The daily union., 1855-09-18

service aud the reports of the mail lettings giving
mont Of each bid also Of The contracts made the new SER
allowances granted within the year.
Finance 06eeJohn Maroon esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and twentyone clerks. To this olhce
assigned the supervision and the financial
business of the department not deyolyed by law upon the
AUDITOR embracing accounts with the DRAFT ohoe and other
drafts in payment of balances reported by the Auditor to be
due TO mail contractors and other persons the supervision
Of the accounts Of Offices under orders 10 depoe their
ery balances designated points, and the superintendent
OF the rendition by osmastes OF their quarterly returns Of
potases y has charge Of the deadetler oce Of the Is
payment OF postage aud OF the accounts connected there
with.
should direct their quarterly of postage those at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the net
their certificates OF deposite 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
Inspection 0aies. John oasord, esd chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks, 10 this office assigned The duty Of
ceivg and aming the registers OF the arrivals and de-
partues of the mails certificates of the seryice OF route
agents. and reports Of mail failures Of noting the delin
action Of the Postmaster Genera furnishing blauks for
registers and reports of mail failures providing and send
ing mail bags and mail locks and keys and doing all
other things which be to secure athul 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
reported to 1T. .
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
depredaons other violations of law, ma1ocks and
keys, should be directed Chet Clerk Pest Office Depart
ment."
All registers Of the arrivals and departures of the nails
certificates Of the service OF route agents. reports mail fall
applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
and all complaints against contractors for Irregular or i'm
perfect service, should be directed lnspccon Oice Post
Office Department."
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; In the Sccre
arys office proper there chief clerk seven snbord
pate clerks two messengers and four wachmen The fol
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Generals Obice.-Ths Office, Mt the head Of
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adiutam Generals OBcc.Col. Samuel Cooper, Adiutant
General. Assstans-Lieut. Col. w. G. Freeman, Major
George Dea aud Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate,
Major John f. Lee. Nine clerks and messenger In this
Office kept all the records which refer to the Of
the army, the rolls, &c 1t is here where all military
missions made out.
Quofdrmaster Geperaps Office. Gen. Thomas 8. Jesup,
quartermater generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master Major H. g. Wayne in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger
Payaasier Generals ODice-Co b. f. Larned puy,naster
generals Major St. Clair Denny district paymastef eight
clerks and one messenger.
Comassary Generals 0giee.-Gen. George Gibson, COM
mssary general; assistant CapainA e. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
Swgeon Gcnerors 06icc-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
generals assistants, DR.. X. c. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O9ice.-General Joseph G. Totten, chief epg
neer assistant, Lieutenant John d. kurz; five clerks aud
one messenger.
Topagapa5eag lsuseau.eo j, j. Albert, colonel of the
one messenger.
Ordnance Breaa. Colonel II. r. Craig colonel Of ord
assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight cier ks and
one messenger.