The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-16
FUN N WALL STREET.
The Spelling Match on the stock
Observation-Disclosures and Big
IIOnanEa Men Us iSChOOlbOys.


IIOnanEa Men rs SchOOlbOyS.
From tho New York Herald Of tho 18th.
The "boys' on the Stock Exchange will
have their little amusement at any cost.
1t matters not whether they are "long"or
Short" when the time for the fun comes
around they always make good their
margins" They will haltin tile middle
Of an give II for 400, seller three" at
any time to play practical joke, and the
author Of u NEW sell il Invariably the
hero Of the hour, twill be readily seen,
then, that the announcement Of u spelling
match to take place at tho close Of bust
ness in the rooms Of the Governing Com
mittCe of the Stock Exchange wRs u suf-
licient inducemCnt to call the lun-lUving
element out in full force. The prize to
he contest for was understood to 10 ten
shares Of Boston, Hartford and Erie
stock; but M one Of the spoilers said to
the Herald reporter,
"lT's NOT MONEY WE WANT;
our parents are Cicrmans, and We drink
wine for dinner. We've got an intellcC.
lnal spell on lIs aud it's got to be worked
off," Shortly after three o'clock Mr., W.
Bend mounted the rOstrum, and in Il voice
supposed to DO trembling with emotion
announced that the lists were open for the
tourney. Considerable time was GOnsum-
ed in the selection Of "sidcs,' which were
finally arranged, however, twelve persons
ON each, under the leadership Of Mcssrs.
A. &. Wood and $. Wadsworth, The
match was novelty in this respect, that
instead Of giving u single word II com.
pletO sentence was given out w u test Of
the ability Of the spoilers. This course,
as might he naturally expected, led to
much confusion. For instance
THE FIRST SENTENCE
given out was, "Will you lend me ten
dolIarsY At this the twelve good men
and true said never word and the al
lence was only broken by Mr.. Mitchell
whispering in u hoarsc voice that they
were all SlOllbOund. The first attempt
proving an utter failure, the Chairman
then gave out, "What will you takep
A scene Of uprOar then cnsued which 1t
il impossible to describe. Not the slight
cat attention was paid to the rules gov
ernng the match, each individual calling
out in loud and angry tones his particular
fancy, and for several minutes the air
resoundcd with mingled shouts Of
straight" ~ little sugar in mine, '"u
little more gum, II You please" and many
other expressions incOmprChensibIe to the
uninitiated. After order had been in I
measure restored the match was proceed
cd with and at one time bid fair to reacI
very satisfactory conclusion. ......
THE Ptusr MAN SPELLED DowN
was on Wadswurtlps side, who rundcret
tl,p word "Drewv P.u-t-s Drew One o
Woods followers then took II back seat III
he said the word Commission wa
spelled "one-eighth per cent" The wore
"pacilic" was the signal for II grand
"scalping" match, anything but peaceful
looking to the spectator, but the difficulty
was finally settled between the cOntendtnt
factions on the "curbstonc," where
"Union" was effected. The word water
was then announced, ut which M expires
sion ofinelhble disgust overslladowed thu
countenanCes Of all present, and, withou
another word being uttered on eithe
side, the spoilers Of the Stock Extchang'
wendell their way in melancholy pro
ccssion from the rooms Of the Governing
Committee to meet again on some NOR
auspiCiOns OCCASION. ATE lI &