New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-01
OBIrU AIRY.
OLIVER CIIARLlCK.


Oliver Charlick died yesterday Mt his resi-
d.nce Il Baysidc llusnng l. lie has been con
fined 10 his rcsidonco for several months with com
poa0n Of kidney GscIso and dropsy, and has not had
good hoalth for several years. l. while returning
from q vis 10 Mr. Charlck Late ia November laei thai
railroad accident made Mayor HGycmeyer walk sev-
cIrl miles, which WA believed TO be the cause
OF his fatal opoplcctic attack Mt Carick was born In
this city about tho year 1910. His father liquor
dc er. and the into the businr's. About
She year l. 10 he kept liquor store IN Souih,t, near
Coenessp which Wa the of the city politicians
OF tba; timo
In lS4J he. Mr. Charck WA elected Assistant Alder
from the First ward aud again elected in the
following year In IS ~ he elected Alderman Of tho
First ward and chosen President Of the Board. IL
l. alleged hat no owed his elevation 70 trick There was
long the position and the friends OF Char
lick induced the mcmbers Of the opposition to give him
a complimentary vote, agreeing taa ne should Withdraw
favor Of the opposition candidate who would then
ceiyo the OF Charchs rens The first part Of the
programme carried out, and Mr. Char.ck received
an almost unanimous vote When Informed Of
this h0 entered the chamber, which be
had left for few minutes, and. proceed
ing 10 tile desk. called the meeting 10 order and
directed that the OCULAR of business be taken up
The opposition members considerably sstOui-hed.
but they had redress. at this time that Mr..
ChsFok made the acquaintance Of VIM. f. flavemeycT'
who then serving his first term as Mayor and a
friendship was formed between them which lasted 10
the death of The late Mayor.
Failing 10 secure ronomuaticn for Alderman, Mr..
Chsrck withdrew from politics. He had been con
nectoG in various business ventures with George Law,
aud when the discovery Of gold in California turned the
tide Of rave IN that direction he entered the service Of
George Law and managed the line OF California steam
ships gng The latter He aterward became con
nocted with the Eighhave. Railroad when 1t was Lrst
started, and for some time nal The bueiness man
acrrncnt Of that line BY his energy he sue
! ,rn ~ nd md hen
position line proposed he favored the scheme OF
the Nintlavc Railroad, order prevent any other
company FROM occupy ne the ground subsequently he
severed his connection with George Law, who, IL Is said
was greatly indebted to him for the fortune when he
la, acourd NJ Charck entered into several financial
! schemes in which he or less successful IN
SOL ho became connected with tho Long Island Rail
road and the Hunters Point Ferry superintendent
bnt his nanGg 81 the road such n to bring
upon him severe criticisms AMI the dislike ~ many living
along line. Ho ruled matters however win 20 EiSh
a hand that the complaints OF those who resided along
the railroad wcro uDheeded. IL asserted by his
friends that he reformed many abuses among other
things cutting of an army OF sddcada. and increasing
Ma :orialy the revenues OF the railr0af. He wa
! elected President Of tie railroad In 1868
and was reelected every year thereafter until
a short time ago, when he displaced by
/ Henry Havemevcr. sOn Of the late Mayor Mr. Chdr-
| Dck time largely interested ia tho Hudson
| River aud Harlem Railroads and for long time held
stock In the Pacific Mail steamship Company until find
ing that the construction OF the Pacific Railroad had
made that investment less renuneraii'e than formerly
he sold out and devoted his attention Line 81
boats bttwcc NeUYOrk and inc Eastern ~atos. lie -
understood have been very wealthy, owning in add
ton to his railroad steamboat and other etocks large
amount Of real C-t.c ia tbs city ana OIL Long sand
In 1861 Mr.. Charck again entered polfcal lie, run
| ming opposition democratic candidate Tor STATE
senator from the VIII District. against Richard g. Con
molly Mr.. Phelps being the Republican candidate. Con
molly elected. receiving $500 votes " i'I2a loI
Charlick aud 1906 for Phelps 10 0pp0yed the IWted
party and supported the Apollo Hail action OF the De
m0cracy. lie Was one OF the cOIicHli. He"Sauol inl
rsentiDg the Young Democracy Which attended me
A. mo- held in .;oveIaSar OF that wear he sun
ported Thomas A. Iedwith for Mayor against \. Oakley
Tweed Ring In 1871, and the reorganization OF Tam
| many Hall by John Kelly and others Mr.
| Comni'tee from ths Kiln Assembly District.
Ia May 1879 when tho City Government Was reoitan-
Police Observation-Disclosures, and ho vas continued by the
noard Of Aldermen At the election in the following
/ November a considerable number OF democratic
/ Inspectors Election were removed 10y Pohce Conn
/ ni,sioners smith. Charlick and Gardner, in var
GUS Assembly Districts, the majority in the
Eighth. Fifteenth. Eighteenth ana Iwenty -hs5 Districts
! II was charged Ivy John Kelly and other Democratic
leaders that this done for the purpose Of defeating
tho Tammany candidates for Assemby mcn ana SENATORS
CbarlicE was expelled from the TaInnany Hall General
Committee the next meeting held aiteI the election ~
several months aftcrward the Grand Jury found in
dctments for msdemeanOr against Conmls .i0ncrs mar
ing the interval Tie charge against the COmniss ionerS
! which constituted me mSdcIncan"f, was hit lh'S i"
failed officially inform the removed election INSPECTORS
OF their dismissal ana the causes therefor Att loiF
trial they both found guilty aud nned $40 each
Under the provisions ~ The charter "as hed p gooI
LAWYERS that the convicted cOmni'honie ndu "iitIfh
their positions and could again hold office under tue
CITY Government. This opposed by othtIh II.
commissioners resigned and Mayor laNemeyer appointed
COMMISSIONS ChariCS W III tie vacancy oeca-iOhou ny
the reign9tion Commissioner Gardner and iEe ialer
TO ill the former. place Finally, the Mayor deemed II
safeat that the Commissioners should reilIe, ahd
their PLACES were by superintendent OF Police NAT
sell and Excso Commissioner NoOrhls since thal tIin
Mr. b2
in notifies He was taken alarminglY III when the yer.
dict was announced tho occasion OF the MA 9i hNe
and Commissioner Gardner. and although the dangerous
SYMPTOMS soun passed away he has never been ia good
health since Owing to his pccuiallles o character he
n,ssssal fTon-. md hy large number 0f persons
he was strongly dslked lie never sought TO conciiae
a4S tnH.