Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-02-21

plneSs OF repOSe Oh fanny. W nat mat
tiers it we have laughed
The year 1861 has been unlucky to the
crowned heads, as Napoleon truly observed
in bis New Years day speech. Prussia
buried a king the effete Sultan Of Turkey
sank into The grave; the emperor of China
was struck down; Portugal lost youthful
and noble sovereign. The future historian
OF 1861 will not, we hope, esteem il be-
meath his dignity to include line Of ebitu-
airy for the dusky sovereigns Of Dahomey
and Madagascar. An assasin's hand strove
to take the life of the new king of Prussia,
and crack-brained Athenaa enthusiast
made an attempt of similar nature upon
the queen of Greece.
In a wealthy family of Vienna, the has
band made his wife New Years gift Of a
dozen pairs Of gloves. Indignant at such
stinginess, the lady, as soon as her husbands
back was turned, flung the gloves into tie
fire. Explanations ensued at table, and
what was the irascible lady's establishment
on learning that each pair Of gloves was
wrapt up in bank note for 100 forms.
The eruption at Vesuvius, at latest ac-
counts, was exhibiting renewed activity.
SO great were the showers of ashes that the
cinders and SCOT were carried even to Sici-
ly and the steamers plying thither were
blackened by the shower. Even at Naples
the roofs of the houses were covered with a
fine layer of ashes and during rain storm
the window panes were obseured by the
mud formed by the falling rain and SCOT.
On the 23d of December eight shocks of
earthquake were counted in twelve hours.
1t would not be strange if Naples should be
fated to become anotner Pompei.
Ralph Waldo Emerson thinks that the
American eagle will come out of the war
much less of a peacock. This is hopeful.
surely. We shall be more natural, more
simple in our lives and habits; truer, wiser,
and therefore, more soundly happy.
The Richmond Dispatch, the most i'm.
pudent of secession papers, is edited by
renegade Yankee by the name Of Oliver p.
Baldwin,, from Hudson n Y. He is the
man wto describes Yankee as "a rascaly
lypocritical. swind4ng, humbugging, trait
orous, wooden nutmeg son of Pilgrim"
A man is now lying in the Bremen coun-
" (Iowa) Jail for throwing bis wife's new
ly born child into the hog-pen and allowing
it TO be devoured by the hogs, he denying
his own paternity Of the child.
The amount of money gained by the
house of Rothschild, which had advanced
news OF the rendition of Mason and Slideu.
Is said to be colossal, and The reputation of
the house for sagacity has advanced, es-
peeialy among the small fry of the Paris
Bonrse, to proportions somewhat beyond
the mortal. Auguste Belmont, who is with
lis family at Nice, went to Paris during The
excitement on the Trent affair." inteading 10
return home to prepare for the war, but on
consultation with NJ. RotIschild, gave IN
the project.
Tom Sayers and circus manager were
followed through the streets of Liverpool.
on recent day, by an excited crowd. who
supposed them 10 be Mason and Sldell.
Such is fame.
The receipts Of cotton at the five cotton
ports, New ORLEANS, Mobile, Savannah
Charleston aud Memphis, for tie first four
months OF the ''eolton year beginning WIKI
September and ending with December. were
this season only 1858 bales, against / 4s3
in the previous season. This shows thar
the "king" staple of the South is nearly
mo'iouless and helpless, owing to the frder-
al blockade.
Five deserters from the rebels in NORTH
Carolina, who seized a schooner and bropskt
Der to Hsiieras, say that the rebels had H.
formation long ago of Gen. Burnsi.Ie's
plans, and that hey expect him to attack
Roanoke Island, Newbern, Washington.
and Weldon.
Capt John Brown (sOa of The John
Brown whose soul is marching on, , arriv-
ed at Fort LearenNorih few DAYS since
iron Detroit Michigan and was ac,ompani-
ed BY forty recruits. one of whom wss w;,l.