The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-19
OTHER BUSINESS TROUBLES.

A meeting OF the creditors of John Thomas. mining
stock broker at No. 81 Broad street, and formerly
president the Queen West Silver Mining Com
pany. was held the office Of Register Dwight. The
schedules presented showed Liabilities amounting TO
SSS, 600 and merely nominal assets. Eleven claims
were proved, as iollows:-South Carolina Loan and
Trust Company, $l3,522 o.; Thomas $. Dugan,
s1O95S Az Francis Van Benthuysen, 1882 93;
Archer Marhemer s4 302 9s;T W. Rollins. So 5l4 63
William Black Co., S., 22s %; J. KANT. $50 o9
s. J. A. Frazier. executor, $S.els IS; Chures Raht,
So S32 So; National Bank Of Charleston, S. G.,
$5573 80; Mrs. NJ. A. Bowles, $7.S4O The creditors
JAILED u agree upon choice vr assignee, and obcc.
tions were made against John Pult yens appointed
Biatcnford for final decision. Five Of the creditors
were IN favor OF the election OF Edwin L. Hayes, and
tive voted Tor David s. Ritterband.
The failure OF j. Benton 4 Co., commission dealers
IN wood and willow ware ut No. 80 West street, was
reported, and they made gnment IL Brooklyn,
Tor tue benefit Of their creditors, Robert J. Keeer.
The firm OF Denzsr, Medicus Co., manufacturers
OF parior furniture ut No 80 Mott street, whose as
amounting TO about $4,000 and nominal assets
The real value OF tho assets Is not known ut
present, but IT Will be much less than the above
amount they consist largely oil book accounts and
paper. Three tnembers OF the firm werc well known
circus performers.
meeting OF the creditors OF Albert D. Oppenheim,
held at Tho office OF Register Llt,le. Claims were
proved by Mr. Johnson Tor SOL, 725 81 Joseph D. OPP
penheim $4,000 and Margaret Oppenheim, 81. $780,
John H. Plat chosen assignee In bankruptcy.
Provost $. Hanes. late proprietor OF the Newburg
Wooden Mills, made application to Register Little
Tor his discharge from bankruptcy, and US there was
opposition the part Of his creditors his petition
will De granted.
Register Kclchum has adJudcated John NJ. Hofnlire
avoluntary bankrupt, aud has called meeting Of cred
to be held February to elect an assignee.
His liabilities amount TO $4,000. the largest claims
being the folowing:-MartIu X. Roome, $2,926 O. !;
Ogden Co., $1,000; j. b. MCPHERSON, Sl,1OU; Second
National Bank, $1,000
| AT "a meotins oitne credtors Of John F. Phelps,
held the oic OF Register Fitch yesterday, div
dend Of thirtylve per cent declared and there
will probably be another dividend upon the conclu-
of suits progressing. The assignee's
| accounts were flied and passed.
| In the County Clerks Office there were filed tho
| assignments OF Charles W. Rhodes aud Edward A.
| Secor. comprising the firm oil Rhodes " secor TO
James Taylor; OF Clarence g. Ncos to William j..
Herman, oi Jonn Lawrence to George f. Robinson, OF
jacob harris 10 Isaac strauss, OF George l.. Warous
| William Caney aud Benjamin WsstlaKe, comprising
tho firm OF q. L. Watrous Co., TO Frederick Collins,
| aud oil James N. Mott to Frederic A. Potts.
Mr. Emil Stern whose failure was announced IN
yestcraay's HERALD, writes to say that ~ Stern
| GO. IN no way were the cause OF has suspension"