Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-09
HEAVY CLOTHING CRASH.
Mr.. BIaine's High Tariff and Its Remark
able Effect on the Mercantile Com
munity ofthe Nation,
A LIST OF BROKEN UP FIRMS.

| signee's schedule is filed.
A Heavy Chattel Mortgage.
DETROIT, Mich, october S,-The Excel.
sior Clothing Company, of East Saginaw,
Mich, consisting of Moses Kerngood, Ben
iamin 7. Rosenthal, and Ed II. Doyle, to-
| day gave chattel mortgages aggregating
$4,000 1t was alleged that Doyle dis
covered that Kernwood the senior member
of the firm, had given the firms paper for
$4,000 for purposes not connected with the
firms business. Therefore, in order to pro-
tect creditors, Doyle took the action above
| referred to.
wilkin & Black, New York.
New YORK, October 8-Wilkin 4 Black,
tailors trimmings, made an assignment to-
day. The firm claimed to have a surplus
OF $4,000 in July las:. Creditors OBJ
tanned an attachment for $4,000, claiming
the showing was false.
I'M. Shafto, Asbury Park.
AsBrRY PARK, n. j., October 8.-F. VI.
Shafto, furnishing goods, made an assign
ment. Liabilities $4,000; nominal assets
$4,000.
Groht 4 McLaren, New York;
New York, October S-Schedules in as
sgnment of Groht & McLaren, filed to day,
show liabilities of $50 900; nominal assets,
1000; actual assets, $1,000.
Chicago Failures.
CHICAGO October s Jacob B. VOLTA small
dealer in notions at noon mo. l2s LaSalle
street, confessed Judgment in the Superior
Court Yesterday to Abraham kalwresky for
81 900. Deputy Sheriff Leibrand levied
upon the goods found. which are not valued
at more than $500. An attachment was
sued out by A. Dopesn against Wolf to re-
cover 1884 and this was also levied
against the stock Wolf represented to one
OF his creditors few weeks since that he
had 8, 600 worth OF merchandise and over
$1,000 in cash.
j. ii. Letcher 4 Co.
Attachments we're sued out in the Supe
rior Court Yesterday against J. II. Leicher
& Co. in favor Of the following parties
Rathbone Sard & Co., $60l.3O Edwin
Hunts Sons, S3OS2S; Thorn Wire Hedge
Company, 81 ,O2O; Naugatuck Cutlery Com
pany, S2346S; Chicago and Erie Stove
Company, $443.26. Letcher d Co. are
dealers in hardware at Omaha. Their store
was burned out few days ago, and these
parties have caused several local insurance
offices to he garnisheed in order to collect
their claims.
Confessed Judgment.
A. T. Andreas confessed Judgment in The
Superior Court YESTERDAY to d. II. Tolman for
$6,tS4.79. Andreas is map publisher in the
Montauk Block His stock was levied upon
Saturday to satisfy the claim Of the }. W.
Butler Paper Company.
Sold by the Sheriff.
The stock of H. S. Carter & Co., furniture
manufacturer and dealer, who failed Sep
tember %, was sold by Deputy Sheriff Pot
ter Yesterday, Sj,90l.j 80 being realized with
which TO satisfy judgments by confession
emounting to Sll,623.
Strong's Bank.
GREEN BAY, Wis, October S.-J. ii. FL
more. receiver of the broken Strongs Bank
has returned from New York and Toronto
having at the latter place had an interview
with the fugitive exbanker Strong The
object of his visit was to attempt
| the recovery OF $1,000 in Chicago, ST
Paul and Omaha consolidated bonds which
he accidentally learned were deposited with
trustee for his (Strong) benefit. He he
gan a suit ON a note of Strongs and on II
got an attachment on the bonds in ques
ton. Strong got wind OF the move, and
about the time the trustee VAS server
Strong forwarded an assignment on th'
back Of the trustees receipt in payment o.
an alleged debt to his wife The appear
ances and reports Indicates him as living
modestly and quietly He renewcs his de
ire to settle at 80 cents. he to pay suc'
defcieccy of that sum AS NAV he left attel
the receivers distributions He saws he
would mat proposition and effort to tina,
md if assured the creditors would accept.
Fraudulent Failure.
BosTox, October 8.-A special from
Providence saws: The failure Of Emil
Dahlheimer & Co, jewellers Of Cincinnati
las caused much excitement among the
manufacturing jewellers of this city and
Attleborough, who appear TO have become
involved TO the extent of so, 900 or S3O, 900.
From the statements of those who are in
rosition to know, including the manager oi
Dun's Mercantile Agency, it appears that
the whole affair is a deliberately planned
sgindle. On July q last Dahlhemer
called at Duns Mercantile Agency and
made showing to the effect that he was
worth from $4,000 to 100000 in stocks
and fixtures, and owed between $1,000 and
5000, his whole Indebtedness. de prom
ised to substantiste the statement. but
| failed to do so. He bought mostly plated
goods. 1t is reported to have been dlscoy
cred lately that be would buy goods heavily
here and almost simultaneously sell them
out West 10 per cent below cost.
The Buchanans.
IorIsvTrIE, Ky, October s.-The affairs
Of the Newcomb- Buchanan Company are
nov apparently in worse condition than
ever. The assignee is without money to
carry out the trust, and the plan proposed
br some of the largest creditors TO raise the
sane BY system of charges on whiskey in
warehouses. owned by creditors is so strong
II obiected TO that it is not likely to be
| adonted In this event the estate will prob
| ahlr he forced into the Chancery Court,
which will make final settlementa thing
very far in the future. and be more costly
than IL the creditors plaI of assessment was
adopted. In any case it now appears I'M
| possible ter creditors 70 ootAin tho
on which they have Chains without Its cost
ing them heavily.
They are In Canada.
DETROIT. October George c. and An
drew Buchanan, members Of the whisky
firm of Louisville, Ky., recently assigned,
have been reported to be in Windsor, ont.
TIE men were seen last week, and are now
;dentifed as the missing Liquor dealers.
Rumof says they visited Walkers dishliery,
Wslkerv;lie, and have been inquirng into
the Canadian liquor laws and the require
ments necessary to engage IN business II
il thought they are visiting some OF the inte
rior tow rs, as search to-day in Windsor ta,ii
10 discover them. There Is no doubt tn
men have been in Windsor but there pres
ent whereabouts is Unknown.