THE COMMODORE’S “CORNERS.”
The Great Hudson “Corner.”—Commodore Vanderbilt the 107
“Boss” of the Situation.—The “Corner” Forced upon
Him.—How he Managed the Trick of getting the Bears to
“Turn” the Stock, and then caught them.—His able
Device of Unloading while Forcing the Bears to Cover
at High Figures.—The Harlem “Corner.”—The Common
Council Betrayed the Commodore, but were Caught in
their own Trap, and Lost Millions.—The Legislature
Attempt the same Game, and meet with a Similar Fate