The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-10

sfECIAL MASTER coDfM1Ssio 8 SALE
uhited states Circuit Court for the Eastefn
District Of Texas. ut Galveston.
Porte and Houston Hallway Company al al.
70 equity. Intervention No. 135.
~ Whereas . q term Of the circuit court Of
Of Texas. held at tho city Of Galveston.
state OF Texas. on the 25th day OF February.
1888, final decree was rendered By said
soqr,, n and BY which i was considered.
actudTcd and decreed that the receivers cf
the property and effects OF the defendant
halfway company Heretofore appointed by
1 ss court a were indebted ,s 70 TIE s.
1882 for the purchase money OF the per-
sonal property hereinafter described. e1id
and delivered by the said St Charles Car
company to the said receivers, which pur-
chase was mado by authority OF an order
from this court,
And whereas. the said st. Charles Car
company was in and BY said decree con-
sdered and adiudged entitled to have aud
receive OF and from said receivers the said
sum OF 81, %. with interest thereon at
the rate OF 10 per cent per annun from July
=. Nv. az fully set forth In said decree Of
And. whereas. In obedience to an order
made by the Hon. D. f.. Bryant Judge OF
said court, In the above STYLED and num-
May. 1899. addressed to me as
special master commissioner in said
cause. commanding me to take possession
or In parcels nrst giving due notice OF the
time place and terms Of sale. and descrip-
ton OF the property TO be sold. by publicH-
ton In some newspaper printed and rezu-
larly issued In the county OF Harris. and
state OF Texas at least twice a week for
at least two weeks prior TO such sale, at
public cutlery to the highest and best lidd r
for cash. In front OF the door OF the court
house of said Harris county. In the city of
Houston. State Of Texas. the following per-
sonal property, described as follows. to-wit:
six passenger coaches. TIRES combination
coaches. two caboose cars, fifty box cars
and nifty coal cars. purchased by said re-
coivera from ST. Charles Car company
The said personal property being more
fully described in a copy of the contract
attached to intervenors netiton in inter-
ventiou in this cause. as follows. to-wit:
Three frst-class coaches. Nos. 5. 6 and Z.
Three mixed coaches. Nos s. 3 and 10.
Three combination passenger. baggage aud
express cars. Nos. a. II and 70. Two ca
bousc cars Nos. | and 9. Fifty coal cars.
odd numbers. i0il to li09 both inclusive,
and nifty box cars. even numbers, 100 to 2oi.
both inclusive"
And TO make conveyance or oonveyances
thereof after the sale has been confirmed
by the court to the purchaser or purchasers
at said sale. upon compliance by him or
them with the terms thereof
Now. therefore hubble notice Is hereby
given that l. John Grant snecial master
commissioner. in pursuance OF the rrovi-
sions Of said order Of May ?. 1899, Will on
Tuesday the 23d day Of May 1899, between
the hours OF 10 a. m, and p, m OF said
day, at the court house door OF the county
of Harris. In the city OF Houston. State OF
Texas sell az public auction TO the hlghcs I
and best bidder for cash. the above de-
seribed nronerty aud amply the proceeds
vided. JOHN GRANT.
Special Master Commissioners.