New-York tribune., 1875-12-01
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
MR.. TOBEY's DECLINATION.

WASHINGTON. Tuesday Nov. 80 1875.
The following is the letter of Edward ).
Tobay Of Boston, declining the office Of Commissioner of
Indian Affairs lately urged upon him by the President
and Secretary Chandler:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 1875.
In compliance with your request have eaTeulIy re,
viewed tho grounds Of my declinaon OF the once OF
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, IA rendered 10 me III
yOur communication received IN Boston more than
week since Ny experience Tor three years as leip td
deepen nay conviction Of the Importance ai praclcI,
character OF your humane and energetic policy toward
n,nt o the Government 10 which you have kindly IN
funcss To who is in cordial sympathy win your
purposes, and who is prepared to give t.ht ,i nhi
secure "a faithful and efficient administration
OF the affairs Of the Indian department
in their minutest detail such service the GOHcucnt
and people cmphatically demand and they ought not,
ana VIII not be satisfied with anythi less TO fulfill these
a transfer of my residence to Washington. ana oDsc me
to seriously prejudice interests wncn cannot pfoly PER-,
am, therefore, reluctantly hronght ,, to my ny
SLisnf duties and ' Obligations to accept the
position when yOu have offered me. Allow me 10 tf-
press the sincere hope that you will be able to accomplish
your wchnOwH purpose of obtaining the services OF an
able and faithful officer whose tabshed character VIII
above and beyond all political influence or cCnsi
cratOns. have the fullest assurance ana conhuece
thgt such an officer will have the cordial ami energetic CO
operaon of the Honorable Secretary OF the Interior
and those working haInOniously and in mutual synpa
thy with the Board OF Indian COmnissiOheIs lhu5. te
sanction Of your authority anu influence, VIII douotess
continued progress IN protecting Tue IlSns oi
bot the Indian tribes and oi the people o lne on'e"
States. beg yOu IA accept the assurances oil my aPpe
cation OF the confidence implied in your nytaiion ana
remain, with great respect, your obcdont servant,
10 the President. EpWAhD D. loBLf'
NEW WESTERN MAIL SERVICE.
The following arrangements have been made
for the Western postacar service: Tue Cincinnati
line will leave Pittsburgh at $50 p. m. and Columbus at
l2:lO j. I ana arrive az Cincinnati at 4:lO H. n Gong
East the mail will leave Cincinnati at 7.05 p m and
Columbus at 114j y. and arrive at Pittsburgh at
64j a. III. The 81. Louis postal car viii leave Pittsburgh
az $50 a. IN; Columbus at $3.50 p. and indianapolis at
ll:2j D. H. arriving in 81 Louis at e:l0 a. In the
other directions IL Is to leave st. LOUIS at 40 D. m
annapolis at $40 IN, AMI Columbus "a! noon anu
arrive Pittsburgh at r. m The ST. Louis line viii do
the way-man service between Pittsburgh and lndiar-
apois going both ways Tie ears are all fnrhed ana
have been distributed. Every thing is in readiness 10
begin the new service on both lines tomorrow. The
morning train from Pittsburgh to St Louis will make
close connection with lho additional fast western mail
train leaving New-l Ork City at O'Clock each evening
bcginng tomorrow. Tho postal for Cincinnati from
mail from Ncw-Yorh which will continue to leave New
York at i30 a. m Tue Eastern mail for 81 louis %lll
fore reaching Columbus, and Forwarded by the Nandsa
route.
CONTRACT BY MEXICAN RAIDERS.
Information received here from the Rio
Grande is to the effect that the troubles along that river
growing out of cattle raids by Mexicans bad
ever The Mexican raiders have a contract TO deliver
Is 900 head Of cattle AT Monterey and they expect 10
steal them II has also been ascertained That
one great difficulty under which the Mexican Govern
men labors is that n sending soldiers 10 the frontier to
prevent cattle raids they offen desert and become cattle
thieves themselves thus adding TO the number Of depre
dations instead Of decreasing them. The cattle thus
stolen from Texas shipped after being run into Mex
leo Cortina himself detected some time ago In
shipping cattle from Basdad, small town on the south
bank Of the Rio Grande, for Cuba sueh cattle bearing
thpge cattle thieves are engaged q great extent m
smuggling goods into Texas, and their return trips
carry in. droyes Of cattle with tAem.