Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-04-20
The stock Gambling ManIa-The New
York Curb-Stone Exchange-The
ssIadics, BOard.,'

New York Correspt ndence Cleveland Herald.
Any time after o clock in the morning, and
before or ) in the evening, the sight seer in
New York, when wandering down Wall street.
from Broadway will hear IA confused sound
strangely in contrast with the rafting on the
pavements. Drawing nearer the roar OF CON
fused voices breaks upon the ear like Teutonic
debate in Il lager beer saloon. As YOU open Viii
liam street bediam bursts upon your vision in the
shame OF curbstone stock jobbing board The
street is blockade3. and policemen thread their
way through the crowd of excited gamblers
vainly striving to keep open passage for honest
business men. Such din of voices such wild
gestculaii ms. such frenzed eyes. aud such ex-
cited faces, meet you nowhere else outside the
walls OF the craziest ward in an insane retreat
The seething of that crowd is like the boiling OF
huge canldron, and, in the center OF that wild
mas, the noise and clamor and confusion are
deaiening.
la the center stands the man whose physical
frame is the strongest aud whose lungs are the
most souorou>-that no place for feeble men,
He bawls out sOmethng-yOu can not tell what
shaking his memorandum book over his head
and behind you sharp, quick cry pierces the
eai-"taken," and feeling something at work at
your back, YOU turn . catch "a pick pocket when
the man with a sharp voice removes his memo
ble on which TO note his purchase: for between
the huge man who bawled out at the center and
the man of sharp reply, "A stock operation has
been performed. and thousands OF dollars bar
gained to change hands Imagine one hun
ured men CRYING out all manner OF stocks in all
manner OF amounts, at all manner OF rates tor
SALE aud another hundred bawling in as loud
voice Tor their bids for great variety and every
one accompanying this jtrgon With the widest
a 4. Al L A
gan attention. and add TO this mental aud
phN steal excitement that finds Its counterpart
only in the hasgsrd features of the irequenters
of gambling hell. and YOU have picture OF
the daily scenes near The corner of Wall aud
William street, New York.
And the saddeSt part Of all is III It the greater
portion of that crowd of reckless and desperate
stock gamblers are Young men: many OF them
not Yet turned twenty aud yet commenced a
career that will as surely end IN shipwreck a. an
attempt to breast The Atianuc on a raft. Men
rush AMI out al that cruwu breathless with the
fever. and dot down Oh their ne.hbor's buck
with hand trembling nth their excitement, their
purchases or sales aud while ia the outer part of
the circle the bulls" and "hears' mnnuta, ture
news inf, tie depre>s stocks. II by dini OF
lying they may catch IN nnwary victim.
Talk about visiting the criminal court, the
brothe, the PRISONS the dance houses and the
gambling hell> 10 zee the desperation of New
YORK We saw that that eurb stone stock ex
change shows picture OF recke-Sne>s and crime
before which every other picture pteS, aud as
We looked Oh that fierce rwaying mass and
listened TO that Wild tumultuous janele. the moral
of the play of the ''Gan,e,ter'' was hung in
living letters over the scene: The samb er =
DESTINY i written on the gates ct he'll
New York Correspondence Boston Courier.
Ii can scarcely be said nov that there is any
regular stock board From early morning until
dark William street i crowded with haggard
anxious looking men. CRYING 10 each other with
hoarse voices. and trying to attract attention TO
calls" bs frantic ge-ticulWion. They allow
themselves no time To eat. although they by no
means neglect the stimulus of drink. Nor have
they time tor sleep. For as Son they have
hastily made 40 the accounts OF the day. they
rush Tor rhe coal-hoe on the Fifth avenue. where
they clash again together I'LL late az night. The
IN Ill hours again are taken for adjusting their
books aud then. with pale cheeks, rel noses and
swollen ewes they are ready or the street upon
the morrow What must he the result OF such
life AS th.l Will not the insane asyiams answer
the fearful question!
Nor j. this all of the internal madness IL
manifests itself in another say. melancholy,
indeed. il il i amusing The other evening
attended the ladies board - do not say that
this board has been regularly )rganized As te''
but IL does exist in embryo shape
went 10 see what Monsieu. Crapsud would
cali Les avenendes an cintuieme nj their
great hotel What fashionable absarditles there
were among them Hawthort's description OF
the fat Engshwoman fails TO entertain me no"
Piled upon "A sofa what seemed quarter OF
beef. covered with varegsted horse blankets.
laces. blue and sc,re, sireamer, and All TIE dry
goods that a variety store couldinrni-h; here
she sat- to he admired and reogn'zru a. Mrs.
Shojdy at once Then the thin shoddies stood
around With their biz yellow r'mces' IKE stalks
supporting sun flowers Amoghe branch OF the
family we're in full dress a far ur their waists
and then The eve CHANGING rapidly upwards over
an undulatpg desert dressed wih the economy
OF Eve. reached extensive flower gardens. which
were balanced anJ carried With the same ease