The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-03

NEW fOTK, March %, 1901.
Yesterday evening, after lovely forenoon, the sky sud-
denly overcast and black, lowering clouds. gave abundant
promise of thunder shower in March About dark. down
the rain with rush. but minus the expected thunder.
1t was heavy fall, bu, lasted only few minutes.
Yesterday, about P was passing the Big Brown
Church. which stands the head OF wall street, like
tor or guardian Of the morals Of the OF Mammon my
attention arrested by procession, or long file OF clergy
men, Gas inferred from their black clothes and white
vas) preceded by twelve white haired men, clad in
the white surpces of the Episcopal Church. and bearing
coffin covered with black velvet This solemn train
passing slowly round the walls Of the Trinity Con
the inside of the nce after the of similar
MES by the Church of Rome They uncovered
ing their hats in their hands, and wearing look of the most
profound veneraton. ew-perhaps many eight Of
the hundredkept their hats their heads until they filed
into the church The side pews filed with spectators.
One Of them informed that il the funeral Of Professor
Ogeby, of Columbia College. The imposing corege, pre-
ceded by the pail bearers and the coffin, passed slowly down
The broad ase the dead silence broken only by the clergy
in the white surplces repeating in Deep measured
tone certain passages from the Scriptures What with the
nnearthy light produced by the stained glass, the sOmbre
shadows in the hooks and around the columns and solemn
tong of the ponderous bell. the effect was snguarly
gloomy and impressive.
Another rather imposing funeral yesterday, that Of
Major Noah, the famous New York editor and Jew. An
immense concourse attended, besides Jewish Societies. and
the ceremonies performed in the Hebrew language by
the Rabbis after which eulOgy pronounced. The
Major very popular. He sixtysix old, and
The u. =. Mail Steamer Ohio will leave tomorrow for
Havana and New Orleans sieamer Winfield Scott on the
lstof April and the steamship Union April 18th. There is
ae engraving of the latter in the window of Stmson &
Co.. New Orleans and Mobile Express Office Capt Van.
derblt has offered to make large bet the speed of the
Proetheus the fastest vessel aoat, whereupOn
ship builder o this city to 1000 (money
DOWN. that he will build a that will beat the p all
hollow. In the meantime. friend Mills, of the steamer
Brother Jona han her way Chagres very anx.
ions to pit her against the swiflest of them ALL
Business shade better today but money becoming
hard TO touch at less than nine per annum In
the meantime, of people living a smashing
rae and have imported much than they will ever gel
for You need be surprised il you shond hear Of
some la,ge failures presently.
Yesterday the city guests, the members of the Legsl
tue, toed round public penal institutions
etc. the islands in ha East River. Their visit to the lUs
children Randas Island, (aken the cily's ex
pense, appeared TO be great treat to the Lawmakers Sim.
Draper Eq.. held little child. and made great
laugh by that supposed bear strong re
embance the President of (ths Board of Managers the
" Ten Governors'
Amin Bey the Turkish Envoy has returned to this city,