The New York herald., 1871-01-22
WIHTER PICTURE OF MUNICH.
A Messenger in the Air from Paris How.
ering Over Bavaria.
Invasion Of Iavaria-A Rallo,n Descends Near
the Austrian Frontier The Captive Aero
nauts and the Cap ured Corre-
spondsnce-Eavaria Unnamed
MUNICH, Jan. 2, 1871.

spondsnce-6avaria Unnamed
MUNICH Jan. 2, 1871.
Munich Is usually a very cheerful place in the
winter that IS the season. and the inhabItants
indulge In their hearts, delight-ylz.: sledg1ng
The Jingle OF sleigh bells, the brisk little con-
veyances dart across the snow the CAV colors OF the
sedges and or the drivers dresses, the scarlet
harness silver bells, form quite pretty PICTURE.
Under tho dark pines OF the so-caled English
Garden through the queer little streets leading to Sc
Anne vorsadt-everywhere, IN short. about Munich,
the bells Jingle and the slelghs skim. In better
times they are much more numerous than Liis sad
year. when call che men have gone to battle" ana
there Is a great difference; still, however.
sLEDGEs ARE, or COURSE, THE FASHION.
There Is the PEASANTS. maze OF wickerworS and
painted pea-green, with glded tracery then all sorts
of carriages are set upon sedges instead OF wheels
gentlemen's carriages, facres, drcsches, laun-
dresses carts. The laundresses form a most re-
markaple picture they come into The town ON
their sleighs In the morning. They TO put the
starcned pettcoats IN basket and thus chance
crumpling them or extIngushing their glory. They
bear these elegant articles aoft upon poles stream
ing TO the clear winter air. The laundrcsses with
their bright, rosy faces and quaint dresses, look
like practical Joans of Arc, with banners truly
feminine type. How odd It must be for the ladies to-
see their more Intimate garments thus publicly
paraded on poel These washerwomen come IN
quite procession, ana as they sweep past with
their lmpaed clothes huttering the comlcal
IN the extreme
INVASION oy BAVARIA.
1t mild Joke current in the papers OF these ro.
| gons that Bavaria has been invaded by the French,
because considerable excitement Was caused few
days ago by the appearance OF an enormous balloon
| from Parls-an "alr Colossus the Germans called
IT. The black shadow OF this remarkabie conveyance
soccasioned some alarm as IL 1)ated over the woods
! or Bavaria towards Bohemia. Near Rodcrsdorf it
descended and four persons got out In great haste
The wind was very high and stormy aud lifth per-
son. with the balloon, carried or again IN quite
| promlscuous manner towards Austria. fhe long
| rope streaming from the balloon, which Kept az
distance OF rom thirty one hundred feet from the
ground. went nutterinr Ike winged serpent over
the housetops and the frosted trees me birds were
dreadluly frightened at tie appaion, and the cats
and other animals Of domestic hut kind
turn OF mind fed in the widest Confusion. Mean.
while the poor solitary OF the balloon like Robinson
CruSoe up III the ar, was waited towards the less
the balloon came down Xwiesel Il very short
distance from the Austrian frontier. Thther the
nying Frenchman IS supposed to have besken HIM
sell, leaving his balloon to Bavaria, anG ls cuIupun-
ions also. The balloon was soon surrounded by hum
dreds OF the curious, who, no doubt, unpackei it
with an amused relish al having such u prcsent
from Paris. Tney found lots OF letters IN IT, four
poor little carrier pigeons, some French bank notes
and some articles OF clothing the --latest Parlsan
fashion, with vengeance do not know what
they were though, except there was pretty cap
NSihohinS SapJ ilSmJ ShuiOiuCieu Will kUlI.
CAUGHT PLYiNG.
Meanwhile the four who had first descended found
themselves the objects more attention than they
desired, doubt. poor Things. Three Of them maize
their way to the neghporbood or the town OF Rohen-
burg letter To CrenieuX was found on Que OF
them, but they declared they had no political mis-.
sion and had only come out OF Paris thus because
they wanted to get away aud had no other means OF
doing The fourth was man who mad been In a
circus which travelled through Germany, and he
could speak me Grabbed Deuisch. lie Joined pea
SAINT and went Into pubic house upon his descent.
what lie did aud SAID To hetray himself cannot say,
but he was almost immediately arrested. He was
the conductor OF the balloon. The whole ssquare
party' were given up to the royal 'Stadt commail-
dant schait" forthwith To relate what that august
body Will do with them 81 nave not the pleasurev
as Mrs. Camp says, "being unbeknown."
GERMAN JESrs.
Have you seen the following schOoboy wit at tho
expense OF poor Paris which really hardly afford
tf 1t emanates from The North German Gyanost-
aSter:-
Have quite vanished from Paris:
C.His 6as lett only cr;ais;
il quite gone w1 ppyilis;
Fet,', cat, and rat called yh,
Now, Paris, what is thino own fpisr--
Iya, tdpis, yHticis, 1sfs.
take of you perceive OF the doggerel rules in the
Latin grammar. 1t mas been going the rounds as
great Joke But German Jokes are about as heavy
ton MI rhey do Their jestins much better IN Aner
ca N'est ce pas2
In Germany little tales like these are considered
witty "A traveller looking from his carriage win-
dow observed, This scenery Is roniantlc; No.
SIR replied the driver, III IS AUSTRIA !" Fancy
laughing at that Or toquote anotner tme-honored
Joke--an old lady receiving very untdy and lleg-
lble letter from her son, exclaimed, "An poor Tom,
see he suffers st."
BAVARIA UNNAMED.
OF course this little kingdom shares the fate Orthe
rest OF the Fatherlaud, ana misses It's mankind dread
Iully. At other times groups now want
ing, which were brightly effective In an artistic
point OF view-the BavarIans and their costume be-
ing essentially picturesque as becomes the country
men OF the great Abrecht Durer
There used to be the woodcutterS entering the town
early In the winter mornings, They brought
in great logs or wood IA wonderfully plentiful article
In Bavaral, and lald them down by the side OF the
pavement, chopped or what was wanted. and then
the women carried ii 10 the various houses. These
woOdcutters were quite figures Tor a panter-in
brown or light pink cotton jackets, black velvet
In the regular "buy broom" styie fond Of warm
coOrs. chiefly red and green. Then there used to
be the soldiers carting Ice and snow aud carrying
1t away TO throw into tile Iser. zone lond OF pad
something like 'glding gold." NOW the
poor fellows are far enough away, braveiy fighting
resting IN soldiers grave, with French Tor
a winding sheet. 1t Is great joke against them In
the German army that they are folder Of eating,
drinking and comforts than their fellows, and very
good judges. too They have set up brewery In
the land OF their invasion, where their comrades
say the beer Is somewhat ''youngo but very nice.
His Majesty OF Bavaria ana his wen beloved Though
oft disputed with Richard Wagner, the musician OF
the future, are sometimes seen at Munich, and
always, OF course excite great attention, or at any
rate as much rs any one can spare just now from
the engrOsslng subjects or the and the giorleS,
present and future, Of the new German empire.
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AN ol0 CONVICT.
Desperate Burglar Captured with Three