New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-11
NENN.YORK CITY.

Unsafe buildings reported yesterday: Nos II
Bond-st. and 217 East Twenty-SlXtI-st,
The free lecture at Cooper Union this evening
will be delivered b G. NJ. Towle' of Boston, Sub
ject " Bismarck"
Hubert 0. Thompson. Commissioner OF Public
Works has been seriously i'll for the last week, but
he is now slowly recovering
a." Trenton, y. j., sends 10 this Office 81 for
the family of Joseph A. Seeds. The Rev. Henry
blanchard, Portland, Me-, sends 81, and 7. L.
r.. OF this city, IS.
ANOTHER ALLEGED LUNATIC.
The case of John Jackson Dixon, patient who
nnder an act of habcas corpus has sought release
from tile Wards Island Insane Asylum, was yester-
day decided by Abrsm King the referee III favor OF
Dixon.
A homeless man. who said that his name was
James Curtin was found sick in the street near
lie Oak Street Police station yesterday. An ambu-
lance was sent for but he died before 1t arrived.
The cause Of his death was not known.
DIRECTORS OF A LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY.
George H. Potts, president OF The National Park
Bank George s, Scott, Alexander L. Van Nest,
and John |. b air have recently been elected di-
rectors of the American Loan and Trust Company.
MR. BUTLER DISCHARGES ONE OF. HIS CLERKS.
County Clerk Butler yesterday discharged w an
hone IVnn Docket Clerk whose salary Is 5000
wear Nh Lynn is a friend OF Civil justice Norton.
It's alleged that he was dismissed because Justice
Norton refused to support tho candidacy OF MI.
Butler.
REDUCING TIRE FORCE N THE TAX OFFICE.
Twelve OF the temporary clerks employed III the
office OF the Receiver OF lakes were discharged yes
;erlay This action has political slgnihcance
the force beng always reduced alter most OF the
taxes have been collected.
ART SALE IN MADISON SQUARE.
A collection of furniture and art objects includ-
,ng cabinets and clocks from Nuremberg, fur rugs
and tiger SKINS from LlePslc, Chinese and Japanese
porcelain and many other things rich and rare Is
Ia he sold at the Madison Square Art Rooms, No.
u East rwenty-thlrd-st, from November 10 TO IL
INTERNATIONAL STATIONS NEAR THE POLES.
A meeting OF the New-l0rk Genealogical and
Biographical society was held last evening at the
MpuIclpal Building No "a MadlsOn-aye. DR.. Hal
TON delivered an address un the International sta
hons for iserying meteorological phenomena that
Lad been established IL latltuGes near the North
and South Poles.
THURLOw WEED IMPROVING STEADILY.
Thurlow " cei has gained pcrcepubiy III strength
and spirits and yesterday he awoBc refreshed 10y
an excellent nights sleep he ale good breakfast
and cOnvcTscd cbecTiuily with Dr. Chal bourne ana
with his daughters Mr.. Weed himself has been IN
ciIued 10 take pesslmlstlc view 0. his own cOndl-
tiona5sert!ng that ne bad fulfilled hSdlotcd space
OF life and was LIVING on borrowed capital. Ills
blindness too has had depressing effect upon his
spirits.
While wOrkmen were digging IA cellar for new
engine house al No. 1873 East Twenty -hfth-st yes
to-day, one side OF the excavation gave way. John
Roach, Oi No. 81 Water-st., and Dennis OCOnnor
OF No. 30l East One-huudrcd- aud-h !h-st were
buried under the earth. O'ConuOr managed 10 ex-
tncate himself without injury, but Roach had to he
alarm lie was sent TO the NeT-York Hospital suf-
feIing from severe bruises.
BOYS KILLED by BEING RUN OVER
Joseph McCabc, the boy who was run over by a
freight tram while stealing a ndo on Wednesday.
ana who mad both bis legs aupatatod, died yoster-
dav morning III the Roosevelt Hospital. A car of
the Broadway and Scyenth-aye. line. driven by
JObn Cain, on Thursday night ran over William
T. Keyscr three years DID, OF No 81 West Houston
At. The boy was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where
he died yesterday morning The driver was
rested
WILLING To RETURN, HIS Duty BEING DOM.
George Walsh, age twenly-sl4, OF NO. 42O Vest
SeYcnteenth-st. escaped about two weeks ago
from BlackwelPs Island b. swimming across the
East River He sentenced TO TIE island for
six months last July, for beng drunk aud dsor-
derby. Ga thursday night hc wal Rcd into the
Tenth Precinct Police Station and told the sergeant
that he wished TO return to tho island TO complete
hls term He had come 10 the city TO vote aud as
that duty had been discharged he was willing to
return TO his island hOmeD In the Jefferson
Market Court yesterday. be recOmmitted.
JUSTICE SMITH CONVINCED By Dogs TRICKS.
Before Justice Smith. i'll the Essex Market Police