The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-07

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
vice originated the curtalmen ordeed and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance QGee.John Marron, esq Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this Office
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
business Of the department not deyolyed by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
depostaes OF the department. the issuing Of aud
drafts in Of balances reported by the Auditor 70 be
due mail contractors and other persons the supervision
OF the accounts Of offices under orders dposte their
try balances designated points and the snpernendence
posages charge the dieter Office, OF the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes Tor the
payment Of postage and of the accounts connected there
TO the Third Assistant General all postasters
draft Offices, their letters reporting quarterly the net
cceds OF their offices, and those at depostnB oiices
the weekly and monthly returns tho depostaries the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection 0Dics.John 0akiord esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks To this office assigned the duty Of
ceyng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
agents, and reports Of mail aures Of noting the dcn
quence Of contractors and preparing thereon tor the
registers and reports of mail ures providing and send
ing out masags and maiocss and keys and dans al
exact performance OF all mail contracts.
All cases Of mail depreciation, of violation of law by pri
vate expresses by the forging or Illegal Of postage
stamps under the Supervision OF this oce and should be
XII communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredations other violations Of law maillocks and
KEYS should be directed Chief Clerk Post Depart
mcnt."
All registers the arrivals and departures of the mails,
certificates the service of route agents. reports OF mail fail
ues applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular inn
perfect service should be directed lnpection Office, Post
Office Department.
DEPARTMENT
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War. In the Secre
tarys office proper there chief clerk subord
nate clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached TO this department:
Commanding Generals ORccThis office, at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York
A9jmam General Qgee-Co Samuel Cooper, Adjatant
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate,
Major John f. Lee Nine clerks and one messenger In this
office are kept records which refer the personnel Of
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here whore all military COM
missions are made out.
Quariermaster Generals Oiee.G Gen. Thomas S. Jesup,
quarermaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general; Captain NJ M. Clark district quarter
Major II. G. Wayne, in charge OF clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Paynaar Generals ORcc.Col b. +. Larned, paymaster
general; Major St. Clair Denny, district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Commissary Generals OGce.--Gen George Gibson, COM
missary general assistant, Captain ~ Ia Sras SIX clerks
and one messenger
Surgeon Generals 06ice.Gen. Thomas lawson surgeon
general; assistants, Dr. r. G.. Wood and Dr. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Enginecr Office -Gonera Joseph G.. Toten, chief ongi
noer assistant Lieutenant John D. Kur five clerks and
one messenger.
Topogrophicol BurcauCol j. J. Albert, colonel Of the
corps; assistant, Lieut.. NJ H. Smith; four clerks and
one messenger.
Ordnance Bureau.-Colone II. R. Craig, colonel of ord
assistant Captain VIM. Maynadier eight clerks and
one messenger.