Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-04-10
NO. 40.
Lind-iana on the Mississippi.

passengers who came up on the Magnolia from New
Orleans in company with Jenny Lind, and or two
oil whom became Intimately acquainted with her. few
details about a woman who has created more sensation
than any other female who visited America may
prove interesting to readers The various
oil her which have filled the papers, almost without
exception heightened into nonsense so far as truth or
fiction is concerned the excitement of the occasion
and the enthusiastic feelings of the writers. Now the
Nightingale" the beautiful bird she has been 30
often described. She is merely plain, unassuming,
and by means pretty woman and her attendants say
she has Just stepped into her thirty first year She has
beautiful mouth and even, white teeth, with sweet
dimpe in her cheek exhibited very deeply by everv
smile, and every smile assisted by the gentle beamns
OF large afectonate eyes, casting pleasant express
sion face which is rendered almost homey by
very large, broad and upturned Her figure not
remarkable IN any manner Yet If Jenny be indifer
ent IN physical beauty, the beauties of her mind and
heart which rank far higher than those of the body am
ply compensate. She has fine education, and conver.
huenty in five different languages among which is
English. The christian graces of her heart are
known the world over The sweetest of all virtues.
charity has brought upon her the blessings Of tous-
ands. If she has freely received bounteousy has She
given. If she be rich beautiful is the contrast between
her queenly beraity the cold heartessness Of the
great mass of the wealthy among
On the Magnolia, the first day, Jenny Lind had her
dinner taken to hen We may here mention
the fact, that aside from very few additions to her
room and ornaments to the dlnnng table, other pre-
parations had been made to show her empty honors.
Capt Thomasson had interview with her after din
ner and informed her she must comply with the reaua
make dinning Of a sfate-ToOm-and that he
particularly sorry she not at the table that day,
as it his birthday She expressed herself veiy
sorry, and the matter pleasantly arranged, snd
Jenny thereafter appeared the tabeescOrtcd in by
the Captain when ready, if not, coming alone to Eer
seat, as any other passenger would When not employ
ed with her secretary she generally sat among the 9th
er ladies, with her work, and was in manner distn-
guished from them. She among American Iadies
and gentlemen who nerer if they legitmately such
humble themselves before treat with apish ceremony
a n lpr han LADY orT Taufp he
any foreigner however distinguished And Jenny ap-
peared like this far better than that gaping, awnng
or shouting treatment she had received at almost every
place she had visited. As an individual, she was ad
mired by those who made her acquaintance for n
woman, her education, accomplishments and virtues, al
ways will the admiration OF the intelligent an@
good.
The songstress was accompanied by about forty per-
sons She had individually waiting maid SCI
want. secretary and young Swede who spoke several
languages fiueny, and schoolmate OF hers, Who
is keeping a journal of her tour. A young lady, he-
cousin, also along. The four prncp pie artists oi
her orchestra had each servant. Barnum with LIS
daughter and her governess and his two SecretariCs
were in company.
A concert was given at Natchez Jenny and comps
ny left the wharf boat about six o'clock and returned
ten, s. 000 better of! At Memphis however, they
did not quite pay expenses. BY arrangement, BarnnIn
pays her 81 600 per concert matter how much ia
ken in He then paws the expenses of the concert and
afterwards divides the profits, if there be any.
She brought away from New Orleans S33 900 as her
share of proceeds in the concerts given heTe-EU
aasruie Journal.
AT ST. LOUIS-THE AUCTION OF TICKETS.
Long before o'clock the hour advertised for the
auction of the tickets of admission Jenny Linds Con-
eerts, the side walk in front of Wyman's Hall was
crowded by persons wishing effect entrance, who,
however, carefully excluded until the proper time,
by officers stationed for that purpose
The individual who presided over the TIN tea caddy,
destined to hold the Dimes reminded OF the late Mrs
Grudden running behind the door for her life, rus
of three to the gallery. Surrounded on every side y
Jenny Lind hats amid loud shouts for tickets and cur
ses not loud but deep, the vstaons OF heavy boots
to soft corns the genius o the tea caddy was driven to
desperation net being able 10 take stand even against
the wall.
After an awful amount of sulerngs corns, and dis.
location of standing collars, the struggling mass hed
the Hall, and settled itself with much good humor, T.
bid and witness the contest for the first choice ticket
Sol Smith first took the stump, ard alter noticing the ar
rangements entered into by him. and bis inability TO pro-
church, a larger place for the concerts, wound
up the quaint rich STYLE peculiar 10 the Smith lam
lily, by saying "Hou have ali asked where's Bar
mum p Here he is" And forthwith that remarkable
gentlemen introduced by Sol, the company, and
he took his place the stump, where the head OF all
the Smiths (John Smith not excepted) had stood before
There a shout of welcome, and genuine, hearty,
congraulating laugh, and the Barnum stood revealed
A tall, quiet looking man, with clear ringing voice.
dressed in black with few links OF gold watch chain at
his pocket fair hair parted carefully at the back
studied air Of gentlemanly deserehce, with quick
glancng eye xing in everything and everybody, AM
jumping at determined action the moment. lmas
inc his hat and gloves in his hand, carried behind him.
and restless moving about the stage, hearing and
seeing everything-and that's Barnum.
Mr.. Barnum spoke and closed, and again the shout
went up, and everybody felt in a good humor. Mr..
James, the auciioneer then introduced or rather
introduced himself and in few moments contrived very
skillfnly to make everybody dissatisfied with him. He
about entering into a dissertation the honor and
pecuniary profit which would surely follow the purchase
of the first ticket when general hiss followed, and
cries of Barnum followed that. The edict had gone
forth Barnum was wanted, and Mr.. Barnum came for
ward to oficate as knight Of the hammer, and consid
ering his Of practice with the shorness OF the
tice he performed the character tolerahly well.
The first ticket was put up, and silence reigned
throughout Zone hundred dollars cried out the sill
small voice of MIR. Fitzgibbon, the Daguerrean. Gone
hundred and fifty dollars" shouted a loud voice. IN
which said plainly voice could indirectly say
so, 'and I'm prepared to 60 on One hundred ana ~,
ty dollars !" cried out the anctoneer Pro TEN "hnf
any gentleman favor me with bid II does not matter
to me gentlemen whether you bud i've dollars or thou
sand" Silence still. "Going gong FOR one nun
unae possessor first Jenny Lind ticket, was ham
ded on to the stage by Sol Smith, and was discovered to
be Edward A Byron, the very worthy host oil the BY
ron Exchange. After this the tickets were sold WELL
but still not with such spirit among the bidders as we
had expected see the going at average OF
nine dollars-St. Louis Union.
The tickets Jenny Linds third concert at 81 Louis
brought average premium OF So
JENNY LIND-Itis stated that Jenny Linds series oi
farewell concerts in New York will commence at Castle
Garden towards the end of April The price oi adnis
sion for the best Will be from 80 TO 5, and gooc
seats will be offered at 81 and each. Besides the ao
diton of Salyi who has so many admirers here there
will he an augmented orchestra Jenny Lind, Benedict
and Beetti seemed trio worthy of all the honors they
received here but the addition OF Salv Is GROWING
one and will command general approval. Barlum has
been offered profit of f3O 600 in Europe Cor the last
fifty nights Of his claims upon Jenny Lnds services out
he prefers to keep the Nightingale upon this side oil the
water, and glad hear that she quite happy
to remain.