The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-24

of the United States placing under contract
frequency of trips mode of conveyance and times Of de-
parures and arrivals all the routes the course OF the
mail between the different sections Of country the points
Of distribution and the regulations for the
of the domestic mail service OF the United States IL pre-
pares the for mail receives the
charge of the annual and occasional mail lettings
and the and execution OF the contracts All APP
picaons for the establishment or alteration OF mail arrange
ents the appointment mail messengers should be sent
to this Office. All claims should be submedto for transpor
ation service not under contract as the SAID
service be obtained through the Contract Office
necessary authority for the proper credits at the Of
ce From this office all postmastes at the ends of routes
respective routes treports weekly to the Auditor
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 new ser
vice originated the curtamens ordered and the additional
allowances granted within the year.
Oice.John Marron esq, Third Assistant Post
master General and tweny-one clerks To this office are
business Of the department. devoved by law upon the
Auditor embracing accounts with the draft offices and other
payment of balances reported by the Auditor to be
mail and other the supervision
Of the offices under orders to depoe their
ery baancesa designated points and the uperintendence
the rendition by posmasers of their quarterly returns OF
postages has charge Of the deadetter Office Of the is
suing postage stamps and stamped envelopes for the
of postage and OF the accounts connected there
To the Third Assistant Postmaster General all
should direct their quarterly returns Of postage those at
draft % their @ dS net oees
their certificates of deposte to him should also be directed
weekly and Sn Of the r Of the
age stamps and stamped envelopes and for dead letters
Inspection OaiosJohn Oakford, esq, chief clerk, and
ceivng and examining the registers Of tie arrivals and
partures Of the nails certificates Of the service of route
asences Of and preparing thereon for the
action of the Postmaster furnishing blanks for mail
ing oat and maocis and keys. and doing all
other things which be necessary to secure faithful and
All cases Of mail depreciation Of violation of law by pr
vae expresses by the forging or illegal use OF postage
stamps under the supervision of this Office and should be
All communications respecting lost money, letters, mail
nsn ass should be directed ohs' o''h p0'' once Depart
All registers Of the arrivals and departures of the nails
certificates the service of route agents. reports OF mail fail
ures applications for blank registers and reports of failures
and all complaints against contractors for irregular i'm
perfect service should be directed inpecon Office Post
Office Department" .. ,'.
WAR DEPARTMENT. Vs..
Hon. Jefferson Davis Secretary Of War; In the Seere-
tay office proper there chief clerk seven subord
nate clerks two % and shi four The fol-
Commanding Generals 06ice.Ths Office, at the head OF
which is Lieutenant General Scott, is at New York. +
Aaa,ant Generals 9geeGol Samuel Sc Cooper, Adiatant
George Deas and Captain Seth Williams Judge Advocate
Major John Lee Nine clerks and one messenger la this
the army the rolls, &c. 1t here where all military
missions made out .s, .
Quartermaser Generals Ofce-.Gen. Thomas s. Jesup,
quartermaser general Charles Thomas assistant quarter
master genera Captain M. M Clark, district quarter
master Major H. O. Wayne, in charge Of clothing branch
eleven clerks and messenger. ~ @# EE~HW &"
aynaster General. 00ioe.-Co b. F. Larned paymaster
general Major st. Clair Denny district paymaster; eight
clerks and one messenger. #a- .zr#.aa es|t .G
Con.missary Generaps 06ce,-Gen. George Gibson
missary general assistant Captain A. E. shrias six clerks
and one messenger. aa. #@ ,5a 4 .N aaa. Is ...
Surgeon Generals Qce.-Gen. Thomas Lawson, surgeon
general; assistants Dr.. R. O. Wood and DR.. Richard H.
Coolidge; three clerks
Engineer O6ice-General Joseph G. Totten, chief eng
neer assistant Lieutenant John ID. kurz; five clerks and
one messenger
Typographical Bureau-Col. J. j. Albert colonel of the
corps assistant Lieut.. M. L. Smith; four clerks and
one messenger. .: ..t -r. ..
Ordnance BureauColonel II. II. Craig colonel of ord,
assistant Captain Wm Maynader eight clerks and
one messenger,