The Washington union., 1857-11-20

0Gcesamue Casey, esq, and thirteen
ONCE that the repositories by the Of the 9th Of
August ls.o and pays ont tho same upon warrants drawn BY the
drawn the Postmaster General and
public moneys ADVANCED by dsbursg ocs pays
| out the same upon their checks
Essr Finley bigger Register and twenty nine clerks
out the official statement Of commerce and
sp n an'ss OF sn al accounts "na Vouchers BY
them and charged by law with their safe keeping
He all civil suits Sy the states
et ho arising IN the Pos 0Gce DatmasD and instrucs the Uni
them and their results He receives returns
States showing the progress and condition Of such a
States payment Of debts - ae ass IN Pcy%r az,
| the for the benefit Of the United states
Lq Hox Howell Cobb, Secretary Treasury,
ezco president Com B subrck United States navy chair
United States Prof A. d. Bache superintendent Of Coast Sur
y sg % nea msy States Navy
kn United States navy, and Captain VIM Franklin, United mite
and repairing Of shtvesse suos and beacons
| contracts for supplies of oil &c.
pencndent, superintendent of weights and
Capt NJ smith typographical engineers assistant IN charge Of
| A. W. RUSSELL chief clerk.
G. H. Snow, in charge Of archives
Professor A. G. Pendeon United States navy oomputor Of ons
Assistant A. scho in charge computing division
Assistant L. r Pourtales, in charge of tidal division
Lieut. rdbal United States army, In charge Of drawing d.
Lieut. saxion army, charge engraving divi.
| samuel IIein disbursng agent
George Mathio,, eleetroypist
Joseph saxon assistant superintendent Of weights and measures
OFFICE
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster The direction and
Of the Post occ are the
The arranged and prepared for his final action
distributed among several bureaus as follows The
once charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster General the n
4 the Jnsne on n charge O he
appointment 0ceHorac King, esq, First Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this office are assigned all questions
which relate the establishment and dcontnuanco Of pet Offices,
changes Of sites and names appointment and removal Of
Sss @ sps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with pro-
the supencndence tho agencies established for supplying
the mall steamship Ines and Of the foreign and In
| terDatonal postal arrangements.
Contract William n bundas e-q Second Assistant pomas
e h n o. the e saes and placing the
under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
partares and arrivals on ali the roucs
s1p % @ Of s q s sn ma m serre @
United States the advertisements for mall proposals
ng adjustment and execution Of the contracts All appa
for the establishment alteration Of mail and the
messengers, should be sent to this Office All
claims should submitted for transportation service not under
the Contract once as necessary authority the proper credits
Office From this Office all pomasers a the ends Of
respective routes Il reports weekly
oare thu statistical exhibits Of the mail service tho the
mail lettings, giving statement Of ench bid ao Of tho contracts
made the service originated the curtamens ordered and the
| additional allowances granted within the year.
finance Jotn Maroon esq, Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
vision and the financial business the department
ieyovcd BY law upon the auditor accounts with hs
balances reported by the Auditor
or os unar ha he
designated and the Of the rendsn
Of the letter one issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes for the prepayment Of pag and Of the accounts con
To the Third Assistant General all postmases should
letters reporting quarterly Of their Offices and those
n Their re9 q ne r o
department. well asa applications and receipts for postage stamps
and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Insryga OoJohn oakord ESQ.,, chief clerk, and seventeen
To this assigned the duty and examining tho
registers Of tho arrivals and n , i M nnne
nquences Of contractors and cases o he
reports failures providing and sending out mabags and
and keys and doing all other things which 1 may be
depreciation, of violation Of law by private
the supervision Of this occ should reported
An communications respecting lost money letters mail dspreda
reced Chief Clerk. Post olce Department"
All registers and departures Of the mails certificates
reports Of mail failures applications
registers Of failures and all complaints against
spccton once Post ONCE Department"
| DEPARTMENT.
The Navy Department Department proper be-
ing and five bureaus attached thereto viz:
and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
Repair Bureau Of Provisions aud Clothing Bureau ordnance
Hydrogaphy and the Barean Of Medicine and surgery
following Of the duties Of each Of these ohces and
| Of the G)rce employed therein
rdays O6on Toucey Secretary Of tho Navy; Charles
cq clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary Of the
everything connected with the naval establish
mcn the execution Of all laws relating thereto inrsed TO
general direction OF the President OF the United States who
commander nchicf OF the army and navy
vessels officers commissions Of officers both in tho
appointments Of commissioned and warrant
enlistment and discharge Of seamen eanae
the dinsrent
and their orders
canang from him. The general superncndencc OF
part Of the duties tho secretary ana
all the orders Of the commandment OF at corps oWa pe
| him.
Broato Navy Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
Of clerks civil engineer and one drnughsman
All navy and wharves buildings and machinery in
under The supncndcnce this also charged with the
mana cement Of the Naval Asylum.
| Bureauof Construction, Equipment and RdirJohn 1enhnl esq
chief eight clerks and draoghtsman Tho ece Of
this bureau who engineers This bureau
building and repairs OF oil vessels purchase
providing oil vessels with their equipments
tanks &c. The engineer superntcnds
hc the and with
approval tho Secretary decides upon plans Tor hc conuc-
| tioB.
Bureau Of and ClongH Bridge, purser United satcs
clerks All provisions for the
the clothing together with the making Of contracts for fnr
nshng sssc under the charge Of this bureau
Bpreau n Oylaancs photography Duncan ngrsham,
ob OF bureau clerks drsghtsman This bureau has
charge and ordnance stores the manufacture or pn
~ cannon guns powder shot shells and tho equipment
with everything connected therewh ao pro
ydcs them with maps charts chronomeprs, baromoers &c To-
States Naval Hyograpca once' at Washington
Annapolis also under the general SUI