The New York herald., 1870-03-06
WARP AND WoOF OF WALL STREET.
The Men and Manners Of the Long Room
Who's Who in the Stock Exchange
The High Priests Of Mammon.

by eaf, turned his truant steps IN the direction
the Stock Exchange, ON Broad street. He found
much OF instruction and amusement IN his fugitive
rambles. and for the benefit OF the HERALD readers
ne sublons his experience Of tile Long Room Every
body knows that an Indispensable element In the
transaction or financial aairs Is the Stock Exchange.
IL IL the tangible the salient point OF the moneyed
world. Without 1t there might be some heterodox
way OF arranging transactions between man and
man, but the method necessary to give confidence
and satisfaction and make the Exchange positive
pulse, so to speak OF the monetary condition OF the
nation Is found by experience to fulfil the full pur
pose Tor which 1t was originated.
THE LONG ROOM.
The Long Room is really long room. II extends
from Broad street 10 New, is dmly lighted Is badly
iad out aud is altogether unified for the for
which 1t was destined Nevertheless 1t is u large
ana roomy apartment, curlously constructed, no
doubt bur stl, IN great measure, made available
for the transaction OF business. rhe stranger feels
strangely overcome on entering the institution by
hearing rumble OF voices such as in the open ar
would Immediately suggest the prevalence or a
street ngnt. He approaches the railing in the
broad AISLE and unless he can produce ticket
signed by Bob Akers he Is dismissed from
further consideration by the usher and told perhaps
to go home aud tell his mother that his eye teeth
require attention. The reporter OF the HERALD
found his way into the arcanun, but mad hardly
been there ten minutes enve.oped in q ooud or
privileged spectators when a keen-eyed usher.
tapped him on the shoulder ana incurred if he were
a member OF the Stock Exchange Dropping on1
the name Of the great journal to winch he belonpe a.
the usher at once stroRed hamoly ms spreading and
pursue his ssion OF noting the iun and feauresof
the Stock Exchange.
WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.
They make a great mistake VINO suppose that
these men, who appear to wrangle Ike many
to ah nn mans aR p nre SeTe o. amy
there are some III the crowd who give themselves
up TO the accumulation OF stamps, but there are
many others who While they go In ardenty Tor
piitng up the money are as wholesouled and free
hearted as men can reasonably be.
STOCK OPERATORS.
The Stock Exchange is decidedly one OF the great
institutions New York. There is more OF UNIQUE
ness and originality IN it tnan can be iound any
where eise Here for instance Is MendeZ Nathan,
with pair Of antiquaed speciaceS resting upon his
venerable nose-a great wag, moral philosopher OF
Paul de kocX'S school and tells stories OF which the
late lamented Abraham Lincoln might have felt
intensely envious OF the authorship Mr.. Nathan's
oIes sh oens harey e Tor private
terprise or giving them more widespread
notoriety Looking over The railing which
separates the peaceabe spectators without from
the menagerie Within the eve at once catches the
figure OF DR.. Fields doctor Of what the Lord only
knows. HIS niustache Is capital In Itself. 1t Is a
ponderops capillary treasure, dipping down and
reaching over Ike the yaraarm OF a man-of-War,
young Fellows with the cats down xnsA ers utterly
envous and miserable.
Fields is .neavy'' operator, and when he goes
through performance MS eXhausting the tfl;rd
act OF King Lear he returns TO seat IN the hallway,
lights cigar ana puts awav contentedly Tor half an
hour or 80. He wears II brown velvet coat, cor
duIoy vest turkey-cock tie ana stoVepipe hat, set
at an angie Of hiiy-one degrees. lie Is y
gay and M festive % cnss all over l and ms Twin
operator, is one oi similarly pieasant disposition.
TO the stranger everything Is perfectly inexpllcaDe,
but to the Initiated these cries Of 400 Rock Island at
scven-elgnhs, seller ten,n and Five-eghtas for 100,
buyer tiiirty' are as clear and intelligbe as Two
ana two make tour. None but Interested parties
appear to comprehend the loud metallic gable that
ills The atmosphere OF the Long Room. Every now
and Inen fierce roar goes up from the sulgag
crowd. indicating an advance or decline ol half Il
cent i'll some STOCK or otner. one side OF the room
has Northwest sock to ltsel, another ONO and Mis
slsslppl ana southern stock generally. Around a
HuJed C0rintan piliaf lGe buyers and sellers In
express, Western Union, Central and other stocks
may gather and dispose oil many hundreds Of thou
sands IN sne course OF half an hour.
IUla DuTant stroled III yesterday among the bulls
stroling mp ana down the area OF the Long Room.
Tom iS portiy and impressive looking man, rather
exciting condition. oi the stock market. his motto
Is, never buy stock until YOU have first sold IT,
and, as a natural inference, Tom must be Il con-
founded bear. Bill lravers was Dresens N an ostcn-
tatious suit OF English whitney; but IL was
noO tne Blil Of some years ago. wnen tne boast
went forth that our financial sweet William,
made $4,000 OH Pacific Mail aDouJ the time the
Brown boys got fou! Of Larry Jerome Nandcrbiits 5
son-in-aw, kissan was quiet actor In yesterday -
proceedings. lie can afford take 1t easy nova
days, SO long as he can make discount business OF
500 0Ou per year. klssan Is q stylisn fellow with
amber coiorcd whlskers and well made cothes.
George Dickinson has the reputation OF beng the
siartes operator III tne room. lie Is small. hand
some featured young fellow OF perhaps thirty years,
wlln brown haif, Diue eies, pale complexion ana
mmovable countenancc. yesterday ne wore u
brown coat ana stovepipe hat; bui tradition has It
tiat ne formerly lnduiReu III colors oI lar more
pronounced and brighter character.
Jim Young, "a large operator IN Reading was
among the number present. Jim mas a nangdog
look, and seems utterly incapable OF rendering nlul-
sell oy any assistance Of tonsorlal art more AT
ifactipe BENG than lie naturally ls. Aeck Hem
rluues, dark-coinpexioned, middle sized man, re-
ported sharp ana sure as an operator, looked sOnc
what careworn-.ooked AS II a wnisKey cOc ktal
m,gnt nave set him on nmbers. woodward,
king o. the street, made his appearance Tor
moment and vanished. He is a gouu looking
man ana Al pears 70 oe CONSCIOUS OF the iact cool
a cucumber, never smiles except like Cassius. III
knocking O himself Keeps AL the time thinking IKE
IA chess player ana lives only for the good VI Lne
country and the stock market He is worth four
millions, bulls the market all the time, and though
another. 'Crosstown Carey" u y-wnlsAered,
shIcwd-ookln3 man, whose hobby fof several years
was street railroad across town, moved III and our
among the shouting money changers ike one whose
season OF usefulness was over.
There was mighty little business transacted yester.
day III The Long Room. Wherever a chance Tor Inn
showed Itself it was quickly and 1ondiy embraced.
The man who made ms appearance In new hat or
with a box Of cigars under his arm was Tue centre
OF as much excitement as the corner In Rock
Island, Pacific Mail or New York central.
Walt Jaeger, VINO telis lhe moral stories OF the
over bis glasses ana discovering Joke
IN everything. George !. Losea wandered
aTOunu auUpg 'He fUliisllIeS IKE an H.
nocent babe III the WOODS, but lie VINO took
George for "a lat' was mignty mucn mistaken. old
kafc the ''Shyiock' OF the room, bore himself with
all his accustomed dignity, ana Charley Graham,
once prominent IN the Edward Ketchum defaica
ti0n looked the picture OF eforescent spring,
Camblos was on the ground in an Astrakhan cap and
mustache and imperial like Napoleon the 1hlrd.
He took matters easy ana SAID 1t was perverted
philosophy 70 take seriously to heart any mutations
in the world OF stocks and securities. He was on
the committee appointed TO investigate the gold
muddIe ana set up all night enaeayorlng to unraye
the riddle. Dut failed. lie Is good for something yet
SKATING.