The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-26

( roma staDDeu 0erSelI, ana DOmnlhud hn1
her two daughters drowned themselves
Digua OF Aquileia, when in the power o
Attila, leaped from a housetOp. The sui
cides were c0ndoned by Jerome, Chrysos-
tom and Ambrose.
/ In the first year Of this century Loudor
affected great admiration for Cato's suicide
the feeling being aroused by Addison's play,
I gentleman named Budget. after witness
ing it's performance, threw himself into the
Thames on his way home. His body was
recovered and on It was found a scrap OF
paper with these lines: WHAT Cato did and
Addison approved needs be right"
The late King Louis OF Bavaria saved
( himself from deposition by a timely death,
being found drowned In the hsh pond OF
one Of his palaces. He had, no doubt, been
insane for many years and his crazy ex-
penditure cost his subjects 90 much money
that, finding the state nearly bankrupt,
knowledge Of this. no doubt, drove him to
self-destruction.
The traditions Of the early Christian
church affirm that Pontius Plate after be-
ing dismissed from his place as governor of
Judea, was sent in disgrace TO Spaine, where
be lived for a time, aud was then allowed 70
reside in Switzerland, where he committed
suicide in villa at the base Of the mountain
which bears his name. There Is no hestoric
evidence TO support the statement to be
found outside the early Christian writings.
Jaques du Chassel, bishop OF Scissors, had
accompanied Louis TX. (St. Louis on the
African crusade and finding that nothing
was about 10 return ia disgrace TO France
had been accomplished and that the army
refused to 20, took leave of his friends, par
took of the sacrament, mounted his horse
fully equipped for battle and. in the sight
OF the whole army, charged alone into the
SarapaU naunn yEnaTa ha WAS n OnNa ont m
pieces.
Defeated at Zama, Hannibal fed to the
east to avoid falling into the hands of the
Romans, and found temporary security in
the dominions of Mithridates. He melted
this monarch TO engage in a Roman war,
and his advice as TO its conduct being re-
jected, the war proved unsuccessful, and
Mithridstes was required, as one of the
conditions Of peace, to deliver up Hannibal
to his enemies, the Romans. The unfort-
innate Carthaginian heard of his approach
ing fate, swallowed the poison which for
years he had carried about his person and
expired just as the ENJOYS arrived to take
him In charge.
Mark Antony gave the world for a
woman's love, but found himself so poorly
compensated by the exchange that, in des-
peration at the approach Of Octavius, and
being informed that Cleopatra was en-
deavoring to make terms for herself by SUR
rendering him, be stabbed himself with his
dagger. Being revived. he received the
message sent by Cleopatra that she desired
to see him. he was carried TO her place of
refuge; Cleopatra aud her maids raised him
by ropes to the window Of the tower where
the fallen queen found her last home be
was lifted in, and died In her arms.
The story that Cleopatra killed herself by
allowing an asp to bite her has long been
believed, but probably has no better his
torical basis than the fanciful imagination
Of gossipy Roman historian. For some
time before her death she made careful
preparations for that event, and tried many
different kinds Of poison on her unfortunate
slaves 20 see which would produce death
with the least apparent agony. She prob
ably died by one Of these poisons, for she
was as adept in such matters as any OF the
Borgiss. No asp was found in her room,
and the wound on her breast supposed to
have been that of its bite probably had an
other origin, for her whole body WAS COW
cred with bruises, where she, insEgyptian
fashion, bad struck herself with her fists
and tore her flesh with her nails in her
grief for the loss of Antony.
The famous Lord Give, who added the
empire Of India to the British crown, was
the most distinguished suicide of the last
century. When a youth in India he at
tempted to blow his brains out with pistol
1t twice missed FIRE, and after examining il
TO see that it was properly loaded, he said !:
Surely have something great to do IN the
world" Always peculiar. his health suffered
severely from the torrid climate Of India,
and even before be left the peninsula to
return 70 Europe indications of mental
alteration were plainly visible. He died
by bis own hand just before the outbreak
OF the American revolution. a fortunate
circumstance for this country, for had be
lived he would undoubtedly have been sent
TO take command of the British forces in
America, and the result might have been
very different.
Pausanias, the Greek general, died by
self-administered poison. When holly
pursued by those sent to apprehend him
on charge Of treason and sacrilege he
took refuge in the sanctuary of a temple.
Unable to remove him by force, and also
unwilling TO violate the sanctuary, the
officers walled up the entrance and began
to unroof the building. When he could be
seen they noticed that he was chewing
something, which proved TO be quill filed
with poison. By the time the work had
sufficiently advanced to admit of their ems
trance he was in dying condition.
Judas Iscariot. after casting down the 80
pieces OF silver in the temple, departed aud
went and hanged himself. Whether the
suicide occurred on the same day or not is
a matter Of doubt, one or two early Chris
tian writer's intlmating that he lived for
many years after tue crucifixion.
Sappho killed herself by jumping from
the Lovers Leap, Leucadian cliff. This
leap was often taken by love-sick persons,
who believed that il they survived the fall
they would be effectually cured of a hopeless
passion. The leaps were always witnessed
by crowds, ana the would-be suicides were
in no way interfered with by the state
Boats we're In attendance below to pick up
the le0pers If they came to the surfacs of
the sea after the plunge. Sappho had a
passion for a young man who did not return
her love, and leaped from the cliff in order
to be CURED. She persisted in the fell; 30
also did Artimesia and many other celebri-
ties. Pliny tells a curious story of an old
Athenian miser, who was in love with his
cook, aud, desiring cure, went TO have a
look at the cliff. He peeped over, shook his
head, went home and married the cook.
Buried the Devil.