The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-03
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY AUGUST g. ls77-TRIPLE SHEET

shrcwd legislator 1t Albany who described py
Hbernian fellow member ga very smart man. but
Map Sn wnH wnsed too often ~no", NAMING Gould
%nksa a seiYer once TOO often and that time with
the difficulty and attributed Il all to the most rdcu
lous causes.
yenge Tor the injury sustained by MN would ''bun
western Union to agurc calculated TO ruin his ad-
versares wnicver truth there may be in this story
Is at least certain that the closing quotation for this
stock was 74A.
UPTOWN SENTIMENT.
The excitement regarding The assault in and around
although the absence OF many bankers ana brokers
who frequent the watering places mado tbis less
OF the year At the Aston House a few persons
rounded the indicator the end OF the bar In tho
tunda, after three O'Clock. and general conversation
cDsued In regard 10 the assault OF the morning There
was one particular point OF interest among the small
knots OF men assembled; we'll known native
Californian, holding forth to his companions
IN rather loud tone, protested to OK
plain tho true inwardness'' Of tho conflict
wha, right has puriy man Weighing 25o 10 tackle
little 'whiilct' like Gould. who wouldn't turn the
scales at llof ! know all about the quarrel IL
didn't commence in Now street or Exchange place,
but II dates as far back II, and had Its origin In
Montgomery street, San Francisco. when Jay Gould
Cali fornia parties II was game OF poker between
Scovcr aud Gould; tho Major In some mining
6Cncmes lTenOI Gonerul baxtor OtncrS,
and Gould's negotiations in another direction spoiled
the game that the Major and his brother Jim
were PLAYING They never iSrgave him. Gould Is a
'builInR New Jersey Southern Railroad stock, one Of
the Solovers--I think u was yim-wcnt to tho for
MGR for a point and put both Of which, II Is
reported wcre gwen with charming frsnknoss and
unusual liberaItty, but when large purchase of
Southern stock was made and II declined almost to
zero the hard feeling was considerably augmented
against the man who hud apparently led Thorn into
trap During tho Pacinc Mail troubles this animosity
"a Girth irrr M \Sas n ..f
side partner OF the Soovcrs, and every body knows
how Could euchrcd thcm by selling out bis Pacific Mail
and starting an opposition line IN connection with the
Panama Railroad Company.
HEATHER CHlNkE.
"a little after this time James r. Keene camo from
California. Hc was said DO the posscssor OF millions
and had tho reputation Of shrewd, hold Spectator.
MINOR sciover had known him IN California, and tho
MAJOR mad unfortunate In business having passed
through bankruptcy, tho firm OF Shirley Durham
was started order do business Tor tho California
tho Selovcrs had some in,ercs. Il was
not long before an entente cordt1te arranged
between Gould and Kecne and their specuations were
in common anu il is thought unusually successful but
Gould as tho Heather Chnee soon began play his
lone hand, aud there were chickering's aud quarrcls
tho hitherto happy family. During the summer the
two great spectators lived at Long Branch, but
Gently they seemed TO AVOID zach other not oven
that place. This strange behavior gave rise TO much
comment; and while many brokers thought It was but
business there those VINO deduccd from the
tudc Of the men Impressions that all not we'll
The result proves that the latcr class OF observers
wero IN tho right. Last wcek, according TO tho
best adviccs, Kccnc found himself in tight place and
applied to Gould TO help him out. The latter did So
helped his California friend out but made himself at
tho far master OF tho situation, buying al the
Western Union stock on the market, which caused o
tremendous advance. and selling Lake Shore and some
other stocks which Kecnc largely possessed or II
Is surmiscd that OF this dc gucrre grew the
complication that cnused Major selovcr TO administer
tho summary castgation now made public"
BRUNSWICK.
About four O'Clock IN the afternoon the Cafe Bruins
avenue is great resort for stock brokers, md
well filled with representatives Of the New York Stock
Exchange. The iracas was tho general topic Of
conversation reporter OF the HERALD noticing a
former president OF the Stock Board asked his OPINION
of tho quarrel and received tho following repy:-''I
do wish DO quoted, but nearly every body with
whom have talked about tho Gould-Soovcr afIrny
have expressed themselves glad that tho former got
a good drubbng, but at the eame tmc dcprceate
the action oil tho latter In attacking much his
interior in size and strength. We do not believe in
strikers these t,rncs and If there are wrongs tho
suppose hc practice the soclcd wild justice of
California In Now York city do not suppose, out
side Of clique brokers that there arc twenty men in
schemes, but also believe there are not twonty Wall
street men who would countcnance violence such as
has been applied to the man today"
AT DELMOyiCos.
Tho cafe of !. Demonco was filled with hungry and
thirsty brokers. Between the popping OF champagne
mcrits OF the quarrel discussed. II must DO confessed
that this place Mr. Gould seemed TO have the
OF it damn him, Pm glad he has got good lick
ng'' said young dandy broker to the reporter. "He
has cost me many dollar" 'It's pity he had not
Charley snevely alongside OF him to-day snecred
another.
'.who is Charlcys" tho reporter asked.
"Why, tho party who pitched In when Gould was
whipped by lawyer IN Delmoncos In Broad street,
three years rso:"
Hcre great many OF the leaders OF the so called
''rwrny bird street party" assembled II even
seemed as II there uptown board the oldcn
days Osgood and Travers were not on hand but
Smt Of fho
prominent "buIs' OF the market were motto. able In
the crowds that lined tie corridors fhe tremendous
advance in Western Union was the general topic of
conversation and apparently divided tho interest In
regard TO tho whipping OF Jay Gould. number OF
,put "a ana cs brokers were on band and seemed to
pathies were decidedly in favor OF Mr. Could he beng
large nuacurcr OF the peculiar paper named above
which affords the curbstone brokers' an occupation
profit broker told the reporter that tho Sclover
brothers had been loud In their threats against Mr..
Gould for time, and that II was currently be-
lievcd on Wall street that Mr. Kccno himself had
stormy interview with tho exprcsidcnt Of the Erie, In
which the Californian had accused Mr. Gould OF bad
faith, aud threatened summary Vengeance In
| tam agreements were not carried out. These re.
marks, however, wore but rejecting the rumors OF the
street.
THE WINDSOR HOTEL
did not present much moro animated scene than
usual Mr.. Gould generally TO be found there the
evening; but up TO the time Of the reporters visit
he had not appeared. There but few men Of
prominence IN Wall street circles present, and
| these could give no views different from
|
gentleman, the pastor OF well known and popular
church Park avenue, said to the reporter that he
was shocked ut such brutal affair. He IN Wal
street when tho occurrence took place. and although
| he considered Mr. Gould was man TO be suppressed
likes conloeraon, for instance still the idea OF
! man Ink Scovcr attacking sucn u slight man as Gould
was repugnant to all his Ideas OF honor.
As the name OF the partner and brother OF Major
| Sciovcr was mentioned the reporter made some In
qury In regard to hun. IL is SAID he was oil specu
aor daring tue excitement of 1863 and previously
| California MINER aftcrward ooinE business Tor Mr.
Henry Keep, hhc former president OF the Northwest
efn Railroad Company.
| TnE 'rRUE IywARpNxss" or THE MATTER
gentleman we'll known IN tho street. aud closely
connected with stock speculati0ns, especially In West
crn Union, gave reporter Of the HERALD what be
lccitously cincd tho truc nwardncss OF the whole
affair. IL seems that early IN tho ycnr Mr.. Scover
turned from California, announcing that no had pro
cured capitalist who would he able 10 carry cverj
thing before hun, and especially would lie show Ills
power in depressing Western Union and enhancing
| the stock OF the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company. This capitalist, Of course, was Mr. Kecnc,
and his first combination which was with Gould, was
exceedingly Fortunate Western Union being depressed