The southern press., 1851-06-26
oSvrcE or THE SECRETARY OF THE SrsArE,


hard calendered, gilt, faint-lined
do white Alto. post paper, satin finish, with
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
s do white note-paper, satin finish, with black
2 do botting paper
IL dozen quarto portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, with locks
do cap portfolios, without locks
IL do four-blade penknives, pearl handles, sill
yer tipped
l2 do small ltwo-blade penknives, pearl handles,
silver tipped
3 do four blade penknives, buck handles,
tipped
2 do ivory-hande erasers
10 do pairs scissors
l6 do pearl folders
25 do ivory folders, inches long and inch
wide, and to weigh not less than ounces
lS do ivory handle wafer stamps, chequered
90 do small seals for notes
18 do paper weights
10 pounds was tapers
gross black-iead pencils, Faber's No. &
2, or others OF like quality
II dozen Standishes orpump inkstands
9 do large glass nkstands
do cutgass inkstands, / inches square for
desks, with hinge tops
do cut-gIuss sand stands, IL inches so,,,re
for desks
10 do sma-size cut-glass or fancy inkstands
do bronze or other spring-top inkstands
5000 clear quilts, No. 80
5000 Opaque quills, No. 80
5000 clear quilts, No. 10
doy loru bor al
400 do small-barref steel pens do
800 cards Perry's three-pont steel pens, or 9TH
ers Of like make and quality
200 do Perry's hne-point steel pens, or others of
like make and quality
100 do Perry's elastic fountain steel pens, or
others of like make and quality
no dozen long point steel pens
$50 do bullion pens
100 doz. Phneas' bank steel pens, or others of
like make and quality
gross other steel pens
do large-barrel pen handles, rosewood
4 do small-barrcl pen handles, rosewood
Ado small pen handles
10 dozen fancy pen handles
"a do cloth pen wipers
7do. pint jugs. of black ink, of the very
bes, quality
25 do hulf-pint jugs do do do
9 do bottles red ink do do
90 pounds red waters for letters in square or
oblong boxes, containing ounces each
"a dozen boxes sma-size transparent waters
"a do boxes fancy motto waters
4O pounds red wax, of the very best quality,
10 sticks to the pound
l20 do red wax, OF the very best quality, 90
sticks to the pound, in ,-pound boxes
80 do black wax, of the very best quality, 90
sticks to the pound, in i-pound boxes
S do black waters
90 dozen small boxes fancy wnx
3 do pieces of TASTE assorted sizes
gross red tape, No. %
do red tape, No. l9
100 do red tape, No. l3
5pounds India rubber, 40 pieces to the pound
IL dozen memorandum books, octave size. mo.
rocco covers
do memorandum books, very small size, do
$50 letter files
~ dozen embossed paper boxes, like the sam
pie at this Office
2 do japanned sandsihers
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
40, 900 large-size white letter adhesive envelopes
10000 smalI-sze white letter adhesive envelopes
$1,000 large-size brown letter adhesive envelopes
10000 large-size white note adhesive envelopes
$4,000 smaIl-size white note adhesive envelopes
25,O00 envelopes, TO suit the fancy, note paper
5000 fancy card enveIoTes
$4,000 plain white card envelopes
$500 white letter envelopes, with black border
$500 white note envelopes, with black border
! 900 white card envelopes with black border
5000 extra-large size white envelopes, very
smooth and thick, 81 by 4I inches
300 pounds black sand in | 10. papers
BY the act approved June II, 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-
fscture of suitable quality and at reasonable prices
upon as good terms as to quality and price as can
be obtained Of foreign growth and manufacture" 7"
A preference will therefore be given 10 the pro-
ductions Of American industry; and all persons
making proposals 10 supply any article will state
whether the same is Of the growth and manufhc-
ture 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.
Epsry article mast be Of ht rsry best quality nm
less an inferior article ia called for.
sufficient specimen Of each article proposad
for (of paper half qure. and Of envelopes 25|
Is TO accompany the proposal, and to be marked