The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-11-21

FIGHT BETWEEN WArL STREET BRoKERs.-Y ester.
day about noon, says the New York World of Octo
Der 80 the big crowd witch tongregates daily in front
of the stcGk exchange Broad street. blocking the
passage and breeding oas from persons forced to ID.
tour from the shortest line, its thickest Upon
every little chance of elevation was perched crowd
and usual they were ostluS and throwing up their
hands in francseemins efforts, while the day was
made hideOuS with their cries. Elch seemed doing his
utmost to attract to himself the attention of ali the
others The hub-but created BY the swarm of
coaches who bcscge tie landing after the arrival OF
the Albany paSsenger-bdat was but weak mimicry
of this secthng cauldron Of crafty spectators As
usual small boys were flying arond the outskirts while
one would disappear, driving apparently like A
harlequin, into the stomach of Some excited being
and landing in the very centre of the brawling mass
Amongst this very unhappy family, all busy with
hands and mouth, were two gentlemen, partners Of
rival houses. Both of high social and CONNER
cia standing One was Mr.. H. of the firm of H. &
Co., doing business in Broad street The other,
named g., was of the house of G., II. & Co. whose
office is very near the same place. For a while all
went hartnohiousy, that is goring or.scratching
had occurred. Presently, however, an alteration
seemed to be brewing in the vicinity where were
posted Messrs. II. and e. Then come loud angry
words &. eXclaiming, with emphasis, You're thief
sir; you're thief You stole from me 1000 shares
Of" just here things become rather mixed up like
unto fight Of tom-cats surcharged with electricity
Next seen was Mr. H lying comfortably under cart
in the mudgutter In an instant one of his friends
is flying IN ah opposite direction down the hard
granite steps Of the stock exchange, while another
shows his heels as he rolls somerslult up the street
Instantaneousy the great crowd dispersea revealing
the triumphat G. glarins defanly around him. like
very angry bull indeed.
Soou the crowd seeing that no further hostilities
were maditated gathered around the now pacific g.,
when rapid explanations followed, only the outline of
which your reporter could catch.
Some business transactions had occurred between
the two houses and Mr. g., believing himself to have
been wronged, attacked H., with the epithes quoted
above, when that gentleman, intending to vindicate
his honor into the horns of the bull That's the
way he got into the gutter The two friends pitching
in were too very quickly pitched out as described
II. now called the attention of the assemblaee to
himself by removing his hat and announcing in yocif
erous tones, Five hundred dollars reward to any one
who will return me my diamond pin lost in the melee
Quietly steals up him one of the telegraph hare-
qnins, and in small squeaking voice answers, Here
it is, sir; come down with your soap" " Come to nv
office and get it." says Mr. H.. and led the way while
the fortunate little fellow, Mills by name, and scarcely
higher than pair of topbeots follows nimbly at his
leels whistIiug It's i'll wind that blows no
good"
1t is understood that Mr.. G. was seen in New street
uniting out warrant but through the interference Of
rcnds the whole matter was finally adjusted.
An exchange, in noticing the presentation Of sill
rer cup to contemporary, says: lie needs nc cup |
lie can drink from any vessel that contains lidaor
whether u c neck Of bottle, tie mouth OF dendfh, |
lie spile Of a keg or tho bung ol 4 barrel