Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-07-19
FOR SALE AND RENT.
MOUNT VERNON COTTON FACTORY
N AT ALEXANDRIA, VA,

FOR SALE.
By 81 order of the Hon. j. c. underwood,
Judge of the U. S. Circuit Court for the DIS.
trct Of Virginia maze S Ssy eOHseGI SEM 81 1853 in The
cause in chancery, In which Iurnoill q ~ ~
ore complainants, and Abijah Thomas ana ON
srs ara defendants, the undersigned were ap,
no;rted Commissioners to receive proposals lol
purchasing the Mount vernon Sotton ETH II 10
IN - tho city of Alexandria, Virginia, and all the
innJ belonging thereto. rs conveyed oy Aol'
: ~ Tbomss and wife to Reuben johnston
?rm bv deed of the 23d day of January,
1904 G,iber \. No. 3, Of tho land RECORDS oi
Alexsndris county, with all tne ma he,
fixtures appsT ns1a w snS tRe said Factory
P1opossls will be received until III o clGcS a.
~ M Saturday. August IA, 1868, on whlcn uas
they will be opened by one OF inc ouus5
the Court, in presence of tfe uhoersisioN Cor
They must be sealed, endorsed p IUUp Eac-
| tho purchase of the Mount Vernon Cotton rae
tory at Alexandria. Va, and all the real auu
nersonal estate, machinery and apparatus DC
| fonpinr thereto" and addressed to Keupsh
Johnston, Commi: sioner. They must s!a.e Tue
posed TO ion in the bonds for the deferred pay
| ments. All offers must be made on the follow
mo terms: One-fourth of the purchase money
IN be paid in cash on acceptance OF the oner'
| and the residue in equal lnstalments AZ SIX,
| twelye, eighteen and twenty:four months rom
.ho AZ nf saIe TO be secured by the bonds OF
the purchaser, with good security, bearing IN
terost from the date of tho acceptance OF the
offer. and it, sanction by the Cour1. or one OF
the Judges thereof the ttle 70 Dc ie'Si anI tbf
prC 'ess Sss At the cost and risk Of tho purehas
said c.. his failure to comply with the forms
er, upon. 4. as further provision IN INC sale
the purchaser machinery of the said FAC
the buildings an. safe insurance companies
tory, in one or NOR. Soussnd dollars, and u
in the sum of sixty u. ''icies of iniurance t(
transfer and assign the pc. :.
the undersigned. W. let Dlndins
The said Factory stands upC ia and II
feet on Pendle.on street. Tho bu. ldingsa.
brick, covered with slate the Fac. ory Is fou!
stories high, and contains $500 spil. ales, Ia
looms and other machinery In proportion. -
The Office and picking house are detached
The buildings are in excellent order, and are
remarkably strong; and tho machinery - 81
in good fair working order. The engines and
boilers (Corliss PATENT are of 100 horse power,
and have been in use less than year Inc
mill has now a capacity for 5OOO yards OF Drown
sheeting per day; and at small expense IN
altering its gemcnts, its producing capacity
can be increased to l6O looms. Inc pas must
be for tho whole establishment in bulk >,
The town of Alexandria is connected by ratl.
roads with all parts of the country,as well rs oy
the POTOMAC hiVeT anu LHe snPoohS
Ohio Canal, by which last Cumberland coal Is
supplied at low rates. ?
The stock of cotton on hand, in process ot
manufacture, will also be disposed of separately
for cash on proposals TO be made as Aforesaid
the money to BIO paid on acceptance Of the oifer.
+. L. SMITH,
H.O. CLAUGHTON,
Z. NJ. LOWE,
ivl1-eots Comm'rs. Of Sale.
Dale
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DWELLING HOUSE FOR RENT
Hsa House No. Al South Fairfax ST., very de-
sirable dwelling house, containing eight rooms,
with water and gas, in good order Apply TO
KOBT. l.. WOOD,
ia ID Corner King and Fairfax SITS.
FOR SALE-The FRAN Dwell
LING, on Henry street, between queen
and Princess; contains rooms, siaDle on
rear of lot, 35 feet 'front.' l5 feet ii inches deep
to Is feet alley. Will DO sold ut reasonable
price. Terms to suit purchaser.
je 8-tf Mrs. Z. Dh ~ I /.
FOR RENT-Two threo.story BRICK
In HOUSES, containing rooms each, with
gas and water, situated corner of Water and
Duke streets Apply at 66 Duke ST., between
Fairfax and Water my lo-tl
- FOR RENT-The three-etory BRICK
E%DWELLING. No IS North Fairfax street.
Possession given at once. Apply TO WISE q
CO., Insurance Agents, 81 King S., Ale5an-
dris. Va. y o-eoI@
nor RENT-The STORE on the corner OF
Il King and Columbus streets, occupied py
A. Wall. Possession given August /
10 22-eolm JANE DADE, 2 s King ST.
EXCURSIONS, &c.
| r<.e. FIRST GRAND