Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-18
NEW YORK.
Serious Accident to Edwin Booth
Some of the Losers by Duncan,
Sherman & Co.
Liabilities over Assets So, 706,645.
ser,o1s Ace.dent 90 an Actor

Serious Accident 90 an Actor.
New YORK, Aug. 17.-EdWin Booth wa
probably fatally injured yesterday Will,
driving in his pbsetOn, near his residence
at COscob, Conn. His horse becoming
frightened, ran away with the phetOn
which was demolished. Mr.. Booth wa
thrown to the ground with great violence
receiving internal injuries. Information o
the sad accident was telegrsphed by Iii.
wife TO her father, Mr.. McVicker, of Chi
cago. Mrs. Booth, mother Of Edwin, anC
his brother Joseph, were summoned from
Long Branch. Mr.. Booth was TO have
travelled through the South with Mrs. Ford,
of Baltimore, during the coming winter.
COscob is the point at which Chas. NJ. Bar
ras, the author of "The Black Crock" was
killed several years ago.
Not 50 Bad as Feared.
PORT CHESTER, II. Y, Aug. lid
win Booths injuries consist Of fractures OF
the left elbow bones and one rib. He is
quite comfortable, and will be as gOOd as
new in few weeks.
Losers by Duncan, sherman 4 Co.
An examination of the statement of the
assignee Of Duncan, Sherman and Co.
shows the total amount of bills payable,
nearly all of which are placed in hands un-
known to Duncan, Sherman 4 Co., is over
81, ,I2l, 900; Of which less than 81, ,000, 600 are
secured. The bills accepted by Geo. But
Ter, to the amount of $4,000, are secured
by lands in Texas. The whole Of the ac-
ceptance of A. Burgess, amounting to
Sl,l26,OO0, are unsecured. Among the
depOsitors prominently known is the
British Consul, E. NJ. Archibald,
who loses S1,061; J. S. Brander,
of Broad street, S11,94S; Hazen
Kimball, Of HOboken, n. j., SCI ,S65; IL. j.
Montague, actor, S1,344; Theo. Moss,
Treasurer of Wallack's Theater, Sl0,959;
j. n. Navarro, Mexican Consul, $il.305;
New York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road Company, $l4,S17; Panama Railroad
Company, Sll ,30l; Park 81 Duncan, $780,
103; David A. Wells, Conn 81, l6S; Gov.
Tilden, 81 1854. The city of Chicago suf-
fers loss on its water loan coupon account
TO the amount Of Sl6,3l0, and on city
coupon account S27, ,146; Richard DoOley,
New Rochelle, SI7,05S; Mrs. L. L. Elu.et.,
S17,2l3. The First National Bank of San
Francisco is a creditor S41 1888; Milwaukee
National Bank, S2,506; st. Louis National
Bank, S16,220, and Trenton Banking Com
pauys New J6Ihcg5 FAOOyOOOs Inc Dou-
ningtOn and Rutland Insurance Company
had a deposit of S53,620. The loss of
Samuel Colville, theatrical agent, appears
now to have been SLIP; Mrs.
Ella DeBarry, who is now in Paris,
lost 1890. The liabilities of the firm are
for bills payable, secured and unsecured;
amounts due depOsitOrs, domestic and fyr-
eign correspondents, cashiers checks, Ger
titled checks, certificates Of deposits, tray-
eller's credits, and circular hOtes, and reach
the sum total of S4,918O13. The assets
consist of cash on hand S75T,471; secured
loans, bills receivable, bills discounted,
open accounts, stocks, bonds, rents, bonds
and MORTGAGES, amount due from foreign
correspondents, real estate, office furniture,
PERSONAL assets of individual members of
the firm, making in all the sum total of
s., ,119,3GS. The statement therefore shows
a deficiency of s., ,T96,645.
FuneraI Of Gen. MumfOrd.
ROCHESTER, Aug. 1.-THE funeral of
the late George II. Mumford, Vice Presi-
dent of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, took place to-day. a large number
Of distinguished a.f il.i--aIad- -AthAr