Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-27


as, COO yards calico
Is 600 do Merrimac calico
is 600 do blue drilling
Is GOO do white do
5000 do Georgia stripes
500 do blue dennins
! 500 do cottonade
80 900 do bed ticking
500 do Kentucky Jeans
5000 do sattine1
2,G0 do plain linsey
5000 do bleached shifting
5000 do domestic shirting, unblesched
IO,seO do checks, stripes, and plaids
$50 dozen wollen s0cis
500 yards fannels, assorted
500 pounds cotton thread
100 dozen spool cotton
30a pounds best Chinese veSmIllion
1.5OO do American do
1000 DO brown gillins Irvine, No. 10
1850 flannel shirts
ZOO calico do I'd
2 500 pounds beads, white and black, asserted
l,s"o pounds beads, ruby and blue, assorted sizes
...... CLAssNo.4.
keady-mads Clot&t~g.
IS" blue cloth frock costs
ESQ do pant'loons
$50 do vests.
ESQ blue and mixed satinet coats
$50 do do DO DO DO Psn,sloons
CLASS No. 8.
Hardware and Agricultural Imp!snsxts 4asi
1900 pounds brass kettles -s'
I, 200 tin kettles
aSo nests jaPsnned do, 8 in a nesq
rs dozen i0-qusrt tin pans
~ do 6-quar d.
90 do 4-quart do
$50 do 2 art do
$50 do but her knives ....r-...
200 do rcslping do ....
IS gun hints
10y gross gun worms
l2S dc ash hooks, assorted
800 dozen do lines da
$50 gross needles
150 dozen coarse tooth combs
$50 do hne-tooth combs
$50 do scissors
10 do bush soytbes
Is do grass do
do grain do
do ADDE'S
30 do grubbicg hoes
81 do wedding do
40 pairs names
100 do trace chains
100 log chains
500 drawing knives, 10 and 1s inches in length
SSo augeTs, In equal proportions Of IL, I, \,
zoe hand saws
30 cross cut saws, feet in length
Is do do do do
$50 dozen hand saw fles
do cross-cut saw files
do wood rasps
$50 quarters socket chisels, \, 1, and 2.inch
70planes, fore and jack
10 dozen shovels
IS do spades
$50 camp kettles
1900 short handled frying pans
90 dozen basting spoons
$50 do Iron table spoons
30 do tin cups
Is do scythe snaths
Is do axes, to weigh from 4 Y to sX pounds
ii0 do half ares, 70 weigh 81 pounds
~ DO hatchets, to weigh \ pound
do broad axes, ordinary Size
$50 do zinc mirrors
200 do IRE steels
.. CLASS Nos.
NorfAsssf 8sns.
,GiO northwest guns, nint lock
quo do do percussion lock.
Said goods to be furnished at Boston, New
YORK, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, elm
cinnati, st: Louis, Detroit, or Chicago, as may
be speciaed In the accepted bids; and the dsiive.
April next, or at such time or times theresNG
during the year 1857 as may be ordered by the
Commissioner Of Indian Ahslrs.
The right will be reserved to require greater
or less quantity OF any Of the articles named than
that specified In the above schedule; and alss any
others Of the eclass. but Of different descrip-
ton, that may be needed, at the lowest market
prices
Goods Of American manufacture, of II req ired
styles and quality viii be preferred; but as most
Of the samples OF blankets and cloths are foreign
fabrics, IL Will DC necessary, In proposing do
nestle article OF either Of those classes, that's
sample thereof shall be forwarded to this onacs.
at as early date as practicable.
Each bidder for guns viii be required 10 exhih
II sample OF samples OF the kind ana q ualItvhe
proposes to furnish and the department reserves
the right OF acf epting such bid or bids "a 70 he
lieved to be most advantageous 10 the Indian,
considering serviceable qualities, prices, &c
The articles to be furnished must in All rssn.,,.
conform to, and be equal with, the ssmnIss
which may De seen q this Once, or such samnIss
Of American manufacture and Guns "A msy he
furnished ana approved They WIN be ri,iaIv
Inspected and compared with the nm ., So az
agent or agents appointed for that pupose spch
as may De unequal thessto In snv perf,cni.r min
De rejected In which case the contracfor ,v,lI ha
pound 70 furnish Others Of the reouiSe1 lind =,
auanty Withln three days; or, II that be NOT done
. ..y VIII DC purchased at his expense. Psvmsnt
WIN Dc made for the goods receive6 nm iayo,cus
, y, ceIiaed by the agent OF agents apnointeS
Bonds will be required In the amoun, n, ,,.
pIo iof the faithful performance of IT. sort,sc,
WIN Two or moro sufeties whose suNIciercv ~,
Ds cert He'd by United States Judge Or a,stIict
The proposals must embrace the .,,,o,s. ,-,,.
sne Quantities thereof, they sre sPrsnee In ,ss
IoIsgoing schedule, with the p,ioes snne,ed ~
eacn In dollars and cents at which thev VAL ~,
Idfnished, and the amounts nust Re $1,000 &c
ana footed up for each class. Tbsy shonia v Sa
submitted with the following heading:
Tor wei hereby propose 70 furn,.h n, IN.
% the terms Of1h aAv.St.s,,.~-sp ~ SoCos0lnS