The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-02
CITY Intelligence.

E'ENIS or MOVING DAY.
Yeterdsy eventful and busy tay JuSt as we
anticipated the number OF removals appeared a. great
as IL there had not been single for the last week
From sunrise till supset-aye and till eight o'clock
last nght-carts laden with household furniture were
moving all over the city The height Of the hustle and
confusion was about noon when person scompeed
by law TO move Between omnbusss and furniture CARTS
she streets blocked up and rendered nspassabe
sometimes for quarter q hour together The scenes
upon these occasions highly aruising when two
three drivers happened 10 be all equally obstinate
neh.r would yield to the other crowd collected and
great fun ensuea The ferry boats filed all the day
with wagons loaded wi tn hossehold furniture Many
ticlss smashed by collisions ofcarts cr by falling from
the tsp of load by being badly packed
rim taking them oat of house bringing them into
another. The los, from this would amount
to a good round sum in dollars. There was such
haste owing to the demand Gor csrtmcn, and their
anxiety to effect other engagements before night
that the breakage pretty general. The funni
est scenes occurred when two families, neither o.
whom happened to be very accommodating, met in
the same house, perhaps in the hall the stairs
gong out and the other coming in There nu
yesterday from this source ana in so ne
necessary to call in the police preserve
the Some of the fittings would frnsa picture
for Hogarth In some OF the wards, there pots,
pans beds, bedsteads tables barrels stoves domestic
utensils Of every descriptions all huddcd together with
fear Of falling. and holding desperately By leg
table chair; while long oortegf Of adults aseopa-
MED the cart on foot each bearing something Insome
indeed the whole furniture removed h hand
and then some of the scenes beggared description In
the Sixth and Eleventh wards and other wards,
chiefly inhabited by the poorer class OF citizens there
were numerous bonres OF old straw beds and great
the holocausts.
Altogether there the amount Of change and
confusion yeserday-the same expense and loss, and
misery the OF May in past years There il
probably nothing match it in any other city in ths
a st tiI,p
sxclams tina, the people are all mad There are two
saues in operation to produce this extraordinary number
of removals One Is the exoI bitant rent charged by
landlords, compelling tenants to seek for cheaper
dwelling CALLING them by the extortion that
they woad prefer paying more somewhere else tlan to
crafty their cupdity The other il the love ofohange
which is such 10 ndnce people better
to worse house. sometimes in the hioc and
at the rent The expense Of all this moving is tre
mehdous. benjamin Franklin, who is reputed to have
been very wise man, said that three moyngs were
equal to one burning Nothing can be more rue. With
brcakage. and the purchase OF carpets ad oil
cloth and new furniture to fit the habi.stion. a
large sum Of money IL consumed and the expense
Il probably again repeated the next first Of May and
on, till the whole original value of the furniture ab-
sorbed Whitewashing operations will be pursued with
great vgor the next few days and ii viii b. a least
week before the majority of those who moved yester
day will be fully sci tied in their new homes.
IioKRrmE Suic,pE IN rHE Punlic Srasrr-Yssterday
morning about II O'Clock, horrible affair Of suicide
perpetrated in Morton by Mr. Daniel Ssunlers
formerly aresden; at the Of Bedford ard Grove
streets believed to be the result temporary
ment Of mind IL seems that Mr. Saunders walking
with his daughter in Morton street and suddenly drew
from his pocket double barrel pistol and discharged
of the charges in the street hut whether any
IL not ascertaned The dau ghtcr becomirs alarm
ed, from her father, and took refuge in grocery
store near by Mr.. Saunders almost immediately after
presented the pistol again in the air and directed II
wards gentleman passing along the sidewalk The bar
ri was discharged, but without taking effect Tho ps-
tol was then thrown down. and Mr. Saunders drew from
his pocket dagger aud applying the point towards his
body thrust II into his heart The unfortunate inn
mediately staggered against the lamp post and in
the act Of falling when gentleman ran up TO him. took
the dagger his hand cndcavored support him
from falling Medical and obtained but before they
arrived the wounded man had expired officer Cargiu,
OF the Ninth ward the spot. AMI found the
gentleman Mr. Padcourt leaning the deceased with
the bloody dagger In his hand The body forthwith
removed to the Ninth ward Station hous. when DIR.
Geer called TO hold the inquest On the above facts
being presented before ths jury they found that the de-
ccaied came to his death by wound in the body, in
fictcd with dagger 10y his hand The deceased it
seems Englishman by birth. and ~ years age
but for past resident Of this city. sons
years ago he considered To be worth little pro-
pcrty consisting Of several houses aud lots but Of late
he became poor. IL is also stated that bout years
snce he married second wife but In consequence Of
some disagreement between them, q separation took
place and Tor several past they inye been living
apart This family difficulty, IL Is believed has tended
20 bring deJ ressed state of mind. and ultimately
iDtany which led TO the above name fatal act OF self
destruction The wife OF decreased learn L. .nraged
housekceper in some highly respectable family In this
city.
Monrsiirv WARDS IsLASp.-The mortality at
Wards Island, during ths last K forty seven
For the pondng week last year Il only
teen. so much for the ns~ medical rsgiHsc.
Sm 1Irsnr l.. BuLwsR CrIuc R,cE.-Last
evening the committee appointed 1t the Irish. meeting
held Tuesday evening, met at the Shakespeare Hotel
when II resolved that copies Of the memorial
printed. In order t. Lave IL signed. aud II also
agreed to eaA public aeeting on Tuesday evening next