The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-04

of the United Sates and placing the under contract
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
artures and all the 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 Staes pre-
the advertisements for mail proposals. receives the bds
and takes charge of the annual and occasional mail lettings
and the adjustment and Of the ALI ep
pcatons for the establishment alteration OF mail arrange
nept and tho appointment Of mail messengers should be sn
this oce Ali claims should be for ranspor
taon service not under contract the recognition OF said
service first TO be obtained through the Contract Obce
necessary authority for the proper credits at VI
flee From is office all pormasers at the ends of routes
respective routes Itreports weekly Auditor all
tracts executed and all orders affecting accounts for mail
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 curments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance O0ceJohn Marron, esq Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this office are
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business OF the deyoved by law the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft Offices and other
dposiaes of the department the issuing Of warrants and
drafts in payment OF balances reported by the Auditor to be
due to mail contractors and other the supervision
OF the Of offices under orders doposite their
tey balances designated points, and the superntendence
OF the rendition BY postnaster OF their quarterly returns
postages II has charge of the dead letter oc 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 dep0se him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly returns of the depotaries OF the
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection O6cs.John Oakford, esq, chief clerk, and
seventeen clerks To this office assigned the duty Of re-
ceving and examining the registers of the arrivals and de-
parures of the mails certificates of the service OF route
agents. and reports of mail aiures of noting the deln-
qences OF and preparing thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster Generals furnishing blanks for mail
registers and reports Of mail failures providing and send M
other things which be to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All Of mail depreciation of violation Of law by pri-
vate expresses, by the forging illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
depredatons other violations OF law, maiocks and
ment''
All registers of the arrivals and departures Of the mails
certificates of the service Of route agents. reports OF mail fail
applications for blank registers and of failures,
and all complaints against contractors for irregular or i'm
perfect service should be directed Inpection Office, Post
Office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary of War. In the Secre-
tays office proper there chief clerk snbord
nate clerks two messengers and four watchmen The fol-
lowing bureaus are attached to this department.
Commanding Generals O5ice.Ths Office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York.
Adu,a", Generors oGce-Col. samuel Cooper, Adatant
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
office kept all the records which refer the personnel of
the army the rolls &c. is here where all military COM
missions made ont,
Qaertera,aster Generals OiceGen Thomas 8. Jesup,
quartermaer generals Charles Thomas assistant quarter
general Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. G. Wayne, in charge of clothing Branch
eleven clerks and messenger.
Paynaaster Generals O9fcs.Co b. F. Larned, paymaser
general Major st. Clair Denny district paymaste; eight
clerks and one messenger.
oo,aaaissary Generals 08ce.Gen. George Gibson
mssary general assistant Captain A. +. Shrias six clerks
and one messenger.
Surqsoa Geaerurs Oce.-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general ASSISTANTS DR.. r. G. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer OGceGeneral Joseph G. Totten, chief ongi-
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurtz five clerks and
one messenger.
Topoyraphcal Bureau.Col. j. j. Albert colonel Of the
corps assistant Lieut.. III. l.. Smith; four clerks and
messenger.
Ordnance Colonel H. r. Craig colonel of ord
nance ASSISTANT Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
messenger.