The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-01
THE WASHINGTON UNION.

Sorto oges-lion Jonus Hnyer solicitor, ana clerks.
7t Aes aine az Pod oees Dpw< iustrues The Uni
rssu4 s receives returns rom each term o. he
united states courts showing the progress and condition Of such suits
a 1 = payment ,1su q debts E tss ssas payment y ~
the same Cor the benefit Of the uniod states
Lht House Howell Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury
eo president; snbrick States navy chair
Capt A. Humphreys unsa states Prof a. ss s s,
nendenl Of coas, survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary
Commander Thornton Jenkins United States navy and capu
a board s,s unsS sass .a as%y e y and Ave clerks
vessels buoys and becons contracts for supplies OIL
.s % q rsss md sss IL D.
Capt William Palmer corps typographical ensnsers assistants
10 charge Of the Coast Survey ofce are
A. w RUSSELL chief clerk.
e b snow, IN charge OF archives
tudep. 70
Asas,an. chas sloi, charge computing division
Assistant L. +. Pourtales, In charge OF tidal division.
Lieut. rdban United siates In charge Of drawing d
Lieut. sartOn, United States army, charge engraving
samuel Hem disbursing agent
George Matiot electrotypist
Joseph sax.on o. weights
roar o,nca prrAFrnHsu
Aaron Brown, General The direction and
business may be
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Dec ID charge OF the First Assistant Postmaster General the
once charge General and
tho Inspection Office, in charge Of the chief clerk
General s as X 9S s s ass
which relate 10 the establishment and disconnance
agents u.s. Also giving o.
nases psnasisrs furnished with marking and rating
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with
vdng blanks aud stationery for the The department.
assigned
pervon Of the ocean mail steamship lines and Of the foreign and In
oGcewlam Dundas esq Second Assistant postnas
ter General and twenty clerks 10 this Office assigned
under contract embracing all and proceedings
respecting Che frequency trips mode and times Of
the different sections Of tho country the mail distribution and
the regulations for the the domestic mail service the
United Hprepars advertisements for proposals.
ceve the bids and takes charge Of tho ANNUAL and occasional mail lot
tons for the establishment alteration Of mail and the
q mail messsnsers should BE- sent % this Office All
contract the recognition Of said service st to be obtained through
postmasters ends
routes receive the statement Of mail prescribed for the
cuted and all orders affecting accounts for mail
mail lettings, giving Of each bid also the
made the new service the curamen ordered and tae
additional allowances granted within the year.
0GcJoln Maroon esq., Postmaster Cen
era and twenty clerks To this Office assigned the
devolvod upon the Auditor embracing
DRAFT offices and other deoares Of the department. the issuing
persons superysoof
and @ s
BY ostmases Of their returns Of hostages has charge
envelopes for tho payment Of posg ana Of tho accounts con
To tho Third Assistant Postmaster General all postmascr should
direct their quarterly returns Of postage those AZ draft Offices their
depong offices, certificates depose him
be directed tho weekly and monthly returns Of the depostcs Of the
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Inspection Benz Clements ESQ., chefcleri and seventeen
registers tue arrivals departures mails az The
service Of rou,e agents and reports Of mail failures Of noting tho
Of the Postmaster General furnishing blanks M mail registers and
and III s which SSs be ssa
to secure faithful and exact performance Of all mail
presses the forging Illegal stamps under
he supervision q this Office and should Be rspGrssd
tons other violations Of law q and keys should be d.
registers the arrivals and departures Of the nails ctrtncacs
The service q route ssn e q mail
for q should be directed In
prrAarnsr.
Tho Navy Department consists Of the Navy Department proper
aeau " and Docks Of Euussn
and Repair Bureau Provisions and Clothing
The following statement the duties Of each these Offices and
OF the force employed therein:
Secretary Touoey Secretary Navy; Charles
welsh chief clerk and eleven clerks The Secretary
Navy has charge everything with the
under general direction Of President the United states wo
BY tho constitution Is Of e army and
All instructions TO comandeIs ana Of
pevS and a a SIaS commissions Of officers both In the
s NV appointments q commissioned and
IRON soceary All duties Of the different
under the authority q tho @ and their orders are
forms also part q the duties Of Secretary and
him. 4t tit
Bau Of Nary and Docks Commodore Joseph Smith, chief
n % @
yards aud everything immediately connected with them arc
under the this bureau Is also charged with the
management Of the Naval Asylum
Bureau Of Construction Equipment and RpaiJohn 1cnbal esq,