Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-22

ORPHEUs.-The Orpheus Club gave its first
invitation party at Turner Hall last evening.
The hall was tastefully acknowledgement
festoons being the prevailing ornamentation.
The dances were twenty in number. Between
numbers one and eight the Club gave, by way
Of concert, these selections Chorus,
"Abendfeuer," by Kreutze; double quartet,
Fair Wohl du Golane Sonne." by Bee
thoven, sung by Messrs Rummel, Rink
| Katchinsi, Drescher, {Schluckebier, kerth,
Chuenther and Schaden quartet, "4Studenten
/ Nachtgesang" sung by Messrs. Bruins, Rum
mel, Mieger and ClaussenluS GLORIOUS, Die
Rsklame, NY Genee, the solo being sung by
MIR. Rummei, and the singers all appearing
in quaint coStumery. The singing OF the
| Club shows marked advancement and is Of a
character to awaken much thought as TO the
possibilities of this association of strong and
fresh male voices. The character OF the
music was excellent, and the methods of rem
dition show that the Club is not only well
voiced, but studious and sing with an APP
probation OF the sentiment Of the theme
treated. The management of the party was
| excellent. a quiet ease prevailed the whole
affair. There was no hustle and confusion,
but order, discipline and those attentions
and arrangements which bespeak good taste
and mark the management OF gentlemen.
Thecommittees were: COMMITTEES of Arrange
ments-A. Laue, c. Claussenius, o. Rum
mel, j. G. Kerth, i. Huelsmann. Recep-
ton Committee-Fred Kohler, L. Rink, II.
Schluckebier, f. Guenther, b. Kerle, j. G..
Kerth. Floor Committee. Huelsmann,
B. hatschinski, III. Kohne, Jr., j. C. Scha-
den. Floor Director-A. Lsue. The supper
was spread by Henry Fisher.
4 SPRING OPENING Announcement is
made this morning by Weinstock & Lubin, of
the Mechanics Store, that that extensive
business house viii be closed all day Monday,
March 10Th, and opened at o'clock on the
evening of that day, which viii signalize the
spring opening of the stock purchased by
Mr.. Lubin, who has just returned from the
East. The closing by day is to enable all the
arrangements for the night exhibition to be
perfected. The store is TO be handsomely
decorated for the occasion; all the counters
will be moved back and the passageways
thus enlarged, and all the clerical force will
be in attendance to act as guides and escorts
to visitors. There viii be no goods sold that
evening, but all the industries OF the estab-
lishnent viii be in operation. The millinery
display, which is promised as larger than any
HSTGlpltIS lildAiS III 10 w bO he~i
On the third floor Of the house, which viii be
4 entirely given up to that department this
occasion, and the stairways to which will be
widened for the occasion. The opening
promises to be one of such Importance and
brilhancy as to become a historic business
event. 1t will certainly attract great
company of people, who will thus be
enabled to visit the many depart
ments of the Mechanics Store without
going as purchasers, or during usual business
hours. The expectation is raised that the
goods to be displayed will be Of unusual va
riety and richness, and that the stock to be
opened cut will be one worthy of close atten-
ton and examination. Unless this be the
case the firm would scarcely venture upon
the exhibition promised for next Monday
night.
APPoRTIoSMENT OF DELEGATEs.-The ap-
portionment of delegates to the Republican
State Convention, which is called to assemble
in Sacramento, Thursday, April 10Th, at 3 P.
NJ, is published in another column. The
object of the Convention is to select twelve
delegates to represent California in the Ma
tional Convention to be held at Chicago, June
Cd, to nominate candidates for President and
Vice. President of the United States. The
State Convention will be composed of 252
delegates.
FREIGHT MovEMENIs.-There were for
warded to the East within the past two days
car load of shingles, of lumber, OF mer-
chandise, of wool and l of salmon. There
were received here car loads of barley, 6 of
wood, 2 of wheels, of merchandise, l OF
wine, 8 of hogs, l of oil, of agricultural i'm
plements, of lumber and 2.of sundries.
RULE SHooTING.-The Sacramento Rife
Club held its monthly shooting at the Tivoli
yesterday The gold medal was awarded to
A. Alderman and the club medal to o. Har-
tig. A. Alderman made 81 hull's-eyes, f.
Knsuer D. Chas. Barnes a. +. Schiller II,
III. w. Nelson 16, o. Hartig 10.
WENT UP.-A man named Bohance went
up in balloon yesterday at Agricultural
| Park. 1t was hot-air balloon, of medium
size. He assembled some l, 500 feet, and de-
scended in the block between Twenty-second
and Twenty third and H and l streets very
few moments later.
POLICE CoUET-In the Police Court Sat
urday ]. Z. Cox and Lou Wah, accused of
disturbing the peace, were discharged, as was
also Mary Hole, who had been charged with
petit larceny
To GESTLEMEN.-New arrivals of spring
styles in hats are lately announced very freely