The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-06

osr os a,isne oecs DsFament and nstracti E
Them and their lie resolves s,urns from each G
United States courts showing 'hs PROCESS and soap q ,
ne Post Once Dra,tosefD and has power 70 sen and dssa
the Tor the benefit Of the United states.
Iso yy, .,yd Howell Cobb Secretary the Tressa
ecio president W b sbobrok United states char
CAPT a Humphreys United states army D Bachs so,-
Of coast survey Prof Joseph fenf eefef u Smith
connandet Thornton A. Jenkins United navy, Captain
Franklin, United States army secretaries and i've
This board directs the building and repairing % gh. hoes light
vessels buoy and beacons, contracts for uppnes Of o &c
I,ei as coaa srrsy-Prossor o, Bache, IL d. superb
endent, superintendent OF weights aud measure
States Army: Lieut. A mn United States Army assistant
charge o the Coast Survey Once
A. w Russell chief clerk
Professor A. G. Pendlcion United States cOmpatar long
A..n, chas sso IN charge g s CON, av'i''
Lieut. j. ndbal United States army, In charge Of drawing
Lieu, sa1ton, United states army charge Of engraving du
Samuel Helm Disturbing agent.
George Msthioi, eecrosypst
rorr orr,cn
Brown, Postmaster General The direction and
Of the Post ONCE Department are assigned y the eu
the Postmaster General That Us business my@
the conveniently arranged and prepared LOT ms rs
dec IN charge Of The First Assistant General the os
once in charge Of tho second Assistant e
the Inspection Once, in charge Of the chief clerk
appointment Office Hcrato King Frs, assistant Postmaster
General and n'neeh clerks 10 inns o'ee are ~ Questions
dconipuance OF post Offices
changes appointment and removal q postmaster
Pomas,srs are furnished With marking rating stamps
letter balances by this bureau which charged also WIN pro
the superntendcuce established for supplying
To this bureau Is likewise assigned the %
the mail steamship nes and OF inc Foreign and H.
tcrnationai postal arrangements
Contract william n pondas esq second Assistant rs,mm
General and clerks To this Once Is assigned ne ua
meas Of arranging the mail stacs and placing the
embracing all corrconrc ana proceedings
par,ures all the Of the a between
the different sections of the country the point. o. man asd
prepares te advertisements for mail proposals 70
,nes and The adjustment and execution All app
the establishment or alteration o. MAJ, arrangement anu ne
appointment messengers should be sent 70 this Office All
claims for transportation ser vice not under
the recognition said hst % oe ooe through
the Contract a authority for the proper credits
From this office all pcsmastcrs at me ends
routes receive the saemen, o. man ans mo IN '
cuted orders scng accounts for mail transportation pre-
mail lettings giving each bid; also, Of the contracts
made tho service originated the curtmens oraeeo anu "s
additional allowances granted within The year.
Finance 0Jolh Maroon Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
clerks To this Office are assigned the super
n, y law mon he Auditor embracing The
dcpotares Of the department 'he issg~
be and other pcrsors ic snperv
Of offices under orders dcpoc the ea
the sureriutendcnce OF nc reno
by quarterly eturns Of possges II has c
81 the dead letter Office Of the issuing Of postage stamps and STAMPED
copcs Of postage, ana OF the accounts con
To The Third Asistan Postmaster cners, pos,mastcrs should
direct their quarterly POSTAGE draft Offices Their
reporting quarterly the proceeds Of their ces and h'
dcposg Offices their certificates OF depcse 10 Dim should o
be directed the weekly monthly the dcposiarics Of the
department. web all applications and receipts for postage Stamps
and stamped envelopes, and for dead letters
Ins,xc, Clements csq obicfclcrk, and seventeen
clerks the receiving and examining tho
registers Of the arrivals departures the mails certificates Of the
Of route agents reports mail lnrs of noting the
nqueneics Of contractors and preparing cases M nv
reports futures providing and sending out malhags and
and keys and doing 81 other things wh, may be nee.s
Ar cases Of mail depreciation Of law by private
The supervision Of this once shond be reported 70 IT,
respecting lost money letters, mail depred
lions Other violations q aw or ana s0aa ' a.
registers the arrivals and departures Of the mnls certificates
applications
for registers Of failures and all complaints against
imperfect should be deeie
spccion once, Post Office Department
NAVY
Tho Navy consists Navy Department proper
the Secretary and Of i've bureaus attached thereto va
Bureau Docks Bureau OF Construction Equipment
Hydrography, and Of Medicine and surgery
following the duties Of each Of these offices and
Of the force employed therein:
Says Isaac Tcucry Secretary q the Navy Charles
w welsh esq clerks The Secretary Of the
NAVY has , ~, al m is 70 him.
general direction Of the President OF the United states w
commanders Of squadrons and commanders Of
vessels officers commissions OF officers both In tho
navy corps appointments Of commissioned and warrant
officers enlistment and discharge Of seamen mna
secreary Office All the duties of the different bureaus are
performed under the authority Of the Secretary and their orders m
considered emaang from him. The general
the FORMS also part Of the duties OF the ans
thu commandment of that should BIO approved
him.
Bureau Nary yards and Docks Commodore Joseph Smith cna
bureau CLERKS CIVIL engineer and one draughm
yards aud wharyes, buildings and machinery
navy yards and everything inmcda'e c9nec,sa WIN mem ~
management Of the Naval Asylum
BUREAU Of Construction Eqppent, and Rpnirohn Lenhal esq
bureau eight clerks, and draughman The oce
engineer chief Of the Samuel Arclbod Is attached
assisted by three engineers This bureau
charge building repairs Of all vessels Of purchase
tanks The engineer in chief supernen
OF all marine engines for tho and WIN
the approval Of the secretary decided upon plans for their con~
ton. .sttaas
yeau of Provisions ClohinoH Bridge purser United States
navy bureau four clerks All provisions for the use
the navy and clothing together with tho making Of contracts m
nshng the same under the charge Of this bureau
bureau of Ordnance and Hydyopaphy ngraham,
clerks and draughtsnan This bureau pa
charge all ordnance and ordnance stores tho manufacture
guns powder shells xc and the equipment
everything connected herewith also pro
them with maps charts chronomeers, barometers &c
gecr with such The United
States Naval Observatory ard Hydrograpica oce washington
Annapolis also under the genoru
pcrintendeDce Of the chief Of this bureau.
Burauu ef Surgery William wheian surgeon un
navy chief Of bureau passed assistant surgeon
States navy Everything relating to m .dicines m
stores sick and wounded aud managc@
hospitals, within the superintendent Of THIS bureau
pFrARrxKSr.
j. Floyd Secretary War; W. r. Drnkard, chief clerk
subordinate clerks and four watchmen ~
GLOWING bureaus attached 10 this department:
Commanding Generals o0ceIhls Office the head OF which
Lieutenant General Scott, is ai New York.
Ajmont oGv col Samuel Cooper Adjutont General