The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-18
NOTICE OF SALE
OF THE
Louisville, EVanSVIs&G Louis Railway

cult Court of the United States for the District of In
diana and the Southern District of Illinois, in suit
therein pending wherein Isaac T. Burr is COM
plainant and the Louisville, Evansville 81 st. Louis
Railway Company and others defendants orig
nal bill and the Mercantile Trust Company and Noble
o. Butler, trustees, compliments and the Louis
ville Evansville 81 St Louis Railway Company and
others defendants cross-bill the undersigned,
William P. Fishback and Frank III. Jones' commission
ers appointed by said courts by said DEGREES win
WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE. a.
D.. 1885.
at o'clock D. m. of said day, offer for sale the
highest bidder at public auction at the west door of
the County Courthouse in the city of New Albany,
Floyd county State of Indiana the following railway
property, viz:
All that certain line of railway beginning at point
VILE Kentucky, and in the city of New Albany ii the
county of Floyd, in the State of indiana and run
ming thence westerly through the counties Of FLOYD
burgh, in the county of Dubois, and thence still
through the county of Dubois, and through the
county of Pike. to Oakland, or Oakland City in the
county of Gibson. Indiana and thence still through
the county of Gibson. by the way of Princeton, to
the Wabash river and thence by bridge over the
Mount Carmel in the county of Wabash, and State
OF Illinois, and thence through the counties OF
Wabash and of Edwards to Albion, in the county of
Edwards, in the State OF Illinois End thence still
westerly through the county of Wayne, by passing
through or Fairfield in said county, and thence
still westerly through the county of Wayne to Mount
Vernon, In the county of Jefferson. and State of
Illinois; in all distance of about hundred and
ninety t19O) miles, which said property is designated
and an described as the main line of said Louisville.
Evansville 81 st. Louis Railway.
And also, that other line of railway, beginning at
Evansville the Ohio river in the county of
vanderburgh, in the State of Indiana, and running
thence through the county of Vanderburgh to Boon
vile in the county of Warrick, Indiana. and thence
to Countrywide in the county of Spencer Indiana and
thence via Hnntingburgh aforesaid to Jasper in the
said county of Dubois, Indiana.
And also running from said Gentryvills afore-
said, to Rockport, upon the Ohio river, in said
county of Spencer Indiana-which said line of rail-
way. last above described viz: from Evans
vile to Jasper and from Gentryvie to Rockport, is
known and designated the Evansville division of
said Louisville, Evansville & ST. Louis railway.
And also all the lands real estate, grants ways and
rights of way licenses and easements of said railway
company upon which the said railway railways are
situate, or which connected Herewith, which
are necessary useful convenient for the main
tenance and operation of the said railways whether
owned by said louisville Evansville & St Louis Rail-
way Company March /. 1882, or thereafter
quired.
And also all the bridges depots station houses.
CINE houses. carhouses, freight houses,
chine shops appertainng to the railways above de-
scribed and all kinds of machinery and tools whether
held at the date last named or af-
with said railways, together with all locomotives,
engines, tenders. passenger or freight cars and all
other rolling stock and equipments and all fuel and
then held afterwards acquired, for constructing,
repairing replacing said railways; and also all
franchises, rights. privileges, immunites and all
the things in action contracts claims and demands of
the said railway companies owned afterwards
acquired, IN connection with relating to
sad railways either of them together with all and
singular the enements and appurtenances thereto be-
longing, ano all reversons. remainders tolls freights
incomes. rents issues and profits thereof and also
all the estate right title and interest whatsoever
well at law in equity of the said railway compa-
MES and in and to the same.
Excepting, however, the franchsss Of the said rail-
way company so owned or since acquired by it, re-
latng and appertainng to the extension Of the rail-
way from Mount Vernon from any point upon the
above described main line of railway east from Mount
Vernon to East St Louis any other point upon the
Mississippi river.
Said property above described will be sold and the
purchaser win take the same subject SO far as the
ansville, Rockport 6 Eastern Railway Company
bonds and coupons issued hereunder to the amount
OF nine hundred thousand dollars, with
SIX per cent. interest thereon from
of twenty seven thousand dollars with six per
cent. interest from January /, 1886, being the
amount Of coupons taken up by W. 7; Hart /. 7.
ard j. M. Fetter and A. P. Humphrey trustees. and
subject. so far as the property above designated
the main line Of the Louisville, Evansville g. st.
Louis railway is concerned to the payment of the bonds
and coupons secured by the mortgage and deed of trust
executed by the Louisville, New Albany & st. Louis
halfway Company to the Mercantile Trust COMPANY
and Noble O. Butler trustees on the first day of June
1881. as adjudged in the DEGREES of said courts.
Of the purchase money, ten thousand dollars is to
be paid cash in hand and the balance within ten
days from the day of SALE within such further time
the court may allow. The balance of said bid may
be paid In the bonds coupons issued under and
Louisville Evansville & ST. Louis Railway Company
to the Mercantile Trust Company and Noble O. Butler
trustees on the arst day Of March 1882 at the face
to the amount such property shall
bring, provided, that in any event the purchaser
shall at such time or times as the court may order
pay in cash enough money to satisfy and discharge
such sums by said DEGREES of said courts, or
which may be by subsequent orders in said de-
clared payable out of such purchase money, before
any distribution Is made upon such coupons or bonds
The undersigned will also, at the same place and
immediately after making the sale above in obedi
ence to the terms OF the DEGREES of the same
courts in the offer for sale at public auc
ton to the highest and best bidder the property de-
scrsed above except that portion OF it which is des
known the Main Line of said Louisville Evansville
& st. Louis Railway,
OF the purchase money, twenty thousand dollars
shall be paid Dash in hand and the balance within
ten days from the day of sale, within such time as
the court may allow. For the balance of said bid
there will be received in payment. the bonds and
coupons issued under and secured by the mortgage
executed by the Louisville New Albany 81
St. Louis Railway Company to the Mercan-
lsr trustees the LIST day June 1881 at the face
pro rata value thereof according to the amount
such property shall bring provided that in any event
the purchaser purchasers shall at such time or
times as the court may order, pay in cash enough
money to satisfy and discharge such sums as are BY
said DEGREES may by subsequent orders in said
cause be declared by said courts to be payable in cash
out of said before any distribution is
to be made upon such coupons or bonds
Before receiving any bid the purchaser at either of
said sales, will be required TO deposit In cash, a
certified check, satisfactory to the undersigned an
amount equal to the cash payments required under
such sales respectively and bid will be received for
Sai TIYdaF IA Ia for 1aao @b.n
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars
The following rolling stock will ba included In the