The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-14

PROGRESS OF Mr.. CLAY-HIs VISIT TO NEW
YoRK-We cannot but view it as every way I'M
fortunate that Mr. Clay and the remains of MI
Adams were to arrive in New York city at the same
time Yet, from an alteration i'll the arrangements
of the Committee of Congress, who had the corpse
in charge such wond inevitably be the case, unless
the Committee or Mr.. Clay altered the time OF start
inc The latter was to have left Philadelphia on
Tuesday It'll inst, by special tram, accomphiiie"
by delegation of one hundred from that city to All
boy, there to have been received by the Cohlhoi'
Council of New York, on board the steamboat ooi-
neIius Vanderbilt, thence to New ork.
That Mr. Clay has been received III I'VE" w N
by the "nbounded enthusiasm - when one feaue
SO much about in the newspapers-Dut WHICH -
really developed only on great OCCASIONS iihe
we have no doubt. Thousands OF Americans YET
venerate and love him as towering ABOVE all Tie
other statesmen of the land; and IN no place Is there
more of that ardent loyalty to him. than In the city
of New York.
Do1NGs IN THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
The Natchez Courier of the It'll instant says ::
Bills providing for testing the sense of the people
upon the propriety of calling Convention to
remodel the Constitution-for the purchase of two
thousand copies of Hutchinson's compilation of
the Laws of Mississippi, and for the establishment
of institution in Jackson for the education of the
blind, have passed both Houses Bills making APP
preparations for the improvement of our rivers and
for the leveeing of the Mississippi river have passed
the lower House.
New AND LARGE HALL FOR THE ODD Eel
Lows, IN New YoRK.-The very large and noble
building, now in process Of completion for the Odd
Fellows of New York, at the corner of Grand and
Centre streets, las central position as could be
found,) is we'll worth visit, both from the citizen
and stranger. We get the following statistical ac-
count of this building, from the New York Tribune
of the I'd inst
We visited Odd Fellows Hall yesterday, and ex-
amned the interior of it from the cellar to the
dome. 1t is really magnificent edifce, an orna-
ment to the Clty-chaste, elegant and Well-prOpor
tionedfronting Centre street, II feet, on which is
the main entrance, II feet Grand street, and 105
on Orange street.
Its height to the top of the dome is 90 feet, and
from the sidewalk to the top of the level cornce 70
feet and the workmanship is in strict accordance
with the rules of the Corinthlan order of archiec
ture the antics pilasters, and the capitals, are
complete.
The Hall fronts on three streets-the fronts
Grand and Centre streets agree The principal
front is on Grand street. Being located at point
on Grand street where the street forms an obtuse
angle, it is in full view from Broadway and the
Bowery, between which it is built.
The fronts are of Connecticut polished brown
sandstone, and of superior workmanship first
story is faced with rlscated ashlar, and the others
with plain asllar. The architect is Joseph Trench
of Chambers street.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At ALBANY AND Loss OF
LTFE-A destructive fire occurred at Albany, N.
Y, on the LIST instant. Three brick stores and five
frame buildings on the dock, below Hamilton street,
were destroyed: on South Broadway ten buildings
frame and brick Were also destroyed. Whole loss,
$4,000; insured, 20 to $4,000. A young man
named Gillespie, of Engine Co. No. 2, and lad
named O'Toole, We're killed.