The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-10

OF the United States and placing the under contract
embracing all correspondence aud proceedings respecting the
frequency Of trips mode Of conveyance, and mes OF de-
partnres and arrivals all the roues the course Of the
mail different sections country points
OF mail distribution, aud the regulations for the government
Of the domestic mail service Of the United States IL
parea the adverseeuts Cor mail proposa receives the bs
and takes charge of the annual occasional mail lettings,
and the adjustment and execution OF the contracts All
plicaons or the establishment or alteration of mail arranq
and the appointment Of mail messengers should be
to this Office. All claims should be submedto Ter tfanppor-
aon service not under contract AZ the recognition Of said
service first be obtained through the Contract Office
authority for the proper credits the Auditors OF
flee From this Office all postmastes Al the ends Of routes
ceye the statement Of mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective routes reports weekly to the Auditor all cou
tracts executed and all orders affecting accounts for mail
transportation prepares the statistical exhibits Of the mail
service aud the reports Of the mail lettings, giving state
ent Of each bid also Of the contracts made the
vice originated the curanens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance 06ice.John Marron esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twenyone clerks. To this Office are
assigned tho supervision and management Of the financial
business Of The department. devoyed by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the drat Offices and other
drafts Of balances reported by the Auditor to DO
due to mail and other PERSONS ths supervision
f t Of offices under orders to depoae ter quar-
ery balances designated points and the uperintendence
Of the rendition by postmastcrs OF their quarterly returns OF
poagcs 1t has charge the dead-lettcr office, of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment of postage and OF the accounts connected there
To Third Assistant General all postmastcis
should direct their quarterly returns OF posta those at
& a n r er ncs fss n tb 1o he ac
her certificates of oposte to him should also be directed
tho weekly and monthly returns OF the epostare OF the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection O6ics.-John oakord, esq chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this office is assigned tho 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 failures of noting the deiin
qences of contractors and preparing thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports Of mail aares providing and send
other things which be necessary faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All of mail depreda.on Of violation OF law by pr
vate expresses by the forging Illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
dcpredations other violations of law malocks and
ment"
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates of the service OF agents reports of mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports Of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular inn
perfect service should be directed Inspecon Oco Post
Office Department"
Wan DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War; In the Secre-
tarys office there chief clerk sgbord
nate clerks, two messengers and four wachnen The fol-
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
Commanding Generals o5ice.Ths Office. at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Aaia,ant Generals ogee.col. samuel Cooper, Adjatan
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams, Judge Advocate
Office are kept ali the records which refer to the
tho army tho rolls &c 1t is here where all military
missions made ont
Quarteymaer Generals OJfce.--Gen Thomas :. Jesup
quarternaser general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general Captain M. NJ. Clark, district quarter
master; Major H. G. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
pagnsasfsr Generals ODqee-eo b. r. Larned paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks aud one messenger.
Con,raissary Generaps O8ce-Gcn. George Gibson COM
mssary general assistant Captain A. o. Shria; six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generore Q6iceGen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general; assistants DIR. Il. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer Office. ce.-General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
neer; assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurz five clerks and
messenger.
T,pographoal Bnreau-Col. j. j. Albert colonel Of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. M. H. Smith; four clerks and
messenger
Ordnance bureau Colonel ii. r. Craig colonel of ord
assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
messenger.