Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-11

There has thus been forwarded for the
relief of the unfortunate people of the
Conemaugh valley by the people of this
city and vicinity, $2,655.
The fund has not yet attained the pro-
| portions that 1t should to be truly repre-
sentative of the capacity of Sacramento
| The list for contributions is still open al
the REcoRD-UNIoN office. Let it be swelled
| greatly to-day. Let US place ourselves in
the position of the sufferers of Johnstown
and neighboring villages; let us suppose il
to be Sacramento that has suffered by the
horrors, devastation and woes of the un-
fortunate people of the Conemaugh, and
we will be able to realize how much good
the dollars and dimes of the people con-
| tributed for our relief would do. Not five
hundred of our people have yet signed the
| relief list, and the sum contributed by the
| Capital City is less than six cents per capita.
Our people can do better than this and GER
| tainly will. Such giving as is needed now
is an exercise that benefits everyone who
unites in it.
BENEFITS.
Rev. Mr.. Herrick's lecture last night was
very largely attended and the result is a
contribution to that gentlemans credit
that does honor to his effort and the spirit
with which he entered into the undertak-
ing. BY mishap that greatly mortified
him and correspondiDgly disappointed
the audience the xy.hydrogen Ii hi failed,
the machinery would not work and the
illustrations of the lecture could not be
given. 1t is the first time Mr.. Herrick has
met with such a mishap. He went on
with his lecture, however, and made it in
structiye and interesting and the audience
remained to the close and gave close atten-
ton to his graphic account of what he saw
in Rome and excavated Pompeii. One
lady-Mrs. Rainsford-sold 105 tickets for
the lecture. Several persons gave 81 at the
door, though but 25 cents was asked, and
some insisted upon paying so cents. In
one case child contributed 81 to the ect-
ure fund. The lecture will probably add
S125 or S13O to the relief fund.
THE CONCERT.
Arrangements are now all completed for
the concert of Wednesday night. Mrs.
Bonnheim and Mrs. Bruno have worked
very hard in the matter, and Prof. Kinross
has been active in the same interest. No
people came forward, save one. Yesterday,
TO aid in distributing tickets, but very fair
reservation of seats has been made at
Houghton's book store, where the box
sheets are exposed. The ladies have sold
several OF the boxes and hope to dis
pOSC vi tuGLll dll. tStGTUdg MI. cooper
contributed the use of a Mathushek piano,
and Mr.. Lotthammer the nse of Steinway
grand for the concert. w. D. Comstock
contributes the chairs for the stage
the Capital Gas Company contributed
the gas for lighting and the Bell
Conservatory Company volunteered to
decorate the stage with flowers. Other
donations to aid the concert have al
| ready been mentioned. Miss Sarah NJ
Jones yesterday sold seventy tickets for
the concert; one very poor widow, who
has but pittance of income and works
hard for that, sought one of the committee
and insisted upon contributing fifty cents
though to her it meant as much as $50 to
some. The ladies will supply tickets to
any one willing to aid them, and the bits
of pasteboard that mean help for the suf.
fering can be had of Mrs. Bonnheim, Me.
tropolitan building, or Mrs. Bruno, 400 K
street, any hour to-day. Seats can be re,
served after A. N. to-day at Houghton's s
in any of the three sections of the house.