The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-03


SIcaor. ono lion Junus Hlycr, solicitor and eor.
Ir suIerintcnds all suits commenced by the United Stats Ia
ea tsa aTro ne fa once pats.9 aud lasuo's The b
ie1, aud their resalts NJ receives IRON each oas
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ths same ihs ,saSsas Of tho Unissa sssios
Esols 1.. Howell Cobb, Secretary Ireasar,
or cio presidents w. shabrick uniisd sa.os
Capt A. Il ilamhgys United states army Prof D rase snIsr
nendeet Of ras sufsey Prof Jsep' sny sesssy smith
cosander Thornton Uniied States navy, aud pa
This board directs ,s building repairing q hight
vessels buoys and bcaoous contracts for supplies @ NC
unsi sa coos s.,xy ogse-profe-sor A. Dache IL D. 40
ta,t W,im n Palmer corps typographical engineers Aa<4an
IN charge Of 10 survey ufce are nr
A. w. Russell, chief clark. lyt ~ M
C. b. SNOW in charge Of archives.
Professor q feadIeiou States navy, oompo,"r Of O
AsslssWn, c,as A. scbo, in charge computing division
Assistant T. ,. iouralcs, IA charge " hdM n'h'on
IIeut j. I United saaea army, IN charge o. diawng a.
Lieut. sax.on United ssas army In charge Of engraving d
samuel Helm, disbursing agent.
Jsssh saSou assistant % superintendent WEIGHTS and
n RON crix
yr. Aaron v Brown Postmaster General Tho direction and
once Dcparine, are assigned by the o
tuition the Postmaster General lhns ~ business may
conveniently arranged and proarcn ~ r p ~
distributed among several bureaus as follows; na AiinenW
In of
4, rhsrgr az The second Assistant General
oace charge Of tho Third Assistant .on'or AA
the Inspection Uiicc, in charge Of the chiei clerk
,g,ptat oraiio King, FIRST Assistant Postmaster
General and nineeen clerks this once assigned all qesl
which The cstabihmen and s ~ i,
aud route and local agents Also giving q instructions 70 post
and letter balances by this bureau chsrsed also with
vidiBg stationery the Of tbe auu w
w, blanks TO this bureau assigned
mail steamship lines and of The foregn aad
Contract omos william punaas esq Assis,an, Tos,mas
ter General twenty clerks TO his office Is assstd Tho oa
under Contract embracing rrcsposncc and proceedings
respecting the frequency trips mods q nn y 10
different the points o. M distribution aud
The for the o. ne aoo a %
the bids, and taken charge n the annual ana ei
tons for tho alteration Of mail arrangements and the
appointment, of natl n,cssescrs should be set 70 inns once Az
claims should be submitted 70 for service not under
said service r be obtained trousa
The Contract Once as necessary authority o ns po ~ s
the statement Of mail arrangements prescribed nor t
cu,cd and All orders affecting for mail transportation
arcs c exhibits Of the mail service and Che reports tho
made the new service originated carlnncns ordered
additional allowances granted within the year
Fnoncc oGJohn Maroon ESQ., Third Assistant Postmaster
vision management OF the financial business OF the department
ra uees dcposares Of the department the issuing
and drafts N payment o. balances oy inc Aa
Inc accounts of Offices under orders depose quarterly
anccs at DESIGNATED pon ana e ~ pss n bas sna
Office Of the issuing OF postage stamps and stamped
envelopes fo ps c payment q postage ana q te %
To the Third General all pc.im.s.srs 'hsaa
quarterly 81 postage those st draft oeo Their
letters reporting quarterly the net proceeds OF their Offices and '
nj deposng offices certificates OF dccie to him should eo
be directed be weekly aud monthly Of tho pcss Of tho
department. well all applications and receipts M Ps'se
and sianrcd envelopes, and for dead le'ers,
I,oa Benz Clements, esq, chccerk, and seventeen
asssns the aty Of and examining tho
registers Of the arrivals and departures q THO malls erna q the
agents and reports Of na aus noting l de-
nqucncies Of and preparing cases crso LOT M a
reports Of mail failures providing sending ui
keys doing all other things which may be no
An cases Depreciation Of violation q law by pyase1
BY the forging or sa1 Use &c postage s%%s' arc u'
communications respecting lost money letters mail dsprsd-
r nsss c t clerk Post once Department
regses arrivals and departures o. tho mails cerns
for blank ,srs and reports o. acs
contractors for irregular Or im.e a0u DO eea IN
NAVY pErARrMKsr
Tho Navy Department, tho Navy Department proper be-
Ing the onco q the secretary attached tcrco,h
Bureau Docks Buran Of constrocion Equipment
and Repair Bureau OF Provisions Clothing End
Hydrograpby and The Bureau Medicine and Surgery.
The following Of the duties Of each Of these offices and
Of the force employed thcrein
raa,ys 0Gcon Touccy Secretary Of tho Ha,y Charles
wcl chief clerk and eleven clerks The secrsu Que
Navy has charge q ~ saa thereto s g S
direction Of the President Of the United States w
by tho constitution, Is commander incier Of me army ana navy
All innc,ins Of snrons and commanders
vessels officers commissions Of onicers both IN ms
navy corps appointments OF commissioned and Warrant
officers the enlistment and discharge O. soams eman
from sccrciays Office All the duties Of the different burea are
authority Of tho Secretary and their orders arc
emanatng from him The general
the marine forms the duties Of the Secretary and
connanlant Of that corps should be appoycd
him.
Bureau If Mary Yards Commodore Joseph Smith chief
and wharvcs buildings and nocniney
navy Yards and Immediately onnected with Them s
superintendent OF this bureau ~ Is hso charged WIN wv
management OF the Naval Asylum
usau of Conarmsio Equipment, and RpdiJohn Ienha esq,
chief the olcrks and drgbtsman The oe@
tho engineer chief Of tho navy samuel Archbod ESQ.,
las charge Of the building AID repairs OF all vessels Of purchase
Of materials and the proyn, q all vessels with their equipments
The OF All marine steam engines for the and WIN
the approval Of the Secretary, decdeA upon paus 'or 'oe
ton.
.rsai If Provisions and cihino BRIL- purser Tinted states
navy chief burenn -four clerks All PRO-, sons or We w
the navy and clothing together making contracts f iu
nishng same, under the charge Of tis bureau
Bupca,s " and UybOpuphy Duncan S
guus powder shot shells No. and the euns
vessels OF war; with everything connected tcrowil se pro
yidos with charts, chrouomecrs. baronners, e
gcther with such hooks furnished slIsofwar me uh
Naval observatory and ydrograp onicc at Wanso
Naval Academy at Annapolis also under the genera ="
ycrntondcnce Of tho chief Of this bureau,
roau Of 8aiic;qe Sugy-r William wieian surgeon UNI
States navy chief Of passed assistant surgeon uh
States navy Everything relating m.dcns ana
medical Stores wounded management
hospitals, within The snrcrntendcncc Of ibis bureau
WAR uuAanrSr
Floyd, Secretary War W r. Drsard chief dsrs
subordinate clerks and ns wachnon %
GLOWING bureaus attached 70 this Department.;
Commanding Generals This once, at the head Of which