The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-08-21
N PURSUANCE OF A DECREE

CT the Circuit Court OF the United states in and
for the Fifth Circuit in the Western District Of
the State OF Texas, bearing date the fourth
day Of August, A. d. 1879. and made IN q certain
cause In equity, numbered 132, wherein John 5.
Barnes anu Thomas w. Pearsall, trustees, ETC.,
are compliments, and the International and
Great Northern Railroad Company lie de-
fendant, the undersigned, as Master, APP
pointed in said cause for that plrpose,
will, at eleven O'Clock IN the foreaoon, on the
thirteenth day OF October, 1879, sell at public
auction 10 the highest bidder, at the court
house OF Travis county, in the city of Austin and
toned, in one parcel and as ore prop rty,an and
singular, the railway OF the Internst onal Rail
road Company, its jefferson branch, whenever
built. and main trunk, extending from the Red
River to it's terminus at or near Laredo. on the
Rio Grande, it's right OF way and track, together
with all the superstructures, depJts, depot
grounds, station houses, engine houses, car
house,, freight houses, wood hOuses, sheds,
watering places, work shops, machine shops,
bridges, tools, machinery, side tracks, turn
outs, turntables, weighing scales, fixtures,
locomotives, tenders, rolling stock, fuel. equip,
ments, and all the corporate rights privileges
and franchises OF the said company. together
with all and singular, the reyersion and rever-
slons, remainder and remainders, tolls, rents,
incomes, issues and PROFITS thereof, except
ing the lands other than those necessary
for right OF way, depot and shop grounds
which premises formerly were III the pos
session and use OF and claimed by the
said The Int rnat onal and Great Northern
Railroad Company; and also certain rolling
ock and other personal property, formerly
belonging to the said International Railroad
Company, more particularly described as fol-
lows, to-wit: % engines, passenger cars,
combination cars, 80 freight box care, III plat
form freight care, and an undivided half inter
est in engines, 10 passenger cars, b. ggage,
mail and express Cars, baggage cars, $50 freight
box cars, 81 freight platform cars 90 stock cars,
20 service cars, l car derrick, car pile driver
and boarding cars.
And the undersigned, as Master, appointed
as aforesaid, will, on the same day and hour,
and ut the same place, sell at pubic auction to
the highest bidder, upon the terms hereinafter
mentioned, in one parcel, and as one property,
all and singular, the railway formerly belonging
to the Houston and Great Northern Railroad
Company, built or to be built, its main line, be-
ginning at the Brazos River, passing through
the city OF Houston, connecting with the Men,
phis ard 81 Paso Railroad near GAINESVILLE,
Huntsville, Crockett, Risk, and Tyler as was
deemed expedient, 10 the Red River. in the
said State OF Texas, distance OF about three
hundred and fifty miles, Its branches and extern
siOns, including It's Huntsville branch road,
eight miles in length, together with all righ- of
way, depot and shop grounds, tenemen,s, here
ditameIts, franchises and rights, including and
meaning to include all the property, real and
personal Except the lands other than those
necessary for right OF way, depot and chop
grOuhds) acquired by the SAID company, in said
State Of Texas, aud also including certain roll
ing stock and other personal property more par
ticularly described as follows. to-wit: II EN-
gines, caboose cars, baggage, mail and ex-
press cars, passenger cars, combination cars,
80 freight box cars, &c freight platform cars. -
service cars, and an Undivided half interest in
the same personal property the other half inte--
est i'll which has already 6een desorl0t d, to-wit:
4 engines 10 passenger cars, 8 baggage. mail and
express cars, baggage cais, $50 freight box
cars. "a freight platform cars, 90 stock cars, 20
service cars, car derrick, car pile driver and
The terms Of sale are as follows: Said prop
erty will be sold subject to the prior lien OF all
80
mics previously to the execution OF the mort.
cages or deeds of trust, for the foreclosure of
which the said suit was brought, and subject to
any disposition which may have been made OF
said property by any proceedings had under
such prior mortgages. The purchaser will be re-
quired to pay ten per cent. of the whole pur-
chase money in lawful money OF the United
States at the time OF SALE and on the delivery Of
the deed so much more Of the total purchase mon
ey, in like lawful money, as shall be necessary to
pay and discharge any obligation, liabilities, or
cause, and all unpaid taxes upon the said prem
Uses, and all the costs, fees, allowances, COM
pensation and commissions provided foc by the
decree in said cause, and ali the expenses OF
sale. A statement OF the amount OF money re-
quired for The said purpos es will be prepared by
the undersigned, as accurately IS pracu-
cable and announced and submitted for inspec-
ton at raid sale. The remainder of the PR
chase money may be paid in the bonds and
past due coupons secured by the mortgages or
deeds OF trust executed by the International
Railroad Company to said complainants on Jan
uary IS, 1874, and by the Houston and tlreat
Northern Railroad Company to said complain
ants on the same dsy, that is say. the bonds and
past due coupons secured by the first mentioned
mortgage will be received in payment for the
first sbove described parcel OF property. and the
bonds and past due coupons secured by the
other mortgage will be received in payment for
the parcel secondly above described: such
bonds and coupons in either case being received
only for such cum as the holder thereof will be
entitled to receive under the said decree.
B. G. DUVAL, Master, etc.
THOMAS g. SHEARMAN,
JOHN W. STERLING,
OF Counsel.
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