Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-08-19

Special to the Tri-WeekIy Times
Losses by the Duncan Sherman &
Co. Failure.
NEW YORK. Aug. II.

W., SttoWo tiAS tctah thAOohs VI cAAts'
payable, nearly all of which is placed
in bonds unknown to Duncan, Sher-
man & Co., to be over 81, 121 900, of
which less than 100000 are secured.
The bills accepted by Geo. Butler to
the amount of $65,O00, are secured
by lands in Texas. The whole of the
acccptances. of A. Burgess, amount
ing to $1,f26,O0O, are unsecured.
Amongdcpositors prominently known
is British Consul, E. NJ. Archibald,
who loses $1,051; is. Brander, Sill
4S0; Harzen Kimball, of Hoboken,
N. j., Sol 1865; H. ]. Montague, the
actor, $13,440; Thomas Moss, Treas
urer of Wallack's Theater, $40, 500;
N. Y. Central and Hudson Railroad,
$14,917; Panama Railroad, $11 ,301 !;
David A. Wells, Conn, $1,66S; Gov.
Tilden, 81, 1854; City of Chicago, on
water loan coupon account, $16,31O,
and on city coupon account $27, 146 I;
Richard Dooley, New Rochelle, $17,-
O5S; Mrs. E. E. Elmett, $1,713;
First National Bank of San Fran
cisco is creditor for al 1888; Milwau-
kee National Bank, SO, sos; st. Louis
National Bank, $16,22O; Trenton
Bank, N. j., $133,36O; Bennington
and Rutland Car Company, $50, 622.
The loss of Sam Colville, theatrical
agent, appears now to have been only
SLIP; Miss Ella DeBarry, who is
now in Paris, loses $500. The liza
bilities of the firm for bills payable,
secured and unsecured, amounts due
depositors, domestic and foreign cor
respondents, cashier checks, certified
| checks, certificates of deposit, travel
ers' credits, and circular notes reach
| the sum total of $4,916,13. The as
sets consist of cash on hand, S., All
secured loans and bills receivable,
bills discounted, open accounts, stock
and bonds, rents, bonds and mort
cages, amounts due from foreign
correspondents, real estate, office fur
niture and personal assets of individ-
ual members of the firm, making in
all total of $2,114,36S. The state
ment shows deficiency of s., 1906
Gas.
NEW YORK, Aug. II.
Edwin Booth was probably fatally
injured yesterday. While driving in
his pheton near his residence at Cos
cob, Connecticut, his horse, becom-
ing frightened, ran away. The ph@ton
was demolished, and Mr.. Booth
thrown to the ground with great vio-
lence, receiving internal injuries. In
formation of the accident was tele-
graphed by his wife to her father,
Mevieker, Of Chicago. Mrs. Booth,
mother Of Edwin, and his brother
Joseph were ssmmoned from Long
Branch. Booth was to have travelled
through the South with Mr.. Ford, OF
Baltimore, during the coming win
ter. Coscob is the point at which
Charles NJ. Barras, the author of the
Black Crook, was killed several years
ago.
SAN FRANCISCO August II.
Thirteen of a crew of the ship
Bremen died on the passage OF
scurvey. Three died yesterday in
sight of port. All the rest are pros
trated with the disease. The pilot
boat this morning sighted the ship
anchored on the bar with sails set,
boarded her and found the crew too
helpless TO fuYl the sails. The men
were lying on the deck, more dead
than alive. The ship had very
bad passage. She was delayed by
Gains, and lime juice and fresh pro-
visions gave out. The ravages OF
the disease rendered the crew a ghast-
ly sight. The ship was towead into
port this afternoon and the sufferers
provided for.
The Allan Mining company has
incorporated to mine in Virginia
Mining District, Nevada, capital $l2,-
000, 900, in one hundred and twenty
thousand. shares. Trustees, Alpheus
Bull, w. II. Sears, James R. Lee,
A. F. Everett and Robert Sherwood.
The Republicans held well-at-
tended mass meeting this evening
at Platt's Hall, which was addressed
by Ira p. Rankin, nominee for
Congress, and other speakers.
The Democratic mass meeting at
the Palace Ampiteather drew fair
crowd. Roysden, of Stockton, and
w. b. G. Brown, of Sacramento,
addressed the meeting.
The several nominating conven.
tions held their usual sessions this
evening.
The Taxpayers convention Of
twenty four held an executive meet
ing with closed doors. A delegate
..~.xzI tlxcx 49, Moyor AIvOrd boI