The Mineral argus., 1883-08-16

Talk About Peopse.

The trial Of Lieutenant Bolger, editor
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 il, like that
with which "A workman deadens a tree.
The deeper the notch the better is he
pleased, fo= it makes a convenient rest
for his arm. In making this notch for
his admiration and convenience a
woman as surely, If not as shortly, takes
her own lifee as the woodmRn takes
that OF the tree"
Monsignor Capel, known to the read
| ers of Disraeli as the Tatesby Of "Lo-
THAR" and 10 all England as a brilliant
preacher, sailed from Liverpool for
New York in the Arizona on July 81.
His visit is in fulhllment of a long-cher-
ished purpose to visit this country,
where he has many friends, especially
in Philadelphia, but which various cir
cumstances nave hitherto prevented
him from carrying out. he proposes 10
deliver lectures IN several cities on
Catholicism in its bearings on morality,
art and education.
The American consul at Lyons a short
time since rescued a poor negress, who
for six wears had been kept practically
as a slave by an itinerant sh )wman.
During the day she was strictly guarded
and at night locked up in her cage. For
six wears there was no opportunity to
r-,ana EarfnnnNnNu she haN moi for
gotten her English, n awaiting herself
of the repeated visits of the ladies, she
disclosed to them the sad story of her
trials and her suferings, n VI her
great desire to be released. The Amer
lean consul was informed, and in a little
while the poor creature was set free.
The mother Of Mary Henry has a
clear eve TO the distractions of New
York ~pienics. Mary seems to have been
afflicted with that dangerous malady, a
mania for p%icnics, to such an extent
that she went TO them all the time. In
order TO fetch her to a realizing sense
OF the divine grace Of obedience, Mrs,
Henry had her hayward daughter, who
is but 10, locked up in a police station.
The average picnic has not the ruling
virtue ola domestic sewing-bee.
The late Richard c. Vreeland, who
died on Staten Island a few weeks ago,
was a man of prodigious strength. The
muscles of his arms and shoulders were
massive, hard, and knotty. Once Com
modore Vanderbilt fell overheard from
the boat in the ownership OF which the
two men were partners upwards Of two
score years ago. Mr.. Vreeland reached
over the gunwale o the boat and caught
the immersed man by
the collar, intending &c
!, Jerk him from the water and up on the
deck OF the vessel. But he under-est
mated his strength, aud hioped the
commodore from the water with such
force that he was thrown clear into this
/, water on the other side. Many other
stories are told Of Mr.. Vreelaud great
1, physical proves.
] Miss Van Lew, who has been lately
appointed TO a position in the post Of
fee department, is noted for her pluck
During the war Union soldiers conf led
n the notorious Libby warehouse we're
! frequently aided by Miss Van Lew tC
escape, and her house was a refuge in
I the latter DAYS Of the rebellion fer nu'
merous escaped prisoners. SO offensive
had Miss Van Lew become to her rebeI
ueighbors, that two night before the ava
uation Of Richmond a mob was organ
lied to burn her house down. She
pluckily deied them. and, calling the
r~ingleaders by name. she informed then
that Gen. Grant would be in Richmond
: within twenty. four hours, and that if 8
q single Of her house was disturbed she
would retaliate in kind when the Union
!. f,Trcg arrived.