The New York herald., 1877-10-12
BUSINESS TROUBLES,

Hiram Il. Durkee, OF No. 90 Pearl street, has been
adJudcated bankrupt, his own petition BY Regis.
ter Dayton Mr.. Durkee has for long lime doail In
cooperage stocks and has kept large warehouse IN
Wall street, Brooklyn transacting very heavy BUSH
ness Recently he became financially embarrassed.
the failure OF Ponvert Co., sugar importers, OF No
a. south street with whom he exchanged notes. has.
iening his failure. The sheriff seized his office books
and papers In this city, and no deemed 1t for the best
interests OF all concerned TO 20 into bankruptcy and
prevent tho further sacrifice Of his HIS az.
gregae Liabilities amount 10 $lio 0Oo part OF which
by warehouse receipts and stock The prin
cpal secured creditors the following :Grain Ware.
housing Company, for money loans, 81, 900; Louis
MouJo Co.. Tor notes and advances shipments to
Cuba, $gl, 900; knowiton & Co, tor advances and
goods $4,000; II. Brewer & Brother. Tor advances,
$7OIs d. Among the unsecured creditors tho fol.
LOVING have the largest claims:-Ponvers d Co..
sl7,lil 90, for exchange notes given by Tho
rupt; hale \ shaw, $4,000, on acospssnccs
ances for goods gold Brooks Co.. $s25s 49, Tor rent;
Manhattan Company, 81 472 SO, on Endorsed notes; j.
A. r. briggs, sl,93l 90; John Becker, ST. 252 ~; B
Lockwood Co, 500; Louis MonJo Co., 81 1892 27
lucludcd IN the liabilities ~ accommodation paper 10
the amount OF Sl49l5 TO- HIS assets copsis. OF stock
trade cash. iurni.ure. fixtures and book accounts
The stock. whicn composed OF shocks, headings and
hoops, Is valued al $5S O0O party pledged 10 various
by warehouse receipts. the bankrup; having
IN the course OF his business purchased large quan.
ties Of cooperage stock for which he
warehouse receipts TO secure loans 0f money
part OF his stock, which Is not included IN the above
estimate, has been removed by Creditors ana ho
thinks II can be recovered by law His offce furn-
turc, &C.. Is valued ut $780, and has been seized by
the Sheriff upon an attachment obtained by MonJo
Co. anu other creditors Register Dayton has called
the rst meeting OF creditors 10 prove their debts and
elect an assignee III bankruptcy, 10 DO held on Novem.
berL
A meeting OF the creditors or Porter 4 BainbrIdge
card Manufacturers, at No. 33 Bcckman street. was
held yesterday the oico OF Register Day ton, and
the composition OF seventy-nye cents on the dollar.
payable IN iniorseu notes at i've, ten aud nlteeD
months, was confirmed. The arm tailed short time
since with aggregate liabilities Of $32, 600
The creditors OF Freeman, Barenis " Co., clothing
manu- ac turers at No. l06 Duane street, who faie1
last January. with liabilities OF $685. 900, met ycster
day the Office OF Register Dayton, aud the compost
tion OF forty cents the dollar was confirmed.
Application made yesterday To Register Kechum
by Philip q. Weaver Secretary, OF No Mercer street,
who tailed IN July, owing upward OF $SOO0O, Tor his
discharge from bankruptcy Tho Register reserved
his decision pending urther examination ol The bank.
rupt by the assignee, Mr.. John H. Patt
In tho County Clerks Office there were filed ycser-
day the assignments oil Abraham A. Andrews and
Charles Andrews to Norman Andrews, and oil Israel
Ycager aud Scligman Bauer, comprising tho hrm oi
Yeager Bauer. 10 Henry E,sncr
Mr. j. +. Marquand Jr the assignee OF the bank
rupt, Mr. Colin, announces second dividend of
twenty i've per cent To the creditors Tho nrst divi-
dend, winch was Tor similar amount, was declared
by the assignee on september 10, maSing IN all q
dividend OF iity per IN about twenty days.
Mr. Coin's gnment 10 Mr. Marquand Tor the boncnt
OF ais creditors made ou August Is. On tho
27th OF the same month Mr.. Marquand issued state
ment 0t Mr. Collins affairs, and on september IL
meeting OF the creditors was held 10 hear the report
OF the committee, winch, II appears, had been ap-
pointed by them ten days previously. That report
recommen naed u refusal Of the nifty per cent cash
which had been offered by Mr. Colin, suggesting IN
stead that tho estate be wound up under tno assignee
Mr. Marauaud. This report was unanimously
adopted, ana in two days thereafter Mr.. Marquand
declared The nrst dividend.