The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-03-16
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.

BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.
Howard Campbell, a lawyer, at No. q Fsrk row.
has been adjudicated . voluntary bankrupt on his
own petition by Register Fitch. His liabilities. as
given in tho schedules, amount TO about $62ooo' OF
which there is oue $4,000 tor deficiency on mort
gsges. He has no assets. The following are the prn'
cipal creditors:-M. A. j. Mesure, $12. 900; Daniel
Mesure, $1,000 SO; Excelsior Savings Bank,
ST., s19 SO; Kobbs Co., $4,000; J. s. Campbell
$1,000; Paul Cushman, So, 927 80; J. G. Gibbons,
Sl475; Jane L. Buck, $1,000. Nj. Campbell said yes
terday that his the result oil the
depreciation In real estate, in which he mad SUNK
$75 coo; there were judgments for deficiencies whch
had been hanging him tor years, and the only
recourse was 60 through bankruptcy to have them
wiped Off; his creditors were satshed and were will.
ing TO sign or
A petition in bankruptcy has been fled against
Stephen Brown, butcher, at No. 2l6 Washington
street. by Frederick J. Lowndes and William Bailey,
whose claims aggregate $l,l25.
Five creditors OF Leopold Solomon Herman.
manufacturers OF Infants wear, OF No. $40 Canal
street, have flied petition to have thom adju dlcai cd
involuntary bankrupts. The claims Of the petition
ing creditors are follows Schuitz Co., 1903 93
B,ssnolc & Co., 800 SO; Myer N. Hooker, Sal 02
$500 20. Tue hrin failed In May, 1877, owing about
$4,000.
Thomas Manahan, dealer In paper, at No. 90 Duane
has business for many years and was formerly
connected with The firm OF Manahan y Miller, which
dissolved in 1870 Mr.. Alexander .. Robertson. the
assignee, commenced making an inventory OF the
yesterday. There is large quantity OF stock
on hand, valued, at least. at So, 0O0 The liabilities
will PROBABLY not exceed $4,000 Mr.. Aananan has
been III Tor some time. Several Judgments have re-
Gently been obtained against him, which, togetner
with the depression'n business, caused MS assign
mcnt. He obtained his stock mainly from Montvilie
Conn, and the mills there are creditors for consid
able sum.
large meeting OF the creditors of Adam Carr, man.
ufacturer OF plumbers supplies, at No AZ Cortlanut
street, held Yesterday, ut the Office OF Register
Dwight, TO decide upon the proposed composition Oh
thlry cents the dollar, in notes at Jour- eight ana
twelve months. The question oil accepting the COM
position first brought up and motion lot an al
journment was strongly opposed. A discussion lo-
lowed as 70 whether would not be better TO elect
an assignee, but II decided to take the vote al
onco adjournment Of the composition, and Reg
lister Dwight called on the names OF all the creditors
and recorded their VOTE announclog at the concu-
sion that eighty nine votes had cast, OF which
1fty.four in favor Of adJournng, and he there
fore declared the matter adjourned for one week. on
motion 1t also decided To postpone the electOn OF
an assignee TO the same time.
Frederick Stoeckl, manufacturer Of paper boxes at
No. II Bowery made an assign men yesterday for the
benefit OF hs creditors TO Norris Goodhart lawyer oil
No. II Warren street Ills liabilities amount 10
about 81 500; has nominal assets OF about $1,000
mainly book accounts. aud the real value OF his as
sets is estimated at about 5000
At q meeting OF the creditors OF Lawrence Phillips,
dealer in dry goods late OF No 267 Sixth avenue held
yesterday a. the Office of Register Fitch. dividend of
Twelve per cent declared to the creditors who
have proved their claims
In reported that Henry B. Eells, ship carpenter
at No. 81 Vestry street, has obtained o compromise
from his creditors on his own terms, which were
three and onethird cents the dollar IN notes
ut six niue and twelve months, his Liabilities amount
ing to about $4,000 Mr.. Eells has been 10 business
twenty years his creditors readily granted the
concession asked for.
In the County Clerks Onice there was filed yester-
day the assignment OF Frederick Hoeckl 10 Morris