The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-05

of the United States, placing the under contract
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
parres and arrivals all the routes the Of the
mail between the different sections Of the country the points
Of mail drbutou and The regulations for the government
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 contracts. All ap
pcaons for the establishment alteration OF mail arrange
en and the appointment OF mail esengers should be sent
to this office. All claims should be submedi ii for traspor
taon service not under contract as the OF said
fvce first to be obtained through the Contract Office
necessary authority for the proper credits Mt Tie AUDITORS OF
ce From this Office all postnastcrs at the end OF routes
respective Itreports weekly the Auditor all
tracts executed and all orders affecting accounts for mail
service, and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
nen OF each bid also of the contracts made the
vice originated the cutaents ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
F.aance ORceJohn Marron esq, Third Assistan; Post
master General, and twenyone clerks To this Office are
aasigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business of the department, devoved by law upon The
Auditor embracing accounts with the DRAFT offices and other
deposaries OF the department the issuing Of warrants aud
due mail and other persons, the supervision
of the Of Offices under orders to depoe their
the rendition by posmasers OF their quarterly returns of
poages It has charge of the deadetter Office OF the is
suing Of postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
With.
should direct their quarterly OF postage those at
draft offices, their letters reporting quarterly the net
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
hspeciion OBics.-John Oakord, esp, chief clerk and
seventeen clerks To this Office assigned the duty of
iyng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
partures the mails certificates Of the service of route
agents. and reports Of mail failures of noting the delin
quences contractors and preparing thereon for the
action Of the Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports OF mail aures providing and send
ing out mail bags and mail locks and keys, and doing All
ot be
exact performance Of all mail contracts.
All Of mail depreciation, Of violation of law by pr
expresses or by the forging illegal oI postage
stamps under the supervision OF this oce and should be
ali communications respecting ost money, letters, mail
depredaons other violations Of law, ma-locks and
keys, should be directed Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
lnent'
All registers Of the arrivals and departures of the mails
certificates of 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 in
perfect service should be directed nspecon oice Post
Office Department."
WAR DErARTmEsr.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. In the Secre
tary office proper there chief clerk, snhord
nato clerks, messengers and four watchmen. The fol-
lowing bureaus attached 10 this department;
Commanding Generals OlfccThis office, the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott is at New York.
Adjnt Generals ODice.--Col. Samuel Cooper Adjuant
General. Asssants-Leut Col W G. Freoman Major
George Dess, and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
Major John F. Lee Nine clerks and messenger In this
Office Kept all the records which refer to the personnel Of
the army, the ros &C. 1t Is here where all military COM
missions made out.
Qaurtermostr Geuerors 0Niee.-Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quartemaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general; Captain NJ NJ. Clark, district quarter
master Major H. G. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Papnasssr Geuerars OfoeCol. b. f. Larned. paymaster
general Major ST. Clair Denny, district paynascr; eight
clerks aud one messenger.
Comassary Generals OUice.-Gen George Gibson, COM
nssay general assistant Captain A. Il. sras clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals 01cc.-Gen. Thomas Lawson eurgeon
X g. Richard III.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer Odice-Generai Joseph G. Toten, chief eugi
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. hurz five clerks and
messenger.
Tapoyraphical BlreanCoi j. J. Albert colonel Of the
corps assistant, Lieut. NJ L. Smith; four clerks and
messenger.
Ordnance aforementioned II. X. Craig, colonel of ord.
nance assistant Captain Vim. Maynaier eight clerks aud
messenger.