Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-05
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ARGE GOVERNMENT SALE
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF BOATS, BAReEs, AND
OTHER PROPERTY.
GUATEMALA GENERALS 0FFTcE, !
w S..EaS II q LII. a 1871 I


wAsHrSaroS, D. g., July 80, 1855.
Sealed Proposals are iuy,,ed anu will be re-
ceived at the places, and III, the dates herein
after named, for the purchase Of the following.
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF. BOATS, BARGEs, and
other property.
AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNTIL TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER j, IL M,
Side wheel Steamer Autocrat. registered S62 tons
Side wheel Steamer IEetta, registered 476 tons.
side.wheel Steamer J. II. Baldwin, registered
Dos tons.
side-wheel Steamer John Raine, registered go
tons.
side.wheel Steamer Metropolitan, registered Ss7
tons.
Side -wheel steamer r. C. Wood, formerly the
| Louisiana,) registered 1877 tons
Side-wheel Steamer Nebraska, registered 673
| tons.
side-wheel Steamer Baltic, registered 700 tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer Emma. registered 4 tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer V o , registered 80 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer A'nIa registered 300 tons.
stern wheel Steamer NIX W. Hughes, registered
| $50 tons.
Stern wheel ttow boat Steamer Newsboy, regis
| tered l2j tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Silver Lake, registered 40
| tons.
Stern. wheel Steamer NJ. v. Baird, registered OIL
| tons.
Stern wheel Steamer United States, registered so
| tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Echo Sunk
Stern wheel Steamer Matte Cabler, registered
| $50 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Porter, registered 1lS tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer Alone, registered 2ll tons.
Stern wheel Steamer J. S. Pringle, registered SIS
| tons
Stern wheel Steamer Jennie Hopkins, registered
| go tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Lioness (tow .boat,) regis.
tered 233 tons.
Stern. wheel Steamer Carrie Jacobs, registered
Stern wheel Steamer Annie Jacobs, registered
| 206 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Lotus, registered 80 tous
Stern wheel Steamer Virginia Barton, registered
Screw Tag J. T. Rumsey, registered 60 tons.
Screw Tag Michigan, registered l2s tons.
Screw Tug Huron, Registered l2S tons, and
wharf-bOat Dearborn, sSS tons
| For the Model Barges General Sheridan, Keokuk
No. l, Keokuk No. 2, Trenton, St. Louis, Hart
ford, AIMS, Archie, Larimer, William Tell,
Frpnk Dougherty, Duchess, Chantie, Phillips,
Vulcan No. l, Vulcan No. ., Vulcan No. 3,
Vulcan No 4, Vulcan No 8, Vulcan No. 8
Vulcan No. 7, Rosa, Glendale, Rowena, J. C..
Gault, Bob Grier, Dan Rsley, Ed. Kline
SUSIE, Jessie, Gilmore, Southerner, Guthrie
G. J. Caifrey, Ben. Gerrish, Cartwright, and
burnt wrecks of Guthrie, Haight, and Her
| cules.
And seven a gunwale Barges.
| All o. which can be at ST. LOUIS MIS-
souri,, un = the day Of sale.
Also, Ore ~ wbarf-b boat, 800 tons; Wharf
|
an Gunwale Barges; model Barges Emma
| Fanny, Adam Sproule, Laura, and Roanoke
six o. Coal Boats; one ~ Yawl Boat; four
~ s.; r: and two Cl sinai , flSt' rr1,vo,s
| until the day OF sale.
Also, Stern wheel Steamer Lue Eaves regis
tered 90 tons; model Barges AusterlitE,
Westmoreland, Roanoke, Josephine, and No.
0; and three (3) Box Barges.
All o which can be seen at EVANSVILLE,
INDIANA, until the day Of sale.
Also, Screw Tug Little Giant, registered 50
tons; and six (6) Gunwale Barges.
| All OF which can be seen at MEMPHIS, TEN
NESSEE, until the day Of sale.
Also, One ny Wharf-boat, 426 tons; one ~
Gunwa,e Barge, and two C) Coal Boats.
Az o which can be seen at HELENA, AR.
| .KAN2AS, until o day OF sale.
Also, whaii.boat H. X. W. hi, 800 tons
wharf.boat Michigan, l37 tons; wharf boa
Chancellor, S6J tons; Ave (5) Gunwalt
| Barges, aud one ~ Coal boat.
All Of which can be seen at the MOUTH OF
WHITE RIVER until the day of sale.
Persons making proposals for more than one
boat or barge should give the name or number o.
each boat or barge bid for, with price proposed
to be given for each.
Each envelope containing q bid should b.
sealed, and the name OF the boat or barge or de-
scrlption Of the properly endorsed thereon, aud
addressed to Brigadier General L. b. Parsons
Chief Of Rail and River Transportation, In care
Of the officer In charge OF River Transportation
at the points designated for opening bids.
TIE Government reserves the right to withdraw
any Of the above property, and to reject propo
sails Il deemed too low.
Payment to be made in United States cur
rency, uDon the acceptance Of any proposal, aRt
prior to tue delivery Of the property.
al description Of the property may be OBJ
tanned on application to Colonel Arthur Edwards
Assistant ouartermaster, Saint Louis, Missouri.
By order Of the Quartermaster General.
LEWIS b. PARSONS,
Brig Gen, and Chief Of Rail aud River Trans
pOTtatiOn. aug3-u.