The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-11

Capt A. Iunphreys United army Bahe,
9,Snep q cas. survey o Joseph ssy sss'~s 81 sSS
Commander Jenkins United States navy aud Captain
ills board building repairing nsh houses light
vesse buoys, and beaoons, contracts or supplies q OIL &c
tasi sq. ooat 4 D s-sas IL D. 'ap'F'n-
cpR william Palmer corps !oporaPal easuse, uTsd
LATED states Army assistant
A. W, Russell, chief clerk
PndctOn United navy, compdsss Of loOs
Assistant Cas sCbo in charge computing division
Assistant d, 5h rg'1c + sS@lss ' CHARGE Of drawing a.
Lieut. son, Uoed satsa army engraving divt
samuel IIcip, isbarsius agent
JoapPl aSon weights and
ron oynes pzrAHrsar,
Hon aaron Brown Postmaster General The dirss,aon and
tto ana n to te fsnasiSr General That IL business may be
tho conveniently arranged aud prepared for his hnal acio -
charge the First Assistant Postmaster Generals The Contract
t N charge q the second Assistant, Postmaster General Tue ~
charge the THIRD Assistant Postmaster Generals and
'ie iaspeouon Office charge Of ale ohei clerk.
1otsa oge, loralO King Frs, assistant Postmaster
wAh c the establishments and dieonuunce Of posi- Offices
omtsn :, W. anl NAMES alp' i sun iS s NV ~ ~,
furnished with marking and rating stamps
and letter balances by this bureau which charged also with pro-
sdng blanks aud stationery for the U.s. q the department. aud wh
the u several agencies established for supplying
paliseis YIN blanks to inns oufsau . astnca .ns
peyo p te mail steamship lines and OF Tue foreign and %
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Coarao Qoe-wllanH Duras esq Iosmas
yer General and twenty az clerks 70 thus Olive = assigned te hasi
under contract embracing all correspondence and proeesdnss
su G % al b nase d sufys mani
the different sections Of the the Of mail distribution and
the regulations Of the
United prepares mail proposals
the bids and takes charge q The annual and occasional mail let
the establishment alteration O mai arrangements and se
claims transportation not under
recognition Of said d to DO obtained through
tbr
this Office all at the ends Of
respective roue Ii reports weekly
cucd and all orders Affecting accounts for mail pre-
Che statistical exhibits tie mai service and the reports q the
made, originated the curtslnens ordered and the
additional allowances granted within The year
Finance GoJon Marion, CSC Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
Sa and N 10 3 ocs are IF ,s ns
dcyosed BY w upon Tie Auditor embracing accounts Win the
balances by the Auditor
mail and other tho supervision o.
the offices Under orders 10 deoits their quarterly bal
designated points the sperieence Of the rendition
by posnrs their quarterly posiages has
81 the cleter ofcs Of The issuing postage stamps stamped
envelopes for s Of postage ana Of the accounts con
rs to Third Assistant pos,masers should
direct ir quarterly returns of posagc those AZ draft Offices Their
reporting quarterly Of their oces and those
deposing Offices their cerihcae o. depos 70 MIN shou o
department wen as all applications and receipts for postage stamps
stamped envelopes, and for dead letters.
Isesis OoSBen Clements, esq.,
10 this Office assigned the duty receiving examining the
Of the arrivals and departures Of The mails certificates u the
inquencies contractors preparing ac,ru
mail fnres providing and sending ont nnass an6
and ksys and dong al other things whls may DO
mail depreciation of violation Of law by private
he supervision d this olse reported
Al rpec'ns os. money s,crs mail depred;
reced Chief Clerk, Post ONCE Department I3 a
Of the service 81 route agents reports applications
registers Of Mure and all
irregular imperfect should be directed In
spocton ONCE, Post ONCE Department"
NAVY pnPlRrszsr.
The Navy Department Navy Department proper
m Secretary and I've bureaus attached
Navy yards and Docks nen Of Construction Equipment
Repair Bureau Of Provisions ana Cong uaa Ordnance
Hydrograply the Medicine surgery 4
following Of The Of Of these
| OF the force employed therein: .fg ~
says Touscy, Navy Charles
Navy has charge of everything connected with the naval establish
unor general President states wo
by constitution, of the army navy
vessels all of officers commissions Of oess both in the
navy corps appointments
enlistment
the seearys Office All the duties the different bureaus
considered emanapg FROM him The superintendent of
corps forms also part the Secretary
him
Barcaa Navy Joseph Smith,
All navy yards wharvss buildings machinery
yards and everything immediately connected with them
under the Of this bureau also charged with the
management of the Naval Asylum
Barea g Construction Equipment, Repair LentaaA esq,
chief Of the bureau eight clerks and daughsmnn Tbs re OF
the chief Of the samuel Acbod Y a'ached to
this reau This bureau
has charge building and OF all vessels Of purchase
the providing all vessels with their equipments,
The chief
The construction for the and With
approval Secretary decides plans for their cone
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Rareu If Pooa Clahnq H. Bridge, United States
All provisions for the use on
Inc navy and clothing together making for
nshinp same under the charge Of this bureau
Bureau If Ordnance photography Capt. Duncan ngrahamr
chief dranghnan This bureau has
charge and ordnance stores the manucture or ru
shot shells and the equipment
Of vessels war everything connected herewith ALEC pro
maps, charts crononciers, baronrters &c To-
seiher furnished ships The umed
and Photographed Once a, Washington
Annapolis also under The general SUI
perintcnleuce o tho chief OF this bureau
Bureau az Medicine Ssrpy Or William Whelan surgeon tn
navy Chief passed assistant surgeon ,
states navy ana Two cks Everang relating mdicnes and
medical stores treatment Wounded, management ot
hospitals within the snperintendencc Of THIS enean
! AZ DEPARTMENT
Hon ] D Floyd Secretary War Drnkard, chief clerk
sen stinaie clerks messengers watebmen The
| Glowing bureaus attached 10 this department.;
Commanding 6elerars OGrThis office the head OF which ~
| lieutenant General scout, is a. New York.
Adaet Generals Office Cooper Adjuiant General
Townsend, Bcvot & Williams
and Capt Garesche Judge Advocate eve, Major John
which the personnel f the the rolls &c
Il here whore all military commissions made ont
ouaeyyrdSsr Generals orercyc, Major Conceal r. s. Jespp
arermastor general Cou G. Thomas Captain ~ -
Miller Begrr CLERKS and nessenger
QHceto. b. r. Lunc aSu,ssscr general
Major leslie district peynescS eight clerks and one nessen-
| ger
cOr,mry Gpeala o Cen George Gibson, cOmmssary gen