, 1877-01-09

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Thcra died ut half- -patt = oc!uck yesterday atter
noon. at Mercy lio.pI.n', Mark sheridan, Alder.
man from the Filth Wnsd, Iunn who lns lived 70
lung III this city. und been prominently itlrnt.
hc with lis political contcrtr, ns to deserve more
thIi tie mcrc passing notice which in ordinarily
given IL th!cruanlc Victims 10 death.
Nd shgrit1in was born In the City os Waterford.
Ireland, tn ls:o. lfis father vas l,rewer au.l
bEcritans first active work was In conuect.on will,
that hi1inrss. lie Fe,na!Acd in hia uu,tve land
nnti! lH.a, whrn lie lecnm,a cntanytcd IN thu
unfortunate rey.tionary nloven,en.a Of that ycar
asa wa4 compelled to Ito tu Ibis cuI.NtrY, Alter
hunting ios work IN the East, he rr,chrd AlIsrturi
ant "n. .!pluyrl on a ruIroad. Ills Hca, lnoss
ru,Iroad olIen until, 1870. when he eatne 10 Il shs
Ghs ahu Ment INTO tho packing tisnres " lth Held
y :l,rrwn,-asrt ~ = sub"sdiHatc capaesy, and
Ihc arui tMpIoyr,l il large number al 1nrn, AMI
hhsf'aan' e EsrsnMAi aaalacatton4 and upright
EA!nrd their cnt!re confidence: and Tiers
W." ~ MN for long tf1r who had a Wider or
sHtft.ngsr i',tiaenes an,oag the rcnfdenta vi thu
rum Ward thai lio lad. As was only NATURAL
t4ia eontdcheu Aho"cl Itself in
lDLtTICs.
e VA; aras clcec'l not long after h's arrival 10
~ was sssts Aiaerua" fium thc Flti, War aG fos
yensr, and scrted ont hl4 turn. III lstjH he via
aea!n ~. elected ELECTED. for two ye"rn. AZ u 1nsn:hrr
q. En- srs G"a%s ~ 10 w.. nre active III con.tce.
~ to9H un cxrccdtnsy ~alIn md srt1rnt Interest
M ti,9 astSnps to *ssure tue Removal of ts ptr.
tirtrt! with sFtnt r1rArstnra. VIA n Ua.Ivabiu
:ttea,,, and Ind been Within rho memory OF n,a..
Wsen III ~ ctxsas askra npy S
H.! Of lsuU Sheridan was pn. or, as candidate fur
ro!lsy 5o,ns'onsr M foF ,he soul! islson. aud
@ sa; ftss, u ,as 'sAfy:
eS!rsa v anY of Il. a,.osi.scs. ~ f1"ia 1a, tso ft
nme " 9f hs eles,.n ,s up r t,e spring q mil
efficient MANNER. but during ths ia.t mentioned
YET nc bssa.o ~ sntt,,fles n controversy wAich
mo,aI frnm o!lce. It was surscquentIy drciIrsl oy
t's su"sne Court that lhs Mayora ari did MT ~.
y - e.,.c ae" sol.'19nef* % t. aa'l ho :aa, there
tion upsier tho present charter waf sabn,ts,esi 10
.,;o1~y :hS gpua. .s ,et H. in H. shs%. oppos il
ths sFauda BY which thu u.ea.ure was car.
Fca: n ns H. wv t'ne Of IT. atst victims. lfe
hoafA OF foftcn being aboishrd andet tho new
ei3f1eF: hH1 its pa"erA turned n,er IN tl,r city
Marshal. lie brought sutt to recover thu batancy
" salary d4u hill fur the remainder Of hts terul
vi, wG'Gh g expired In November. 1873. but never
Fef tlmc after bis removal from on,ce he VA.
employed st!p y ~ otcs ot tho South Town Collector.
WHEN TuK F1Ksr cnAnIE1t ELECTION
fos Aldermen VA. held in t.u spring ii 1876, sher
" lis I'd a. ~ nSaasr'y ad saouh
united sossdtaiiy x;li tbs Alac.asa whs were op.
49, ~ rAsV' NVlW AuA W e1F0f Gt fEsftHCb.
H'sAt. and aclcd with thrm with hnrdIy 4 bseak ur
10 tho tiu when hr tct The Council, pyostralsI bs
sseAnets. tuIeturn to 1t no ,aute
,Ai. eLrridaa was man VI decided natunl
ahltY: aud ho bad also tcsA sha ttudeil mo1e than
With hm. And lad i not LccnSfnr fHlinx+ which
would b ankina ~ a1'eak Ut now,@fAillu.s
which he time 1nl a.aln sk1ute to CUrssgt but ai,
pateutly tn saln.-hs wnnlA hssr been : i,Vts auc.
etssfui anu lonEeE.llSed t4hR u,An he was. With
~ nis defects however. he succeeded la pre.cfs.
ing thE01Eh li4 long career Is Alderman ard ~
Police coHui'aoaeF : character atavr teproael,
- faF - corruption YVES concerned. liz Ma
Charged vi tl Lying obstinate atlu passionate: hui
mover WA Il alleged. esen BY hss blllesrsl oppu.
nenH' toat money had been nsed. or could 10
cial duties. With all biz slortcomuys. hu ,ctatnrd
70 the close Of ls HE thu Affection Y eonhd nee "
hts own people. amuuX whom be had lived aud
ooay WI 10 followed To the grsvs by lAsxce cun-
coutss than has attended any funeral 10 thls city
for nsny yexta '''