The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-20

and hard calendered, gilt, faint-lined
so do blue 4to. post paper, highly glazed, ant
hard caendered, gilt, faint-Iined
do white 4to: post paper, satin finish, will
black border
100 do large size white note-paper, satin finish
gilt
100 do small size white note-paper satin finish
gilt
so do fancy note-paper, of different kinds, sat
in finish
do white note-paper, satin finish, with blacb
border
2 do blotting paper
IL dozen quarto portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, with locks
6 do cap portfolios, without locks
IL do four-blade penknives, pearl handles, sill
yer tipped
l2 do small two-blade penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
do four blade penknives, buck handles,
tipped
2 do ivory-handle erasers
10 do pairs scissors
l6 do pearl folders
25 do ivory folders, 9 inches long and inch
wide, and to weigh not less than ounce,
to the dozen
10 do ivory handle wafer stamps, chequerei
90 do small seals for notes
10 do paper weights
10 pounds was tapers
gross black-lead pencils Faber's No. 6
2, or others Of like quality
I2 dozen Standishes or pump nkstands
2 do large glass nksands
do cutglass inkstands, ]; inches square, foi
desks, with hinge tops
do cut-glass sand stands, IL inches square
for desks
10 do small-size ut-glass or fancy inkstands
do bronze or other spring-top inkstands
5000 clear quilts, No. so
5000 opaque quilts, No. 80
5000 clear quilts, No. 20
200 dozen large barrel steel pens, very elastic
400 do small-barre steel pens do
$50 cards Perry's three-point steel pens, or 9TH
ers Of like make and quality
200 do Perry 3 fne-point steel pens, or others OF
like make and quality
100 do Perrys elastic fountain steel pens, OF
others Of like make and quality
ITO dozen ng-pont steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 doz. Phineas's bank steel pens, or others Of
like make and quality
gross other steel pens
do large-barrel pen handles, rosewood
4 do small-barre pen handles, rosewood
do small pen handles
10 dozen fancy pen handles
"a do cloth pen wipers
Z do. pint jugs. of black ink, Of the very
best quality
IS do hnlf-pint jugs do do do
GO pounds red waters for letters, in square or
oblong boxes, containing ounces each
"a dozen boxes small-size transparent waters
"a do boxes fancy motto waters
Az pounds red WAX, Of the very best quality,
10 sticks to the pound
100 do red wax, Of the very best quality, %
sticks to the pound, in l.pound boxes
30 do black wax, Of the very best quality, q
sticks to the pound, in ,-pound boxes
90 dozen small boxes fancy wax
do pieces of taste, assorted sizes
5 gross red tape, No. %
do red tape, No. 10
100 do red tape, No. 10
5pounds India rubber, 40 pieces 10 the pound
IL dozen memorandum books octave size, mo.
rocco covers
do memorandum books, very small size, do
$50 letter files
10 dozen embossed paper boxes, like the sam
pie at this office
2 do japanned sandsifiers
10000 long brown envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
10000 long white envelopes, for letters, very
smooth and thick, part adhesive
100000 medium brown envelopes, for documents
very thick, smooth, and tough, par
adhesive
5000 extra large size white letter adhesive en-.
velopes, very smooth and very thick
10000 lnrge-size white letter adhesive envelopes
10000 smnIl-sze white letter adhesive envelopes
$1,000 large-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
10000 lnrge-size white note adhesive envelopes
$4,000 small size white note adhesive envelopes
25,000 envelopes, to suit the fancy, note paper
5000 fancy card enveloTes
%, 900 plain white card envelopes .tn
$500 white letter envelopes, with black border
$500 white note envelopes, with black border
1000 white card envelopes, with black border
5000 extra-large size white envelopes, very
smooth and thick, o. by ~ inches
300 pounds black sand in Id. papers
BY the act approved June IL, 1874, the Secre-
tary Of the Senate is directed to confne his pur-
chases exclusively to articles of the growth and
manufacture Of the United States, provided the
same can be procured of such growth and manu-
facture of suitable quality and at reasonable prices
upon ns good terms ms TO quality and price as can
be obtained Of foreign growth and manufacture. I"
A preference will therefore be given to the pro-
auctions Of American industry; and all persons
making proposals. TO supply any article will state
whether the same ia Of the growth and mannfac-
turs of the United States.
The articles must be delivered at the Office Of
the Secretary Of the Senate at Washington free of
any charge for carriage, on or before the FIRST of
October next.
Every article must be Of The very best q,,alifv, un-
less an inferior article is called for.
A sufficient specimen Of each article propossd
for Cof paper half quirs, and OF envelopes Q5)
is to accompany tho proposal. and to be marked