National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-12

NA4lONAL DAM Vt W AohAN6LON,
Upon an order passed en- the I'D day of July, 1874
sitting District Court OF the United states in
and Tor SAID DISTRICT In the matter Of real and per-
Washington, D. c., will sell at public auction, at
WEDNESDAY, being The ninth day, Of December,
1874, in front Of the building in Washington, Dis
saRE Of RaRS Of t me E 5s
nlture and appendages thereof, subject to CONFIRM
Terms Of sale are one third in cash. and the re-
malnder in one aud two years, IN equal annual In
mum. For the unpaid instalIments a lien WIN be
reserved upon the property Sold and the purchaser
pOst Of twentY-ive hundred dollars in cash will be
required at time Of sale. Ali conveyanclng at ex-
II terms Of sale are not complied with within
sell property at risk and cost of defaulting pur-
The property above referred to is described by
metes and bounds as follows: Consisting Of parts
Of lots known and DESIGNATED on the plat Of said
square numbered two hundred and twenty-fOur,
ginning on Fifteenth Q5th) street at the northwest
corner of said lot number eight CS) and running
twenty-three feet ana two inches Q23 n. : in.)
along the north line o. said lot numbered eight (5j
and in continuation thereof across lot numbered
ten u0) to the east line Of said lot, at point sew
entyoh,Te feet fS H. from & street thence south
thirtyeight feet eight and one half inches C3S n.
thence west along the north line Of said alley tTenfy
three feet and two inches (23 It. In to the east
AnS u sAlN AOb clkuts No-l Lueuce bOuLn
along tire said east line OF said lot numbered eight
) two feet, 10 point forty feet eight and one half
Inches 90 n. 81 In. south from the north line of
said lot; thence west in line parallel with the
north line of said lot one hundred feet Goo ft.)
Fifteenth Q5th) street at point forty feet eight
west corner of said lot numbered eight, IS and
thence north along the line Of said street said last
named distance TO the point OF beginning.
1t Is improved by a handsome, mArble-frOnted,
hre-prOOf building, the lower story OF which was
recently occupied as a banking house by firm OF
National Bank Of Washington, d. C..
The building fronts forty feet eight inches on
Fifteenth street, opposite to the United States
Treasury Department.; locality in the city being
more advantageous for Anking or business pur-
poses. 1t contains in the upper and lower stories
The personal property to be sold includes four
large and excellent safes formerly used by First
National Bank and firm Of Jay Cooke & Col be-
sides tables, desks, sc.
The real estpte is among the most valuable In
Washington city. The building Is handsome and
stantaly constructed and Its original cost, In
1854, is estimated at eightyfOur thousand dollars,
1854, 0 exclusive Of the price Of the land, which
has since enhanced in value,
The property was purchased by The First Ma
tiOnal Bank in 1865 for nnety-seyen thousand dol
lars, and taxes and assessments have been paid up
TO June 20, 1875.
The lower banking-rooms were leased by the
Receiver from August /, l5T4 until February Z,
1875, at the rate Of fifty dollars week. to the Citt
Gems National Bank Of Washington. On the ex-
hrmaton Of the sale by the court-ean take absolute
possession of these lower rooms, we'll the
upper ones. EDWIN l.. STANTON,
Receiver Of First National Bank Of Washington,
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