Show SCRAPS FROM HISTORY gathered from everywhere BLACK FRIDAY sept 24 1869 on oil this date a great blow was wag riven given to the commercial interest or of the unit d states by an attempt on the part pa of jay gould anti and james fisk jr to create a corner in the gold market never before had there been so fearful a determination carried to such a disastrous extent tile the value of greenbacks green backs had been steadily rising since the war cl closed ased the operators in in this panic undertook to secure as muth as possible of the in ill gold held by new york banks and hoping that the united states treasury which held about would not dare to afford any aby relief endeavored to raise tile the price of gold very high sellout and pocket the gains they began their theft scheme and kept purchasing successfully for several days on thursday it was generally known that the two schemers were going to force up the price the next day if possible from froin to the gold room of now york on the morning of friday was a scene which beggers descriptions in the excitement cit ement and almost frenzy at times during the bidding th the 0 price was steadily rising and t the 10 bankers were steadily buying the persons who had gold at their command and had reserved it till this moment made great sums tho the price finally reached ISO one or two men went crazy and bad to be taken away the streets around were packed with a mass of struggling pushing men the excitement bade fair to continue until all business would have to be suspended bo be cause no one could tell what price to ask this result already began to tb iid bo felt falt everything was ivas dark but word came in the midst of the fury that secretary boutwell of the iho united states treasury had placed in gold on the market this broko broke the gold ring up and the price at once fell rapidly in ina a few minutes and the they had to forsake their scheme but fedt they did not come out of it W with ith injury to themselves for they saved from the gains they bad begun to accumulate lly by tho the plan they did dia not however get the millions they had hoped to obtain |