The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-12-28
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

from New York to the San Francis
co Chronicle says:
In the center OF group in the CORR
dor Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel last even
ing was young man elegantly dressed
wearing the latest style Of silk hat,
heavy silver key chain, double gold watcl
chain with diamond set locket and al
the other appurtenances of Broadway
most exquisite dude. The crowd of New
York swels were not, however, gazing il
rapture on this new dude in town bu
were following carefully the maneuver
ings of Brazilian bug which, chained
with light gold cord to the lapel of the
strangers vest, was crawling up and down
over his cravat. On closer inspection j,
was found that this beautiful bug was ar.
rayed for New York winter weather. hav.
ing heavy overcoat of rich colored cloth
around which was gold band, by which
it was linked TO chain.
The delegation of dudes gazed
with admiration at this new mem
Der of their fraternity, and listened
intently to stories which he told OF
the manner by which this rare ar
tlcle Of adornment had been acquir-
ed. 1t took but a glance of the
correspondent to satisfy him that
the New York swell was an ex-San
franciscan, Of whose whereabouts
certain lawyers and others would
like to be aware. 1t will be remem-
bered that when Il. II. Mcdonald,
Jr., the son Of the San Francisco
capitalist, endeavored to win con-
tession of unfaithfulncss from his
imprisoned wife that he employed
young man named Breckenridge,
who not only did not succeed in his
efforts with the willy Clara Belle, but
became q captive to her and later on
the witness stand stood as her cham
pion against his former friend,
whose money he had used in MAX
ing love to his wife. Breckenridge
later got into serious trouble over
check in Mendocino county, and Of
iicers were sent to San Francisco to
take back and imprison him. He
had by some means become a mem
Der of General Dimond's staff, his
character then being unknown.
sing this as leverage, he procur-
ed tpil through the kindly offices
sfel hwyer Platt and others, and
Gid not make the dreaded visit to
Mendocino. Suit was begun against
these bondsmen on Breckenridge
not appearing and all efforts to find
him proved unavailing, rs he had
skipped the State. This stranger
with the Brazilian bug was none
other than Breckenridge, or, as he
calls himself here, Breckenridge, and
when confronted by one who knew
him the gorgeous Breckenridge was
dazed for a moment but quickly re-
covered himself and said he would
shortly return to San Francisco.
SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
A horrible case Of premature bu-
rial is reported from Madison, Wis
consin. About month ago diph-
liberia appeared in the house Of
prominent family. A young do
mestic was terribly frightened. and
desired to go to her home in the
country, but her attending physi-
clan would not permit this. A
young child died of the dread dis
ease, and this, with the horror of
the disease, caused the girl to take
to her bed, and she apparently died
in few hours and was at once
buried by the authorities. A few
days ago her parents obtained per-
mission to remove the body to the
country, and upon opening the
casket they were Mortified to dis.
cover that the body was lying on
its face, the hair wrenched from the
head, and the flesh literally torn
from the face and hands.
Here is another instance of hur-
rying the dead out of sight where
the awful discovery has been made
that life had not been extinct when
the body was inferred. The very
thought of such 4 thing is enough
to send a thrill Of horror through
out the stoutest heart.
THE STAR CHAMBER DISTURBED.
There was great excitement dur
ing an executive session of the Sen
ate last week when a Senator. upon
looking up at the gentlemen's gal
lery, discovered man sitting there,
aud apparently taking good deal
of interest in the proceedings. The
utmost confusion prevailed for a
while, and the doorkeeper was dis
patched to eject the intruder, who
to be a young man about
twenty years old. He evidently
had been asleep when the Senate
went into executive session, and
was probably discovered before he
secured any valuable information.
This young man will always, how
ever, carry with him the distinction
of having been in the gallery while
that august body was serenely en-
joying the seclusion of secret
session.
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME"
A late Kansas City, Mo-, dispatch
says;
A charitable shoplifter has been arrest
pU here Her mama 10 MouJ N,,..