The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-23

"A, su,srntonds all eyl suits commenced by United STATE -
cd sa,e. "' aiofuey s aad clerks IN al n @ "
results Hc receives returns ow each 90
has charge o. all lands other properly assigned tbs Ut
states Of debts seIes Aas a0aed u foyms d
sam for ihe benefit d the United states
Lg Hewe Cobb Secretary Of tho Iroasu
er e@ee president, ,on w aoeret VnIe9 .les navy,
Capt A. A. Humphreys United states army lroL A. H. Behe sap
sonap institution; Commander r. r,on, dated States sa,
Commander Thornton A. jenkins, United States navy aud CAPITA
This building Repairing Of lighthouse h.
vessels buoys and beaeons Contracts COR supplies ofo ac
Uaasd States cal& Sary-Proiesso n Rache, H. D. superb
tendent and su perine ndont weights and
Capt William R Palmer, corps ,oposrAphca engineers, uaH
A. w. Russell, chief clerk.
O. H. Snow IN charge Of archives
Professor O. Pendieton, States navy Sa
tudes.
Assistant l. n Pourtales IN charge tidal division.
Lieut. Taba United army, charge Of drawing
Leu, saAton United army charge Of engraving aa
samuel Helm disbursing agent
George Aathiot, elcctroppist
Joseph en, assistant 10 superintendent OF weights aud usasu
rosr osucE pErAsrsAsr.
Hon. Brown, General The dreIoO and
management of lhO Poet oee Department assigned by the
tuition and LAWS the Postmaster General Thai ~ business
te mors conveniently. arranged and pepaea Tor MS maj action ~
charge the Assistant lsnnster General the Contrast
Once charge Third aa
tho Inspection Office, Ia charge Of the chief clerk
appointment oos Horato King ESQ, First Assistant Postmaster
which relate TO the establishment and deoninuanee q post Offices
changes o. sites and names appointment aud removal Q POSTMASTER
aud route and local agents as also te giving o. msae post
masters rsmasters furnished with marking and rating stamps
ys blanks aud stationery for the use o. 'he and wnA
the Of the several agencies established Tor supplying
pcrvn Of The mail steamship lines and Of The foreign and
ternaioiial postal arrangements
Co,,ras william Duuias esq., Assistant fostm~
the mail service Of the United States and placing The
respecting frequency trips Of and times Of de
psurcs arrivals all the rones the coarse Of the mail bs
country points mall distribution
regulations Of the domestic mail service The
uea s h s e ~ ,ba pnum ma ma
ngs, execution Of the contracts All apph
tons establishment Of
appointment neEsngers, should be 10 this Office All
claims should be sabmied 10 for transportation service MOI under
the recognition q said service hrst TO be obtained through
Contract Office authority for the proper credits
the statement Of mail arrangements prescribed for The
respective reports weekly 70 the Auditor all contracts
Of tho matt service and the reports
lcings giving Of each bid also Of The
made the new service originated the curmen's ordered and the
additional allowances granted within The year.
Finance QJohn Marion ESQ., Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
vision an Of tho financial business Of department
by upon the Auditor embracing accounts with
warrants and drafts in payment reported by
be due mail and other persons the supervision
offices under orders dete their quarterly bal
designated points and the Of e n
s ,sr a qo o s sra e psssss i @
envelopes for the prepayment Of postage and OF the accounts con
To General all postatrrs should
direct their quarterly OF postage those Al dt Offices Their
reporting quarterly the Of thcr Offices and those
dcposing Offices dopose him should also
be directed the weekly and mon,y Of The deposiar the
department well all applications and for postage
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Tasio oGceBenj Clements esq chiefcerk, seventeen
clerks To this Office unsigned the duty oreeeyng and examining The
of agents and reports OF mail failures OF noting the Dc
Postmaster General furnishing blanks for mail and
= soss ri aua sa as w Sn %ar %
sary afnl and exact Of all mail conae
presses or by the forging postage stamps are under
supervision this Office and should be reported to
tons law mail locks Keys,
rected Chief Clerk Pos, ONCE Department
the arrivals and OF the mails certificates
the service Of route agents reports Of mail failures applications
Imperfect should DO directed
spcciou ONCE, Post Office Department"
NAVY pRpaRraszSr.
Navy Department Navy Department proper
ing Secretary attached
Repair Clothing
photography, and The Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery
The following statement Of the duties Of each Of these Offices and
Of the force employed therein;
Sdys 0olon Isaac Toncey Secretary Of the Navy Charles
Na has ehare Of everything connected With the naval ssJ
and the execution of all laws relating thereto ntrustcd bin
the constitution, commander chief Of the and
All squalrons commanders
and appointments Of commissioned and warrant
officers orders for the enlistment and discharge OF cmans
the Office All the duties Of the different bureaus
performed the authority of Secretary their
considered emanang from him The general
the marine orms also part Of the duties OF tho Secretary and
all orders Of the comnandant that should be
him.
Beau Of Nary and Dols Commodore Joseph Smith chd
bureau clerks civil engineer daugsmn
navy yards, and wharves buildings machinery
navy yards aud everything Immediately connected with them s
tho OF this bureau II Ii also charged whit
management OF the Naval Asylum.
eonstrucS, Equipment and Repair Lenthal
chief Of the bureau eight clerks and draugsman The Office
the ncef Of the Samuel Arcbod esq attached
this bureau assisted by three engineers This bureau
and the providing Of all vessels with their equipments
Sails anchors water tanks DC Tho chief supernen
the construction Of all murine steam engines for the and WIN
the approval OF tho Secretary decides upon plans for their con
lion.
Of Cahrg H Bridge purser United Stats
chief OF bureau and four clerks All provisions for the use
tho clothing together with the making contracts LOT u
nshng the same, under the charge Of this bureau
Bureau Of Ordnance Hyirgaphy lnsraham
chief bureau four caks, and draughman This bureau has
charge Of all ordnance and ordnance stores the manufacture or
OF guns powder, shot Shells &C. and the eqpm
OF vessels ofwar with everything connected herewith also w
vdes them with maps, charts cronomcter baromeers, &C.
Naval Observatory and photographed ohice' al wa5n
the Naval academy Annapolis under the general
lerntendenee OF the chief OF this bureau,
Medicine SurgyyDr William Whean, surgeon th
navy OF bureau; surgeon un
navy aud Everything relating medicines a
medical stores treatment wounded management
hospitals within superntepdcnce or
prAslaESr.
Floyd Secretary War; Drinkard, chief CLERK
subordinate clerks and four watchme T
GLOWING bureaus are attached to this department
Caqamandig oFceThs Office head Of which
Lieutenant General Scott Is al New York.