The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-08-03
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EASTERN DISPATCHES
Am Infatuated Broker Threshes
Jay Gould-Its Eject ON the
stock Market.

Stock Market.
New YORK. Aug. 2.
Jay Gould was this morning accosted
by A. A. Selover. friend of Jim
Kecne, the Californian, while passing
through Exchange Place. Words were
exchanged, when
sELovER STRUCK GOULD
One or two blows on the side of the
head. and then picked him up and
threw him down the area way. dis
lance of eight feet. Gould was rescued
by some friends, and was found I'M
Injured, with the exception of few
slight bruises. The trouble is said to
have originated from Jay Gould's
having betrayed combination and
put M the price of Lake Shore. in
which Keene and Selover We're inter-
ested with Gould. There ives consid.
cradle
EXCITEMENT ON STREET EXCHANGE
For few minutes. as it was rumored
Gould had been seriously injured.
After the fight between Gonld and
Selover Western Union advanced to
7416; but as the rise. the Post says,
was on purchases of brokers. who
were not only not identified with either
of the parties. but are understood not
to be on good terms with either of them,
the advance is deprived of the siguii-
canoe which would otherwise be at
tached to it.
sELovoR SAYS:
I helped Gould at one time ont of the
tightest place he was ever in. and l
told him if ever | found him deceiving
me / would trash him, aud have done
it. he tried to make me sell stocks
when he was buying. and in doing so
tried to overreach me. A letter pub
lished before the meeting says it was
known that on Tuesday evening of last
week Keene, who had become heavily
loaded with stocks, on account Of the
strike, went to Jay Gould for assist
ance, and it wa accorded him on con-
dition that he turn over 10 900 shares
of stocks to cover .Gould's shorts, at
about per cent. below closing prices.
The market went up until Monday and
Tuesday last, when Lake Shore seemed
to be for sale whenever the quotations
reached SO.
KEENE's BROKERS DISCOVERED
That Jay Gould as soon as the market
had gone up to the point from which
it had broken upon the progress of tbs
strikers, had been selling stocks freely,
and that his pretended friendship was
only myth. Russell Sage was also
partner to the bull movement, and he
remained solid on Keene's side. Gould
had tracked them both. and both
sought an interview, and after a short
and sharp conversation Keene decided
upon shooting his betrayer. but was
prevented by Russell Sage, who rushed
in between the enraged operators.
The blockade Resumed.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.
Everything this morning was quiet at
Bellaire, all the men being in their
places to move trains east and west.
The militia thought their services were
no longer required and returned home.
They had no sooner left Bellaire than
the mob returned in larger force, cap
turing all the men from the freight
trains and allowing nothing to move
east or west. The militia being notified
returned. arriving about noon. but up
to the present time no freight trains
have left that point. An attempt will
be made to morrow to remove the
blockade.
the Baltimore d Ohio Road Open.
BALTIMORE. July 2.
The Baltimore Il Ohio officials state
that every division is working satisfao-
tory. About $50 trains moved to day.
There was no attempt at bushwhacking
or other interruption.