The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18
MORNING, APRIL IS, 1857.

them and Is charged by with sale,keepng.
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the United se attorneys marsha and clerks in all matters
term Of the United States courts showing the progress condition
suits; has charge Of all lands and other assigned
pose Of the same Of the United states
LigA House Bod Hon Howell Cobb president Com " D. slu
brick United States charnan Gen J. G. Totten United states
army; Capt A. A. Humphrey United States Prof Bce
Smithsonian institution Capt Dupont United States navy; Com
Thornton Jenkins United States navy engineer Lieutenant
board directs the building and repairing Of sgh houses
United &aes Coas sursy Ogcetoessor Bachc IL d. su
penendent superintendent Of weights aud
Capt IL Bcnham un'ed States engineers assistant on special
Capt Palmer typographical engineers assistant charge Of
A. W Russell. chief clerk
Professor A c. Pendcon United States navy computcr Of ong
Lieut., D. whiting United States navy photographic oalcer
Capt. A. A. Gibson United States army.
assistant lsarS in charge Of GO computing division
Lont Tdba Unltcd States army in charge Of drawing d
Lieu, Clark, United army, charge engraving
samuel Helm, dbursng agent.
George SLahiol elseirotyllat
Joseph Sax;on assistant to superintendent weights and measures
Por orIlcE pEFARr,rNr
Hon Aaron " Brown Postmaster General Tho direction and
management Department assigned by
the Postmaster That
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charge the First Assistant Postmaster General
charge Of the Second Assistant Postmaster
once charge Third General aud
the Inspection ofnce in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment Occ-Horatio King esq., Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this office assigned an questions
which relate the and Of post Offices
and route aud local agents as also the giving Of instructions post
by this bureau which charged pro
dng blanks aud stationery for the nsc Of the department and with
the superuienience of the agencies established
pomars with blanks To this bureau likewise assigned
pcrvon OF the mail steamship limos and Of the foreign
iernaional postal arrangements
C6cwlam Dundas, ESQ., Second Assistant Postmss-
ter General and wen' clerks this ohice assigned he bust
under contract embracing all correspondence and proceedings
and arrivals on all the routes the course the mail between
the different sections the country the points ma distribution and
United states prepares the advertisements for mail proposals.
tgs the adjustment execution The appca
tons for the establishment or alteration Of mail arrangements and the
claims transportation
contract n s q saa nrs 70 be obtained through
Occ this Office all posmasters the ends
respective reports weekly contracts
cued and all orders affecting accounts for mail pre-
mail Lettings, giving statement Of each bid also 2" the contracts
additional allowances granted within the year.
faaee Maron Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
vision and Of ,c lnanca business of tic department
ra Offices and other deotares q the department, The issuing
drafts payment OF balances reported by the Auditor
offices under orders to dcpositc their quarterly hal
anecs at DESIGNATED points and , of the rendition
of The dcadecr once wng postage sanps aud stamped
envelopes for Che prepayment Of postage and Of the accounts con
the Third Assistant postnaers
direct their quarterly returns Of those draft Offices their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds Of eir sces and those
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department. well all applications md receipts for postage stamps
Irtloa ono John oasicrd es chief clerk and seventeen
s s Of hs and the
service Of route agents and reports Of mail urcs Of noting tho do
Of the postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail essers and
= ,n mail ps an az ase as %n "a Ss al g. a
TO faithful and exact performance Of all mail contract
presses by the orgn or Illegal use Of postage stamps are under
the supervision this oce, and should be reported to 81
o or osr Violations and sy Keys should pc &
rected Chief Clerk, Office Department,
All registers Of the arrivals and departures of the mails certificates
Of the service of route agents. reports Of mail failures applications
contractors irregular imperfect service should directed
spccton Office, Post onlce Department"
xAyr DEPARTMENT. y
The Navy Department consists Of c Navy Department proper be
Docks Construction Equipment
and Repair Bureau Of Provisions and Clothing Bureau Ordnance and
Hydrogaphy, and the Bureau Of Medicine aud Surgery
The following statement Of The duties Of each p eae oe and
Of the lprfe esplyed horein
&a,ys Iaac TOucey Secretary Of the Navy; Charles
W wcb chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary Of The
Many has n charge @ ?. m s a S the % "a h
under the general direction Of the President of the United States wo
All sq,adons Of
vessels all orders Of ocers commissions Of officers both in the
and marine corps appointments Of commissioned aud warrant
officers orders for III, enmGpl aad dfehsrs IF seags smanae
periarn,ed uudcr tho authority Secretary
considered ana,ns from, him The general superintendent Of
all the orders Of The conmandant of that ps should be approved by
Bmoaa n Nary Yards ai Commodore Joseph Smith chief
Of thc bureau four clerks ono e enensc and one
navy yards everything Immediately connected with them
under the superintendent Of this bureau lis also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum,
Bprap e ceSrac, Eqppm1 Rloir John Ien,hal, esq,
chief Of e brSaa eight clerks and one draugsnan The Office %