The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-27
TWO CENTS
TEX JENNY LIND EXCITEMENT IN Bosros-rux M
cEfTioN OF THE NIGHTINGALE BIT Tue YANKEES
RAIN SrOEA-THR AUCTION

The Musical Equinox.
THx JENNY LIND EXCITEMENT IN Bosros-rHx ax-
CErTIoN OF THE NIGHTINGALE BIT TUE YANKEES
ma RAN sroRA-fHR AUCTION.
(Fron the Bostou Journal, September ISL
Long bsfors the hour announced for the commence
nent OF the auction sale Of choice seats to Jenny
Lind's hrst concert this forenoon, the Temple wss
AT precisely ten O'Clock Col Newell A. rhompsou,
adopted for the rosrum saying that the goods which
be vas about to sell required bat little to b ssid In
ns P Ss nom sns .nssSnssI asthsn sisted What
sbsud put mp In he nrs place the right OF choice for
ons ticket or sest only and after that had been dis
pored Oh ne would sell the right Of choice from
seat TO whole sp the amount bid to b. paid ss Pre-.
MUM for each and every seat tsksn He pledged his
woid nrst Is an suctioneer, Qaughter) and then
citizen Of Boston that employed By Mr.
Bsinum or any one else, to bid exorbant prices for
ueLss' put that tins sale was bona ade and any one
He regretted TO be obliged to say that fremont Tenn
given in and be hoped thst this OCCASION You'd III
up he people Of Borton erect more spscoua ana
suitable hall In which =, hold concerts he knevthat
for her concerts soa ct suctor but without farther
OBTAINING the audience he would proceed give those
the first choioe aud the bspsft such a medium Of
advsrtimne an opportsnity 10 settle the question:.
the nrst "Two hundred and atty dollars" says Mr..
- Male "Prstty good sor the irst bid" cries spec
tstor.fo sl ~ .pplsur, This was fso.sd By.
State street but che bid had hardly ersaped hi. Ps
when IL followed BY another of $500 S32s," saas
from a stranger; $4s by Ir. Alien; s.7s. ch1mss in
Fetridge; 500 from unknown Individual 5000 cries
sppsussS going. sciss Who says six atty soss
who ssys III 1925" fsys Dodge IN acl-ar and distinct
s s0Gi . seii.r
At ali 10 pay ter bearing Jenny Lin5 Qaushterl and
sold 70 Osrian podgs vocalist" Mr. Dodge se,setsl
tie hall
This spnsuoearnt was followed b, thunder Of sp-
l. ,S. -lsA l--ts
psI,s -n sra, MP D.a
upcn . seat for . momenS and VIA greeted with
next ticket with I've right o. choice I, whole slip,
put up. and sola TO Mr.. - Hale, who selected
but one seat, tor s2sprepium.
The price now s-srs~d to have become axed at 81 50
premium, and thero'were sole at that price TO Mr.
Thsy'r' three; Albion Hotel nsnsi j a,.n.., t..:
Mr.. Spring. one Mr. Dxvenpors, two; Mr.. Low.H,
three; Albion hetel, fssr; Mr. peIter two Mr., Ok
nsrd two; Mr.. Hall, Mn Dudley, and Mr. Cummings
one each G. J. Hunt tuoi j. Glennsn, four; Mr. Pul-
Ter. one.
The ssle then continued in the same order saf
seats disposed Of ~ islloss-ths premun named
being for each and every seat, snt of course sdii-
tops to the price the ticket which IL fixed Mt 81:
Revere House slip Noe 451 to $50 Inclusive $40:
MIR Parker t~o sests $40; Mr. o. Il, Dodge two seats
$40: Mr. Fetrioge two seats $40; Revere House cid
wsrde. ten seats 50; A Way, two seats 80 co. Ire
mont n House ten seats 50 so co%ins two s..t:.
dsrd two seats 50; Adams ons. two seats, SO ".
DR. Robbins ONE s.st 50 So Mr. Bate, four seats So
SIS; El,jab williams, one reat, 81.
Besioes th-s. Col A. b. Hatch OF New bedford par
chased clip containing ten seats for premium of
81 .sch seat Tins occurring clip tor ths rsry
mod.rsts sum OF SlOo The Bronheld House took I've
t.Rts at So premium, aud Mr.. H. Armmgscn ons, at
the psme price.
At this point Col Thompson stated he should pre-
coed 60 cell not less than whole slip uuch part
thereof as had Lst already been purchased With the
rig bit take clips the option of the purohsssr
Tie sale then continued, ~ith the understanding tAAt
~ ell the bid TO De paid in addition TO
the established price OF So for "a ,h ticket 0isnnsa
took the rst slip a. 81 % premium per seat. The fol
lowing In the body Of the ns! and
the gallery fremont House eleven seats % o.; Me-
Sargent sents IS 90; Mr. Peah ten sssts SIS se
Mr. Fay ten seats SIS; u. Tenbey. nine sests s.; g..
W Lewis seven seats rs 90; Revere House ten sesla
$3.50; Reed Co ten srsts 81 a. IRE ont Hou,r flea
seats So %; Brown, ten seats, 50 so, Mr. DiLsou,
ten seats, 20 80; FREMONT House, eight seats 81
whtoomb eight seats s.; Albion " Dtsl ten S.
Prof Beck Xix sest- 81; !. A. Bdwsrds, eight esip
81 CO. Mr.. Gfuby. eight sssts 81 81. Revere House,
eight seats Sf Mr. Apthorp eight sesa 50 80 N-tsos
Ed~srds Hnd Mr. OuthGlk, thirty six seats
In front of clips. 81 each seat. premium.
seals In thu gallery thea put up and ths three
directly Ina tbs o.ntre. over the clock, rcit 10
Mr.. Allen n0L1GDg- for ~ 90 prsninn each seat.
Three next adjoining were sold 10 nr Wright for -
pr, MUM. the others in the trent g.lry add
the rdrs disposed OF at prices varying 81 %
20 81 50 premium on each scat
The bidding was br-xk ana the sel. prcgrssiug
.b.n porter loft the nall Dodxs says ha shan
DO and dodge Into his seat early Friday eve
nitR
Fs-At o clock thu 2. NJ. It WAS proposed 10 al
jouIn; but upon vote being taken, "a wss deo.d-d
uushimously 10 proceed With the sale.
All the r-htr In the gallery have been disposed C
and those underneath IN the sis sises gol Of
ri prices ranging from So TO 81 60 premium
II 10 estimated that the rsec ss from this sss
Will be not TAR from s25 ooO.