The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-21
CITY OF WASHINGTON. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER o. 1856

First Apditors 06fce-Thomas l.. Smith, esq., First Aud
or and nineteen clerks He receives and adjusts the
counts of the revenue sppropri-
atoms and expenditures account of the civil list and under
Commissioner OF the Customs and the First Comptroler
speetively, for their decision thereon.
Second Audito Q6oePhlip Clayton, esq, Second Aud
or and wentyone clerks. lie receives and adjusts all
counts relating the pay clothing, and recruiting OF the
army as well as armoes arseas and ordnance, and all
accounts relating TO the Indian department and reports the
balances to the Second Comptroller for his decision thereon
Third Apaitqr's 05ice-Isobert j. Atkinson esq., Third
Auditor and seventy eight clerks. He receives aud adjusts
all subsistence Of the army Qualifications Mill
ary Academy, military roads aud the Quatermarters de-
pstnient as well as for pensons claims arising from mill
property lost in the military service under various of
Congress aud reports the balances to the Second Comptro
Ter for his decision thereon.
Auditor aud s;xesa clerks lie receives and adjusts all
for the service Of the Navy Dpart tmon and reports
the balances TO the Second Conptroer for bis decision
thereon.
Fijih Aaditor's OGce.-Murray Mcconnell, esq., Fifth
Auditor and six clerks He receives and adjusts all accounts
for diplomatic and similar services performed under the d
recou State Department and reports the balances
the First Comptroller for bis decision thereon.
Sirh AUDITORS 0iesW William +. Phillips, esq, Sixth
Auditor and hundred and clerks lie receives and
adjusts all accounts ang from the service OF the Post Office
Department His decisions are final unless an appeal be ta
ken in twelve months to the First Comptroller and he
intends the collection of all debts due the Post Office Depart
ment.
Teasrers Office Samuel Casey, esq, Treasurer, and
thirteen clerks He receives and keeps the moneys of the
United States in his office and that of the repositories
created by the act OF the 9Th of August s46 and out
the upon warrants drawn by the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, countersgned by the First Comptroller and upon
rants drawn by the Postmaster General and cuntergned
by the Sixth Auditor, and recorded by the Register. He
also holds public advanced by warrant to dsbursng
officers, and PAYS out the upon their checks.
Registers 0Hee.Fiuley Bigger, Register, and twenty
nine clerks He keeps the of public receipts and
pendures receives the returns and makes out the official
statement Of commerce and navigation Of the United States
Customs all and vouchers decided by them, and
is charged by law with their safe-keeping.
Solicitors ODce-Francis b. sreeer, Solicitor and six
cerks He superintends all civil suits commenced by the
United States the United States attorneys
marsha and clerks in all matters relating to them and their
States courts, showing the progress and condition OF such
suits has charge OF all lands and other property assigned
tue United States in of debts and has to
dispose of the for the benefit of the United
States.
Light House Boord-TIon James Guthrie, president !;
G. Totem q un.ed states army COX ames KearneV
Unired States army Prof A. D. Bache, Superintendent Of
Lieut. Thornton A. Jenkins United States navy secreary
Capt @ T. r. S 9ne seo h and
repairing of light houses ghtyesses buoys and beacons
contracts for supplies OF oil, DC
United States Sarrey 0fce.-Procssor A. ID. Bache
LII. D., superintendent and superintendent OF weights and
Captain H. w. Benham United States engineers, assist
ant, in charge Of the Coast Survey Office.
Captain W. r. Palmer Typographical engineers assistant
A. w. RUSSELL chief clerk.
G. B. Snow, in charge Of archives.
Professor A. g. Pendleton, United States navy conputer
of lopgitudes.
Lieut. W D. Whiting United States navy, hydrographic
officer.
Captain A. A. Gibson, United States army
Assistant j. Il. Higard, in charge of computing division
Assistant L. L. Pourtales, in charge Of tidal division.
Lieut.. j. G. Tidba, United States army, in charge of
drawing division.
Lieut. j. G. Clart, United States army in charge of
craving division. m
Samuel Helm, disbursng agent.
George Mathiot, eectrotypist.
Joseph Saxton assistant to superintendent of weights and