, 1869-09-29
WALL STREET.
II, Scene Of Ftiday'a Great Financial
!" ;:
Contest ind Slampsdt.
Condition of Banks Banking Houses,
and Brokers Offices, :. i.
Ths Government Sale Of Gold Yesterday.
-; ~
Tbs Heiteseat Asatins. aud The " Rslls''
:; :. snd +" Bes,s,, Es,insti1g their Gains
as& Losses

reaeGui sontude ia Wail s,zeei yestenaaY
relsned supreme. The frea e!nospnere Of reaef,
taent 10 nefrsntiIe pnauits, lie sseriinx epoour.
agemsnt aboxn ~ The Administrator 20 o4
psince1 merchants, the climax q yi,e ooasptr. p
s:e1nstion- tcnd 10 tna philanta1opc expects.
ea nss ss as pe
inoat sfusdy arranged u now heyond comment.
Tne result enle r. ss,.ss esa1sa se.n onc1se ne
SS'f oas ep.4t@s, sasss sfssoauy ssss:
s s11 haa 1 tSs "a e.
many not uta1peeted- NsyH VA ooasumpnTe
foSIoriy dandJed 81 sdnting trends The effort
Fs1 fof tho time eneoesaful, bet then eama tue
terr1nc c1nso. sud all 1t once werc fofgottenE.
Nood f1npsnt, While tho clat+booted genI1s smiled
win delight, Wsn street was seized win parAy-
a.e, for sn,ch ho.s!er - !sst @ fs%edJ, . ne sn
jccsise. ms exciiameut u now II N end, and Is
il hoped that II vii 30 long ese such terrible
scenes shall b re.euactet.
But yesterday tho Gold Room might have stood
bga1nat the world. CoadAgrxtl0n u ~ wildcat
tnIy oe,ss r nsns mere tse9 ssaSe,a wss t.sar. ~
for, scttin9 aide the utter recuessnezs Of tho
worthless component paris ot tho name The tran-
saction Vas dsxstroag. and fulnIshes subject 1or
haIed v1sh 91ati1cation. Dlsconso1ste the noue-
ta1y 2pitcslS plbNleo h1onod the AleIa where tie
nof 'stuns ss1nlned sSo o6eos!vr Jes.esasI. Re-
lpcsantlI whipped Into obediebce--tofced !nto
4etsnc! " oonp1ete e1as9ssone9mpe1est M 70
reptiles sass had glatted with their ptey
mortified at tho TeAult OF &nA least <soua Of tho
| gueats It tue board having been poorly served,>
| aud ReEcla;lJ dtAsattQned, The majority OF the
gnsle Esre nen e tx, h9asa H.
noon It ras liks a !" wake, u tho crowd Of symps.
nss e sas 81 p.t Sas
| Room v2s picture ia iise,f. Not many ho1rs
hefoea It reseunded with eager shoota az. roctf.
whose thirst for gold waa stronger than thetr
yoicts. Indeed, they 70 sEEaIned thenselyes that
the{ cacsied and nns1IJ broke down. Tho runs
on the. Cold Koom leaves = lad and miserable
spectacle to behold. On Friday Last the Fnrtez
Nrc exercised. Gosgons grtnnesi and hasp!es rev
TO 2Iy 5ounE man OF eontemplatiEe mtnl
whoEe re1ec,ionI weta directed 10 thoughts eithet
aeose Or below Dante, in referring % TIC 'nfeSaal
repes esasisa % aSon 50 III IL q heFe "a:
Wers sone asssy d sad IeteH Tiih - tagot III
hand: 1hoxsd hmself to tae ioote, and The,
shrekcd with joy. What change I'D YESTERDAY
partly gone; but the otor of chu1caJasd Still re
natned. the Cod Roon HAA not - bright a
usual. There vns no rubbing Of nauta Of fat ant
pr1ICely lak hing gait Of we'll ahATe<
knowing Gaznbless:-uo tsxcs ans!e Of !nnocen
bunoons, mature for rob6lng. 1t was 4 sand.
re1ec viz IG"ps so,ea sa' DrernaaI III;
grz1d financial history. How bright ghosts
ar1ayed In Kotd, srrutted around tne cl1ci
most oiiy. al Vas damh The w1ecf was ~
parent on ~ hides Not to twos o. sorees, but Il
| teEs, tT etties and huhdfeda, human betnX4 hH
|
not hunestlJ-but surely. Ia the hope Of gatn-
was deserted now. Ths pit was Ire black holt
pface was dull. cold and frozen. Aenlota1ls-
what glowing stor1ea could they not have told-
we're atrewn about thc door. The galleries looxe
most excessive, Tas completely empty. 10 dnc,
greater contrast could not be presented th1n h
E the day preceding.
The thoct Wss ter11nc ln!IeeL It u generall
+ admitted that 20 similar a1air since the war ha
caused sGeh utter CONSERVATION. Tne leclln
yeaier1'aJ IN Wall atseet and vicinity was uuquet
) fiopah1y one Of unqualified sattstsctlnn: An III
! II ense reght seemed 70 nave been 1Ifte1l froE
e Cd the CON nncfclal cheat. and merchants breathe
4 more freely. The whole suatr vas thorough
&c Sa1ss o. s as F.
might be produced. beyond question gloot
prevailed There Was no i,yellness. The aecu
men seemed 10 Rave entirely disappeared Ever
Thing As quiet a. II Wall street Was churel
= YARD, the Gold H0CW grave sud Inc tpctt&t0l
t 1pptrstIt!0lA ESpwdA gathered near Il and gaze
0 on w1Fh cur5ons speculation, wondering ho
4 mauJ fortunes therein had been lost and won.
It In b1oad atreet there were other crowds Il
{ | deed. there were crowds everywhere, eagerly d.
: hating the great tsaueA Of the day. Tho eTenk
e the preceding tay nsd completely Psui,sed y
1t | Uarkef, and yesterday was rcE2ried &s holds
= IRE surrosHp 8CSrkNslGN8.
1nstonsequcncr OF the extreme pressure N Il
- Clearing Hcule, and the utter pnydcal lnao1nty
{, | the cIerk3 to Attend 70 tbe Impatient demands
J. esge1 1nQnrets, people gave crettence to tho mo
d | Injurious runofs. Among toose &Ald 10 haN
te been temporarily embarrassed 6y the ocessio
II md partly obliged for the tue 70 succnnb 70 II
It who, though Ali9hny Woundel, Will douhttesG
le cover tie danger OF atzAy and ignorant aoot:
j. oeTt Speye,r, William Belden, prexel, Wiltrpp
x Co., EanD2u l. Co, Nll1i2m nealh i Co. Sutt
j Gould, Martin s Co, ". F. LlYermote Ct
T. Cnsse, ACme i Co. Nathan W. Rooer
:. Ward / co. and otherA. Il Is believed that VII
III | numbers have absolutely broken down there 4
It yet utn4 reported to b6 'tauWelh TINT sh
X hravei5 stand the s.csc It u dangerous, a. 1t
uuta.y to pronounce complete failures where no
ar ! are really known 10 hAvo eIMled. To-noIrs
t. VII glre clear view Into tho entre cifru
So stal tcs, md 1ckesing candles will either b I
or tineuyshtd Or burn moro brightly There u 1T
n 10 he recorded OF yesterday. Il Was dali DAY.
"a sone Joy TO oshtts aud one Of general sss.1acti
|c 10 the community.
IN GoyExkNkET BALks or notn.
he The AfBi1lant Treasurer yesterday tecetYtd q
q. totR.B ros inc purchase OF n .M9 gold 7
Il. total amount bid for was s., 6s7, ,500r chiefly
in | nl1ces below the tbAllet rate. Tae tolloNl
re purchases veto n&dc: