The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-03-13
Editorial Corrssponaence

Editorial Correspondence.
NEW pRLEANs-THEsT. CHARLES AND
JENNY LIND.
We make tho following extract from
priya,c letter OF friend. Jenny. We pre-
sumo, ere this time has reached Clnc'nna-
til
ayou have heard OF the destruction ofthe pride
and center OF N. Orleans, the "S'. Charles. y
This Is great loss to the city and deeply felt hy
all who visit the city well as BY its residents.
II was to N. Orleans, the predominant feature,
the describing mark, the general meeting place.
the place that every body could find, where eve
~ body could 20, and where every body went.
There strangers went to find their friends and De
found by them; there was their appointed meet
ing place, where after separating through the day
they were always sure to find each other IN the
evening; there people went 10 eat, drink and
.leep-to read, smoke and chat-to loaf, gamble
and steal. A general loafng place for all c'as-
ses-a world in miniature. You could sit down
there Of an evening in the winter season and zee
. greater variety Of persons and dress and hear
more languages spoken, at the same time, than at
any place expect in the U. $. outside Of Caiior-
mia. Every body was there from the President
of the U. S. to the boy with the "Delta," "Cres-
cent" and "Picayune - from the Turkish Ambss-
.ador "Amen Bey' to the yellow girl at your ell
bow with her basket full Of boquets; from the
Spectator in government stocks to the "rat pisen'
vender. Now in the place Of all this you find
but an empty square, marked By few biacken-
ed columns which reminds one Of pictures OF east
ern ruins.
lis life was too short by few days to allow il
to shelter one more Of the great ones OF this EARTH
"Jenny Lind" She is now the theme Of all ex-
citement at N. O. and all within reach oft. She
arrived the day previous to our leaving Her trst
Concert came off the day following our depart
ure. So that we missed hearing her, as no doubt
we should have done had we remained. The ex-
element was intense on her arrival, il being mi
possible for her to leave the vessel until by seve
raj ruses the crowd was partially diverted away.
This noble woman seems TO carry an air ofexcite-
ment with her, like the haio'of glory which we
see about the heads OF saint. in pictures, only
hers reaches long way and influences all who
are within its reach. Those who professed to De
the most indi ffefent aud who rdicued the excite
ment which seemed to encompass her a, other
places, before she arrived, upon her arrival ap-
penred to partake of more than their share oil ex-
element.
She sang in the st. Charles theatre. Sea's
in best parts Of the house were 90 others $500
The frs, choice was sold at auction for $2i3, be-
Ing not so much as was anticipated. But the 9TH
er seats sold higher in proportion than at other
places, making the sales amount TO more than an
equal number Of seats any where she has been in
this country. Darcy halter, bought the frs,
choice He is the same man who won the Greek
Slave at the Cincinnati Art Union. II is said he
bid high for another seat Tor her, but as she pre-
ferred standing, let il 60.
Some wise ones may cry "humbugn a. all this
excitement, but the man who feels i, and partakes
Of il, has reason and feeling on his side. Cold,
yes callous to all tina, is good to all tina, is char
liable, to all that is NOBLE to all tina. j. beautiful,
is the heart Of that man, the soul Of that people,
who feel not glow Of admiration and lose at the
thought OF Jenny Lind. Her voice may fail, crit
les may damn her, yet il her soul fail not. The
people will bless her, and worthy will she be OF
their love and admiration
The receipts Of her firsttw Concerts at n. Or
leans amounted TO $4,000. Can woman who
by the use OF her voice in three or four pieces on
one evening, commands enough to support her
through life, and will continue her efforts for the
mere purpose OF bestowing blessings where need
ed, can she be otherwise than good, than noble
She is the greatest disburser of this worlds goods
that ever was on il. She makes money fall from
She carries benefit TO the mass wherever she
goes.
The city is literally full Of people, NOR. stran-
gers there than I ever saw. The streets are
thronged as on Christmas. Never was so fine an
opportunity to n Orleans in its best sui, than
at present
The steamers going there were crowded, they
had benefit. The cabs and hacks are all busy.
The hotels and boarding houses are full. The
restaurants and grog shops are full. The mer-
chants are all busy, the news boys are busy. All
have their benefits and all by Jenny Lind"
For the GaseHe
Mr.. Editor:-Your correspondent "F.n has
certainly inmortalized himself. II that were his
aim in penning the article which appeared in
pished his object. To have acquired such an
accurate knowledge Of Civil Engineering, as his
writings display, he must have explored not the