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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
ANOTHER CLOTHING FIRE.
SEVERAL FIREMEN HURT IN A BLAZE IN EAST
FOURTH.sr.

SEVERAL FIREMEN HURT IN A BLAZE IN EAST
FOURTH.sT
The clothing district had another fire early yesteE.
day morning Although three alarms were sent out
for IT, II was not nearly so disastrous as the
Wooster-st fire OF a week ago. This one occurred at
Nos q and % West Fourth-st The double build.
ing Is occupied by Stern & Bernheimer. clothing
manufacturers r. X. Schefftel Co.. glove makers.
and Ferry & Napier, hat makers The upper two
floors of the building six stories high, occupied
by the clothiers.
The fire began the top foor. An automatic
signal rang first and Policeman Drummon. OF the
Mercer-st station. seeing flames sent out alarm.
Soon after he fremen arrived they got to work at
a party wall, which separates Nos. u and q on the
top floor AS hole made in the wall the
rushing out of the heat caused what Is known to
hremen as a back draught. and the men working
there were badly frightened by It, as II sounded like
explosion
Kelly of Truck No. 20. had his face burned, and
William Shaughnessy. OF Truck No. g. had both
hands burned. They had to stop working.
The nremen worked hard there being large
amount OF goods In the building, we'll In the
adjoining houses. Penney & Co.'S eght-story stone
building is on the east side and Stern Falk & Co.
west side The top floor OF the latter caught, but
was easily saved The hremen had to gain an en-.
trance to Nos. q and % through c. f. Donner'e
furrer shop, at Nos IA and Is Washington Place.
The damage ~ estimated by Chief Bonner at "a.
0O0, nearly all to goods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
RESULT OF A SALOON FIGHT.
ONE MAN DEAD. ANOTHER BADLY HURT. AND
SEVERAL UNDER ARREST.

ONE MAN DEAD ANOTHER BADLY HURT AN1
SEVERAL UNDER ARREST.
A fight 10 settle a grudge, which took place Mon
day night in Schiedss saloon at Madison ana Roose.
Welt SITS ended dsastrousy for everybody concerheo
in IT, One man is dead. He is John Dean twenty
eight years old. laborer, OF No RooseVet-s.
Dean died in the Hudson Street Hospital at $50
o'clock Yesterday morning from hemorrhage OF the
brain James Mccarthy. twenty-four years old.
waiter of No 70 New-Chambers-st., is carrying his
arm in n sling He has been locked up and so have
David Cook twenty-five years old. laoorer. OF NO.
4 Roosevet-st., and Thomas Dooney twenty-five
years old bartender for Schieds. living at NO. -
Vandewater-st Acting Captain Thompson. OF the
Oak-st station is looking for Albert Mcdonald.
thirty years old, Schields's unchman. and for TAN
man. upon whose finding depends a great deal. foe
both Mccarthy and Cook assert that Don was ~
saulted by either Dooney or the tall man, whom tney
do not know
Dean was found at s:45 o'clock last night in .
closet OF I.ynch's saloon at Park Row and Roose-
ve,t-st His hair was soaked In blood and his face
and neck were red. From his appearance his nead
looked as If it had been mashed by a dozen oiows
from a heavy club. He was unconscious An amou.
lance was sent for and one came from the Hud-
son Street Hospital The surgeon discovered large
scaIp wound on one side OF his head. and said that
ne was also suffering from hemorrhage OF the
brain. ...,o u,,..
post includes Schieldss saloon. heard OF the night
there and Learned that lean aau ann pnwi,t,uoiS
told Malloy that he had seen the fight Maloy got
him to tell the story, and then arrested him. The
policeman and Acting Captain Thompson then DO.
gan looking for the others They found Dooney at
his home, and Mccarthy in Greene-st. where ne
would be traced there. Al denied having struck
Dean Dooney says the tall man hit him, ana the
others say that either Dooney the tall man hit
him Yet none of them knows the tall man.
The fight was the attempted settlement OF
grudge which Dean had against Dooney. the bar.
tender The latter got the better OF Dean In the
matter of some change due for drinks Dean got
Cook and Mccarthy to accompany him last night to
Schelds's for the purpose OF revenge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
THEIR FOURTH ANNUAL DINNER.
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO
GATHER AT DELMONICO'S JANUARY 3

SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO
GATHER AT DELMONICO'S JANUARY 3.
The fourth annual dinner of the Empire State So
ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution Will
he held at Demonico's Friday evening, January
3-that being the 10th anniversary of the Battle
OF Princeton The following is the list OF toasts
and speakers:
Address of Welcome. Chauncey NJ Depew, pres-
dent Of the society.
The Battle of Princeton" Professor William NJ.
Sloan of Princeton University.
The Growth of an Idea. OrviIe H. flatt Ohlteu
States Senator from Connecticut.
"Washington in the Princeton Campaign -Gen-
eral Horace Porter. presdent-general OF the Ma
tional Society Sons of the American Revolution
"A City Of Patriots" Josiah quincy Mayor-elect
of Boston. 49, .. ,,,.,,,r C.,>re~
Mavor of New-York City. 49,,
"Ienezuela" John Winfield Scott. secretary OF the
Empire State Society Sons of the American fe'o-
.;The Marriage of the Oceans Warner Miller Of
New-York ,,o &c rroo,
Ign. .. ooo . ,or,o
attendance Is assured, and the best OF pTil,dnt
sneakers will make the occasion memorable. Ilcktts
may obtained from the treasurer oil the society,"
Ira Bliss Stewart. No. 500 Broadway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
yVr SOPHOMORE DISCHl RGED.

When Christopher Collins. sixteen years old. of NO
Sl2 West Twenty-seventh-st.. the sophomore of the
College OF the City of NewYork who had been ar
rested Monday night at Clarks, In West twenty
thirl-st., for endeavoring to break up the fresh
mems dirner was arraigned In Jefferson Market
Court Yesterday TO answer to the charge of assault
that had been preferred against him at the station
by Samuel ]. Siege OF No. 705 East One-hundred-
and thirty -nin,h-st of the freshmen. he seemed
to be thoroughly for his share in the trouble
Slegel did not appear TO press the charge. and
Policeman Kupfrian. of the West Thirteth-st. sta
ton who made the arrest, told Magistrate kud.ich
that he did not believe that Siegel wanted to APP
pear Magistrate Kudch discharged Collins with a
ronrlmand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
4 NEW GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUE.

The Good Government Clubs people are still as-
gressve, and are work organizing new associa-
tion to be called the Good Government Club OF the
XIXth Assembly District. composed OF members
living in that district. committee of nine has
charge Of the movement. II was chosen at meet
ing held last week at No. 42S Coumbia-ave. and Is
composed of Perciva Knauth. chairman; j. NJ
Price, secretary; Frank II. Dodd, president OF Good
Government Club c: John c. Coleman. Arthur H.
Ely John II. c. Nev!us, president OF the Council
of Confederaied Good Government Clubs: r. j..
Mosentha a. W. Watson and Andrew Shland. jr.
The committee represents all shades OF opinion I'VE
of its members having been supporters OF the Goo
Goo straight ticket in the campaign. and MI.
Knauth having been member OF the Committee
of Fifty a constitution has been drafted and sent
around to the members, TO he acted upon at the
next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
HERMANN OELRICHS ELECTED.
CHOSEN a DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK
BANK

CHOSEN a DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK
BANK.
The vacancy in the board of directors OF the Ma
tional Park Bank caused by the death of FbeneZer
X Wright, the former president. was filled yester-
day by the election OF Hermann Oelrichs of Oerichs
& Co. agents Of the North German Lloyd Steam
ship Company. Mr.. Oelrichs is the son-in-aw Of
the late United States Senator James g. Fair The
board which is remarkably strong one. Is now
constituted as follows Joseph T. Moore, Stuyvesant
Fish George s. Hart Charles Sternbach Charles
Scribner Edward c. Hoyt. Edward +. Poor w.
Rockhil Potts, August Belmont. Richard Delafeld.
Francis r. Appleton. John Jacob Astor. George s.
Hickok George Frederick Victor and Hermann Oel-
rchs.
The bank has over S00c0.0o0 in deposits, and In
this respect IL leads all others in New-iork Its
capital stock is 100000 and Its surplus exceeds
g 100000 Its loans and discounts are s24oOooo Its
banking house is valued 100000.
quarters were at No Beekman-st., on the site OF
the present Temple Court. Its first president,
Reuben W. Howes is still living In New-York but
he long ago retired from business. He Is eighty
four years old In addition to It's regular DankllS
business the bank has extensive safe deposit vaults
for the of depOsitors and Investors. Inc bdnK
has always been known for It's sound and conserNd-
tive management. II U.s. indeed. a bulwarK OF
finance 1t is a depository for many of the leading
banks OF the United States outside OF New ork
They transact their NewYork business through II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
4 FTR-DEALER'S INSANITY.
HE ABANDoNs HIS BUSINESS. AND HIS CREDITORS
SEIZE HIS GOODS.

HE ABANDONs HIS BUSINESS. AND HIS CREDITORS
SEIZE HIS GOODS
Samuel j. Levy. twenty-seven years old, until
Monday dealer in furs at No. 9i9 Broadway was
committed TO Bellevue Hospital for five days by
MAGISTRATE Crane in the Harlem Court yesterday
r,orninr for examination as to his mental con-
dition $500
Lew lived until ten days ago with his wife ard his
two children at No 52S East Eighty-fourth-st. He
had been fur salesman for several years and about
four weeks ago he purchased iurs on mehoia"uun
and opened the Broadway store.
He had been erratic in his ways previous TO this
time but shortly after opening the store he began
his wife with infdety and his family with inten-
ton tn no,son him He also announced that he was
going to Canada and Australia TO get away from his
creditors.
Ten DAYS ago Levy informed his wife that he would
not return home as he could not pay the rent, and
then with her children she took refuge with her
mother Mrs Annie Crone. at No $40 East Eighty
fourth-st Since that time Levy has been annoying
his wife visiting her mothers house at al hours,
and threa tenng her with violence. d.
Levy's erratic conduct became Known 10 ,t NE
goods His household furniture was mortgase9
and the holder of the mortgage seized the goodS
Yesterday after they found that ne had abandoned
Mrs Levy secured a summons on Monday Tor her
husbands appearance in court YESTERDAY HqInins
and II was served on him Monday evening. ne APP
80 rod in court summons in hand, yesterday morn
after his wife had told her story Levy delivered
long, incoherent harangue' III wi id ~, ri hir
and had caused stock and furniture to be selzed
nv his creditors for that purpose ne declared INA I
he was sane and agreed TO be committed Tor mental
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
CONTEST FOR THE CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

Mrs Elizabeth Morsell yesterday before judge
Reekman in the Supreme Court. traversed the re-
turn made by her husband Raymond Morsell, to
the writ OF habeas corpus that she had obtained
to secure the possession of her two children VINO
are now in their fathers custody.
In his answer to the writ. the husband said tnat
ne could not get along with his wife. that she H.
,reated the children that she associated with
women of questionable character and that he OBJ
jected to the presence OF the wifes sister VINO, ne
house i'm Boston. In the traverse Mrs Morseii ae-
MES every allegation made by her husband.
The children are now at Nanuet, $4,000 ~
father has placed them. 49, . r r
Judge Beekman sent the mater 10 'a'he' o.
Neal,s as referee, to take testimony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
ST-NUONS FOR CHIEF CONLIN.

MIR. sTE1NHARDT INvOKEs THE COURTS AGAINST
THE PLACING OF UNIFORMED POLICE IN
VALENTINE & CO.'S OFFICES
Roniamin stenhard, accompanied by II. Valen-
tine the alleged bucketshop man. went to Ponce
HEADQUARTERS yesterday afternoon and served
Chief Conlin with a summons granted by Magis-
trate Kudlch commanding the Chief to appear
at Jefferson Market Court on saturday next
Steinhardt had conference with MI comm re'a
tive TO the uniformed policemen being stationed
in Valentine e. Company's offices on which raids
were made The lawyer protested that the police
had no right be there but the Chief would not
10 keen the officers In the place. and that he would
not take them away unless compelled to by the the
safes were concerned. his clients had no desire TO
take possession OF them at present. The Sheriff.
Saturday at least
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
INCOMING PASSENGERS DELAYED.

Incoming trains of the New-York central Rail-
road were delayed from entering the depot Tor
nearly an hour about 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
y, sccount of an accident which occurred to
enyine NJ Park-ave. and Fifty-ifth-st Locomotive
No g. while going south at that point drawing an
empty car jumped the track. Whether 1t was due
TO a rail breaking a wheel OF the engine giving
way could not be learned The passengers on the
incoming trains were delayed for some time Some
Of them walked to the depot while those IN the
last Of the stalled trains. which were up as far as
-hundr red and twenty hfth-st had TO walt unt
the wreck was cleared away: The engine was not
h,dlv damaged but the tender wrecked. No
one was injured. A wrecking crew was set to work
to nut the locomotive on the track again. rraric
was then resumed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
FENERAL or FATHER HUGHES.

The funeral of the Rev. Father Hughes. who died
~ 81 Joseph's Rectory, Spring Valley. Rockiand
County. last Saturday took place in the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception. East Fourteenth-st,
os,ordav morning Father Hughes was pastor of that
surch for years, and was loved and esteemed by
h,s narshioners. A solemn requiem mass was cee-
hrated by Father James McGee. ceebrant the Rev.
lanes Doherty deacon, and the Rev. Daniel
Cronin. sub-deacon. Among the fifty clergymen
Sresent within the chancel during the services were
trchbshop Corrigan, Bishop Farley, Abbot Idle
Nook and the Rev Messrs John Edward. Frank
~ aIjv lanes FitzsimmOns. ID. f. Coyle, IL. a. Cor
Don Mu' r. F. Lynch. J. Prendergast J. c. Henry, NJ.
CunnIon John Lngs Edward Mckenna. John
Sa,tar Joseph Brennan and j. COnsadine. At the
clnse OF the mass the Rev. James Doherty delivered
y nu,ogy on the dead priest. Archbishop Corrigan
aronornced the absolution. The burial was in
Calvary Cemetery, and the hearse was followed 10
,hs grave fifty carriages. containing friends
and relatives. short service took place In the
cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
AGAINST NJ. B. CURTIS.

DENIAL OF HIS APPLICATION FOR AN INJUNCTION
Judge Andrews in the Supreme Court yesterday
rendered a decision denying the application maze
by NJ b. Curtis for injunction restraining hu-
dolph Aronson from producing the play gentleman
joe" The opinion is follows: Il am inclined 10
think that Amberg and Aronson believed that the
plaintiff could not or would not. even pay the 'e
duced amount of $3.50, and that Amberg undertook
in pood faith prior TO October 4, to give Rudolph
Aronson an option to take the play upon the terms
set forth in his letter of that date and that Aron
SON went to London In October to witness per,
formance Of the play and would have purchased
1t had not the plaintiff forestalied nm ana eor
continues I'm what position does this place the
plaintiff? He comes into court. and virtually says
that ne proposes TO break his contract with LoWeh
field and also his contract with Aronson; ana a.n ne
Aronson says he will at once form company and
present Gentleman joe at the BlJou.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
I'LL AND TIRED OF LIFE.

SUFFERING MAN TRIES TO END HIS E"iSiE EN-"
WITH POISON.
william G. Whereat, a glass stainer, Oh No 7o'
CoIumbus-aye who has been suffering from an
,,,ck of nreumonia for two months. tried 10 end
his suffering early yesterday morning by taxing
an overdose of his medicine. which contained
choral He did not succeed and is prisoner IN
the West Sixty-eighth-st station Whereat lives
with his wife and children. He seemed TO them
to be no worse last night than usual MS "lte
was awakened about o'clock by groans she
sav that he was suffering great pain, but he
could not explain what ne had done. She ran
to Dr. Smallwoods house near by. The physician
got Whereat to tell that he had drunk the entire
contents of his bottle OF medicine. In the hope or
ending his existence. Dr. Smaiiwood revived MIN
o., ,bar Informed Policeman Colvin of the West
Sixtv-eIghth-st station OF the case. The police
man hiding that Whereat could walk, took him
10 the station and locked MIN up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
STORY OF TWO JOHN DOES.
A HAPPY CHRISTMAS FOR TWO LITTLE
WAITS OF THE STREET
HOW THEY AND THEIR COMPANIONS IN THE HOME
FOR THE FRIENDLEss WERE ABLE TO


FOR THE FRIENpLEss WERE ABLE TO
REALIZE THE JOYS OF YULETIDE.
A child about two years old. with his pretty face
covered with dirt and his clothes in tatters and
rags was found wandering aimlessly in the street
not long ago. The child had been cast adrift.
Soon afterward another baby waif was picked up
in the street The condition Of the unfortunate baby
was pitiable. 1t not only homeless and ragged
but starving Its face pinched and CHASTITY, and
its eyes were lustreless. The children would prob
ably have died from hunger II they had not been
found and taken to the Home for the Friendless at
No 20 East Twenty ninth-st., where they were
washed dressed. fed and placed in the kindergarten
class Of the institute.
These unfortunate waits were christened John Doe
Nos 10 and % respectively. and were among the $50
children who took part yesterday afternoon IN the
Christmas entertainment given at the Home. Their
faces were lit up with smiles yesterday. and no one
would have surmsed that their life had such sad
be ginning or that the kind women who watched
over them did not know their parents. and probably
will never be able to find them. Many of the other
tots have experienced as much hardship as the Two
little Does Some of the children were given to
the care the Home because their parents did not
love them and frequently maltreated them; others
are half orphans" and are in the Home because
their widowed mother or father is unable to care
1t was the first Christmas festival at which many
of the children had been present and the iirst
time the majority of them were The recipients OF ne
good cheer happiness and beautiful ana usetui gits
which Santa Claus brings.
The festival was held in the main hall Of the
Home which had been decorated with everGreens.
flags and Christmas trees. large Christmas tree.
with IFS branches bent down by the weight OF Dozens
of little baskets made by the children OF the Kinder
garten stood in the front of the hall The baskets
we're distributed among the many benefactors of the
institute who were present
The programme consisted of games and songs by
the kindergartens smallest NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
chorus singing dialogues by the grown-up boys and
received
OF some kind was presented to each boy.
Last night the children hung up their STOCKINGS,
and when they arose this morning they found them
filled with candy nuts and other sweetmeats.
Mrs l.. b. Ely. principal of the school had charge
of the exercises Yesterday and assisted by Miss
Julia Wood, Mrs: A. L. Eaton and Dr. Henry {.
Houghton. - - - ~,
Among those present were Mrs. Charles ID. Mans
field Miss H. NJ. Wood, Mrs Charles Cullis OF I}os-
tom Mrs T. NJ. Kellogg, Mrs. w. A. Harris MIS-
BALDWIN Mrs. William Herrick the Misses Herrck.
the Misses Wilson. Mrs. George Watts, Mrs. Henry
c Houghton and Mrs. T. D. Howell.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
MP sTRyKER'S HYMNS AND VERSES.

The Rev. DR.. Melancthon Wooisey Stryker has
delivered a number of eloquent and impressive ad-
dresses in this city various times. AT the annual
dinner of the New-Engand Society In 1874 Dr Stry-
rer,s grafton was mastery and memorable He has
unfinished a collection of hymns and verses. trans
lated and original, with the title OF 'IAattermath
The edition is limited TO 200 copies each one or
which is numbered. 1t was published at Utica, n
V nv William T. Smith & Co., this year Admirers
of DIR. STRIKERS eoquence will find much to IN
terest crafty and attract them in this collection
of HYMNS and verses The following tribute TO Ed
gene Field was written by Dr. Stryker in 1872. and
II appears in this volume:
| know a Western hickory.
outside weather brown and rongh'
But all within that firm set tree
is dearest fibre. white and tough
And stuff there for shaft or Dow.
For sturdy helve or stubborn bar.
Fair carving will IL take and snow
How and firm its secrets are
know singer in the West.
And songs he sings IN many key.
And childhood is the strain that. besi
BECOMES his cunning mlnsresy.
Merry and minor chords are there .
And smiles and tears his measure yeld
But strong tender. everywhere
He is himself. his name is--field
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
WOODRUFF A SERGEANT AGAIN.

RENAMED FROM THE AcTING-CAPTAlN'f We
F1FTH-sT-OTHER CHANGES.
Chief Conlin yesterday afternoon remahoeu Ae'-
ing-Captain Henry X. Woodruff. who has neeh III
command of the Fifth-st station for several weeks
and transferred him to sergeants duty al 'ne raS.
Tbirtv-afth-st station. Sergeant John j. Harley OF
,h p,rs.u of Information at Headquarters was
made acting captain and placed in command OF the
Fifth-st station The changes Chief comm SaiI
we're made for the good of the service w Dift III
81. station. , coan,s >tcCornacl
~ Wacdougai.st and Cooney Of Leonard-s, TO
change places. = A. c,o,rhoat Souad
Sergeant Patrick Burns of the Steampoat odu ta
rns n:aced in charge of the Bureau or lnIorn
NJ Ueadouarters and Roundsman Michael smith. OF
the Steamboat Squad was made acting Seieo'"' -
Rllrns's Mace.