The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-19

Il BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS. .---R., A.. Trice wa
j yesterday elected assistant tioneer. at th
Tobacco Exchange uiee 4 AZ! Boiling, re
signed. ~ .;ati II b !
8 The collections, of United States inteTna
reyeue yesterday were S4 379.4l l.sl q;tf 81; !
I4s There were no offerings OF loose tobacco
yesterday. q Sales viii be continued to-day
| There was no penakEs against wearing O.
the green Yesterday, and many aVafsed them
selves OF the opportunity. AAuI Eaasa
No entrances or clearmces were reported
at the custom-house Yesterday. j, g,q |
The cemeteries, parks, and other public
resorts, were crowded with visitors 20 until !
late hour sunday. .le. i: 5ts,,, +, s.
The additions to the membership OF The
Commercial Club hare been encouraging,
and Of the best material. s,- s.,.... /
Considerable improvement is noticed ON
the dock, east OF TWenty-secoBd street. t
Under Captain Wilkinson the chain-gaDg
are daily doing good service, cleaning
needed thoroughfares.
Richmond Court, Independent Order
OF Forresters, was organized last night by
D. D. G.. f. Mcdonnell.
ST. Andrew Commandery. Knights Tem-
plar, and the Richmond Howitzers met last
night for work.
AS soon as the commissioners decide on
the amount TO be paid by the city for Chin
boraZo Park many permanent improve
ments will be commenced.
, Among the summer attractions reported
are tri-Weekly concerts by flrstrclasS pand
at the Theatre. .ssssssts, sszs tssssssts
Most of the members Of the legislature
have left for home, and the bars, lobbies,
and parlors OF the hotels do not present as
animated an appearance as during . the
hundred days" s., & 90.
Since Brook avenue has been improved it
in the city.
The ladies CT Trinity church. will con-
tinue the supper at The church tonight,
with ice-cream, cakes, and refreshments in
abundance during to-day.
SPLENDID PARLoR- -ORGAN.-An organ OF
a somewhat norelstyle, which was exhibit
ed at Erben's factory, in New York, few
days ago, has arrived in this city. 1t is In
tended for and has been put up in the prl-
yate mllsic-room of a gentleman in Rich
mond-a musician we'll known in our midst,
and gentleman OF great popularity. The
organ was purchased more particularly for
his son than for himself, and it will doubt
less add greatly to the enjoyment OF that
happy home.
The scheme of the organ is as follows:
There are two full sets Of keys and pedal
Of twenty-five notes. The case: is OF black
walnut and OF handsome Gothic design.
The front pipes are gilt, and all speaking.
Stops. Solo Organ.
1. Viola, feet, 81 pipes;
g Clarabella, feet, 49 pipes;
g. Stop'd Diap., bass, 8 feet, 12 pipes;
4. Viol de GAMBIA, 8 feet, 4S pipes;
5. Flute, feet, G1 pipes;
6. Bells-steel bars-2 octayes.
S,DeH Organ.
7. Salicional, 8 feet, 40 pipes;
s. Stop'd Diap.. bass, s feet, II pipes;
8. Stopd dap, treble, feet, 40 pipes;
10. Violana, feet. G1 pipes;
IL. Bellows signal;
12. Trcmulo.
PEDAL Organ.
13. Bourdan, % pipes, feet.
Couplers.
IA. Pedal to solo organ;
Is. Pedal to swell organ;.
1G. Solo to swell organ;
II. Balanced swell.
The tone is admirable, being clear and
sweet; the voicing, OF course, much softer
than it would be for church, and the CHAR
acters Of the different registers are iudici-
ously varied. The bellows is supplied with
wind by q hydraulic engine. The organ is
feet 6 inches wide, feet inches deep,
and 10 feet 10 inches high. 1t was built by
Henry Erben IL Co., the veteran ppe-organ
builders OF New York, who made all the
best church organs in this city.
The following notice OF the organ is taken
from the american Art Journal:
The Messrs. Erben & Co. exhibited on
Wednesday afternoon 4 rarlor organ that
was rs unique as it was original in its plan
of construction, powcrfulness, sweetness
of voicing. and general completeness. 1t
was built for the private music hall OF the
wel-known connoiSseur OF Richmond, Mr..
William e. Tanner. The case is OF black
walnut, the design OF q beautiful Gothic.
The instrument has two full sets of keys; ;
the base is four feet deep, and eight feet
wide: the height ten feet six inches. The
solo organ contains the following stops ::
Viol di GAMBIA, Stop. Diapason, Viola,
Clarabella, Flute, and full chime OF bells.
The Swell organ has also five stops: salico-
nal, Slopd Diapason, bIclodia, Nioana, and
five registers. \ Bourbon, eight feet,
SiXteen-foot tone, Is piaceu III tue peual
organ, which has five mechanical stops
and couplers. A hydraulic engine is
employed to drive the bellows. In
tone, voicing, and variety it is model
OF excellence and triumph in organ con-
struction. Its merits were fully appre-
ciated by those present, who listened TO the
playing of the following organists: MessrS.
White, Danfortb, Wells, Caulfeld, Pierce,
Carter, and Conway.
THE THEATRE-MR. RAYMoND.-Mr. Ray
mond will commence an engagement at
the Theatre in this city tonight. He
is an actor OF note, and OF his success in
"Risksn at the Park Theatre in New York
one of the papers Of that city has the fol-
lowing: ..3.,. I...
sDIr Raymond gained an unequivocal
.e,,,o..oe, ot, tho oneninp nioht oE tha Park