The New York Herald Newspaper, October 29, 1876, Page 9

CABLE NEWS From: All Parts of the Old World THE EASTERN QUESTION. Progress of the Peace Negotiations. AN ARMISTICE PROBABLE Russia Seeking to Exclude Turkey from the Conference. MONTENEGRIN PROGRESS. Parliamentary Troubles in Austria. THE PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS. Captain Nares’ Report of His Are- tic Expedition. Lonpon, Oct, 28, 1876, The feeling that a favorablo turn nas been reached in the peace negotiations is gaining ground, and hopes are entertained that, ifa European war must come, it will at least be deterred till the spring. Of course no one believes that the conilict can be entirely averted or that Russi: designs on Turkey have been aban- doned. It is felt here that there is only a fall, a brief broathing space, before the struggle of Slants begins, Tho work of preparation for war will still go on, but it is a great relief to a people who are mot ready for war to feel that the terrible trial has been staved off even for a tow mouths, The Times to-day in its financial article says the feel- tng that war is staved off at least for the winter be- tomes much moro prevalent and inclines to stock bperations for a rise. The question of peace or war seems still to depend almost entirely on the will of Russia. Ifshe feels that the has more to gain by fighting now than by waiting for the spring there can be little doubt we shall have a winter campaign on the Danube; but if,on the other band, ber preparations are not complete the negotia- tiona will probably result tn an armistice. THE QUESTION OF A CONFERENCE. An article published in the Morning Post of this morning says:— “If an armistice ts agreed upon then comes the ques- ton of a conference, Russia objects to Turkish par- ticipation therein. It may bo assumed that this refers Solely to the position of a power deliberating on its own case. Obviously if six Powers meet to discuss recommendations to be made to a seventh, thero is Domething anomalous in giving the latter the casting Vote in their decisions, but it is impossible for a mo- Ment to consent to the exclusion ot Turkey from the European system, of which, in virtue of the Treaty of Paris, she forms a part. It ougbt to be practicable to find a method by which a repre- sentative of the Porte may sit in a conference so as Ls obviate this dificulty. Before a conference moned the questions of its basis and obj might occasion protracted and dangerous debate, should, by unanimous agreement, be reduced to the simplest terms, which may be stated thus— the basis of tho conference is tho maintenance of the independence and integrity of the Ottqman Empire. The object is the amelioration of the condition of the Christian subjects of the Sultan; this basis coula not alarm Turkey regarding her Servian rights, This object is one which Russia professed alone to have in view, We are not without foundation tor the hope that the solution here toresbadowed may be happily effected.” PEACE PROSPROTS. The Pall Mall Gazette is also in a sanguine mood, and bas a leader which takes quite a hopetul view of the prospects of peace. Anextraordinary council of Ministers was held in Constantinople on Thursday to consider the armistice question. The German, Russian, Austrian and Itahan Ambassadors conferred together on Friday. General Ignatieff, the Russian Ambassador, will bavo an inter- view with the Sultan to-day. AUSTRIA’S TROUBLES, The uneasy feeling in Austria atill continues, and the dissatisfaction .of the Hungarians with the Indeeisive policy of the Vienna government js growing deeper and more ominous of serious trouble day by day. The reply of Prince Aversperg to the interpollations on the East- orn question tn the Reichsrath is not considered s1 factory, and there will probably be an animated debat on the subject in that body in a fow days. " THE SERVIAN CABINET. ‘The difficulty in the Servian Cabinet arising from the misunderstanding beiween the Minister of War and General Tchernayeff is ina fair way of being settled, It1s probable that Minister Nicolich, who had resigned, will consent to retain the portiolio of war. IN THR FIRLD. The news from the scene of action is very meagre. With regard to the recent battle near Deligrad a tele- gram from the Minister of the Interior at Deligrad to Prime Minister Risties, in reply to an inquiry, says the Tarks have not taken Djums, BRLF-WOUNDING, The statement that self-wounding is again becoming frequent among the Servians is confirmed, During the fight at Krevetz a distinguished officer brought baif of Russian battalion to the front, saying he was com- peiled to leave the other half behind to provent the Servians running away. MONTENEGRIN MOVEMENTS. Dervish Pacha has withdrawn from Podgoritza.to the Groudy distriet, inthe rear of Palotha The sur- render ot Medun to tho Monienegrins has produced a strong impression in Albania. The Montenogrins have Hberated the Albanian prisoners taken during the re- cont fighting. THE PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS. Complete returns of the election for the Prussian Chamber of Deputies, held yesterday, give the follow- ing resuit:—National liberals, 177; centro party, 86; progressioniste, 66; tho various conservative sections, 10; Poles, 15; particularists, 5; and 14 ot no declared party. The result does not materially alter the politi- eal attitude of the Chambers, ARTILLERY KXVERIMENTS. ‘The trials of tne 100 ton Armstrong gun, made for the Italian government at Spezia, were eminently suc- cossful A boit fired with S41 pounds of powder attained a velocity of 1,500 feet per second, smashed = solid = wrought iron plates twenty- two inches thick, completely plerced tho strong backing ds thirty-inch «skin «of a target, the resistance of which is supposed to equal the sides of the great Italian iron-clad Duilio, and bas enough volovity remaining to hows smashed the other side of the ship, and would have carried complete ruin into her interior. An equal charge completely demoiished solt steel plate of Schneider manufacture, but did not penetrate the backing, though itis stated the shock woald have so shaken tho structure of a vessel like the Duilio as to se aleak, The heaviest blow of the bolt equalled 31,250 foot tons, THE ANCTIC- BXEXDITION. The British Arctic expedition brought home a spect. mon of wheat deposited by the American steamer Yolaris while on her Arctic voyage, Captatn Nares, Commander ol the Arctic expedition, has sont a telegram to the Admiralty announcing his return, His despatch contains only the following addi- tional particulars of the voyage: — CAPTAIN NARKS’ REPORT. “The Polar Sea is never navigable, The ordinary toe avorages eighty fect in thickness. Animal lite ana the northerly migration of birds ends south of Cape Colombia, A memorial tablet was erected to Captain Hail, of the Polaris expedition, at Polaris Bay. E:qui- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1876.--QUADRUPLE SHEET. manx traces cease on the west abore 1n latitude 81 deg. 52 min., whence they cross to Green nd, The im- practicability of reaching the North Polo was proved. Allthe neigboring lands were examined.” The tel gram confirms all the details of the expedition trans. mitted to the United States in yesterday’s and last night’s despatches. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. The Stock Exchange was much calmer this week, and the principal securitics generally advanced. The Preparations for Monday’s settlement in foreign stocks and bonds has thus far disclosed no embarrass. ments. The Continental bourses have also been much firmer and calmer. There has been a considerable “ball” movement in Anglo-American and Direct Cable share®, in consequencf of reports of a fusion or work- ing agreement. Such an arrangement has undoubtedly been discussed by the parties in interest, but its con- summation is improbable. The discount rate has been well maintained, considering the limited namber of bills and the large amount of floating capital, To-day’s market was quiet but frm, with a generally upward tendency. MINCING LANE MARKETS. In the Mincing lane rlarkets an almost general im- provement is noted, with some return of speculative feeling. The political rumors have not bad much effect Sugar eontinucs active and has advanced ten to twenty sbillings per ton, and holders yesterday were even ask- ing more, The supply of plantation Ceylon coflee running out; buyers are cager and prices are two shil- lings to three shillings per bundredweight higher. Tea ts quiet and dull, Rice is rather bigher, Salt- petre Is firm but the demand has slackened. CROOKED WHISKEY. 4 MEW YORK MAN CONVICTED BY A JUBY—HIS BEAL AND PERSONAL ESTATE FORFEITED. ‘Turxtow, N. J., Oct. 28, 1876 Im the United States Court here to-day a crooked whiskey case was disposed of, in which Mr, William 53 McNeill, of New York, was principally interested, For the past three months, 1t was alleged by the gov- ornment, tan illicit distillory had been in full ope- ration, under the management of one Van Houten, onthe Hndson River, opposite Yonkers. Thousands of gallons of whiskey were distilled and no tax paid. McNeill owned the property on which the distillery stood. It was seized by the government, and tho ts were reported to the Grand Jury of District Court, An indictment was found, and jay the trialeame off, There was no opposition to personal property, but it was in- which belonged to McNeill, for the reason, as he tes- was carried on without bis knowledge. The jury brought in a verdict, notwith- standing, condemning both the real and personal property, which are said to be worth @ considerable amount, FOUND DEAD. HON. J. W. LEWIS, OF TREMONT, KILLED WHILE WALKING DOWN THE SLOPE OF A COLLIERY. Porrsvittx, Pa, Oct. 28, 1876. This afternoon the Hon. W. J. Lewis, of Tremont, was found lying dead in the slope of Miller, Graeff & ©o,’s colliery, at Lower Rausch Creek. He was the superintendent of the colliory and had occasion to visit tho mine after dinner. He was seen to start to walk down tho slope and was not again seen alive. It is supposed ho was knocked down and killed by one of the wagons. A large numbor of wagons passed over the body and it was greatly mangled when found. Mr. Lewis was elected to the Le; re by the republican party in 1873 and served to the satisfaction of his con- stituents, He was popular with the miners under bis charge and the community at large. THE WRECKED WHALERS, SAFE ABRIVAL OF THE OFFICEBS AND CREW OF THE MABENGO AT HONOLU. Newport, Oct 23, 1876, A letter was received to-day from Robert Gratton, of the portion of the crew of the whaling ship Marengo mentioned in tho Hxraxp as being lost in the Arctic Ocean, announcing his arrival, togethor with the rest of the officers and crew, at Honolu, in the bark Three Brothers, A TERRIBLE HURRICANE. MANY BUILDINGS AND VESSELS WRECKED— - LIVES Lost. New Organs, Oct. 28, 1876. Captain Bremner, of the British steamship Chilian, from Kingston, Jam., reports the severest hurricane ever experienced at Grand Caymans Island, lasting from the 17th to the 2st inst, One hundred and sev- onty houses and a large number of fruit trees were de- stroyed. A portion of the island was submerged and a large number of cattle washed away. The inhabi- tants are in a destitute condition, having lost a:l their provisions. All the provisions that could be spared from the Chilians were given them. Captain Bremner reports that he boarded the Nor- ‘wegian barx Niard, trom Porto Rico tor New Orleans, with filty-live bags of coffee, which was wrecked dur- ing the burrieano at Grand Caymans, The vessel was badly wrecked and the cargo entirely washed out, Tho bodies of three of the crow were tound—two alongside, and ono on board the bark. It was learned from the islanders that the bark’s papers had been taken possession of by magistrate. Nothing could be learned of the fate of the balance of the crew, THE FENIAN RAID. Bosrox, Oct. 28, 1876. ‘The report of a proposed Fenian raid into Canada, telegraphed trom St. Albans last night, 16 pronounced to be without foundation, YELLOW FEVER. Savanxan, Ga, Oct, 28, 1876, The total intermonts to-day were six, including one of yellow lever. ATTEMPTED ELECTION FRAUD. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28, 1876. To-night, as Henry Marcus, treasurer of the Demo- cratic City Executive Committee, was leaving the democratic headquarters, on Walnut street, in a car- Tiago, he was arrosted and taken to Police Head- quarters, In the vehicle the officers found two large bun- dies, which, upon being opened, were found to contain blank paper, but waterlined with the words “Personal 1876.” The paper is similar to that upon which x receipts for the present year are printed. Sam Josephs, candidate tor the Legisiature, 18 said to have carried the bundles out of the building and placed ‘them in the carriage, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest. He will in all probability be taken in custody before midnight. arcos was pat under $5,000 bail for a hearing on Monday on the charge ot attempting to violate the sélection laws ot the city. M is denies any knowledge of the contents of the bundles. THE CHINESE QUESTION. San Fraxcisco, Oct. 28, 1876, The commission appoinied by Congress to investi. gate the Chinese question has been in sion during the past two weeks in this city, and a large number of witnesses have been examined. Representative Meade, of the commission, leaves for his home tuis morning, ALABAMA STATE GRANGE FAIR, A FINE AGRICULTURAL DISPLAY—CLOSE CON- ‘TEST IN SHOOTING. Moyteouxny, Oct, 28, 1876, Tho Alabama State Grange Fair closed to-day, It was a success in every particalar, and the largest dis- play of fleld and garden products ever scen in the State, Ono grango exhibited 316 different garden and ficld products. ‘The prizes offered by the Montgomery Shooting Club, amounting to $2,500, were hotly contested. The silver tea service was won by McC of Knoxville, scoring 33 successive birde—the enti imber. The diamond badge and champtonship of the United States was won vy W. E. Del.ong,‘ot Chattanooga, scoring 19 Out of a possibie 20. Exhibitors were present from twenty difforent States, FAIR BUILDINGS DtSTROYED. NEW ORLEANS, Oct, 28, 1876, The grand stand, judges’ stand, poultry house, sheds and fencing of the fair grounds leased by the Louist- a Jockey Clab were destroyed by fire this afternoon. ‘The main exhibition buriding was a'so cousideravly damayed, The loss is estimated at $25,000, FAILURE OF FURNITURE DEALERS. Warenrows, N, Y., Get, 28, 1870, Hills & Haven, furniture dealers, of this city, have Their habilities are $23,000 and assets proba. STATIONERY FAILURE, MoyTerat, Oct. 28, 1876, Lyster, Bennett & Co., wholesale stationers on St, Paul street, failed to-day, Their liabilities are $40,000 and the assets are nominally placed at the same fgure, SOMMERARD'S LIBEL The French Commissioner’s Imputations Against America Refuted. THE MARQUIS DE TALLEYRAND'S REBUKE. A Talk with Complaining French- men at Philadelphia. MINISTER WASHBURNE’S ACTION Americans in Paris and Frenchmen in New York Indignant (@PECIAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD BY CABLE, ) PaRIs, 28 octobre 1876. La lettre suivante paraitra demain dans le Fi- garo :— MONSIEUR LB REDACTEUR :— C’est avec un profond étonnement que j’ai lu la lettre de M. du Sommerard & son ami de Vienne. J’étais attaché A VExposition de Philadeiphie, et je dois dire qu’en cette qualité, aussi bien qu’en ma qualité de frangais, je n'ai requ que des attentions les plus délicates de la part de tous les américains, Je crois que tous les commissaires diront comme moi. A \ UNE ACCUSATION MONSTRUEUSE. Accuser les américains d’avoir mis le feu aux caisses d’émballage du département francais est une accusation si monstrueuse que je ne puis la | laisser passer sans protester de toutes mes forces. UN ACCIDENT DEPLORABLE. Jétais en Amérique lorsque cet accident est ar Tivé, et les américains plus que toute autre nation Yont déploré. Il n’y a pas eu de malveillance, j’en répondrais, et sile feu avait été mis par ane main coupable Amérique toute entitre aurait fait enten- dre son indignation. UNE SOURCE PARTIALE. M. du Sommerard, avant d’accuser ainsi un pays @une action aussi vile, aurait du puiser ses renseti- gnements A une source moins partiale. Encore une fols mon devoir d’attaché & la commission fran- gaise est de protester contre les faits imputés aux am¢ricans par M. du Sommerard. Agréez, monsieur le rédacteur, l’assurance de ma haute considération, Marquis de TALLEYRAND, 28 OCTOBRE 1876. INDIGNATION PARMI LES AMERICAINS. L'indignation parmi les américains ici causée par la lettre de M. du Sommerard est prdfonde et se fera probablement sentir d’une manitre non équivoque, dans une démonstration publique quelconque, Ce- pendant M. Washburne vient d’adresser une lettre bien prononcée & ce sujet au Duc Decazes, [TRANSLATION.] ‘The following letter will appear in the Figaro to- morrow:— ‘To THE EprroR OF THE FIGARO:— Srr—I have read with profound astonishment the letter of M. du Sommerard to his friend in Vienna, I was attached to the commission sent to the Phila- delphia Exposition, and I must say that in that capacity, as well as a Frenchman, I received the most delicate attentions at the hands of the Amer- can people. I believe that all the Commissioners will say the same. A FLAT CONTRADICTION. The accusation that the Americans purposely set fire to cases of goods in the French department is 80 monstrous that I cannot allow it to pass without @ fat contradiction. NO INCENDIARISM, Iwasin America when that accident occurred, and no people regretted it more than the Ameri- cans. There was no ill-will, I will answer for it, and if the fire had been the work of an incendiary the whole country would have proclaimed its indigna- tion. A SHARP REBUKE. M. du Sommerard should have drawn his informa- tion from a less partial source before accusing a people with an act so vile. " THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DEFENDED, Once more my duty as a member of the French Commission compels me to protest against the im- putations cast upon the American people by M, du Sommerard. Accept, Mr. Editor, the assurance of my distin- guished consideration. farquis DE TALLEYRAND, OcTOBER 28, 1876. AMERICANS IN PARIS INDIGNANT. ‘The indignation caused among Americans here by M. du Sommerard’s letter is intense, and will prob- ably find vent in s pubilc demonstration of some kind, In the meantime Mr. Washburne has ad- dressed a strong letter on the subject to the Duke Decazes. , INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN AUFRYE, MILITARY ATTACHE OF THE FRENCH COMMISSION—THE LETTER DENOUNCED—-COMPLAINTS OF UNJUST TREATMENT BY CENTENNIAL OFFICIALS, Pa.apeventa, Oct, 28, 1876, Saturday isa bad day to find the foreign Centen- nial Commissioners at their various offices iu the Main Exhibition building, therefore the Hsaraup corres. pondent was able to see but few of the chief commis. sioners this afternoon, their official quarters being mostly given over to deputies and elerks, All whom he conversed with on tho subject of tho extraordinary Jotter 10 the Paris Figaro, alloged to have been written by Monsicur Du Sommerard, Chief Centennial Com- missioner of France, seemed to have but one opinion. ‘The Figaro was unanimously spoken of as a sprightly, but entirely unreliable mowspaper, Tho letter which has mado such a sensation is believed to be an exaggoration or a forgery, and tho recent fal: hood originating in tho Figaro, relating to the alleged mutiny on the Unitod States steamer Franklin, was ro- ferred to as an illustration of the untruthful character of this journal, INTHRVIEW With CAPTAIN AUFRYR Captain Aufrye, military attaché of the French Com- mission, 18 the official representative of France in Philadelphia in charge of the interests of the French exhibitors, he had seen tho Henao, and was fully prepared to express his opinion with tho prompt- ness and decision of a military man, Said the worthy Captain:--"If M. Da Sommerard wrote a private letter, as the Figaro says, and it got into print, {twas only by a breach of confidence. He may bave written a harsh letter, bas it has certainly been tortured and misrepresented, Besides, you must re- member that itappears to have been first transiated into German; for | know M, Da Sommerard woula write in French to his German correspondent Then it was translated back into Fronch again by the Jtgaro, where it would loso nothing, and now it 1s turned into Engiish by the Haranp writer, It would be strange if its original meaning were not lost by this time.’” “M, Da Sommerard’s letter claims to be based on ac- counts sent to him by his deputy. Did you, as his deputy ana Chief of the Commission here, ever write anything like what 1s there published ?”” ances we have here, but never anything like that Do you think that either { or M, Disbach, my col- eague here, would ever insult the American ladies, as the last part of that letter does, impugning the vir- tue of American ladies? Why M. Disbach has just married Miss McCall, and I myself am engaged to an American lady. That part or the letter, | am sure, is atorgery.” From what Captain Aufrye said subso- quently I plainly saw that it was probable M. Du Som- merard had written something complaining of bad treatment at the hands of Americans, and that such complaints were well founded. Captain Aufrye, with justifiable indignation, recited many casos of injustice at the hands of officers at the Exhibition, especially frem thieving and impertinent members of tho Centennial corps, from in- solent Custom House officials and from other Persons at tho Exhibition, Suffice it to say the Commissioner said that ho rejoiced that the Exhibition was so nearly over, and that not a French exhibitor at the Centennial would @ future exhibition in this country, after bi invited here as the guests of the nation and treated with insult and injury. WHAT A FRENCHMAN THINKS OF IT. The French residents of this city are greatly en- Taged at the conduct of M. Du Sommerard, the French Commissioner General to the Exposition, for writing the letter published in the Paris Figaro, a summary of which was given 1m the Hxxatp’s special cable do- spatch from Pariggresterday. Among the passengers who left this city yesterday in the French steamer France for France, many of them being exhibitors at the Centennial, Du Som- merard’s epistie was tho prevailing subject of conver- sation, and the produdtion waé stigmatized on all hands ai vile libel Among the French residents in the city the same omphatic language prevailed, An old and highly respected French gentleman, who has resided many yearsin this city, spoke as tollows toa Hxnravp reporter :—- “Lam very much mortified on account of the letter purporting to have been written by Du Sommerard, Ihave no doubt he wrote the letter, and that it is no forgery. The attack on the chastity of American women is to me inexplicable, and I hope he will be cowhided for the cowardly aspersion, From the days of noble Lafayette to the present time the utmest good will and harmony bas prevailed between France and the United States, and to think that now a miserable Bonapartist sheuld try and broak the entente cordiale between the two countries oxasperates mo. Many of our exhibitors at the Exhibition are vory irritable fel- lows, notably the Parisians, who prefer the French red tape system to our free and easy American man- ners." On the occasion of a recent visit to tne Centennial I heard of the complaints of many of the French ex- hibitors. Verdier, of the Trois Froros Provencaux Restaurant, stated that be had been wronglully ar- Tested, and because he objected to being dragged Dodily out of his place a revolver was placed at his head by the Deputy Sheriff who arrested him, A coach- maker complainod that people had been allowed to sleep in his satin-lined carriage at night; another, that ® portion ofa marble statuette that he had been ex- hibiting was maliciously knocked off; another, that something had been stolen from him, & But the foolish fellows forgot or pretonded to forget—at least, the exhibitors—that they had a splendid market for their goods and many of them had made considerable money. God forbid that I should say that all the French exhibitors are grumblers, for all have been kindly treated and many of them appreciate it. Some of the exhibitors are smallminded cnough to think that the destruction by fire of a quantity of French packing cases was insentional, and it is no good trying to prove the contrary to them. As to tho alloga- tion that the keepers are all thieves, without excep- tion, and the judges venal, it 1 usoless wasting breath in replying to such wholesale accusations, Let Du Sommerard’s deputies give names and facts, and then the charges oan be investigated. THR AUTHOR OF THESE ATTACKS has not visited the Exhibition himself, but has re- ceived his reports, as he says in the Figaro letter, “rom my deputy.” His first deputy and representa- tive at Philadelphia was Mr. Roulleaux Dugage, who has returned to France, and tho post is now filled by Mr. Anfrye, captain of artillery, attached to the Fronch Legation at Washington, The reports must, therefore, havo been sent by ono or the other of these gentlemen. Dugage and Anfrye are strong Bonapartists, and, with Du Sommerard, bitterly opposed to democracy, whether here or in France. It is alloged at Paris that Du Som- merard—although he weut to Havre and delivered a glowing speech on the eccasion of the departure for Philadelphia of Marquis of Rochambeau, R. Dugage and othors—nas stoadily belittied the Philadelphia Exhibition all he can. The French government, how- ever, have just given him a terrible blow, by making Mr. Krantz “Commissioner General of the Exhibition of 1878” at Paris, and allowing Du Sommerard to retain his title of Commissioner General of International Exhibitions—which amounts to notbing at all—and will force him to d in his resignation. If the in- dividual in question had written a manly, honest lotter like the Chief Commissioner of the German Empire, regretting that the German exhibit was not better than it was, we would have analyzed the matter; but for Du Sommerard’s letter there is no justification, and the French residents of New York know it iull weil, SKETCH OF DU SOMMERARD, Edmond du Sommerard, artist ana collector of anti. quities, was born at Paris, April 27, 1817, and is the son of Alexandre du Sommerard, the celebrated anti- quarian and founder of the Cluny Muscum at Paris, In his youth he studied landscape painting, notably while accompanying his father in his last tour in Italy. He helped bis father greatly in the compilation of bis book entitled “Artsdu Moyen Age,” but tho latter died beforo it was completed, in the year 1842, Edmond da Sommerard subsequently eucceeded his father as Director-in-Chiet of the Hotel do Cluny, which had meanwhile become one of the royal mu- seums. Under bis admin’ ion it prospered greatly and vecame celebrated for its collection of articles of medieval and renaissance perioas, In 1846 he was ap- poimted one of the Commissioners of Historical Monu- ments, In 1855 he was appointed one of tho jury of the Paris Exhibition in the sections of paintings and engravings and also for the ‘twenty-fourth class of in- dustry,”’ which comprised furniture and its ornamen- tation. . Mr. da Sommerard was decorated alter the Napoleonic coup d'éiat with the Order of the Legion of Honor while Captain of tno National Guard, Later on he was made an officer of said legion, He was aleo a member of the imperial commission sent by the French goverpment to London in 1863, At the Paris Kxaibition of 1867 he acted as Commissioner General. Du Sommerard, it may ve mentioned, is dec- orated with @ large number of foreign orders. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, War Derantarst, Orrice or run Came Stuxal, Orricen, Wasuixotox, Oct 20—1 A. M. Probabiliies. For the South Atlantic and Gulf Stal falling barometer, southeast to southwest winds and warmer, clear or partly cloudy weather, followed by rain areas in North Carolina and the Southwest, For Tennessee and the Onio Valley, stationary or falling barometer, seuthwest to southeast winds, gen- erally warmer, partly cloudy weather and rain areos, For the lake region, rising and stationary, followed by failing barometer, easterly to southerly winds, gon- erally warmer cloudy weather and rain arcas, For the Upper Missweippi and Lower Missouri val- Joys, falling barom ucceeding ® tomporary riso, increasing easterly to southerly winds, stationary and rising temperature, partly cloudy weather rnd rain areas, preceding a storm which is advancing eastward toward that region. For the Middle States, rising followed by falling bar- ometer, winds mostly from northeast to soutneast, genorally warmer cloudy weather and rain areas, For New England rising or stationary, followed by falling barometer, winds mostly from north to nd warmer partly cloudy wonther, possibly succeeded by rain areas. The rivers will change but little, excepting a slignt rise in the Central Ubio. THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record wiil show the changes in the tomperature for tho past twenty-four hours, in com. parigon with the corresponding dato of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Iudnet’s pharmacy, Hsnarp Building :— 1875, 1876, 1875, 1876, 4. cd « 8 ai 1875, Weekly averagercssesssssreensssrverseee O65 GOMT | orn a Vesey oh (Astor Monsey 1876, YS THE TERROR OF THE COAL FIELDS. THE LATEST MOLLY MAGUIRE REVELATION— PUBLIC EXCITEMENT IN PENNSYLVANIA. Soraxtox, Pa., Oct 28, 1876, The latest revelation in connection with Molly Ma- guirism, to the effect that Captain John C. Delaney, Governor Hartranft’s private messenger, was seu! here with money prior to the Governor's election to Purcbase the votes and influence of the Molly Ma- Suires, bas produced a profound sensation throughout Pennsylvania, and especially tn this portiog of the State, since 16 1s said to have been the scene of the po litical purchase, A good many scout the idea as being utterly unworthy of credence, since is fell irom the lips of the informer; but the previous assertion of Franklin B, Gowen at Pottsville that the influence Of the damnable organization id crept into the very highest office in the State, lends strength to the state- Ment of the informer, and invests i$ with au im- portance which it woald not possess otherwise. Itis true that Captain Delaney was active im this county prior to the Governor's election, and that he tre- quently visited Scranton, Pittston and Hazleton at that time. But, then, there is nothing unusual even about that. His home is at Pittston, a short distance trom this city, where his parents reside, and where he lived a long time frevious to his promotion into the Governor's employ. The testimony of Slattery, how- ever, associates his visits with @ deeper sig- nificance than that of visiting bis parents, and cat a biack shadow on the Executive that tends in a great measure to blurr the brilliancy of our Centennial Governor's career, ‘The consideration of this them call miad the how! that was raised H in this region tour yea posed the oxistence ot t! di held up to public view were planned in secret and exocuted at the midnight hour by the murderous band that has since won the fitting litle of “the terror of ber of weil meaning persons Hexatp sensation, that (he Molly Maguires had no ex- istence then, the ghastly deeds that from time to ti rtled this community, and men atraid to walk forth at night, ‘set sensible people Muinking that the HeRaLb was right after all, and that the collin notices and death warrants etaanated trom a regularly organized and bloody band by far more san- guinary than the thugs. The hght of rec ltustrates how widespread, how daring damnable the orgavization Was, aud there are those who hold that the leaders of it’ were emboldened in their deeds of blood by the compact existing between themsolves and the Executive of the State govern- ment, under the delusion that their deadly deeds would be pardoned, It is even said that this was the reason the bandits became so boid and sought to wipe out of existence every person Who was obnoxious to them—every man who dared to be upright, inde- pendent and just. Be that as it may, G@ov- eruor Hartranft owes it to himscif to make & prompt denial of those charges. Already he has pronounced the allegation of Franklin B. Gowen /alse, and Gowen has called him aliar, Agthe matter stands at present, it presents a ghastly and re- volting aspect, and the prospects are that other reve- lations are to follow in which it will appear that the power of the Molly Maguires was not confined solely to their midnight meetings in the mines, The public json the tiptee of excitement, wondering how, or where, this awful suspense will end, AN ALLEGED NEWSPAPER CAPTURE BY THE BEPUBLICANS—IRDIGNATION AMONG THE MINERS, WILkrsnaree, Oct, 28, 1876 Great excitement was caused in political circies here to-day by the appearance this morning of a paper calied The Workingman, with an editorial advocacy of the claims of certain republican candidates, The paper has been a strong Cooper and Cary organ, and its editor, G Benjamin Johnson, has been unremitting, with pon and voice, in behalf of the greenback candidates. At first a few copies of the paper only were circulated, but epough to arouse the greatest inquiry as to the meaning of the editor, It subsequent transpired, howev that during the night previous the b partner of Mr Jobnson had conspired with some prominent republicans to change the editorial line of the paper; this they successiully accomplished by litting outa lot of edito- rial matter and substituting other in ite place, The tact thata letter written by Hon. H. C. Payne, repub- lean candidate for Congress in this district, occupicd a conspicuous piace in the columns of the paper makes it almost certain that Mr. Payne himself had a band in the business, Mr. Johnson dd to publication of the pa although he personally He will seek redress trom Prominent poli- ticians of all parties denounce th meful and indecent act. Mr, Johnson has considerable sym- pathy, and the working classes are indignant at the attempt made to misrepresent him. THREE MINISTERS SHOT, Sr. Louis, Oct. 28, 1876, A special despatch to the Globe-Democrat, dated Lit- tle Rock, October 27, says:—''Three Methodist minis ters, while riding circuit in Pope county, Arkansas, were shot from the brush yesterday morning by two illicit distillers, namea Hughes and Hale, It is be, Meved they were mistaken tor revenue officers coming to arrest them, as warrants now out for their arrest fer {illicit distilling, @ne of the ministers was mortally wounded and died two hours after being shot; the other two are seriously if not fatally wounded. There are a largo number of illicit distillers in that part of the State, six of whom havo bee convicted durisg this wook ia the United States Circait Court for this district.’ HOTEL ARRIVALS. Congrossmen Gilbert C. Walker, of Virginia; John M. Davy, of Rochester, and William P. Frye, of Maine; Lieutenant Governor H. G. Knight, of Massachusetts, and F, Gordon Dexter, of Boston, areat the Fitth Ave- nue Hotel. Outerbridge Horsey, of Maryland, and Judge 8. B, Beardsley, of Bridgeport, are at the Evor- ott House. Dewits ©. Littlojohn, of Oswego, is at the Metropolitan Hotel. Alexander Pletnoff, of the Rus. sian Centennial Commission, is at the Hotel Brans. wick, Colonel Anderson D. Nelson, United States Army, ts at the Sturtevant House. R. Montgomery Field, of Boston, is at the Westminster Hotel. Gen- eral Jatnes H. Ledlie, of Chicago, is at the Windsor Hotel. Captain Henry Burton, of the Fifty-sovonth regimont, British Army, is at the Brevoort House, Jodge T. W. Bartley, of Washington, ia at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Rey. Dr. Bolles, of Cleveland, is at the Coleman House. General A. H. Colquitt, Governor elect of Georgia, is at the Continental Hotel, BETTER REMOVE THAN HIDE COMPLEX. 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