The Portland daily press., 1882-11-10
WASHINGTON.
still on the Stand.

SClli on LQ0 SC8nQ.
WILMINGTON, Nov. 9.-Chief Engineer Mel
vile resumed his testim ony before the JEAN
nette board of enquiry this morning. His mar
rative Of the breaking up of the ice on the
morning the 18th of June and of the crushing
of the vessel was purely corroborative of pre-
yious accounts.
Back Again.
Secretary Folger resumed his official duties
at the treasury department to-day.
Bonds to be Redeemed.
Secretary Folger sent telegram to Assist
ant Treasurer Acton at New York to-day au-
theriziDg him to redeem without rebate Of in
terest $4,000 in bonds, embraced in all the
outstanding calls every week until further no.
tice.
Secretary Folger's Movements.
Secretary Folger declines to say anything in
reference to his future plans. The general i'm
preston among his friends in the Treasury is,
however, that he will serve out the balance of
his term as Secretary of the Treasury unless
some unforeseen circumstance should arrive to
make his retirement necessary. The Secretary
has commenced the preparation of his annual
report which is to accompany the Presidents
message to Congress, and is now collecting the
data from bureau officers for that purpose.
Waiting for Good Weather.
The Navy Department is informed that the
Tallapoosa which sailed from Proyincetnwn.
Mass. at noon yesterday was obliged to return
sail soon as the weather is pleasant
Bail Given.
Frank Fl. Fall and Arthur Payne, charged
with attempting to bribe the star route Jurors,
gave bail this afternoon, the former in the
sum of $4,000 and the latter $1,000.
Report of Gen. Howard.
The report of Gen. O. O. Howard upon his
administration of the West Point Military
Academy for the year ended Sept. /, 1882 has
been made public. 1t g ives full details of the
academic " ork for the year, the repairs to the
buildings, expenditures and other incidents of
management. Under the head of discipline
General Howard says there have been very
few cases of breach of discipline Of a grievous
nature during the year. Scarcely any attempt
at "hazing. A custom, however, has grown
up of settling petty difficulties by what is
termed "fisticuff." Under this code two or
three meetings have taken place, but only one
that Officially came to his knowledge, and this
was in consequence of severe hurts inflicted
upon E. N. Scudder by Cadet F. A. Cook.
After detailing the incident and the punish
ment inflicted upon the offenders, Gen. How
ard says: II am confident lasting impression
against this barbarous code has been made in
the corps. Certainly very few of the cadets at
present in the academy had anything to do
the affair"
Cheating Uncle Sam.
George Bayland and Gustave Permond, part
ners, liquor merchants at No. 60 New street.
were arrested today on a warrant issued by
United States Commissioner Shields. Indict-
ments have been found against the firm in
Massachusetts in connection with Goodrich HI
Bush of Westfeld, Mass, for having reused
government stamps on barrels of spirits The
prisoners gave bail in $1,000 each to appear at
Westfeld tomorrow for trial. Three indict-
ments against them are pending in the New
York district.
0atholic Diocesan Synod.
Over 300 clergymen of the Roman Catholic
churches OF the Archdiocese of New York met
yesterday at ST. Pntricks Cathedral at Fifth
avenue and Fifteth street, in response to call
issued by Cardinal McCloskey. The occasion
for the meeting was the opening of the Fourth
Diocesan Synod of the archdiocese. Two ses-
sions were held yesterday and the proceedings
were private. As the proceedings were con-
Quoted IN Latin the general public, had its Ie-
presentatlves been present would have been
little enlightened. Sessions were held in the
morning and afternoon, and two more sessions
Will De held today, when the synod will close.
Inc proceedings will not be mode public until
after the conclusion of the synod, as they re-
late entirely to the internal affairs of the
churen, the government of the clergy, and
their clerical duties. The object of the synod,
as expressed In the circular of the Cardidal,
who presides at the sessions is to advance
Christian plety and strengthen ecclesiastical
dlsclpiln. 1t is the first synod held in this
archdiocese since September, 1868, when one
was heid at the old st. Patrick's Cathedral at
Prince and Mott streets