The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-15
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

General Breckenridge. o. s. A., arrived In
the city yesterday morning. His baggage went
TO the Palace at that time, and in the aftern Don
he called at that hostelrie and remarked to the
clerk that If anybody called for him to notify
the inquirer that he would be back about 5
O'Clock. The general had not registered and
the clerk suavey asked him TO do so; but he
declined, remarking that his expected friends
would ask for General Breckinridge." Recol
lections Of the famous Pollard case and the late
exciting Congressional election In Kentucky
fitted through the hotel mans mind as he
sized up the military gentleman, who is said to
bear a striking resemblance 10 his more
widely known namesake and relative, and IT
was soon whispered about that Colonel Breck-
inridge of Kentucky was IN town. This rumor
was strengthened by the subsequent actions OF
the new arrival, who suddenly took his baggage
away from the hotel and left no trace behind
as TO his destination The news-gatherers
learned of the arrival at a late hour and made
frantic efforts to locate the gentleman but
without success, and several elaborate sketches
from the biographical works only failed to
appear In yesterday mornings papers because
of a Telegram WHICH came over the wire at
lale hour stating that Colonel BrecRinridge of
Kentucky was In Washington and not on this
coast.
Fl. G. Hough OF Toledo, Ohio, was at the
Palace yesterday He is the owner OF exten.
slVe oil field properties In the Northern Ohio
district, and 1t was only few miles from his
place that the largest oil well IN America was
struck several months ago IL was developed
by two brothers named Klrkbride in territory
which was considered hopelessly bad. and
when the vein was struck HE tools, which
weighed more than ton and adialf, were lifted
bodily from the bottom of the well by the force
of tue stream of oil. A house located a mile
and a half from the well was so dlsfigured by
lib fluid that 1t win have 10 be reprinted. The
work OF controlling the escaping oil was only
accomplished after the greatest difficulty. The
we'll brought In Its owners an income of $500
per day up to a few weeks ago, when 1t sud
denly ceased TO flow. Mr.. Hough says that the
production OF this monster averaged 2O,oO
barrels OF oil per day when it was first opened,
and that the hitherto deserted field is now
looked upon as extremely valuable.
I. c. Woolman, an extensive contractor and
builder of Pitsburg, Pa, is In the city, having
just arrived from trip through the northern
portion of the Slate, which he made foi the
purpose OF looking into some OF our industries.
II was over in The neighborhood of Coulter
vile and other towns In thai vicinity, and says
that he found three qualities of granite and
other building stones in practically ineXhaustI-
bic quantities. which only await transportation
facilities to make fortunes for the men who de.
yeop them. The granite. he says, is as fine as
any found in this country.
The lawyers of this city are taking great
deal OF interest in the dsbarment proceedings
instituted agains Attorney Philbrook, and at
meeting of the Bar Association yesterday IL
was decided TO appoint a committee to attend
the Supreme Court hearing and see that the
matter was presented properly" to the court,
as The resolution was worded On the commit.