, 1876-02-24


"11,o ulitor Of tho Times docs not know
from bulls foot" vulRnrly remarked uibes-
niau Collector In tho employ Of Mike Evans,
yesterday afternoon to tue OF hts companionB-
Tribune reporter ovorh card tho conversation,
md inquired into tho cauiso OF this donuDciatton
of 60 eminent mnn. "Woll," rcpuod tho
speaker, "if tho follow vas anything but
jaokdav ho would mover havo doue what he did
tho other day. I'll toll you; you GO See Mnrk
Bhoridau about t." And tho reporter wont.
Mark Sheridan, tho President of tho dofunct
flcheg out OF public ofllco As ho remarked yes
.toldny with tue utmost avtng-froid 4o lad to
Keep tho wolf from tho door shat shelters bis
large and noshcriess family, md position I'm.
ler tho South Town Collector, whom ho himself
bladB and maintained political rcsout, was
; lle ooly position that offered .,tsof to him.
Nevertheless, ho doeH his work with Oh little
troublo to tho Collector rs any one olso in tho
oince, still snatntatns that the charter election
was \ damnab!o fraud. nni lopos somo day to
reaBsuHe blu euprotnacy ofcr tho proltors By
ihoeo trauda- Thus doth tho mock mild Mark
piod n1ong and. like the little busy boc. gashora
honey for the Treasury controlled byaiho queon
bnea His cguanfn1ity in this position, aud tho
faitlnnness of his work, las inade him nuul-
ber Of ndmfresa which no never possessed bo-
fore, and have besides taught htna that lfe is
not alf eAudy and tlnseled Elbow. Magk'H dis
trict is til tho southeastern portion OF tho city,
and among tho taxpayers in his district Is
A1lf9 M4tatHuut VI Nu. I 1ttlE ATENGp+ one n4
the editors o. tho Times. "snarloyow." a. be
was Indignantly called in years COMO by, is said
by tho AsHcHsol to possess $500 worth Of personal
property, tho ta1 On which amounts to $8l.a5.
Hnarleyow and presented tho warrant for the
collection Of the, TAX. Thu conyersatson was
about as follows:
Mark sLarilan-rr. Matseaon. please obligo
ne With eol.85, tho amount Of your personal
prnparty tax
Audro Mattoson-1 hive no pernonnl property.
II. S.-Non sense. I think you havo, Or our
bookc would rot SHOW 1t.
4. MI tolh you Aavo no personal property.
IL not ti,at aulsoIont2
Ii, H-IIero is tho warrant; tho books show
that you have $500 worth Of personal property.
a. MI told .you onoo I have no personal
property, and do not want any Of you tax-eat-
ers to say that ! do. Go toll your omnloyor
.lhnt !. Andre Ma..osop, editor OF tho Times,
have no personal property.
Tho eyes Of tho tmpocuniossa editor snapped
Ere, so much 80 a8 to scato oven tho suaye
Mark. and ho departed to inform Mike Eysns
lbat tue editor Of tho Times WAS rancosous
With hatred towards him. Evans wis cool
,na collected I'D I'd Tsp0d @ i9 r. hs do, nrognS
70 appint so1no day Mhin bell be at hoome an
l'll cali and Hwy % him." The next tln,o TINT
bIark called upon tho great impocunious ho it,
formed him what message Evans had sent and
The roof OF tho southeast corner OF tho building:
With Al ob}urgation the lmpecunlouB replied
that Evaus lad d ID e. Of ofimportinenco"
to send such message 10 him. Mark WEB again
forced to 1etreat. Tho next day tho Times con-
tanned scashing editorial about South Town
hummer tax-co!loctors, followed by 3 still more
unnsrrAnted ono Oh the next day. and yersloco
then the paper has beon adorned with squibs
from Matteson's pen in attempts to yet oyon.
The tax has mol yet been paid. anu uncaa paid
by March Evans thlnka somewhat Of !eyyipg.
in the meantime no IL hunting up an employo
who troats oaths AZ much chalf, aud who pos
:Reases pair Of pantaloous with q copper-lsned
seAt.
That tho great impeeun!oua has personal prop.
eEty neons evident. The hoube il adorned with
Adoo1-plate bearing his Hams. is neatly fur-
aishod, and Ia occupied by no ono except his
pEu family.