The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-18
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

VOLUNTARY PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTcy-As-
sIGNEEs APPOINTED AT CREDITORS MEET
INGs.
Dsnuison w. Stone, Of No. 1920 Lexington avenue,
Dns OF the proprietors Of Stone Co.. Circus and
nuscai Brigade, at Chicago, has filed voluntary
petition IN bankruptcy himself and against his
arlners George r. Bronson, Of Ridgway, Kansas.
md Frank Hyatt, Of Conversvie, Ind, and the adj
ndicalion viii be heard June 29. in this city. The
0tal trim liabilities, according schedules. amount
$23,35l A., OF which 1923 81 are priority dsb,s
$4,000 secured and $l6,227 So unsecured. Susan n.
Stone - the only secured creditor, hcr claim being for
- 600. and she Is ny mortgage circus
properly valued at $4,000. Tho priority deots are
al Tor labor and bill posting, except CLAIM OF $55 So
duo to Lewis Wills, circus rider. 1hc following
amounts due 10 well-known circus actors
Tor salary contracted between November l. 1877, and
June J. lS7SRobert SticKney, equestrian, SLIT 50;
F:euerick Lcvanthe gymnast, $4S9 %: Caroline Roi
iand equestrienne $780, so; Lawrence sisters, gym
pasts, $472 co. William l.. Burke, clown, $lS5 rs;
4 Emidy, band leader, 81, 452 SO; Michaci Ford,
drum corps leader, $2y4; Frank WHITAKER, RUG
master, $40 So; GoLie vile and Steele, concert,
$2O6 "a They also indebted TO Isaac a. Dahinan
Tor horses $500; Boyian 4 % Tor military goods,
1888; james Reilly, Tor printing, $5,s5i 90; ii. A.
Thomas, tor nthographing, $l,4.U; X. \. siicKney,
Tor loan on two notes, ST. 900; George \. Bailey, OF
Dan0ury, $l76. The nrm's assets consist OF the
circus properly, valued Al $2lOv0. The individual
liabilities Of Dir. Stone amount $5,6l1 0S. Lucen
Stone Is secured creditor Tor 81, GAG 81, and has
bhl OF sale on the furniture at No. 10 Lexington
avenue, valued vt $1,000 Auong the unsecured
crea,tors arc George W. Hail. 81, 6C0; Henry Barnum
500; Thomas Christopher, $3.50; all tor borrowed
motley. His lndlvduai assets consist oil house and
lot, No LOO Macomu Atrcct, Brooklyn, valued al
$IU0JV, noftgassu Tor So,5OO; household goods
$I,UUU; ohe-tairu interest the circus property,
s., 100, una y pronissory note tor $500
Uanisi +. Davenport. OF The hfm u John 4. G0wan
Co., railroad Contractors, has gune into voluntary
bankruptcy, before Regis,er Alien. Has Liabilities
ihuorser ANA $24 0O0 securcu ~ estate. he
secured creditors CnaIes Moran, SO 700: Abuer
Anurow, So, 500; Jonu W. Bixelow. 1000 Ihe prin-
ciial UNSECURED creuitors are NJ T. Sheppard Co.,
$4,5vO; N. y. b. Finch, 5000; john Ma, berry,
xo,UOV; D. T. Monlauyc. Sl,uvJ; 4. L. seymour,
- loo; ). ". johnson. ez,OUO; ID. W. Merehant
VI 6UU; Lyle GiisoL, $x,uvU the Bethlehem Iron
Works Company appears N .hc scncuuis noidcr, VI
notcg Tor 100, Endorsed ny Tue petitioner. lhc
y 0vnsst 80 acres lana In Worcester
Ohio. ana house ana rot ~ Llnsinguur., N. A.,
picuscd Tor Slo,uOO; 40 equity thirty three lois ~
OMEN CITY, Ncn., mortgused Tor $1,000 ya,uc 500;
dcUts due, 50, UtO anu CAIN Tor $15,0UU III suit
against thc Covington. Columbus Back hills
Railroad Company.
Nathah N. Sears, manufacturer Of millinery goods,
No. SS7 Canal street, has been uujudicated an IN
voluntary bauA rupt on the petition Scwali, ErCk
sou ~ co. anu Jonu Zimmerman, nose claims aagre-
EAte $3.50 49, anu The has been referred 10 Reg
ist.r D~igni.
Application made to Register Allen by John H.
Murray tne circus n,ana-cr Tor mis- dls charge from
bankruptcy, ana as there was opposition on Tho
part VI the CREDITORS yesterday MS discharge VIII BIO
Iranted