The Osceola times., 1880-06-26
klNG.KILLERS.
Regioldes of tho Past rhifiy Years-LonE
and Bloody Record.


A papcr published at Betnc has com.
piled list of all the known attempts at
assassination that have been male since
1880, under the heading of Recent Reg
iies," term which, however expres,
slve, is scarcely accurate, irasmuch az
the compilation includes attempts on the
| lives OF magistrates and statesmen, US
well rs on the lives of princes and DO
tentates. The first crime recorded in
this register is the attempt made in
May, 1850, by the Wesiphalian, Safelage,
to shoot the king OF Prussia to the cry
OF Liberty for ALL" On June 23 Of the
same year, Robert Pate, n re.ircd lieu-
tenant, of Hussars, struck the queen of
England with c.lne-an assault, cef-
tainly, but not an assault with intent 10
/ kill. In October, conspiracy TO blow
M Louis Napoleon with al internal ma
shin, containing 800 projectiles was
frustrated by the activity Of the police,
On February II, 1888, the emperor Of
Austria was stabbed in the back by q
Hungarian shoemaker OF the name Of
Libeny. On the 9th OF July following q
second attempt was made OH the life OF
Louis Napoleon on his way TO the Opera
Comlaue. On March 20, 1854, Ferdinand
Charles Ill, duke of Parma, was stab.
bed BY an unknowa hand. Part Of the
dagger remained In the wound which ii
inflicted, and the duke died after tweu-
ty-thrce hours OF terrible suffering. The
murdcrer escaped. In 1855 the italian.
Pianori. shot twice at the French en-
leror m the Tuileries garden. In
March. 1856, q Spaniard of the name of
4 imond Fuemes, was arrested just as
he was in the act of firing pistol at his
sovereign, and the execution OF the mur-
derou. design prevented. On Dee am
Der s, in the same year, Ferdinand H.,
sing OF the Two Siciies, was attacked
~ review by one of hi, own soldiers,
who wounded him with his bayonet
In 1857, the Italian conspirators, Tibaldi.
Bartolet,i and Grelli, arrived in Paris
with the intention Of numbering the
emperor but fell into the hands Of the
police before their design could be car
RED into execution. On January lith
of theIfbllowing year UfsiDi, Comes,
Pieri and Rudio, made their famous at.
tempt to blow ua the emperor and en-
press with bombshells on their way to
tho opera. Their majesties escaped
than 100 persons of their escort were
killed and wounded. In December,
1862, another attempt on the life of Ma
poleon was made by band Of Italian
assassins. The attempt failed and the
wouldbc murderers We're captured. The
same wear the then queen Of Greece was
wounded by pistol shot fired by the
student, Dosios. On the l4th of April,
1865, President Lincoln was murdered
in Ford's Theater at Washington by the
actor, Booth; and Secretary seward dan
gerously wounded by an accomplce. A
year later, almost to day, the emperor
of Russia wae shot at by man in good
position of the name of Petrouik' in the
garden of his palace vt st. Petersburg.
A peasant who struck up Petrouiks g
pistol and 80 turned the shot aside and
in all probability saved the emperor's
lite, was rewarded with title of nobility
and the commission of captain In the
army. The month afterward, or TO BIZ
precise, IN May, 1896, Etgehe Cohen
fired five shoto at Bismarck while the
Latter was walking Inter den Linden in
Berlin, one of which hit and slightly
wounded the great minister. On June
| 10, 1865. Prince Michael of Servia, and 8
lady OF his family were brutally mur
dered in the park Of Topeider In isri
Bismarck's life was again attempted
this time by man OF the name of West
erwelle, and in 1874, yet again. .hia time
by Kallmann, at Kissengen. Ga Angus
q, 1875, the president of the republic o
Ecuador, Gabriel Garcia Moreno, wa,
murdered in the government house o
Quito, and in April, 1871, similar fat,
Defell the president OF the republic O
Paraguay. On May IL, 1878, the Ger
man emperor was shot at by lIoedel; ant
on jane 2, less than month later, bl
Nobiing, receiving on the latter ocsas
ion wounds by which his life WAS AZ
riousiy endangered. Ncbiing kiilc,
himself in prison, while hoedcl perishe,
on the scauold. On October 25th of tn
same year an attempt to assassinate tn
king Of Spain, was made BY the Sccialis
Moncas, who, taken red-handed, pai
with his life the penalty OF his crime
| Less than month thereafter, Sovem
Der 18th, the life Of King llumbert @
Italy Was attempted by Passanantt
whose sentence Of death was commute
at his Majesty s own instance, to one {
perpetual imprisonment. Last year, q
will be fresh in the memory of all, tn
meperor of Russia had two narrow c,
capes from death a. the hands OF hi
Nihijst subjects and the closing day {
he old wear Witnessed the latest essay
regicidc ut present on rcc0rd-.he a
tempt of Otero 10 shoot the king an
queen of Spain,