The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-08-22
ASSASSINS' PERIOD.
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY NoTA-
BILE FOR ITS ASSASSINATIONS.

Exalted Position Has Been Often Fatal
and Invariably Perilous to Life-Tyrants
and the Rulers of Free Peoples Alike
Sacrificed by Assassins.
The nineteenth is notable among CEN
turtles for the number of assassinations
of rulers, prominent statesmen and pub
lie characters generally, whose lives
have been attempted or who have actu-
ally persisted at the hands of the assas-
sin. just before the beginning of the
century two attempts We're made on
the life of George ILL., the last in 1900,
while on Christmas eve Of the same
year that famous internal machine de-
signed to kill Napoleon was unsuccess-
fully fired in the streets of Paris. On
March "a, 1901, the crazy Gear Paul
met his fate, being strangled with
military sash twisted into cord by
the hands of a gigantic Circassian
officer, while about half hundred con-
spirators waited the result to salute the
Grown Prince Alexander as czar. On
Jan. %, 1917, an attempt was made on
the life of George ", then prince re-
gent, and on Jan. 80, 1886, President
Andrew Jackson was attacked with
murderous intent. Louis Philippe, the
citizen king, had a number of hair
breadth escapes. On July %, 1885, he
was in imminent danger of death from
an attack by Fieschi On June 25, 1886,
Aliband assaulted him; Mueniers' at
tack was made Dec. ~ of the same year;
in 1910 he was in deadly peril from
Darnies, while Lecomte attempted the
kings life on April IA, 1916, and Hen
ry on July 30 of the same year. No
wonder can be felt at the relief of Louis
in finally getting out Of Paris alive, for
conspiracies that were detected and
nipped in the bud ere they reached the
stage of murderous attempt were far
more numerous than the actual assaults.
Frederick William " of Prussia had
two narrow escapes one ON May %,
1850, when he was attacked by Sofelage,
the other few months earlier. Francis
Joseph of Austria nearly fell a victim
to Libenyi on Feb. IS, 1858, but escaped
with trivial wound.
Isabella ii seemed to possess a charmed
life, for none of the bullets fired at her
or daggers aimed at her heart took
effect. Attempts were made on her life
by La Riva, May 4, 1847; by Merino,
Feb. 2, 1862; by Raymond Fuentes,
May 28, 1856, and over a dozen con-
spiracies against her life were disoov-
cred and frustrated. Napoleon III lived
to regret that he had not fallen at the
hands Of the assassin, and that he did
not was sheer luck, for over 30 conspir-
acies were, at one time or another,
formed against him and attempts on
his life were made by Pianore, April
80, 1865; by Bellemarre, Sept. s of the
same year, and by Orsini and his COM
panions on Jan. IA, 1858. The murder
of President Lincoln, April IA, 1865,
needs only to be mentioned to be re-
called. The dagger of Shere Ali found
the heart of Earl Mayo, governor gen
eral of India, Feb. s, 1872, and on
July 10 Of the same year an attempt
was made to kill King Amadeus of
Spain. Abdul Aziz, sultan, was tortured
to death by his ministers June 4, 1876.
Emperor William l was attacked three
times-by Becker, July ii, 1861; by
Hodel, May IL, 1878; by MODELLING,
barely escaped the pistol and stiletto of
John Passananti, Nov. II, 1878. Twice
was Alfonso XII of Spain attacked,
once by Moncasi, Oct. 25, 1878, and the
second time by Gonzales, Dec. 30, 1879.
Alexander ii of Russia had many mar
row escapes before he was finally killed.
On April is, 1866, he was attacked by
Karakowzow i'll st. Petersburg; on June
6, 1867, by Berezowski, at Paris; ON
April IA, 1879, by Solovieff; the at
tempt to blow up his train was made
Dec. l, 1879; the explosion in the Win
ter palace took place Feb II, 1880; the
fatal bomb was thrown March 10, 1891,
i'll st. Petersburg. President Garfield
was shot on July ?, 1881; he died Sept.
10, while the next chief of a great coun-
try to follow by the same means was
President Carnot, who was mortally
stabbed by Cesare Santo, June "a, 1894.
A host of smaller notables have, dur
ing the century, come to an urtimely
end to crafty private vengeance or
political luminosity. Spencer Percival,
English premier, was assassinated in
1879; Charles, due de Beri, father of
tne COunC &c CnanDOru, mus dleu IN
1890 Capo 'Istrie, the famous Greek
diplomat, was murdered in 1881; Arch
bishop Attire of Paris fell a victim i'll
1S48, as did his successor, Darboy, dur
ing the commune. Rossi, the Italian
statesman, was killed in 1S4S; Ferdi-
nand, duke of Parma, i'll 1854; Daniel,
the prince of Montenegro. i'll 1860; Mi
chael, prince of Servia, in 1868; Mar
shall Prim of Spain in 1870. while two
attempts have been made ON the life of
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