The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-05-18
Mttklg Stanhath
NEW YORK.
lFrom our special Correspopdent. /

From our Special Correspondent
We are now, to-day, partaking of fore
walls in the regions of his Satanic Majesty's
dominions. In New York to-day, "confus-
ion is worse confounded," owing to Gus
tom,-a custom which would be, more
honored in the breach than the observance"
if our people would only see it in that light.
The universal determination of all the In
habitants of Gotham, to change their resi-
licences on May day, is what l am now de-
precating. Yesterday, Sunday, being the
first of May. our troubles were necessarily
postponed until to day; but we are in the
midst of the agony now, and, o horrors,
what an agony it is. Wagons loaded with
furniture crowd the streets; one half Of the
inhabitants of this little Village are at this
moment houseless, exchanging domicils,-
going from roof to root; all out of doors;
and this takes place regularly every year on
the anniversary of this day; no matter what
may be the state of the weather, or the
health Of the family; while one is moving
out, another is moving into the same house;
vile scolding, children bawling, car men
shouting, laborers cursing; no breakfast, no
dinner, no supper, pallet on the floor with
out bed clothes; these are some OF the
sweets brought on by the poetry inspiring
May day; and tho it may be very hot or
very cold; in rain and tempest; in snow, or
hail or sunshine; it must be done; New
York must move Tonight thank heaven,
O we will be all under cover however, when
we may calmly survey the field OF the days
5labors; house upset; furniture damaged;
81 crockery broken all to pieces; glasses smash
ed. and "chaos" will have ''come again.
Tomorrow will begin the bridesmaids har-
vest. cabinet makers repairing the furni-
ture; crockery men replacing the smashing;
and so we 90. To-day wagon cannot be
! hired at less than from ten TO twenty
6 dollars load: tomorrow we may hire as
MANY as we want for two dollars; but there
is some balm in all this after all the cor
morant landlords have hads9 bitter pill to
swallow; rents have been running up ever
since the war, until they had reached faps-
ces could not live anywhere but In remote
localities. This year there has been stam-
pede upon them, and tenements have fallen
off in prices at least twenty five per cent
Now we may hope for better days for the
middling and poor classes: OF course to the
rich it makes little or no difference, at least
it is not felt. All this is a step in the right
direction. -.,#.-..-
1t has been decided by the combined wis
dom of our State, recently inlegislative halls
assembled at Albany, that our city shall have
what is termed an "arcade railroad" through
Broadway; from the Battery up. This road
is to be laid some sixteen or eighteen feet
under the present surface OF the street
stores and shops are to be built on either
side of the road, "down there" and to be
lighted and ventilated from above, q tWo
st0ried street the upper story to be confined
4, wholesaling, the lower or basement floor,
to be carried on in retail traffic. Tins
proposed arrangement is creating quite a
commotion in our little community
The Slewarts and the Astors, and the
rest of the milliouares are opposing 1t, on
the alleged ground that the road will
iniure their properties; large majority OF
our citizens like the idea and there is but
little doubt that it will ultimately be an
accomplished fact. The principal object is
to relieve Broadway of its present crowded
and dangerous condition, by giving its
travel another vent.
Another subject occupying the attention
and ventilation of all New York is the Nc
Farland trial, for the murder of Albert D..
Richardson, which was perpetrated last fall !;
with the outline of the case everybody is ia
miliar, although it does seem to be very
mixed up matter Mcfarland will, beyond
doubt, be acquitted; the sentiment of the
community is with him on general theory.
The whole American people, as people,
believe that when man enters the sacred
precincts of his neighbors' domestic circle,
and laws violent hands on his laves and his
penates, the trespasser takes his life in his
hands, and if he shall be called upon to
weld up that life on the altar of his lusts,
any Jury that can be empannelled will find
a verdict of served him right" that no
Jury can be brought together who shall
convict the slayer. From this stand
point Mcfarland may look with con-
fidence for his acquital; but he is no better
than he should be. From the facts dis
closed be must have been bad fellow He
had for years iltreated his wife and children,
so il seems. and she no doubt was driven
from him by his brutal propensities and his
failure to support and take care OF ner. She
obtained an Indiana divorce and had, as she
supposed, relieved herself from any claim
Mcfarland might have had on her as her
husband lnolana divorces however are
not in good odor here. Mcfarland INSISTED
she was still his wife, and after TWO years
reflection, that is after she had refused 10
live with him Tor TWO years, ne cenciuaea q
to shoot the man to whom ms %lie naa
transferred her affections, ana ne old i.Iout
the sympathy, as before stated Is WIN MN
and he'll get Oh.
About divorce: Inc iaw' On LII, ,.; sueje ~
In our State, seems 10 oe mos! unJusI ~
women; 1t recognizes, OF raener II Uranus s vi
vorce Vlncuio only LOT once ohence, auui
terry; and that must De conclusiseiy proven zen
no matter Wnat tne Treatment nan ~
1ntiict on MS VIE, may DIE may urLn lh
to beastlaiity, ne may osas oi a9a .sd nei
starve and desers ner, slanuer an u,a has
her, disgrace anu consp I'm ~ p,oi Lao no,
and thousand otnef l,is ne nay Msdp .p poa
her, unless sne prove lne oIG ~, LIZ oha rans,
pass sne must sun remain ans VIII 1,hn
still continue 10 oear nis ouio1s n'. d nauie
even to the emo she may a;M iU nd amt .a ~
sePara n s anu e and will so decree
award heT support, ana WIZ ~ 49, !;
but he Will make away VIII nis Plope;Sy, ,i y