The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-06-16

service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
nent Of each bid also Of the contracts made the ser
vice originated the curtaenss ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance ofeeJohn Marion, esq Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this oee are
assigned the supervision and management of the financial
Of the department devolyed by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft oes and other
deposaries of the department the issuing warrants and
drafts payment Of balances reported BY the Auditor TO be
due mail contractors and other the supervision
the offices orders deposite their quar-
ery balances designated points and the superintendent
Of the rendition by postmastes OF their quarterly returns
potages 1t has charge the deadotier office of the IS
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
payment of POSTAGE and Of the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant General all posmasers
should direct their quarterly returns of postage those at
oeeds Of their Offices, and those depostng offices,
their certificates OF depose TO him should also be directed
department well all applications and receipts for
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection Qgios.John oakord esq, chief clerk, and
clerks To this ohce assigned the duty OF
ceivng and examining the registers OF the arrivals and de
partures Of the nails certificates Of the service OF route
agents. and reports Of mail aiures OF noting the deln
quences of and preparing thereon for the
action of the Postmaster furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports of mail failures; providing and send
ing mail bags and malocks and keys, and doing all
other things which be to faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All cases Of mail depreciation violation Of law by pr
expresses by the forging illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office, and should Dc
reported to it.
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depredaons other violations OF law maillocks and
keys, should be directed Chef Clerk Post oce Depart
ment"
registrars of the arrivals and departures of the mails,
certificates the service Of route agents reports of mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or I'M
perfect service should be directed fnspecton Office, Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre-
tays Office proper there chief clerk seven subod
clerks, messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department.
Commanding Generals 06ce.Ths Office at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adiutaat Generals OGcc.Col Samuel Cooper, Adutant
General Assistans-Tieut. Col. w. G. Freeman, Major
Major John r. Lee. Nine clerks and In this
Office kept all the records which refer to the OF
the army the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military com
missions are made out
Quarternaser Generaps Office Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quartermaer general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general Captain NJ. NJ. Clark, district quarter
Major H. g. Wayne in charge OF clothing branchi
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Pay,aster Geacrars Obice-Co b. +. Larned, paymaser
general Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Conussary Generals O6icc.-Gen. George Gibson COM
and one messenger
Surgeon Generals OgfceGen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants, DR.. X. G. Wood and DR.. Richard IL.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer OBice-General Joseph G. Totten, chief engi-
neer assistant, Lieutenant John d. Kurz; five clerks and
messenger.
Typographical Bureau-Co J. j. Albert colonel of the
one messenger
Ordnance aforementioned II. r. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger.