The New York herald., 1876-10-31

be authentic II might be reasonable suppose that
an opponent could conceive the idea OF sucn
letter, especially after the cordial demonstrations,
both at New York At the Inauguration of the Lafayette
statue and At Philadelphia at the Barthodi banquet
But do hope that II will not be confirmed that sane
Frenchman, and. above ALL the Commissioner General
Of the French Republic at the Philadelphia Exhibition,
without having beon present. should have allowed HIM
self TO make grave imputaton against tho
American Commission II such, however, should be
during my six months residence in the United States
that the American people would not be justified in
holding the French nation responsible ior an acs
already universally condemned by public opinion
THE FRENCH COMMISSIONERS COMPLAINTS
AGAINST THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ExHIBI-
TIoN.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30 1870
While Captain Anfrye, the French Centennial Com
In charge at the Exhibition, In the interview
with the HERALD correspondent In yesterdays paper,
desired disavow all belief in the outrageous and IN
sultng letter attributed to the Chief Commissioner,
Du Sommorard, he yet mentioned many serious
breaches OF etiquette and Of the hands
Of some Of the subordnates OF the American Commis-
sion. which he had reported to his chief, and which
might have been the basis for sharp letter Of
plant These complaints were alluded 10 in the Cap
ta:n's statement Sundays HERALD but have since
got them more in detail, and the following from Cap
tain Anirye will show that he had many just grounds
Of dissatsfaction:-
THE CENTENNIAL GUARD.
~ have this complaint to mako TO tho Commission
ers:-Nyself and my exhibitors have many times been
insultco by members OF tho Centennial Guard, and
have been able TO get any redress have never
said that they all thieves but have said that
many On tho day Of the IRE outside tho build
ng II necessary that should 60 out TO what
danger thcre was because tho wind had
changed the Nam Building would have been
~
mo permission to leave, in the most insult
Ing manner, and finally, when tho lre over said,
Now you French Commissioner get OUT Hro In
those grounds is something in which every ex-
h,bitor Is Immediately interested, because no one
knows whore IL will stop among many frame build
ngs. The salvation Of all our goods might have do
pended on my getting out TO take precautions CON-
planned about the insolence this guard and kept
o y Mhsn m 20
General Goshorn's Office that tho man had been dis
charged This was
DELIBxRArE LIE PROM THE AMERICAN COMMISSION,
for the Ia still sergeant in Company b. and you
passed him as you approached the foot OF these stairs
ON tho night Lauber's restaurant was burned my
foreman tried to get in TO bo prepared TO our
property Ho had pass. but was refused.
Of putting the nre out sacked the cellars and drank
the wine The orgies that took place there that night
show Of what material this Centennial Guard
Is composed OF, docs also the fact that a COM
pany recently dIsbanded for mutiny. l have sell
dom got redress upon complaining OF incvility from
the guards.
THAT MANY or THEN ARE rmravEs
s also fact At halfpas four O'Clock the morning
French section saw Centennial Guard At a case Of
goods and heard the click the glass shut
He said nothing at the tmc but when tho exhibitor
and reported that his had been opened and
several articles taken the told what he had seen
The guard tried before jury in OF your
and acquitted because hs swOre to deliberate ife in
insisting that he was not on hs post that night
This man Immediately roinstatcd at the
Same post, and began clustering and bully
hQ
had stolen with arrest and on. He
made such an excitement among the exhibitors that,
and showed him that, even " the man had stolen
the goods, he had sworn TO breach Of discipline,
American Commssion's affair. Finally, upon my in
sisting that least the man should be removed to
another place he was transferred
These things reported my chief and telegrapked
next day after the firo for detachment OF Paris
police officers to protect our goods reporting that
that there would be
GENERAL PLUMBER, f4
and that the members Of the Centennial Guard would
be among the plundcrerS These trussy men, TO the
number OF ten from the Paris municipal police, have
To what have said In my official dispatches still
ADHERE and that is, that in OF re dependence
could be placed on the Centennial Ger guards but ths.
der and considered that without special force OF
police the French exhibitors were constantly in
that We could rely upon the Centennial guard,
but pointed out to him that other
having twenty-five. Spain twenty-five and Belgium
twelve. never said that there any coluson be-
surd. Neither did over assert that the Americans
themselves set ire TO tho building with the packing
cases in with the hope OF burning the French
stored is outside the ground, a
quarter Of mile from any OF orr gooda did report
TO ~ Sommcrard, however, on the authority Of |
General Goshorp, that the re incendary and was
started both ends OF the building once and also
that 50, 600 Of nne alone belonging 70
we'd "a tho
contractor in charge OF these casca Mr. Baird,
refused TO pay Us ore cent Tor tho loss wrote
to my governments asking II should press this de- |
mand but told to keep quiet that tho French
governments would have new made at its own ex-
from Havrs Saturday Mr. Baird SIS COO insur-
nnce ON his empty boxcsmuch than their value.
trouble to Us has becn- the Custom o' Houss uas
officials. wsn 70 complain TO- she
Collector Jacobs: his have boon insolent 10 my
exhibitors the last degree and have pushed around
their cases. turned in confusion threatened
them with arrest, and treated them IL they |
smugglers Mr. Jacobs and many others have never
remembered that came hero the guests Of the
American nation al your invitation not as adventurous
MR.. JACOBS TEMPER.
Tho maker Of the finest enamel work In France the
other day received some goods which this man
Jacobs had placed three different duties for the same
class Of articles He went 10 Jacobs who refused to
am charged thiriyhve forty and forty-hve rer cent
duty the same kind Of goods. Please tell mo which
sell" The only answer no could get was,
"Mr. Jacobs don't like to be contradictcd.v have
been Obliged TO write 10 tho Secretary Of the Treasury
about this Jacobs. Thesc petty officers fright
cned my exhibitors with threats OF arrest
Is very serious matcr In France; II Is not here but
II Is there; and TO threaten Frenchman with arrest
Will irishcn him.
POINTING A PISTOL
Poor Mr. Eorder, the proprietor OF the Tros-Frercs
Provencaux, driven into . court the point ol
pistol at the hands OF an Inbred court oficiai, be-
cause Mr.. verdier dir not understand English. and
did know that he had been sued by contractor In
business dispute about the price OF his build
Ing But for the Kindness OF Mr. Childs.
who went his bail Mr. vcrdisr would be now in