Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-08-18
NEW YORK.

of Duncan, Sherman 81 Co., shows
that the total amount of bills payable,
nearly all of which is placed in hands
unknown, to Duncan, Sherman & Co.,
to be over $l,l2l, 900, of which less
than 100000 are secured. The bills
accepted by George Butler, to the
amount Of $65, 900, are secured by
lands in Texas. The whole of the ac-
ceptances OF A. Burgess, amounting
to 81 LIZ, 600, are unsecured. Among
the depositors prominently known, is
the British Consul, E. M. Arch bald.
who loses $1,06l; j. L. Brander, of
Broad street, loses $ll,94S; H. Kim
ball, of Hoboken N. j., $6l, 1865; Fl. j.
Montague, actor, 1884; Theo. Moss,
Treasurer of Wsllack's Theatre, So.
959; J. N. Navarro, Mexican Consul,
$ll ,3O5; New York Central & Hudson
River r. r. Co., $l4,Sl7; Panama II.
r. Co.. Sill Sol Park & Duncan, $780,
lO3; David A. Wells, Conn, $l,66S !;
Gov. Tilden, 81 1864 the city Of Chica-
go suffers loss on its water loan and
coupon account, of $l6,3lO, and ON
city coupon account, ALAG; Richard
s. Daley, New Rochelle, loses ST., O58 /;
Mrs. L. E. Emmett, $l7,2l3; the First
National Bank of San Francisco il
creditor TO the amount of $4l,333;
Milwaukee National Bank $3,506; st.
Louis National Bank, $l6,22O, and
Trenton Banking Co, N. j., $l33, $50;
The Remington & Rutland Car Co.
had deposit of $53,622. The loss of
Samuel Colville, theatrical agent ap-
pears to have been only $1,ll2; Mrs.
Ella Dcbary, the actress who ia in
Paris, loses $500. The liabilities of
the firm for bills payable, secured
and unsecured, amounts, due depos-
itors, domestic and foreign correspon-
dents, cashiers checks, certified checks,
certificates of deposit, travellers cred.
its and circular notes, reach the sum
total of $4,9l6,0l3. The assets consist
of cash on hand, $57,47l; secured
loans, bills receivable, bills discount
ed, open accounts, stocks and bonds,
rents, bonds and mortgages, amounts
due from foreign correspondents. real
estate, Office furniture, personal assets
of individual members of tho firm,
making, in all, a total Of $2,ll9, 1858.
The statement, therefore, shows q de-
ficiency Of $2,796,645.
The discovery has been made that q
warranty deed. bearing date of Oct.
IL, 1873, by which Archibald Baxter.
and wife, in consideration of $4,000,
conveyed to the International Packing
Co., of N. Y, piece of property in
Brooklyn, and was acknowledged and
recorded August 9th, 1875, or two
days after tho Assignment was made,
by Archibald Baxter & Co.
In relation to the affairs of the sus
pended firm Of Turner Bros, bankere,
with the proper time and care, the as
sets can DO made to equal, and per-
haps exceed the liabilities of the firm.
The estimated inventory, including
pereonal property, amounted to over
81 10000 After allowing for 3 few
liberal reductions, the amount to be
received will not DO less than 5000, 600
or 100000, while the total indebted
ness does not exceed $625,OOO.
At the unwilling of the Hermann
Statue, at Detwold, yesterday, the
Emperor of Germany made a short
address, in which he said that this was
one of the most affecting festivals he
had ever witnessed, and he rejoiced
In this monument, as it inaugurated q
new era for happily United Germany,
and IL all would do their duty toward
the beloved Fatherland 1t would re-
main SO forever.
New York, Aug. 1.-THE annual
session of the Grand Lodge of l. o. D.
+. OF this State was begun to-day.
New YoRK, August l7.-Edwin
Booth was probably fatally injured
yesterday while driving in bis phatOn
near his residence, at Cas- Cab, Con.
necticut. His horse becoming fright
ened ran away with the phaton,
which was demolished, and Mr.. Booth
thrown to the ground with great ,vio-
lence, he receiving severe internal in.
juries.
Information of the sad accident was
telegraphed by his wife to her father,
Mr.. McVicker, of Chicago. Mrs.
Booth, mother of Edwin, and his
brother Joseph, were summoned from
Long Branch.
Mr.. Booth was to have travelled
through tho South with Mr.. Ford, of
Baltimore, during the coming winter. |
Cas- Cab is the point at which Charles
McBarras, the author of the Black |
Crook, was killed several years ago.
PORT CHESTER. N. Y, Aug. IT,
Ed win Booths injuries consist OF frac-
lures of the elbow bones and one rib.
He is now quito comfortable. Hc
will be entirely well in few weeks.
OHIO.
CINCINNATI, Aug. l7.-Great pre-
parations are in progress here to cele. |
Drate the opening of the next Cincin-
9ai Exposition, A number Of popu- /