The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-01
BROOKLYN BANKRuPrs.


The last hours afforded tho financially depressed
residents and business mon OF Brooklyn and Kings
county 10 themselves ofthe privileges OF the
defunct Bankrupt law taken duo advantage OF In
that city yesterday. From half past nino o'clock In
tho morning, when tho Registers OF Bankruptcy,
Messra Winslew aud Cunningham, put in
an appearance and sat down to reap tho
profits of the day. until the belts were
shot into the locks OF the great iron safe IN the
oioe, corner OF Montague and Clinton Streets very
lively busy scene presented In tho line Of APP
plcants for admission TO bankruptcy werc several
palsfaced ANXIOUS mon who had postponed the nling
their petitions until the last hour, hoping against
hope 10 be able to patch up settlement With their
creditors. When this could net be done they hast
ened to prepare their schedules OF items, liabilities
and assets, tho latter being most cases despe.
rately small and uneucoursging Tor CREDITORS, who
may have hoped to realize tho full amount OF their
bill against their debtors. Al eleven O'Clock IN the
morning there wore thirty bankrup's recorded, and
at two o'cie cK number had been Increased
iorty-tour At tour o'clock there were sixty psiors
In bankruptcy he md tho business Tor tho evsa-
ing was promising When the tact IL taken into
sdssayton that each applicant whom he nies hts
rssa deposits me sum OF $50 a. the Rses.rArs Tee
Il Will De observsa That the trits axiom. IT'S nm iH
Wind blows nobody good " has It's appicaion In
the present relation. Tnsre are also other fees and
United States Court which loot up his expenses TO
$225
Among tho petitieners n ruptey were the fol-
lowing:-FcIlows, Hoffman Il Co, IN anufacturcrs Of
Si,ies $4,000; nominal assets $685. ooO real estate
assets, about S25. 600 James w. Lyon, manufactures
OF me; =,
o,l:i.s $4,000; no assets. =. s.; c9n1Iios.
ovlns,on, carpenter; liabilities, 81, 900; assets,
$4,000. Armstrong B!sekiis. p.sm0ers, li.bi.,ys.
SIS, 600; assets, 81. sou Timothy Desmond, liabilities
Thomas Wildwood, liabilities, 70 secured creditors.
John L. H pa%ons .Sss Of winch 5000
Is secured; assets lie Insurance pohey Tor ~ o0O
George l. aardn.r iao'l.,es gu ooo no assets John
Michael 0iwsi, l,sbiniies $40 Oooi assets, $1,000.
Paul 4. Fuchs, liabilities $2o, 600, Of which amount
SIS 900 IL secured; nominal assets 5000 Michael
Joseph Lowsry, builders, lao,ii..s' $2oovo; as
assets Other petit,oners wore Thomas X. Gordon,
Charles Il Evans, Cornelius b. Payne, w. !. Hyats,
Frederick sau,cr,s j. 5. Norton, Xorsm ogiom.
James W. Jonnson. Charles Victory, Gesrgs Z. Hue
SsrG Kuaolpnes a; 'pnnso1 rnsoao.e b. s1sss
Richard shoop, Jr.; DAVID J. Pepper, Anthony MIL
ler, John KING ana John X. Kennedy.
THE LAST HOURS IN PHILADsLPHrA-Nor A
LONG LIST OPEN UNTIL MiDSioHT
PmLApHLrHrA, Angus, 81 1878
Tho last hours OF the Bankruptcy law were attended
with unusua activity In shs city, although the num-
Der OF petitions nled been small By comparison
with Now YORK and several other cities. Tine oniee
Of Inc CLERK IN Bankruptcy Is kept open unsil
midnight tonight Yesterday bot fifteen petitions
were ncd. To-day the number will be somewhat
larger. Among them wsro ths ioIlowing:-
William Penn Young. with lisbnlles amountins 20
$l36, 0OO the heaviest creditor, General Robert Pat
tsrson holding claims 70 the amount OF vi. 900.
Henry H. Wainwright, Liabilities tlIo, 0V0; Charles
A Wainwright, OF New York t$6seS2 80, tho largest
wiism II. Harsbaw. liabilities $4,000 .-
Henry wallace. traaing as Henry wallace Co.
liabilities SIS 900
jacob Rash, liabilities $4,000
James Lanissp Po,,sve. $500 600 liabilities; hsavi.
ost unsecured creditors, the lhsdciph,a ana Reading
Coal and Iron Company. 10 whom Is OWING Ssi sos w.
Charles Jones Kaisr OF Esstop u ,biiities tl20O0
Edward Able, OF Essieo, liabiii,ss $lo.ovo.
Ayres Patten Co., liabilities $1,000
Abraham W. Rand, iaOiiities -, 600
Porter, Permission l. Co, Iiabiiitlss $25, 600
james III. Jenkins, nsbihiies 50. oOo
Edward Allen and FTancls I'M ,g1t IiAohNos $io,oo
EDWIN A. Yarnsli, liabilities $50 900
stdney J. B. soims, liabilities s2S, 600
A. l.. Archapbsuu, liabilities $l2 900.
John ruIl, Liabilities $25, ooo.
samuel b. Drip, Norr s,o~u, liabilities $22s 600
Within 9. Gumm,ss, Liabilities $50 500 GOO,
swtbin y. shortridsc, OF Nadia, liabilities $t2, 600
John W. Gerrrt, liabilities $40 900
ware 1. schon liabilities ti5. 900
David B HIT, Liabilities fls, 900
Joseph W. IRWIN, liabilities 10000
John Cochran, oil Chester, liabilities $i2o, ooo
James N. Scott, liabilities $4,000
la tho Inst " the name OF Henry g. Norris the
plaintiff In recent famous forgery Gaze Hts debts are
f46y o00 and his principal creditors are:-
seventh NatioDsi Sank Philadelphia &2l 002 Is
Jesse W. starr X Sons, Camden. .-....... l0Ts+ 81
David n. Erwin. 10000 %
The above hold securities. Among the unsecured
creditors are: -
Morris Tasxer N Co, Philadelphia ...... s5 725 ~
Henry Morris, .......... 10, 700 90
SAFE Depsstt Company. Pottsviue ......... 1852 O6
Hendricks Brothers, New York ........... 7,sl3 90
John ", smith Phiisdeipbts ............. 1883 SIS
Charles q. Dat, delphis ......... 18,2s5 -
saucon Iron Com pany, PIMA. 80 4l6 45
J. r. Cope ........ 30 sg7 "a