Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-23

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CARAT Pickett. DOL
WILHELMJ's CONCERT The first concert
of Herr August Wilhelmj," the distin-
guished violinist, will take place at the Con-
gregational Church this evening. Wilhelmj
is native of Usingen, town in Germany,
in Nassau, situated on the Usbach, q miles
from Wiesbaden. He is "a years Of age. He
played before Henrietta Sontag vixen he was
but z, who prophesied that he would become
"ths Paganini of Fatherland." He gave his
first concert when but years of age, and two
Iyears later created an excitement of enthusi-
asm among musicians by his playing at Wies-
baden. In 1861 he played with List, who
said that the world would soon talk of him.
He became pupil of the master David at
Liepsic with whom he remained three years.
| He was taught the theory of music by Haupt-
mann and Richter. He played first at Ge-
wandhaus concert in 1862, and achieved
complete success. In 1865 he began his tour,
| appearing in Paris in 1867, in st. Petersburg
in 1868, and thereafter gave concerts through
out Europe He was twice in England. He
took part in Wagner's Bayreuth Festival.
and Is known as an earnest advocate of the
Wagnerian theories of music. He is classed
as next to Joachim as a violinist and thus
stands at the front among instrumentalists.
| He will be assisted this evening by Herr Max
Vogrich, the Hungarian pianist and COM
poser, and Signora Marie Salvotti, a soprano
prima donna, both of whom come warmly in
dorsed by Eastern and European critics. The
programme for this evening is very choice,
and will embrace these selections By Will
helmj-Concerto for violin, Bazzini; Lone
Serenade, Vogrich; Hungarian Dances.
| Brahm. By Salvotti-Air from Verdi's Ma
diti. By Vogrich-Concerto, Chopin; and
paraphrase on Sonnambula," List.
THIRD WARD MEETING.-The Republicans
of the Third Ward of the city held meet
ing Saturday evening for the purpose
of selecting persons to be voted for at the
primary election next Wednesday as dele
gates to the Convention to be held next
Thursday. Grove l.. johnson was elected
Chairman and Charles N. Post Secretary.
A committee to select names was appointed,
consisting of w. r. Cantwell, l.. A. Epson,
J. +. Sheehan, L. Elkus and J. H. Duffy.
A resolution was adopted that all delegates
nominated. if elected, should be required to
| pledge themselves to vote in favor of the
nomination of straight Republican ticket,
| 4 L T11,t 81 II at,a,,
appointed committee to have the resolu-
ton printed upon the tickets. The following
persons, at the suggestion of the committee,
were chosen as candidates to be voted for at
the primary election: Grove L. johnson,
George W. Hancock, II. S. Beals, J. T.
Stafford, James /. Felter, Gus. Wyman, w.
c. Van Fleet, Ben. Billiard, Jr., w. R.
Cantwell, 1. Elkus, T. B. mcfarland, ]. R.
Watson, o. 2. Dodge. Greed Raymond,
charles n. Post, J. d. Kent, 7. H. Berkey,
W. j. Davis, Fred. kim, Ben. WEIGH,
Thos. Warmly and j. III. Duffy.
WAsHINGToN's BIRrHDAY.-This is the
legal day for observance of the anniversary
of the birth of George Washington, who was
born February %, 1872, and died December
Il, 1899, after having accomplished the in
dependence of nation, and winning the
title 1.-The Father of his Country" In this
city there will be a general display of bunt-
ing. In the Courts only probate and police
business will be transacted; the county
Offices will be closed, as it is by law legal
holiday the banks and the public schools
will not be open to-day. At night the I'M
proved Order of Red Men will observe the
day by celebration at Turner Hall. when
| Creed HAMMOND will deliver an Grafton, and
| there will be literary and musical exercises
and ball in addition The Board of Educa-
ton will omit its meeting tonight out OF
respect to the day.
The BENIcIA RoUTE.-The overland train
from San Francisco Saturday morning,
which was unable to cross the marshes be-
yond Suisun, backed to Port Costa and came
by way of Stockton, reaching here at 7:45 P.
NJ. On the same day the engine of the work
train ran off the track in the soft lands and
was rapidly sinking from sight when it was
pulled on to the rails. During the past few
DAYS about 800 feet of track that was laid on
| graded bed of dirt across what is known as
the "bottomless pit has sunk from sight, to
what depth is not known. a large force of
laborers are kept employed there shifting the
road bed almost constantly, and the trains
came through yesterday, new track having
been laid but few feet distant from the
route of the one that has disappeared
RED MEMS CELEBRATION. = AT Turner
Hall tonight the four Tribes of the Improved
Order of Red Men in this city will, accord
ing to custom of that Order, unite in cele-
bration of the recurrence of the anniversary
of the birth of George Washington. An ora
ton will be delivered by Greed Raymond,
and there will be full programme of musical
and literary exercises which will be followed
by grand ball The Tribes have an envi-
able reputation for well-arranged. entertain
ing and satisfying exhibitions and celebra-
tions on the ODD day of February of each
year. There is reason to believe to-night's
celebration will equal, If not surpass, all its
predecessors in variety, entertaining charac-
ter and thorough sociability.
! MERCHANDISE REPORT. The following
merchandise for Sacramento passed Ogden
February 18th: For Studebaker Bros, 1 car
load wagons; Weinstock & Lubin, 67 boxes
hats, 5 boxes millinery goods; D. w. Earl,
10 steel shoes and 20 steel dies ; j. Parsons.
cases shoes Huntington, Hopkins & Co.. IS
boxes horse nails, 20 bales wooden hayrakes,
l box wedges, box brass tubing, box tube
fittings, 2 cases hardware, boxes door
springs Baker & Hamilton, 8 boxes hard
ware; NJ G. Hawley & Co., 40 bales draper
slats A Dennery & Co., II barrels, l tierce
ana III CASKS SlasSHaIt, D casks lam pS w a.
& G. S. Houghton, 9 bales books, box
pamphlets.
COSTLY BooK-A gentleman of this city
desired certain book from Paris, and to sat.
isfy his eagerness for it he ordered it to be
forwarded by express. Receiving notice of
its arrival the other day, he found that the
express charges amounted to SIS. The book
cost originally about So making the total
cost here S2S. The trans continental charge
was but So OF the remaining SD one of the
items was SO for brokerage The package
weighed FIVE pounds. He is now engaged in
a. profound study to ascertain what the
brokerage on a single volume means, and
how the remaining 50 was distributed among
the nations of the earth.
THE RIyER.-The Sacramento river Satur.
day evening had risen to Is feet and half
but last night married only IL feet II inches.
There will probably be boom, however, to-
morrow, as steady rain continues to fall
over the valley, and it was raining on the
mountains last night sufficiently to melt the
snow.
CoMNEEoIAL.-The steamer c. NJ. Small
came down the river SATURDAY. with a barge