Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-26

SUI yards hanneIs, assorted
500 pounds cotton thread
100 dozen spool cotton
800 pounds best Chinese vermillion
1850 do American do
1900 do brown gilling Irvine, No. 30
] 200 do cotton maitre
3 500 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
1850 pounds beads, white and black, assorted
1 $40 pounds beads, ruby and blue, assorted sizes
CLAssNo.4.
Rsady-mads Clothing.
$50 blue cloth frock coats
80 80 do vs psn''i''n'
Glass No. s.
Hardware and Agricultural Imptsnsmts and
1000 pounds brass kettles
$50 nests japanned do, g in a nest
rs dozen lO-quart tin pans
AZ do 6-Quart do
30 do 4-quart do
500 do butcher knives
200 do scalping do
rs M gun hints
IO0 gross guu worms
$50 do squaw avis
rs do fish hooks, assorted
300 dozen do lines do
$50 gross needles
$50 doz IN coarse tooth combs
$50 do fns-tooth combs
10 do bush scytbes
IS do grass do
do grain do
do AIDES
80 do grubbIng hees
90 do wedding do
10 pairs names
100 do trace chains
$50 log chains
$50 augers, In equal proportions Of IN, Tx,
and x-inch
30 hand saws
30 cross cut saws, 7 feet In length
Is do do do do
30 dozen hand saw ales
do cross-cut saw files
do wood rasps
$50 quarters socket chisels, Y, /, and 2.inch
7Oplanes, fore and Jack
10 dozen shovels
Is do spades
$50 camp kettles
4 100 short handled frying pans
so dozen basting spoons
$50 do iron table spoons
quo do tin cups
Is do scythe snaths
rs DO axes, to weigh from X 5K pounds
1i0 do half axes, to weigh az pounds
~ DO hatchets, to weigh X pound
s. do broad axes, ordinary size
$50 do zinc mirrors
200 do fire steels.
CLASS No.6.
Northusst Guns.
1000 northwest guns, flint lock
QUO DO do percussion lock
Said goods to be furnished at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburp. Gin
cinnati, 81: Louis, Detroit, or Chicago, US may
be specified In the accepted bids; and the delive
res thereof to be made on before the LIST day of
April next, or at such time or times thereafter
during the year 1857 as may be ordered by the
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
The right will be reserved to require a greater
or less quantity Of any Of the articles nsmed Than
that SD9Ciied In the above NJ hoAul
Others OF the same class, but Of different descrp
tion, that may be needed, at the lowest market
prices .-r.e.. '"iAe'
Goods Of American manufacture NJ n. ,.,r,,.d
styles and quality win be preferred; but as most
OF the samples OF blankets and cloths are foreion
fs sS.' VIII be Necessary, in proposing Do
sample thereof shall be forwarded To M. ofaca
at as early date as practicable. 0''
Each bidder Tor guns will be required to exhib.
II sample Q. samples Of the kind and quality he
the right Of acr epting such bid or bids ss are he
lieved to be most advantageous to the Tndians
considering serviceable Qualities, prices, &c
Inc articles 70 be furnished must in All respects
conform to, and be equal with the sampIes
which may be seen at this office, or such samnIss,
OF American manufacture and gums q. nal \.
furnished and approved. They will be riaidiv
Inspected and COMPARED with the samp Q. by al,
as may be unequal thereto In any particular will
be rejected In which case the contractor will he
oouna 70 iurnish Others OF the required kind or
quality within three days; or, II that be NOT done
they will be purchased at his expense. Psvmaoi
will be made for the goods received on invoices
thereof certified by the agent or agents Appointed
TO inspect them.
Bonds will be required In the amcun, ~, A..
bid for the faithful performance of the Contract
with two or more sureties, whose sufRciency mnst
be cert fed by United States Judge or district
attorney. b.. ..s.-
The proposals must embrace the articles. with
the Quantities thereof AZ they are arranged in the
foregoing schedule, with the prices annexed to
each In dollars and cents at which they will n,
ana footed up for each class They should be-
su4 ~ with the following heading:
~.,v,, lor vel hereby propose to furnish for the
- ,h. ~ the Indian Department, and according