New-York tribune., 1870-08-20
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE VANDERBILT HOAX.

STOCK GAMBLING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN
WALL-sr.
At an early hour yesterday morning the
ttock cerators gathered In the Long Room state of
Wild excitement the announcement that Commodore
Vanderbilt had been prostrated by stroke of apoplexy
All were eager 70 dispose OF any interest they mest
have in what known the Vanderbilt stocks and
for time everything very panieky air or<sers
70 sell New-YOrk Central. and Hudson Consotd<ted'
and Lake shore, came ayiRg into the opei
ators; and the price 0 the forme, repon,ns
at s9l "a fan OF per compared with tine oiose
quotation Of the previous evenng) declined 70 o. a..
Central and Hudson scrip, which had closed ~ az
preceding evening" opeued at IS, and fell ou ~ o a
and Lake Shore, which had closed at Wv op ,argo
and solS down TO sR In addition 70 the aoo'o, I
proportion Of the share hst syHpathseu VIZ, VIZ so,n.
aerbilt stocks, and there was quite - .no ,ola
which was stopped by exposing the tasty ', ,,h
gram tpnblisAed in the morning p"pefs'' oouIoU -
.,,,aos of leading operators in New-fork
S,,I 49,, r.te shore: and on the strength or iresher
sneIiigence fsm Saratoga, prices Instantly G 1 Teko
York Central being quoted at Sas' scfiP"' ''t NV ~
SsTse Te ssuse sf the decline the announcement OF MT
iIlpeae was fear that In the event OF ms
sSS tbe immense amounts OF railroad shares that ne
possessed would come upon the market ana lore d
tn their denuncaton Of those who wish TO Kill MIN pc
fore time and the bulls believe that the oh od te
disnaoh was the bears who for short time ac
eornpished their object After the excitement one very
bearsh individual in the Long Room was heard 10 e
that Mr. Vanderbilt would be dead in thirty days lnS
whole excitement did not last more than thIee anu M
throughout the remainder Of the day there was no
marked OF interest," prices having regained 'he
ante-apopectjc standpoint 49,, -. -. N
Commodore Vanderbilt arrived In thie city at ~
O'Clock last evening, in his usual good health ana
His return from Saratoga was not at all hasteneo D Ie
odaard concerning his Illness, but was III accoruahce
with his previous arrangements He save that ne Teeres
the report chiefly account Of his friends VINO may
have suffered pecunarily by reason OF IT, As 10 ts
origin he has knowledge whatever, beyond the gen
eral fact that undoubtedly fabricated Dy some u
serupuIous clique Of " bear" operators In Wali-st.
The Albany Evening Journal of last night says, in ref
erence TO this matter:
The report in the morning papers that commodore
Vanderbilt was striker down at Saratoga last evening
with an apOpeetc m had foundation in fact and is
entirely untrue The story was pure fabrication IL IL
was started with reference 10 projected stock operations
1t tsinply illustrates the resorts OF Wast, but is none
the less despicabe because it is not unprecedented
TROY, N. Y, Aug. 19.-Last night fraud
aent Telegram delivered at the Western Union Office
this city, addressed TO the Associated Press stating
Commodore Vanderbilt had been stricken with apo
plexy Saratoga and lying at the point of death
The dispatch purported TO have been sent by W. r. Ks
selburgh city editor of The Troy Times Mr. Kissell-
burgh did not send the telegram, and knows nothing
Whatever of its origin. The propretors OF The Troy
Times will ende8vOT to learn who perpetrated the Tor
gerry dispatch from Saratoga says the Commodore Is
IN hle usual state of health