The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-19
NOTICE.

In pursuance OF decree Of the Circuit COu
Of the United States, In and for the Fifth Cir
cult and the Western District OF the State a
Austin bearing date the 2lst day OF january
a. -. 1884, and made In a certain cause IN
equity numbered i53, wherein the Mercantile
Trust Company is complainant and the Austin
= Northwestern Railroad Company ct al. are
defendants, the undersigned, as master ap-
pointed in said cause for that purI ose, will be-
tween the hours of II o'clock II m. and O'Clock
pm Wednesday the 2Sth day of May, AID, 1884
sell at public auction to the highest bidder.
Peiore the door OF OF rrne,s rae c4I5 c;tH stI Go9Tt
state of Texas, upon the terms hereinafter
mentioned, ne one parcel and one property, all
aad angular the r.lllr I'd OF the said defendant,
i've Austin Il Northw stern railroad COM
pany now in operation, from Its terminus In
the city of Austin, Texas, to the town of Bur
net. Ia the county OF Burnet, Texas. and which,
according to the deed OF trust which was fore
closed by said decree, was to be constructed
from Us terminus IN or near the city OF Aus
tin, in the state OF Texas, northWesterly
through the counties of Travis, Williamson.
Burnet, Lampasas, San Saba, McCullOch,
Brown. Coleman, =, Runnels .. and Tay-
railroad, at a place called Abilene, to
gether with a branch from some point on the
main line TO and through the counties OF Llano,
Mason, Menard, COnchO and Tom Green to
the Texas Il Pacific railroad in Howard county,
IN All a distance of about five hundred miles,
and all and singular It's tracks, superstruc-
SIadaets, % sans caITerts, % %aiis, ieDceSays s; pid and
rights-of ways, depots, stat1on-houses engine
houses. freight houses warehouses,
aauOt reRa gRroands ShOpsd sd ianh proRidRed sRiSRs
for or intended for sidings, all buildings, struc.
lures, erections, improvements, leases. inter
ests. contract, ,sch0sen in action, easements and
privileges, whether now belonging to or used
rO procured or designed to be used
or the purpose Of % or In con
All the locomotives. tenders, passenger cars,
freight cars and other cars, and all other roll
ing stock or equipments and all machinery
RaaVaf1
and other materials Whatsoever towned or
possessed by said defendant, for the uses or
purposes OF or designed for use in connection
with or for the operation, maintenance or
reparatIon of the line OF railroad In said deed
OF trust mentioned, or any part thereof; and,
also, all and singular the rights, privileges and
esses or is entitled unto; and all the tolls and
together. with, all and singular,
,appurtenances of the premises Aforesaid, or
any of them, or any part thereof, and the
reversion, reversions, remainder, remainders,
rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the
estate, right, title, interest, property, posses
sion, claim and demand whatsoever, as well at
law as in equity Of said defendant, Of, In and
20 the same and every part. and parcel thereof,
and al other property covered and included in
said deed OF trust not herein specially ex-
eepted, provided there is excepted. from said
decree and from said sale land acquired by said
defendant by grant from the state OF Texas and
not necessary for or acquired for the operation
or ltS railway. A more Speclflc description OF
tine property to be sold 1t Is not practicable to
glye IN this notice, but an inventory of all Of
said property will be kept at the oIlice OF the
Undersigned in the city OF Austin, Texas, sub
Iect 10 inspection by any and all persons who
may desire to EXAMINE It, and will also be sub
ihiited at the time and place of sale aforesaid
for the inspection of any and all persons who
may then wish to examine it.
The terms OF said sale are as follOwSs Saik
property will not be sold at said sale for a less
8uni than two hundred and ten thousand dol
.irs IN gold coin of the United States. At the
Shne OF sale not less than twenty-five thousand
dollars OF the purchase money shall be paid in
gold CON of the United States, and on the de
livery OF the deed such further portion of the
purchase money shall be paid as shall be nee
ssssary 10 pay and discharge. all unpaid
lakes upon the mortgaged premises
and AL claims, costs, fees. allowances,
compensation, commissions and amounts
provided for in said decree, as we'll as all the
expenses of said sale. A statement of the
aySaA of money required, for all of which
SlS accurate rs practicable, will be pre-,
IN g. the undersigned and annOmcedd and
subAaxk1d for inspection at said sale. For the
remainder of the purchase money, except the
apOtnGS required to be paid In cash, as afore-
said, any OF the past due coupons and any OF
the bonds secured by said deed of trust may
DC received for such sum as the holder thereof
would he entitled to receive under the diStri
button directed in said derece.
ID. w. DOOM, Master, etc.
Austin, Texas, February d, 1884.