River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-02
Talk About People.

The trial of Lieutenant Bolger, eOltoi
of a military journal, who killed Colonel
Schlayer in a duel, took place in Vienna.
All the witnesses declared that Bolger
had been forced into fighting, and the
court acquitted him and his seconds.
Jane Grey Swisshelm is out with fresh
condemnation of the corset: Man IN
Christian civilization" she says, "sees
no beauty in the female form unless
there is a notch ali around it, like that
with which n workman deadens tree.
The deeper the notch the better is he
pleased, for it makes convenient rest
for his arm. In making this notch Tor
his admiration and convenience
woman as surely; If not as shortly; takes
her own lifes as the woodnian takes
that OF the tree"
Monsignor Capel, known to the read
ers of Disraeli as the Uatesby of 'Lo-
thair,n and to all England as brilliant
preacher, sailed from Liverpool for
New York in the Arizona on July Il.
| His visit is in fultllnent of long-cher-
| ished purpose to visit tins country,
where he has many friends, especially
| in Philadelphia, but which various cir
eumstances have. hitherto prevented
him from carrying out. He proposes to
deliver, lectures in several cities on
Catholicism in it's bearings on morality,
art and education.
| The American consul at Lyons short
time since rescued poor negress, who
| for six wears had been kept practically
as slave by an itlnerant sh )wman
| Dnring the day she was strictly guarded
| i ! loaE..H m in her GAGE EOl
| six wears there was no opportunity te
| escape, Fortunately she had not tor
gotten her English, and availing hersel
| of the repeated visits of the ladies, she
| disclosed to them the sad story OF bel
| trials and her sufferings, and of hel
| great desire to be released. The Amer
| lean consul was informed, and IN little
while the poor creature was setfree'
The mother of Mary Henry has a
clear eve to the distractions of New
York picsaics. Mary seems to have beer
afflicted with that dangerous lnalady,
| mania for picnics, to such an exten
| that she went to them all the time. Ii
| order 10 fetch her to q realizing sens
| Of the divine grace of obedience, Mrs
Henry had her hayward daughter, VIII
is but -, locked up in a police station
The average picnic has not the ruling
virtue of a domestic sew lng-bee.
The late Richard G. Vreelahd, VIII
died on Staten Island few weeks ago
was a man Of prodigious strength. Thu
muscles of his arms and shoulders wer,
massive, hard, and knotty. Once Com
modore Vanderbilt fell overheard from
the boat in the ownership of which thu
two men were partners upwards OF tw'
score wears ago Mr.. Vreeland reached
over the gunwale of the boat and caugh
the immersed man D
tLe collar. intending t
Jerk him from the water and up on til
deck of the vessel. But he under est
mated his siren 9TH, aud tiipped tn
commodore from the water with sue
force that he was thrown clear into tn
water on the other side. Many othe
stories are told of Mr.. Vreeland grea
physical prowess.
Miss Van Lew, who has been latel,
appointed to position in the post Of
fee department, is noted for her pluck
During the war Union soldiers conf lei
in the notorious Libby warehouse wert
frequently aided by Miss Van Lew t
escape, and her house was a refuge j
the latter days Of the rebellion for nu
merous escaped prisoners. So offensiv
hat Miss Van Lew become to her rebe
ncighbors, hat two night before the avat
uation of Richmond mob was organ
lzed to burn her house down. Sh
pluckily defied them. and, calling tia
ringleaders by name, she informed ther
that Gen. Grant would be in Richmon
within twenty. four hours, and that if
single of her house was disturbed sh
would retaliate in kind when the UnioI
forces arrived.