The New York herald., 1876-11-24
PARIS GOSSIP.
Excitement About the Elections In the
United States.
RECEIvIN1 THE RETURNS.
Stage Talk and Society Chat
terings.
THE SOMMERARD AFFAIR.

PARIS. Nov. 10. 1870
Tho Paris ONCE Of the NEw YORK HERALD has for
the last three days been OF tho most animated
and lively places In tho French capital Frenchmen
passing by stopped TO peer inquringly through The
windows questioned eagerly persons issuing from
the building learn the OF this unusual fapdge
In their ignorance Of the English language and tho
almost equal ignorance Of French the part thosc
questioned tho parties inquirng generally went away
with curiousy bewildercd ideas OF What was passing
inside The only conclusion they could to. and
they werc not FAR out In this that the Americans
were ngtated BY somo unusual event, and that they
wcro unsatisfactory people TO seek any information
from. 1t fortunate It So tor II they bad been
IN position 10 understand each other, the gathering
outside would in all likelihood have become ,ncon-
venient as call Tor the interference Of tho ever
watcnful police
~ TuE OLD DAYS.
How shall best describe the scenes that TO bc
witnessed in the interior Of tho buildings BY taking
your readers back to the exciting times In the old
HERALD Office in Nassau street, whom the imperfect
election of those days rendered the
turns slow and unsatisfactory, aud when they
consequently liable to correction hourly. Owing to tho
distance and multiplicity OF tho sources OF Information
lmost OF them Ioregn) from which the reports came
tricking IN At long intervals in the present case
the agitation and excitement became proportionately
great, and many and large tho bets offered by
those who generally profit by such uncertainty 10
make little money. Tne drst evoning, however, tho
Tiden had u all their way. and the tcle-
grams poured IN his partisans became rampant.
Bets of eight and to offered :he cleo
of their lavoro, but tho republicans had lost all
courage aud IN instance were the odds, great as
they were, accepted A despatch from the HERALD
onice forwarded after o'clock nght, announced
that T,lden required only vote to the
jorty and that louisiana Florida and South Carolina
still doubtful AS time wears on and tho lapse
of twcnyour hours brings no change In the relative
position of the parties described in the Aforesaid
despatch, tho Tildcn obviously losing courage
Notwithstanding that the kilograms Of he English and
French journals assure them that they have won, and
that the London Times has devoted leading article to
tho celebration OF their victory They know too much
about the uncertainties OF first in their own
elections eoi confident OF the statements furnished
by foreign journals foreign AZ nccs, which,
by the bye are nearly ali favorable the democratic
party; and when they told that the States still
doubtful which to the victory to their
diaate they feel as II the long coveted result had
slipped from their grasp The republicans, who had
been "hoping against hope" on tho contrary, feel
comforted and catcd and tho hour at which write
believe that there is still chance for their man.
'sMoSsIEUR rEgLDES."
Occasionally through tho throng of excited partsans
Of the candidates may DO French journalist
,,mdly piercing his to the private Office of the
establish in quest OF materials for article upon
the election or for biography Of Monsieur Toedep."
who hs has been led to believe, is sthc coming man.
Hc looks aghass when he is referred the HERALD
nlcs tho books the library, for not Of
ten French newspaper read English, and they
come the Office persuaded that the work will be donc
them Aud we'll do thoy deserve that this gratui
sous labor shall be undertaken for them Let just
give you an example. sent yesterday to an evening
paper ono OF HERALD dispatches relative to tho
election. translated into French. To my astonshmcnt.
on opening tho paper iu question in the evening
found my despatch attributed to 'ts Own special
respondent" with, to give greater authenticity, tho
following in brackets:-"Tho despatch Of our
respondent 10 not in contradiction with that The
Agency, published above; the republicans
and the democrats each claim to be successful in
Florida by tho Editor"
THE soxxERARD INQUIRY.
tclegraphed TO you yesterday that tho Du Sommer-
ard letter 10 be mado the subject OF interpelia
ton the Senate not OF the offensive things
which II contains against America and Amcrcans but
because Of the unpatriotic attack which Il makes
upon the French Exhibition OF 1873 and It's promoters
This latter outburst an ebulhron Of Bonapartist
spitc Is embraced In tho portion OF the letter which
been translated from the columns Of the Demtsch Zei
tsng OF Vienna, In which II originally appeared. II
10 impossible read It without feeling strong
vicsson that other hand could have penncd j. than
that TO which u attributed II bears that Inherent
stamp Of anthcntcity which one accustomed to
weigh this sort Of evidence doubt for moment
OF course after n. du Sommerard's solemn denial, a
DENIAL offered 10 be made upon oath. | do not
for . moment contend that the portion
OF the letter which refers to the Philadel-
phia Exhibition Is genuine; but this do say,
and 10 the general impression here that tho part Of
m which he comments upon tho preparations for the
approaching French Exhibition 10 unmisiakaby his |
I. sccords 90 perfectly with usual mode OF express
ing himself that it carries with Il conviction to tho
minds Of all those who have had opportunity OF
approaching him. s several days since II has boon
published In Par,s and yet contradiction OF Il
hes appeared tho part Of y. du Sommerard II
may therefore be fairly presumed to be authentic
The denial gwen In The case cannot bo held to
Affect the other Il 10 not Tor to nnd fault with
The structures which N. du Sommcrard has been
pleased TO make his own compatrIots and their |
works That wili bc done. as have already stated,
through tho medium OF Interpolation in the senate,
and snierssand that IL the reply OF tho Ministry Is
not satisfactory n 10 intended to move for commits
zion Of inquiry 20 bring out oil the iac's NJ du
n ofncial. and therefore amenabe to
the govcrnnent for his acts.
The theatrical or rather lyrical even, Of tho week
has been tes production OF onsnbach's iour ce-
rett~, IA Boiie I.ait." al the Bouncs The
Iuss 10 simply hut neatly scored and introduces
several Of the most prominent airs OF tho Tho
pa~asssme passages are certainly preferable to the
usually bolaeroas IN OF this kind The
hrsi arr sung by N. Susere. was extremely well rem