The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-10
CITY OF WASHINGTON. SUNDAY MORNING JUNE TO- 1856

service and the reports Of the mail ettigs giving
vice originated the eurtaents ordered, and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Paanes Oes.John Marron esq, Third Assistant Post
General, and tweny-one clerks. To this Office
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business Of the department., devoved BY law the
depoare q The department. the issuing o warrants and
drafts in payment Of balances reported By the Auditor p be
Of the OF Offices under orders depoe their
ter balances At designated points and the suerintendenee
the rendition BY postmasters OF their quarterly
postages. IL has charge Of the deadetter Office, OF the IS
suing OF postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
With. pifn'' : p''''s'' -' - '''' '''''
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmastes
should direct their quarterly Of postage those
drat offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
ceeds of their offices, and those az depositing Offices
their certificates Of deposite 70 him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of tue deposare OF the
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 06iesJohn 0akord, esq, chief cers, and
seventeen clerks To this office assigned the duty Of
ceiyng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de
parures of the mails certificates OF the service of route
agents and reports Of mail failures OF noting the deiin
quences q contractors and preparing cases thereon for the
registers and reports OF mail failures providing and send
ing mail-bags and uaocks and keys, aad doing al
other things which be TO faithful aad
exact performance Of all mail contracts
All of mail depreciation Of violation Of law by pr
expresses by the forging illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision Of this Office and should be
reported TO ii.
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredatons other violations OF law, malocks and
keys should be directed Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
ment
All registers of the arrivals departures Of the ma
certificates of the service OF route agents reports mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against for irregular im
perfect service should be directed 'inspecon Oce Post
Office Department"
pEPAnTsEST.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War In the Secre
tary Office proper there chief clerk subord
clerks two messengers and four wachmen The fol-
lowing bureaus are attached TO this department:
Commanding Generals 09lce.-Ths office, the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is al New York.
General AssistantsLieut. Col. w. G.. Freeman, Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate,
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and In this
Office kept all the records which refer to the personnel of
the the rolls &c. t Is here where all military COM
missions made
onarersuassr Generars O5fce-Gen Thomas S. Jesup,
general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general Captain II. NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. c. Wayne, in charge OF clothing branch;
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Payaastsr Ge,srars Ogfoe-Co b. F. Larned, paymaster
general MAJOR ST. Clair Denny district eight
clerks and one messenger.
Coapsissary Generals Obiee.Gen. George Gibson com
mary general; assistant Captain A. E. shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
Sargeon Generals O6feeGen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants DR.. r. c. Wood and DR.. Richard II.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engieer O6es-General Joseph c. Totten, chief engi-
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. Kurz; five clerks and
messenger
Topog, aphiea BareaaCol =. J. Albert colonel OF the
corps assistant, Lieut.. N. L. Smith four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Colonel II. r. Craig colonel Of ord.
nance assistant, Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger