Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-03-07
LAST NIGHTS TELEGRAMs.
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NEW YORK, March 6.-The World has
an extraordinary sensation in its Paris
letter of February 2lst, published to-day.
According to the gossip of French
saloons, the Emperor Napoleon died on
the 9th of September last under the
knife of Surgeon Ricord, and in his place
there reigns the Prince Imperial, as
Napoleon ", with the Empress Eugenie
as Regent. The story runs that near
relative of the Emperor, though not in
the line of succession, and bearing close
resemblance, and appears in the place of
Napoleon, on the few occasions which
he appeared in public. The core
spondeut says the plan originated with
the laie Emperor, who feared European
complications; that before his death he
received a promise from England, and
II IS believed from Russia, that they
would assist in maintaining the Prince
on the throne. The letter gives various
reasons for credifing the story. and says
IT explainstbe recent remarkable change
Of policy on the part Of the French Gov
eminent Nevertheless il appears very
Ike an easily constructed cansrd
Cook aud harrington. charged with
completely in defrsuding the GoTern-
ment in liquor gsuging, have been &c
Quilted BIZ Commissioner Bills. Cook
was subsequently arrested upon other
charges on a warrant obtained by COllec-
tor Bailey, and gave bail in the sum Of
$4,000.
jerome Bradley, convicted Of the lar
ceny Of 100000 worth Of bonds from
Morrison & Hutchinson, was sentenced
to serve FIVE years in the State prison.
LIE Harding wealthy Enghshman,
committed suicide to-day on Twenty
seventh street.
The Legislative Committee on Com
merce made a searching investigation
into the cause of the recent riot among
the immigrants on Wards Island, and
concluded that the complaints Of the
so-called rioters we're not without suf-
fcient foundation, and that reform was
very much needed. The testimony
taken was all to the same purpose
food bad, and not enough Of it. There
were only two wash-basins, and but two
towels for six hundred persons and those
changed but twice q week No reading
matter of any kind was provided; clothes
poor, some of them being covered with
vermin; beds hard and uncomfortable,
and bedding not often changed and gen.
orally dirty.
A petition is receiving many sigma.
lures here, asking Congress to vote nc
more Of the public lands to the advan.
tage Of railroad companies, but to save
the remaining acres for the benefit Of
immigrants and settlers.
The extension Of the Hackensacl
branch of the Erie road to Hillsdale
twenty-one miles and a half from jersey
City, opened yesterday.
The Sunday News pronounces falls
the story oflast week that Nathan Kingsl,
absconded with thirty thousand dollars
Michael Toben, butcher and sheel
dealer, was knocked down, last night, il
Thirty-fourth street, and robbed Of twelvl
thousand dollars, by two men.
The near approach Of gold TO par OC
casion denunciations on the part Of mem
bers Of the Gold Exchange to-day, an
several explosions from the room wer
talked Of
Il appears that in the stormy proceed
ings in the Fenian Senate, last night
Mehan was shot The dispute was il
reference TO an invasion Of Canals
which O'Neil urged, but to which the ma
jority Of the organization were opposed
and condemning such a movement befor