The New York herald., 1879-01-01
BALTIMORE'S "BOYS."


GRAND MUSICAL AND ATHLETIC ENTERTAIN
CORN EXCHANGE MEMBEls ls-MoDEIs OF AMERI
CAN YoUrH-NEw YEARS WELCOMED LA
MODE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 81. 1878.
The holiday "festivties' the aoor OF the
Corn and Flour Exchange here were unceremoniously
nipped in the bud after the toilets OF dozen more
members had been utterly destroyed by hour samples
and grain swcepings. by peremptory man
date promptly promulgated. threatening to i'm
pose heavy fine on the man that throws the next
sample" order was restored But 1.-The boys only
bottled up their fun for week, aud learning wis
dom by experience, canvassed the question of New
Years froc among themselves. and found the
scheme very popular one Acommittee. composed
principally of the younger members. mapped out a
choice programme, and yesterday it became an open
secret that there would be fun on Change to-day.
The movement proved so popular that the President
and other officers wisely concluded that it would be
useless to attempt interference At the opening OF
Change the large hall quickly filled. the men,
bership numbering Ave hundred. There we're
abnormal bulgings in thc'overcoats Of large ma
jority Of those present. caused. as subsequently
learned, by monster horns and packs of double
headed Dutchnlen and other pyrotechnics.
OPENING BALL.
The business of the day quickly despatched.
aud half past eleven A. NJ. the fun began For
hour confusion regned supreme. Nor was the fun
confined to the younger members. Venerable mer-
chants, with heads bare billiard balls. but
withal vigorous old gentlemen pitched in with rol
licking enthusiasm The signal for opening the ball
bugle blast which re-echocd through tho room
and quickly answered by hundreds OF tin horns,
swelling chorus Of the most discordant and un-
earthly screeching. that could only be COM
pared to the braying of thousand jackasses
IN concert. The first blast was the summons for
every man to button up his coat and look out for
himself Then csmo the fun With wild yell and
cries Of elbow, bugle. blow!" which We're answered
by tremendous blast from hundreds of horns OF all
shapes and Sizes every one present drew himself erect
took long breath. bent low his shoulders and
dashed in. The whole crowd came together in noisy
collision and then tusseled and tugged and strained
every muscle for the mastery To be tossed into tho
Dir, and then to descend with painfully suggestive
bump. which was neither graceful nor gentle, was
the fate Of more than one unl,rky member Every
man in the room had either horn some instru-
mcnt equally capable of making "a racket" through
which he either blew or by some ingenious means
For while the noise continued without intermis-
sion; then. for moment. it died out.
ENTERS MAN-MoNKEY.
Suddenly the door leading to the committee room
thrown open, and amid cheer after cheer, wav-
ing of hats and dynamite-like explosion from .
shot through the doorway and darted into the crowd
Some suggested that the strange form was Pres
dent McAtee or Secretary Wheatley, and q rush
| made the ceverly disguised member. but the
nondescript's identity not established. The
monkey with big horn at each and an old-tlme
| polccinan's rattle following in his rear. spranp
| through the crowd and made his way toward
the Italian organ grinder. who, with the perspiratior
rolling from his face stood manfuly at his post and
| turned and turned the crank until the old organ
fairly shrieked. As soon rs the monkey reached tn,
| organ and the grinder the crowd surrounded them
and forming into procession. marched up and dowr
the room snginga blowing horns and yelling At the
top OF their voices Then the hOor partly cleared
and with shout 81 "All hands aroundl' young anG
! old Joined in dancing the Virginia Reel"
LONG AND SHORT OF IT.
The next feature Of the entertainment was GrRco
| Roman wrestling match between the champion
athlete the Corn and Flour Exchange. who is 81,
feet high and very heavy and q member of the Ex
change who Is only four feet in height and very
light The ridiculous efforts Of the latter to win the
match and the formers efforts to throw him over his
head were heartily enjoyed by the spectators. all
of whom indulsed in the most hideous ,yells
and gyratons The sport was kept up for fully Al
hour during which time the howlngs. horn blow
ings whistling, cat calls and screenings by the
howng mob made up scene absolutely beyon,
description and never before equaled In the histor,
Of the Exchange. 'Boys will be boys" said stale
old millionaire and church pillar to the HEnALI
correspondent as he was emerging from the hall.