The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-20

New YORK STOCK ExCHANGE.-The Stoc p
Exchange of New York adjourned on Fri.
day to meet on yesterday in their apart.
ments. These are thus described by the
Now York Gonsn erotal 4doertiseri
The remodelled louuging and smoking
room is about thirty feet square. In the
farther left corner Ia the Office of tho Bank.
ers' and Brokers' Telegraph, EeXt to it, in
the centre OF the hall, is the short stairway
of eight steps leading to the grand lobby.
Next TO the stairs, and in the farther right
hand corner, is the office OF the detectives,
and adjoining it, on the north side of the
room, IS apparatus communicating with the
numerous wires of the Western. Union
Telegraph Company. Chairs will be ranged
along the vacant sides for the accommoda-
tion of the members, and the space Will be
thus occupied until The General Post-otiice
is moved to the City Hall Park, when q
post-office station for the use Of the mem.
bers Of the Exchange will be placed in this
room on the south side wall, .,-,..,
The grand lobby Is % feet wide and 40
feet long, and opening out OF it Is the Stock
Exchange Hall, which is 81 feet 4 inches in
height from the floor to the centre OF the
llmette roof 81 feet wide by "a feet long.
On the north side is the Presidents desk,
SIMILAR to the one in the old room, but
having additional sections on each side TOR
the sales and quotations CLERKS, the keeper
of the rolls, and the stock telegraph opera
tor. On each side Of the desk:is cloak
room, and in front is the so called cockpit,
sunk ip the floor, its centre holding the
broad table, while its sides rise in three
commodate members who ore dealing In
active stock, and want to look oyer the
heads of those in front of them. -. -''-
From the floor of the room, at the side
walls, rise broad, square pilasters, with
elaborate Corinthian capitals, crowned with
an architrave frieze and cornice in the
modern English style. Between the col,
umns are tall windows, reaching from the
floor to the top OF the cornice, and finished
in finely.ar ched tops. From the cornice OF
the column rises the ceiling in grained
arches to the massive border of the large
fat panel in roof. in the centre Of the roof
is large circular yentilator, from the cen-
tire Of which Is suspended chandelier
capable of throwing downs . brilliant hight:
The chandelier is called 't.sun burner.
On the south end Of the hall Is neat, light
gallery, supported on slender columns, Tor
the accommodation of visitors. -
!, A remarkable feature OF the Stock Ex-
change Hall is the decorative coloring OF
the walls and ceiling. The old Moorish
colors-buf, blue, and red-are mingled
throughout with exquisite taste. The side
wallis are gray, and In the lofty panel rising
over the presidents desk is flying eagle.
from whose beak depends silken cord
bearing bar, from which float the beauti.
full colors OF: the American Il e. In each
sweeping panel around the room Is q single
letter, tue whole, when read together,
make IN. 7. Stock Exchange" The coll
umns are bronzed = below The capitals,
which are covered with gliding, relieved
with red, the fiuting dof the enhrmns being
similarly gilded and relieved. I he floor is
laid in oak and black walnut; The furniture
aud trimmings Of the sreomanre Of oiled
black walnut. BY the system Of ventilation
adopted the air in the Stock Exchange can
be entirely changed in eight minutes Z
e On the walls are the portraits OF four OF
the oil members of the exchange, whose
names are held In high esteeHi by the active
men Of thafday. They are John Ware, u.
w. Bleeeker, Jacob Little, and John Var.
: The expense OF the alterations has been
fully 900, 900. The work has been done
under the supervision OF the building COM
mittee tof the. board OF brokers, Measrs.
John II. Denny (chairmanl. Geprgs gH.
Rrodhead, "a. ID. W illiauls, iLk. -Rarren,
and s. + Russell: 4, Z III !. q 1 :.
8 In the lowest part Of the Stock = Exinange
building is mammoth vault Ivy iees ions ie.i
by 20 leet.wide, containing 6ls fire ana p'aE'
giar.ptOof sases e 80. =