Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-11-25


ber of the present house, who was defeated
for reelection, writes here that he is a
candidate for the position of clerk of the
next house; but there is little prospect of
anyone getting the place but Mr.. McPher-
son, the old clerk. If he wants it-and
there is little doubt he does-he will sure
ly get it, on account of the value Of his
services during the last political campaign
and his real capacity for the place.
GEN. SCHoFIELD is to be removed from
his position as commandant of West Point
and transferred elsewhere. His report
upon the Whitaker case is the cause 1t
is said that Gen. Schofeld wrote this re-
port before the October election, with
view to helping Gen. Hancock's canvass,
and when he found it was not printed,
then he desired to recall it, 1t was mis-
take of the types that made Gen. Schofield
speak Cf the secretary of war as the ''su-
perintendent of the war department"
The word "of'' was misprinted for the word
cor"
SECRETARY THOMPSON says the newspa-
pers and not the navy department are re-
spOnsible for announcing the recent event
at Hampton Roads as naval review 1t
was not intended to be review in any
sense of the term. The purpose was to
crews of the different training ships of the
navy, in order to note the proficiency of
the seamen and the working of the plan
adopted year ago. Other vessels of the
navy were present, but the vessels at hand
belonging to the North Atlantic station
were ordered there to give ecLdt and en-
couragement both to the young and old
8eamen of the navy.
THE following petition went to the pres
ident on the Goth inst
BRooKLYN, n. Y, Nov. l7.-To his excellency.
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, president, etc.-S.R:
Cadet J. c. Whitaker is on leave of absence.
Some of his friends propose court martial; 9TH
ers among whom we have the honor to stand
think that, rs the case was not proven against the
boy, the president, by restoring him to his former
place and position, would do only act of justice
to Il friendless youth, subserye the interests Of
humanity, and give additional evidence of this
purpose to recognize no color line in dealing
with American citizens. We have the honor to
remain respectfully yours,
j. HYATT SMITH.
Member-elect Third Congressional District.
THEODORE L. CUYLER
JUSTIN ID. FULToN, and others.
PROF. BAIRD, of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition, is very much pleased with the
rapid growth of the carp introduced by
him into this country from GERMANY
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Washington monument, have been used
for breeding. Within the last two or
| three days workmen, under direction of
Maj. Ferguson, of the fish commission,
have been busy draining off these lakes
and putting up young carp for distribu-
ton. One thousand fish have Just been
shipped to Tennessee. States desiring
these valuable food fish for stocking their
rivers will hereafter have 10 furnish cans
for transportation. The states which have
thus far been supplied are New York,
| Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio (partially),
Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Connec-
| ticut, Tennessee, and Georgia. Last year
twelve hundred were sent to Texas. The
young fish sent were about six inches long.
| AN official at the treasury department,
in speaking of the supply of gold now on
hand, said that, owing to the heavy i'm
portation of foreign gold during the last
and present year, and which, upon arriv-
ing at New York, Is exchanged at the
| United States assay office for American
gold coin, and the inability of the mint at
| Philadelphia to receive and convert the
| foreign gold into United States coin, on
account of the large number of silver dol
lars required to be coined monthly, unless
steps are taken to convert into coin a pOr-
ton of the foreign gold bullion now on
| hand. the treasury will be seriously EN-
| barrassed for want of gold coin. OfS130,-
| 100000 gold held by the treasury only
about $50, ,G00,000 is in coin, the rest rep
resenting uncoined bullion. The greater
portion of gold coin held by the treasury
| is in the sub-treasury at New York, and
| it is more than probable that the entire
amount there will be required during
November and December 10 pay for for
eign gold, ofwhich there is every indica-
ton that large importations will be made.
IT is officially announced that Gen.
Miles will be appointed chief signal
officer in place of Gen. Myer.
deceased. Gen. Hazen expected to get
this position. and, although Miles was
promised it before he went west, 1t was
thought for long time that Gen. Miles
would be satisfied with something else,
such as succeeding Gen. Ord in the COM
mand of the department of Texas; bnt
Gen. Miles has had enough of frontier
life, and thinks he had well earned the
right to spend the remainder of his days
at Washington, the officers paradise.
Gen. Miles is not a West-Pointer. He
entered the war of the rebellion as captain
, IN the 22nd Massachusetts, volunteers. AT
the close of the war, by exceptionally bril-
liant service, he had reached the rank OF
major general of volunteers. He was
mustered out of the volunteers Sept. /,
1868. On the the 2Sth of July, 1866, he
: was appointed colonel of the 10th infantry
, in the regular service. He is also brevet
major general in the regular service. In
March, 1879. he was transferred to the 9th
infantry as It's colonel. He is only 4e
years of age, and has the record of being