The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-03

Of the United States and placing the under contract
embracing all correspondence and proceedings respecting the
partures and arrivals on all the routes Of the
mail between the different sections OF the country the points
of the domestic mail service the United States pre-
the advertisements for mail proposals. receives the pds
and takes charge of the annual and occasional mail lettings
and the adjustment and execution the contracts All APP
pcatons for the establishment alteration oil mail
to this oee All eas should be for
taon service not under contract AS the saa
authority for the proper Of
fee From this Office all posmasers at the ends OF routes re-
respective routes treports weekly to the Auditor all
tracts executed and all orders affecting accounts Tor ma
.S ~ ,1e ha s giving
men of each bid also of the contracts made the new ser,
originated the curaments ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Finance OGee-yohn Marron, esq Third Assistant Post
General and twenty clerks To this office are
assigned the supervision and management Of the financial
business of the department. deyoved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft oees ana otner
deposares Of the department the issuing OF warrants ana
drafts in payment Of balances reported by the Auditor to be
mail contractors and other the supervision
Of the accounts Of Offices under deposte their quar-
ery balances designated points and the superintendent
the rendition by postmasters Of their quarterly returns OF
psns and
payment Of postage and OF the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmasters
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at
draft offices; % their tSO sSoog ao net oes
their certificates Of deposte to him should be directed
the weekly and mHnth Of the o e
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Iaspsction 0piesJohn oakord esq, chief clerk and
oeisng and examining the registers arrivals de-
partures Of the mails certificates of the service of route
ason Of the Postmaster furnishing blanks
ing out mail bags and malocks and keys and doing all
other things which be necessary to secure faithful and
exact performance of all mail contracts.
All cases Of mail depreciation of violation of law by pr
expresses by the forging illegal use of postage
under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters mail
keys should be directed "Chef Clerk Post Office Depart
certificates of the service Of route agents. reports of mail fail
applications for blank registers and reports OF failures
perfect service should be directed Inspecon Office Post
Office Department"
.. ..-.... WAR DEPARTMENT. ..
tarys Office proper there are one chief clerk ubord
I lowing bureaus @ are attached to this department:
Commanding Generals OceThis office, at the head Of
which is lieutenant General Scott is at New York.
"Ss e. gSsesa res%sn
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams. Judge Advocate
office kept all the records which refer to the Of
the army, the rolls &C. 1t is here where all military COM
missions are maue out.
Quartermaster Generals OGce.--Ge Thomas s. Jesup
generals Charles Thomas, assistant quarter
general; Captain M M. Clark district quarter
master Major H. c. Wayne in charge OF clothing branch
eleven clerks and one messenger ,s #t
Paypaser GeneraPs QHoe-Col. b. f. Larned paymaster
general Major ST. Clair Denny, district paymaser eight
clerks and one messenger, ....- IF. 5rrrr.. .s.
Copsn.issary Generals 0ce-Gen. George Gibson, com
mssary general assistant Captain A. Shrias six clerks
| and one messenger .r#-- @
Surgeon Generals 06ce.-Gen. Thomas lawson surgeon
general; assistants, Dr. R. G. Wood and Dr. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Eno;neer OHceGenera Joseph G.. Totten, chief engi-
neer assistant Lieutenant John D. KurtzS five clerks and
| one messenger,
Topoqraphical BureauCol. j. j. Albert, colonel of the
corps assistant Lieut.. NJ. l.. Smith; four clerks and
| one messenger .. 81.
| Ordnance Bureau-Coone H. r. Craig, colonel Of ord,
assistant Captain Wm Maynadier eight clerks and
one messenger -