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An Erroneous Rumor.-Information to be
relied on reached Washington this morning
fatty contradicting the story that the yellow
fever had broken out on the U. s. Ship St.
Lawrence, the temporary receiving ship at the
Norfolk station to which the recruits collected
there for the service were sometime since
transferred from the old and unseaworthy shi D.
of-the-line, Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-31

SCHOOL BOOKS.
~ GRAY a. BALLANTYNE, l9e Seventh n
have received very large and complete as~ort-
rnent Of the Books used I'm the various Public and
Privae Schools, Academies, and County Schools
in this vicinity, including IN new series recently
introduced into the public Schools Of this CITY,
viz: Cornell's Primary and intermediate Geogra-
plies, Perkins Arithmetic, Bullion Gnmmars
&c, which win be sold wholesale and retaila al the
very lowest prices. au 30-St
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service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
ment of each BID algo o the contracts made me Ger
vice Originated the curtzimeu ordered and the adtOl
allowances granted within the yeaE.
FTaanes OFcsJohu Marron ESQ., Third Assistant Post
General and twentF-une clerks To this ohce
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business Of the department devolyed BY law upon the
Auditor, embracing accounts with the draft Offices and ether
dposares u the department the issuing af warrants and
drafts 81 balances reported by the Auditor to be
due a contractors and other persons the supervision
o the 0 Offices under orders dspoa their quar-
tey balances points, and the sGperintendenee
a the rendition BY postnastes 0 their quarterly
postages IL has charge of the deate ece, Of the is
SUNG OF postage stAps and stamped envelopes Tor the pre-
payment Of postage and Of the accounts connected there
with.
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postastes
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those
draft Offices letters reporting quarterly the pro-
ceeds OF their Offices and thoss al depositng Offices,
their certificates Of depoe 20 him shoad also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns o the aeposaics Of the
department we at applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead ietsrs
Laspecon 0Ssoe.-J0hn 0akfhrd esq. chief clerk, and
clerks To this office il assigned the duty Of
ceving and examining the registers OF the artras ana de-
partures Of the mas certificates Of the Of
agents, and OF mail failures OF noting the dein-
quencs Of and preparing thereon for the
the Postmaster General; furnishing blanks tor faa
registers and reports mail failures Frosing and send
inE gihags and uis locks and keys and doing all
other things which be necessary 10 athni and
exact performances Of all mail contracts
AL Of mail depreciation Of violation Of law by prl-
expresses hy the forging Illegal OF postage
stamps under tic supervision o this Office and should De
rspnrted 10 IT.
An nications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depredatons other violations Of law, maoek and
keys should be directed Chsf Clerk Post Office Depart
meut."
An registers 81 the arrivals and departurss the mails
certRcaIs service agents. reports Of mail fail
res appcsons Cor blank registers and reports Of failures
perfect ssryiss shud be drsetsd Inspection oce Post
Ufhce beps-ssaanS.
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Hon Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War In the Secre-
tays Office pFer there are chief clerk suho-d-
nate clerks messengers and four waichnEn The fol-
lowing bureaus are attached 20 this department.
Commanding Gsneras 0fica.Ths Office, at the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at Sew York
Aasfanf Generals OsfecCol Samuel Cooper, Adjutant
General AsslstantsLieut Col. W. q. Freeman, Major
George Deas, and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
f. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
kept all the records which refer the personnel Of
army the rolls ae- u is here where all military
missions made out.
QHarscraa.ter Generals lsseeG Gen. Thomas 3. Jesrp
geDcra Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general; Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
Major III. G. Wayne, in charge ct ciuing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
aynsazsr General. OfEcsCnl. b. r. Iarnsd pavuaster
general Major C&ir Denny district paymaster eight
clerks md one messenger.
onamiqsary Tenerars OFcr.-Gan. George Gibson,
issary general assistant Captain A. Z. Shrias six clerks
and messenger.
Sarge1n Generals 09ce.Cen- Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants, Or. r. C.. Wood aad DR. Richard H.
Coolidge; three cierks.
Engiaesr Ogoe-General Joseph G. TOtten, chief eng-
assistant Lieutenant John d. kurz i've clerks and
messenger.
Typographical BargaHCul. j. J. Albert, colonel Of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. NJ. l. smith tour clerks and
one messenger.
9rdaaace Aforementioned II. L. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynadar eight clerks and
messenger.
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Appointment OF superintendent Of Buildings
and Grounds ar the University of Virginia.

annual mseinz Of The board o. visitors 81 ine lnyef
OF Virginia. offered the following res nlon,
which adapaGc:
frnm the f past ysar,
University might win apty
relieved Sum he supeIsro lhd
o buildings The University,
with advantage he enuhard 20
would devoie m Nioir lls
discnnrg. OF hose and oner duties Tor uae compns
whaIc subject be referred 70 'he executive
0f The pracinr IN me
appoint
of ralary fxceennr .1 ~ ~
University mnud pI0ngIca ~
division OF labor between The proctor Ena SUI
pcrintsndenl"
resolution e unsrsaned, proc Of
csmEnitice VIII pro
septenher maze the arpnin'nef
resolution, and pGiy al wno nhs be
duo~ed 10 offer for appointment lat
sipond be qualified 10 nse the aIgn
and fvw hundred eer, contiguous
supsrinendence ef s The lu'hint q The NJ
keep Them IA renr a'd nave
landscape garoening planning o.
hpy further desired will he ebesrfnY gwen F-
caus applications fba unaarsgnea, enaorea
aAppicarons Superintendent Of Buildings ard GIannds
PREsTis-
aueuY4 IL, Iss5. Proctor Universi.y Of Virginia
Aug ls-codfl9sept
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Proposals for building Light-house on Jonesa
Point, near AIexandria. yirs inia-

Tnr.suRv DrrsErEsMr,
Light nauas PgEatd,
washrEtan. =, ttJa.
UKupasAIs win be received sad II
September epcned fr tsfisiHg
building bph Joncrs Psp Putorae
nearA Al~xA ioth November ni1;
ALI he huldng rrick finafsuns ana 81
circular on rp
bv ~
specincato be al this 0ee,
nd The Of q u AIeYanaia
be accepted sal be executed ~ onae
,Ic
the whole work u curpsrd and
inspected ana approved ny r egt
curdnn
aud all Lids that may b1 deem
ed prejndicisi pu..c
bids should be sed ard addressed "a. undsfsgned1 c
rsed Proposals for Jonss's ioini LgbI-hcnse
EDAsD l.. r.. UAgDrAsTLE.
Aue 23-eodln Engineer Sncreiary
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Completion OF Panama Railroad.

I-rancton Las.forna.
Uusird steamships New fofk
x@1EMB for aspnwan on 11tt of each month.
win from Panama
steamships insprerd approved Navy
Department and guaranty spced oai safety.
The Panama f7 comyieed um ocrhu
Tir baggage
IN
money lew expenses The
port New Yrk Panama.
San Francssco detention Of accident thai
the entirely relnale.
Passengers any Aspin
wall
each steamer, and chHrge
a chidren without
the 1T
West ssfoeg, New York, l. w. RAYMOND
MnvB
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Runiay as ssssa Washington and oseirnut y hours
Through Tickets and n.=gaxs Checks be
vs. Aagt9n.
TaE ard Ohm EAroad having srenuy improved iss
wesern 0rs tr. iaieEl
ellen bsiwesn Washington, baltimore All pvrianA u the
Northwest
The eunne1ian sswsen ra,ns Washington
WashHgte Ianesn. 4ey called Relay Housel miles
hasneen snd te oha nvrr B~xRAxe b ehee Aoa through ~
wheeling Washington siAan Eeencked transferred
raaaa poinls bryana The connecting taans
washington dails Al g. and ss, aanaAgs al shs
Wbe-ng ssrsa CEN
Nneeag, ZGness.r,
GOLL As These unins cgnnecf Newark with the Newark
an-aee, saadnsEy iF sanusky, Tordo Desro,
Coaabus Q o
Latte Manaf raroed xenia, CINCINNATI, LOUIS
VILE, Ac- Al Asnia Little Miami aioad
r,sa @ WIN me an nr"lsn H. p''ea a !" a. 1 isf's
FasaeAsrfs holding through tickets T Memphis Nickssur
trssser1rd Cincinnati
Tesrp for Eyansve, co, and S. Loais sold by ths
FOR CLEVELAND, via Cleveland Toledo. Detroit CHI
easo Soc tess,s sold ~rn ,e ona nsvisahe between
Wheeas Weisvile. CORY mler where with
the Cleveland and rtr'sburs railraaa is made
Travellers requested nnice that white ss ae only
RFoFdur and washington,
shocs spr and deoi 10 nearly all e leadns panss N
sa miles, 100 shorter than ny other
Fsre by through sicker from Washington Wheeling 50 s5
Cuapmens S,3 Dayton, SIS 80 Cincinnati. so Louisville
ny s al g y a ~ Tdo ~ 20. 5r,sot sis %
Craeo sa 65 and so So Loa sss 80 and s5; Memphis,
faprr's Ferry, Mapshug Berkeley Springs
Cubernnd Bedford sger fedmoH oaklann and Farmoun,
hrt~ean Baltimore and Wheeling take O.
Baltimore, Aanapos se special
rar further uforn.on, through ieseis Ac Apply
PARsciss, agent, n W Washington station - :, ,,
Master Of Trsuspor,u,inn Baltimore and
May 5-dG uho nairaaa, Baltimore
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THE institution ~h Monday
Il tie o cole
conducted ae and
moral a1s inrriua advancement
building
competed, used exciuaivy Tor ie recommendation
Their sonnry, grounds, study
had Fonpaa will rnrry of the
oiccfs especially assigned VIII attend them
their
freIed btweea ia and nder ndcnls
tnese who have
iensr rxpsTfencs tie education af yonli
The observatory eulcse, extensive phusnpica nppa
raGz sc of Rroingca
peeiuan-, r, srd Lie students Of this institution nd
D. A. MaGuIRE,
Aug 5--dlm President
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OTrIcE ur THE Co1aAsnISs 0FFIcER,
Wua,l.nrigu Arsenal August 90

Washington Arsenal August 20, 1855
SEALEB PROPOSALS. win be Until 0eo
~ bs 2nn next edinn For buiiins srmory ~ washington
CITY, I c. the public between
Canal
SIKH The appropriations OF s30Dso having been
by Congress for the
Ms-t-r builders arsripr for this building will prsse
udee
additional explanation order
ppasais which sy will be enaid do
leisure this Office
proposals received hut from experienced and
bndr, DONE
persons unknown the undersigned,
viii be expected satisfactory brfe e hid be
secepied.
rsposay- according the ~ the bill
work. cacusea wIt peclsion the
nd Tie.
experienced appoinisd viii be
ground u budding after The work
af I've commanding officer, Is
strictly oanElira with
WIN. II. BELL,
Major Commanding Washington AfsenBl
Ang al -2awt 9Oet fInl & Bath san.
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Casscd se.scs Patent once,


I'm petition or abraham Howe and sdnry Grannis Of Mad
" pfayng
granted ocrnber ls4i, f'r improve
men heddes uenyer's
yerrs eslnron of said pnieni which akes
pac uu the Nth of Oasober, ls55-
petition honrd the Patent Office
Monday IL O'Clock, ard ali
o have,
why sHid petition ought Ia he granted.
required file in the Patent
specially forth
All flied by either
transmitted
Office. which will be furnished
picann.
will be closed the aSth Of Scpen
relied testimony,
he fled in before morning
ANY, wi thereafter.
Uninn- iuieiIi
ganceT, Evening star, Washington d. e Rspubhcan BG;
Philadelphia, Scientific
New York. N. Y. rnsi, Boston, week for
previous En- dag of ocrcbsr
- - s. e. sHUGEgT,
Lei
p E-EdtDrF papers rcase cory,
Office, continuing This notice
Apra a-fa
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ss removed oce re-ie N Tfankla Row corner
o Thte@ush He VIII 70 devote his 1iiep
tian urtipaY Unilte 5r1its Haprms Court
Having arvoed enhrrrniHg patents ne VII
aiv advice apininus atsng hHfns
the Patent ee srpssl the eet uee asssiani
ius,css ~ District Cauuh'r anr r also assist IN tbe
urparnfur tra q suils patents
e npninns snd rrsre aTrn.-uts er par
hfrr Cpneres either nl hs depsnnns aho
viii prnecrs boofs board Hssaased iar ef
ndinfcntiur
oct 0s-an
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GRowK, srAsTos, An waIErR.
YIN IT.. BROWN, FRED. p. STANTON, and J. KNOX WALK
W ER parsnersnp practising The supreme
claims Washington,
1enncsee. Offices Washington and Mem
pa,es sn found either piare and
eters addressed them will prompt attention.
ApriL IL feod intel ana aenlneI cOpy.l
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washing gton Aqaedrct.

OFrrcE wAEursgToE Aeurpucr
Washington, March Z, lel5
DROP0s graduation and sck
4 washington aaueduct
Proposals. NRy will be opened nj noon OF
day.
aps prufles specifications work will be ready for
aniirnieu napda a 20th day OF April
badges, &C. pinns and specifications.
be completed under the
all fct unfinished work VIII
Congress The engineer re-
dune and
each ench appropriation and IN
holding suhcriy fctdr when and
stopped funds avsnbia
funds, per viii raid f in The Judgment o
engineer, has property executed so tar A. has
Payments upon The United statn
monthly OF The rescryng 10
all shaI the work
mems paid monthly. and n sp~cis.
Al should seard Proposas fr work
Washington Agurdnct-r
right all the bids
mhY conducive tc OF the
work.
Every accompanied by written euaraniee signed ny
ur rrspouse PERSONS effect ry
take hnt will his b'd be sccrpad,
wirin days. with good sufficient
Vt the upderaken SAID
accompanied The Unsra dislrcf
officer
known the Engiaecr De
paenf War ruaanfns able make good their
Bids win opened presence Of bidders II Of them
choose be present. - -
Capt. Of Engineers, charge
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ssapaAa souneston, fo sang and rearnrs fhry ohr
her rnuie Coz e economy OF 'mr aaa nuaey
Pa-aase from Fork TO soaaAan.pfoa end Bremen
First cabin snoop .i1oi cabin, saoan, slo
second Co.,, S6a
newspapers through tue posi- office
No !. % signed sailing.
An exp reed attached 10 raci ship.
Fortnight passgyc apply ~
70. ii. SAND, Ii South William ST.. N. Y.
q. HEisEkEs CO., Bremen.
CRDSkE2 X 10 Southampton.
WILLIAM IsIsLIs, fiavre.
Mnr s4diy
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Should sui1 srsuxihtnsce he fsfgnl,
brought ran,
-houd uu.d acqDainlance ae h.rsof,
Ana iass - suiu lang syne.N
The Elembe ending IN June iss
The jnnlr class u r eDeirg june, l, The s0pnaos
einrs ending Snn~, lrs clas a ie
enaty Japes BeEcbs assemble
Nasbnstn 2, BY e 1b,d ~ March, b ic7, iafasl
sstsa ce tnhH of sAa rarr love RAD fr~nashin which ~
uge entirely eshansr their
lives sreens and syaa'is aid snenf he ant1c ais Of
SONS 81 tseir must psuasrns conperT.
preliminary meeting OF inr seisppon,ed cn-ms'srs vii b
-iaer fisl, shesnut FanrI Finn
infited
adopted 10 iuB as possible
good enough 10 furnish te c the by nIaI nst
thetr Ee,pecsige Po~l ofacrs
EDWARD D. GRANT, NJ. D..
af Tronron, n J., Chairman af ComiI.tlee.
ALEXANDER c. HART NJ o.,
al PhIsdelpiaiay fennsyiyanias
J. NEWTON LIGnrNEE,
of Lxncaxser Pennsylvania,
PHILIP PENDIRToN,
of wn-inn, inrghaDy CO., Nd,
rA6IEL p. RiCHARDs,
OF Aasss and Glnsx Works, N.
LEWIS w. WASHINGTON,
OF Montgomery county, Maryland,
COMMITTEE.
JoHs wypsss. ~ Lebanon. Pa, seeruary.
March a1-iswiNaT1 iDteil,erEcerl
All
ed tis
of globe all Inilsa
OF
cssionniy between this dale and fe % Of March, A. D. 1851
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metropolitan Haftrood Ofzce,
Georgetown, August 1, 1855
THE animal Of the president ana directors rs now
Stockholders be supplied by cning
on the sending address through the office
j. w DEEBLE,
Aug 4-lRw3w Secretary.
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The prrsan ~is
pas u suh-rripusn be advance.
- sefsef, ~
~ si a-~alsd eisrain =
IF114n
The COUNTRY PAPER b rahishes 10 se0As G-s-E Ae
.lsBs u Congress, ~ee4is da1i iss
susscrissiams period ytas
te-rns nsopnrssuno o ahsse rates.
az~5sTN A-TFRs asrHt. sna ~
s,.r a, rvs DAILY SUBSCRIBERS, e50
wrEKI subscribers, win s ensa.ea
. coys ssaH
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nEw YgstsK. &EEME6, AED SOUTH
@@SrA ARPyON UNITED ct sTE5 MAiI. STEAMERS
siaps cnmprianr us ius the WASHING
as~.x&z<zG TON Capt. L. C4Venayi HERMANN. Capt Ed
Origins
snip Southampton bo end returning
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VoURr OF cLaIns--TEe undersigned wiil attend 10 any
" cnnhded him commissioner
pointed hy testimony, anoncy
ana councillor nny faiy lhe Capt
immsdusy opposite office 1f ihe clerk Of ie
Court Of CIaiu,s. JOHN . TYSON,
Aug s-2aw3wr iu. and star
n PHILLIPS Of Mobile, Alabama, al Practise tr
United cams,
any connected with his prole-snn Once
IN and Louisiana avenue
June gg-d
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rims can be seCnTeG unui pnid iuss
FPupOsxD DATES OF sAfLIrG.

EDWARD K. COLLINS,
SIS Wall street, ". Y.
BEOwE, EusPIEY, a CO.,
Liverpool.
STEPHEN EENNAKD 4 Co,
Ftars, London.
q. g. WAINWRIGHT x Co,
GEO. "A DRAPER, Havre.
zhip win acrountahc fnr god silver
buian specie lcvcry precious mcra'n, unless bills %
fading signed thereof therein
Ap25-du
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TREASURY Department.

The Treasury Department Of the Offices d the Sec
retary Of the Treasury, two cemptruer commissioner ~
he customs aix snditos reasureF register solicitor sh
house board and coast survey.
The following brnf Indication Of the duties Of these
several Offices and Of the force employed therein respectively
Seorsarys 0bFceon James Guthrie. Secretary Of the
Treasury Han. r. G. Washington, Assistant Secretary
engineer charge; architect and three raRgbsmen
temporarily employed. and three clerks The ecre
ay Of the Treasury charged with the general supervision
of the fiscal transactions Of the government and g the
cuon Of the laws concerning the cmnerce and navigation
Of the United SzieH He superntend the survey Of the
oeas the ghthDuse establishment the marine hospitals Of
the United States, and the construction Of public
bindings for custom houses and other purposes.
Firss Cosspfros 06rsEiisha whittiesey, esq, Comp
ruer, and fifteen earks He prescjoss The mode Of keep
tnE ana rendering ur tbs civil and diplomatic
vioa well the public lands and and cses the
balances arising thereon
Second ComPfrollc's 0Tos.-Tohn N. Bredhead, CSC,
Comptroller and clerks lie prescribes the mode
n keeping and rendering the II the army, navy
and Indian departments Of the public service and rev and
ocrtihes the balances arising thereon
O6us n Coppssossr 81 tie casfsnusugh J. Anderson.
ESQ. Commissioner and eleven clerks Re prescrbes the
mode 0f kenpag and rendering the accounts OF the customs
revsnne and dbursemeE and Cor the building and repair
ing &C, and reYss and cgres the balances
arising thereon.
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r-RAysIS LAMB Looking tass. Portrait, and Pic
ture fame manufacturer, Pennsylvania nveunsfaor
mirror Of all elaborate style and finish con-
SANITY delivered complete
York. thereby saving the csi OF soxins
freight. and risk Of breakace.
The public respectfully inviiedto call
Ng ndluif
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Hon. Caleb Cushing, Attorney General Of the United
States; r. IL Giilef, esq chief clerk The ordinary
ness of this Office may be classified under the following
heads
l. Official opinions the business or the govern
ment called for by the President BY head OF depart
lunt, by the Solicitor uf the Treasury.
=. Examination Of the titles of all land purchased the
arsenals h0Gses Light houses and all other
public works of the United States
3. Applications for pardons il al Of conviction in the
courts 81 the United States
4 Applications FIR appointment in all the ueiciEnd legal
business OF the government
The conduct and argument of all suits in the Supreme
Court Of the United States IN which the government
cerned.
g. The supervision Of all other suits arising the
departments when referred by the head thereof AttU
nev General.
70 these ordinary heads OF the buRnes uf the Office are
added al the present time the following, via
First The direction of all appeals land claims in Cali
fornia
secnnd The codiscation and revision of the laws Of the
District Of Columbia.
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PORN or GUARANTEE
To Capt. G. Msigs, Us Ensines-s.
undersigned, residents uf " the state OF -.
Jointly svsry, with the United States and
the efarrvg uf accepted.
tsry will, of the said hd,
win good and sufficient ~
conformity the
m. advrrltscInenl made And IN the
ainrcsad.
ma e good ue BY Tho sad and
'hs heas alssnsn A. u.
G.. ID.
berrbv certify ai knowledge and belief the
above named gusrautors good and sufficient
fsrnedl T. r. I
Mar s-5pwtzhN Mas klawf
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The Organization Of the Executive Depart
menls OF the Government Of the United stases


The whole machinery employed to conduct the bnsines
arising u foreign relations with all the powers
ceiFed The number employed IN Department. IL aft
u the United states s only seventeen oaws One Sec
ret4ry Of state, tHon- William l.. Marcy one Asssfani
Secretary u State, twilam Hunter one chief clek
twelve clerks, one Translator, and one librarian.
ploBaaic Brunch hrsBch af the State Department
has charge 0f all correspondence between the eaeot and
other diplomatic agents Of the United States abroad ant
those Of Foreign powers accredited this government In
all diplomatic nstructons sent from the department, ad
communications af
rlrs, &e prepared copied and recorded and all Of like
character received Registered and ed their
being iirst enrrsd IN anal ytie table index.
Consaar granehThs branch has charge Of the cores
pondence between the department and the eonsu and
comercin Of the Bntsd States In il instruetiour
those ocsrs and 10 their deratches and
ters from persons asking for agency or rea-
ting consular affairs, prepared and recorded
The D5using Agen.-Hs has charge af ali correspond
and other matters connected with relating
fund with the disbursement Of which the department
charged.
The Traasanr Hs duties are to furnish such ransla-
nns the department reqaire. He also records the
commissions Of consuls and vice eonsus when not in Eng
upon which exequatgrs issnod.
Cleak of apFasasacss end anlnai makes ont
and records commissions letters Of appointment and nam
nations TO the Senate makes out and RECORDS ezequAtus
and records when English the thay
issued Has charge Of this library.
Clerk or he Role aud rchireaIe takes CHARGE of the
rolls enrolled acts and resolutions Congress- Us they
received AZ the department from the PRESIDENT prepares
the authenticated copies thereof which nr called for pre-
for and supernends their publication and 81
ties II the newspapers and in book form attends their
distribution throughout the United States and that
aJcumerts and publications in regard which this duty
assigned to the department writing and answering all let
ters connected Herewith Has charge OF all Indian treaties
and business relating thereto.
Clerk Of Antheafiops md copy-t yhfsHe has charge
Of the seals Of the United States and the department and
prepares and attaches certificates papers presented
thsneaon receives and for fees Has charge
OF publications transmitted the department under the
relating % records aud indexes their tes
cords all letters IRON the department. other han the dpo
matte and consular.
Gisk Of furdoss and PaSportse prepares and records
parduas and reissions ard registers and e the petitions
and papers winch they founded Makes out and
cords passports keeps daily register of all letters. other
than diplomatic consular received and OF the DISPOSE
made OF them prepares letters relating this business