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4 RE not only unexceled, but they are
"A absolutely mneqna7at. by any other
Reed Instrument in the country. Designed
Expressly for Churches and Schools, they
are f"nnd to be equally well adapted 10 the
parlor and drawing room. For sale by
f. NJ. BRUCE,
No. Is North Seventh Street,
sept 80. lS65-ly Philadelphia.
e here can also he found complete
assortment Of the PERFECT MELODEON.
I7-Also, BRADBB'RIfS PIANOS. AMI
c"mp.ete assortment Of p Feet
hELODEONS.
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TO FARMERS
DAIRYMEN &COUNTRN
NlEERCHANTS.
ALL WHO HAVE FOR SALE

TLOUR, Grain, Clover and Flax Seed
Il Tobacco. Hay. Lumber, Slaves, Tan,
Bark, Sheep, Calves. Poultry, Eggs, Ba-
con. Lard. Butter, Cheese, Game, Vsge.
tables, Wool, Rags, Furs, Skins, Frut,
Green and Dry. &c,
Can have them well sold at the Highest Price
in Baltimore, with full Returns always within
Ten Days OF their reaching the City, by for
wardrg to the Commission House for Coun-
try Produce Of
=. E. MARINE,
N. E. Coner of Frederick x Pratt sts.,
BALTIMORE, ND.
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After eight years connection with Mr. +. +. Marine,
a Grocery and Commission Merchant take pleasure
recommending him business man. strictly correct,
and must say that he has my entro confidence
WIN NJ. McMAHAN, Sheri
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DR.. StrickIand'S
PILE h E M E D 7

ms cured thousands Of the worst
'ases, Of Blind and Bleeding Piles.
L gives immediate relief, and
fleets a permanent cure. Try it
iirectly. II is warranted.
,gists at 50 cents per bottle.
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E.!E::ss.LE.sn.sI..EsOE.D'S
FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU,

positive and Specific Remedy for diseases Of tho
BLADDER, Kidneys, Gravel and Dropr:cal swcIlincs
This Medicine increases the powers of digestion and
.~ccs tic t3sorLcats Into bcclihy action, by which tho
watery c,cGrcors tcrocitoas, aad al unnatural en-
l.~~cmenis reduced, rs well pain md Inflammation,
SD Is good for men, women and ch!rca.
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DYSPEPSIA.
Rhodes Super-Phosphate.

TIME STANDARD MANURE, composed
Il of Bones treated with Sulpturic .4cid.-
" RHODES" the long established Manure
in the American market-besides having
European repntation-cannot be excelled
for the culture of Oats, Corn, Tobacco ana
Root Crops. Also, Top Dressing on the Groo-
ing Wheat. For sale by .tssauuupft
Feb IA, 1868 JOHN PARTRIDGE.
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S..,rs--Tsm H1uvT1rr.u
Ei.1EsTs.nIs.I. OLD'S
FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU,
positive and Specific Remedy for diseases of tho
pIaddcr, Kidneys, Gravel and Dropr.cal swclings
This Medicine increases the powers of digestion, and
xc..es tic asorcns irto bcchy action, by which tho
watery calcGrcous tcrocitioas and al unnatural en-
l-~cmenls reduced well pain md Inflammation,
sd Is good for men, women end c!..l!rca.
T. { ! !: !.
HElEDCLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU,
Fer weane!s arising from Excesses Habits Of Dissipa
ton, Early Iniiscretion. attended with the following
sT'>ptoni:
Indispositicn 10 Excs;!on. Loss Of Power,
Loss OF Mcmory, Difficulty OF breathing.
Weak Nerves. Trembling.
Horror CT Disease, Takefuncss,
Dinncss of EisiCl, Pain In tho Dach,
Hot Hands, flushing of tho Body,
Dryness of The Skin, Eruptioas of tho Taco,
Universal Iass;tuGc, Paid Coancnancc
Thcgc e?nptoas, If allowed to 60 on (Which this Med-
cine invariably removes soon follow
FAULTY, EPILEPTIC FITS, &C.,
in one of which the patient may expire Who can say
they arc not frequently followed by those "dofn dis
''-''' r;sAE1TY AND coNsUMpTIoEa
Many arc aware of the thfr suffering but mono
ri confess Tho records Of the ms NC asylurls and te
Melancholy deaths By consumption boar ample wncls to
6: q:
the truth Of the assertion
Tho Constitution, Affected by organic weakness
rcQgrcs the aid of medicine strengthen andinvisorac
tic syatcm, which II.3LMDoLD's EXTRACT OF BUCuU
tt,o1
"a "
pH
III n
,-rfJ.-@
.>-lAsissHs---l-s
In many affections peculiar TO Females the EXTRACT
Euc:U is uaogualcd by any other remedy, md for u
complaints Incident to the sex, or in tho
DNG - e. oi s |rna,uA vi LIFE
ea- No rT.-,i,-, .ho,,1d Io , -itbout Il.
-c,aa-oe-~-~
WI
.. ]: j.,
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CHARLES JOHNSON, sR.,
Formerly Printers Ink Manufacturer.

DR.. Schench will ho professionally at his principal
Office, No. Is North Sixth street corpr Of Commerce.
Philadelphia every Saturday. from Q A. NJ until p. NJ
No - Bond street, New York. every TUESDAY, from
81 No. Is Summer street Boston Mass, every W"lncS
day from to 3. and every other Friday at los Bati-
more street, Baltimore Md. All advice free but for
thorough examination of the lungs with his Respronle ter
the charge Is three dollars.
Price If the Pulmonic Syrup and Seawecd Tonic each
81 80 rcr bottle or 81 80 per half dozen. Mandrake
Pills, % cents per box.
For sale by all Druggists and Dealers
Dec %, 1865 (2)
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Wheat Wanted.

HIGHEST MARKET PRICE paid for
IL Wheat at Big Elk Mills, east end of
E.kton, by HILL Il ALEXANDER.
Jar 10, lSG6-2m s. ...
DHOSPHATIC FERTILIZER.-Task X
L Clark's Fertilizer, containing all the in
gradients nece ssary to fertility. For sale by
JOHN PARTRIDGE.
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A MAN HIS Own GRANDFATHER.

A MAN HIS Own GRANDFATHER.
The following has been translated for
the New Haven Register:
A European friend Of mine related
the following story: | married q
widow who had grown up daugh-
tersi My father visited our house
very often, fell in love with my step
daughter, and married her. So my
father become my son in-law, and
my step daughter my mother, be-
cause sheaawas my fathers wife.
Some time afterwards my wife got a
son-he. was my fathers brother-in-
law, and my uncle, for he was the
brother of my step-mother. !
My fathers wife, !. e., my STEP
daughter had also a son, he was of
course my brother, and in the mean
time my grandchild, for he was the
son of my daughter.
My wife was my grandmother, be-
cause she was my mothers mother.
/ was; my wife's husband and grand
child at the same time. And as the
husband of a PERSONS grandmother
is his grandfather, l was my own
grandfather.
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STATE OF LoUIsIANA--FIFTH DI 5T COUNT
Parish OF East Baton Rouge--succession of
Guillaume Dupuy-No s44.
"AEREAs, Bertrand Tuchein, dnipis.
w traitor, has this pay fled with the Clerk Of
said Court final sctount Of his Naturalization
in he abeve succession. IA igI- CraTt-GL 30 5fH
Notice is herr BY given to all parties interested.
that any pposition 10 The same must be fled in
thirty DAYS rom the FIRST publication hereof sjTs
Given under my hand and the sea of aid Court
this 2, tn day OF September A a., lse6s11 III
r A. GALLAGHER,
sept2o @5& ntphty Clerk.
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FRESH GROUND CORN MEAL.

LNAMIIIEs and Planters in want Of choice
4 article of fresh ground Corn Meal or strictly
choice article Of White Corn, xsad DO well TO call
upon rmayI21 JOSHUA BEAL.
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~ A nobleman of France who
lately died in Egypt left the bulk Of
his property to his physician, DIR.
Declat. The will has been set aside
ON the ground that the 9O9th article
Of the Code Napoleon prohibits the
leaving Of legacy to doctor who
shall attend the testator in his last
illness.
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STATE or LOUISIANA, |
PARIsH or EAST BATON Rouaa !


To Joseph Nephzer, Clerk Of the District Court o,
said Parrish, Greeting:
A SPECIAL TERM Of the District Court In
IA and for the above-named Parish Of East
Baton B uge, for the trisl OF Civil and Criminal
Gases, is hereby ordered to be begun and held at
CourtsHouse thereof or the
First Monday of November next,
to continue, If business shall require, until the
FIRST MONDAY OF DECEMBER following.
You will cause Jufies to be drawn according
toIaw, TO attend said term, and will also give due
and legal notice Of this order.
BATON ROUGE, August 30th, 1865.
lsignedl R. L. PosHY,
t2- Judge Fifth Judicial District.
A true copy:
l.. ALLAN, T.
September 18th, 1865. Deputy Clerk.
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The EazRtte & To1l1et
CONTINUED FROM FrRsT pAsE.)

but none dare enter the room, the
hurrahs and thumps on the floor
being SO yboisterousY; and il was
only upon the entry Of Scotch
traveller, who had just arrived, and
who begged the Fiddler for any sake
to stop, that order was restored.
Itisneedlessto say that Thu. Profes-
sor paid his bet cheerfully, and was
fully convinced Of the effect of Scotch
music when properly played. and
that the landlady took care that the
Fiddler never came into her house
again on Burns anniversary dinner.
Brooklyn m Y. J Union. y rrLs
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STATE OF LOUTsIANA-FIFTH DIST COURT
Parish of East Baton Rouge. w. Brown VI.
His Cred tors-No. 2747.
WHEREAS, II v. Babin. syndic of the
/ w Creditors of the Tnsolvent, j. W Brown,
has this day filed with the Clerk of said Court
his final account in the al owe matter.
kotice is hsreby given to all paths interested,
that any o. position TO the same must be fled In
thirty days from the first publication hereof
Given under my hand and the seal Of said Court
this ed day Of September, A D., 1866. "a 10 .-r
a'l r. A. GALLAGHER.
sept25 Deputy Clerk.
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y The Houston Telegraph esti-
mates the loss of the Texas cotton
crop. by the long rainy weather at
10000 bales.
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ARROW TIE.

TINE Painted Bands and Arrow Ties, are com.
= plets substitute for Rope In Balirg Cotton
they are mich chesrer than Hope and can be had
In Quantities 20 sust purchasers at
septls A. JACKSON
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STATE OF L0UiSIANA-FIF1H DIST COURT
Parish of East Baton Ropge--succession OF vii.
liam Cnane. deceased-No 872
"HEREAS. Mrs. L. A Kelly, Tutrix, has
w this day filed with the Clerk of said Court
fnsl account OF her administration in the aboye
Succession. ,w 9-ai'F sFGsET7- 10 TtST
All persons interested are hereby notified that
any opposition to the same must BE- filed WITHIN
tnlrty days from the first publications her eof 179
Given under my band and the seal If said Couys
TINS I'D Gay OF September, A. D., 1865.
aE -8 Y. A. GALA UGHER, ls- z
septic Deputy Clerk.
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STATE OF L0UIsIANA-FIFTH JUDICIAL DIS,
trict Court-Parish or East Baton Rougel-No.L
900-Pr bate-vSuceession OF Pierre Ghic6t.-a-r-s
PK VIRTUE OF commission issued in The
- above succession and directed 10 tfs Sheriff
o. said Parish from the Honorable Co,irs afore,F
said, viii expose to public sale, at the Court
House door OF said Parish I'm the city of Baton
Rouge, on ,..t,[e9 49, ynTTr--2
SATURDAY, the 3D. day OF November
next, D, 1865 at II O'Clock, A NJ Of said dav,.
all the right, ts, interest and claim Of the above
succ ssion, in and TO The following described pro
lstIA certain Half Lot Of Ground, viii, IN,
improvements thereon, in that part of the city ef
Baton Rouge laid out by Ellie Bea uregard and de-
signated on the plan III reof as Lot No. Two, (0
OF Square No Fifsy.two (52). Also, T2 1ifT'rsT'
Lot Of Tools, -rt rtEt fire. htrsg9 3 H
Old fash 'oned Pistols
Shot touch @a5 tttEa s-ti.S
Trunks old Clothing, y..s .rtft az -pnr
/ Lot Of old Clothing,
lot Of Copper Coin. t21 piecesl NJ -f57's
Old Bureau and con tents, 40 -.s1r
Common Bed and Bedding,
Safe AID contents, ~ ea&e.7aIEJ
! Table,
Chairs, #'t
lold stove, lot OF Tinware and Pots
IA Chickens, .
Lot of Garlic and Onions s7..'~- -
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. sgr no 1.f@ Fl T. assssl % r
oct2 TT. BIRD. SHERIFF
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SEWING MACHINES.
Conditional, &f.
Young Ladies' Collegiate Institute
Ar
READVILLA SEMINARY
BATON ROUGE, LA.

BATON ROUGE, LA.
THB INSTITUTION Is now thoroughly organized
and In successful operation with steady increase
Of pupils. Its primary design is to prepare Young
Ladies for the varied walks Of life, and at the
same time to furnish them genial home, and
meet che wants Of parental solicitude. In other
words, IL 10 intended TO be
A Family School Of the Highest Order.
The instruction 10 adapted to the age, capacity
attainments, peculisrities and designed vocation
Of the pupils. Individual wants are met. Pupils
are not improperly classified for the sake of dimin.
ishing the labor Of the teachers. Thorougsness
and accuracy 10 the basis Of all good scholarship,
and therefore Is strictly enforced. The object 10
80 to sIucidate every lesson to clear up all diff
culties. dspe all vagueness Of idea and cause the
pupil to feel that she Is making progress. The
Principal, also ia engaged In teaching, and every.
thing connected with the Educational Depart.
ment, Is under her personal and constant super.
vision.
The discipline 10 mild and parental, relying
chiefly upoR personal influence and example,
moral Buasion more Or less poihted, and monthly
reports TO parents or guardians.
The Boarding Department is under the imme.
dists supervision Of Mrs. NJ. J. MoSTsTH-s Lady
admirably qualified for the situation who will, at
all times use her utmost endesvors to render the
home Of those placed under her charge, second
only 20 the one they have lett-and in all things
somske them happy and contented.
TERMS
Board, with furnished rooms, and tuitien In
the English branches, go per month--Sl2o In ad.
vance.
Day scholars, e5 per month.
Ancient ana Modern languages, 90 per month.
Music, with use Of Instruments, rs per month.
Or iamental branches, 81 Instructors prices.
Books. Music and stationery-c at Sta.
toners charges.
Pupils will furnish themselves with sheets, tow
els and table napkins.
The next session will commence on the FIRST
MONDAY IN sEPFSMBER.
For further information In reference to the In.
stitution, address
MRS. BELLE W. SMITH,
Principal,
june2s Boz No. 3o7, Baton Rouge, La u
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FAsSMAN'S PATENT IRON TIES
COTTON BALES.


MY BUTTON TIE was the first offered,f for sale
vi TO any extent In the South, and has been
used by thousands of planters with universal APP
prova have made a valuable improvement in
the shape II the button since it was first intro
due-d, and have afro procured a potent for a.
Buckle Tie, which, for simplicity, facility and
petition of adjustment to bales of any or Of un-
equal Sizes and for security in hodiug is think,
superior to any offered to the public. rsp Fr7HxF
The advantages of iron over rope for baling cot
ton are now universally acknowledged. 1t holds
the bale in much smaller compass; is applied
and fastened with much more facility both in the
country pressing and re COMPRISING at the sea.
ports; lessons immensely the risk from fire is
stronger, and its strength is not impaired by
time and Exposure as that of rope. This last ad-
vantage has been strikingy manifested during
the war Thousands Of bales of cotton have been
lost by the rotting and breaking OF rope, which
could have been preserved ifiron hoops had been
USED In addition TO this, it can be furnished
nearly fifty per cent. cheaper tlan rope The de.
rangement of labor in the hemp growing States
has reduced the supply OF hemp to such an extent
as to cause prices to rule unprecedentedly nigh.
Indeed a sHficiency for b4ling moderate cotton
crop cannot be relied on at any price sf' .-'11
The hoops are cut to lengths of 10, 10b and II
feet Ten feet are most generally used, but l0L
and IL are sometimes required for large bales
The buckles are fastened to the hoops; the but
tons will be put up II small boxes The weight is
about 10 pounds to the bale ofcotton. n y o
quantity OF the hest English Iron and have made
arrangements with Messrs. CHAMBERS LATINO
for the sale and delivery Of my Ties. -fs7 ssY
Il sHlP FETueE, New Orleans, July I, 1859.
Il. FAsssaN, ESQ:
sir-ln January lsstI received your press 1889
bales Of cotton, of which about 1000 were COM
pres ed and bound with your new Iron Tie i
can safely affirm that the cotton so bound was re.
ceived in better order tn an it generally from
the Presses, that it so ed better, and enabled the
ship to carry more than on any previous voyage.
The cotton W en- discharged from the ship in
Liverpool was in better order than the rope bound
cotton. 1t is highly preferable tor ground tier,
as the damp arising from the ballast has no effect
upon it, for it is well known by practical hat
dampness will rot the rope bound. l can conf.
IDENTITY recon lnend your Iron Tie as1 took this
lot for experiment, and carefully watched it,
both in loading and discharging.
am, sir, yours respectfully,
JOHN HOWARD, Master.
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Have on hand large assortment Of the latest
improved COOKING STOVES, including the cele.
brated ssCharter Oak y Also country Hollow
ware, House Furnishing Goods, Tinwsre, etc.
Having bought our stock during the time Gold
was low, we can sell at reduced rates.
Country orders solicited. sept1l-tj1
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Petroleum SaOUes!
PETRoLEUM STovESi
The Most Useful Invention of the age.
COOKING MADE EASY!

TNHEsE STOVES MAZE no smoke SCOT, =,
l. ashes, or dirt. Thew throw off vey sayS
little h at outwardly, and cook better Nv
than any other Stove Thy are now uted 90
bv hundreds of families l.. New Orleans who fl
them not only the most economical, but ipdis
pensahIe, as every housekeeper can easily do her
own cooking independent of servants 4 he
HEATING STOVES, give a powerful heat at a
very small cost bein particu arly adapted to
heating the largest sized Rooms, Halls, Churches,
Lfd IS and Bel rooms.
Liberal terms offered to the country trade.
Refer TO Gen. Frank Gardner, Judge Charles
beaumont Rev Mr. Hall and O. Cayaroc, Esq +,
among many other well known gentlemes In New
exhibition and for sale at No log Camp street,
NEW ORLEANS, by the LOUISIANA AND TtXAS
PETROLEUM VAPOR STOVE AND GASLIGHT
COMPANY
Send for circular. sug25-6m
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ACADEMY FOR BOYS,
Corner OF Fifth and Laurel Streets,
BATON ROUGE, La.

NFEssRs. A. D. PAYNE and r. D. WILSON
WI propose 10 open on the 6rst Monday in Sep.
tember an Academy for Boys. In the same build
ing formerly used by Mr. PAYNE. The course OF
instruction embraces the Greek and Latin Ian.
guages, toge her with all tine branches OF q thor.
ough English education. A limited number OF
Boarders will be received into the family Of enc
Of our Principss-Mr. r. D. WnsoH,
TERMs-Dsy Scholars e5 and 81 per month.
For further particulars, apply to either Of the
PRINCIPALS. A. b. PAYNE,
sug2l-2m r D WILSON.
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STATE OF L0UI SIAN fifth JUDICI Al Dis.
/ trict Court--Parish Of East saton Reugs-No.J
9l1-Succession OF Vincent Porey
NTHEREAS, Jacob seitz has this day hled
w with The Clerk Of said Coprt his aEplics-
ton praying 10 be appointed administrator Of the
above succession. ~ sf5,4 HIa ~ .a5I-TT7t
Notice is hereby given to all parties. interested
to show cause, III any they bave) within zen days
from the first publication hereof, why said appii.
cation shoud not be granted. r-a Tr-..-sT- s9.st
Witness my hand ard The seal of said Court.
this 18th day OF septemi er. "A d 1896 a2 10 ~
"ct2 l.. Al LAIN, Deputy, Clerk. ?.
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TO CONTRACTORS.
HsROpOsALs For COAX AND yooD.
Orr1cE Cn1Er ouARrrnm.srEn. md NJ nrp.n

OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMAsTER, NJ. NJ. DEPT,
cr,r,,,> Nm iBALTINoEE, Mp, May II, 1861
9 5MTI Until May 20 1885, at Il M for supply of
6NIHRACirH COAL, for of Hospitals and
Camps in this city amt at other points, and AN
IHRACIIE and BITUMINOUS COAL for the use Of
steamers employed in the Government service and
to I'LL requsitions upon this Department by other
officers until October |, 1865.
Coal for use of Hospitals and Camps to be delivered
at the yard of the contractor that required for steam
ers must be delivered board of vessels at all times
without extra charge for lighterage or thinning
proposals must state the price per ton of 2,240
pounds for each month serarately.
PROPOSALS FOR WOOD.
proposals will also be received at II same time for
2 supply Of seasoned OAK and PINE WOOD until
october |. 1866, to be delivered at the yard of the
contractor. - Wv
The bids must be for each kind of Wood separate
stated. S ~
All proposals will be submitted to the Quarter
master General for his approval or otherwise
satisfactory guarantees for the fulflment of the
contract must be furnished.
Proposals must be endorsed Proposals for Coal
and Wood, and addressed to the undersigned
G. W. BRADLEY, Colonel
my2l-tmy29 and ChiefQ. NJ. Mid Mil. Dent.
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~ OyERNMENT SALE OF THE MEHI-
SE TARY RAILROAD AT BRAZOS SANTI-
AGO TEXAS


QUARTFRHASTRR GENERALS OFFICE, !
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 49, 1866. I
Tho attention of capitalists seeking a profitable
inyeStment is invited to this sale.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the of
flee of the Quartermaster General division OF River
and Rail Transportation at Washington D. c.. until
FRIDAY. the first day Of June, next, at z o'clock
NJ for the purchase of all the right title and interest
of the United States in and to the United States Mill
tary Railroad from Brazos Santiago to Whites
Rancho. Texas.
The sale will include the entire track and sidngs,
buildings, water stations, turntables, bridges, &C.
the railroad materials and supplies pertaining to the
road together with the rolling stock cars machinery
and other equipment.
The sale will not include the title to the land
which does not belong to the United States
This road is about ten miles in length and extends
from Brazos SantiagO to Whites Rancho. on the Rio
Grande. From this point connection is made by
steamer from Brownsville to Matamoras.
This route is the shortest and best for the immense
traffic between the Gulf of Mexico and the interior
of Southern Texas and Northern Mexico, and the
communication by rail alone can readily be extended
to Brownsville.
The road already completed saves thirty miles of
now charge it is stated for freight Brownsville as
high as 50 per barrel and for passengers SIS each
The road is five feet gauge good ties. rail. and
More particular description Of the property can be
obtained at this Office, at that of the Chief Quar-
termaster Military Division Of the Gulf 1T New Or
leans.
A condition of the sale will be that transportation
shall be furnished for all Government troops and
supplies, whenever required, at the rates paid by
Government at the time to the New York Central
Railroad.
The terms of payment accopted will be those Gen.
sidered the most favorable to the Government
Ten per cent cash. in Government funds, to be paid
on acceptance OF proposal.
The Government reserves the right to reject any or
all proposals.
Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for pur-
chase of BrazOs Santiago and Rio Grande Railroad
and addressed to the Division of River and Rail
TRANSPORTATION, QuartermaSter Generals Office W ash
ington, d. c.
BY order Of the Quartermaster General.
ALEXANDER BLISS,
Breyet Colonel and A. Q, NJ, in charge Fourth
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