The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-17

OF the United States and placing the under contract
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
patues and arrivals all the routes the Of the
mail between tho dereat sections of the country the points
of the domestic mail Of the United States 1t pre-
the advertisements for mail proposals. receives the bids
and takes charge OF the annual and occasional mail lettings
and the adjustment and of the All ap
plcaons for the establishment alteration Of mail
mens and the appointment Of nail messengers should besen
to this office. All claims should be submitted for transpor
aon service not under contract as the recognition Of said
service first TO be obtained through the Contract Once
necessary authority for the proper credits the Auditors Of
ce From this Office all postnaers at the ends OF routes
respective routes Itrepots weekly Auditor all
executed and all orders affecting accounts fer mail
rtaon prepares the statistical exhibits Of the mail
service and the reports OF the mail Lettings, giving state
ment of each bid also Of the contracts made the SER
vice originated the curtaments ordered and the additional
allowance granted within the year.
Finance 0ece.John Marron esq., Third Assistant Post
General, and twenty-one clerks. To this office
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial M
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the DRAFT Offices and other
Of the the issuing Of warrants and
drafts in payment of balances reported by the Auditor to bo
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
Of the of Offices under orders to depoe their
ery balances at designated points, and the superntendence
Of the rendition BY postmasters of their quarterly returns OF
posages 1t has charge OF the deadetter Office OF the IS
suing of postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
with
20 the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters
should direct their quarterly of postage those Mt
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-
their certificates of dcpose to him should be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the deposare of the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection ODscs.--John Oakord esq., chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this Office assigned the duty of
cevng and examining the registers OF the arrivals and de-
parures Of the mails certificates Of the service of route
agents. and reports of mail iailures Of noting the delin
action Of the General furnishing blanks for mail
registers, and reports Of mail anres providing and send
ing mail bags and malocks and keys and doing all
other things which be necessary to faithful and
exact performance Of all mail contracts.
All cases Of mail depredaton of violation of law by pr
expresses by the forging illegal of postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredatons other violations OF law or malocks and
ment'' eN'''
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates of the service of route agents. reports
applications for blank registers and reports of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or i'm
perfect service should be directed Inspecon Office, Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War; In the Secre-
tay office proper there chief clerk seven subord
nate clerks two nessengers and four wachmen The fol-
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding Generals Oee.-Ths Office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adu,a"t Generals Qeee-Col samuel Cooper, Adjutant
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major John F. Lce Nine clerks and one messenger In tins
Office are kept all the records which refer to the OF
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military
missions made out
. Qaartermaser Generaps OEce.G Gen. Thomas 8. Jesup
quartermaser general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master generals Captain NJ. M. Clark district quarter
master Major H. O. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
Payrsastcr Generals OJfce-Co b. f. Larned paymaster
generals Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaser eight
clerks and one messenger.
Conmissory Generals O6fce-Gen. George Gibson, COM
msary general; assistant, Captain A. T. Shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals Og'ceGen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general; assstans Dir. Il. c. Wood and Dir. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer O0ice.-General Joseph G. Tottcn, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. kurtz five clerks aud
messenger
Topographica B,reou.-Co j. j. Albert, colonel of the
corps assistant, Lieut.. NJ. L. Smith fsur clerks and
messenger.
Ordnance Colonel II. Il. Craig, colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
messenger.