Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-27
sAcRAMENro,s BETHESDA.

I son c0nlC SUGGEST Willie Pi@JSoo
fountain in the plaza for recreation on gun
day. accidentally lest his balance and disap
neared in the Sacramento straight contained
in the fouptaiu basin. The father came anx'
;orsIy to the rescue, but of course no human
a,,asiybt could penetrate the depths OF mys-
49,, Ria under the surface OF that health
e,;,,;no ,,ooI The son was lost to view under
nnaatb the transported Sierras held IN suspen-
-, above and around him, and by under
+.i-;poy 10 continue his usual respirations, was
| SO becoming " solid by internal formations
of reefs and sandbars The pool was dragged
and an object resembling boy, bat several
sizes larger than the missing one, was brought
forth from the slickens to the surface, winch
having been stood up in the sun and scraped
down to normal dimensions was found to be
tbe lost treasure. The grateful father hasten.
ed home with his rescued boy and introduced
his mother to him, and explained the cause
of his changed appearance. And now.
Ann" he continued, to his wife. you know
[ have stood up for Sacramento water, and
talked about the body there was to 1t, and
all that, but Pm done. just lift that boy
once and YOU will see that this celebrated
body from the water which they tell about,
has settled in him so he's twice ms usual
hef5. Talk about the Pool of Besthesda l
tell you, Ann, that plaza fountain beats 1t all
to death That pool at Jerusalem was not
any account anyhow, for according TO tne
Scripture statement it was only at a certain
season that the angel went down and troubled
the water. and only the first ore that got IN
after that was made whole OF whatsoever
disease he had, but this plaza fountain is IN
constant working ordsr-its always troubled
and if fellow gets in once, and begins TO
take in them slickens, its good-by to any
disease ne ever had, and to his friends too.
TURNER-HABMoNIE ENTERTAINMENT The
Turner-Harmonie gave a concert and ball
at Turner Hall last night, which was
well attended, and proved in all respects
to be success socially and as musical en-
tertainment. Professor Otto Fleissner was
the conductor of the evening. The pro-
gramme opened with chorus, "Ossian," by
fourteen male voices, from the Turner Har'
monte, followed by piano duet, Overture
to William Tell" by Misses A. and b. Fritz
soprano solo, "Aria from Der Freischultz,"
by Mrs. DE-. Bruno chorus by the Turner
Harmonic, I'm the Forest;" alto solo,
- Esterartury." with the German words
by Mrs Addie Carter; Polish quartet by
four of the Turner Harmonic in grotesque
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thing. and presented four Polish grotesque
characters. During the evening Charles
Herberger gave a recitation, and G. HagelS-
tern and E. Norris gave examples or Indian
club swinging. The most striking and promi-
nent feature of the programme was the
soprano solo by Mrs. DR.. Bruno. The lady
made an excellent impression. 1t was her
first appearance here. She has clear, well.
developed and very sweet soprano voice, and
sings with ease and correct appreciation OF
the theme. All the musical performers were
in good voice, and sang with such effect as to
secure well deserved and prolonged applause.
After the concert the floor was cleared and
the ball began.
GRAND REPUBLICAN RALLY.-There is to
be grand Republican rally at Woodland on
Friday evening, October 10Th. The Repub-
lican Sailor Boys of this city have chartered
a special train for the occasion. and will be
accompanied by the Legion, the Boys in
Blue. and probably the Canal Boat Club.
They expect to have uniformed troop from
this city of from 800 to 400 strong, and all
Republicans are invited to join the ranks for
the occasion. The First Artillery Band has
been employed to accompany them, and
grand excursion and parade Is anticipated.
A full supply of torches have been placed at
the disposal Of the clubs, and also transpar-
encies from the recent procession. & large
number of ladies will go from this city.
Tickets, which viii be 81 each for the round
trip. can be procured from the Executive
Committee or the officers. The train leaves
here at Z o'clock sharp, and it Is expected
will arrive here upon return at about l
o'clock next morning.
1.-THE BLIND Man ELOQUENT. w. H.
Milburn is q blind man. He has long been
known as one of the most eloquent of men.
He has Travelled extensively, and observed at
home and in foreign lands more, aud more
closely, without eyes, than six-tenths of
tourists do with eyes. He is to give ON Fri
day and Saturday evenings of this week, at
the First Baptist Church, two oratorical en-
tertainments. The subject of the fret will
be "What Blind Man Saw in Paris, and
of the second, "Our Best Society" Mr..
Milburn not only entertains by his mastery
eloquence, and the glowing beauty of word
painting, but he instructs ALSO his mind hav-
ing been stored during his years Of travel
with fund of valuable information concern
ing men and manners, art, society, and all the
topics that interest the cultured. The ad
mission to the entertainments has been fixed
at % cents each.
THE AFTER CAsEs.-The case of perjury
against G.. P. Curtis of Reno, brought by Ed.
Short, whom Curtis previously had arrested
upon charge of robbing him, came up in
Justice Coggins' Court yesterday, and City
Attorney Anderson appeared and stated that
there was no foundation whatey or for the
case that he knew all about the previous
charge against Short in the Police Court, and
moved that the charge of perjury against
Curtis be dismissed, which motion was at
once granted The matter. however, did not
end here, for as soon as the case had been dis
missed in this Court Short and j. Cousins,
who was also arrested for the robbery of
Curtis, Immediately commenced an action for
damages against Curtis before Justice Hsines.
They also threatened to bring action against
Others, but only the one has been commenced.
Sir. Curtis returned to Reno last evening.
BOYS IN BLUE.-The Sacramento camp of
the Army and Navy League met last night.
The meeting was well attended, aad was en-
Enthusiastically spirited The camp elected as
delegates to the State Encampment, to be
held in San Francisco, October 30sh: W. A.
Houghton, John I. Sheehan. George w.
Ficks and O. P. Dodge. The delegates were
also authorized to appear as representatives
Of the Sacramento camp in the Garfield
demonstration at San Francisco on the night
Of the Both. The camp resolved to hold a
meeting next Monday evening, to assign de-
tails for work on election day. The camp
resolved to go on the excursion to Woodland
Friday evening next. 1t also resolved to
meet Tuesday evening next to hear returns of
the election The camp then listened to ad-
dresses by Commander w. A. Houghton and
Comrade Frank +. Bowers, and others.
METROPOLITAN Observation-Disclosures sec
ond exhibition of modern magic confirmed
the favorable impression he and his troupe
made on Monday night. He is a very supe-
rior artist in the modern black art, and gives
an entertainment of excellence. The decapi-
tation trick alone was the only one which was
not well and gracefully performed. All the
Others were frst-class. Tonight the spiritual
manifestations are promised as part of
new programme, and four leading gifts, with
one of gold coin. The usual gifts were dis
tributed last evening, and gave good satisfac-
ton. The company is evidently one that
prides itself on fulfilling its promises and
doing exactly what it sdversises.
PERSONAL s. G. benson has re-
turned from holding Court in Lassen county,
and presided in Superior Courtroom No. l
yesterday. Jas. b. Cardwellis at the Arcade.
Mrs. NJ E. Stevens returned from Nevada.
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