, 1875-07-02

on the chance rrnfcrrn1 him knd started Of! in
tho vicinity nf Clark street. He walked slowly
down tlle eaat n!de ct that thoYoughfara Until hh
came 70 toeeph Cahi'l's place, wlhneo ho uspIei
tho Mayor aud some other city of1Icisla treating
themselves to Jooa finest brand Of cigars. A
general shak!ng nf hAnds followed, and HIo In
Mark wisl,ed for the nonco that he mover had
such thing ~ finger. Tbs orow1 hcemad
eager to tacHfo anything. even soro finger lust
Tor tlo ruri'o.s OF bfesktng thu leo and
dnternK into : conversation With the Commits
s'oner. The ruao was anccosaful. and Tho cou-
vernatlon wns raTd!y beginning 10 warm up.
when Mark put Husband in hin cont pocket and
drew out htuafi !esst1er-ooYcred book bearing
sumo n't letters OH tho back. VIII : low bow
of recognition he approached tho Mayor and
handed him tin hook. 1ha Mayor looked AZ
topiehetl. bowed III return, and began examining
the book ali over. "Whatx this ~ sad he, a l,o
tegan TO Iecollcct himself. "a present."
~aat tie laconc Anawnr Of tho Cofn1nltAtobor. Tie
Mayors eyes opened still wider, and i,is face
t,eyant sasatno look Of blank wonder, which
Mark Sheridan vhs all the while closely Matcll-
ing. Finally ho explained tint tho book was
cory Of tho ne~ ru1ea aud regulations o! the
Fire Department. "1}y Jupltor!" cried tho
slayor. ~ thought It vas pravcr-hook. ]
dldnt know but Whit ti,o old man was getting
religious and waH condeseondinR to notico me-
IN view Of nv recent actos." And then Clark
streot toaountlca with laugh louder and stronger
than oven that Of the feHtivo bunkoint AZ llo
watrhcH Hamo disappear in Heasch nf the police
headquarters, snsl toutscst Of all laughed Mayer
Calvin snr tlie "lale Commissioner Of foiicn.'
The MAyol Htou1 4 Am Of Rlo all around, tall
ing ho,tr " for himself. This oynr, Tho Com
tnirHinnfr insisted another fnl1fltl Of ae, aud
tic "Mayors prayer-book" wsH heartily piodRoi.
Il tue suggestion OF tho Clty Attorney. The
Mayor repeated Ills potion Of "sonf." Frank Az
icw weut him one better. Tom B1ouan put All
unusual amount Of red ha!r.olt III hIa AIl Tho
crowd separated. Tie MAYORS praycr-Look will
long he remembered b5 those present.
THE FIRE wAnDESs
Tho Bbvcn Fro Wnvdena wcro also abolished
by rcsson Ut tho Counc! failing to make any ar
pfDpration for their sAlarioB. Heretofore they
have Loen conaldo1otl pais Of tie Fire DEPART
mont, aud hinder thu authority Of tho Board of
Fire Commissioners. Int when tho ordinance
inga was created it was claimed that 1t sloIishod
tho Fire Wnrtens. whose duties wcro coex exteu-
aivc with those Of tho Ba'!ding lnanactors Of
tho nov department., yet no Buch provision was
tho Fire Wardons. ralcll and Asuow, arc to bo
sncceapfnl candltlalea tor positions under Bailey,
and they have Withdrawn from their Pos,tiuhA,
although tlov have not yet tendored their Eesig-
Marshal Of tho Hoard OF Police OF their lntep-
tiona. Iii. Patch said to . reporter yesterday
t,4ht ho iial submitted his last report AZ Ti,o-
Warden. and hence Lis Allegiance to the Board
Of Police III certainly #thdrawn, Should neith-
or OF tleso gentlemen submit shcir uBna1 daily
reports to.t1ar. they NAV expect to find saetr
heala loprod clean o1. Tho Board Of Police
lIoid conference on tho subject Yesterday and
resolved to continue tho tlut1ea Of Emo Wsrdopa.
lfnoappropratton cau be secured for tiIo purpose
they will fako regular members Of tho depart
ment for the dntv. Al al! hazatde they intend
to hold fast to all ttlotr functions. Should their
intentions III this lino hold good. may the gods
protect unhappy yioIatotB Of tho iEe ordinances,
ior tho competition between the two depart
monts will bo so warm that oven innocent por-
Sous will be Impressed lntp tho ranks Of ytoiat-
ora. It IL IN i'll wind that blows nobody good.