The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-02
BUSINESS EMBARRAss,IENTs.


NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-There was made
q rush into bankruptcy by large num-
Der OF persons to-day, this being there last
chance OF taking advantage Of the Bank
rupt Law. Among those who filed pet
itions were clerymen, politicians, actors,
lawyers and, people generally, trying to
get rid OF their debts. The office OF the
Clerk OF the U. S. District Court is expect
ed to be kept open till midnight. It is
estimated there were ut least 250 petitions
fled. The following are among the par
ties who filed petitions: VIM. Papke, John
Sexton, Florence L. Witowski, Edward
Bernstein, Joseph Warren, Sigmund NJ.
Peyser, William Otto, William III. Mills,
Lewis A. Hurd, Andre Giescet Christie
pher G. Steyne, Joshua Harrison, Samuel
II. MILAN, John O. Chatterton, George H.
Chatterton, Henry I. Malcomsen, David
NJ. Gazely, Geo. NJ. Curtiss, Benz. S. Broas,
Josiah Anderson, Henry B. schenk, An
tonic Esahback, Abraham Englehard, Jos.
Loewe, Andrew J. Thomas, Samuel Miers,
George L. Schmidt, Robert Fl. Thompson,
Peter B. Vermilia, James keck, Leeds &
Hunter, julius Wilkauski, Edward A.
Condit, A. Warner Plat, Elliot I. Lane,
Charles r. Shelton, George 2. Freeman,
John r. Mullany, Welcome Z. Sheldon,
Charles W. Jackson, William john
ston, Joseph L. Hedden, Miles ], Connor,
Frederick Wages, Newton G. Easton, Mary
L..Hunter, Robert w. Nathan, Simon j.
Freeman, John Held, julius L. steinhart,
Marcus Kichner, VIM. ]. Carr, George Bur-
CESS, +. ]. Bangs ct al, Samuel Cohen, Sol
oman Frank, Andy Moses, ]. Heyman,
Levy Rothstein, Isaac n. Lichtenstein,
Isaac L. Devoc, Reilly & Kiernan, David
NJ. Kellogg, Isaac Miller, Charles B. Fishe,
Edward P. Bray, Chauncey d. Rice, Hem
~ FAIRY, Alvah Wiswall, Henry Templar,
Abraham D. Coleman, VIM. W. strend,
Emanuel B. Hart, Algernon s. Baxter,
Charles ]. Perhall, Uriah D. Wakeman,
Robert W. Allen, James @. Duff, NewellS.
Steele, Marie Tillmann, ,Soloman Schwartz,
Samuel Cohen, Michael Mahoney, John
o. Sherman, VIM. Hatfield, Robert and
Thomas Hay, Treat S. Beach, George
Major, Lewis Cotton, Adolph Hess, VIM.
NJ. Thubbell, John G. Dawson, James IL.
Wilgus, Nathaniel Booth, VIM. Schenck
Cooper, Henry s. Yalkening, Imore and
B. kiralfy, Samuel Lynch, George I. Nash,
Albert Durham, Thomas Bush Armitage,
james S. Dubois, Herman Fesserheim,
Isaac oppenheim, Adolph simeheimer,
John H. McCabe, VIM. N. Cummings,
Granville Center, George II. Morrison, j.
G. Wilbur.
Dispatches received here say large
number OF petitions in bankruptcy have
boen filed in various cities.
CHICAGO BANKRUPTCIES.
: CIncAeo, August Sl.-The principal
petitions In bankruptcy filed to-day are as
follows: John @. 0ttinger; secured debts
$4,000, unsecured $4,000; small assets.
Marie A. Shaflinburg, unsecured, $50, 1000;
no assets. Hull 4 Wheeler OF Highland
Park; liabilities, Sl20, 1000; no asGets sche-
duled. Joseph E. LOCKWOOD, secured,
$3.50, 900; no assets. H. Il. Peck, s307 900,
all unsecured; no assets. Paul Carnell,
capitalist, liabilities, 81 ,425,0 900; assets
practically nothing.
S. S. Hayes; debts about 81 900 900, with
small assets. Charles Busby, secured,
$374, 900; unsecured, $4,000; liability on
notes $4,000; assets, S37S, 900, in encun.
bered lands, and so, 900 In bills receivable.
Benjamin b. Wiley; secured, Sl42, 900;
unsecured, S75, 900; discounted bills, SIS,
900; assets, lsrds Of unknown value.
Albert D. Guild; former Assistant Cash.
Ter Of the State Savings Institution; unse.
cured Sl07 800, including $4,000 due to
Receiver Otis for liability ON stock, and
81 100000 due Otis for alleged liabilities
with Others Us officers OF the bank. Assets
stock In various companies OF little real
value.
American A. Dewey; secured $4,000,
unsecured $4,000, accommodation paper
| mn ln,nt, 500 mn
james Mckinley; secured $4,000, un.
secured $4,000.
William S. Robertson; secured $4,000
OF which 81, 900 Is due DR.. r. Green, New
Bedford, Mass; unsecured S2S9,O00, o.
which $4,000 is due James Taylor and
John Bruce, Of Leith, Scotland; assets
about $4,000.
John w. Hersey; secured Sl22, 900, un
secured $l6, 900; assets, 5000.
II. E. Broughton; secured sixteen hun
dred dollars. unsecured two hundred and
oighty.three thousand dollars; assets
lands worth seven thousand five hundred
dollars.
]. E. Lockwood; secured, one hundred
and eighty.three thousand dollars, &c
commodation paper, sixteen thousant
dollars; no assets.
Joseplr R. Shelley, Freeport; secured
sixty thousand dollars; unsecured, thir
ty.eight thousand dollars; assets, thirty
thousand dollars; incumbered lands.
Three hundred and seventy-fye peti
tions were fled during tho day, the Reg
ister's office closing at midnight. The las
petition was that Of A. ]. Bell; debts
one hundred and sixteen thousand dol
lars, with no assets.
i BANKRUPTCIES TfLID.
j CtEvEASD, August Sl-Sinety.four Pc