The New York herald., 1878-08-17
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The failure Of A. s. & j. s. whedoa, manufacturers
patent paper boxes Nos $50 and 53s Pearl street,
is announced, ana yoster1ay they made an assign-
for tho benefit OF their creditors to Davio ID.
wncdon. They have been IN business about three
years. and owned the patent under which they manu-
iactufc, and formerly located ut No 81 Hudson
street. Their liabilities arc varousiy estimated at
IRON So 900 to So 900, and considerable portion OF
their Indebtedness is to relatives who mado
advances Thcy run sovcn presses. and their stocS
and machinery were nominaliy valued st $40, 900.
The nrm refused to give any Information other than
tho that they would continue the business, hop
ing 70 get a settlement the creditors A mcet-
ing of the creditors has been called whom statement
Of their condition win DO submitted
Theodore A. stephenson, dealer in flour aud feed at
Por,cbcstcr, ~ Y, mas nicd q voluntary potition in
bankruptcy 10 this CITY, His liabilities amount to
se92s 90 tho prime pal creditors beng Ann
Stephenson, 81. 100; Fciio~s Beecr, $3.50, w. T.
stephen .on $500; A. n. Binninger x Co., s4o5. The
assets aro nominaiy s7.lo3 o., consisting OF real
estate estimated at 81 J0o oct mortgaeed Tor It's iu
value. stock nItures &c 81, 6o5; cash, s2ooi
he also has several policies OF insurance on he lite
10 the amount OF $y,350
Robert Mcneil. nqnor dealer st Rye, N. Y, has
gone into voluntary bankruptcy IN this CIT, get
OF Iiabtes amounting to 80 0OO large part OF whch
Is due 10 Ncw York merchants. Amour tho creditors
the estate OF Robert Francis, $l,272 rs; David
Duncan, 5000; FRS, National Bank vi for,chester,
f625, Jonn Gibson, Son A Co., $500; David Stanley,
$500 HIS assets are nominaily about 81, 900, con-
sisng of debts due him, most OF which are sorthlcss
volun tarv petition IN bankruptcy has been ted
this city BY Felix McCaliip, OF Fisbkii, who has
been OF business for several years HIS Liabilities
amount to 81, GOO AID he has no assets Tho largest
creditors Mr. H. Houston, 5000; Camille McCailin,
s3s7 30
william s. Duubsm, VINO formerly kep, q liquor
saloon at No. IA Broadway, has nlcd voluntary
petition In bankruptcy, before Register Allen, TO ect
rid OF liabilities amounting to s5.ost 81 Among the
creditors James A. woDb. 81 5l2 3d. N. 4. Marsh.
$50; James DAVIS, Jr, $3.50 o. He made an as.
signmcnt three years ago, and his assets realized
about 81, 300
Register Dayton has received a voluntary petition
In bankruptcy by John Al. Patep. grocer who desires
to get rid OF old debts amounting to 200 Among
tho creditors j. l. SoutnaicK, $3.50; q. Hazard
a Co., s74t 10; q. Anrcps, $7E 81; n. Paten, $42s
Ho has assets.
At their meeting In July the creditors Of n. L. Solo,
mon n Go. UNANIMOUSLY resolved TO aecspt thi.t".
three and one.tbrd cent m fuli satisfaction OF
their claims Practically, this agreement has been
carried out; but ss there are many creditors IN
Europe whose consent cannot he speedily obtained
u has been determined, order 40 avoid delay and
enable debtors to resume business, to secure set
tlement by composition proceedings In bankruptcy.
A petition TO this end Will be Med 10 a lev days
there was nied in once OF the Cierk OF the
Court Of Commou Peas, yesterday, the bond Of the
assignee OF Sote, Woodman Co., In $4,000 Tno
bsudsmcn Felix Campbell, samuel Raynsf, MAJ
sin B. Brown ssd Joseph |. Schoncd