The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-25
THE BOURBON IN FALL STREET.
He Visits the Financial Centre 20 SEQ the
Fun, and Is solicited TO Invest


| Fun, and Is solicited TO Invest.
Dor Carlos stood in the visitors gallery
! CT the Stock Exchange yesterday for ten min
| utica or so before the brokers became aware OF
his presence, He was accompanied by two
| aides-d O. camp and a personal friend, and bad
come prepared to see something OF a circus. In
| this he was more or less disap pointed.
| Jersey Central had just dropped from TN to
| 6S, and the board was demoralized members
went about the noor with the decorum which
usually attends sudden sorrow, MASKING hats In
| a spirtless sort of a way, and sadly buying and
| selling.
"The transactions on this floor" said Don
Culoss guide, "amount usually to more
than -"
ayes, 1 see" said Don Carlos in French,
"now show me the bulls and the bears. wish
to observe tie fun."
When the brokers learned that there was a
Bourbon overhead, they kindly arranged a little
fictitious excitement for MS benefit There was
timid rush or two, and a moderate amount Of
mild shouting and some display OF pads and
pencils. Don Carlos W. tched the latter process
with undisguiscd interest. 1t TRANSCRIBED after
ward that he Thought that the brokers were
something and obtaining each others autographs
for their collections. His experience IN this
coun,r, has led him to believe that no American
viii neglect an opportunity to add to his colIec-
ton 81 aut ngrarhs.
Don carlos was then escorted to the desk,
where. In the absence Of the President Of the
Exchange, be was welcome Il by the Nice-presi-
dem, Nj. Brayton ives When he de.cended to
the Hp0f ne was immediately surrounded ny a
denunstrative aud rat1er noisy crowd u bro
hers. WHO apUealed to think that Don Carlos
could understand their English if they only
shouted IL loud enough. somebody had been
50 malicious ~ To circulate the story tn one OF
tao objects Of Dnr ,rOs's visit to Wall street
was to obtain tdvicc with a view to investing In
AWefican securities tart OF the money left hun
by Ills ther-iti-Iiw, the RIGA Duke Of Parma.
Many OF the brokers W re willing aud anxious
to give MIN any Information be might want
Mr.. Jack RublnO urged him to get short Of
Northwest preferred, and then retired to con-
suit Win iracy conce DinS the best way t.
corner him.
Woeresholfer assured him that Erie would 20
up six points before Christm >, and advised hin
to govern hi sell secordtngly. s
Old Mr.. Van Nechtcn thought that Lake Shore
Was - purchase for turn.
ss.ssois 5. 20 was vi l.e opinion that the very
hesi aud safest investment for the Duke Of
parma's legacy would be III straddles on Vest
cru Union or Lake shore.
snort and agile broker, who had the ad.
vantage Il suedking French inteiigibiy, cr.wied
under the arms u the others and whispered
myst riously at Don ClrIos's elbow:
Your Exceilency, beware Of Vanderbilts y
" W nat Ia = sad Don Carlos. star ing a
little nelvOusl, aud looking anxiously around
MIN. We had better GO away from here"
From the stock Exch ,nee the party pruce led
" the Gold Room Oy way vi Delmonico' where
! Don C.rl,.s was introduced TO q mint julep and
admitted II 10 lntlinAte acquaintance Without
any Formally whatever.
II the stock Exchange wac quiet the Gold Ex-
change WIS qui ter. The Few moments Don
| Carlos spent Ia bowling and smiling ht the pre-
1 siding Uncer anu watching tHat scrtle a" tow
| aad sale H. return, Cannot have dded much to
his understanding Of the intricgcies of W Ill
| street uuance. Inc gold quot tion On the dig
indi Gator did not vary a fraction duIlng his
visit, aud there il reason to believe that he went
| away with vague idet that the figures had
| something to do with the thermometer.
Both Of the young gentlemen VINO accompany
plexfons aud quite light nair. I cir uni hcue. $
| to the accepted type OF tho Spanish TACO led
| some OF the stock brokers wuo efncmbered he
| bogus King kAlaGaua 10 view tue party Win
| susiicion at frs Don & rios laughed when
this was told him. "ln Mexico" he said. d" II
| ga 4 The spanish - dark peolie The ieNi'
| cans consider US blondes. In Mexico The taf-
| bers would not believe | was s9aniard, fol
| they I'D | was too DARK To ue one
| Don CMioss acquaiut nee with the English
| language Is SO extremely limited that he Is de
| prived OF The pleasure OF re- ding the America q
| papers. He cannot undefsi ana Wuat interest
| tue NcN lork newspapers nave 10 hi.i aAI i.'
| wnndc ,ngs, or why the req, rters follow his
movements 20 faithfully. mere was one youns
! man," ne nd, "Who kent coming Oh sun "a,
and Insisted on knowing whether nad sitend,
| ed church, and. II SO, wnut church, and how
| many times during the day. He said thar IN,
| word told him 20 ascertain. Way shpu,d tus
U0rli wish 70 know OF my dcyo,.ons; l. Il
| perhnps, a religious rapeff"
| From the stock EXch tn.e Don c rios rode 70
| TIE Sun once. ifaylng visited tue rui;1tia
| partn,nts, tho mailing, composing. stcrentvp-
| ing, ana press rooms. After viewing the platOor
| OF Bullock presses, Don Carlo, stepped upon
| scale, and the injicat y recorded his weight al
| l61 pCunds.
Aftervisiirg the Offices Of one or two brokers
Don Carlos wa driven up town to Dr. Gun
| ning's, In East Twenty hfst street, where he 4
undergoing with considerable fortituie pain
full aud prOiracted dental operation.