The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-29
THE FAILURES YESTERDAY
In ARKANSAS, AND JACKSON,
TENN.
The Names Of the Memphis Firms
Who VIII Snffer FrOm the
Assignments.
lspEo1AL TO TIE ArPnAL.I

LITTLE RoCF, ARK, December 2S.-
The close OF the year 1856 is proving
rather disastrous TO some OF Little
Rocks heretofore first class business
institutions. This morning Jonathan
kellogg, doing business under the
firm name of ~
THE KELLOGG PRINTING COMPANY, AS
SIGNED
to Albert O'Neal for the benefit Of his
creditors. The failure caused uni
versal surprise, as kellogg was thought
to be doing good business and in a
perfectly solvent way. The Kellogg
Printing and Blank Book Manufacture
ing Company has long been house
hold word throughout the length and
breadth of this State. About year
ago the firm bought stock
of stationery formerly belonging to
the O'Nesl Il Stevens Company, and
this elephant forced the finn to the
wall. The majority Of the creditors
reside in this city. Those preferred
have claims against the concern for
$40, 108 SO. There is a mortgage on
the printing machinery in favor OF W.
f. Gates for $1,000. F.om the best
information obtsinable the liabilities
of Mr.. kellogg are about SIS, 600; esli-
mated assets, $500 0.
THE KIRBY SEWING MACHINE COMPANY.
The community had scarcely di-
gested the Kellogg failure when q ru-
NOR became current that the $. Il
Kirby Sewing Machine Company had
also been forced to the wall. Inquiry
at the United States Courtroom
brought out the fact that MIR. j. Fro,
OF the law firm Of Caruth & Erb, of
this city, had filed a bill before that
tribunal on behalf of the White &
Brattleboro Saving Machine Com
pany.' of Ohio, in connection with
]. NJ. Rose, attorney, Of Little
Rock, sgainst the First Ma
tionsl Bank of this city, Logan
H. Roofs, president thereof, the
s. B. Kirby Company and s. B. Kirby.
In the bill it is charged by the above
sewing machine companies to whom
Kirby is largely Indebted, that Kirby
is and has been collecting large sums
of money from persons indebted to
his company, which he refuses to pay
to the above creditors; that the First
National Bank ard Logan H Roofs
holds largs amount of notes due TO
the compsny as collateral security for
loans pretended to have been
made 10 the Kirby Company,
and as these collateral securities
are in excess OF the sum due the
bank and Roots. The appointment
Of a receiver to take full charge OF the
concern is prayed. The Rev. Cox
was appointed receiver. Dun's COM
merciaI agency quotes the firms pa
per as rating $50 He has done the
principal sewing machine business in
Arkansas aud Texas for the past fif-
teen years, and 10 FAY the people
throughout this section will read of
the two above failures with surprise is
to draw it mildly.
sUTLRR, HEMINGWAY & co.
Next on the list is Sutler, Hem
mingway & Co., of Wheatley, little
town ON the Memphis and Little Rock
road, who, today, are forced to succumb
to circumstances with liabilities at
$40, 900; assets about half that amount.
j. r. Goodwin and Day, Horton &
Bailey, of Memphis, are the principal
creditors.
The air is filed with rumors to the
effect that other large concerns in this
neighborhood are standing upon sandy
soil, and liable to 20 up the flue in
day or two.
AT GREENyILLE, MISS.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.
GREENvILLE, MISS, December 49,
L. Eckstone & Co., OF this town, were
today.
AT LINDEN, ALA.
ESPECIAL 70 THE APPEAL.l
LINDEN, ALA, December 2S.-R. NJ.
SChwarz, of this town, was attached
today.
AT YAzoo CITY, MIs5.
IsPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.I
YAzoO CRY, MISS, December 28.-
J. Haumberg s Co., of this city, were
attached today.
H. E. BURKE FAILE.
ESPECIAL TO THB APPEAL.l
JACKSON, TENN, December 2S.--H.
E. Burke, dealer in wines, liquorp,
staple and fancy groceries Of this city, !
Jailed yesterday. His liabilities are
stated to be $4,000, assets between
$1,000 and $4,000. Mr.. Burke has been
embarrassed for some
time. He is a good citizen and has
the sympathy of The public.