The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-01-09
Foreign Facts and Fancies.

Foreign Facts and Fancies.
From the intelligent London correspon.
dent Of the New York Sunday Times we
condcnse q @ . #.G
The Chinese treated some French and
English prisoners badly and in retaliation
tho allies sack the Emperor's summer pal
ace. The treasure is said to have been i'm
mense. The English got about 1000 in
treasure and rich goods, the French oil q.
tanned great deal more-among the booty
Of the latter were sixty to seventy thousand
rolls Of silk, gold ingots, watches, embroid-
cry, suits of clothes Of the most elaborate
finish, (who would wear thcm?) head dress.
cs, &C., &c. In binding loads of plumber
on their baggage wagons, the French sol,
diers used rolls Of elegant silk for ropes
The French privates got about &c, 900 francs
or SC, 900 each. - ~ -
An enthusiastic young patriot shot him
self because he could not bear to be scpa.
rated from Garibaldi.
Eugene has gone back to Paris. Her
visit to England and Scotland has been at.
tributed to partial insanity, arising from
grief at the death Of her sister, tho Duchess
D'Alba. 1t seems the Empress had lover
who was not in the good graces of Mr..
Fonld, the Minister of State. She asked
his removal. The Emperor said nir. The
Empress got the pouts and informed his
monkey faced majesty that she was going to
leave, and that she would not be bsck TAI
NJ. Fould was dismissed, The pretty lQiy
stayed in England and amused herself till
Mr. Napoleon requested his pet minister to
resign. When Fould was out of the ring,
Madame came back to Paris. It is also
said that Louis is firing Of the pretty EN-
press and prefers another, and that her abb
ssnce is attributable to jealousy. :. The
French Government proposes to buy up all
the private railways !. Tn, French press
is permitted to discuss politics TO any cx-
tent so long as Napol cons right to reign is
not questioned. The Princess Alice.
second daughter of Victoria, is engaged to
Prince Louis Of Hcssc Darmstadt. He is
%, she IT,. Prince Gortchakoff and Bar
on Fittinghoff, of st. pctersburgh, had a
duel. After receiving pistols both princi-
pals we've blindfolded and at the word fire
the Baron fell dead, with ball in his heart
The Prince was unhurt, but a court mar
tial reduced him to the ranks. The nee
die women of Paris get about 90 cents
day for making eight shirts, or six pairs Of
gloves, or six waistcoats, or six pairs Of
trowsers; after paying for rent, fire, light,
washing and dress, they have barely eight
dollars year to live on. =. The Duke of
Brunswick has nearly three millions of dol
lars invested in diamonds :. An English
man has invented new paddle wheel for
steamers; it is light and narrow, and those
who have seen it say that it will revolution
ize the propelling wheels Of modern vessels.
If it doesn't rerolutionize it will fail Of the
object designed by its inventor A Scotch
girl named Annie Stewart, has been boy
sailor for five years, and her sex undiscoy-
cred; she is Of Glasgow birth, is 10 years
old and has five brothers, all at sea. She
fell and broke her ribs and the attending
doctor found out her anatomical construc-
tion-then she was exposed and sent to the
parish authorities. Gibraltar has been
greatly strengthened lately Persia is
adopting the Horse Railway system between
her large cities. :. +. 1t is ruinored that the
crown of Hungary has been offered to Louis
Napoleon by Kossuth and the Hungarian
Committee at Milan ). The French Gov
eminent is negotiating for the purchase of
the Great Eastern. One hundred and
forty thousand applications for Office have
been made by the people Of Italy since the
new order of things was established. The
Italians must be nearly allied to the Ameri.
cans in disposition.