The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-01
LOCAL NEWS.
new YORK AND T-Hs VICINITY.


MAY DAY.-On the hrst DAY oil May the
streets in the city Of New York always present hp
peManoo that amuses and surpriHes foreigners 20
lournins here They cannot understand tho phlloso-
ply Of tho annual exchange Of domiciles that has
been engrafed upon the socih economy Of this me-
tfopolt. Strangers almost invariably nsk our cit-
Eens why New Yorker. DO not change tie absurd
moving DAY" and gradually get rid OF the annoy
anoe. and inconvenience that invariably after nd the
wholosae heeira Of househodrrs and their effects
upon given day The an,v r I. never .ati,fsc,ory,
ccause II 1. Buasbinn III ~ no. a. how II might le
then ID would he. But NJ IL isn't and
car't, II won't he" This ,ums up the whole
care, after having been dscus,ed by oil classes Of
citizens and the result H. that oLy individuals seek
TO ohtain immunity ON the and expenses At.
tendant upon O May day romova-by bargaining with
q landlord, or outgoing tenant. for admission 10
the new domicile some weeks days before the
dreaded Of sacrifice, and It Is LAY Of tacrices
10 those who make no better arrangement. In
the hst place the uniortunates are haunted for
eral weeks with vision. Of misery to come Then the
woman Of the house insists uron taking mp the
pets, aud packine up tho china and yauAbes ahouta
week before the let Of MAY. Some females so 70 fAr
ne TO take down the todh,eLdL and make their iAm-
lie. quite uneom lartahc for some time pre-
vlous 70 the dreaded occasion. Thing. generally are
thing they require Tor daily usc, either packed up or
deposited In some unfamiliar place. NEXT comos tho
| barsain with a cnman. On any other occAaon
rea,onalle prices prevail or the statute law sum
ciently protects the citizen hut on May DAY, ',e!f-
interest" u, Feueral raj, governs tho condolences
| Of carmen overrides the laws nj the State, nufe,
municipal ordinances aud exacts from the unioriun.
alto householder lnrre sacrifice of etecnbacks for
very little service rendered by the owner or driver Of
| horrc and cart No friendly "habea. grecnback"
| can be interpreted to prevent the extortion
OF ih~e VINO run the moving machinery on May
day In iac'' iof week p'eviou'' and anterior
IN" carmen rap Il tl'h harvest pHtlaIy thiou'h the
ies OF tho-e ABOUT 10 move that they cannot obtain
"'he' unnspo''suon service ahu paiuA'y peoHh'e
business men are s'ai 10 so' tue matter on Their
minus Renee ehs~'men' are nHhe weeks pf''l-
GUS anu no 's fortunate VINO nar secured 'he services
I" hcNman 'oT he ISL OF may al anything Ie's than
N'hV-n'e uo"A'' loan lot ihoNius h' furniture
" II nov 10 pe SUPPOSED that TINS WIZ DC 'he regular
rate Out very many loads wiz cost NJ nuoh TO en'
ah's "ho h't'ecled 10 MAKE bargain leioFehand
anu hhu uelhseNe' tuIh'u iho inc hF'e'
~ we've O'Clock to-day lhutsdW' frday and
SATURDAY the carmen were ehMsilf nom ihfc'
TO nine doHarr load with A Tie brokers say
an upward tendencE' IN the market what th'
. prices wiz 10 ih.- morning. only circumstance
can de~mine' IaImsn Who have bern cnsAGed
WI hIst iulhl their commissions and II they ~
through this work carly may not object TO take wis
they can Get iot AL odd loh' An old 'AFman 'nio me