eeater Of fashionable life moving
nearer to the executive nansion- The
neighborhood. still thoroughly good.
u Quits outside the boundaries Of the
social world Of today.
When. upon the accession Of Gen.
0saat 70 tie psesidsncy. Gen. Sherman
took command of the army. some New
Yesk fSleads bought OF Gen. Grant the
houss, furnished. for oes go and pre-
seated Il 70 0en. Sherman. Via occu-
piea it until 1874. when the headquaf-
tess Of the army was moved to 81.
L0uis. vhere . ans house Was gtven
70 hin ~ the citissns. Sherman then
oo11 the Washinstoa houss 70 1Gr.
Matthew q. Emery. Who nov occupies
Il. During the time that 0en. shef-
man owned Il he practically divided
The house into two and built . new
eatraacs to the western side. Aher
the property passed into the hands Of
M. Emery he completed the division.
and the eastern half is rsnted to .
privats family. The house contained
originally about thirty rooms. The
corner. or eastern. house. built By Sen
ator Douglas. and for some time oe-
eupied By hin. - now used BY HU.
Aartinelli - . Catholic Apostolic le-
gAtioa- The house IN New York city
which ex-President Grant made his
hone after his fimous tour Of the
world was also the gift Of frieoda.
This fund for the beaent OF Gen. Grant
was managed BY the late Mr.. Frank
wosk. oe New York City. and amount
q = e3so. .ooo. The hssse vas pur-
chased out Of this fund. ane for some
thiag like ei0o. 100. Gen. Grant lived
here until his departure for Mount Nc
Oregon. where be died. Mrs. Grant
cold The houss soos little time after
anA took ~ her residence In wasA-
ingtoa with her daughter. Ars. Bar
togis The Lest and most costly ho0e
eivsa 70 Ca. Grant vas the tomb In
Riversi1s Park. his Anal resting place.
costing about osee. go.
o. Nov. I, 1853. 0sn. Philip 0heri-
daa assumed command Of the army
an1 rsnovsd with his family from Chi
eaoo 70 washington. The gallant
general had many warm friends In
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