New Orleans Republican., 1873-03-11

district Court of the Unltea STATES OF AnST1C& tOT
tke District of LOElsiana-No. 1856.
nyr.E. GIRARDKY & CO., AUCTION,
! n1y Isrcb % 1873, at twelve o'clock M at the
| Merchants and Auctoneers' Exchange, on Royal
street between Canal and CnStonnouse streets, IN
| This eity OF New orleans, by virtue of a final
| order of the honorable the District Court of
fine United States OF Aalerlca Tor the District OF
| first of March. 1878, will be sold by public auc-
| tIon the toIIowjng described property. to wit
| 4 CERTAIN SUGAR PLANTATION, situated in the
| ,aI,sh nf II Martin at a place called Isle Liable
having about ll00 superficial a1penfs fronting on
| said Isle Liable and running BACK with diYerging
iatI th property of the s,!on of John Martin
and on the south OF lower side oY lands belonging
| to the Fontennettes together with all the improve.
! ments thereon Comprising in part follows: A
! large spacious and substantial 0llck sugar house,
| with powerful engines and sugar mil machinery,
cisterns coolers all completes two of kettles;
| about fifteen negro cabins, elght built of brick;
| there are two houses with outDWldin9s, one OF
| them nearly new; cOlnIortable one story build
| ing with attic containing sI rooms, al having
| fire places built of brick, pastered; the other
building is old, but very comfortable; besides sta
Tie FoiIowins description of the property is taken
| from the report of Mr.. Fred. Drrlye, dated third
| November, 1871 who was sent oy the asslgnees III
| bankru ptcy to examine II:
| In conformity with your desire that l should
visit Magrs plantation, IN me the parish OF st. Mar
| fin and examine carefully the condltlon of that
prot erty and report to you the result of my re-
searches now state that have conscentiousv
verv extensive and very substantial and although
they have been very much neglected, could re-
cover all their eIfcGhcY d Dy lTpaeS par 5fead dea
| reading the report that l found IN possession OF
| the bank. All the buildings having prlmltively
| heen built with such superior materials that time
| has produced comparatively very little decay,
even on the external parts OF the buildings-for
| instance the roofs can, with very little expense,
be made perfectly tight and by repairing and, in
| some cases renewing dozen posts supporting the
| out galleries of the sugarhouse and stables which
are both really splendid constructions these build
| nos would be secured for a long time against any
successful degradations. The engines and mill ave
J D0werful and complete. Those parts that could
| have been taken away affected by exposure
| have been carefully packed up and are
lying in safe part OF the engine room:
| In short time an engineer could Clean ana put
| the whole in running order. The sugarhOuse is
| immense and completely built OF bricks, and the
| roof like those of all other buildings, is covered
with shingles The interior of the sugarhouse
contains Is substantial sound coolers three OF
which were eEt to nelshoor Mr. Drandl.
| There is fine car in very good order to carry
sugar from one end of the sug rhouse to the other
end mounted on a Iail-the whole substantial and
| in good order. The moasSes clsternS are all OF
bricks and cement, and can accommodate 4V9
hogsheads of sugar. The clsterns are covered
with we'll seasoned spars. The two sets OF kettles les
are well set and in very tine order, and ready Tor
operations It is through large and valuable
COPPER pipe that extends from the sugarhouse to
. the BAYOU which is situated about thirty wards
from the engine that all the water required for
the engine and sugar is procured. Around the
sugarh0use there are six large csterns, III Whlch
There are Is negro cabiIIs-3 built OF brick and
l Z OF wOod-all requiring some repairs, especially
to the roofs. At d small expense they can be
made available. i,
outbuildings. One of them is a new, comtortao ole
one-story building with attic, containing SIX
rooms all with fire places. lL Is built OF Drlck
and is wei finished. The plaster has suffered
| from the roofs requiring repairs. A hundred
shingles would make it tight. The other bul'dln2
is old but vet good. The lands are high ana OF
the very best quality, and are reported all over
~. It-SS
and producing more There Is suhlcieh' tlInoei
or the place to last fifty years. -,
| Such gentlemen, are the facts concerning that
: valuable property, and may, without fear OF
being cOntradicted BY result, say that OF all the
property offered fo sale in the State there is nont
| Offering a better chance of investment.
! Yours most respectfully ~
Parties contemplating to purchase are respect
| fully referred 20 the foregoing report: and TO az
| examination OF the property itself. With the lore
| going will also be sold
a TRACT OF LAND. located under State way
,ant No So the parochial section No. -, OF town
ship No ~ south, of range No. east, containing
| 423.73 acres: One-haf OF fractional section No ~
| same township and range, containing Ibot acres
and northeast quarter OF section 10; Il, i saiil'
, | township and range, containing 1870 acres 20
| Gated under military land warrant No. lo'9I. D'
| the same mere or less. 49,
: The decree of the court ordering the sale OF M
| above described property directs that the SAM
be freed from AL inc1nIblances, and the ASST ne
acting as the officer OF the court viii convey ON.
. such title as is in him vested by the assignment
in bankruptcy and by the aforesaid order OF court
. Terms OF Sale-CaSh on the spot at the moLheH
| of the adjudication, and purchasers to assume pay
| ment and above the price OF adjudication o
all taxes which the property may owe up 70 III
day of sale .-
| Act OF sale at the expense Of the purchasers
| before NJ. Gernon, otary public.
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