Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-23

espionage Is utterly repugnant to Ameri-
can IDEAS OF fair play and necessarily
tending to corruption He has ap-
pointed Interpreters and other minor
officials whose appointment the law ex-
pressly gives to othels. He has in sew
eral instances ordered payments to be
made that were not warranted by law,
and has several times violated plain
treaty stipulatiens. All unite in say
ing thas his ignorance of the laws and
treaties pertaining to the Indians is un-
commonly dense and that things have
got into such a fix that the quickest and
best way to straighten them out is to
send the whole bag and baggage to the
war dep partment. 81 cid. ssFTs olses -
srW A MODEST CLAIMANT .H7aA .
The senate committee on patents
gave hearing to-day to DIR. John b.
Reid, ip support of his claim against
the government for 81, 900 for the use
of his inventions and improvements in
projectiles for rifle and cannon during
the late war This man secured letters
patent fronr the confederate states for
these improvements, and his proiectiles
were used by the rebels fer the purpose
ofkilling union soldiers. He now comes
before committee of the United State
senate as loyal man, prefers his claim
for Sl7, 900 for the use of this proiec-
tile by the government in its effort to
suppress the rebellion. III, sked, and
the request was granted, mat no one
but the committee should be present to
hear his argument. a f4J1i ovea
$500 rog wEITzEL's SUCCESSOR. 5Ts-.
+ Advices from Washington under date
of May 18th says the president has
nominated Amos Smith, jr.. of Cincin-
natl, collector of internal revenue, for
the 1st district of Ohio, vice, Wertzel, to
be removed; G. st. Gem, surveyor of
customs, at st. Louis; and Jno. III.
Smyth, of North Carolina, to be minis.
ter resident at Liberia. 7A' 'N'. @''
PROF. HENRY'S FUNERAL r4er
AT the funeral of Prof. Joseph Henry,
to-day were many beautiful floral trib-
utes to the memory of the deceased.
After brief religious services in the part
of the building where the deceased re-
sided, the body was removed to the
hearse by twelve soldiers, the epalI bear
ers being Associate Justice Strong. w.
W. Corcoarn, Admiral Rodger, Gen.
Humphreys, Geo. w. Childs and Joseph
Patterson, ,. of Philadelphia, Surgeon
General Barnes, Capt Carlisle Patter-
son, superintendent of coast survey,
Prof. Poe and Prof ]. C. Willing. The
procession moved to New York avenue
church, where the funeral services were
by the Rev. DIR. Mitchell.
There were present in addition to the
family and immediate friends of the de-
ceased, the board, of regents of the
Institute, the lighthouse
board, employees of the institution,
president and vice-president of the
United States, Representatives of
the executive departments, members of
the supreme court of the
United States, the Judiciary of the Dis
trict of Columbia, the court of claims.
Sir Edward Thornton, the Japanese
and others of the diplomatic
corps, the. academy of natural science,
the philosophical society of Washington,
the alumni of the association of Prince
ton college, officers of the army and
navy, the Washington monument socie-
ty and large concourse of citizens.
Among the prominent gentlemen
we're Prof. Asa Gray Harvard College;
Prof, S, Guyott and Stephen Alexander,
Princeton College; Prof. Marsh, Yale |
College; Forman Rogers and Prof. Nc
Lane, formerly president of Princeton
College, and who, when vice president
of that institution forty years ago, in
vited Mr.. Henry to professorship. The
remains were inferred in Oak Hill
cemetery.