The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-06-15
Cur 0liu.
Political Assassinations.

The Courier des EtdtS URis gives the
following list of political assassiuations, or
attempted assassinations in the last thirty
years:
1s48-November 26.-Thc life of the
Duke Modena was attempted.
1S49-June 21.-The Crown Prince of
Prussia was attacked at Minden.
1s51-May 22.-Sefeloque, a workman,
shot at Fredriek William ", King of
Prussia, and broke his forearm.
1S50-June 2S.-Robert Pate, an ex-
lieutenant in the army, attempted toassas-
sinate Queen Victoria.
1852-September q An internal ma
chine was found at Marseilles, with which it
had been intended to destroy Napoleon III
1S53-February 1S.-The Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria was grievously
wounded in the head while walking on the
ramparts at Vienna, by Hungarian tailor
named Libzens
1S53-April 16.-An attempt on the
life of Victor Emanuel was reported to
the Italian Chamber.
1S53-July 5.-An attempt was made
to kill Napoleon the III, as he was entering
the Opera COmique.
1854-March 2O.-Ferdiuand Charles
III, Duke of Parma, was killed by an
unknown man, who stabbed him in the
abdomen.
1S55-April 2s.-Napoleon III was
fred at in the Champs Elysees by Glow
ami Pianeri.
1S56-April 2S.-Raymond Fuentes
was arrested in the act of firing on Isabella,
Queen of Spain.
1956-December s.-Agesilas Milano,
a soldier, stabbed Ferdinand LII of Naples
with his bayonet.
1S57-August 7.-Napeleon IIIagain.
Bartoletti, Gibaldi and Grillo we're SEN
fenced to death for coming from London
to assassinate him.
185S-January 14.-Napoleon III for
the fifth time. 0rsini and his associates
threw Illuminating bombs at him as he
was on his way to the opera
1s6l-July liking William of
Prussia was for the first time shot at by
Oscar Becker, q. student, at Baden Baden.
Becker fred at him twice, but missed him.
1S62-December 1S.-A student nam
ed DOssios fired pistol at Queen Amalia
of Greece princess ofOldcnberg) at Ath
ems.
1S63-December 24.-Four more con-
spirators. from London against the life of
Napoleon III, were arrested in Paris.
1S65-April 14.-President Lincoln
was shot by j. Wilkes Booth.
1S66-April Ga Russian named
kavarasoff attempted Gar Alexander's S
life at st. Petersburg He was foied by
a peasant, who was ennobled for the deed
1S67.-The Cars life was again at
tempted during the great exposition, at a
review in the Bois de Boulogne at Paris.
1S68-June 10.-Prince Michael Of
Serbia was killed by the brothers Rad
warowitch.
1S7l.-Thc life of Amadeus, then newly
King of Spain, was attempted
1S72-August Colonel Gutierrez as
sassinated President Balta, of the Repub-
lie of Peru.
1S73-January President Morales
of Bolivia, was assassinated.
1ST5-August.-President Garcia Mae
no, of Ecuador, was assassiuated.
1ST7-Juue.-Pre Gill, of Para
quay, was assassinated by Commander
Moas.
1S7S-May 1I.-The Emperor William
of Germany, was shot at again, this time
by Emile Henry Max Hoedel, alias Leh-
mann, the Socialist Lehman, it will be
remembered, fired three shots at the En-
peror, who was returning from a drive
with the Grand Duchess of Baden, but
missed him.
To this list we must now add third
attempt on the life of the Emperor William,
at Berlin.
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