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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
NOTES FROM THE NAVY YARD.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard will be closed to-day.
mo bell ring being the order Of the day. A large
number OF the sailors the Vermont will have
shore leave and those who stay on board will have
a feast OF roast turkey. They had the choice OF
their Christmas dinner, and failed to agree with
the men in the marine barracks who decided on a
dinner Of roast pig which they Will have.
The second OF the Names torpedo-boats went
out on a trial trip yesterday. making the run over
the measured mile the Hudson River. accom-
panied by steam launch from the receiving ship.
lingham assistant 10 the captain OF the yard.
Yesterday morning, In tow of the tugs Nina and
Narkeeta. She was taken out to make room for
the Texas which is expected 10 have over
hauling OF her bilge pipes and some other minor
repairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
A HOUSEKEEPER'S SUICIDE.
NO APPARENT REASON WHY SHE SHOULD TAX
HER LIFE.

NO APPARENT REASON WHY SHE SHOULD TAKE
HER LIFE.
Mary McDermott. twenty-eight years old. who
was housekeeper FOR Thomas l.. Culver on the
second floor Of the lathouse No % Hancock Place,
committed suicide yesterday afternoon by taking
carbolic acid.
Mr. Culver who Is clerk in the Custom House,
returned home at sd o'clock yesterday afternoon
and found Miss McDermott lying on her bed I'M
conscious and on a table beside her stood glass
which had contained carbolic acid Mr. Culver
summoned DR.. Bird, OF No. 235 West One-hundred-
and-twenty- third-st.. who did all he could to re-
lleve the suffering woman. but without avail. She
died In few minutes In blank envelope on the
table In the woman's room was note. which read
as follows: Mr.. Culver has nothing to do with
this of mine"
Miss McDermott had been III with cold for some
time and was respondent in consequence. Mr.
Culver knows of no other reason for the suicide
The fiat consists of five rooms, and he and his
housekeeper were the only occupants He left the
house early in the evening, as he said. TO inform
the dead woman's relatives. but he did not say who
they were or where they lived
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POISONOUS SNAKES NEAR NJ" 0nA'

TWO KINDS STILL TO BE FOUND THE MA
AND THE coPPERHEAD.
A. q regular meeting of the Linnaean ooc'e.y
,.st evening at the American Museum OF Na,urai
rI,e,orv Seventy-seventh-st. and Eighth-ave' nay
nd / Ditmars the assistant entomoiosIs' y.
,ha Museum read a paper The Snakes Foud
yy,h,, Fifty Miles of New-York CITY. MI Di'-
mars said in part: attn
There are two sorts of poisonous si.a hts End End
found near New York, namely, the td in put
the copperhead. The ratte-snake Is III TN ropper-
bead is more numerous than the rattleI' am, -
though It is rapidly becoming extlnct ~ - The
in the spring and autumn on rocky groulu ma ~
vicinity OF New-York 1t derives It's name ioi, lii
peculiar habit of entering dairies, nos ~ 80 II X
"a is commonly thought, but to secure me-. ~
h,rmfui rodents and the farmer should spare ~
life The black snake both the racer anu u,r 20
are aIso valuable allies of the farmer put are tap
id,y being killed off. The notion ttaI any ~ been
swallow their young when frightened mas o 'sai
exnloded and all students of reptiles agree ma i
~ thing s impossible The variety known as ths
'hognose' snake often performs an lntereshS en-
curious feat when II Is suddenly attackeu; ne
,ie will seem to exhaust Itself by violently thrash,
ing about until II lies on the ground AT lu .es ~,
Seemingly dead but If eft alone moment IL VIII
raise its head and glide away Many OF our tiioso
in Central Park Garter snakes. brown snakes ana
green snakes may easily be captured.
Mr. DItmarss paper was followed by general
discussion Of the subject. after which Mr. Ditmars
exhibited specimens of al the varieties OF snakes
found in this vicinity. ,,s
Vice-President Frank NJ Chapman, who presided esq
In the absence OF the president announce tSs' "a
January H. when DR.. Franz Boaz Will lecture on
"The Indians OF Vancouver Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
WORKERS..

At the meeting OF the Common Council on Monday
night Mayor Peene vetoed the resolution auop'eu a"
the meeting of December last, approving 'io
recommendation Of the petition Of certain taxpayers
asking for the erection of the municipal puuihs y"
tho Manor Hall grounds. The Mayor refers 10 MS
MESSAGE on the subject the reason Tor MS Veto
He saws in addition: II think we ought 10 sup
making declarations on this subject. ana IL we pio-
nose 10 do anything to go work in definite shape
We have in the last two years made0a huiper vi
inconsistent declarations. 1t seems TO me 'hat we
ought to finally adopt some plan Tor 'he q e'"''
a municipal building and have prepared pans pans anu
snacsars lions and not be passing resolutions APP
moving and disappearing petitions OF o'ne, r., p 90
scented to us" The veto was sustained os ,,Us IN
- 10 Q Aldermen Mooney ana heynouS, Dtapsir,,
Tho nccative The action of the Counch Is pISis'n5
to those who believe In preserVihs n" nico,ion wa
It's grounds in their entirety commuc " vs.
received from the Board or flre
that they had resolved to turn the present ~
DEPARTMENT into a partially paid depar ,sde 81
s9s 600 The communication was referred TO u,e
Committee Of the Whole. The Couhci app
plans and specifications prepared oy qn ME, ma
cooner and at the meeting of January Is next pius
will be received for erecting thefn. SIR We vi
ar the speclal election held on December 10 iia1
necessary revision OF the committees. l., ,,
AT the Ieake and Watts Orphan itolie III ia :,
thorne-ave last night the children nau IN IA ..b
tree and presented pretty cantata. entiteo = ne
Birth of Christ The tree was Lighted at ue ciT r
of the cantata and each child received i's XIV,
day from noon til o'clock IN the aIteI NOM ~. -, a
New England dinner will be served 10 men dt 'he
rooms OF the Young Mems Christian Association. ~
O'CLOCK in the afternoon a dinner to the poor emf
dren of the city will be given at the parrachS VI '"e
Salvation Army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
MOIINT VERNON.

The public schools OF the city were closed yes'e'
Gay. and will be opened again January q Al some
of the schools the closing exercises, mus.cai anu
literary in their character, were held on MONDAY
but in Nos l. @ 4, and they were heia yes'er-
day. In No /. which is the largest o, the SI"oS
ho,rr nm attendance, of about 900 children, the eX-
ercses were OF special interest. the principal part
be,ng a cantata st Nicholas conducted by Pro-
fesso- Alfred Hallam the musical instructor OF me
schools In all of the schools the exercises were "
an appropriate nature. ,..o.,iro ,urs
Judge William H. Bard gave an ntereshns b ,us
ing Of school No 8. West Mount Vernon, on Mon,
day night 1t one Of the Tree course sebiy ba
was crowded with an appreciative audience
Christmas Eve was celebrated by the n,s Suhud AZ
addition to the singing of glees there were nuge
C,hristmas tree and a Santa Claus VINO gave
sch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
4 RECEIVER FOR THE ST. JAMES.
LOUIS c. RAEGENER APPOINTED-THE AS
SETS AND LIABILITIES.

The application In New-Jersey for a receiver for
the Dorval Company. which Incorporated In
New-Jersey In 1891, 10 conduct the st. James HOTEL
at Broadway and Twenty-slxth-st., was made on
Monday evening to Chancellor McGl, in his house
in Jersey CITY by Flavel MCGEE of the law firm of
Bedle MCGEE & Bedle The Chancellor appointed
Louis G. Raegener. of the law firm OF Goepel &
Raeeener of No. go Broadway, receiver. Mr.
MCGEE said yesterday that all the stockholders ex-
cept the owners OF four five shares, who could
not be reached. consented to the application The
Chancellor named January the date for any
stockholders creditors who may object to the re-
ownership show why II should not be continued.
The principal stockholders Ernest Dorval Gus
tave Dorva, John Dauenhauer, Henry Hermann,
Helen Dorval and William +. F1eiss. Ernest Dorval
is the president. and Baxter Baker the secretary
The capital stock 100000. of which $4,000 was
Issued The failure OF the enterprise Is attributed by
the petitioners for the receiver TO the amount OF the
rent, $4,000 per year. The assets are computed at
$4,000 IN furniture and book accounts. worth $4,000
The liabilities mortgage Of $4,000 on furniture.
attachments OF sl.34l and other Indebtedness Of
$4,000
r. NJ Rowle..e applied to Judge Beekman Of the
Supreme Court late yesterday. to have Mr.. Raegener
appointed receiver for the property OF the company
in this State, but the matter went over until to-
morrow when Mr.. Raegener will probably be APP
pointed. Deputy Sheriff Butler yesterday received
another attachment against the company FOR $l,037
for Christmas turkeys, delivered he said to the
hotel Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
WORKING FOR THE CONVENTION.

The Finance Committee OF the Subcommittee OF
One Hundred appointed to attend to the details
necessary TO make fight for the next Democratic
National Convention held a meeting in the rooms
OF the Uptown Association. In the Constable Build
ing at Broadway and Eghteenth-st, yesterday
afternoon The members of the Finance Committee
are 1sidore Straus. chairman; John ID. Crmmins.
Robert B. Roosevelt and General Daniel Butter
field. They appointed upward of forty committees.
For the Committee on Transportation these per-
sons were selected: John ID. Crimmns Hermann
Oerichs and General Butterheld j. n. Breslin, OF
the Gilsey House, and Simeon Ford OF the Grand
Union Hotel, were chosen a Committee Hotel
Arrangements. 1t decided 10 ask Ex-Governor
Flower to act treasurer The Washington head
quarters will be the Arlington Hotel which will be
in charge of John 3. Trainor These persons were
added TO the subcommittee: John II. Inman
Joseph c. Hendrix. Ashbel Fitch and Isaac Rosen-
u,ah
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
cHRySTUAS DINNER AT O'NEILL'S.

Christmas Eve was a great time at O'Neilrs, the
big store in Sixth-ave. between Twentieth ana
Twenty-hrst SITS a Christmas dinner was pre-
sonted TO each clerk in the employ OF the hrm ana
II was appreciated At o'clock last night, no pres
ent could have been more welcome. And the dinner
was a good one as good one as any person coulo
ask for. There soup and fish and meats, veg
e;ab.cs desserts and all the components of long
course dinner.
The first instalment OF employees entered the big
dining-roorn on the fifth floor of the establishment
about $50 o'clock There were about four hundred
Of them The for those employed in the Offices
ana for the heads Of departments were ranged
long the rwcnticth-St side or the room Next
10 them sat the men clerks, and on the opposite
SIDE, occupying more than half the dlnlng-rooHl
were the young women. The cash girls had tables
at the rear Of the room. But no matter what their
station or where their seats right or left front or
rear all were served the same. Between $50 ana
$50 O'Clock 300 people were fed in this room me
Kitchens were a scene of wonderful activity and.
despite the unusual rush, marvel or cleanliness
Every one seemed happy The Twentieth-st side
of the dning-roOm was comparatively quiet, but,
once among the girls. the pandemonium of voices
was more prohbitve of sober thought than the
proverbia nail factory. - $500
For the last two weeks. ever since ONeills opened
for evening customers, the employees have had a
dinner every evening in the restaurant at the top
OF the building. But last night was the last night
for late work. and it was Christmas Eve, and the
dinner gala one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
Thirty-seoona aud Broad'

,,,Lahna pames who were perforfners IN IN?
Gymha,.iur .,rc,,s are Miss Annie Oakley and
Messrs and Conduit but many OF dree s 81
siS, In the first affair as In the secoin.
Rev John F. Appleton, rector OF Gra raInes is IL
rsbch is 70 be the beneficiary OF theSe s"~'' " :"
Fiii Vsvmnathy with the movement .,- ,o,.o a.
The management Of the PrePse Snne aHs letter
cded make no reply 20 consists OF Jane,
R. Hay chairman Butler w condn secfetares
j. roger IN T. q Deafield Frank Fowler, Fran.
c ap Skiddy Marden. Stewart Brown ana D. 'She'
h Sronesses are Mesdames John r Appleton
George l. Malcolm George g,ouY H jr william
Morgan ts JT yof Brown George Phhower Frank
E. butter H 6 Pr r"ndu " w. f. fiod Rockwe F.
6elaie I shayleFf George III s F sma jr a. A.
Skinner. r. Iinman Timlow n. W. Goodrich, Butt
ier Williamson James Hay eT b. w II fnrka
Kog Roger hs SHiSdv Marden and Charles A. Whitney
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THE IDEA OF SUICIDE RLDICULED'
,,rxpv , MENTIONS FRIENDS SAY THAT hH
u.n EVERYTHING TO LIVE FOH'

r,. dsath ot Henry j. Newton. VINO was ,,,.
dawn nv cable-car at Broadway anu ", nro.
,h,rdst on Monday evening. was d o"" Naw
found and widespread regret yeste'u"'' ..a,het,c
TOMS high character, his genlai All" 49, ner
nature and his strong interest IN al 'n."e dyel,
taIning to the welfare OF his felow ~ .o,ever
unon Nv his friends What shocked tnem' NV. NJ
w. 49,, .,a,sment ~ the gripman, Miller 'ha' ~
newton might have thrown himseil p1o,,rsd
IN front Of the cabletar. The evidence Ssa,,nd
nas,ardav nv a reporter Of The TRIBUNE -
conclusive that any such desire Oh o'a
mart Of Mr. Newton preposterous' ,,s H.
Mr. Newton was exceedingly fond OF oii''a'us IN
" s..,on,od n visit George p Slossoh o"
,~s .oo, ot Twenty-second-st. and bro@u""''
-, .,.ury weekday He went from those ioo
- his death on Monday evening MT oioS'0"
Yesterday: "Mr. Newton came mere "es md
day He reached here yesterday DIT ,r,er
remained playing billiards until a le" NM H. 10,
o'clock He was In eXcehe"l ,on h,s family
coma CHRISTMAS gifts which he had Tor MS i@''',s
~, dosa with Mr. Chapman, the cashier' a.u
49, ,hen, with him when he went away 49,
r,odeI Gentleman and never took dr''.h ., am'
l,ird here No finer man ever lived tha" WI
tom o,.,,s statement
Mr. CHAPMAN confirmed Mr. Slossoh 81, srrifs
adding. ..Mr. Newton was always IN s'ou sp
ua aoo,,,ad unusually happy when here yesteruas
IT, .,, bic bundles from me. and went away IN nutss
most cheerful Of moods at 6:lO p m: rt sxnress
later his dead body was IN
office" ~ 90 Jiherty-st who has
known Mr. Newton intimately l or IN relation to
said yeserSSs eWons death 1 is cuous He haq
everything live for he was fis lT vas Simply killed
a The srpman ought proceeded agans SUCH ,H false
~ 70 Geek TO shield himself under any In Inc
ing 10 seen Tbe comments OF those living III , tn.
heghborhood Of the accident wsse in puhns
f, atnnave cars at speed from Iwehty-'""
ST. into Broadway at the turning p snian held the
o,to,sy AZ n m and announced the cauoe ,,rs ~
Newtons death be shS zoe b eas 10 and right
ne rd fracture OF the skull" There was q la Wa .
Wound on the back Of the head un'erd and there
the fracture The left hip was dIsioca'e"' '
were various Commissions on the BODY ., Aeo n m
The funeral will be held to,moIroWtt "' The inter-
=, tbe Church of the Divine Paternity. ne cama
men mr. viii follow on Friday. in Greenwooa Oe'''
terry
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
A RICYCLIST PIN DOIXN.

August Hahn of No. &c Fifteenth-ave.. Long
Island City who is connected with the Croton Lake
Ice Company was knocked down and seriously
injured at Seventh-ave. and One-hundred-and-
twenty nfth-st. at noon yesterday by morse driven
by Thomas Everett, of No. 241 West One-hundred-
and-eighty-seventh-st Mr.. Everett was driving
down Seventh-ave in a dog cart. accompanied by
friend, when he compelled to rein in his horse
The horse SHE'D at cable car and. becoming I'M
manageable, started run down the avenue
The horse had gone only few yards when II
struck Hahn's bicycle. throwing him TO the road
way and falling upon him and his wheel. Hahn
was considerably bruised and his wheel was com
pete.y wrecked Policeman Reinhard, OF the west
the horse and assisted Hahn 10 the sidewalk No
arrests were made Mr. Everett gave MS card
and promised to pay for the damages. Hahn went
home a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-25
THE CONTRACTORS YIELDING.
SIGNS THAT THE TAILoRs' LOCKOUT WILL
SOON END.

SOON END.
1,ore was much rejoicing on the East Side yes
terdav caused by the rumor that the contractors
had given up their fight against the ta.lors and
were about TO call the lockout off The excitement
causad nv the good news extended 10 the little
children playing IN the streets "Hurrah. Hurrah!
shouted one small boy. they Will open the SHOPS
tomorrow" and the cry was soon taken UP on all
sides in the neighborhood of Walhalla Hail. IN or-
chard-st
A settlement OF the trouble Will PROBABLY De
made before the end of the week.
Tho contractors have begun to stampede from the
control of the officers OF the Clothing Contractors
Mutual Protective Association. Six OF them APP
plied to the Brotherhood OF Tailors yesterday Tor
tbe return of their men. They said they would
omen their shops for business tomorrow morning
at the usual hour They signed the iailors agree
ment and tore down the lockout cards which were
posted up in their shops. \ general breaking up
of the lockout is expected to-day Much enthusiasm
nrevaed at the meeting of the ailors IN wal
balla Hall Yesterday afternoon and speeches were
made by Meyer Schoenfeld Herman ROBINSON
Henry White. general secretary OF the ln"ed Jar
ment Workers of America. and many others.
Meyer Schoenfeid. when asked by tribune re-
porter If the rumOr OF speedy settlement Oh the
lockout was true replied that II was I cannot
tell ALL 7 know at present." continued Mr.. Schoen-
field. las 1t might hinder the good work which is
now heinp done But can say that there Is every
indication that the whole thing will be settled to-
morrow and that the tailors VIII return 10 WORK
IN Thursday The shops VII he got in order to-
morrow The largest contractor in the city was
among those who gave in to-day
No meetings will be held by the tailors to-day, on
account of the Christmas holiday although the
taiors. as we'll as the contractors, are mostly
Hebrews. An Irishman. however was discovered
among the contractors yesterday He said he
came to this city thrty-sx years ago, but refused
to say how long he had been clothlhg c0ntIac'oI,
He also refused to give ms name. l mas = liz
own he said in reply to all other questions sn,d me
6gure among the crowd OF Hebrew contractors
e is the only clothing contractor in the city, 1t is
said who is not an 1sraehte
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A FEW WESTERN INTENTIONS.
From the Nehart Mont) Herald.

FROM
The craze for inventions has struck camp. Jay
Walker has patent dinner-pan which automatically
fills Itself producing the finest steaks, hot cakes and
coffee while you walt. James Bradley is working
upon a contrivance by which he Will run an electric
light and power plant by wind. The recent fad Of
leading citizens TO chew SNUFF has led TO a
ment in the Council to establish public snuff boxes
every street corner to accommodate the ruling
fashion Richard Bennett has Invented a device for
filing IDEAS and old thoughts for future reference
Touch the spring and you have your idea. Jud
Calns is putting In his spare time on a talking
machine that is intended 10 cucidate public uues-
tions with greater yolublity than any of the local
lights able TO do. and TO talk when everybody
else has quit. Max Roehl Is building a deer hunting
device that Will kill at ten miles and do It's own
timing. He claims the bullet VIII follow the deer
til 1t gets him All these plans in successful opera.
ton and Neihart will lead the world in point Of
modern improvements and advanced ideas
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DRIVEN TO BERMUDA.
HEAD SEAS STRIKE THE SALERNO OFF
CAPE HATTERAS AND GIVE HER A
HARD FIGHT FOR LIFE.

HARD FIGffI foiN LIE
The steamship Salerno arrived here yesterday
morning after an unusual experience with rough
weather off Hatteras. The vessel belongs TO the
Hammonia Line her skipper being Captain John
Scbarmberg and her chief officer Carl Mueller
She plies between New-York and Brazilian ports
On November 20 she left Rio Janeiro with cargo
of $50 bags of coffee. on December D she put
into St Lucia for COAL and then kept on her
course for New-York.
The Salerno abreast OF cape Hatteras on
December T. and encountered heavy gales from the
north and high head seas. The sturdy vessel which
Is a good seaboat, fought hard against the seas
Several times she was boarded by immense waves
that swept over the bridge. and rushing aft washed
everything movable before them. 1t was the most
tempestuous sea Captain Scharmberg had ever en-
countered. On the morning of December IA he de-
clded to turn tail and run before the gale, which
had yeered to the north-northwest and he set his
course for the island of Bermuda ,
Rgg.ngs boats and rails on the port SIDE nad
been smashed. He struck the coast OF Berrnuda
and had to nearly around the island before ne
could find an anchorage on the northeast end.
The Salerno stayed there four days, and on the
morning of the 2lst started for New-York. the run
was made in two days and twenty-five hours
for three years. Before that time he was skipper
of the Sorrento II is $40 miles from Hatteras TO
the Bermudas and the skipper OF the Salerno
decided as he said yesterday that IT was more
economical TO fly before tho wind than fight against
IL and get out OF coal.