The New York herald., 1878-03-13
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

CREDITORS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND PRO-
CEEDINGs IN BANKRUPTCY.
A meeting OF The creditors OF Adriance, Robbins Il
Co.. dry goods jobbcrs, was held yesterday AZ tho
otcs Register Dayton. Twcnty. creditors proved
claims sggrosatng about $4,000, OF which the fol-
loving the principal ones :-McKesson & Robbins
$4,000; estate Of Charlie. b. Adriance, $40 444 O9
Georsiana b. Adriance, sl.425 ~; Wright, Bliss l.
Fabyan, $3,3S2 Oh; J. L. Brewer, Brother a. Co.,
81, $40 ID; Lewis Brothers Co., s2,3s2 20; PARKER,
Wider Il Co., $2.353 10; Decrlng. Milhken Il Co.,
81 O6a 80; Brooks Miller Co., ST. S97 As; Meigs, Dalo
Co., ST. Ts4 80 II was decided estate OF the
bankrupts should DO wound up and settled by trustee,
under the supervision OF a committee OF creditors
Mr.. y. T. Benjamin was chosen trustee; he was the
former booKkeeper oi the arni, aud his election
tho result Of amicabc effected several
wcoks ago by Messrs Bliss. Smith. Lapgdon, Null.
Kon and Francis, the committee appointed meot-
Ing OF the creditors held January 1S Messrs Cor
nolius N. Bliss. OF Wright, Bliss 4 Fabyan; Daniel q
Robbins, OF Mckcsson L. Robbins, and Woodbury.
Langdon, OF Joy, Langdon Co., wero elected Tho
committee Of supervision. dividend Of ut least
seventy per cent will probably be declared during The
Tho creditors Of ohm II. Lyon, formerly ptbsideut
OF the deIunct Third Avenue savings Bank, met ut
tho olco Of Register Ketchum Tor the purpose OF
iccng an assignee in bankruptcy aud TO prove their
debts. There wcro very tow creditors prosent,
and the claims proved were by relatives end
friends OF tho BANKRUPT. The schedule showed
liabilities amounting 10 $50, 900, and OF ths amount
Elk claims we're proved US follows: :-Francis r Per
N,ns siaSoa 90; BENJAMIN min a. A. Lyon. ss,sl9 80;
$l,0l5 "; Lafayette Ranney, $734; Spencer X.
Gr.on, $500 William Ii. Merritt was elected a.
signeo In bankruptcy.
Al u meeting oi the creditors OF Joseph X. Upham,
manufacturer Of hats, held at tho 0ihce OF Register
Fitch, eight claims, aggrcgatng $4,000, were proved,
and Warron Footo was elected guee in bankruptcy
meeting OF tho creditors oi LOWS Benedict n son,
dealers In fruit at No. 81 Barclay street, he ut
the office OF Register Dwight. SIX claims proved,
Henry 3. Howei, for $l5.sls 90. A composition OF
hve cents on the dollar, cash, was accepted
petition In bankruptcy has bson fled against John
w. schnoider. dcai0r IN produce, OF No. SO Murray
street, by George W. Martln Brother and Hillabrund
" Whitney, VINO alicgo that tho assignment made by
him III December last Is vod because the schedules
Judge Foott, OF Chenango county, IN suit brought
by Tracy l.. Cone.
Lissncr " Co. have filed n petition IN bankruptcy
against Edward Liebert and Caesar Casper posing
The Arm Of Il. Licbort Co., No. 232 Henry stroet
In winch II IS alleged that they have concealed them
selves IN order 70 avoid the service OF legal procoss
An injunction has been granted restraining tho IRON
disposlng Of their properly.
Tho examination In the matter Of Matthew Kohoe &
Son, Wholesale hquor dealers at NO. 80 Broadway, be-
1oro Register Dwtgh has boon conciudod and vote
was taken on the composition oner ot thirty throo
ana oncthrd cents the dollar ndorscd notoa. ut
six. nine, twelve and eighteen months which
cepod there being twenty five CREDITORS IN iavor OF II
and two aganst. ,sr tI.
A preliminary meeting OF tho Now York creditors
OF Howell, Gano Co., Wholesale dealers IN hard ware
ut Cincinnati, who tailed last week with liabilities
amounting to over 5000 000 held yesterday tho
rooms OF tho Hardware Board OF Trade, No. Warron
street Messrs. A. II. saxton, OF. A. Field Co. ; q
II. Wight, o Wicbusch Hger Hurdware Company
and W illiam A. Hubert Of Mcrwin, Hubert Il Co.
were appointed committee To 20 TO Cincinnati to
mako an Investigation of the affairs OF the nrm
port TO full meeting OF tho New York creditors
soop as possible.