The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-02-16

OF the United States and placing the under contract
embracing al correspondence and proceedings respecting the
partnres and arrivals all the the Of the
mail between the different sections Of the country the points
Of the domestic mail of the United States 1t pre-
pares the advertisements for mail proposals receives the bids
ana ahes hage OF the annual and occasional mA lettings,
and the and of the All ap
pieaon for the establishment alteration Of mail
nen ana the appointment OF mail should be sent
10 this Office All claims should be submitted il for transpor
aon not under contract he recognition OF said
service brs TO be obtained through the Contract Oce
Tor the proper credits At the AUDITOR o-
ce From this office all potmasters at the ends OF routes
respective routes Itrepors weekly to the Auditor all con
tracts executed and all orders affecting accounts for mail
service, and the reports Of the mail lettings giving state
ment of each bid also of the contracts made, the
vice originated the curtaments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year. t sf4 M
Finance CseeJohn Marion, esq., Third Assistant Post
master General and twenty clerks To this office
baaaes Of the department. not devoed by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the DRAFT offices and other
drafts payment Of balances reported BY the Auditor to b
due to mail contractors and other persons the supervision
of the accounts of Offices under orders depote their
tery balances designated points, and the supentendence
of the rendition by postmaers Of their quarterly returns Of
posages 1t has charge of the dead Office of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the pre-
payment postage and Of the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all posmasers
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at
oseds Of their oees and those At dspositiDg Offices
their certificates Of dpote to him should also be directed
department. well all applications and receipts for post
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
ps. ohm Sakord ssa chief IL, s,s csrI e and
ceyng and examining the registers Of the arrivals and de-
agents. and reports of mail failures; of noting the den
quenc Of and preparing thereon for the
action Of the Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail
ing out malbags and mailocks and keys, and doing all
other things which be TO secure faithful and
rfprmn apla aip tract s H .
All Of mail depredaton Of violation of law by pri
vate expresses BY the forging or illegal use Of postage
stamps under the supervision OF this ofce and should be
An communications respecting lost money letters, mail
depredatons other violations of law maiocks and
keys should be directed Chief Clerk Post Office Depart
ment."
certificates of the service Of route agents. reports Of mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports Of failures
perfect service should be directed nspecton ohce Post
Office Department" r arss aae aaaag
. '@ wARi pEpAnTmEST.
Hon Jefferson Davis, Secretary of War; In the Secre
tary office proper there chief clerk seven snbord
nate clerks two messengers and four wachmen. The fol-
lowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Gnersr. oiss Office, st the head Of
which Lieutenant General Scott is at New York.
Ajatanf Generars 0gce.CoI. Samuel Cooper, Adjutant
General Assstants--Lieut. Col. w. G. Freeman Major
George Deas and Captain Seth Wams Judge Advocate ,
office kept all the records which refer to the Of
the army, the rolls de- 1t is here where all military COM
Qaartermaser Generals 0ace.-Gen Thomas S. Jesup,
ouartermaer general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
generals Captain M. M. Clark, district quarter
Major H. c. Wayne in charge of clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger.
Poyma.,er Generals Q5fce-Col b. F. Larned paymaster
generals Major ST. Clair Denny, district paymaser eight
clerks and messenger.
Compisary Generals 0fce.--Gen. George Gibson,
msary general; assistant Captain A. T. Shriss; six clerks
and one messenger.
Surgeon General. 0Toe.-Gen. Thomas lawson, surgeon
general; assistants DIR. Il. c. Wood and DIR. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks. a
Engineer Oafos.-General Joseph c. Totten, chief eng
nser assistant Lieutenant John D. Kurt five clerks and
messenger.
Topoqraphioa BursaH.-Co J. j. Albert, colonel Of the
corps assistant, Lieut.. NJ. L. Smith four clerks and
one messenger. #.#.& # ." #.E.
Ordnance BureaH.-Colonel ii. r. Craig colonel Of ord,
nance assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
messenger. ..#