Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1884-02-09
the Haggin-Tevis crowd. 1t is gen.
erallv believed that Fred is engaged

| to marry the grass wldOw Oh Jonn.
C. Breckenridge, who is daughter
of old Tevis Some of our readers
may remember about that marriage
of young Breckin1idge with Miss
Tevis. He was set up in business
in fine style by his wealthy papa-in-
law, but sqanlered his capital at
gambling; became at last little
better than o common drunkard ;
had his allowances stopped and his
wife taken away from him. He was
a Northern gentleman, by CAD,
sah!" and thought that the social
distinction of his great name ought
to match his wife's fathers gold.
So it did until he began to bru-
tally ill-treat her; then he was
fired.
Well, now Fred Sharon. who, for
all know, is a we'll behaved little
fellow. is about to marry the grass
widow, so it seems, and the whole
Haggin-Tevis force is backing Fred
and Newland's in their insistance
that old Sharon fight Allie Hills
claim and save the estatn.
I have already discussed here
several features of this remarkable
case that none of the papers OF this
city dare touch-so afraid are they
of the wealthy-and there is an
other one that they are still more
deathly silent upon-the social
ruin Of Belmont.
THE RUIN OF BELMONT.
Poor old Belmont! The scene of
the most wildly extravigapt, gener-
Gus, brilliant social events in the
history of California; the scene,
alas, also of the maddest debauches
of sin and excess. What his
tory the place has had since the
time of Ralston's dazzling recep-
tons to wealth and nobility, down
to the last grandest social affair
within its walls, the marriage OF
Flora Sharon to Sir Thomas Hes
keith.
OF course, every one has known
for the the past several years for
what unspeakable purposes old
Sharon had used Belmont. but the
incidents of the rank history he
was making for the place were
winked at, as they were supposed
to be carried on under the rose,
though, in fact. openly enough.
California society, as q rule. does
not examine too closely the private
life and doings Of those who enter
tain it. If its host fed, wined and
entertained them magnificently,
that was enough; bnt even Califor-
MIA society draws the line some
where, and since the developments
Of the Hill-Sharon scandals it has
drawn the line at Belmont.
SOCIETY CoPPERs SHARON.
This was made unmlstakable
enough, as follows: The Gwins,
social leaders, were camped at Bel
mont last Summer, and entertained
constantly, though quietly, in a
manner to maintain good name
for the lonely old place. About
tie time Allie Hill brought her
divorce suit. it was thought an eff
fort should be made to show that
society stood up for Sharon, and
this was to be done by giving one
Of the old-time receptions at Bel
| mont. The Gwins were to engi-
neer the affair. They heard rumors,
however, which prompted them
to cautiously feel the social pulse,
and as result the reception was
quietly, but emphatically dropped.
They were too wise to invite what
would surely have followed: $50
ciety" would have refused to have
been seen in Belmont.
sHARON's DAUGHTER DRAGGED IN.
Tyler and Nelson, Miss Hill S
champions, have genius for do
ing things that make them unpop-
ular. Their latest act of this kind
is to insist upon Commission be-
ing sent to England to take the de-
position OF Lady Hesketh, nee Flora
| Sharon. Of course this is done to
give the miserable scandal prom
| ince in the English papers, which
it would not otherwise obtain,
They hope by such means to force
Sharon into a compromise. but fol
the reasons { have detailed they