Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-10-06
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 6. 1859.
A PARTISAN ANECDOTE.


Aussandod, well-known Paris physician,
and qui celebrity in his way, committed
suicide recently, by shooting himself through
the heart with pistol. lie was man OF
great geniality, and very fond OF telling en-
pertaining stories The following anecdote
was related BY him not long since to circle
Of amused listeners:
A Young gentleman of excellent family
was ON ultimate terms with charming wo-
man who loved him devotedly, and who was
exceedingly indignant that he did not reci-
PROBATE her own violent passion. One day,
when talking to him Of her genuine and
disinterested love, he listening and laugh
ing, she all at once rose from her seat, and,
in towering rage, demanded what she
should do to prove the truth OF her as
sertions.
my dear Leonie." replied the young
man, 81 never will believe in woman's
love, until she shall have killed herself
for me-"
The room in which this scene occurred
was on the third story. The window was
open. Leonie suddenly threw herself out.
The frightened youth rushed down STAIRS
and into the street like mailman. lie ex-
Lected to find the mangled body OF the IN
fatuated creature lying upon the pavement,
but, to his great establishment, she had not
only disappeared, but no trace OF the dread
full act was left. By a providential chance,
Leonie had fallen, without serious injury,
into the carriage of a rich Englishman, pass
ing ut the moment Struck with her beauty,
he asked the bewildered fair one her COM
mands, and before the terrified lover reached
the street. she had consented to accompany
her saviour to England.
A letter from Stockholm Of the 9th OF Sep
TENDER says:
"By permission Of tho King, and on demand of
NJ Fryxell, the historian, the tomb Of Charles MI.
in the church of Riddarholm has been opened IN
order 70 ascertain exactly in what manner the
Swedish hero died. The King, Prince Oscar, the
Ministers Professor Fryxel three physicians. and
some other personages were present The medical
men examined the body, and the result to which
they arrived was that the King must have been
struck by the fragment Of projectile in the lett
temple, and that it came out at the right one. As
at the momen. he was killed the King had his left
side turned away from the fortress OF Fredericks-
teen, there is some reason to suppose that he was
fired at by one of his own men and assassipated.
Our readers may remember that Noltaire
and other foreign historians have resented,
and labored to disprove, an accusation which
was urged in this connexion against the
French aide de-camp of the King. Voltaire
moreover states that the ball entered the
right temple sine bale Pacad attetat a Ia
tempe droite" The Mr.. Fryxell alluded to
in the foregoing extract, is the most distin-
guished Swedish writer Of the day. lie has
Ieen engaged during two years past in writ
ing a detailed life Of Charles MI, and has
latterly returned from a visit to Bender, (now
Russian city, whittier he had gone in
search ofmaterials and anecdote. His work,
it will be seen, is likely to confirm the pre-
vailing belief of Swedes, that their great
soldier-king was assassinated.