The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-30


SO pounds Jute Packing.
20 feet Rubber Hose.
Douglas Pump.
Water Casks
l Feed Pipe.
i Cistern.
Office Desks
Cooking Stove
Claw Bars.
2 Shackle Bars.
l Lantern.
Signal Lanterns.
Grind Stones
2 Padlocks.
Turning Lathe.
45 Shoveis
sets Carpenters' Tools,
Water Buckets
Jackscrews and Levers.
8 Anvils.
Bellows.
Pinch Bars.
! Cold Chise
Blacksmiths' Hammers
Sledge Hammers.
Is Hammer Handles.
Spike Punches.
i set Blacksmiths Tools.
Blacksmiths' Tongs
Cross.cut Saw.
173 Pick Axes.
"a Pick Axe Handles.
Square Brasses.
Stufing Boxes.
l Brass Faucet.
/ Hose Nozzle.
The sale win 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 with Browns
The route is the shortest and best for the i'm.
mense 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 difficult and tortuous navigation. The road
spiked.
tion to Captain q. II. Hoyt, A. Q. NJ, Browns
| vile, Texas, and any information desired may
be obtained from that officer, or from the office
| of the Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military Dis
| tr1ct, New Orleans La
| portation shall be furnished for all Government
| troops and supplies whenever required, at rates
| not 10 exceed those paid by the United States
to other railroad companies in the Fifth Mill
The terms of payment accepted will be those
considered the most favorable to the Govern
| ment.
| be paid on acceptance of proposal
The Government reserves the right to reject
Proposals should be indorsed proposals for
| the purchase of Brazos Santiago and Rio Grande
| Railroad" and addressed "Brey. Lieut.. Col. A.
| Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military District,
-'o" O-' A. j. McGONNIGLE,
Brey Lieut.-CoL and A. @ M; U. s. Army,
| 7l7lSt In charge of office.
r ARGE SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
OFFICE OF ARMY CLOTHING AND EoUIPAaE,(
| No. 20 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. July II, 1867. !
| VIII be sold at Public Auction at the Depot of
| Army Clothing and Equipage, No 400 WASH
| INGTON Street, New York city, on TUESDAY,
ococR OcR gay Hl ~ ne9 po dS az
! the following articles of Army Clothing and
10000 Uniform Coats.
| $4,000 Uniform Jackets.
7,775 Veteran Res. Corps Jackets.
| 1900 Knit Drawers
| l2S.O00 Knit Shirts.
| ZOO Great Coats (Footmens(
| 10000 Great Coats (Horsemen's)
10000 Woollen Blankets.
| $4,000 Rubber Blankets.
| 10000 Rubber Poncbas
| 10000 Lined Sack Coats.
| 100000 Unlined Sack Goats.
| 100000 Forage Caps.
| $500 pairs Boots, M. Is.
10000 Leather Neck Stocks.
$4,000 Hat Feathers
100000 Knapsacks (Regulation).
III GOO Mann Patent Knapsacks.
| $4,000 Haversacks (Regulation).
$500 Haversacks (Enamelled).
1000 pairs Trowsers, Horsemen's
| $4,000 pairs TrOwsers, FoOtmen'S
| 2S07 pairs Leggtngs.
| 434 Hussar Jackets.
600 Straw Hats
| 2l73 Dark Blue Trowsers.
ISL Buck les for Trowsers.
| 81 yards Dark Blue Cloth.
| 4l9 yards Blue Flannel
| 1892 yards Green Merino.
l29 yards Black Wigans
| 799 yards Black Alpaca.
| 443 yards Brown Hollands.
Also, a quantity OF various articles or nregu-
| lar Clothing and Equipage. Samples OF all can
| be seen at the depot within ten days OF sale
| Terms-Cash in Government funds; ten pei
| cent down and the balance before The goods are
| taken from the depot which must be within
five days after the sale, under forfeiture OF pur
| chase and the ten per cent. deposited.
| Bvt. MajoT-General ID. III. NlNTON,
72Ol5t Asst. r.-Master Genl q. s. A.
| ~ OVERNMENT SALE.-TO BE SOLD AT
(T Public Auction, by order of the Treasury
Department, on FRIDAY, the 23d day Of
| Enppnst 1867. at IL o'clock A. NJ, at Hanover
| Street Warehouse foot of HANOVER Street,
| Kensington, Philadelphia, the following de-
| seTibed property, seized by order Of the United
| states Govern nment. on board the schooner
| TJfchdeld al this port. August 10, l867:-
| A TWO LOCOMOTIVES AND TENDERS.
| huiit Inv Norris & Son, OF Philadelphia; boiler
Ie tt i5nS feet 6inches in diameter fre box
afeet bv 4: cylinder, 10 inches in diameter, %,
| inch Stroke: driving wheel, feet inches in
| dianneter. spread of wheels, feet guage.
| THE above property can be seen and In
| snected at said warehouse any day previous to
| sale =, 1,....,,,.o... S,s
| j. w. CAKE,
| Collector OF Customs.
| sANI. c. Cook. Auctioneer.
Phiia, July 23 1867. 20 tu4t
GEORGE PLoWMAN,