New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-18

ACID GIVEN BY MISTAKE
=, a dose OF carhOc acid was given bv mistake TO
fl''h Dorsey age two wears, at No. 243O First
ave-, YESTERDAY She died from the effects Of the
poison Coroner Herman will hold the inquest.
FELL AND BROKE HIS MICK.
IN unknown man, who drunk, fell down the
cellar steps e. No 326 Wa-hqcioa-st Yesterday
laboTcr The police sent his body to the Morgue.
HAYWARD ALUMNI MEETING.
The Harvard Alumni in this city held theirrcCular
monthly meeting last evening at Dclmonico's
foiiY-@saven members were present. 4 committee
CONSISTING of L. b. Olncy, c. H. Miles T.. 4. Blanch-
ard DE-. F. X. SturgisS and J. A. McCobb was ap-
pointed 10 nominate officers Of the association for
the ensuing year,
49,, 4 SINGER RECOVERING HER HEALTH.
MIC. Mare Nnchot, of Mr. MaplCso1s opera
troupe. Is slowly recovering from very severe in
disposition, from which she has suffered ever since
she has been in Tins country Mr. Map eson hopes
that within week or two she will have fully rccOv
erred health. and be able 10 resume her duties with
the comnany. Nile Vachot's friends all sustain her
~ her resolution not 10 appear in public in her state
OF health, rs she was icoparizing her reputation.
THE COST or OFFENDING GENERAL SMITH
The PHI Of Willard BARTLETT for LEGAL services in
defending General William +. Smith against the
charges brought against him as Police Commits
sioncr by Mayor Cooper was presented Yesterday to
| Bartlett asked for $511G % Controller Campbell
suggested that the bin lee cut down TO 81 O2O and
from this ~ 'ud he deducted .. retainer of $500
which had been paid by General Smith. This was
agreed to and the bill ord red paid
DYGSG FBoM STARVATION.
a policeman Of tn Eighth Precinct found m old
man sitting the stoop OF No. j37 Washmgton-st.
NJ daybreak Yesterday. The man seemed to be
asleep, but when the policeman shook HIM he saw
that he was uscnsible. With the help OF some men
he carried him to the Prince Street station and IN
ambulance summoned. When 1t came the
surgeon declared that the man was dying from hun
ger. lie seemed To- have absolutely nothing on his
stomach Food was procured, but before 1t could
be administered the man died The police sent the
body 10 tOo MOTuUp. The seemed To he about
sixty years old and dark clothes, check shirt
a soft hat and brogln shoes.
sAPE AND UNSAFE BUILDINGS
Inspector EstcibroOk, of the Building Bureau
reported yesterday hat the building Of Il. H. Macy
d Co.. ~ FourfccIt l-st and Six have. which had
been represented unsafe from unofficial sources
was perfectly safe The report was made by the
inspectors oi ne Bureau that o. the brick piers
oi the Gramercy Pork Hotel in the Iwcntlc .l-st
wall hulgcI ont from the basement 10 the hr,t loor
and that a part pl the binding Is thus rendered u
safe. The following other buildings were declared
unsafe 40. $50 Poarl-st.; No. II GrecnWich-st.
No "}p and 13t l'ronf-st: Nos lB- and 2i2 EliZ-
ahc'h-.t Nos. - aud J6 Hester st.; southeast cor
nor rrnth-aye. and Eightv-SiNth-st No. 2Ss Sew
cuih-,t.; No. 32G las Elcyenth-st; No. ZG3 East
feminist, and No. 2I2'2 Bo"ery.
TRYIsG TO AROUSE rnE IRISH.
There was "a meeting in room No. III Aston
Hons, yesterday. Of the Executive Committee ap-
pointed b. th" Irish National Conycniion which
met in Chicago two weeks ago Michael Boland, Of
-. Louis was elected chairman of the committee
and i. A. Collins. secretary, The "lu"r members
present were -. &. BIdsall. Patrick Ford, Wilhelm
! h. Wallace, Alexander sullivan and Andrew r.
Brown. An address was issued calling on freshmen
TO con r.hulr literally toward "a tunG ot 100000
tu bc sent on February /, 1882 TO Patrick tagan
Treasurer of the Irish Land League. Another adj
dress calls the Irish societies 0 the country TO
unite in % federal league and with that end N
Brown, secretary, II. Louis, Mo. The committee
was an session with closed doors most OF the day ana
finally adjourned 10 meet at tine call OF the chair
BROOkLYN.
Permit, for the erection Of forty-lour new build
ing were granted last week.
lame, Icnnes~cy was found wandering IN Fulton
81 Yesterday, suffering from delrium trcmeus, and
was sent 10 the City Hospital as lac has no home.
Isoqc Morria a colorcd man. without n home aud
sufIcr from smallpox, staggered INTO tho bergen
Street Police Station late Friday night. lie was
sent 10 the hospital
Navor-ccrt Seth Low has appointed franklin
Allen. Of Now-lork. hi, rriyaie secretary. The
salary ~ 300 Nr Allen was formerly secretary
Of the American silk Association.
The 1911 syille bride over Ncwtown Crock. hctwocu
tho Counties of KINGS and QUcc"s which has ac-
nuirrd M much prominence through h'uud. ripg
engineer. Is nnder@0in2 T,rohSiruci@n ~ u laIRI
tomorrow.
John Dcyinc an insane painter, was found
wand ring about The streets early yetcri1N morn.
Inn, by Officer p,nnclly ~ the Second Precinct aud
vas sent 10 tho insane asylum AT Flathush. vine
is tWcnty-siV years Old and lives NJ. 70 Naln-,i
Ills malady was caused. it is thought, by lead
poisoning.
Justice Pratt m the supreme Court YESTERDAY.
granted an order directing Alexander Cameron,
who "a PARTNER of Ju,uc" Gilbert sHn. 70 sell me
New York Greenwood and toncv Island Railroad
10 satIsl, the ia cement obtained nv Mary Hayes
against TO- The road a'oui Iu'Ir l%nE ana tN-
tends rom the long pier ~ tho foot OF Ihlrty-sNth
n. 10 Eith-avc BrooNiyn.
The REGISTRAR Of Arrears has compet"d his report
Tor he wear ending November 30 TIE collections
amorrfld 10 s2.o75 1901 90 ngainrt S2,121 ,ilG 70
+, 1850 "a difrrcnc" OF SS5iji1 % ln iayo" OF
1881 The total amount of taxes cancelled was
SGI392 -. Under th" arrears law of lNNO the
Cstm,t.l loss To the city b. 1915 20. There Is
n drcr.a.. in arrears since last years statement OF
81 .2.5 S75 20.
Mrs. Harriet Van Beuseh ten, widow, yesterday
ATTAINED "a Judgment ~ 81 800 against the Prospect
! Park and Coucy Island Railroad Company Tor IN
rics ,I.sarcd last sluumcr vhiIc I'D ug on one OF
its car. IA 'bobtail" I'm NHuicrhilt-gve. The dr-
- h,J po ter cent mack ros 10 give her in change
and ordered her of the car, when ne starred suI
denly while she alichting throwing her Fioeht-
| ly 10 tn ground
NJ Guircau. cousin Of the assassin. appeared in
court yesterday as a defendant. ID. /. Lynch made
an apI, IcatIOn in the supreme court 10 DC suDaI
rutcd n, counsel in the ease of Thomas Fell against
| The Fell DvnamO-MOlOr Company III me place on
| r. Guirou who be said. had ln,rndcd himself
| into the case. The suit is TO recover F3;59l as
ROYALTY on the plaintiffs Invention, Hri uGGlitgau
although present, was represthiI' oI, JONI amy
| lie is about foriy-two years old. The judge re-
served his decision.
| Novor Howell Yesterday afternoon approved the
! rcsolntion of the Board of Aldermen glVl iran
rbiSe TO the East River Bridge and Coney Island
Steam transit Company.-or CuiycrS Ioau, ne ne
has also filed "A veto of The resolution gluhllnS 10
! the RmT" or Brooklyn Elevated RAILWAY Com
pany the right to construct. maintain ana operate
elevated railways in Euton-st., Myfte-aEe' ana
other tLoroug hfarcs The failure TO provide com
pcnsation for The city and private owners is the
! supposed ground for the veto.
William SHERMAN was arrested DIV DetecuVet
Powers Yesterday afternoon, on inc 1oHplailht Oh
George f. Elliott counsel for the Board oil Hoatth
who charges that he has forged the name OF q
| physician Dr Fritz to thirteen csrilheales VI VI
death registered az the Board of Health III the past
few months. Mr.. Elliott says that, although SLIDER
man is not physician. he has been practising e G
| tcnsiycly He was arrested rs Inc was leaving ms
| home 10 700 Fonrth-ave. after having II Is
reported, packed up all his goods for removal. lie
| wa lodged in the First Precinct Police Statloh'
| JERSEY CITY.
W. W. c. Sites, chefcngineer OF the water uc-
! portment was thrown from gig by runaway