True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-12-17
LEGAL NOTICES.
REPUBLIC OF TEXAS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
City Of Illusion, l7lh July 1899

City Of Houston, l7,h July 1899
IN pursuance Of requirement ola law passed ny
Congress- of this Republic, approved January
slst, 1889, making it the duty Of the Treasury to
advertise and cause to be sold the lots in the CITY
OF CALHOUN, on day by him fixed Notice
is hereby given that the lots in the City OF Calhoun
will be inferred at Pub ic Sale, on Monday, the loth
day Of Nnvcm or next, between the hours o: Ten
o'clock, a NJ. and Four o'clock. NJ, al the Capt.
toI Of this Republic, upon the terms set forth IN
the following extracts from the law above men-
toned ~ n.
"Scc. 4.-Bo it further ona :tca. That tho lois in
said town shall bc offered and sold for other cur.
rency than gold, silver, audited paper, or the pro-
,nissory notes Of tins government.
Sac 6.-Bo it further enacted, That the said ;ots
shall be sold on the following terms, viz: One
fourth part to be pail-4own, and the other three
forth to be in equal nsta'ncnts OF six, twclvot,i
eighteen months.
:" Sec 7.-Bs it further enacted, That if any
porson who shall purchase any Of these aforesaid
lots. shall fi to make paym'ant OF the several in
staln,ents in conformity with this Act ho or they
shall forfeit all such sums they may hav prcvi-
ously paid, and the lots purchased by such detau
tor shall revert to tho government of the Repub.
lie.
Soc. e.-Bc il further enacted, That all persons,
aliens nol excepted, shall have the privilege OF pur-
chasing and holding the same, and the President ~
authorized 10 issuepaents to them so soon us the
last ia. sta!nlcnt shall nave been paid"
Tie sale will continue from day TO day. until all
of the lots shall have been disposed Of
Calhoun is situated the East end Of Matagor.
da Island. directly on tho Main Pass into Matagor
d. Bay, and from its advantageous position, will
probably become tho principal commercial CITY in
Western Texas.
Plan OF the city may be seen in The General
Land Office.
The several papers in this Rcpnb!ic,hc CONNER
e;aI Bulletin, Plcayune and True American. of N.
Orleans, will pubsl, notice until the day Of sa'c
JAMES H. STARR
Secretary of the Treasury.
MINE S-Burgnndy, Bordeaux, Cn"mp"g"',
w Madeira, RhcUish, sparkling Hu'k, liquors,
received by the last arrival tr"m France aud Ger
many and sold by the subscribcrs-
Burgundy, Nuts. Clos dc Vougcnt.. Hermitage,
Romance Cha,nbcrlin, Larose. st. Juli"n. 81. E'n.
lion, Chatcaux Margaux do. L,tittc Le"v'lIc' Sou
1ernc, Barsac, Graves, Luncl, Frontignac
Champagne. 800 baskets, Eagle brand; Palace
brand; Palace Verccnay brand and LII crly brand.
Madeira in pipes, half pipes, and half quarter
Y casks old London particular scrval.
Rheniyh wine Hook Graefenbcrger cabinet.
1927 do Markebrunncr do
1927 Markchrunner, Neircns,ciner, Ora
efenberger, Hockhcimer.
1925 Markebruirner. Gracfenbsrgcr, Dom.
Pres. Hockhei'ner.
1922 Pohannsbergcr, Liehfraucnnieh--
Ileinberger, Lcstewcin.
1911 Steinwen.
900 boxes sparkling Hook, red, blue, yellow
label, superior quality.
Liquo,s-Whi,e Annisettc, red do; ratafa, BRAN
.dy fruits, kirsehwass r.; f. different liquors.
oil f JOHNS Il Co.