Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-31

80 s o., yards Is, Fancy List Blue Cloth
I yards saved LET Lst seaset Cloth
THIRD CLAss-DRY GOODS.
y q dozen dozen "a W WooIen s shawls
I9l pounds Linen Thread
loU pounds Cotton Thread
1852 ards Turkey red Oil Calico
Is, 900 yards Blue Drilling iis"' q p''N'''
BeS ER5ins and e,ns sr,ne
800 yards Satinet.
$500 ards Hickory Shifting
Is, 500 yards Brown Sheeting,4 A
$500 yards Duck, (for tents)
II ,0O yards Linseys
1000 yards DENNIS
5000 yards Jeans
l,s00 yards COttonades
$500 yards Checks, stripes and plaids.
FOURTH CLAss-HARDwARE.
81 dozen best Cast Steel Axes, from to 37 pounds
IS dozen best Cast Steel Half Axes, from to 8
pounds, with handles
500 Camp cities. assorted sizes
COO short handle Fry-Pans
1872 dozen Tin Pans, 2, 4, and quart, in equal
400 ao ssnI fros Tia RIsS SPOONS
H6 dozen B But iaPf knives 6 inch blade
1850 dozen Fish. Hooks, Cassortsd)
$50 dozen Fish Lines, (assorted)
The goods must, in all respects, conform to and
be seen at any time at this Office; but as the sam
pies Of bla9kets snd cloths are Of domestic manu-,
based on articles of foreign manufacture, samples
of which must a accompany such bids;
greater less quantity of any of the articles than
that specified in the above schedule. If greater
=. An bids for furnishing said articles may be re-
jected at the option of the Department.
No bids for less than entire class of the arti-
cles specified will be considered
fIcln y1r-rf.h bod rYnhA pnnfr ont mill hn
rgidly inspected and compared with the samples by
an agent, or agents appointed for that purpose.
conform to the samples will be rejected and in that
OF the T be within t furnish
or II that lie not done, they will be purchased at
Payment will be made for goods received on in.
voices thereof certiied by the agent or agents ap
No bids viii be considered from persons who
have failed to comply with the requirements of
No proposal will be considered that does not
STRICTLY COMPLY with the following require
Proposals, must embrace the articles, with the
h ea 10 and ss
class to be separately stated and footed up. Said
ai amounts at mns pc SO Sissh
Proposals should be submitted in the following
form II tor WEI hereby propose to furnish the In
dian Department, according to the terms Of the adj
Affairs, dated October 6, 1867, the following art.
cles at the prices thereto affixed Here insert the
list prepared indicated in the first graph of
this adyertisement. Said articles are to be deliy
cred at New York on or before the twentieth goth
day of February, next, or at such time thereafter
missioner of Indian Affairs and if this proposal be
accepted, Cor WEI will, within five days thereaf
ter, execute contract accordingly, and give
security satisfactory to the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs for the faithful performance of the
same"
Each proposal must be accompanied by guar
antee in the following form, to be signed by two
responsible persons, whose sufficiency must be
certified by United States Judge district attor
ney:
I'VE hereby Jointly and severally guarantee that
the above bidder, Cor bidders if contract shall
be awarded to him Cor them) according to his Tor
their bid or proposal, will execute contract &C
cordingly, and give the requisite security for the
faithful performance of the same, as prescribed in
the advertisement for Proposals for Indian Goods
dated October IT, 1857; and in the of his Cor
their failure so to do, we hereby agree and bind
ourselves, our heirs, executors and admin strators,
to forfeit and pay to the United States damages
as not less than fifteen per cent on the amount
Bonds ill be required in the amount Of the bid
for the faithful performance of the contract with
two more sureties. whose suficiency must be
certified to by nited st ates Judge or district at
tolney. CHARLES +. MIX,
&C IL thstutNl5 Acting Commissioner.