The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-09

of the United States and placing the under contract
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
frequency Of trips modo Of conveyance and times OF de-
parures and arrivals all tho the Of the
mail between the different sections OF the country the points
OF mail distribution and the regulations for the government
of the domestic mail service of the United Sates IL 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 contraet All
pcatons for the establishments alteration o mail arrange
men and the appointment of mail messengers should be sent
this Office All claims should be submitted it fer iranspor
taon service not under contract the recognon OF said
necessary authority for the proper credits at o
hce From this office all posmaters at the ends OF routes
eese the statement OF mail pfecrnea or the
respective routes trepors weekly TO the Anaor al con-
tracts executed and all orders Affecting accounts for mail
transportation; prepares the statistical exhibits o the mai
service and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
men OF each bid also OF the contracts made the new SER
vice originated the curtalmens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance OleeJohn Marron esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this oies are
assigned the supervision and management OF the financial
AUDITOR embracing with the draft offices and other
deposiaes Of the department. the issuing Of warrants and
mail and other persons the superv vision
of the accounts OF Offices under orders TO depos their
ts balances ut designated points and the saeenendenee
of the rendition by postaster of their quarterly returns oil
postages 1t has charge of the dead letter office OF the IS
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
with.
should direct their quarterly returns of postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net pro-
their certificates of deposte to him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns OF the depostaes OF the
department well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection ONceJohn 0akford, esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks To this Office is assigned the duty Of
ceving and examining registers OF the arrivals and de-
parture the nails certificates of the service of route
agents. and reports OF mail anres of noting the delin
contractors preparing thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports of mail failures providing and send
ing ont mabags and maillocks and Keys, aud dong All
exact performance. of all mail contracts.
All cases of mail depredation violation of law by pr
yate expresses by the forging illegal OF postage
stamps under the supervision OF this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredations other violations of law mailocks and
keys should be directed Chief Clerk, Post Office Depart
All registers the arrivals and departures of the nails
certificates Of the service OF route agents reports
ures applications for blank registers and reports failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or i'm
perfect service, should be directed "Inpecton oce, Post
Office Department"
DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War. In the secre
tarys office proper there chief clerk suhord
clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals O0ec.-This Office, at the head of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adjatant Generals oaiceCol Samuel Cooper, Adjntan
General Assistants-Lieut Col ". G. freeman, Major
Major John +. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
office kept all the records which refer to the personnel Of
the army the ros &c II is here where all military COM
missions made out.
Qaarteraaster Generals Office Gen. Thomas S. Jesup
quartermaster general Charles Thoma assistant quarter
master generals Captain NJ NJ CLARK, district quarter
master Major IT, G. Wayne, in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
po.,aser Generals Ofee-Col b. +. Larned paymaster
generals Major ST. Clair Denny district paynaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Cora,sissary Gcnerafs Office George Gibson, com
missary generals assistant Captain A. f. Shria six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Generals 0ee.-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
assistants, IL. T.. Wood DIR. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O6ce.--General Joseph g. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. kurz live clerks and
messenger.
Topoqyophcl Burea--Col. j. J. Albert, colonel Of the
corps; assistant Lieut.. NJ. l.. Smith; four clerks and
messenger.
Oydnance Bureau.-Coone H. R. Craig colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain VIM. Maynader eight clerks and
messenger.