The New York herald., 1872-09-19
THE WALL STREET CORNERS"
The Excitement on the Street" Yesterday and
What It Amounted To-The Corners"
and the Opinion Of Outsiders on the
Chances Of the Cornerites

The bulls and bears had high old time Of 1t yes
terday in Wall street. The "corners' in the stock
and gold markets which had made many Of them
pass rather uncomfortable night OF 1t on Tuesday
were, 1t Is true, not as dangerous looking as they
might have been had several "ifsn and ''andS' g0t
as Well into play, IN the financial phrase-making OF
the street, the Tuesday night outlook gave token
they would but there was an unmistakable feeling
Of uncasiness all sides, and even stranger, uR-
used to the everyday excitement and huDbub Of
the Mammon worshippers' temple on Broad street,
could not have failed to notice tnat there was .
screw loose somewhere In
TIE MACHINERY OF TIE sPECULATORs.
The money article which appeared in the HERALD
yesterday, too, besides putting the unsophistcatcd
on their guard against the storm that threatened
to swamp every small boat that dared to venture
out too far from shore, had given "outslders" .
peep behind the scenes and good view Of the real
cause of the strngency In the money market, and
thus enabled them to fight shy Of shoals so long as
the skies looked threatening. Indeed, the usual
frequenters Of the street, the professional game
sters as we'll as the small fry who are always
on hand to do q little business on their own
spoils among the big fellows in the ''cor
much earlier hour than usual. Long before the
usual time for the opening OF business many or the
on SeeRy ana ana no
janitors, who depend upon the regularity Of their
employers 10 enjoy an extra hours nap IN tne
morning, were yet sweetly sleeping or the effects
Of the poteen OF the night previous. AS the dag
THE GENERAL NERVOUSNESS
of the street became more and more apparent, and
all sorts of rumors were set anoat to AFFECT the ap
pearance Of things There were those, indeed.
who anticipated q "pawn' before the day was
over and began taking in sail accordingly What
lent additional fuel to the excitement was the an
two firms on account of the fall in the stock mar
ket. About two O'Clock the vicinity or the Stock
side" iK Who had come Y to see and hear all that
could be seen and heard, and enjoy, after the
fashion OF all curiosity seeking crowds the toTtnrea
and sufferings Of the mseraoles who might go
under II there was crash in the market. OF
course the operations Of old DID,, man Drew and
ss yssS''sp Spnen nn' the ae' sss thu
fate Of Wall street operations for few days e
come out ahead, and people who had nothing to
fear or hope for no matter what the upshot Of the
tie bets as freely about the matter though they
were simply wagering on
A THIRD RATE HORSE RACE.
The odds seemed to be in favor of Smith, but the
friends Of the "old man" appeared to be confident
that ne would come out ahead in the end, despite
every dodge the other side could resort to. When
it became rumOred about, late In the afternoon,
that compromise had been made by the
ment on the street diminished considerably. II
was the belief OF many operators at the close OF
business the street that the lul which followed
the sort OF half scare Of the morning would turn
out tomorrow to be quiet forerunner OF
HEAVY STORM
yet to come. There are those however, among tno
old foxes of the street who asserted that there was
no cause for apprehension, and that al statements
lna IA ae no on G but
ton in lact The doings OF OF next DAY
aa T s s sesp e eu sa 81 Ii ne s @
down when they least expect to FOUNDER.