Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-30

METROPOLITAN THEATER - Lecocq's
opera, d" Heart and Hand" was sung by
the Emma Abbott company last evening to
the finest and largest house of the engage
ment, large number of ladies even occu-
pying seats in the gallery 1t was
brilliant success throughout. The music
is light and sparkling and the plot humor-
Gus and the opera full Of action. All the
singers were in excellent voice. Miss Abb
bott introduced the jewel song and Miss
Annandale the flower song from Faust"
and both were warmly encored. Miss Abb
bolt also sang the beautiful misoli, by
Feliscien David and Tagliapietra intro
duced a beautiful rOmanza by Demarta.
The encores were frequent At the close of
the second act Miss Abbott was twice called
before the curtain and was enthusiastically
chcered from the gallery. She was the re-
cipient also of floral tributes. At the close
of the performance +. |. Wetherell, man
ager Of the Abbott company, presented
manager Simmons with a handsome watch,
and note stating that it was a souvenir
from the Abbott management in apprecia-
ton of his efficient cooperation in its sue
cesses here last year and this. The COM
pany leave to-day TO sing in Stockton, and
90 thence to Los Angeles
acknowledgement Barwick reports
that the rainfall yesterday, by the Signal
Service reports, was 81 Of an inch, making
- of an inch for this storm; PIG inches
for this month and year; and % inches
for this season, as against Is inches for the
season of 1SS0-S1 up to the LIST of February
of that season. The following shows the
seasons that produced more rain up to the
1T OfFebruary of each season than the pres
ent one did, beginning with the season Of
1880, which gave u inches; 1925,
% IS inches 1s6l-62, 25.S5 inches; 1861
g. 1S49 inches; 1866, 1913 inches
1S6S-6S, 22.70 inches; 1S7I-72, 1906
inches; 1871, 1912 inches; 1S75-7G, 1715
inches; while up to a corresponding date
last year only 6.35 inches had been pre-
cipitated. At o'clock last night the
barometer was rising and falling along diff
ferent parts of the Pacific slope, with rain
fall having been measured from Tatoosh
island to San Francisco.
COMPLIMENTARY SOCIAL. - Jacobs Hall
was we'll filled last night on the occasion of
the complimentary invitation social given
by the Turner Harmonic to their friends
A musical programme Of unusual excel
ence was rendered by the Harmonic and
Misses MOhr, FleiSSner, Bauer, Reeber and
york under the direction of Professor
Fleissner; and an unexpected pleasure was
given by Henry Steinbach, of Frankfort
On-the- Main, who, being on trip around
the world, happens at the present time to
be visiting Sacramento. His rendering on
the either of . piece of his own compost
ton, entitled The France-German War"
was revelation of the capacities of that
| Il.
| enthusiasm. Following the musical por-
ton OF the entertainment was dancing, the
| party breaking up with the unanimous eX-
preston that it had been very successful
affair.
| BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL special meeting
of the City Board Of Education was held
last evening to audit the bills etc. for De-
cember. The payroll of teachers and jan
| itorS amounting 10 $500, was approved
and ordered paid. Bills also to the amount
of S2S3 Il were audited and warrants or
dercd drawn for same. Miss Ella Kelly
| rendered her resignation as teacher and it
was accepted. Miss Ella Ogden was pro-
NOTED from teacher in night school 10 fill
| the vacancy. Miss Laura Kim, substitute
teacher, was elected as teacher in the night
school, and Miss J. Il. Brown was elected
| SUBSTITUTE IcdcncF 10 tdke MISS MIN
place. Professor Nielsen, teacher of Ger
man, was granted the use of the High
School asScmbly-room for the purpose OF
giving free lecture to the teachers to-
morrow eyenin. upon the natural method
of teaching. The Board then adjourned.
NOVEL ExHBITIoN.-There is on exhibit
ton at No. $40 X street, between Fifth and
Sixth, two petritied human bodies-or what
are claimed To be genuine petrifactions. Il
they are what they are represented to be
they are certainly deserving of much at
teniion; and, If not, they are about as
much Of a curiosity, as indicating how
closely art can initiate nature-in either
event being worth-seeing.