Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-02
A NEW YEARFAILURE
ASSIGNMENT or A CLOTHING MER-
CHANT-LlABlLiTiEs, $47, 900.
Ninsty-one Opens with Fire-The Oldest
Coiored Man Buried-A Double We'd
ding fn Chesterfield.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispnsch.l

PETEnsBURG, VA, January i, 1891.
A New-Year's surprise to the community
this morning was the announcement OF the
failure of Mr.. !. Eigenbrun. one OF the
largest clothing merchants in the city.
The assignment was made TO Mr.. X. B.
Davis as trustee. The liabilities are stated
TO be S47. 200, and the assets about SSO. 900.
The deed of assignment conveys TO
the trustee for the payment of all
the debts of the house certain
realty on the north side of Franklin
street. subject 10 lien of about $500; the
house on the west side Of Sycamore street
in which Mr.. Eigenbrun lives and does
business all the goods, wares, merchan-
disc. and stock in ta,'e, bank account,
notes bonds. open - younts, and choses
in action of every kind; all the nousholu
and kitchen furniture OF every descrip-
ton. In trust TO pay the debts due by MIR.
Eigenbrun.
THREE SCHEDULES.
These debts are classified into three
schedules" b, and C"-and the as
signment provides that the debts IN sche-
dule A shall first be paid. and then those IN
schedule b and Crespectively. Should the
assets not be sufficient to paw off all OF the
schedules. then the creditors in any one
Of the schedules not so PAD shali
be paid of pro rata. In schedule
appears the one item of indebtedness
Of al 900 TO Zetta Morse. In Schedule Is
appears sundry notes made BY !: Eigen..
brun and held by the National Bank OF
Petersburg, amounting 20 about S5'oOO;
certain notes executed by the same and
now held by the Petersburg Savings and
Insurance Bank, amounting TO about
s.. ESQ; note held by Isaac Robinson for
5000. and various other notes given at re-
cent dates amounting 20 about $1,000.
Among these is one held by Nj.
Rosenbaum 4 Co., of Richmond, for
S577.44 Schedule @ contains a long
list of notes given for the purchase OF
merchandise TO parties in New YORK, Phila-
delphla. Baltimore, Boston. and other
large cities at the North. Mr.. Eigenbrun
is one of our most respected Hebrew citi-
zens. and much sympathy Is expressed Tor
him in his misfortunes.
NEw-YEAB's FIRE.
The large undertaking establishment at
the corner of Sycamore and Washington
streets, so long conducted by the late
James Il. Morriss, and latterly by his son,
Mr.. William ID. Morriss, was nearly de-
stroyed by fire this morning between the
hours of and 10 o'clock.
THE INSURANCE.
The building was owned by Mr.. Alexan-
der DOnnan and was insured for $1,000
81 900 each in the following companies;
Phoenix, Royal, and Petersburg Savings
and Insurance. How the hire originated Is
not known. The smoke and flames were
first seen issuing from the roof, and none
of the occupants We're aware of their
danger until informed 10y persons who ran
in from the street and gave the alarm.
The family lived in the rooms on the
upper floors and lost nearly ell of their fur
niture and personal effects. The insurance
on the furniture was about $500. Most OF
the undertaker's stock on the lower fools
was saved, though much damaged by
water. Mr.. Morrss's insurance on stock
was as follows: Sun Fire Company, 1850 &;
Westchester Company, 5000; Under
writer's Agency, S1,lOO-total. S2,65O-
enough to cover the loss.
STATISTICAL.
The number Of arrests made by the po-
Ice last year WAS / ,976, the great proper
ton Of which were mere violations OF city
ordinances and other trivial offences. The
greatest number of arrests IN any one
month was made in August, when 3S3 OIL
tenders were apprehended.
The number of marriage-licenses issued
during the year was 2O6.
CoLoRED MAN WITH HISTORY.
There was buried yesterday an aged
colored man who made for himself name
and history. His name was Rev. Walter
Williams. He was born on the river bank
near Pocahontas bridge in March, 1902,
and was married in 1923. Your correspond
ent to-day talked with an aged gentleman
who was present at the old mans marriage,
and who mentioned the names of num-
her OF Petersburg'e best citizens who
were also in attendance on the occasion,
who had long since passed to their rest.
Williams, ne said, was freeman by birth,
was fisherman by trade, and for many
years WAS the captain of boat which ran
from Petersburg to the various landings on
James river. carrying out freight and
bringing back produce in return. He was
a man Of sterling honesty and unblemished
character, which he maintained to the
time of his death. In the great fire of 1915,
which swept the greater portion OF the
city east of Sycamore street, Williams,
then "A mere boy, rendered signal service.
After the war he preached in one or more
churches on the peninsula in the neighbour
hood Of Williamsburg.
EFw-YFAR's BALLS.