The New York herald., 1878-09-26
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

John Dunbar Co., dealers in lumber and mauufac
turers OF packing boxes at No l24 and l26 Worth
street, have Jailed. The firm have been In business
since 1857 had good credit and supposed to be
worth upward Of $4,000. Dulness in trade and de-
probation real estate ascribed as the causes o
their failure Phsy swned the mill and machinery IN
Worth street, and haa lumber yard at the loot Of
Twenticth street, North River The liabilities are
estimated at between $780, 900 and $685. OOo while the
assets are valued about Sl0 oo0 consisting manly
OF lumber and open accounts. The business, 1t Is
said being run in the interests Of the creotors III
the name Of G. Dunbar
A meeting OF the creditors OF DR.. Edward b. Light
nii OF No. West Twenty ninth street, was held yes
terday at tho ofico OF Register Little. Seventeen
clar rns proved, among which were tho follow,
ing:-W,ham H. L. Bnard, $455o; 5 NJ. pettengm'
IL Co., $S6S 81; Charles d. Koppel, $3.50; Barney r.
Garland, $3.50; Joseph BeGke, Sl,1oo; CssweIi,
Hazard & Co., s265 54 Mr.. Wadegrave Aar'ock was
elected assignee
of Jackson Il Pratt. OF Columbus Ga, met yesterday
at ,he Office OF Register Little. Schedules were pre-
sented showing liabilities to the amount OF $4o,OOo
-Four claims were proved and James r. boyo was
elected assignee. -
Al a meeting OF the creditors OF Clifford Evans,
broker No 125 Pearl street. held yesterday ut toe
office OF Register Little schedules were a presented
showing liabilities to the amount OF S1S'Soo. 'ona
II. Plat was appointed assignee.
Thomas IL. Tunison, assignee OF William 8. Cor
win, grocer, submitted his accounts to meeting OF
held ~ The Office OF Register Little yester
day. showing that he had realized $449 20 from tho
assets all OF which he had disbursed, leaving no div
idend Tor tho creditors The assgnee's accounts
we're passed and no WAS discharged. The liabilities
Of the bankrupt amounted 10 over 100000
A meeting OF the creditors OF William B Hanson,
who formerly Kept q restaurant ut NO. Hall place.
was held yesterday at the onice OF Register Dwight
The liabilities amount TO about 3000o, ana eleven
claims were proved amounting TO SS,SS0 3D. EDWARD
X. Anderton elected assingnee.
AT meeting OF tho creditors OF Raphael Mintzer
deaier in gloves, formerly ut No AGO Broadway held
q Office OF Register kotchuu, Two
claims were proved tor $1,Sl6 49, James 4. Boyd
elected assignee
Tne members OF the firm OF Aden, B.enenstok
Laven dealers in WOOL late at No. 3S West Broad-
way, applied to Register Dayton for their discharge
from bankruptcy, but as several creditors opposed
lhe petition yesterday the Register allowed ten DAYS
10 file specification OF objections
Application was made 10 Register Little by samuel
p Kitle, dealer bedding, formerly at No. 203 Canal
street, tor his discharge from bankruptcy, and as
there was opposition Yesterday by the creditors
their petition Will be iavorably reported.
An adjourned meeting OF the creditors O tho deunct
South Side Railroad Company, OF Long Island, was
held yesterday in the oice OF United States Comms.
siouer Winslow, Brooklyn. Among tho creditors OF
the company a number Oi thor employees The
claims against the company amount In the aggregate
to sl 100000 The assignee, Mr.. Charles Jones, has
received but s2ooo The creditors object to the as.
signee's accounting. Argument was heard before the
Com and the further hearing oil tho case was
adjourned TIL October g.
Ihe terms of settlement agreed upon by X. M.
Bishop Co., wholesale Rrocers of Cincinnati are as
follows Forty Ihe dollar IN notes at three,
SIX niue and twelve months, IN equal lnstalmcnts
The notes the Endorsement OF w. 3. Dtcker-
son. ol Cincinnati sou-tn-aw 0i Mr.. Bishop, head oi
the trm The total liabilities Of the hrm said
be $3.50 OOO OF which $3.50 900 due IN Now York.
The schedules in the matter ol the assign ment o.
the National Burglar and THEFT Insurance Company
OF the city OF New York to William II. Ritter were
Yesterday fled In tho Court OF Common Pleas. The
iabilties are stated S6s,57 SO, nominal assets
s30 73 and real ut 500 9Oo The assets OF th'
company consist prineGliy OF lands 10 statel
mOrtgaQed.