Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-07-14
Jenny Lind in MISUNDERSTANDING
The House Mobbsd Reported Flight
of the Mghkineale.

Jenny Lind in Hartford-Speculators
The House Mobbsd Reported Flight
efMs Nightingale.
We are sorry, says the Cleveland Plain
Dsaler, to hear that the concert of Mile.
LIND in Hartford, Saturday evening, was
disturbed by a mob, growing out Of the
speculation in tickets by score of f"follow-
ers'' who sneak about the country on her
footsteps. and realize large sums by Sc
curing all the best seats to the concerts,
which they usually manage to sell at
h,ndsome advance. This system Of spec
ulation was very seriously felt and con-
demned in Boston, ns our readers well
know. In Hartford, these fellows appear
to have been yet more successful. The
Times Of that city says:
''Public notice wns given that the tick.
els would be sold at three and four dollars,
ut the bookstore Of Messrs Brown & Par
sons, and that the sale would commence
ut ~ o'clock A. M on Friday. A crowd
pressed around the doors at the hour, but
they were informed that the sale had been
postponed till q quarter past l2. At this
hour the crowd again assembled, and rush
was made for the ticket stand. Gentlemen
who were among The FIRST TO reach it de
clare that large portion Of the best seats
were already marked off as sold. A gen.
tleman informs US that he saw as many
(he fully believes)a as 500 ticke cts delivered
at room of the United States Hotel, be-
fore II O'Clock yesterday. Spectators
soon had plenty Of tickets for sale at an
advance. Cards were hung out at several
places offering tickets for sale y
.'We saw one Of the followers Of specu.
lators, at the door of Parsons & Parsons
at the opening Of the doors, and there was
large crowd ahead of him. In few
moments however, he came ou, and offered
ten tickets at SIS each, upon the walk near
the store. How did he get them? We do
not believe that he purchased them after
the doors were opened, for we,saw the man
before in such q position TINT ho could not
readily get at the ticket stand. This same
speculator, we are told, boasted yesterday
that he had procured so tickets, and he has
appeared flush with them SINCE"
The result Of oil this was that several
hundred, both in Hartford and in the adjoin.
ing towns, were unable to procure seats at
the Concert, which was to take place in the
4!h Congregational Church, and much in.
dignation was naturally felt and expressed.
The following te!egraphic despatch gives
the denouenaent.
HARTFORD, July 5-10P. nj.
Jenny Lind's concert given here this
evening was crowded TO overfowing, and
not half ofthose desirous of attending could
obtain admission SPECTATORS sold most
Of the tickets at handsome advance, and
in the evening eight dollars were offer ed
for ticket.
Early in the evening large crowd col
lectsd around the place where the concert
was held, which gradually increased till
several thousand we're assembled, when
mobocratic spirit was manifested, which
commenced BY loud noises, and resulted in
breaking Of the windows, disconcer.ing the
performers, frightning the Nightingale, and
destroying the pleasures Of the entertain.
ment. il is reported that Jenny and suite
were conveyed to The railroad and sent to
Springfield by on extra train, to enjoy
quiet Sabbath, prior to her departure for
the Falls and Canada.
@STRANe, the Mormon Prophet, who
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