The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-19
[coRREsroSpENcE OF THE REPuBLIc.

First Tickets TO Jenny Lind's Concerts-Lsttsy of
Warrington Hunt Obadiah Botosn-J p Pho.
nir-14merica's Neios, and The Bulls and Beays-
Lttsratiue-"Ihe Worlds Progress''-" R.adalps
History Of the Mexican ar"-Olher Literary
Productions
New YoRK, Oct II, 1880 .
One fool makes many, says the old adage but
sometimes one wise man makes many fools and
this has been the case with the purchasers of rst
tickets" at Jenny Lind's concerts. Our renowned
halter OF broadway, the enterprisng Genin, had
the sagacty to the benefit he would derive from
buying the first ticket at Jenny's first concert in
America and he instructed his book keeper to bid il
OIL, even though il should cost thousand dollars
Probably 1t would have been cheaper at that sum
than at the lower price he actually paid The con-
sequence was, he purchased ten thousand dollars
worth OF notoriety, at the very small cost of but
two hundred and twenty five dollars. This is one
Oh those tricks that cannot be repeated but wher
ever Jenny has sung, some ambitious person has
foohshly thrown away five six hundred dollars
in the vain hope of obtaining notoriety in the same
ingenious way that Genin secured it. But they
have all come short of their object and nobody has
gained by the maneuvre but Jenny and Barnum
The first ticket in New York was purchased by
halter, In Boston by vocalist (several booksellers
being his compettors,) in Providence by an ex-
press agent, and in Philadelphia by dagucrreo-
typist. When Jenny sings in Washington proba-
bly, the competitors for the first ticket will be lot
terry dealer and cab driver. But you have got no
room for her to sing in--the hall Of the House of
Representatives, being more remarkable for its
acoustic defects than any other room of the same
size have ever known, is out of the question and
Jenny would hardly consent to sing in Carusi's
assembly room am afraid you will not hear her
at the Capital; but you will doubtless see her there
Tor she has great ur1sty 10 look at all our lions
1t was stated in the Richmond Republican, some
weeks since, that Jenny had declared she would
not sing in slave State but there is no truth in
the statement. She will sing anywhere that offers
the prospect of ten thousand dollar audience, and
doubtless before she returns Europe will sing not
only in Louisiana, but in Cuba Jenny too sensible
a woman to have said 80 foolish thing for, if
she was willing to sing in Austria, where white
slavery exists In its most degrading forms, she
could have no scrupes about singing to the more
humane masters of black slaves in this country.
You will have read the letter of Washington
Hunt before this reaches you, and the telegraph
will have announced the effect it has had on the
Utica convention. twill prevent his re. nomi-
nation, at least it is 30 said and if re-nomnated
there Is hardly doubt of his election. The Wings
OF the second district, now represented by Mr. Bo-
KEE, including Brooklyn and Staten Island last
night nominated for Congress OBADIAH Bowen, of
Fishkill, Richmond county Mr.. Bowen is a young
gentleman farmer, but just passed the legal Con-
gressional age, possessing considerable fortune,
and well educated. He is a staunch Wing, ma
tonal in his principles, and, if elected will give
his party his hearty support. But he is not an
orator, and has rarely spoken in public The Hon.
J. p PHOENIX, who now represents our third dis
trict, Is strongly talked of the probable Wing
nominee for Mayor. There is not a doubt of his
being elected, II he should consent to run.
The news by the america has had no sensible eff
fect upon our markets; and the speculative move
ment In Wall street, alluded TO in former letter
continues without a check. Capital goes a begging
at five per cent; and, while that is the case real
estate and fancy stocks that promise better divi-
dend, must continue to rise in value. The opera
tors in stocks divided into two great Glasses
Bulls and Bears; but now the Bears-thosc who
sell on time, in anticipation of fall of prices-are
few; while the bulls, who purchase in anticipation
OF rise, are as thick in Wall as ever leaves
were in Valambrosa. All the old worthless stoc KS
that have been lying inert and immovable are now
beginning to be bought and sold, and talked about
by the children of fathers who were once ruined by
them.
Literature, like every thing else or rather the
book trade, feels the renovating influences of pie
thoric money market, and our large publishing
houses are preparing splendid editions of gift books
Tor the coming holiday season, when those who
have made money easily will spend it freely. Pur-
NAM has work nearly ready for publication, of
which he is himself the author, that is calculated
for future use and instruction. rather than present
sale and profit. 1t is a statistical book of great
value to political economists and statesmen, the
title of which is ''The Worlds Progress" IL is
sufficiently comprehensive, and at.the same time
exact in details. 1t is a work of great labor, and
could only have been produced by a man of untir-
ing industry, and who had eye rather TO the ben
eht oil others than himself Ii is complete Die
tonary of Dates, and accomplishes in one conye
niently sized volume what in a similar work in
French has been expanded through thirty or forty
volumes. Mr.. Putnam is one of the few booksel.
lers who have knowledge of the intrinsic value of
the articles in which they deal. The Appleton's,
who have annually published some of the most
beautiful and costly of the illustrated works issued
in this country have several gift books OF great ell
egance nearly ready TO be delivered to the trade
Among their announced publications is the History
OF the Mexican War, by Kendall, which is now
nearly ready for publication. The retail price of
this superb book will be thirty dollars From the
price some idea may be formed of the number and
style Of its illustrations. The drawings in Kendalps
book nre by Carl Nobel, a German artist and au-
thor of "a Picturesque and Archaeological Voyage
in Mexico" One OF the most splendid gift books,
probably, that has been published on either
side of the Atlantic, is ''Our Saviour with Prophets
and Apostles" to be issued by this house The
consist of eighteen steel engravngs,
executed in the highest style Of the art, in line by
Finden, of London, from designs made expressly
for this work, by an English artist named Wood.
The letter press ia from the pens of the most emf
nent divines of the American churches, including
all sccts, and the editor is the Rev. Dr. wanwrigh
The Appleton's will slso publish splendidly illus
trated volume Of Tales by G. p. r. James, called
Book of the Passions
The weather to-day is as warm and ms balmy az
June. S. X. S.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 1875 .. m.
You will find enclosed some nows from Cali