The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-29
GOVERNMENT SALES.

GOVERNMENT SALES.
- oVERNMENT SALE OF THE MILITARY
VI Railroad at Brazos Santiago, Texas;-o1ice
Chief Quartermaster Fifth Military District,
New Orleans, La, July 9. 1867. 7.,.,-,
until IL NJ, August 10, 1867, for the purchase Of
all the right, title and interest OF the United
Railroad from Brazos Santiago TO Whites
The sale will include the entire track and
sidings. buildings, water stations turn tables,
bridges, ETC., the railroad materials the supplies
pertaining to the road together with the rolling
stock; cars, machinery, and other equipment,
9lb miles Railroad Track.
THrn-Tables
25 600 pounds Railroad Chairs.
800 Cross Ties
$500 pounds Railroad Iron
Railroad Frogs and Switch Stands.
Locomotive and Tender (named "West-
ern'D.
Hand Cars.
Push Cars.
5S6 pounds Car Springs
Spike Mauls
! Track Guage.
l Fire Tongs.
] Railroad Depot Building,
l EoToman's Quarters.
157 pounds American Packing.
So pounds Jute Packing
20 feet Rubber Hose.
Douglas Pump.
Water Casks.
/ Feed Pipe.
l Cstern.
2 Office Desks.
l Cooking Stove
] Stove.
claw Bars
Shackle Bars.
l Lantern.
Signal Lanterns
2 Grind Stones.
Padlocks.
Turning Lathe.
8 Spades
3 sets Carpenters Tools,
Water Buckets
Jackscrews and Levers.
s Anvils
Pinch Bars.
Blacksmiths' Hammers
s Sledge Hammers.
10 Hammer Handles.
Spike Punches
/ set Blacksmiths' Tools.
Blacksmiths' Tongs.
Nises.
l Cross-cut Saw.
173 Pick Axes.
"A Pick Axe Handles.
Square BrasseS.
2Stuffing Boxes.
Brass Faucet.
i Hose Nozzle.
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 BrGzoS Santiago to Whites
Rancho, on the Rio Grande. From this point
connection is made by steamer with Browns.
vile and Matamoras.
The route is the shortest and best for the i'm.
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
is hve feet gauge, good ties, L rail, and full
The property may be inspected on applica-
tion to Captain q. II. Hoyt, A. O. M, Browns
vile, Texas, and any information desired may
be obtained from that officer, or from the office
of the Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military Dis
A condition of the sale will be that trans
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 ofBrazos Santiago and Rio Grande
j: McGonnigle, A. @; N; U. 8: Army, office
Chief Quartermaster, Fifth Military District,
A. ]. MCGoNNIGLE,
Brev: Leut.-Col and A. Q. M; U. s. Army,
771St In charge of office
r ARGE SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY
OFFICE OF ARMY CLOTHING AND EoUIPAGE,(
NO ~ BROADWAY, NEW YORK, July IL, 1867. !
VIII be sold at Public Auction at the Depot OF
INGTON Street, New York CITY, on TUESDAY,
the 6th day OF August next, commencing at II
o'clock A. M, TO be continued from day to day
the following articles OF Army Clothing and
Equipage:-
l60 900 Uniform Coats.
$4,000 Uniform Jackets.
7,775 Veteran Res. Corps Jackets.
$4,000 Knit Drawers.
l2SOO0 Knit Shirts
10000 Great Coats (Footmen's(.
10000 Great Coats (Horsemen's).
10000 Woollen Blankets
10000 Rubber Blankets
10000 Rubber Ponchas.
10000 Lined Sack Coats.
100000 Unlined Sack Coats.
100000 Forage Caps.
$4,000 pairs Bootees, M. s.
$500 pairs Boots, M. S.
$4,000 BIogans.
10000 Leather Neck Stocks.
$4,000 Hat Feathers.
100000 Knapsacks (Regulation(.
1900 Mann Patent Knapsacks.
$4,000 Haversacks Regulatory.
$500 Haversacks (EnamelledG
2l,000 pairs Trowsers, Horsemen's.
$4,000 pairs Trowsers, FoOtmen's
28g7 pairs Leggings.
434 Hussar Jackets.
1000 Straw Hats
2l73 Dark Blue Trowsers.
215l Buckles for TroWsers.
81 yards Dark Blue Cloth.
4l9 yards Blue Flannel
J. 1892 yards Green Merino.
l29 yards Black Wigans
700 yards Black Alpaca.
443 yards Brown Hollands.
Also a quantity of various articles OF trregu-
lar Clothing and Equipage. Samples OF all can
be seen at the depot within ten days of sale
and catalogues had,
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 Major General ID. h. N1NTON,
AgQt Master l10nl lJ. 81 A