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Show JAMES GORDON BENNETT DEAD. Noted Publisher Managed New Yorl Newspaper from Paris. Beaulieu. France. .Tames Gordoi IVtinett, proprietor of the New Yorl-Herald, Yorl-Herald, died May 14 after having beer unconscious for two days. Mr. Bon nett's last words before relapsing inti unconsciousness were in relation ti his newspaper interests. Mrs. P.enneti was with her husband when he died Mr. Bennett was born in Chamber street, New York City, just off Pari-row, Pari-row, in May, 1811. His father hat then wrung success from repented fail ures and the Bennett home was in ; fashionable neighborhood. The soi was well educated by tutors and inquired in-quired several languages abroad, alsi ihe taste for European life, which grew upon him with age. After developing the Herald, Mi-Bennett Mi-Bennett established the New- Yorl livening Telegram, the Paris Ileralc and a London newspaper. This In later discontinued. He also became interested in flu I'ostal Telegraph company and tin Commercial Cable company. |