The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-07
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

JOHN scANNELL's PETITION RETERnED TO
REGISTER LIrrLx-ooMPosrrIoN PROCEED
INos-M1ErINos OF CREDITORS AND OTHER
MATTERS.
John J. Scannell who killed Donohue IN the poor
room 81 Broadway and rwenty.sishth street severa
years ago, nlsd . petition IN bankruptcy, wnen mas
bssn referred to Register Little. HIS liabilities
amount to $ls 500, large part Of which is for bor
rowsd money Among bis CREDITORS are George
wilkes, 1920; Edward Kssrnsy, 81, $50; Thomas
Murphy. 81. 500; Solomon Nshrback. $9S7 SO; VIII
lam Macxey, s. 900; Bridget scanne, $l,7oo; A. ).
Brown, $1,000; Lawrence, Myers 4 Co.. $l,loo;
James N. O'Donnel, $625 s. and Potter Mitchell Tor
legal services $780, HIS assets consist of-cash, So
and clothing, $3o3.
Thirteen creditors Of Sigmund T. Meyer and Asher
7. Meyer, Of the American Manufacturing Company
No. 3ls East For.ysightn street. died petition IN
bankruptcy against them individually. Tho claims
the peutoning creditors amount to $sa 40 AID the
total liabilities to nearly $90J0oo. the greater
portion OF which are roal estate. Among the
petitioung creditors Charles Howard, $33 QUO;
Henry Barnard, $32, 0l6; Isaac +. Meyer. $4.60O;
Frederick Lewis, assignee OF L. J. Philips Co.,
1854; A. stewart Black, SS,2l5; b. =. Raynor
Tor. ST. 5ss; Kauiman Blum, s25s4 henry {. Fried
man, 81. 3iS rhs matter viii como up for argument
beiore Judge Choate on the l7th inst.
10 Register kctchum has been Referred the small
petition ON record. II Is that OF George y. Sat
ton, who two creditors $s9a
Joseph Back man l. Sons dealers In slverwsrs ut
No. 8 Maiden lane, VINO recently suspended, have
n,udo conditional settlement with their CREDITORS
on snc following bass:AiI the property Of the hrm
TO bs assigned 10 President Crins oil tho GOrham Man
ufcturng Company, IN trust for tho general 0enent
oil the creditors the deed OF trust TO 90 omclay
recorded when all tho creditors have given ~ their
assent 10 the plau Mr. Lauterbach, counsel for the
firm, stated yesterday that the total liabilities are
ABOUT $50, 900, the Gorham Manufacturing Company
being the largest CREDITOR Tue actual amount OF ncr
CLAIM about $40, 900, having been considerably
reduced from ths original amount Tho mex. iargest
creditor ~ the Reed Barton Manufacturing Com
pauy, whom the nrm owe about $4,000. The assets
are valued $20,oOO consulting vi Stock In srade,
$4,000 and book accounts, 81, 000 o,
William n. ArmneId. dealer IN stoves, at NO. l,ZO5
Broadway made assiga mont yesterday for too ben
eht OF hts creditors to Jeremiah W. Murphy. HIS IA
bilities amount 70 about $500, and assets $3.50
The Application Of Nelson Clements, OF No. 80 new
street. Is discharge from bankruptcy came up De.
fore Register Little yesterday. No creditors appeared
in opposition, and hts discharge Will bo granted. HIS
liabilities amount 10 $l37, 00O
Ex-Roslster John McCooi, the builder, made appli-
cation 10 Register Dwight for his discharge from
bankruptcy, snd the matter came up yesterday, when
there opposition by Max Nareizeck and Potter B.
Marks but tho iattor subsequently, withdrew his OBJ
jections to tho discharge HIS liabilities amount 70
$2,759,39l.
There no opposition yesterday before Register
Dwight to the application Tor The dlscnarge IRON
baukruptcy OF Middleton u Carman, hsh Dealers OF
Fulton Market, and their discharge viii be granted
The creditors Of John Livingston. builder al Nc.
OF Register Dwight Twelve claims we're proved,
amounting TO $4,000, and James A. Dwell was So
lected assignee.
of paints No. 26 Smith street and 1t
Castcton, Staten Island, held yesterday NJ tue
office OF Register Little, and the composition was con.
thirty days cents In ninety days-the liabil
tes being $140,052