The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-30
TIE Presidential Election takes place
on Tuesday, November 7th. Dent for
get TO vote for TILDEN and WILSON.
The people demand change.


get TO vote for TILDKN and WILSON.
The people demand change.
Serious Charges Against Centennial
Officers.
NEw YORK. October pa Paris
dispatch says the American colony resi-.
dent there is greatly exercised over
the publication of q letter written to
friend in Germany hy NJ. Du Sommerard
chief of the French 'ommission TO the
Centennial Exposi..o The letter is
summarized as follows Accounts trans
mitted tc me from my deputy are Of
most grievous character. Americans
themselves set fire to buildings contain
ing empty cases OF French
goods, helping 10 destroy French
merchandise and articles for exhibition
stored in the galleries. A second at
tempt of the same kind has been made
within the last month. Worse than all
this, the police employed by the Centen
NAL Board are purposely chosen from
the worst and most degraded elements in
the United States. The kecrc-s are
thieves without exception. Tho stasl
openly from exhibitors in the French de-
partment and sll others. There exists an
understanding between these knsves and
the Judges. The judges call up rogues
for hearing, when complaints are made,
at hours unknown TO the complainsnts,
and as result, no witness OF criminal
guilt being present, they are acquitted.
Even worse than this, if snch thing be
possible, thieves count on the Judges
themselves to give them the signal when
the discreet moment has arrived TO begin
pillage. This outrageous epistle con-
cludes with vile attack upon the virtue
and manners of American women, which
cannot be tran. mtted by cable or repro
duced IN print.
The:Aboye Charges Refuted.
NEW YORK, October 29.-The follow
ing letter will appear in Figaro to-mor-
row:
To the Editor Of Figaro
SIR have read with profound aston
ishment the letter OF NJ. Du Sommersrd
to his friends in Vienna. was attached
to the commission sent TO the Philadel.
phia exposition, and l must say that in
that capacity rs well Ms Frenchman, l
received delicate attention at the hands
of the American people | beneve that
all the commissioners will say the
same. The accusation that the Americans
purposely set fire 10 the cases OF goods in
the French Department is so monstrous
that cannot allow it TO pass without q
fiat contradiction. | was IN America
when that accident occurred, and NO
people regretted it more than the Amer
leans. There was DO i'll will. / will an
swer for it, If the fire had been the
work of an incendiary the whole cour-
try would have proclaimed its indlgns-
ton. NJ. Du Ssmmerard should have
drawn his Iniormatit from Il less partial
source before accusing people
with An act SO vile Onco more
my duty AS member OF the
French commission compels me TO pro-
test against the imputatIons cast upon
the American people by NJ. Du Son =
merard. Accspt;,Mr Editor, the sssur-
ance of my distinguished consideration.
-- Marquis De TALLEYRANU.
October, %, 1876.
The indignation caused among the
Americans here by NJ. Du Sommersrd's
letter is intense and will probably
find vent IN II public demonstration OF
some kind In the meantime Mr.. Wnsh-
burne has addressed strong letter on
the subject to Duke De Cases.
The Attention ofthc French Govern
ment Called To the Insult
PARIS, October 29.-Mr. Washburne,
the American Minister, has drawn the
attention OF Duke De Gases TO the calum-
Nous insults contained in letter sttrlbu.
ted 10 NJ. Du Saumersrd, the chle
commissioner of France 20 the Inter.
national Exposition. lie did not, how
ever, demand the recall Of NJ. Du
Sammerard, or any other measure, but
confined himself TO pointing out matters,
leaving the French Minister OF Foreign
Affairs 10 determine what reparstIon WAS
due the United States. The manner 10
which the Duke received Mr.. Wash
burne's representations, ieHves no doubt
that complete reparation will be Afforded
and that the affair will be satisfactorily
arranged.
A later telegram reports that NJ.
Ozenne, acting in the name Of the
Minister of Commerce, after conference
with the Duke de Gases, telegraphed on
Saturday evening 20 VI. Du Sommerard,
asking him before vigorous measures are
adopted TO state whe,ner the objoctioba-
bic letter is authentic II is said that
NJ. Du Sommerard has replied that il is
apocryphsl. The affair has caused much
excitement among Americans Ia Paris
and has called forth the following official
note published this morning:
A letter speaking ofeBsively OF q
great nation holding friendly relations
with France has been published IN a
foreign journal and reproduced in q
French newspaper. The letter has been
attributed to q high functIonary repre-
scnting France al Philade!phls, but the
government hopes it Is spocryphal
The government has, however, demand
ed an explanation from the person con-
cernel and are now awaiting his reply
H. order to come TO decision Oh the
matter.