The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-15


Of the late Harry Meiggs at the time
of his death. says that he thinks that
really nothing except q mass Of worth
less securities and contracts is left be
hind by Meiggs, and says he should be
very sorfy to be a creditor i'll the estate
Everything of real value, or nearly ev-
erything. had been gotten rid of by
him some time ago, and what might be
left was probab mortgased for its full
value. Meiggs was Q visionary man.
who carried out vas. schemes, but they
were often such as q sound business
u,an would consider worthless He
thinks the estate cannot be settled
50 as 10 pay his debts. let alone leaving
any surplus.
NEW York. Oct 13.-The World has
the following: Ben. Holiday. ST..
through his counsel, Shipman, Barlow,
Laroque 6 Mcfarland, yesterday filed
his accounts "a executor uf the last will
of his wife N"belIy Ann Cnren Holla-
day in the Surrogases Court, at the
White Plains Mr. A. II Jolien,
Proctor tor Ben Holiday. Jr asked
for two weeks tiu,e in which to pre-
pare exceptions to the 'xecutOr's ac-
counting Objections will also be made
by Conduct Bios, az pr"cters for the
'onnt Pon,sl-s. son-in- law Of the
t.s's'rix; by Evart., Southwayd &
Chpat... ~ pr"c,ors Of " ii. jackson
and SEVERAL other preliminary creditors;
bv Uhlm.n. Remington & Porter, as
the prociors of other creditors;
aud by Arthur Phelps. Kn-vsls aud
Penman. for still other creditors. The
executor says in his statement that the
te.,atrix at the time of her death was
not possessed of any personal property
except her wearing apparel and arti-
cles Of personal ornament, which never
came into possession of the owner; that
he paid IN account of funeral ex-
penses, including $3.50 for emLalming
the body Of the teststrix; on account
Of Der debts the sum of $3.50 90; and
for taxes on lands standing ia the name
Of the testatrix at the time of her
death, anu on account Of mortgage
covering the land. $40 90, making the
total amount 81. $3.50 80; while the
claims against the testatrix still out
standing amount to $50, 1896 IS. Among
items of expenses incurred by the tes-
tatrix during the period of two years.
the charges made for medical services
amount to $4,43O The surrogate
granted an adjournment until the 22d
inst.
The Times says: Those who saw the
performances that were given yester-
day afternoon in the Academy Of Music,
for the benefit of Edwin Adams will
long remember the occasion Is signifi.
cant, aud beautiful in the spirit by
which it was animated and beautiful
in the lessons with which it
was fraught. The Performance was
begun at one and lasted until nearly six.
The programme, which has already
been set before our readers, was COM
posed Of fifteen features. and it WAS pre-
sented in eight acts The stage man
agement was judicious. energetic aud
effective, and despite its length, weight
and variety, the entertainment moved
SO rapidly that its duration did not
seem tedious. Leon J. Vincent direct
ed the stage. and more than 50 actors
took an active part in the representa-
tions, aud at least $50 persons were first
aud last upon the stage. The academy
was crowded in every part. and pre-.
sented n scene of brilliant animation.
such as il seldom witnessed, and such 40
never has been excslled in refinement
and lustre.