The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-30
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M. Amusing Reception AZ the New
York stock Exchange.


rro,n III. New York World, December 25. !
l. had been intended to visit tie Pro-
3ar, and Cotton Exchanges and the
Chamber of Commerce, as at each place
,ransrstions had been made to receive
ib.m bu, the lateness of the start in the
morning compelled an abandonment Of
,ri. plan. and il was resolved to make u
lash for the Stock Exchange and catch
,D,. exhibition there before adjournment
All day long the brokers had INDUCED
in , General hat-crushing crusade; rusheS
srd hazing had been carried on To the
fullest extent. The King, however,
managed to gain the platform by side
massage before the brokers were aware of
h. arrival He WAS received by Mr..
C;ro. H. Broadhcad, who introduced him,
saving:
"It is nv pleasure and duty in behalf
ofrbr members of the Stock Exchange to
tender 10 You our best wishes for your
Happiness and prosperity et the people
over which YOU are the worthy ruler
The latter part of the speech was lost
in the beginning of the racket. Hats
flew righ and left, and howls ofthe most
dismal sort rang out from several hum
drrd mrn. who were each trying to outdO
the other in manacal performances. The
King looked on in blank wonder; sever
L Of the brokers nearest the desks shook
their fists in the royal face, and yelled
nu, strings of figures and fractions in be-
wlldrrimg rapidity. The King drew
back u safe distance, and looked beseech-
lDrlv towards the door. Not n word
could be- heard, but by motion it
WAS intimatrd to him that the ex-
hibiton was over, and, guarded by the
combined force OF porterS, floor guar
dian,. and officers OF the exchange, he
Wa, hustled along to the door on Wall
street The brokers made several passes
at the hats of members Of the royal
party, hut on collecting themselves to.
grthrr in the carriages, after struggle
through the outside mob, the King and
party found that they were still entire.
A long explanation from Alderman Van
Schaick. who had been sort of leader
ON the hoor, ONLY served to still more
my>tifv the royal seeker of information,
and nj last he gave it up in the single re-
mark that, 81 tar rs he could understand,
i, Was IAN imitation of u bull-tght and a
hrar garden combined
During the Kings visit, however, the
S.rmhlaSc was comparatively quiet ana
orderly To what it had been during the
earlier hour, of the day. His Majesty
Wa, L. have been at the Exchange, ac-
coriing t. programme, shortly after II
o'clock. 1t WAS generally known that
the royal prrsonage WAS big fellow and
al dark complexion. An unfortunate
waiter from ncighb0ring restaurant
hSpp"urd L. enter one of the ante-rOoms
nj about tn" hour named. He answered
the royal conditions exactly; he was
large, and he WAS deep brunette-that
VA, sufficient for the uproarious
brokers. He WAS a: once seized,
and, proceed d 10y band
Of half dozen tiny pipes playing an ac-
compartment to u chorus of yells from
hundred throats, the unfortunate darky
WAS marched into the court of the Ex-
change. With the CLOSETS Of physical
attentions he was hustled up to the pre-
>IIHS uulCtF : rO>tflltn. nhl oLtiai
refused TO recognize his preudo-maiesty.
But, nothing daunted, the vigorous stock
Spectators passed him rapidly and some
what unceremoniously about the hall
several times. at last landing him on the
table in the center. He stood up
and attempted TO explain that he
haI no relations To royalty.
his words lost themselves in the mouth
oi horn several feet in length, which
was thrust into his face and blown with
Iesrnng effect by pair of stentorian
!uhg>. \ sudden motion of the table
caused the elevated object of such multi
iar"u, attention to sit as suddenly down.
4 poor, little, unotiending broker, who
mad been jo,tled to the front by his more
N'ty brethren, received the full weight
"I IN" fall, and one broker was sent home
"0rS de combat The butt of all this fun
" last escaped; good portion of his
wearing apparel had been left in shreds
Oh the floor.