Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-21

TO Lucas q Lewis, VINO open up new
establishment here. The price paid IL
$500 cash.
WANTS TO RETIRE.
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HILLsBoRo, Ten. Nov. 20.-J. L.
Burns. dealer in furniture, made a deed
of trust Yesterday to j. r. Patty, al
trustee. for the benefit of certain pre-
ferred creditors, as follows: j. II.
Miller for S33. %; Hawkins s. Larry
landlords, at the rate of $50 per month
from November l to August 81, 1890;
Hill county national bank, for the sum
Of $500 and interest. His assets are
thought to be sufficient to discharge his
entire indebtedness. He wishes to 20 out
of business. He assigns that as reason
for execuring this deed of trust.
S2S, sos FAILURE AT ROUND ROCK.
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GEORGETOWN, TEX, Nov. I'm.
Weiss. dealer in general merchandise at
Round Rock, filed deed of trust here
to-day in favor of II. B. Sheppard
trustee. His liabilities are as follows:
w. l.. Moody & Co.. Galveston, $500;
American national bank, Austin, $500:
j. A. Hudson, Round Rock, $500
William Weiss, Beaumont, $500; VIII
liam s. V. Weiss. Beaumunt. $4,000; R..
B. Murry, Round Rock, $500; DR..
4. Z. Hudson. Round Rock, 1925; Davis
sewing machine company Chicago $500;
NJ. Davis, Travis county, S1450; J. P.
Huggins, Taylor, $500; First National
bank Of Taylor. $500; G. B. Powell,
Travis county, $500: A. S. Zernmernau,
Williamson county, $500; John Orr,
Austin, $500; V. Wells, Beaumont,
$500; Bradford s Rowe Bros, Round
Rock, $500.
OF the creditors the following are pre-
ferred: W. L. Moody s. Co., Calves
ton. $500; American National bank
Austin, $1,000; William Weiss, Beau
mont, $500; j. A. Hudson, Round
Rock. $500: William aud V. Weiss,
Beaumont, $4,000.
This is the heaviest failure that was
ever recorded in Williamson county.
The assets consist of stock of goods,
notes and accounts, insurance policies
on stock aud furniture, lease on building
aud twenty-seven bales of cotton.
Enough, it is thought, to pay all claims.
PORK AND BEEF PACKERS FAIL.
CINCINNATI, ONO, Nov. 20.-Charles
Jacob, Jr., & Co. pork and beef pack
ers at Plum and Findlay streets, as
signed this morning TO George c. Jacobs.
Liabilities, $50 600; assets. $40 200. The
preferences are given in favor of George
Quest for SIT 900.
A PHILADELPHIA BANK FAILURE.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 20.-The
failure of Barker Bros. & Co.. bankers
and brokers, was announced on the stock
exchange this afternoon. The failure
has been caused largely by various I'M
profitable railroad investments. Barker
Bros. & Co. were identified with num-
Der of railroad schemes which the more
fnanciers and capitalists
avoided, and when the money stringepcy
came they found it impossible to realize
upon them. Among the railroad securi-
ties with which they were identified in
recent gears were the Ohio and North
western, Oregon Pacific, San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass and Charleston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago.
The Ohio and Northwestern railway
broke down sometime ago, aud its bonds,
which Barker Bros. & Co., published.
and large stock of which Is now held
by prominent financial institutions, are
selling far below par.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
railroad went into the hands of q re-
ceiver on July IA. 1t had a heavy float
ing debt, and holders of Sl3 900 900 Of
bonds applied for the appointment Of
receiver. The board of directors of the
declared that the bondholders
would get their money and advised them
not to sell.
The Oregon Pacific railway and other
with which Barker Bros. &
Co. we're Identified defaulted in its first
mortgage bonds this year. These bonds
were recommended by Barker Bros. l.
Co. as good Investment. and large
number more were sold In this city.
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