The New York herald., 1876-08-15
BUSINESS TROUBLES. .

NessrA Thomas Atkinson & Co.. shipping and COM
mission merchants OF No IA Broadway have made
assignment for the benefit OF creditors This
year their credit has not been very good, and they
have bought almost entirely for cash. but they for.
mery did large business.
Messrs. Enrich & Steinfeld, importers of fancy
goods of Lspenard street, have also made assign
ment for the benefit of their creditors. They have
stood well for time past
Al meeting of the Depositcrs' Committee Of tho
Mechanics and Traders Savings Institution held August
TO- 1876 after lengthy interview with tho receiver,
Mr. W. j. Best, he SAID he lis prepared to SUBJ
init for consideration bricf report OF the affairs
OF this bank, but he prefers that should wait till
such time as be will be able to render report
FULL complete and comprehensive, which will be not
later than September TO- next ensuing" The commit
tce view OF the complicated nature OF the receivers
Investigations Of the opinion that bost interests
OF the deposors viii! be consulted by further delay
till about the 10th of September, which time Mr..
Best assures the committee that he will be ready to
submit to the deposi,ors FULL detailed report. en-
bracng matters OF great Importance Tho disclosures
consequent upon the efforts OF the receiver unearth
the mysteries which surround many transactions of
the trustees of this bank (which will ba in the detailed
reporu viii, in the option of this committee, fully
compensate the depostos ior thor commendablo exer-
else OF patience and .orbcarancc.
a voluntary petition in bankruptcy fled ycster-
day by David a. Carsson the we'll known real estate
broker, corner of Broadway Pine street HIS liza
bihties amount to about 500 ov0, one-ha of which
held by ladies' Among the largest creditors are the
following:-Mary L. X. webb sI6, CSC; Elizabeth NJ
Caldwell, $12 0oO Richard C. Gage, Sl2. 900; William
l.aimeeer sl .25o Horace W; Foster, $500 Mrs. i.
d. Buttman. SIS 900; Mary &. Pinckney 81 500; sarah
f. Raynor, exccutrx, $1,000; DR.. W. A. e. CubcIt,
sG,3u0 estate of Lorraine Freeman, s3,4Oo HIS
consist OF thirtycght lots Eleventh avenue.
Ninciy-hith street; Tenth avenue, near 15Otn
street, West SEVENTEEN street Wcst l46h street, West
18Th street. NInciyirst street Madison avenue
aud al Carmansvilc they are mortgagcd to various
partics for about $4,000
The liabilities OF Robert l. Woods syrups, of No AZ
Dey street. who has gone into voluntary bankruptcy
amount to 81 500, and the assets merely nominal
Among his debtors the firm OF Talinadgc
q Co, who owe him S4i3 23
Nicholas Coon, flowers aud straw goods at No $40
Broadway, have been thrown into bankruptcy on the
petitions Of tho Peoples Bank s. Z. Reynolds George
weimess Ira Beard 4 Co., Il. ID. jackson, Zeimer *
Feldstcn, C. Pelictier, Spooncr Bauer and /. La
ion Tho claims OF the petoning creditors amount to
Sill O0O the Peoples Bank "A claim for SO, SlI TO-
s C. Reynolds 81 l1o ana leimcr 4 Feldstein 81 55s
Messrs~ Max stader Co.. the wholesale cothiers OF
Nos 565 and 561 Broadway who failed about days
ago, have issued the following circular to their credi
tors
general meeting creditors which will be held a. our
Spee,lSls S.ss y"a's. MAX srADEe 80 re-
The object OF the meeting Is the presentation and
consideration OF statement to be offered by Mr. Fred.
criek Lewis the person to whom the bankrupt ilrn
made an assignment The creditors who pettionci
that the firm might be adjudicaied involuntary bank
rups Will be represented al the meeting by their attor
neys, Messrs. Carter Eaton, and quite a lively timc
be expected between those creditors who
affairs OF the hrm thoroughly ventilated IN the Bank
ruptcy Court aud those who express themselves sats
fled with the assignment made to Mr.. Lewis. The
mcr express the opinion that the nment
To prevent thorough investigation bv the creditors
representative OF creditor OF the irm told Mr. Car
ter yesterday shat he heard the expected to pay
about sixty cents on the dollar. Mr. Carter replied
that he did believe that the firm was really inso-
vent and that they could not have lost the amoun, of
| over S250, 0uo daring the short tune they have been
| in business. Judge Blatchiord who Is at Newport
has, on the papers submitted TO him. granted an order
requiring Stadler 4 Co To show before hm, ON
Tuesday, tue 10Th inst, why they should be adju
dcatcd Involuntary bankrupts. II tho hrm adju-
dcatcd the administration OF its affairs Will be taken
out of the hands OF Mr. Lewis the present assignee
and transferred to an assignee chosen by majority
s'in number and yaue'' the creditors The short
time that this hrm has business and the large
amount duo Its creditors has caused unusual interest
to be cvinccd In business circles relative the result
OF the action taken by A. T. stewart x Co. and the
ohcr creditors who desire the lrm into bank
| ruptcy.