Daily national Republican., 1865-09-02
large GOVERNMENT SALE
STEAMBOATS,, WHARF BOATS. BARGBs, AND
OTHER PROPERTY
ouARrERNAsrRR GENERALS oyrIcF,


wAsHISaroS, D. c., July 80, 1885. (
Sealed Proposals are invited and will be re-
ceived ut the places, and until 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 3, l2 M,
Slde-wheCl Steamer AutOcrat, registered 662 tons.
Side e-wheel Steamer lzetta, registered 476 tons.
side.wheel Steamer ]. II. Baldwin, registered
Dos tons.
Side wheel Steamer John Raine, registered go
tons.
side-wheel Steamer Metropolitan, registered sS
tons.
Side. wheel steamer r. c. Wood, formerly the
Louisiana registered 7S7 tons.
side-wheel Steamer Nebraska, registered 67S
tons.
Side wheel Steamer Baltic, registered 700 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Emma, registered l9I tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Victor, registered so tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Alpha, registered 300 tons.
| Stern wheel Steamer Nick W. Hughes, registered
$50 tons.
Stern wheel (tow boat Steamer NewsbOy, regis.
tered I2j tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Silver Lake, registered 40
tons. ,fh|
Stern wheel Steamer NJ. V. Baird, registered OIL
tons.
Stern wheel Steamer United States, registered 80
tons. o.. '...
Stern wheel Steamer Echo (suuk)
s.ern wheel Steamer Matte Cabier, registered
$50 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Porter, registered ll3 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Alone, registered oil tons.
Stern wheel Steamer J. S. Pringle, registered SIS
Stern wheel Steamer Jennie Hopkins, registered
| $50 tons. r.f
Stern wheel Steamer Lioness (tow -boat,) regis.
70 tered 233 tons. ri.- 10. d..
| Stern wheel Steamer Carrie Jacobs, registered
Stern wheel Steamer Annie Jacobs, registered
| 206 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Lotus, registered $50 tons.
Stern wheel Steamer Virginia Barton, registered
Screw Tug J. T. Rumsey, registered 90 tons.
Screw Tug Michigan, registered l2s tons.
Screw Tug Huron, registered 12S tons, and
Wharf-bOat Dearborn, 800 tons.
ALSO,
| For the Model Barges General Sheridan, Keokuk
No. l, Keokuk No: 2, Trenton, St; Louis, Hart
ford, Auns, Archie, Larimer, William Tell,
Frank Dougherty, Duchess, Chantie, Phillips
Vulcan No. l. vulcan No. J, Vulcan No. !,
Gsait, Bob 6aCr' Dan Rsiey' % Ed. Kline,
| Susie, Jessie, Gilmore, Sout herper, Guthrie,
} G. J. Caffrey, Ben. Gerrish, Cartwright, and
burnt wrecks Of Guthrie, Haight, and Her.
I eules.
And seveu "a gunwale Barges. ..
All Of which can be seen at ST LOUIS MIS-
SOURI,, until the day OF sale,
Also, One ~ arf-boat, 800 tons; Wharf
|
C77) Gunwale Bargcs; model Barses Emma,
| Fanny, Adam Sproule, Laura, aud Roanoke
eos six 81 Coal Boats; one ~ Yawl Boat four
~ skifs aud two (2) Small Flats.
| All OF which can be seen at CAIRO, ILLINOIS,
| until the day Of sale.
| Also, Stern wheel Steamer Lue Raves, regis
| tered 90 tons; model Barges Austerlitz,
wastmoreland, Roanoke, Josephine, and No.
Q; and three 81 Box Barges.
| All Of which can be seen at EVANSVILLE,
| INDIANA, until the day Of sale.
Also, Screw Tug Little Giant, registered SO
tons; and six 66l Gunwale Barges.
All Of which eau be seen at MEMPHIS, TEN
NESSEE, until the day of sale,
Also, One ~ Wharf-boat, 426 tons; one Cl)
Gunwale Barge, and two ~ Coal Boats.
All OF which can be seen at HELENA, AR
Also, Wharf. boat II, X. W. mn, 500 tons e;
wharf boat Michigan, 1877 tons; wharf boat
Chancellor, so5 tons; hvo (b) Gunwale
All SrisSS EsSsh snS sa1 SS .os% Sc MOUTH OF
WHITE RIVER until the day Of sale.
Persons making proposals for more than one
boat or barge should give the namsor number OF
each boat or barge bid FOR, with price proposed
10 be given for each.
\ Zach envelope containing a bid should be
sealed, and the name Of the boat or barge, or de-
scrption Of the property endorsed thereon, and
Chief OF Rail and River Transportation, In care
OF the officer In charge Of River Transportation
ut the points designated for opening bids.
The Government reserves the righ. to withdraw
any Of the above property, and to reject propO-
sails II deemed too low.
Payment to he made in United States cur
rency, upon the acceptance Of any proposal, and
prior 10 the delivery Of the property.
A full description Of the property may be OBJ
tained on application to Colonel Arthur Edwards,
Assistant QuArterHlas ster, Saint Louis, Missouri
BY order OF the QuartermASter General.
LEWIS ID, PARSONS,
Brig Gen and Chief Of Rail and River Trans
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