Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-01

1900 do sattinets
12,00O do plain linsey
5000 do domestic Shifting, unOleached
5000 do do sheeting do
1909 do checks, stripes, and plsids
$50 dozen wol!en SCOTS
500 yards hannels, assorted
200 pounds cotton thread
100 dozen spool cotton
300 pounds best Chinese vermillion
$50 do American do
2,OOO do brown gilling Irvine, No. 30
200 do cotton maitre
$500 fannel shirts
4, NO calico do
$3.50 pounds beads. white and black, assorted
$40 pounds beads, ruby and blue, assorted sizes
CLASS No.4.
Rsady-maSs Clothing
2So blue cloth frock coats
go do vests, S''"'
CLASS No. S.
HdrdOdrs and Agricultural Implements and
1000 pounds brass kettles
200 tin kettles
$50 nests japanned do, IN a nest
Is dozen lO-quart tin pans
~ do 6-Quart do
GU do 4-quart do
SO SO DO DO s sa . isst knives Se
200 do scalping do
IS gun nints
i0J gross gun worms
$50 do souaw avis
Us do Ash hooks assorted
quo dozen do liIes do
$50 gross needles
$50 dozen coarse tooth combs
lou DO hae-tooth combs
$50 do scissors
10 do bush scytbes
IS do grass do
3 do grain do
8 do AIDES
30 do grubbine bees
% do wedding DO
20 pairs hams
100 do trace chains
100 log chains
500 drawing knives, 10 and IL inches in length
S'o aagefs, IN equal proper ions Of ~, l., {,
2C0 hand saws
ID cross cut saws, feet in length
ID do do do do
80 dozen hand saw files
, do cross saw hles
do wood rasps
go Quarters socket chiseis, \, l, and Pinch
~ planes, fore and Jack
~ dozen shovels
Is do spades
a5O camp Kettles
q ,OOJ short handled rfyiuy mans
~ dozen basting spoons
$50 do iron table spoons
300 do tin cups
Is do scythe snaths
,i 6 90 axes, to weigh from ~ to sx pounds
i4o 90 haf axes, to weigh 3 4 pounds
~ do hatchets, TO weigh < pound
3 do broad axes, ordinary Size
i5D do Zinc mirrors
ZOO do fire steels
CLASS No.6.
Northwest Gxns.
i,uo0 northwest guns, flint lock
5O0 do do percussion lock
Said goods to be furnished a, BOSTON Menu
rork, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Gin.
cinnati, st: Louis, Detroit, or Chicaga. ss NAV
be spec lfhd In the accepted bids; and the delive
hheleoi 70 Ne made on or before the LIST day Of
apLn next, or a. such time o. times thereafter
curing the year 1857 as may be ordered bv tbe
commissioner Of Indian Affairs ~
The right viii be reserved to req uire a y,e.,s,
or less quantity Of any Of the artic4s namsd than
IN the above schedule; and also any
others OF the sameclass but Of different desc,in
tion, thai may be needed, at the lowest martpt
prices "'~iAet
Goods Of American manufacture. OF III reo,,,s1
~ ~ ana qHaity VIII be preferred; but as most
labrlcs, IL Will be necessary, In proposipo . ~
mestc article Of either Of those cIsssss 49,.
sample thereof shall be forwarded to this once
at as early date as practicable. '
Each bidder fjr guns will be reon,,.6 ,,.xs,,
IL sample OF samples Of the kind ana onaIitrh n.
proposes TO furnish and the department re.syres
me right OF accepting such bid or bids az are be
servicea Die qualities, prices 40
The articles to be furnished must in All resnac,.
conform to, and be equal with, the sampIss
wh.ch may be seen at this oface, or such SAMPLES
Of American manufacture and guns AZ msr hs
furnished and approved. They will he ,iayyaI,
Inspected and compared with the samn' J, Is,
agent or agents appointed for that puTnoss ync Oh
as may be unequal thereto in any particular win
pe ieJecfa; In which case the contractor will be
bound to furnish others Of the required Mind y.
quality within three days; or, IL that be not DONE
hey will be purchased at his expense. Pavmsol
will be made for the goods received on invo,css
hereof certified by the agent or agents appointed
Bonds will be required In the amount NJ Tho
bid Tor the faithful performance Of the cont,scs
win TWO or more sureties, whose suf1icisncy mnst
De De certified by United States Judge or district
The proposals must embrace the articles. with
ne quantities thereof, they are arranged in tka
foregoing schedule, with the prices annexed m
Seen IN dollars and osnts at which they win be
snd ssnea, and the amounts must be carried ont
anS S looted up for each class. They should he
&C. re with the following heading:
service Of we hereby propose to furnish for the
10 tbs ,n me indian Department, and accopdfpg
:" 'ne terms Of its advsftlsemsut thersfor Ssts3