The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-31
PANIC STRICKEN DEBTORS.
The Liabilities OF the Embarrassed Far
Exceed Their Assets
LAST DAY OF THE LAW.
Preparations for the Accommodation OF
Anxious Petitioners.

One hundred and thirty-dvs petitions in bankruptcy
were fled yesterday the largest number In any single
day the Law has boon In existence, and to-day
is expected that the number will reach ZOO as one
lawyer fty ready to die at the last moment IN
the Clerks ONCE yesterday arrangements were mace
10 allow the bankrupts to pass IN with their pettions
and thence out OF another door, and the line was
kept up without intermssion until late IN the after.
noon Tables spread by the anitor for tho con-
venience OF the lawyers and to sign documents To-
day the Office will be kept open for the public until six
o'clock Z. NJ, and the Postmaster ordered the Ella
vaor to be run until that tne the Clerks ONCE being
on the fourth floor OF the Post ONCE Building.
As the Bankrupt law expires to-day, hereafter an
insolvent debtor must make complete transfer
OF his property TO assignee under the State law;
sworn statement of assets and debts must be filed
within twenty days; the assignee must ie bond suf
ncient the cretitors there must be citations
to tho creditors and public bearing Of inter-
ested; there be full examination and trial by
jury OF disputed facts. or permissious OF compromise
required or requested. On proof OF composition
between himself and bis creditors the debtor can be
released, and unless there such q composition the
release Is not issued
BRYCE 4 sMIrH
Melville H. Regensburg"r, representing seventeen
creditors Of Bryce saith, wholesale liquor dealers
NJ No. SO Front street. have died involuntary petit
tion In bankruptcy against the Hrm Tho debts OF the
nrm amount upward of $500, 0O0 and claims aggrs-
eating 5000 entered in the petition, among
which tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS National
Bank, 1902 II; Frederick Taylor, $l,2lo SO;
Hartford National Bank. $3.50 SO; National
Tradesmen's Bank. $6973 So; John W. Ger
YIN Son, slsoo2 sS;. Froiosrg Workmar,
The failure OF j. Z. Dayton Co., Il Is said, throws
. number OF notes upon Bryce Smith, which the lat:
bankruptcy with any advantage TO The CREDITORS as
largo quantity OF the stock 10 hypothecaed, and, TO
prevent sacrifice, injunctions W Ill be applied Tor.
BAYAUD PERRENorD.
Bayaud l. Perrenoud, Wholesale liquor dealers, at
No. 90 New street. havo pled voluntary petition IN
bankruptcy which has been referred to Register Day
Tho liabilities OF the hrm amount 20 $07 O0O OF
which s35, 600 are endorsements principally for tho
New York City Attriuon Mil Company. Among the
creditors are Greene l. Co.. s4l, e94; Oscar King,
81 600: R. l.. Bayaud, 81 $50; National Bank OF the
State OF Now York: slSil New York CITY At;rsion
receivable, sl4 0O0; debts due, $4,000 Mr.. Bayard
has individual liabilities to The amount OF $4,000.
nearly all secured, among the creditors beng the fo
lowing:-Dela +. scry mser. $3.0oI CO.. Union Dime
savings Bank, $4,000; Eleanor Baldwin,, $685.;
vioual liabilities $50 ooo among the creditors
ing tho ioliowing:-John Wheeler. s., 900; estnte
oany s ooo TSo%u; T ne~ Co.'S H.
GAIT K Co., $z,644 So; Gaf. Fleischman Co..
81, s3s os; Thomas Bramp, $s.So2 81. He has real
estate, at Second avenue and Thirty-eignth street,
valued ~ 81 900, In equity.
Ex-coLLEcToR THOMAS MURPHY.
Register Littc has received the voluntary petition
IN bankruptcy OF ex-Coliector Thomas Murphy. HIS
liabilities IRE manly the result OF unfortunate real
$500 900 secured Among tho secured creditors
the Grocers Bank $50 600 Mutual Lie Insurance.
Company; So 500; estate OF Daniel T. Deviin,
$S3 500; Joseph A. Jameson $4,000; Knickerbocker
Lille Insurance Company. $1,000; Murray Hill
Bank. $4,000; estate OF M. Bird. $4,000;
s.5 600; estate OF Mr. Jones' 500 Dime savings
Bank, $4,000: Sehgman Brothers, $4,000 The
drew Carragan. sI1,ooo, mortgage deficiency; PARK
Tiiiord, $1,000 Tor groceries; Tiffany Co., 500 for
iewciry; Lord TAYLOR. 1880. Tor dry goods K 7.
Craig 4 Lent, $3.50, clothing; Brooks Bros. $500,
clothing. All his assets assigned for he benefit
his creditors in June, and none are returned In the
rARRYTows HEIGHTS LAND COMPANY.
A voluntary petition behalf oil the rarrytown
Heights Lans Company was aled before Register
Allen yesterday by the President. John l.. Requa
The liabilities amount to sl3s. DAG 20, Of which
$751; 900 secured Tho secured creditors arc A. j.
Scoti, $4,000; Richard II. Lambeer, S24, 900; An-
dre~ V. stout, $4,000; George :. Scott, $4,000;
sign.e Of Lewis Roberts, 49, COO Tho assets consist
OF l28 acres OF land at Mount Pleasant anu Green
esred to Joseph sciigmlu aud Andrew v. stout az
trustees to secure Inc payment OF $50 bonds OF the
company Tor $1,000 each; 55s shares OF tho CON-
pany' . STOCK, pledged aud oi nominal value; claim
Tor $50, 900 against W. II. Guon.
Jon a l. Requa also filed voluntary petition on his
own behalf HIS Liabilities amount to $ll5,O OF
which 500 400 AZ secured. The principal creditors
are the Uuited States government surety on bond,
s2G Ss o. Ieon psna,S siens. sSaa .,s.,s CO..
Henry Cam pbe, SIS 100; b. ID. McAipnc, $lO75 Is;
W. II. Guion, $50, 900; J. NJ Dyekman, $500 HIS
assets are nominal, manly consisting OF stocks aud
debts due.
Mr.. s. r. Davidson, OF tue hrn oil Davidson Jones,
bankers at No OIL all street, filed pettion IN Daok
uptcy yesterday Tor him sell aud against Us partner
sdward X Jones Mr.. Davidson SAID yesterday the
suspension when was annouced a few days ago was
maze bv Mr.. Jones, ana that the nrm had abundant
paw all debts II an extension had boon asked
Ho away at the time. He also says that hts part
ner assn med oDl cations by Endorsements unknown 70
the arm. The actual liabilities OF the nrm
amount TO $40 O0 addition 10 which there
IRE contipgen liabilities amounting TO 100000 in-
dorsements made by Mr.. Jones. Tho III assets con-
s,st of real estate at No 2lo West $50 street valued at
y20,0O0 mortyaged Tor S4 900; d,ots due, 500 000
stocks $1,000. seat IN the STOCK Exchange, $1,000
The only secured creditors are the United States
Trust Company, $430sg; Richard W. Weston. 5, J09
Among the unsecured creditors are w. IA. Stratiord,
IS. 6ol; Brown Fox, so,oos; Estate OF James
g. 200; h. y. Bnnug, 81 iO2: John Burton, S., AGO.
Husyclunan & Co, 1881; estate OF Edward Jones,
b65,t0o
A voluntary petition IN bankruptcy has been died
BY James H. Coourn builder winch hiss been referred
" Register Alcn HIS Liabilities amount TO 3545 900,
u which SAYS 000 secured Dy bona aud cages.
ths principal secured creditors are the Nov YORK
ilale Insurance Department, sis75oO mortgages
nade 10 the North American Lilo Insura5ce
company; James N. Bihngs' estate, s22, 300;
6 II. N'cso,s, 5000; W. oco a. hsrls: s'c9oS,
lnsurspce Company s25. 900; John b. Sea.
man estate, $4,000; n. ). Hacker. 5000; N. r.
Earle, SIS go; EDWARD Gillcy. SO 900; Wihlum H.
Earle. 81. ODV: Philip Barrel, $500; John Roth,
IS 5Oo tho principal unsecured creditors are A. h.
EarIc $40 500; Allen q. NeumsD ts,45I A. T. Seweh
n SON SIS 800: Arnold L. Co., 81 900; James Block
hurst $40 OVO; Kcity Acker. 81. 560 Barry Lane,
81, 100 HIS assets consist OF a nitn interest IN The
premises No. 20 East Sevonty.ourtn street. valued at
slo 200 aod morlgasod Tor S2l 600 Tboro ars numer
Gus judg me nls Tor dedoisncy against MIN.
nORirz PiSSRR
u.ru, pane, nj No luy broadway has filed a vol.
umary pctttlon bankruptcy Ucforc Register
Kelchum HIS liabilities amount TO STATS and he
has assets. Tue nain part oil MS iisohitos on
aceoupt of real estate. Tho principal secured cred.
Itors arc the Mutual Lie Insurance Company 50 800
Charles Huiick, So OOO Unoa National y 'nk OF Rah-
vay. Eli OO: Mrs. Eiizsbetn Forces, 5000; Union
National Bank OF Railway, ~, 200; Knickerbockcr
Life insurance. Company, $780, V0 Elisha -. Robbins,
300 Julia Foster, $1,000; Evan I. kenoedy,
$4,000; James Edwards, So OOO estate OF Louis Buzz
sensIcs, 5000; Williams Evans, sl15oi y. A.
sohneIder, 81 BOO. Among NE unsecaied creditors Tors