New-York tribune., 1873-06-21
THE VIENNA DBGRACR.
rEnRmLE INJURY TO OUR CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION

TERRIBLE INJUEY TO OUR CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION
From Ths G7mn'yog lrHa) tt,7rE
We have before alluded TO the letters Of
Mr.. W. j. :, altman 20 THE NEW-YORK TEErSE a. ..yiug
the only really iltcaJe account OF the troub o., AZ
Vienna fuat We have anywhere met with NJ -.audn
e. a very competent observer, ami. believe, a
thoroughly truthful writer 50 that when le .., M
pleasant Things about people ar. posed arta.n
rather more importance 10 them tDdn would 0
charges Ordinary paDcr cores sDDudeu,. Ia a
letter I'm Saturdays TRIBUNE Mr. sIlmln relates SONS
interesting developments In tue restaurant bust
10 via be well for those w1o have iu charge Or
own exhibition OF 1870 % realize hJw JOS prospects have
suffered by the manner IN wnicn the United States, tho
state Of Pennsylvania. AMI tue city OF fnIade pnia
Vienna. whore the frauds, the incompetence.
the pretenslop5 ana tns social anu lhi,l-
lectu3l in.igufcdnce O' most % the Commissioners
have oeen so -nguary get ont IN relief b. tn eEyl-
CANT plans and meager achiev ments OF cur con iuu-
ton. The Centennial Exmoluoa IS ~ the henls n men
OF different ciass, 3lt can We persuade Europeans ot
fnlsl win tley uot saw and usthaby. shat q ~ AiyO
made such a depOabie figure M Vienna, tueY cab rA-
p,yn And what assurance can We give them u ,ur
exhibition VIII not fail INTO the hands Of Nn-t M -,i
@ ai" mss who INV and srll couira6t, iut
spaces and medals (" II glyo them any 'en a.
nri, has red terribIv and we fear u viii bee dri
cult 10 iu,pire confidence IN other nations, oaf
own grounds Of hope tnat our eAA1l'Ih VII h"I 10
managed badly our department 81 VIENNA a0d W
tho same class OF people.
An IRREPARABLE INJURY TO TIE NATION.
Fryn Ths Boston Poe,
TIE NEW-YORK TRBUNEs Vienna COM
municah2us from Mr. w. j. stiaa a9 moi R s'' 4te I,
en- ds,rarrs abroad are beng OhltarItCd as II ii
announcements would lead the country 90 suppose A
large part Oh the $50 OF and other rcstUaus
goods which went % Vienna Iy way ot blcHch sEh
HAMBURG AZ public expense, has been seized uY tlS
Austrian Government, aud though they VIII pf0bl'Y Oe
given up on the payment Of dudes, Gc, tue Jlitd
states has been nicely taken In some az the CJMmis-
sOners Mr Suilman thinks innocent " anything wrong
unless it be neglect OF duty IN shutting their eyes TO
what was going about them, and on that score Lac
President aud Secretary Fish are even more cup4blc
The former was informed OF the piucpal Idct u the
matter before the Commission eit NeE-lorF, ana IN
stead Of looking into the suspicious circumstances per-
eoIaly he and Mr. i sh left the atr m the hands OF
those Interested iu avoiding in r,u-luu, a.a only
became distressed and inspired with tG>' on on ~
rgJr when the lrrCguuuucs grew 90 notorious lAat
something bad 70 De done about tltm Tue Ntll lntn
ton Of the American Commission ls eiil ~ bc rlA
opprobrous, aud injury has been done the LauOn
which nothing can entirely retrieve,
TIE COMMISSIONERS GF'fOvTD NONE TOO SOON.
Flom I1s Ae4-iiI0eH Pf-Lt''T0.
Nr. ". j. Stillman, In his last letter from
Vienna 70 TIE TRIBUNE. expresses the hope tuat sn II
o.. suspended Commissioners VIII bring libel -u.., S II
seems they have threatened 70 do against that paper
As the Investigation proceeds, tho scandu .,c..4es
blacker. large quantity 15) Ca-ts- ot vines
and restaurant materials deldhcdded on the Gov
ernment ships as goods for exhibition. largo plTt ~
the wines seized bv the Austrian Government ior
payment OF duties; that THIS lWNudcnt smuggling
operation failed pf part OF ~ purpose though the WY
barkeeper cOn,Tyed TO make our Government p'5 Tor
the transportation Of his wares The editor OF th' cll-
0gue had 10 pay $1,000 for the privilege Of making 70
with 5000 for every 100 pages OF atytItrems r 10
tanned. The agreement was made Win Meyer, ' IN
BTen assuring TIE editor that any Arrangement 10
might make with Meyer wou'd be salefl tory 80 nm
Wan Buren,. one OF the exhibitors was approached "
agent with proposal 20 secure him medal Tor pe-
cuniary consideration. Altogether % apparcu. iDA'
the Commissioners removed none too SOON.