The New York herald., 1877-09-13
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Charles W. West or No. So Broadway the
agent in this city for the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company, has filed petition for
adjudication in bankruptcy before Register
Little, and the papers in tho give some interest
ing developments. His total liabilities amount to
s5 COS Co. OF which there are unsecured $751; Col 81
cured S32 sSs g. and paper S. 465 Os
while his assets, which are nominally given at
$50 53s 81 consist debts due by various parties
The principal creditor is the Pacific Mail Steam Navi-
CATION Company to which there is balance due on
open account $232ls SO for moneys collected during
tue past three years by Mr. West belonging TO the COM
pany The company is partly secured by a lie
insurance policy OF Mr.. Vests Tor So 600 The other
large creditors are the following D. Ceshorn, OF
Madison, Wis., $2I 234 james Hall, $9,6 go a. I'D.
wards Il Roberts, $3 900 TO- H. j. z. West, $2ll6 %
H. Griffin Son. $3.50 20; Brown Brothers. 81, 500;
Morton, Bliss Co., $l,2o4; Eleventh Ward Bank,
$3.50 Os. Register Little has withheld tho adjudica.
ton until his schedules amended and they must be
filed within niteen days. they are not correct In iorm
the nature and consideration OF the Indebtedness OF
the creditors must be FULLY Set FORTH al.
dresses OF several creditors are not given
Porter Banbridge, manui acturers OF cards at No.
32 Beekman street, have filed u petition Tor a CON-
position with tner creditors The firm failed last
mouth, the aggregate liabilities, both firm and in
dividual, being about $4,000 Tue proposition is TO
pay fifty cents on the dollar in four equal instuments
/ IN nine fifteen, twenty and tweniy-our months
There are lorty-Iour creditors, the principal ones
being the following:-Wiam T.. dodge, So, 900;
William f. Dodge Jr, s4,5oo; Riverside
Company, s2,so5 10; Alexander perie Il Son, Son.
So os; Benton Brothers, $1,000; Hurburt Paper
Company, $l,lOs Is; May 4 Rogers, ST. 36e 9s;
Nashua Gard Paper Company. 81, 70s o5; springfield
Glaze Paper Company, $l,32i IL. In the assets the
stock machinery and other fixtures are valued at
$2l,4 ,455 %.
The composition proceedings before Register Day.
ton IN the case OF Lawrence Phillips dry goods
dealer al No. 26I sixth avenue, who oilers forty cents
on the dollar, have been accepted by the creditors
A meeting OF the creditors OF Theodore j. Miller,
dealer in teas at No 81 Water street, was held yester
day ai the office of Register Dayton A number OF
creditors proved their claims and elected Edwin NJ
Conkin, OF the firm of Herder Hall X Co., assignee
in bankruptcy. HIS liabilities amount TO $ls,5
George a. Olney, COMMISSION paper dealer at No. %
Murray street, applied Register Fitch yesterday for
his discharge from bankruptcy which viii be probably
granted.
A meeting OF the creditors of Charles u. Hoagand
halter, Of No. 2a7 Greenwich street, held yester.
day at the office o Register kclchun. Eleven claims
were proved by creditors, the largest being BENJAMIN
Wesuke, 81 500 "a, and Hunt Dusenbury ST. 2lI o.
Mr. George Sunern elected ignce Ia bankruptcy
Application was mado yesterday to Register Dwight
by Miers Coyell of the late nrm OF Rogers Coryel
manufacturers OF steam engines, Of Eleventh street
ana avenue d. Tor his discharge IRON bankruptcy. OPP
position was made by number oil creditors and the
usual time was allowed
the following assignments with schedules annexed,
were yesterday nlcd III the Court OF Common Pleas:
Theodore Ncander 10 John Lohman and Frank Green,
The Liabilities are stated aJ s37 493 o. nominal assets
al $40, 54o % ana real al X2g9l2 H. Israel
Benjamin 10 Herman Davis. The liabilities amount 10
81 54s 30; nominal assets $l.04S 81 and real assets
SIG 13.
In the County Clerks Office there was filed vester.
day The assignment OF George Strause 10 David
WaixcL