Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-25

30, 600 do bed ticking
1,5OO do Kentucky jeans
5000 do sattinets
IL, 600 do plain linsey
5000 do bleached shifting
Is Is eco coo do domestic sh hsug, unblesched
1000 do checks, stripes, and plaids
$50 dozen wollen socks
$500 yards hannals, asserted
500 pounds cotton thread
100 dozen spool cotton
308 pounds pest Chinese vermillion
1000 do brown gilling Irvine, No. 80
200 do cotton maitre
1850 flannel shirts
1900 calico do
$500 pounds beads, white and black, assorted
SO pounds beads, ruby and blue, assorted sizes
CLASS No. d.
Ready made Clothing.
$50 blue cloth frock coats
$50 do vests. ~
CLASS No. S.
Hardware and Agricultural! implements and
Ares.
1900 pounds brass kettles
l,2C0 Tin kettles
$50 nests japanned do, in nest
rs dozen 10-quart tin pans
4U do 6quart do
20 do 4-quart do
500 do butcher knives
200 do scalping do
rs gun dints
l0O gross gun worms
$50 do sQuaw avis
l25 do Ash hooks, assorted
800 dozen do li1es do
$50 gross needles
$50 dozen coarse tooth combs
$50 do fne-tooth combs
$50 do scissors
10 do bush scythes
Is do grass do
do grain do
do AIDES
30 do grubbing hoes
90 do wedding do
70 pairs hames
100 do trace chains
$50 log chains
500 drawing knives, 10 and la inches in length
2'o angeIs, In equal proper ions Of ~, TX,
2C0 hand saws
80 cross cut saws, feet in length
Is do do do do
2 0dozen hand saw files
do cross-cut saw files
do wood rasps
$50 quarters socket chisels, 4, 1, and 2 inch
~ planes, fore and Jack
10 dozen shOvels
Is do spades
$50 camp Kettles
,OO3 short handled frying pans
80 dozen basting spoons
$50 do iron table spoons
2OO do tin cups
Is do scythe snaths
30 90 axes, 10 weigh from y to- k pounds
lqO do half axes, to weigh 3X pounds
~ do hatchets. to weigh K pound
do broad axes, ordinary size
$50 do zinc mirrors
700 do fire steels
CLASS NOT
No,thVsst Guas.
eco northwest guns, flint lock
3oo DO do percussion lock.
Said goods to be furnished at Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Gin
clnnatl, 81 Louis, Detroit, or Chicago, as may
be spec ihed In the accepted bids; and the delive
Ties thereof to be made before the LIST day OF
April next, or at such time or times thereafter
duing tie year 1857 as may be ordered by the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
The~ight will be reserved to REQ uire a greater
or less quantity Of any Of the articles named than
that specified In the above schedule; and also any
prices MAJ met
Goods OF American manufacture. of the ,eop,rsd
sty,es ana quality win be preferred but as most
OF tne samples OF blankets and cloths are foreign
mestic article Of either Of those ciassss tss SO
sample thereof shall Re forwarded to this office.
at as early date us practicable
Each bidder Tor guns will be reouired IN exb,,-
II a sample OF samples OF the kind and ouaIitv he
proposes to furnish; and the department reserves
to be- S aS sPdg such bid bids be-
considering serviceable qualities, prices dc
The articles to be furnished must in All resne,,.
conform to, and be equal with, the SAMPLES,
which may be seen at this Office, or such an nj o.
OF American manufacture and guns as NAV be
furnished and approved. They will he RIO;
inspected and compared with the samp E, nv y
agent or agents appointed for that purpose such
as may be nnequai thereto in any particular will
be rejected In which case the contractor will he
bound 10 Furnish others Of the required kind or
quality within three days; or, II that be not done,
they will be purchased at his expense. Payment
VIII De made for the goods received on iavoic es
to inspect them. ~fp''AA
Bonds will be required In the amount OF the
bid for the faithful performance OF the Contract
with two OF more sureties, whose sufaciencv must
be cert ned by United States Judge or district
attorney. ..- rr
The proposals must embrace the articles, with
the Quantities thereof, n they are arranged in The
foregoing schedule, with the prices ANNEXED m
each In dollar: and cents At which they win bs
fdrniahed, and the amounts must be carried ont
ana footed up for each class. They should be
submitted with the following heading:
Tor wei hereby propose to furnish for the
~ vac, OF the Indian Department, and according
=" the terms Of It's advertisement therefor, date3