The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-10

United States and placing the under eantae
embracing all correspondence and proceedings me
parures arrivals all the routes the eoarEe OF the
mail between the different sections Of the eonntry the points
Of the domestic mail service the United States pre-
the advertisements for mail proposals. receives q BIDS
and hs adjustment execution OF the contracts All
peaons for the establishment alteration Of mail arrange
Inents appointment OF mail should DC sent
70 this Office All claims should be submitted TO for ranspor
taon service not under eoaract a. ,hs Tse9gn9%s % ~ s
authority Tor the proper credits at the o
fee From this Office all postmaster At tae ends q r9g, re-
respective trepors weekly TO the Auditor aH con-
trsnsporstion prepares the statistical exhibits Of the ma
service, and the reports Of the mail lettings gyg stats
Vice originated the ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year
Finance 06ies.lohn Marron. Third Assistant Post-
General, and twenty clerks To TINS tdgo ace
assigned the supervision and management o. te nnans -
bushes o. the not shs ds ees and other
depesiiaes Of le department the issuing :. aha
due 70 mail contractors other persons the snpery sion
Of Of Offices under orders TO deposo her aar
tery balances at designated points, and the
of tie rendition by their quarterly returns OF
postages 1t has charge of the deadetter once o. te Is
Risnsn' %iih. 2 p'''4Ss' ''a - s
should their quarterly returns OF postage Lose at
draft Offices their letters reporting quarterly the mel pro-
their certificates OF deposte him should also be directed
the weekly and monthly Of the deposaries OF the
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection 0Gcs.John Oakford, esq., chief clerk, and
ceivng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
parures the mails certificates Of the service Of route
and preparing cases thereon tor the
action Of the General furnishing blanks Tor mail
ing out maibags and ma-ocks and keys, and doing all
other things which be necessary to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts; =,
All mail depreciation, OF vioiaton OF law py P-
expresses the forging Or Illegal use Of postage
the supervision OF this oee ana shouu DO
respecting lost money, letter., mail aa
keys should be directed Chief Clerk Post Office Depart
All registers of the arrivals and departures of the malls
certificates the service Of route agents. reports Of m M
applications for blank register and nd Irssar or @
perfect service should be directed nspecton ONCE fos
office Department"
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War In the seefs
once proper there are one fnar The o
lowing bureaus are attached to this department:
S sss ssa 7 s'
Adjtant Generals 0ice.-Co Samuel Cooper aaaan Wai
General. Assistants-Tieut Col W g. Freeman mslor
Major John f. Lee Nine clerks and In 70
office kept all the records which refer to the
the army the rolls, &c IL Is here where ah ihiita
missions made out.
Quarermaster Geasrap. 0aice.-Gen. Thon@s s. Jesup,
master general Captain NJ. NJ Clark, district quarter
Major H. c. Wayne, in charge of clothing branchS
eleven clerks and messenger.
Payaster General. O6ice.Col b. f. Larned, paymaster
general Major St. Clair Denny district paymaster eight
clerks and one messenger.
Coumissary Generals OHce.-Gen George Gibson, COM
mssary general assistant Captain A. E. shrAs SIX clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon Gensrurs O6ce.-Gen. Thomas Lawson surgeon
general; assistants Or. r. @. Wood and Dr. Richard IL
Coolidge; three clerks.
Engineer O6ee.-Genera Joseph G. Totten, chief eng,
neer assistant Lieutenant John d. hurtzj hye CLERKS and
messenger.
T,pooraphico BnreamCol. j. j. Albert, colonel OF the
corps assistant Lieut.. NJ. l.. Smith; fsur clerks and
messenger.
Ord.a.e, Bsreon-Coonel H. r. Craig, colonel Of ord
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynadierj eight clerks ana