, 1866-10-11

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JobrJ- o'sulIivan, Es1-, attorney al Law, and
Alderman Of the sittctuth Ward OF this city,
died. between tho hou.e OF eeren and eight
O'Clock yesterday morning At ll1s boarding house,
on the corner OF unroa and Townsend streets, In
the North Division, Of cholera, after IN ialncss Of
TIE deceased was alnS'c mar. ard about forty
years old Ut the time Of his DEATH. He was horn
In the county Of CoIk. ireland, and came will. his
ilcd in Khodc Island. OF the carlies years OF tie
deccaeed noihing ts known, save that he
reeelssd hui ~ Indifferent education, and
III d Cotton mill, where he worked for several
years. II IL reported ,1,at he subsequently worked
he cane ont to chicaso n n eempany Company with bis
b:otle1 Michael. now a esident ot the Sixteenth
Ward. J. j.. fiisr found employment as special
sea1: n,der Mayol Dyer. Il ia noteworthy that
during ais 81 term nf , 9ee g e there was wholesale
aeet tGe oas sy
nielcn. 1t The end Of hit tenn OF ser
vice he ce,atuenced the study ot law T. shc o:iec
81 oow sS1 Sasee q tic reae In G i: was
ted to the Lar, and has escr since riaciiced law
III 1be spring q 1868 Mr. o,sullisan was elected
to .hc ot1lec Of Alderman Of the Sixteenth Ward.
ard in the "iot" drew The one year term. HI was
again elected last April,
IL bis ls'c1 ,ear;. bu; was Of TOO generous turn
OF ratrd 10 lay by mnch for u.e - rainy day.
winch ID lis c1ec never came. He owns half
interest In farm in Wisconsin. left 10 him and
hts brother. by their father, at the time Of Ills
dralh- lie was never married.
The deceased WIS elected on the Democratic
Ticket hui wss one Of the beal an org The men who
compoEe ttat patty Hc WAS NOT one Of tic Cop
pc1Lcad class, his eutira sympaih[cs being with
ihc men who went forth 10 battle for thc psescfsa-
1ion Of liz Lntou. lie was not what may lie termed
awe!l educated man, Int he had studied well uiosr
1:sancEts oi The law In which hc praetced. ano
berg possessed Of good amount ot native ta!en
1urn f.c Eas upright and sensible. Af friend
wnizn hearted and genesoae, possessed Of all t4t
patural iRpulsive,iess OF his race: rs q man b.
.r.s upright In his cal'pss. thoroughly conseien
tioIs.
in LoncTcd remembrance as tina. OF one OF IA
turcs true uohlcmcn. lie did not achlcvu one o
Tie highest positions III fcsie1S, but 1t twas
prominent one, and being obtained from n st1rl-
4rY point 20 untavorablc, IN upward beginning
so loug deferred, and In way to which non
.,ould take exceptionally honorable exertaon
ROT cbfcauery, tho fact inst le sose TO such q
1'5nrc n t6e eocnl and municipal acalc
Entities him TO our enduring regard.
Tue news Of lis death yesterday morninE cause
profound regret among all who had inc honar
HE aeQuaiutanec; be was untsc!sau{ esleeMee
The Cdurt l4nnse dag MES elcSa:ci l2 na.l nsst .
respect It. his memory, and q epcci1! mettiEI
The Common Council wa. called for Last evening
70 take action In regard 10 the dcath Aldesma
Al he n. citing Of the Council, series Of frcsolu
tipts we're passed In relation to ttr death o! ~
departed, and TIC Council voltd to attend u
funeral In q body, and resolved that The proceed
ings II full be spread on the records. The o1lcsa
report will be found in another column.