Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-19

$50 pounds cotton NATIVE
IS do best Chinese vermillion
LOCO flannel shirts
] 500 calico do
Class No. g.
Ready-made C1otbsnp.
500 blue cloth frock coats
800 Do vests.
HdrdUurs and Agricultural EmfJemasss.
2,e00 pouncs brsss kettles
|, 200 tin kettles ss.-.
L. dozen 10 quart tin pans
20 do 4qusrt do
70 DO 2qusrt do
70 do butcher knives
"a do scslping knives
1000 gun fnts
8 gross gun worms
80 do sQusw avis
do FISH hooks, assorted
100 dozen do lines, do
l& gross ntedles, do
125 dofen combs do
IS do SCISSORS do .s-r
do bush scythes
do grass do -..c
4 do grain do
do AIDES
Is do grubhing hoes
4s do wedding DO
100 pairs hames
200 do trace chains
NO log chains
loo mule collars
loo drawing knives, 10 and Il inches 10 length
200 augsrs, in equal proportions Of IL, J, Y and
160 hand saws
Is cross cut SAWS, feet in length
rs do do 6 do
20 dozen hand saw files
S.. do cross cut saw files
do wood rssps
$50 quarters socket chis.ls, u, 1, and inch
90 planes fore and jack
10 dozen shovels
10 do spades -. -.s
800 csmp kettles
2oo short hsndled frying pans. -.,
CLASS No.4.
Ares.
LOO dozen axes, to weigh from AZ 10 6x pounds
70 do half axes, to weigh 81 pounds
~ do hstchets to weigh IL pt und
100 brood axes, ordinary sise.
CLASS No. o. o-.-.s.,...
IO) northwest guns two-thirds Of which must
measure SO inches in length Of barrel;
and one third AZ inches In length Of bar
rel: to include the covers and packing.
cases. .#.r.-
Bid goods to be furnished at Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, 81. Louis, De-
tIoit or Chicago, may be specified in the soc.pt-
ID tide; and the deliveries thereof 70 be made by
he LIST day of prii next or st such time or tines
thereafter, during the year 1885, rs may be Order i
by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
The right viii be reeerved to rsIpire q greater or
less quantity of any of the articles named than that
specified in the above schedule; and also sny Other
lowest market prices
Gcods Of American manufacture, Of the REQUIRED
styles and quality, will he preferred; but Is the
a. mpies Of blankets and cloths foreign fabrics
1t will De ne e~sary, in proposing domestic article
# either Of these kinds, that sample thereof shall
accompany the bid.
The ticles to he furnished must In ell respects
nufArm 70, and be equal with the samples recently
selected. which msy be SEEN at this ofsoe. They
VII be rgndly inspected and compared with those
samples by an agent OF AGENTS 81 ponted for that
5urpose Such as may be usual thereto, In any par
1uisr, viii be rejected; in which case the contrac-
II will be bound to furnish others Of the REQUIRED
kind or quality within three days, or If that be not
'one. they Will be purchased at his expense. Paw
nrnt will he made fer the goods received on invoice
.n.rroi, certified by the agent or agents appointed
to inspect then.
The experience of the department will oonstrsin
It TO decline TO consider proposals from persons Who
ale not regular AMI established dealers In the par
tlcu kinds Of articles bid for or from those no
ave Lot acquainted themselves by an exAminstion
of the sampies. with the character and quality Of
taoe requirsd and those lids only will be accepted
which, circumstances considered shall be deemed
most advantages us TO the Indians of the United
States
b nds will be required, In TIE amount of the
hid, for the faithful performance Of the ocptr.ct,
Win two or more suretiss, whose sufnc .ency must
be certified by United States judge or district
attorney.
The proposals must embrace the articles, With
quantities thereof as they are rarged in the fore
going schedule, with tie prices snneYed to tarh in
iolisrs and cents at which thew viii be furnished,
and the amounts must be carried out and footed up
for each class. They should be submitted with the
following heading:
Il br WEI hereby propose TO furnish Tor the ser.
vice Of the indian department. and according 10 the
terms f its advertisement therefor, dated sept.m-
Der 18th, 1854 the following articles at the prices
thereto affixed (here insert the list according TO the
class or classes propo-ed for deliverable in the CITY
OF Boston New York, Philsdeiphia, Baltimore, Gin
cipnsfi, st. Lonis, Detroit. Chicago. the case
may be-, by the first day Of April next or at such
tm- or times, durirg the ear 1876, may be Or
tered by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs; and
Tor wei will also furnish, at the same prices, such
5ditionsl Qusntti,s Of the same kinds and quail.
ties Of goods and st the lowest market prices, such
other articles Of q different description may lie
required for the service of the Indian department
tu Wig tie yeAr 1866, deliverable above ststee.
Aud II this proposal he accepted (here insert the
words in VIII le or IA part more ,han one class
thereafter execute q contract accordingly, and give
security. ssltfscta to the Com mis- iensr Il Indian
Affairs for the faithful perfoI nance Of the same"
Zach prop sal muFt slso be accompanied BY q
guarantee, in the following form, to Be- signed ty
two or more responsible persons, whose sufhsiepcy
must be certified by one more persons, personal
iy or officially known to the departure nt:
81 Tor we) hereby guarantee that the shove bic.
der Tor tidoers) If q cont act shall be awarded to
him, lor them according 10 his (or heir) foregoing
i'd ar proposal will executs Q contract and give se
crr.ty far the peri rmaboe thereof - prescribed in
the alyertisement cor proposals for Indian goods
dated September "a, 1854; and Tor WEI agree to
pay any and all ds Images losses witch the United
States 2 the Indians may tuier by r.ason OF fail
ure 20 to do the part Of sid bidder Tor bidders
No proposal will be considered hat does not
strictly conform to the terms and directions of this
advertisement CHARLES Z. MIX
Acting Commissioner.
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