The daily union., 1855-10-19

of the United States and placing the under contract
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
frequency of trips mode of conveyance, and times OF de
parture aud arrivals all the routes the of the
mail between the different sections OF the country the points
OF mail dstribuon and the regulations for the government
Of the domestic mail service OF the United States 1t pre-
the advertisements for mail proposals. receives the bids
and takes charge OF the annual aud occasional mail lettings
and the adjustment and execution OF he contracts All
picatons for the establishment alteration OF mail arrange
ments and the appointment OF mail messengers should be
this Office All claims should be submitted for transpor-
taon service not under contract as the recognition of said
service Is first TO be obtained through the Contract Office
necessary authority Tor theproper credits o-
hce From this Office all postmaster at the ends Of routes
ceve the statement OF mail prescribed for the
respective routes reports weekly TO the Auditor all con-
tracts executed, and all orders affecting accounts for ma
service and the reports of the mail lettings giving state
ment Of each bid also OF the contracts made the ser
vice origned the curaments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance 0eeJohn Marion, esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks. 10 this office
business of the department. deyoved by law upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
depotares OF the department the Issuing OF warrants and
drafts in Of balances reported by the Auditor TO be
due to mail contractors and other pesobs the supervision
OF the accounts OF Offices under orders to depose their quar-
tery balances at designated points, and the uperntcndnce
OF tho rendition by posnasors OF their quarterly returns OF
postages II has charge OF the dsadeser oiee Of m the is
OF postage and OF the accounts connected there
TO the Third Assistant Postmaster General all
should direct their quarterly Of posage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-
ceeds OF their offices, and those at depositing Offices,
their certificates OF deposte to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns Of the deposars of the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection Q6iceJohn Oakford, esq., chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks 10 TINS M oee @ assigned the duy q le
partures of the nails certificates of the service of route
agents and reports Of mail ialures of noting the dein
quencies of contractors and preparing thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
@ a a Of mail sad pFend and
other things which be to faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts
All Of mail depreciation, of violation of law by pr
expresses by the forging illegal of postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
ment' 'N ~'
Of 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 nspecon Office Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre-
tarys Office proper there chief clerk, subord
nate clerks two messengers and four wachmen The fol-
Commanding Generals 0ViecThis office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott is at New York.
Adison Gensraps QesCol Col Samuel @ m Cooper Adgan
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
office kept all the records which refer to the personnel Of
the army, the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military COM
missions made out.
Q.arfermastcr Ge,eraPs OGce.Gen. Thomas s. Jegup
quarermaster general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master general; Captain NJ NJ. Clark district quarter
master; Major H. c. Wayne in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger
Paynaster Generals OHce-Col B. r. Larned paymaster
general MINOR St. Clair Denny, district paymaser eight
clerks and messenger
oonr,s~sory Generals o0lce.Gen. George Gibson,
missary generals assistant Captain A. t. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals OTce-Gen Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general assistants, Or. II. O. Wood and DIR. Richard H.
COOLIDGE; three clerks.
Engineer O6ice.General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant, Lieutenant John d. kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Typographical BureauCo J. j. Albert, colonel of the
corps; assistant, Lieut. M. L. Smith; four clerks and
messenger.
Oranance Bareau.Co!onel II. r. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
messenger.