Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-22
T ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF. BOATS, BkRoBs, AND
OTHER PROPERTY.
orARrEssAsrBE GENERALS OFFICE, I

oUARTEsaAsTBR GEEBRAL's OFFICE,
wAsnISdroS, D. c., July %, 1885.
Sealed Proposals are invited and will be re-
ceived at the places, and until the dates herein
after named, for the purchase Of the following
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF. BOATS, BARoBs, and
other property.
AT NEW ORLEANS, LA, UNTIL WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 4, l. M, for tho
Model Barge MulliRan, aud one ~ Coal Boat.
Which can be seen at PORT HUDSON, La, until
For the WhNrf-b hatcher, 700 tons; and two
which can be seen at BATON ROUGE, La, until
the day OF sale ,so ,,.n.
| Side wheel Steamer Colonel Holcomb, (build-
tng,D registered DO tons.
Sids-wheel Steamer Illinois, registered 600 tons.
Sidc-whcel Steamer w. Is. sayory, registered 81
sldo-wheel Steamer J. NJ. Brown, registered $50
| tons.
sIdo-whoel Steamer A. G. Brown, registered go
side-wheel Steamer Ohio Belle, registered 800
tons.
Side wheel Steamer Mustang registered IFS tons
Side-wheel Steamer Saint Charles, registered sol
| Side wheel Steamer Diana, registered $50 tons.
Side wheel Steamer Z. II. Fairchilds, registered
Gjl tons.
Side W heel Steamer J. Il. Adams, registered 6S7
sido-wheel Steamer Switzerland, registered 80
Stern heel Steamer Ida May registered go tons
stsrn-wheel Steamer Iowa, registered 4s2 tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer AltamOnt, registered S92
tons.
stcrn.whcel Steamer Dick Fulton No. ., regis
| tered lis tons
Stern. wheel Steamer Colonel Benedict, registered
Isl tons.
Stern heel Steamer Colonel Chandler, regis
| tered % tons.
| Stern wheel steamer Cornie, registered - tons.
Stern heel Steamer Lizzie Davis, registered -
tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Colonel Chaplin, registered
tons.
| Screw Tug Levlathan, registered S24 tons.
Screw Tug Biuuie Banks, registered Sc tons.
Screw Tug Baltic, registered ll3 tons.
| Screw Tug Captain Pitkins, (now buildipg.l
| Screw Tug (nO name aud now buildingl
Screw Tug George L. Tyler, registered ll6 tons.
Screw Tug America, registered AIS tons.
| Screw Tug Hancox, registered $50 tons.
screw Tug Admiral, registered 1913 tons.
| Screw Tug Gladiator, registered III tons.
Centre wheel Steamer Keeper, registered 81 tons.
Centre wheel Steamer General Ransom, regis
| tered lOI tons.
| Centre. wheel Steamer Colonel COlhurn, regis-
| tered 81 tons
Model Barges Nos TO- IL, and Abbey.
Canal BOA Rusalis.
| Ten OOl GunwAlc Barges
| TweIty-fOur (2Il PontOOn Boats
-Four ~ Iawl Boats, one ~ Sail Boat, one ~
Metallic Boat Ave 10y Skifs, and one ~ set OF
| ways.
All Of which can be seen at NEW ORLEANS,
La. until the day of salo.
AT MOBILE, ALABAMA, UNTIL THURSDAY,
OCTOBER, l2, l2 M, for the
do'whoel Steamer Laurel Hi, registered 7s3
| tons.
Side wheel Steamer Warrior, registered 486 tons.
Side whcel Steamer James Battle, registered 62l
tons.
Side. heel Steamer Ariel registered 3Oa tons.
| w hAp
side. wheel Steamer Starlight, registered sjl tous
Side wheel steamer lboryile, reg stored 505 tons
Side Wheel Steamer J. D. Swain, registered 227
| tons.
Stern wheel Steamer JennIo Rogers, registered
| 346 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer r. B. Hamilton Sunk, reg
istercd 1879 tons.
Screw Tug Perry, registered lI tons.
Screw Tug Alph Cut ing, registered % tons.
Screw Tug Blossom, registered 81 tons.
Model Barge Ford Canal Boat Golden Era, Canal
Boat mo nance, forty (i0) POntoon Bargos,
thirty 1907 lawl Boats, aud three (5D Sectional
Docks.
All Of which can he seen at MOBILE, ALABAMA,
until the day Of sale.
Persons making proposals for more than one
boat or barge, should give tho name or number
Of each boat ur barge bid for, with price pro-
posed to DO givOu for each.
Each eOyelope containing = bid should DO
scaled aud tue name OF the boat or barge, or de-
| ruilpllNu " tue property euuOTHeu thereon, ana
addressed to Brigadier General l.. b. Parsons,
Chief OF Rail Pud River Transportation, in caro-
Of the officer In charge Of river transportation At
| the point designated for opening bids
| The Government Reserves the righ to withdraw
any of tho above property, and TO reject pro-
| pOsals IL deemed too low.
Payments 10 he made In United States cur
rency, upon the acceptance Of any proposal, and
prior to tho delivery OF the property.
| full description Of the property may he oh
| tanned on application TO Colonel Arthur Edwards
assIstaDt quart rmHster, 81. Louis, Missouri.
| BY order Of the Quarternaster General:
| LEWIS u. PARSONS,
Brig. Gen, and Chief Of Rail aud River Trans
| portatoH. Rug4-ts
wAsmiSHToS, d, C., September -, 1851.
| NOTICE.
| ALL BOATS, a., at New Orleans and Mobile