The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-18


In Duncan, Sherman & Cos statement
the bonds and stock OF the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad are put, the former at 10 cents
and the latter at one cent on the dollar.
uNvEILING THE HOFFMAN STATUE.
At tho unwilling Of the Hoffman
Statue yesterday, the Emperor Of Ger
many made an address In which he said,
this was one Of the most affecting iesti.
walls that he had ever witnessed, and lie
rejOiCed In this monument. ltinaugura-
tes a new era Of happily united Germany,
and II all would do their duty towards
their beloved fatherland II would remain
so for ever.
PROBABLE FATAL ACCIDENT TO EDWIN
BooTH.
Edwin Booth was probably fatally In.
jured yesterday while driving over 10 his
residence at Cos Bob, Conn, his horse be.
coming frightened ran away with
him. The phaeton was demolished and
Mr.. Booth thrown out with great violence,
receiving internal injuries. Information
Of the sud accident was telegraphed by
his wife to her father Mr.. MGVickers, Of
Chicago. Mrs. Booth, mother Of Edwin,
and his brother Joseph were summoned
from Long Branch. Mr.. Booth was to
have travelled through the South with
Mr.. Ford, OF Baltimore, during tho com.
Ing winter. Cos Bob Ia the point al
which Charles Barras, the authorof Black
Crook, was killed several years ago.
DUNCAN, SHERMAN 4 90.
An examination OF the statement Of the
assignee of Duncan, Sherman 4 Co. shows
the total amount Of bills payable, nearly
all Of which Ia placed in hands unknown
to Duncan, Sherman & Co., is over
81, ,l2l 900, Of which less than 100000
are secured. The bills accepted by Geo,
Butler, to the amount Of $05,00O, arc SO.
cured by lands IN Texas. The whole Of
the acceptance OF A. Burgess, amounting
to $l,l20,00O arc unsecured and among
the depositors prominently known is tho
British Consul, Z. NJ. Archibald, who
loses $4,000, J. s. Branden, Of Broad
street, loses $ll,94s, Hazen Kimball, Of
Hoboken, N. j., SOL 1886; II. J. Montague,
the actor, 81 l,344; Theodore Moss, treas.
urcr Of Wallack's Theatre, $lO9j9, and
others. .t.
The liabilities Of the firm are for bills
payable, secured and unsecured; amounts
due dcpositors, domestic and foreign;
foreign correspondents, cashiers checks,
certified checks, certificates Of deposit,
travellers credits and circular notes, and
reach the sum total Of S49lG,Ol3.
The assets consist Of cash on hand,
S7,G7l; secured loans, bills receivable,
bills discounted, open accounts, stocks
and bonds, rents, bonds and mortgages,
amount due from foreign correspondents,
real estate, office furniture and personal
assets Of individual members OF the firm,
making total Of $2,1l030S.
The statement therefore shows def
cheney Of $2,7s6645. The discovery has
been made that a warranty deed bearing
the date Of October II, 1873, by which
Archibald Baxter and his wife In ConSid-
Grafton Of $4,000 convey to the Interna-
tional Packing Company Of New York a
piece Of property In Brooklyn was &C.
knowledged and recorded August 0, 1875,
OF two days after the assignment, was
made by Archibald Baxter & Co. In re.
lation to the affairs Of the suspended firm,
Turner Bros, bankers, state that with
proper time and care the assets could lie
made TO equal or perhaps exceed the lia.
blities OF the firm. The estimated inyeh.
tory, including the personal property,
amounted to over 81, 100000, after allow.
Ing for very liberal reduction. The
amount 10 he received will be no less than
100000 or 81 900, 900, while the total In.
debtednesS does not exceed SG26,0O0