Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-29
PROPOSALS..
T ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
STEAMBOATS,, wHARP.polrs BARoEs, AND
OTHER PROPERTY.



ouIrrx.rAsrpn GErrnAL's oYyIos, I
wAsHIsoros, D. O., July q, 1893;
Sealed Proposals are invited and Will be re-
ceiyed at the places, and until the dates herein.
AFTER named, for the purchase Of the following
sTESaBoATs, WHARF. BOATS, BARaEs, and
other property.
AT LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, UNTIL MON.
DAY, SEPTEMBER IL, II NJ, for the
sids-wheel Steamer Davenport Terry boat,
Stern: wheel steamer Convoy, No. 2, registered
Ill tons.
which can be seen at LITTLE ROCK, ARKAN.
sAs, until the day Of sale.
ArvICKsBuRa, MISSISSIPPI, UNTILFRIDAY,
$50. SEPTEMBER IS, IL NJ, for
Screw Tug Belle Darlington, registered 81 tons.
One Q) wharf-boat, 7e6 tons.
One ~ Wharf; boat, 7s7 tons A.
Nine sG Gunwale Barges.
Forty t4O) Coal Boats.
One pJ Yawl and one ~ Floating Dock; 49,,
All OF which can be seen at vlCksBURG, MIS-
sIssIPPI, until the day Of sale.
AT NATcHKz, MISSISSIPPI, UNTIL MONDAY
SEPTEMBER is, IL NJ, for
Ono Wharf boat, 700 tons.
Model Barge Mollie.
Five (5) Gunwale Barges.
Three (S Coal Boats
All Of which can be seen at NATCHEZ, MiSSIS.
slPPi, until the day Of sale.
AT NEW ORLEANS, La, UNTIL WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 4, ~ m, for the
Model Barge Mulligan, and one Q) Coal Boat.
which can be seen at PORT HUDSON, La, unit
the day OF sale.
For the &harf.bOat hatcher, 100 tons; and tive
(2) Coal Boats.
which can be seen at BATON ROUGE, La, until
the day sale,
ALSO, for the
Side-wheel Steamer Colonel Holcomb, Guild
ingD registered go tons.
side-wh heel Steamer Illinois, registered 600 tons.
side-wheel Steamer W. b. savory, registered W
tons.
side.wheel Steamer J. M. Brown, registered $3.50
wheel Steamer A. @. Brown, registered 90
tons.
Side wheel Steamer Ohio Belle, registered 800
Side wheel Steamer Mustang, registered IT'S tons.
side-wheel Steamer Saint Charles, registered 3j7
tons.
slde-wheel Steamer E. II. Fairchilds, registered
sids.wheel Steamer J. R. Adams, registered 6s7
tons.
Side wheel Steamer Switzerland, registered $40
Stern. wheel Steamer Ida MAY, registered $50 tons
Stern-wheel Steamer Iowa, registered 4s2 tons.
stern.wheel Steamer Altamont, registered 500
tons.
Stern. wheel Steamer Dick Fulton No. 2, regis
tered lis tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Colonel Benedict, registered
Isl tons.
stern-wheel Steamer Colonel Chandler, regis
tered % tons.
steru.wheel steamer Cornie, registered - tons.
Stern-wheel Steamer Lizzie Davis, registered -
tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Colonel Chaplin, registered
- tons.
Screw Tug Leviathan, registered s24 tons.
Screw Tug Binnie Banks, registered 50 tons.
Screw Tug Baltic, registered 1l3 tons.
Screw Tug Captain Pitkins, NOV building.)
Screw Tug (no name and now building.)
Screw Tug George 4. Tyler, registered ll6 tons
Screw Tug America, registered AIS tons.
Screw Tug Hancox, registered $50 tons.
Screw Tug Admiral, registered 1888 tons.
Screw Tug Gladiator, registered III tons.
Centre wheel Steamer Keeper, registered 81 tons.
Centre wheel Steamer General Ransom, regis
tered l04 tons.
Centre wheel Steamer Colonel Colburn, regis
tered OIL tons.
Model Barses Nos 10, IL, and Abbey.
Canal Boat Rosalie.
Ten Q0) Gunwale BargeA.
Twenty -four (2D Pontoon Boats.
Four ~ YAwl Boats, one ny Sail Boat, one n
Metallic Boat, Ave (5) skifs, and one ~ set oil
Ali Of which eau be seen at NEW ORLEANS
La. until the day OF sale.
AT MOBILE, ALABAMA, UNTIL THURSDAY
OCTOBER, IL, IL NJ, for the
side-wheel Steamer Laurel Hill, registered 7s3
tons.
Side wheel Steamer Warrior, registered 4ss tons
Side wheel Steamer James Battle, registered 62l
Side wheel Steamer Ariel, registered 500 tons
Side-w wheel Steamer N. W. Thomas, registered
oil tons.
side wheel Steamer Starlight registered S5l tons
Side. wheel Steamer Iberville, registered sos tons
side-wheel Steamer J. D. Swain, registered 227
tons.
steru-wheel Steamer Jennie Rogers, registered
SAG tons.
Stern wheel Steamer R. B. Hamilton Sunk, J reg
istered 1919 tons.
Screw Tug Perry, registered 1854 tons.
Screw Tug Alph Cutting, registered IS tons.
Screw Tug Blossom, Registered 81 tons.
Model Barge Ford, Canal Boat Golden Era, Canal
Boat mo nance, forty (I0) Pontoon Barges,
thirty 1907 Yawl Boats, and three (3l Sectional
Docks.
Ali Of which can be seen at MOBILE, ALABAMA,
until the day Of sale.
Persons making proposals for more than one
boat or barge should give the name or number
OF each boat or barge bid for, with price pro-
posed to be given for each.
Each envelope containing a bid should be
sealed, and the name Of the boat or barge, or de-
scription Of the property, endorsed thereon, and
Chief Of Rail and River Transportation, in care
Of the ohcer in charge Of river transportation at
the point designated for opening bids
Tho Government reserves the right to withdraw
any Of the above property, and to reject pro-
posals II deemed too low.
Payments to be made in United States cur
rency, upon the acceptance OF any proposal, and
prior to the delivery Of the property.
A full description Of the property may be OBJ
tained on application to Colonel Arthur Ed wards,
assistant quart rmaster, st. Louis, Missouri.
By order Of the ouartsrmastsr General:
Brig. Gen. and Chief Of Rail and River Trans.
portAtiOn. ang4-ts