Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-17
ARTISTS RECEPTION.

tiis CITY lasG evening. at MS sLudlO IN the
Masonic building The purpose was to af.
ford the visitors private view of the artist's
latest efforts with the brush. There were,
upon the walls and easels thirty-three new
oil paintings by Mr.. Bush, and few excel
lent crayons by his pupils. The chief works
of the artist on exhibition were: A cabinet
oval view of the Sacramento river, two miles
below Sacramento; two marine views near
Pescadero, one large picture and the other
smaller copy of it marine view off the
beach lust below the Heads, San Francisco ;
Clear Lake and Uncle Sam mountain; a
number of tropical views, from cabinet
size upward; autumn scene in North
ern New York; view on the Buena-
ventura Ecuador three still-life pic
lures; Andes in Ecuador, very large
and striking piece, the result of many months
of labor; Bonner Lake, from the west /;
view on Lake Nicaragua; Source of the
Rimac, Peru; an unfinished picture of the
flight of a wild duck, and Others The exhi-
bition made prominent the fact that Mr..
Bush has made marked advances in the past
year that he has left the groove in which he
| has been most accustomed to paint; that
there is greater variety in his style, and that
for themes he has taken new tests and en-
tered upon planes as high as those formerly
occupied, and higher, but totally different in
character; in short, that he is developing
greater versatility in his art, and as a conse-
quence is moving upon line of greater ex-
eellence. For instance, the efforts in still
life effects are totally new to him, and his
landscape in grays and his marine pieces are
comparatively Eew ventures, and of the latter
especially he exhibited pictures which
were warmly praised under the fire
OF discriminating criticism. 1t was evil
dent to all present that the artist
has entered upon fields in which there is the
promise of great success for him and in some
of the new lines he has already won it. It's
not the purpose now to speak of particular
paintings in detail, but it may be remarked
that the Pescadero and San Francisco beach
views, the Sacramento river, Bonner lake
and New York autumn views, are pictures
of the new order-to this artist-of special
merit and which will meet with great favor
when the general public is afforded opportu-
nifty to examine them. The new tropical
pictures exhibited all the well-known features
peculiar to the work of this artist, and one in
particular will, it is safe to say, rank among
Mr.. Bush's best works. During the evening
the company was entertained with piano
solos by Miss Skeels and Miss Reed. Before
parting the guests were served in the apart
ments of Mrs. Skeels, adjoining the studio,
with tasteful collation.. The object of the
reception was to bring the lovers of art and
the artist into closer relations, and to inaugu-
rate here what is an approved custom in all
| large Eastern cities among leading artists,
that of throwing open the studios occasion
ally for private view of their works, before
they are taken away to fill orders, or to be
placed in public galleries.
METROPOLITAN THEATER. The Juvenile
Pihafore Troupe. under the management of
NJ. A. Kennedy, G. r. Bacon and S. Meyers,
will reappear here for brief season, begin
ming Thursday night next. The company is
en- route for the East. 1t will be remem-
bered as having played one of its earliest en-
gagements here 1t will present in conjunc-
ton with "Pinafore," "Trial by jury" by
the same authors. The promise is that the
cast shall be to the full strength OF the COM
pany, and that the operettas shall be pro-
duced in full, and with all available appoint
ments, scenery and effects, and that several
specialties will be introduced by leading
members of the company.
Police CoURT-In the Police Court yes
terday Charles Mercil was held to answer on
charge of dealing faro; w. D. Stafford,
embezzlement continued to to-day; VIM.
Foster, disturbing the peace, fined $40 and
costs; James Roberts and Edward WHISKY
were convicted of vagrancy and will be SEN
fenced to-day; John Fitzgerald held to
answer for robbery; Vim. Cronin, battery,
continued to to day; John Yates. disturbing
the peace, fined $50 and costs; John Rogers,
charged with fighting, not guilty; james
Gray, for being drunk, continued to to-day.
A BATTERY, CAsE-Officer jackson and
local officer Cafferty last night arrested Jake
Smith in a room at Third and l. streets, on a
warrant sworn out by woman with whom
he lived, charging him with battery. He de-
fed the officers to enter the house, but after
getting Judge Henry to indorse the warrant
properly they did go in by bursting open the
door, and arrested the defiant rascal. Smith
recently served term of 100 days on the
Yolo county Changing for resisting an off
GER, and has frequently beaten his woman.
Court SEAL.-The Superior Court of Yolo
county has filed with the Secretary of State
copy of its seal recently adopted. 1t con
sists. in addition to the Court title around
the margin, of an ornamented center having
the Goddess of Liberty sitting near the CEN
ter, an upright spear in her right hand and
left arm resting upon Shield, and in the fore
ground cadaverous-looking bear providing
around with mouth open. In the distance is
Dan 1aDlO Day, tltuSF Will
the hills and studded with vessels
ARREST FOR Observation-Disclosures morn
ing officer Wing arrested a man named Geo.
D. Burnett upon charge of burglary. He
had been engaged in working on the old car
riage factory building. but on Saturday was
| discharged, and probably in order to retaliate
went into an upper room OF the building and
took therefrom shovel and coil of rope
belonging to Garlic 4 Croly and took them to
the Philadelphia Hotel, where they were
found by the officer.
PERsoNAL.-Governor Perkins came up
| from San Francisco yesterday, where he had
been attending meeting of the Board of
Harbor Commissioners. E. A. Sothern, the
comedian, passed Omaha yesterday to ar
rived in Sacramento February 20th G. +.
! Irwin, of FL Dorado county, was in the city.
John Bidwell, of Chico was in the city yes
terday.
ACCIDENTS night, as the East
bound emigrant train was leaving Truckee,
brakeman named Shearer fell from the cars
and had an arm broken. He was brought to
the Railroad Hospital yesterday. At Ceres, on
| the Southern Pacific Railroad, yesterday, a
boy who was playing about where cars were
| being loaded was run over and had one leg
cut off.
ENTERTAINMENT AND PARTY. = Friday
evening next the Capital City Minstrel and
Social Club will give an entertainment and
party. A new selection OF songs will be
presented, and also an original buflesque en-
| titled "Oxy-Jane," the entire company being
| introduced in the cast. There will also be
dancing after the performance.
SERVED HIM RIGHT At an early hour
yesterday morning officer jackson and local
officer Cafferty arrested Charles Yates for
assaulting John Rogers, and Judge Henry
sentenced him. to sixty days imprisonment
Yates assaulted Rogers without provocation,
and in other wayshas been troublesome lately.
STUDIO OPEN.-The studio of Norton Bush,
artist, which is located in the Masonic build
ing, Sixth and K streets, will remain open
to-day to enable those who desire to view the
pictures which Mr.. Bush has recently
painted, and which were first placed on view
last evening, as elsewhere detailed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS burglar last even