The New York herald., 1878-02-06
OTHER BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Thomas Dunn has filed voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy which has been referred to Register Little
Tho liabilities aggregate about 7,0oO OF which
81 600 is accommodation paper The principal
claims are the followng-E Brainard Co, $2l, 600;
Jonn Shapper s. 400; George Gunzennause ST. 123 II
The assets morely nominal.
The firm OF L. c. Hazard & Co. have filed petition
TO have j. NJ Latin, asgrocer ut Rhinebeck. adjud-
Gated an involuntary bankrupt the petition alleging
that certain property transferred to Ephraim W.
Puliz with intent defeat the operations Of tho Bank
rupt act An INJUNCTION has been granted restraining
any further disposition OF tho property.
At meeting OF the creditors Of Adam Carr, manu-
facturer OF piumbsTs supplies at No. AZ Cortiandt
street, held al the rooms OF the Hardware Board OF
Trade the committee previously appointed to invest-
gate the affairs reported IN favor of having the estate
wouud up IN bankruptcy, proceedings Tor that pur-
pose having already been taken. Several propositions
were then discussed 10 avoid going through bank
ruptcy, aud adjournment was taken III the hope
that Mr. Carr would submit an acceptable basis OF
settlement
The creditors OF Francis s. wynkoop, a retired
vornish dealer, formerly at No. 80 Pear street. held
meeting At tho Office OF Register Dwight The schcd-
ules presented showed liabilities amounting 10
$2S2, Cos u, but only one claim was proved-that OF
The First National Bank OF Bethlehem Pa for 80 100
creditor IN Pennsylvania teegraphed. asking
whether II worth his while to go to the expense
OF attending the meeting 10 prove his claim. John
II. Platt appointed assignee in bankruptcy.
AT meeting OF the creditors OF Louis Abrahamss
dealer in Stoves at No "a Catharino street, held yes
terddy the Office of Register Allen, seventeen GAINS
we're ncd agaregang about So 900, tho largest being
those OF Wallace Elliott, 1892 q; Aaron Josephel,
$I,050 and Louis s. Davidson S75u. Thcouore ka-
Iiske was chosen assignee IN bankruptcy.
largely attended meeting OF the creditors oi
Francis iomes Co., importers OF military goods ut
No. Maiden lane, was held yesterday at the oihce oil
Register Ketchum. schedules were presented show
ing Liabilities amounting to $24eS24 "a, aud real
assets, $I24, 741 II. Fourteen CLAIMS were proved,
nggrcgating about $4,000. Alter some discussion
IL decided that tor tho best interests OF all
the creditors that inc estate snona DC ~ounu up ana
zion OF committee OF creditors. Noble Heath. Jr..
was chosen trustee, and Frank Clatworthy and
Frederick ID. Tappen were named as tue committees.
Among tho lar.est claims hled were those oil the
Fourth National Bunk, $16 700 co. Gala,in National
Bank, SILL 156 So; Gouverneur Tilolson, So 476 rs;
Joseph Rougers & Son, Sheffield 81, ,O26 II George
Woslcnholni, Sheffield, $2,2l7 d.
general assignment has been made oy William E.
Robinson to Timothy OConnor. counseliOr-at-law Tor
tue benefit OF his creditors. Mr. Robinson was for
merly member Of Congress and was assessor OF In
dent Johnson. He was candidate Tor state Senator
last November in Brooklyn, but was defeated ny Sen
Clemens s. Lozier, who has been a female physician
practising in this city Tor number OF years, recently
In The Court OF Common Pleas Tho aggregate figures
maze an assignment to William Jennings Demorest.
Yesterday she ned her schedule OF assets aud Liabilities
present most extraordinary discrepancy. Tho iia-
bilites stated at $ll2 6'9 26 nominal assets at
81 O6l, and real assets the small figure OF $252
The liabilities secured, however, 10 the extent OF
Sill, 400 by bond and mortgage Oh city properly.
There were also filed In The same court two assign
ments with schedules annexed oil Chacc * Duncan 10
Jonn W. Butts. The liabilities stated Ut S14 2S4 81,
nominal assets at S74S4 SO aud reai assets at
$1,000 H. George Miller 10 John Healy. The debts
amount to SO 046 07. nominal assets TO $3,543 VI
and assets 10 2425 20 John Lawrence to George
+. Rounson. Tho liabilities amount ~ $24 6S7 ii,
nominal assets 10 s2,61 III ana real assets the
Charles Downer, Cortland ST. John, Theodore ST. John
ana c. E. Mcclellan drug brokers, No. 20 Cedar street,
to NJ Ocott Liabilities, pcrsonalan firm, $l72O9 Gil
assets S66 5U6 g. The liabties include $40 900 con
tingent liabilities, $25, ,00O contested ana $4,000
second liabilities. Among the creditors are L.
rockingham, Boston, So 12s Al; American Exchange
National Bunk, notes OF assgnors discounted ny 4.
J. Dunniog, Jr, SIS, 705. or National Bank oi New
York, same cause, So,2O5; 7. Plzer ~ Co., notes Tor
goods sold. So 10 50; Weaver Sterry, accommoda-
ton notes Indorsed Ny asslgnvrs, ,397 81; DIX
Morris, same, $15 022 90 Notes by assRuors, placed
IN the hands oi n. j. Dunnins, Jr, ior discount and
disposed oil py him Tor MS own bench-Merchants'
Natopai Bank, $5sS6 II National Bank OF Com
merco, So, ,39l 49, NaIIonai Bank tho state o New
YORK, SU3Ol 81; Chemical National Bank, 81 420 l3
In the County Clerks Office there also hcd
the OF james Costello 10 Eliza j. Costello,
OF Alexander Mcdonald 10 Benjamin W. Bonney, and
OF Arthur 4. Hulker 10 james J. Murray.