New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-02
. CURRENT TOPICS Ar THE CAPITAL.
ARRESTS For MAIL TII1EyERIES.


From a report to the Postmastcr-General
by Chief Special Agent Parker OF Of persons
charged with robbing the mails and other violations of
tho postal laws it appears that 1872 detectOns and
have been made during the three months ended
yesterday. These embrace officials OF nearly all
grades the postal service and number Of trusted
pOy6s OF business firms in the large cities who were
rng employers letters and OF course throwing the
blame upon the Post-Ohce Department. The safety Of
the mails has largely increased under the ingenious
system OF locating losses and consequent detection
successfully enforced Greater safety can yet be Sc
cured persons losing letters viii in every promptly
report the samc with all particulars, directly to the
Post-Once Department at Washington, the well-vered
theory being that is much easier to ascertain the con-
yerging point of such roberes If all losses reported
than il only part Of them reported 1t also appears
from recent official examination that not more than
letter lost out of every 1000 registered letters
deposited in the mails during the last year.
AN INTERESTED ATTACK on GEN. KAUlZ.
A letter has been received here from Gen.
Kautz of the United States Army, the commanding Off
Ger OF Department OF Arizona in which he very
paticaly takes issue with Gov. Stafford regard to the
latters recent message TO the Legislature and other
public allegations of neccncy the part of the mill
tary The facts and figures furnished by Gen. Kautz
show that many Of the reports OF Indian depredationa
are entirely unfOuuded and that the remainder are
greatly exaggerated The troops he says, have done
their duty faithfully and the Governors charge that the
troops have done nothing and will do nothing Is not
true No 20 men, half that number Of citizens have
been killed in the past six months. The whole message
OF Gov Stafford is said TO be manufactured ont of very
limited material, 10 form basis on when To solicit
the removal OF Gen. kautZ from command Tor the
benefit Of q few dissatisfied Indian contractors
I'm Tucson order to TO- stall any complaint against the
"Iudian ring" for bad treatment Of Indians Oh the
reservations The General also intimatcs that If the
HEADQUARTERS OF the department could be moved TO
Tucson and troops could be ordered to that section
for The benefit OF the contractors Iing would STOP the
c3mor Tucson having lost the political control or the
TERRITORY Is now DESTROYS Of enjoying the military
patronage instead. Letters received from other sources
asset that the present charges instgaed by the old
faction that brought about the removal o Gen Stoneman
and tried to crush Gen Crook, and that they are now
frying t. dSpacc Gen Kauz BECAUSE they are tired o!
the continued peace that has existed Ill Arizona Tor Two
years.
TIE ADMIRALS AND COMMODORES.
Upon the promotion Of Commodore j. L.
Howell TO the grade OF Rear Admiral in the Navy, which
will take place on the oath inst Us heretofore meI-
toned. the name Of Commodore Daniel Ammen. at
present Chief OF the Bureau OF navigation at the Navy
Department will stand at the head OF the list OF conf
modores His promotion to the grade OF Rear Admiral,
unless caused sooner by the death OF officer OF that
rank will not be made until December next, when Rear
Admiral WIN. Reynolds will retire, aud Commodore
Ammpn wi be promoted to I'LL the vacancy Rear-Admi
raj Anv who retires the 2d inst, has had more sea
other officer on the active IlSt O te
navy having been TO - years ana 10 months itedi-
Admiral Thornton a jenkins now Ol the retired st ~
The only officer IN the service who mas had more sea
service lie having had 20 years and months OF sich