King-killing

1848- Nov. 26.- The Hfe of the Duke of Modena wns attempted. 1849- June 12.- The Crown Princcof Prussin was attacked at Miuden. 1850- June 28.- Robert Pato, an exLieutenant in the army, attempted to assassinato Queen Victoria. 1851 - May 22.- Sefeloque, a workmim, shot at Frederick William IV., Kinfr of Pruseia, and broko his forearm. 1852 - Sept. 24. - An infernal machine was found at Marseilles with which it liad been intendcd to destroy Napoleon III. 1853- Feb, 18.- The Emperor Francia Joseph of Austria was grievously woundedin the head while walking on the rarnparts nt Vienmi by a Hungarian tailor namcd Libzens. 1853 - April 10. - An attempt on the life of Victor Emmanuel was reported to tho Italian Chamber. 1853 - July 5. - An attempt was made to kill Napoleon III. as he was entering the Opera Oomique. 1854- Mnrch 20.- Ferdinand Charles III., Duke of Parma, was killed by an unknown man, who etabbed him in the abdomen. 1855- April 28.- Napoleon ITT. -was fired at in the (Jhamps Elysees by Giovanni Pianeri. 1856- April 28.- Rajmond Fuentes was arrested in the act of firing on Isbella, Qucen of Spain. 1856 - Dec. 8. - Agesilas Milano, a soldier, stabbed Ferdinand III. of Naples, with his bayonet. 1857 - Aug. 7. - Napoleon III. again Bartoletti, Gibaldi and Grillo were sentenccd to death for coming from London to assassinate him. 1858- Jan. 14.- Napoleon III. for the flfth time. Orsini and his associates threw fulminating bombs at him as he was on his way to the opera. 1861- July 14.- King William, of Prussia, was for the first time shot at by Oscar Becker, a student, at BadenBaden. Becker fired twice at him, but missed him. 1862- Dec. 18.- A student named Ddssíos fired a pistol at Queen Amalia, cf Greeco (Princess of Oldenberg), at Athens. 1863- Dec. 24. - Four more conspirators from London against tho life of Napoleon III. were arrested at Paris. 1865- April 14. - President Lincoln was shot by J . Wiikes Booth. 1866 - April 6. - A Russian ramed Kfivarasoff attempted Czar Alexander's life at St. Petersburg. He was felled by a peasant, who was ennobled for the deed. 1867- The Czar's lifo was again attempted dnring the great Exposition at a review in the Bois de Boulogne at Paris. 1868- June 10.- Prince Michael, of Servia, was killed by the brothers Radwarowitch. 1871 - The life of Amadeus, the new King cf Spain, was attempted. 1872- August.- Col. Gutieriez assassinated President Balta, of the republic of Peru. 1873- Jan. 1. - President Morales, of Bolivia, was assassinated. 1875- August.- President Garcia Mareno, of Ecuador, was assassinated. 1877- June.- President Gill, of Parafcarj was assassinated by Commander Molas. 1Ü78- May 22.- The Emperor William of Germany was shot at again, this time by Ernile Henri Max Hoedel, alias Lehmann, the Socialist. Lehmann, it will be remenibered, fired three shots at the Emperor, who was returning from a drive with the Grand Duchess of Baden, but missed him. To this list we must now add a third atk.mpt on the life of the Emperor William, at Berlin. What One Woman Did. Miss Emma Bartlett, one of the most remarkable of American women, has just died in this city. Twenty-five years ago she carne to America a penniless English girl, and she has since, by her own unaided exertions, amassed a large fortune. Over twenty years ago she set up for heiself in the trade of harnessmaking and saddlery, starting with just enough money to buy leather for a few halters. She worked in a little loft on Pearl street, and sold her manufactures around the city. Her commercial abilities were marked, and it was not long before she employed several journeymen, and she soon extended her trade beyond the city. She finally traveled with samples of her wares, and, in course of time, visited every State in the Union, and gradually bnüt np a large trade. Six years after she started, her business had outgrown the loft and filled a large building on Pearl street. She invented some maohinery for harness-making, was the first to use the sewing-machine for sewing leather, and bought up all the patenta on htrie-bonnets, thereby securing a monopoly. She was very diminutivo in stature, but was very masculine, full of energy and business talent, and conld drive a sharp bargain with the sharpest. Sho has never had nor desired a business partner. For years she has occupied the whole of a five-story warehouse on Warren street, and has employed 100 workmtn. Her rent, for the past seven years, has been $10,000 a year. She leaves her largo