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Show Heavy Failure-New Failure-New York, 21. Ponvert &. Co., an old and large sugar importing bouse of this city, has mads an assignment. The Ponverts being in sympathy with tbe Spanish government were specially special-ly obnoxious to the Cuban revolutionists revolution-ists and several of their most valuable plantations were burned or otherwise destroyed. Tbe losses in this way mut have reached from one million to two million dollars. Tbe debts ol the 6rm are largely what are known to Btigar manufacturers as factors' claimB, and probably are not less than $J0O,O00, due mainly to Cuba firms. |