The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-14

OF the United States and placing the under
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
frequency OF trips mode of and times Of de-
parures and arrivals all the routes the OF the
mail between the different sections of the country, the points
OF the domestic mail service of the United States Ii pre-
the advertisements for mail proposals. receives the bids
and takes charge Of the annual and occasional mail lettings
and the adjustment and execution of the All
pcatons FOR the establishment alteration Of mail
and the appointment Of mail messengers should be
TO this Office All claims should be submitted il for transpor
taon service not under contract the recognition OF said
seryne Is first 10 be obtained through the Contract Office
necessary authority Ior the proper esets al e adi.ors Oi-
nce From this Office all pomaters al the ends Of routes
ccse the statement OF mail arrangements prescribed for the
respective reports weekly the Auditor all
tracts executed and all orders affecting for mail
prepares ne s'ase-i exhibits o. the mail
service and the reports q the mail lettings giving state
ment OF each bid also o the contracts made, the
vice originated the curtaiments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance QicsIohn Marion, esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty-one clerks To this Office
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business of the dcyoved by upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
eeposiares OF the department the isnng and
due 20 mail contractors and other persons the supervision
of the OF offices under orders deposte their
Of the rendition by postnasers their quarterly or
postage II has charge Of the dead letter Office of the is
suing of postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
with
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General all
shond direct their quarterly returns OF postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro
their certificates of deposte him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns of the deposares Of the
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection Oce-John oakford esq, chief clerk, and
clerks To this Office is assigned the duty OF
ceving and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
partures of the mails certificates the service of
agents. and reports OF mail failures; of noting the den-
action o the Postmaster furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports of mail failures providing and send
ing mail bags and maiock and keys, and doing all
exact performance OF all mail contracts.
All eases mail depreciation violation Of law by pri
vate expresses by the forging illegal OF postage
stamps are unde- he supervision Of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money letters mail
depredaon other violations Of law, maiocks and
keys, should be directed Chef Clerk, Post Office Depart
nent."
All registers OF the arrivals and departures Of the mails
certificates of the service Of route &gent reports Of mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against for irregular i'm
perfect service should be directed nspecton Office, Post
Office Department
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. jefferson Davis, Secretary of War In the secre
arys office proper there are chief clerk subord
clerks, two messengers and four watchnen. The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department;
Commanding Generals 0foeThis office, ut the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New \ ork.
Adjutant Generals 05ee.Col. Samuel Cooper Adjutant
General. Assistan.s-Lieut. Col W. g. Freeman, Major
Major John Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
Office kept all the records which refer the personnel Of
the army the rolls, &c 1t is here where al military com
missions made
Qaarermaser Geseraf's Qfoe.-Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quartemaser general Charles Thomas, assistant quarter
master general Captsin NJ NJ Clark district quarter
master Major H. C. Wayne, in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
paVmosfer GeneraPs Ogfec-Col b. r. Larned paymaster
general MAJOR St. Clair Denny, district pay master eight
clerks and messenger
Connissary Generals oce.-Gen. George Gibson, COM
Inssary genera assistant A. T. Shrias; six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals 05fce-Gen. Thomas Lawson surgeon
a.. nr md and nr hard
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer 0gce.-General Joseph G. Totten, chief epg
assistant Lieutenant JOHN ID. Kurtz five clerks and
messenger
Biographical BnreaH-Col. J. j. Albert colonel of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. NJ. L. Smith, four clerks and
messenger
Ordnance BareanColonel II. x. Craig colonel OF ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
messenger