The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-02
IN PURSUANCE OF A DECREE

OF 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. ID. 1879, and made in a certain
cause in equity, numbered 1872, wherein John s.
Barnes ana Thomas w. Pearsall, trustees, ETC.,
are compliments, and the international and
Great Northern Railroad Company is de-
PENDANT, the undersigned, as Master, APP
will, at eleven O'Clock IN the forenoon, on the
thirteenth day of October, 1879, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, at the court
house OF Travis county, in the city OF Austin and
State Of Texas, upon the terms hereinafter men
toned, in one parcel and oGe props 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 ell the superstructures, depots, 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 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
s 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, e. freight box cars. 1T plat
form freight care. and an undivided half inter
est in engines, 10 passenger cars, baggage,
mail and express Cars, baggage cars, $50 freight
box cars 81 freight platform cars, 81 stock cars,
20 service cars, car derrick, Ger pile driver
and boarding cars.
And the undersigned. as Master, appointed
as aforesaid, will, on the same day and hour,
and at the same place, sell at 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 ard 81 Paso Railroad near GAINESVILLE,
and passing as near the towns OF Montgomery,
Huntsville, Crockett, Rusk, and Tyler as was
deemed expedient, TO 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 right OF
way, depot and shop grounds, tenemenis, 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 chop
grounds) acquired by the SAID company, in said
State Of Texas, and also including certain roll
ing stock and other personal property more par
ticulacly described as follows, to-wit: ID en-
gines, caboose cars, baggage, mail and ex-
press cars, passenger cars, 8 combination cars,
50 freight box cars, 70 freight platform cars, 19
service cars, and an undivided half interest in
the same personal property the other half inter-
est in which has already been described, to-wit:
4 engines, 10 passenger cars, baggage. mail and
express cars, baggage cais, 100 freight box
cars, "a freight platform cars, 81 stock cars, 20
service cars car derrick, car pile driver and. 8
boarding cars
The terms OF SAFE are as follows: Said prop.
erty will be sold subject to the prior lien OF all
mortgages execCted by the said railroad compa-
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 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 ion, liabilities, or
Indebtedness OF the Receiver appointed in said
cause, and all unpaid taxes upon the said prem
Uses, and all the costs, fees, allowances, COM
pensation and commissions provided for by the
decree in said cause, and all the expenses of
sale, A statement OF the amount OF money re-
CURED for the said purposes will be prepared by
the undersigned, as accurately as practl-
cable, and announced aud submitted for inspec-
ton at said SALE The remainder of the par
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 49, 1874, and by the Houston and Great
Northern Railroad Company to said complain
ants on the same day, that Is say. the bonds and
past due coupons secured by the first mentioned
mortgage will be received in payment for the
FIRST above 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 sum 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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