New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-19

nv e. GIRARDEY & CO., AUCTION.
ID eers-Offce No. Il Exchange pace .-SATCR-
DAY March u, 1873, at twelve O'Clock NJ. at the
Merchants and AuctoneeI-' Exchange. on Royal
street between Canal and CustomhOuse streets, in
this city OF New Orleans, by virtue OF a final
"TGgr Of the honorable the district Court of
the United States 81 America for the District OF
Louisiana. sitting III bankruptcy. dated the
fTs: Of March, i873 will be sold by public auc.
ton the following described property. to Wit.
a CERTAIN SUGAR PLAETATlOs. situated in the
parish of ST. Martin, place called Isle Liable.
having about 100 superficial alpenfs, 1rontng on
SAID Isle Liable and running back with diverglng
lines. bounded on the ives: or upper line by iandS
lately the property of the succession Martin,
and on the south or lower side by lands belonging
TO the Fontennettes together with all the improve.
Inents thereon. Comprising n part as follows: A
large spacious and substantial brick sugar house.
with powerful engines and sugar mill, machinery.
csterns, coolers, all complete two sets OF ketteS;
about fifteen negro cabins. eight built OF DICK;
there are two houses with cutbul!dlngs, one OF
them nearly new: a comfortable one story ouild.
ing with attic containing sX rooms. an having
fire places built OF brick. P.asttTed: the otnei
building is old, but very cOMiotao4e' oesldes sta
J!es, barns, etc.
The following descr ption OF the property is taken
from the report of Mr.. Fred. Larlye. dated third
November 1871, who sent by the asslanees III
In cG6foTmitv with your desire that should
visit MagilVs plantation. in the parish OF ST. Mar
tin. and examine carefully the coHdltlon OF that
property and report to You the result OF my re-
searches now state that have 'onsclentlously
INSPECTED the Improvements ard find them to be
very extensive and very substantial and, although
they have been very much neglected. could re-
cover ali their efficiency by repairs a great deal
less expensive than | would have supposed on
| reading the report that found IN possession OF
the bank. All the buildings having prlmlhVely
been built with such superior materials that time
has produced comparatively very httIe decay.
| even on the external parts OF the bUildinGs-tOr
instance the roofs can. with very little expense.
be made perfectly tight and by repairing ana III
| some cases, renewing dozen posts supporting the
| out galleries of the sugarhou5e and STAPLES, WhlcL
are both really splendid constructions. these build
ings would be secured Tor long time against any
successful degradations. The engines ana MIL are
| powerful and complete Those parts that couId
| have been taken away or affected by exposure
| have been carefully packed up and are
| wing in safe part OF the engine room.
! In a short time an engineer could clean and put
the whole in running order The sugafhouse IS
| immense and completely bu.it OF orlcks ana th9
roof Ike those of all other buildings, is covered
! with shingles. The interior OF the sugarhouse
| contains l6 substantial, sound coolers three OF
| which were lent to a neghbor, Mr. Durand).
| There IS fine car, in very good order 70 carry
gar from one end OF the su9arnouse 10 the Othtr
erG. mounted on Ial-the whole substantial anu
| il good order. The uDiasseS ClsternS are all OF
| bricks and cement, and can accommodate 4o9
| hogsheads of sugar. The cisterus are covered
with well seasoned spars. The two sets OF Kettles
ale well set and in very fine order and ready for
operations II is through large and valuable
| COPPER pipe that extends from the su@arhouse 10
the BAYOU, which is situated about thirty yards
| from the engine, that all the wattr required or
| the engine and sugar is procured. around the
sugaThOU5e there six large clsterns. III which
| all the rain water is gathered
There are ID negro cabns-S built OF brick and
| of woOd-au requiring some repairs especially
| TO the roofs AT a small expense they can De
| made available.
| There are two houses the place. with their
| outbuildings. One OF them is new. comfortable
one-stOry building, with attic, containing SIX
rooms, all with ireplaces. II is built OF Drlck;
and is well finished. The plaster has suffered
| from the roofs requiring repairs. a hundred
shingles would make it tight. The other building
| is old but yet good. The lands are high, and OF
the very best quality, and are reported all over
the country as requiring less labor than any other
| and producing more There is sufficient timber
| on the place to last fifty years.
Such. gentlemen, are the facts concerning thaI
valuable property and | may, without fear OF
being contradicted by result, say that OF all the
property offered sale IN the State, there IS none
offering better chance of investment.
FRED. DURIvE.
| Parties contemplating to purchase are respect
fully referred TO the foregoing report. and to an
examination of the property itself. With the fore
| going will also be sold
| TRACT OF LAND located under State war
rant No IS, the pdTOchal section NO. 10, OF town.
shin No. 10 s0u-h. OF range No. : east. containing
same township and range, containing Io.69 acres,
| and northeast quarter of section No. u, same
township and range, containing TO- 80 acres, 10
| Gated under military land warrant No. l06Uz. De
| the same mere or less.
| The decree of the court ordering the sale of the
| above described property directs that the same
be freed from al membranes, and the assignee
acting as the officer OF The court viii convey only
such title as is il him vested by the assignment
in bankruptcy and by the aforesaid order OF court
| Terms of Sale-Cash on the spot at the moment
of the adjudication, and purchasers to assume pay.
meut over and above the price OF adjudication OF
| all 'aXes which the property may owe up to the
day OF sale.
before ". GernuD. LOtaTy pUolc.
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