The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-23
OBITUARY.
COUNT DE JARNAc FRENCH AMBASSADOR IN


COUNT DE JARNAc. FRENCH AMBASSADOR N
ENGLAND.
| cable despatch from London reports that His
| Excellency. the Count de Jarnac. French Ambas-
\ sador at the Court OF ST. James. died IN the Eng
Nish metropolis last night, I'D lnst after brief
II, Uess.
Oount de Jarnac was the OF the Mardus
de r. tnan-Cha OF by his vile Lady Grace Geraldine
Firzga,, Gld and was consequently first cousin 10
His CrAc e, the late Duke Leinster Alter completing
his ecyA Nation, and previous to the attainment Of
mis- ma,cn 'tv. he was sent from France TO Ireland,
where bsA reNded ia the year 1888, IN Thomastown
Castle ceA nty OF Tipperary. the seat OF the Liam
aah a5n G 1ourneyea frequently 70 Enasni,
where he ma 'e tine acgraiItanee Of the lea6iag
English ssstr m nd Oh .ae tss tes
is43 he was appointed First Secretary OF
Subsequently p - ed at its head Is Minister. the
Count enjoyed ~ especial CONFIDENCE oil KING
LSs pnp prs On re from 1p Diver nea the Year
ls45 Che King of ftil co wrote TO his Minister in
London thanking hiA Tor hs Official exertons
diplomacy which lad Jnst been pending boz
tween the French so, ernment and the British
power anxr became ~ r eiugee in England. SIR
Robert Peea Transmitted - the Count de Jarnao
exiled monavch. trusting to the tact Of the
French statesman tne deAcats task OF pre-
ner that tine ex-King never knew from whom
the money cane. Count sJan nae adhered to the
IMAGINATION gained great c-eaM in rhe political
circles OF Europe Tor his lioei Mny IN ccDlerrng on
filled on two separate OCCASIONS with so mucn
SKIN and eooI ieellng He was Proud OF ms
country are well. managed. TIE Ctvunt was pres
ent at municipal banquet recently gwen IN
Gulldha, London, and In the course OF his after
dinner speech as Minister of France, ne re.erred}
to his intimate ana friendly assocMtMns with tho
people OF the GreeNlsle.
a. L. EpArEMAN
The death is announced from LcnytON Of II. L.
Bateman, who was some years axo con-
nected with the management CT the Old
Theatre francais, now mOdern'Seh INTO
the Lyceum Mr.. BateMan catered successfully
to the growing taste for opera bou6e among our
cltiZens he, however owed his chief f1sne' TO tho
possession OF two daughters with WhoEa he trav-i
gan their career as miami prodighes bus unlike
most children OF precocious talent dveicped INTO
clay. made a marked Impression by her imper-
sonaton Of Lean wnich has iecoI1e inti.
MI Bateman took his daughter To- E,g4and,
where she met win great success From thas
Sne BRUSH Isles Mr. Ba:eman was highly es-
tsemed by large circle OF PROFESSIONAL friends.
HON. JOHN NJ wETHERBEE. MEMBER OF AssEM-
A. despatch from Albany reports shat tine Hon..
John NJ. Wetherbee member OF Assembly IN tho
New York State Legislature, died in the capital
yesterday, 22d INST. Mr.. Wetherbee was greatly
esteemed as q citizen and legislator. He WAS born
in Clarendon, N. Y, September To- ls;s, and was
educated IN the public schools and ac the Albion
Academy. After leaving school he engaged In
mercan tile pursuits until the year 1seo, when ho
retired because Ofil health. He afterward secured
place III the Treasury Department and was sub
sequently transferred to the revenue service ana
assigned to duty on the Pacific coast. During tho
Nuor no nd M rnn . n ThA
N. Y. ". which he entered in July 1862. being az
trst with the army IN Maryland and aiterward
with the Army OF the Potomac. He participated
In all the battles IN which MS regiment Was en-
gagged, losing leg In a sktrmlSh near Mine Run.
Va, November 81, 1868. lie was republican liz
politics., and was elected to the Assembly 10y u ma
jorlty ei 6ss over Uriei Zimmerman, Tue demo-
cratic canuldate.