The New York herald., 1878-10-08
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

FAILURE OF FOWLER AND FULTON, DEALERS IN
GUNs-MEETINGs OF CREDITORS, COMPOSE
TioN PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS.
Fowler Fulton, dealers III guns at No 800 Broad.
way failed yesterday ana made general assignments
for the their creditors TO Eugene L. Merriam
Henry Fulton, the junior partner Is the celebrated
rifle shot of the American team, and Mr. William As
Fowler formerly with l.. Remington Sons
They succeeded tho firm OF w. VI. Fowler Co.. March
l. 1871 had been In the business for TWO years
previously Mr. Futon put IN as capital IN the hrm
about $4,000 The liabilities will not exceed $4,000,
and the assets which consist oil STOCK and ousstand-
ing debts, nomnally valued at s2s 900. The nrm
were the selling agents the Uuted States Cartridge
Company OF Lowell, Mass. of which General Benja-
min Butler is part owner; the Savage smith Manu-
featuring Company, OF Mddle,own Conn; the Ma
tona Lock Company, OF Middietown, and the Novelty
Manufacturing Company OF Detroit. Mich.
The schedules OF George Wharton Hammersoy, rc-
ferred Register Little, show Liabilities amounting
10 Sl03 00o aud assets Tue debts are mainly duo
In phadeipha. Among tho creditors are r N. Lewis.
sl4 900; George ". Hammersey, $25 100; r. o. Ham,
mersey Ss0ooi A. D. L. Lambden $500; estate OF K.
L. MciIvaine. So 900; George ID. j. Wand, $1,000; N.
Jaquette So 60O0 e. BANKS Wilson, 50, 50J; A. l.. Ash
mead Co.. ST. 750; g. s. Courtner, So 20; W. ADAM
Charles G. Schneider, of No. 7o5 Eighth avenue,
application Register yton Tor his discharge
from bankruptcy. and the matter came up Yesterday
None OF tue creditors appeared IN opposlop and the
Register reported iavorably on mis- discharge. HIS
liabiltes amounted 10 S44, 500
meeting OF the creditors OF Henry Bucking, dealer
in leather No. 50 spruce street, hold yesterday
a the Office OF Register Kstchum. the schedules
presented showed liabilities amounting to over
$4,000 and ten claims proved aggregatiug
about S64, 900, tho largest being the ioilowing:-
Charles J. Osborne, $751; 500; Nicholas DuDee d Co.,
s22,57s 81; Charles Blilet 5s,2Ss "a. Adoiphus Il.
StclUer elected assignee.
the creditors OF Arnold ). Guerher, dealer IN straw
goods at No. 400 Broom6 street, met yesterday at tho
n lIon
One CLAIM WAS proved by Wiimerding, Hoguet 20.
Tor Sl1, 900 90, ana John H. Platt wis appointed
assignee.
Al a meeting OF the creditors OF James Robinson
and Frank Pastor, circus propretors, held yesterday
at the office OF Register Alen one claim was proved
for $4,647 so by Gilbert A. Spaulding John ). Ma
The creditors OF Charles r. and Edward Fowler, tea
brokers' met yesterday at tho office o Register Day.
ton and final dividend OF two and half per cent
was deciared making hiteen pcr cent In all Martin
Kattenhorn the assignee, filed hts hnal accountngs
and discharged
A meeting OF the creditors OF Whitney h Co., whole.
was held Yesterday al the office OF Register Dayton.
and the composition at sixty cents tho dollar, h
teen per cent the balance indorsed notes
at tnree six and nine months, was confirmed the la-
bitles being Sl3S, Sl4.
The creditors OF Hardman Il Dowlng, manufactu.
OF pianos at Tenth avenue and Fifty seventh
street, held meeting yesterday At the office Of Reg
lister Little. A proposition was presented Oy tue
firm Tor a mposton AZ thirty cents the dollar,
SIX cents In six months and elgnt ceuts each in
eleven, sixteen and TWEEN yone mouths In notes sat-
frm, submitted q statement showing liabilities
SIP, S54 II, OF which SlOl, 702 AZ unsecured,
So 4SS II contingent, $1,000 secured and $663 pre-
fcrreu; assets, nominay S5l, 277 81, Of winch Tho
value placed AZ $40 674 90. MT. hardman WIS
examined, pending wuicn the meeting adjourned.
Only one creditor opposed the composition.