The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-09
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ney Jackson yesterday and stated that nc did not
intend in his AFFIDAVIT ion Tuesday last 10 charge
| sheridan Shook with the frauds complained OF.
Matteson and Abrahams are apparently the only
ones implicated.
In the case OF Charles Thompson. said to be no
torous forger who tried for frauds In the Gen.
eral Sessions yesterday he was debarred from tes-
| tfying on hts own behalf because he was an ex-
convict. He was sent to the State Prison for two
| years.
The steamship Hansa, Captain Brckenstein, will
sail from the Bremen pier. Hob0ken. at two p. M.
to-day for Bremen. via Southampton. The mails
| Will close at the Post once at twelve M.
| The steamship saragossa, Captain Ryder. will
leave pier No. North river at three p. M. to-day
| for Charleston, 8. @.
The steamer Columbia Captain Van Size, win sail
at three P. M. to-day from pier No. North river for
Havana The mails VIII close at the Post once at
two M.
The stock market yesterday was better and prices
active. Gold fell to Is4 rallied to 1861. and closed
finally at 1851.
John Hickey. shoemaker, became involved in an
alteration with some women ut No. 10 Roosevelt
street. several days ago. and was severely kicked In
the abdomen BY . Mrs. Margaret Henderson. Last
night he died from rupture OF the bladder and Mrs.
Henderson was arrested.
Theresa Braunng. little girl OF three and half
years. was pushed or Q sto0p at No. 43l West
Thirty ninth street. Monday evening. BY lad OF
eight years, named LOUIS Ulrich, and died 10 con,
vusions on Tuesday evening. The boy Ulrich was
consequently arrested and committed to the Tombs,
although 1t IL not alleged that he intended to take
the life of the child.
The Coroners jury in the case OF Mrs. Brown, the
negro woman, rendered verdict yesterday that sue
came 10 her death BY poisoning with arsenic, and
her husband Ii found accessory 10 the cot Brown
was committed.
Promineat Arrivals In the City.
Colonel e. B. Birchard. Of wisconsin; Judge H. B.
Harvey, OF Troy; Colonel Thomas Evans, Of WASH
ington; Colonel A. Barton Of Tennessee; Colonel e.
s. Turner. Of Warrington: Colonel f. e. Camp,
United States Army, and Colonel e. a. Dane, Of
Boston, are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Major 8. .. Webb, OF Ohio; Colonel r. L. Gunther,
of the United States Army. and Major H. K. Drake,
OF the United states Army. arc at the st. Charles
Hotel
Colonel Devin, Of the United States Army; General
Sullivan, ex-United States Minister to Colombia;
Colonel 3. Harrison, Of Alabama, and Major John
McUltntock, Of the United States Army, are at the
st. Nicholas Hotel.
General a. A. Bsrnum and Colonel A. J. Smith, Of
Syracuse and Colonel Hidt OF the United States
Army, are at the Holman House.
Governor Walker, Colonel Purdy and Major Pool,
Of Florida and Galusha A. Grow, OF Pennsylvania,
are at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
Commodore Alden, Samuel rockingham. of Bos-
ton. and Warren Delano OF Newburg, are at the
BrevOort House.
Colonel Robert L. Banks Of Albany. Is at the Car-
end0n.
Cleon Rangabe. Charge d'A1aires for Greece; Mr..
Kortwright British Consul at Philadelphia; H. K.
Hurlburd COMPTROLLER OF Currency. Washington;
Professor George Thurber. Passaic. N. j.; Judge j.
J. Mcneil, Newburg; Edward Buckley, Birmingham,
England; J. Donesi. Italian Legation and General
W. ,. Hazen ofthe United States Army, are at the
Aibsmarie HoreL t-
Prominent Departures.
A. Van vechten for Albany: Colonel e. D. Nor
| gan, for Newport; Lieutenant Rockwell for Glove.
land;J. T. Burden, for Troy, and Mrs. General
Rawlins, for Washingto
Napolcon's Heaith-Critical Position Of
France and Of Europe.
The reports circulated in Paris and London
yesterday relative to tho actual condition Of
the health Of Napoleon, and transmitted to vi
by the Atlantic cable, are, as will be seen ir
our columns to-day, contradictory. Hi
held at st. Cloud, but postponed his visit Ia
Paris. One despatch says his health is elm
proved" another intimates that he was not
seriously i'll at any time, whilst q third informs
us that he is ''much improved" in condition.
That he is invalided is, however, certain. II
said, indeed, that his system is just now in a
state Of ''stagnation" of the vital force rather
than one Of convalescence.
The Emperor ofFrance is in his sixty-second
year. Though this is not an age that suggests
the close of career where there is robus
health or where life has been passed with tenn
perate regard to the requirements Of nature
it is q great age at which to bear sever,
disease. Age is 80 important point in view
Of disease that many maladies, always curabl'
in the prime of life, are always fatal at sixty
Napoleon was, perhaps, never richly endowed
with vital force, and the store he had ha
been sadly encroached upon by life that II
many vicissitudes has naturally yielded mucl
to the temptations of the senses nerve an,
brain also have been somewhat overweight O
late years, and now, with less elasticity thai
the majority of men have at his age, he find
his system torn with the oft-repeated agonies q
disease certainly incurable and now appa
rently well nigh beyond all control. Hi
position is very grave. Nelaton apparent,
refuses longer to be responsible for hi
Majestys condition. Ricord has been called
|. and it is reported also that advic
has been sought among the great doctor
of Germany. Finally, however, there 10
limit to the utmost that science can do in keep
ing our physical machinery in operation an
we may fairly infer, from this sudden summon
ing Of al advice that may have q possibility
even the least chance-in 1t, that his Majest
touches that limit We see also that tn
Empress is kept within call. There are crit
cal moments in the history of dynasties whe
Al II