The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-09-18
IN 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 1872, wherein John s.
Barnes ana Thomas W. Pearsall, trustees, etc.
are complainants, and the International and
Great Northern Railroad Company is de-
fenaant, the UNDERSIGNED, as Master, ap-
pointed In said cause for that purpose,
will, at eleven O'Clock In the forenoon, on the
thirteenth dav of October, 1879, sell at public
s n. to the highest bidder. at the court
State of Texas, upon the terms hereinafter men
toned, in one parcel and prop, rty, all and
| singular the railway of the Internal onal Rail.
road Company, its Jefferson branch, whenever
built. and main trunk, extending from the Red
| River to its terminus at or near Laredo on the
Rio Grande, its right of way and track together
with all the superstructnres, depots, depot
grounds, station houses, engine houses, car
houses, freight houses, wood houses, sheds,
watering places, work shops, machine shops.
| 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 reversion and rever-
| sions, 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 in the pos
session and use of and claimed by the
said The Int irrational 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, 2
combination cars, 62 freight box cars, 1T plat
| form freight cars, and an undivided half inter
| est in engines, 10 passenger cars, Baggage,
mail and express cars, baggage cars, $50 freight
box cars, "a freight platform cars 81 stock cars,
20 service cars, car derrick, car pile driver
and boarding cars.
And the undersigned, as Master, appointed
| as Aforesaid, will, on the same day and hour,
and at the came place, sell st public 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 Mem
phis and 81 Paso Railroad near Clarksville,
and passing as near the towns Of Montgomery,
| Huntsville, Crockett, Rusk, and Tyler as was
deemed expedient, 10 the Red River, in the
| said State OF Texas, . distance OF about three
sions. including its Huntsville branch road,
eight miles In length, together with all right OF
way, depot and shop grounds, tenements, here
| ditaments, 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 shop
grounds) acquired by the sand company, in said
State OF Texas, and also including certain roll
Ing stock and other personal property more par
GGa a. a 1esSsspea as ISnows. to,wt: "a en-
| press cars, passenger cars, combination cars,
| so freight box cars 76 freight platform cars Is
| service cars, and an undivided half interest in
the same personal property the other half inter
| est in which has already been descrbed, to-wit:
4 engines, 10 passenger cars, baggage, mail and
cars. "a freight platform cars, 81 stock cars, 20
service cars, car derrick, car pile driver and
boarding cars.
The terms Of saIe are a follows: Said PROD
erty will be sold subject to the prior lien OF all
| mortgages execrted by the said railroad conpa.
| MES 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 lad under
| Quircd to pay ten per cent OF the whole pur.
| chase money in lawful money OF the Unitsd
States at the tine OF sale, and on the delivery Of
ey, In like lawful money, as shall be nece esary to
pay and discharge any ooliga. ion liabilities or
Indebtedness OF the Receiver appointed in SAID
ises, and all the costs, fees, allowances, com
pensation and commissions provided for by the
decree in said cause, and all the expenses of
quired for the said purposes viii be prepared by
the undersigned as accurately as practS
| cable, and announced and submitted for inspse-
ton at said sale. The remainder OF the Per
chase money may be paid in the bonds and
past due coupons secured by the mortgages OF
deeds OF trust executed by the international
uary Is 1874 and by the Huustoa and Great
Northern Railroad Company to said COMPLAIN
ants on the same day, that lie say. the bonds and
past due coupons secured by the first mentioned
mortgage will ne received In payment for the
erst above described parcel OF property, aud the
bonds ard past due coupons scared by the
other mortgage will be received IN payment for
the parcel secondly above described: such
bonds and coupons In eiinef case being received
only for such cum as the holder thereof will be
entitled to receive Eoder the sid decree.
B. G. DUVAL, Master, etc,
THOMAS q. SzEARMAN
JoUN W. STERLING,
VI Counsei.
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