New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
FIRST OF MAY CHANGES
PAINS AND PENALTIES OF MovYG-DAy


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Yesterday was the saddest day Of the wear in
many NewYork household, especially for the fe,nlns
portion thereof And yet farer day has not been seen
this The sky coudIess and serene the sus
shown brightly but too warmly and a fresh breezs
played through The city and didn't take mp much disL
But alas! the first OF May In New York f. cOnsecatc "a
the performance Of that ceremony which combines an
that IL uncomfortable in domestic life and Is bIisfy
known as moving" The peasantet Of spring weatbet
can do little TO alleviate its misercs msercs the bitter
| ness Of which only woman can fatho.n
Paerfamllas has been coming bone for tbs
last few days 20 find HIS happy domestic circle
broken and knocked into innumerabe and indescbabs
angles by the tack hammer Wrinkles OF care have
marked the fair brow Of his wife; aDtquated jam has
besmeared the immaculate frocks OF his children AMI
Bridget Introduce tho rOasts 10 the family mahogany
with long and dismal streak on her nose Gotta
splendid house," said pateFfamhas yesterday morning.
and he dned AZ the club. To-day the wife bas
the Mysteries THE children the measles. and the cook
attack OF absolute mental yacuty and for many long
and weary head Of the house viii wander about
muttering and gbbcrng TO himself about the holo~ness
Of life.
At an early hour In the morning, at the cor
OF the squares, yesterday, through the city.
were assembled trucks OF oil sizes and descriptions
with their by their Sides 1t the gathering ot
an army which 90 make concerted attack on tho
dwelling houses OF tho city and give them 10 sack
and demolition. There average amount %
moving done Harlem, Mott Haven. Brooklyn are helds
whcn have been Opened to the hOuse-huner by rapid
transit and the Bridge. Persons In moderate cir
oumstances find that II IS difficult 10 get habitaton
below YOrkville in neighborhoods which tend 10 self
respect aThe fact Is n somewhat singular that tho
greater part OF the moving done from the centro
OF the city to the northern and southern portions From
Twenty-tbrd Firty-nnth sta. Is the division. APPLY
termed by poice-captan the porter house steak or
the city and it this juicy morsel Of the COMMON
%, IA axfr
rents The old and almost forgotten wa-ds, Ike the
Ninth being rebalt with great lighthouses aud rein
habited and knowing spectators ore buying property
west OF Greenwich-aVe expecting IL 10 increase III Fao
Inc prices charged for moving were various Drivers
had liked scale 81 prices but charged what they could
get This was usually for distances OF two miles and
nnder SO load for double trucks, and ~ for single
rates These prices were considerably reduced toward
evening when the demand for trucks and vans grew less
and the drivers found 1t necessary to aDae theT rate or
remain idle: However greedy and extGrtionaee u tho
he seldom hesitates az TO bis course when
such alternative presented to him
charges for the tcmen. Double trucks can charge -
a load and single trucks may charge ~ 30 a lond
the. owners OF the trucks are permitted make add
ona charges for the employment Of men 10 assist their
ANY appeal 10 this law was entirely without avail. The
truck fatty refused to be hired on such terms aud
OF Boss Tweed Well what are you going to do
But who could do Justice to the plants aud walls that
mp from army OF afflicted mairon, engaged IN
The agonltT 81 pkn and % 1ou9d Il ssouey "po.,b
to their new homes until ued-me. An Oh man
with the shows OF many winters on hi head and flowing
white beard sat summing himself o. the benches ia
Madison square. He frowned omlnOusD ana rOhed
aggressvey at everybody that came MIN
% though desrous OF picking quarrel;
At as he turned 10 the rranger wa s nearest MN and
addressed him abruptly Have you been moving 10
day r. The stranger replied tnat he had not Glid 10
meet one sensible man, said the old man ~ some
what modified tone ana growing cohndrhIa nc on.
tnued I'm seventy years OF age SIR ana I'm wei ON
family are stark mad-starK mad. IA everyone
OF them-ai my hols,a2d gooli are on the
peace Why when | was "A boy IN old I'm land, we pad
May-pole dances aud flowers and loyemaklng, and en-
hove Gs so do We spend the rs Of Mayi WY we
make ourselves as miserable a. We can by moving INTO
new houses where can't get settled down
IDarcb of civilizalion and all thar sort Of thing
rs an humbug yes. sir-humbug We knew how 70 ENJOY
of Old hens and oniy Pretend 10 enjoy ourselves
Taxing the various ferries between New-York and
Brooklyn WHOLE honors wero easy between the two
dence of the inRabttans from one sde 10 the other
he Bride eaush ge1eso. snas ta9 9d nSsss @
less than 100 about evenly divided, II and from this
Nev,York acquired few families from Now,Jersey. but
New-ersey LANDLORDS were made happy ny large lnfX
from NewIOrk At the various North River ferries the
gatemen said that fully thIeequarters o. moving was
There was much moving in down town quarers among
lawyers, I'm suaDce and brokers. The new building
OF the Mutual Life insurance Company, in Na-saust on
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pancy, ALTHOUGH the interior Is yet unfinished.
Among the firms that moved 10 were the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company Deyen & Her.
Morton. Bliss Co, Kuhn, Loeb & O., John Mnnroe &
CO.. and stanton & Cass. The Chamber OF Commerce
possession OK their quarters In the building the
before
Few changes we're announced at the stock Exchange
Among the changes is the dissolution Of Mar
lor, Berlan & Co., 10 be succeeded by ID. W.
Berlan & Co.. the other member being j. ID.
Berdan. and Marion Co, composed Of {. : L. MaIsOr
and : d. McGOurkoy. The firm Of Kendall Waller viii
dissolved. b. f. Kendall continuing business aud A.
W. Bartlett and g. L. Baker NIL form the co-p"itn
Of Rartlctt & Baker. J. Edward Mastm n Co. viii dis
solve their cO-parnership and 10 be succeeded by
Drake Mastn CO., consis Ing OF james VI. Drake. j.
l.. Mastin and IL. II. Drake. Morris h. Jesup
Ccas.s to be "a general partner IN the firm az
JesuD, Patton & Co. lie viii remain a. special partner
and the business Of the hrm viii continue rs heretofore
under OF John Patton Co. Mr. Jesup has been
known I'm Wall street for over thirty years lie Is anx
i)us seek rest. and will spend the coming summer IN
Europe MI Patton, who VIII be the senior member Of tho
firm has long been known financial circles and has Tor
ten Years been partner Of the concern
ihc firm OF Lang Robinson Co. has been dissolved
Peter Lang having acquired the interest OF Henry O.
Robinson Chatles W. Lang. The firm VIII be cOntiu
ued By Peter and CharIes w. Lang under the aame "