The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-02

cs,s those arising ia t Pod Qes Dsyagtnae insirues u
them and their results term %
United states courts showing he progress and condition q suit
states payment Of debts, (ot Aos asgAei IN ayt gd
due hs Pod Oes Darte aud has power 70 sell and dispose
the for the benefit Of the United States
Linn Houe Issod Hon Howell Cobb Secretary or the Tr
ezeGeo. president; Com w shubok United states navy d
S mayer u so~ass sssls ara To oa s '
nienic, Of Coast Survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary sah
Commander Thornton A. Jcnkins United navy and Cr
VIM b. FrankIn, United states secretaries and I've esr
This beard directs the building aud repairing q light houses M
vessels buoys and 6eaoons contracts for supplies Of OIL &c
Uicd sates coaa surrey Professor BaChs, IL D. superb
tendeu and superintendent Of weights and measures
states Arny IN charge Of survey oeoj lieut. nm
unlied states Army assistant
A. W, Russell, chief clerk.
Professor rondrcn, United States navy, eompusr Of long
Assistant ehas a sehei IN charge g composing division
Assistant l. :, ponrtaies, Ia Charge Of nd.l division
Ilout qdba United States army, In charge Of drawing
lIoui sazton United states army charge OF engraving a
samuel Holm Disturbing agent
George Maili0t, olectrutyfasi
Joseph a1oh assistant superintendent weights measures
ror o,,cr parArr,ssn,
Brown Postmaster General The direction and
management Of the Post occ department. are assghed By tao
The conveniently arranged and prepared for , MAI son
nee 10 charge Of The it Assistant Postmaster General The clu
oiee u charge q the second Assistant, Postmaster Gener The T.
the Inspection Once, In charge Of the chief clerk
Ardea or Horaiio King, esq, First Assistant Postmaster
General and nineteen clerks To this Office arc assigned all Questions
which relate the establishment diseonnuance Of post o
changes Of sites and nanes appointment and removal OF postmaster
and and local agents also the giving OF instructions
masters fomasters furnished with marking and rating STAMPS
and eior balances by this which charged also with
the supcrin,crnce Of tho several agencies supplying
with blanks To s bureau q likewise assigned The
q the ocean mail steamship n ana % Tue ofesu ana 10
ternaional postal arrangements e
cO,ua William Dundas esq., Second Assistant, Postas
meas Of arranging the mail service Of the United sass placing The
under Contract embracing all correspondence ami proceens
all the tho q the mail between
The different Sections Of the country the points o. mail distribution aud
the
United States the advertisements for mail proposals.
charge Of the annual and occasional mail let
ings OF the contracts All appa
tons the establishment alteration q mail arrangement and The
appointment messengers shuuI this Office
not under
the recognition Of d nrst 10 be obtained through
From this Once all posmastcrs at the ends
routes receive The statement o. mail arransensns psseloa M e
respective routes reports weekly TO the Auditor AL CONTRACTS exc
all orders affecting accounts for mail transportation
mail letrgs giving statement each bid; also
made the new service originated the curtmens ordeed ana The
additional allowances granted within the year.
Flance oe John Marion, csq Third Assistant postmacr Gen
era and twenty clerks To this Office assigned tho
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dra offices and other dcposres Of The department. the issuig@
be other persons, the
Offices under orders TO deste their quarterly bal
Of their quarterly returns Of pess IL has charge
oco OF the issuing postage stamps and stamped
envelopes r the Of postage, ana Of the accounts
To hs Tir Assistant Postmaster General all po~tma,,ers should
reporting quarterly the proceeds OF their Offices and those
dosing Offices their certificates deIose TO him should also
be weekly monthly Of the deposiar Of the
department. well all applications aud receipts for postage stamps
aud stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Inspection OEoEcDj Clements esq, checer seventeen
To this Office assigned the duty ofreccving and examining the
registers Of the arrivals Departure mails the
nqcneies Of contractors and preparing cases thereon for the notion
General furnishing blanks for mail registers
reports ilnre providing and sending natbsg
mail locks and keys and doing all other things which may s uec
AZ mail depreciation, Of violation Of law by
presses the forging Illegal OF portage
the supervision onlcc should reported
All communications respecting lost money letters, mail depo
rected Chief Clerk, Post Once Department. ar
the arrivals and departures of the mails certificates
blank REGISTERS and reports Of failures and all complaints
for Irregular imperfect service should be directed In
spceuon Office Post Office Department."
pErAerMEST.
The Navy Department consists Navy Department proper be
the Office the Secretary aud Of ago bureaus attached thereto
Navy yards and Docks Bureau Of Construction Equipment
and Rea Bureau Of Provisions aud Clothing Bureau and
photography, and the Bureau Medicine and surgery
The following statement Of the duties Of each Of these Offices and
Of the force employed therein;
Seyaarys Isaac Toucey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Welsh CHEF clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary the
mss and the execution u ali laws relating ,era i "rs,e % @
under the general direction Of the President Of tho United
All Instructions commuters Of squa,rons and commanders
vessels all orders officers commissions both
officers enlistment discharge sca,ncn omauae
the office All the duties OF the different
performed under the authority tho Secretary their
considered from him Tho general superintendent
the forms also, al tho duties Of The Secretary and
orders Tie conmanant that corps should approved
him. eIa7t
Bueau If Mary Joseph Smith chief
Of the bureau four clerks civil engineer and aghlman
All the yards docks aud wharves buidmg aud machinery
navy yards and everything mneaey connected with them are
the OF this bureau II Is also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylu CT tsf
Baea # Construction Equipment, and RsyaJobn Ienihal esq,
chief the bureau eight clerks aughtsman The office
who assisted by three engineers.
has charge the brg and repairs OF all vessels purchase
sails anchors The engineer
the srucioa Of NIL mafmc steam engines for the and With
TIM approval OF the Secretary decides plans Tor their cnsu
uUn.
aroau II Potisoas and CtlinoH Bridge purser
navy chief bureau clerks All provisions for the
The Eary and clothing together with the making Of contracts Tor M
nishlng the under tie charge Of this bureau
uoal or o,adnce aud Hyirsra,ay Duncan lnsraham
ouef four clerks aud dsanghman This bureau has
charge OF all ordnance and ordnance the manufacture %
chase OF cannon guns ao &c equipment
ves them With charts chonoictor baromeer &c 10
pctor with such books as arc frnhed ships ofwsr United
States Naval Observatory and ographca ONCE at Washington
and the Naval academy Annapolis also under Tho general 81
perlncn,ienee OF the Chief OF this bureau.
B,se1n Medicine Su,ppy William when, surgeon Uni
ted States chief Of bueau passed assistant surgeon United
States navy aud two clerks Everything relating clnes ana
stores Of sick aud wounded management
hospitals comes within the superintendent Of this bureau
Floyd, Secretary War; W. r. Drnkad, chief clerk
Subordinate Clerks walcheu The
GLOWING boreans are attached 10 this department
Cpnsanino Generals oee Office d, the head Of which
Lieutenant General Scott, Is N New York.
Agdi Caears ogee Col samuel Cooper Adjuian, General