The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-15
CITY Intelligence

Dr.rH OF THE vERr Rev JoHN POWER, y. DIT il
with feelings Of the deepest regret have
the death Of this distinguished member Of the Catholic
Church. As clergyman, he esteemed and beloved
by his flock whose temporal and spiritual ne
watched over with than parental solicitude lie
Was formerly Administrator and subsequently Vicar
Gen, raj Of This docese; and after long and protract
Cd rheumatic disease, he died yesterday, at twenty
minutes past four o'clock, p. NJ MIR. Power
sidrd the ablcst theologan in the States as all those
who have heard his logical and eloquent sermons will
attest; aud in private society his bland manners and
nerestng and instructive conversation gained for him
the ale con only of those OF his persuasion but
ao If members Of every creed in this country in
whore society often displayed the rich
Ct highly gifted and brilliantly educated mind. More
particulars hereafter.
FUNERAL CELEBRArIoN-A large procession Of the
society Of United American Mechanics moved through
streets yesterday from Hammond street to the Ce
metery in Second street 1t the funeral Of Samuel
L. j. illiams member Of the order Of W nited Anne
rican Mechanics" He was young man. not more than
twenty years of age, but his funeral attended
by about two hundred of his brethren Who orlng
to the usages the brotherhood accompanied his
mains to the grave. The coffin was embodied in the
American flag in accordance with rule Of the order
New YoRx FEMALE BIBLE SocIETY.-This society
LIBERATED its thirty third anniversary at the Bible House
on Thursday afternoon The society had received
about SO 900 during the past year all of which sum has
been appropriately expended. The Injecting adj
dressed by the Rev Dr. King and Rev. MIR. Smith The
nomination Of officers for the ensuing year thon
made and the meeting adjourned to meet on the first
Thursday in May.
OrE OF THE ORDEALs OF LPR-Next to getting n crop
of potatoes from mignonete box, is essayng to get
into an omnibus s. wet day You are confused and
abashed and every drop of the circulating fluid rushcs
into your face and reveals in the warmest terms your
embarrassment. Your right to enter Is unquestion-
able, but it is questioned by scowl, u look up and
then look down. You are able to pay for the accom-
modation but nevertheless you regarded rs an in
truder and you compelled to stumble up to the
head the omnibus, tripped up now and then by the
extended feet of animal whose cloth bospcaks him
q gentleman but whose demeanor tells you he is, as
Burton would say the rewarse'" To sensitive per,
son it is painful task to got into of these vehicles
but to him who takes through, regardless of the
damage he the toes Of the ladies' and the polish
of the gcntlemen's boots, and who does not pull
bride" until he has, by hook crook inserted his
corpus between the panel and his fellow passengers 1t Is
by no means irksome undertaking. The staring,
gazing surveying and scrutnizing operation which the
tired pedestrian has to undergo is infinitely worse
than the fatigue Of long walk on hot day in sum-
mer In fine, the ordeal of getting into bus as
contractors call it, bad the asking question Of
either Of those ferooous bull dogs who are the door
ke, pers oI the members entrance OF the House Of
Commons in London. who have never been accused of
ANYTHING that approached to ciylity and who, this
account well known, and estimated accordingly.