River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-03-08
Personalities.

Mr.. Blinkinsarp, a bachelor. and very
wealthy sheep-raiser of California, re-
/ turped to Burlington, VT, his native
| town. to visit his relatives. The only
| relative whom he found was a niece, a
! a Woodworking operative in a fac
] tory. The friendless girl SO pleased
/ her uncle that he adopted her and took
| ner with him to the Pacific coast, that
she may become his heiress.
A phrenolgist the other day advised
Hon. Emerson Etheridge, of Tennessee,
| ex-congrsssman, etc., that, IL not too
| late. he had better cultivate a taste for
| public life. The feeler of bumps didn't
know that Mr.. Etheridge has been in
| public life so long that the memory of
| man goeth not to the contrary.
The founder of the Roman Catholic
| oraer OF the Sisters of Mercy III the
/ United States, Mother Frances Ward Ka-
yier, took the holy vows of the profess.
| ion in 1888. The fiftieth annlversa ry OF
| that event has just been celebrated at
/ Manchester, N. H., where she is the
Superior of convent.
Representative Moore, of Tennessee,
is so proud of his wife's beauty that lac
delights in presenting to her handsome
dresses selected by himself. He has as
good taste in such matters as any lady of
fashion. He lately bought robe, as a
surprise for her, costing ST. 0t. Few
will deny the good taste of such hus-
band.
Ex-Congressman and ex-senator Thos.
J. Dreamer was arrested at New YORK
last week for breaking the windows of
coach. He was discharged, but re-arrest-
ed for drunkenness and locked up. His
appearance is shocking. A dozen years
ago he was worth 100000, and is now
believed to be Pennies.
Mrs. Emma B. Drexel, wife of Francis
A. Drexel, of Philadelphia, who died
last Monday night, was noted for her ex-
tensive philanthropy. She paid the rent
of more than $50 families and distributed
among the poor over $780, 900 year. She
employed woman to inst tute inquiry
into the merits of each applicant, and
once every week dispensed groceries,
clothing and money TO the poor, who
gathered every Tuesday in the rear OF
her residence.
Nine. NiIlson told representative of
the Cincinnati Enquirer recently that
she was greatly afflicted with insomania,
and seldom slept more than three hours
during the night. "My doctor told me
to stop thinking and would go to sleep, ;"
she said, "but that, you know, IS impos-
sible, / am told that it is caused by
want of circulation of the blood, but
do not understand how that can be, for
| am great walker, and am nota
large eater"
Adiutant General Guthrie CT Pennsyl-
vania is said to owe his appointment to
his ready wit and assurance. When he
applied to the governor for the office,
| Gov. Pattison began to discourse on the
festive habits of staff officers, and the
scandal and mischief caused thereby.
Suddenly he turned upon Mr.. Guthrie
with the question, do you drink,
"Yes.n promptly and seriously ans cred
the applicant, "but don't care for any
thing now, thank YOU" The governor
laughed, and made out the commission
The committee of overseers of Har-
ward college, r. NJ: Hodges, M. d.,
Henry Lee, aud Morrill, Wyman, M. D..
reported in favor of appointing Oliver
Wendell Holmes Emeritus professor oil
anatomy. In concluding the report the
committee said: THE retirement OF a
professor whose reputation has contrib
I,ted so much to that of the university
calls for an expression of profound re-
pret. AID for the fullest academic recog-
milton of his long and jealous devotion
20 its interests"
The wife of Rev. George w. Baker
was bitten by a rat while guest at the
Markham House, in Atlanta, Ga, one
night last summer. Inflammation set
ting in she suffered greatly. Her hus-
band now brings snit for $4,000 dam
ages against the proprietors OF the no
! tel.
In the old records ofthe postofice de-
partment an entry has been found by
/. which I. O. Howe, the present post
master general, was appointed postmas-
ter at Beadield, Kennebec county
Maine. on June u. 1S4l. He was re-
moved by President Tyler.
Mr.. Christian K. Ross viii never allow
time or disappointed hope toweaken
the chain of affection that binds him tc
,, his long-lost boy. Only few days age
!. he wrote to friend: II am still dill
gently making efforts to unravel the mys
tery connected with his continued alb
sence. In our family the subject is otter
the theme of conversation. Charlie j
often spoken of as living, and shalt "
until We know the contrary,