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New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
DEATH OF OGDEN HOFFMAN.

The Hon. OGDEN HoFFMAS, late Attorney General
of our State and for quarter Of a century brilliant
and successful advocate, died very suddenly at
o'clock yesterday. Though for the last three days
suffering from congestion of the lungs, he was not
supposed to be i'll any danger till just before his death.
He was out on Sunday last, apparently in his usual
health. At noon yesterday he was attacked with
suffuson of blood from the stomach, and died two
hours afterward.
Mr. Hoffman was the Of the late Josiah Ogden
Hoffman, formerly Recorder Of our City, and long
Judge of Superior Court and was born in this City
near the close of the last century When q boy, he
ENTERED the L. S. Navy a nidshipman, and dstin-
puished himself by gallanry ard efficiency in one Of
the seafghts of the Last War with Great Britain. lie
afterward studied law, and commenced practice, we
believe, at Goshen, Orange County. We think it wa
from this County that he was elected to the Legisis
ture, some thirty years ago. He removed more than
twenty years since to this bis native city, and graou'
ally to the head Of his profession as pleader WIN
ming eminent distinction by his defense OF Rchsiu r.
Robinson, charged with the murder OF Helen Jewe"'
In 1885, he was elected to Congress being earned on
both the Wing and Working Mems tickets, ana IN
ls4O he was reelected, the whole Wing ticket being
carried by about !, 900 majority. Mr.. HOfmsns elo-
quence winning rnanners and great personal POI uar-
ity, doubtless contributed 10 these triumphs.
In 1882 he very earnestly batled for the election OF
Gen. Scott, with whom he had for many years been
linked in the ties of an ardent friendship, founded N
mutual esteem.
In 1854, he was nominated by the Wings for Atsor'
neyGenera and elected by the highest popular vo'e
Of any man on any ticket He served out his term
but declined being a candidate for reelection.
He was married in early manhood to lazy VINO
died msny years since, leaving at least one son. no"
grown to manhood Several years after her decea'e'
he married Miss Virginia Southland. daughter Of the
Hon. Samuel L. Ssuthard of NewJerSey, who SUI
wives him.
n, Uoff,osn was man of generous, kindly nasAre,
a fascinating associate, and devoted friend Hs
funera will take place to morrow from the CAArch Of
The Appupciaton. Fourteenth street.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.

BOSTON, Thursday, May I, 1880
In the Ser ate to-day two reports were submitted
from the Special Committee upon the question Of
Kansas affairs. The majority reported series OF re-
solutions which take strong Northern ground denounc-
ing the interference of the BOrderRufans, the bogus
Territorial Legislature its laws and the of tho
National Administration toward Kansas; declaring
that Kansas should be admitted into the Union rs a
Free State and commencing the cause 10 the sympa-
thy of the people of Massachusetts. The resolutions
were ordered to a second reading.
The minority report, which is signed by two mem
bers of the Committee, maintains the legality oil tho
Territorial Legislature and its laws and fully sustains
the doings Of the Administration
The Wings of our Legislature, and many Of the
prominent Wings of the Slate, held meeting at the
State House this evening. They adopted resolution
narty. and declaring they would enlist in the ranks OF
no party which did not bear the flag and keep step
"t6 the music of the Union" A Whig State Central
Committee was appointed.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
POLITICAL DODGING.

Mr.. James Buchanan has been in public life from
our earlieet remembrance, and has always CON-
manded and enjoyed the respect of his fellow-citi
zens So far as We know, or as the public has any
right to know, he has lived blaneless aud e1em-
plary lilr treating all with courtesy and JUS
tice. Politically, he has always stood opposed to
us. and there was time when his agency in giving
color and currency to the Bargain calumny on
Mr. CLAY. and in misleading Gen. jackson
into personal and positive Endorsement Of
il. excited feeling of bitterness against him
which We have long since outgrown. His
coune in regard to that matter cannot be
psti6ed: but he was much younger then than he
il now. and, in the heat of partisan disappointment
and ambition, bore part which his calmer ludg'
ment must condemn. lie has for forty years been
an attentive observer Of and partic!pator In our
public affairs, and, though never great man, ne
has always been esteemed prudent, safe, non-
malignant legislator and flnctionary. Considering
the sort of people who get nominated and even
elected to the Presidency, We ryard nun as
emiDently eligible for that post; AID, OF all fhe
aspirants for the Cincinpsu nomination. we believe
no one would poll stronger vote or hll the once
10 more general acceptance than James Buchanan.
But the cordial respect We cherish for the Penn
l ENahla candidate does pos eXteLi TO his leading
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
XXXIVTH CONG r ES S.
FIRST SESSION..

SENATE. WAsHISGToS, May !, 1885.
Mr.. WELLER submitted resolution calling on the
President for any correspondence with our Minister to
Nicaragua mot heretofore communicated) regarding
tie recognition Of the new Nicar,guan Government.
Mr. WELLER said be was in the constant receipt
Of letters nquiripg whether he sustained the policy OF
this nation with regard to the Nlcaraguan Govern
menA He now took occasion to remark tbat be en-
tirey disagreed with that policy. If the Executive
thought txpedient to reject Col. French personal
grounds. lie thought the Nicarsgusn Government
Lould have been notified Of that fact, and been off,
cialy recognized.
The usual practice of this Government has been to
recognize the South American Governments, wbo.o.
ever was IN power there. Those which lie on the
route Of the Pacific especially ought be treated Win
see Central America annexed to this Republic, but
wanted q stable Government there, and this was
only to be accomplished by the diffusion Of Anglo
Saxon blood; be therefore thought that emigration to
that country ought to be encouraged rather than dis
countensnced He said that no man had been
more shamefuly misrepresented than Gen. Walker.
He was not a freebooter, but a man Of the purest
motives.
Mr.. WELLER read letter from Gen. Walker, in
which il is asserted that the British Government have
iIterfered in the present struggle between Costa Rca
and Nicaragua and have furnished the Costa Ricans
with arms A state of now exists between these
Governments. Costa Rica invaded Nicaragua, though
sLe did not declare war against her, but against the
Americans who aided the present party in power to
subyert the old Government. Mr. Weller, in allusion
the recent not at Panama said the best Of feeling
exists between this Government and the Government
of New-Granada, and be had doubt that the whole
power Of the latter would be exercised to bring the
offt ndeis 10 Justice.
Mr.. SEWARD remarked that several weeks ago
on biz motion resolution adopted calling on the
President for Information on this subject but as there
had been no response the Presidea. prooaoly hao
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
From Our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent .o-,
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, April D. 1000
In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Asa Bggs OF .Not''
Carolina talked the benches empty on the ach-"
of the Naval Board. He succeeds Mr.. Badger,
vet the latter gentleman fingers about the oor and
is almost rs often seen occupying seat among the
members as he did before his term expired. Su-
perluous lags the veteran.
In tie House, Mr.. Fuller from the Committee
on Commerce attempted to obtain the action of
the House upon very vOluminous bill, comprising
some $50 pages, establishing the collection dis
trcts and designating the ports of entry and de-
livery fixing the salaries of collectors and subOrdi-
mates, and condensDg and cOdifying generally the
laws relating to shipping and revenue. The bill is
one of great importance, and covers vast deal Of
ground An early day in June was assigned for its
consideration.
Mr.. Burlington of Massachusetts, afterward read
q speech in defense and eulogistic of that State,
which but few persons could hear. Mr.. Meacham
of Vermont followed in some terse remarks on the
Kansas question, which, though desultory, were
pungeDt and telling. He was fully in earnest, and
left decided impression Of the fact upon the srge
circle Of attentive listeners who surrounded him.
j. s. 7.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

ties who mean, when. the proper time comes, tO
levy what they choose upon patient Uncle SAM
II is also stated that the sites where the reservors
are proposed to be placed have been bough: up By
spectators for the purpose Of filling their 'Set'
by some fabulous price of sale. How Senator,
In view Of these allegations can sit and patiently
vote to go it blind in the appropriation for this
work, is a marvel. Considering, however, that the
nine-foot pipe does not seem 10 them too large to
serve this villsge, it s hardly to be that
they will stick on other considerations But pretty
much the whole business of appropriations is n
swindle.
We are fast getting into the track of the old
European Governments, and running into exsrava-
gance and corruption enough to swamp the virtue
as well as the Treasury of the nation. Luckily
the House is larger than the Senate, and were it
not for being inyidious, should say majority of
its members act good deal more independently
Yet the House is not affiictingly virtuous. There
is no danger of its being translated into heaven on
account of its being a body of saints. 1t pitched
the bill for the relief Of the merchants who have
lost goods by fire in the original packages into the
Committee of the Whole, mainly because some
members could not see why some others were so
active in trying to get it passed, when they had no
special reasons either in their heads or their pOck.
ets, for it.
The game on all these bills, is that Of rough aud
tumble and We find it hard to be distressed either
when they succeed or fail.
The Southern emigration Is being pushed into
III dos of viU vha IN
are mainly propagandists, who go with rifle aud
knapsack, to aid in sustaining and perpetuating
Slavery in Kansas as a political institution. They
do not go to become permanent settlers but simply
as amateur operators in the fray. They go to ram
Slavery into the Constitution and cram it down the
throats of the people who design to make Kansas
their home, and then purpose to leave it in charge
of oyerseers, in the shape of Border Ruffan legs-
lators, backed by theFederal power in Washington.
1t is the intention to put means in operation to
eectua tie up, far as it can edone by Constitu-
tonal provision and legislative enactment the Free
State men now and prospectively. In providing for
the qualification of voters aud for the requisites OF
official station, care will be taken in the proposed
Pro-Savery Constitution for the new State that
the opponents of Slavery stand little or Lo chance
to make themselves felt One way of doing it will
be to make slayehoding a necessary quaiihcaton
in all candidates for Governor, State Senators,
&C., as in South Carolina. The scheme OF chain
ing Kansas to Slavery that it cannot break from
Il Int by bloody revolution is already fully ma
.ured a-d every step is marked out by winch the
nurnose will ,re surely accomplished. No contln-
aencv can avert il tut the success of the opposition
in the coming election.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
Governor Stewards Speech.
DOINGs In CONGRESS.

SxsAIE, May l.-Nicaragua affairs mooted by
Mr.. Weller, who called for all extant correspondence
cf an official nature. He condemned the course OF the
Administration in not recognizing the existing Gov
erpme ut" of Nicaragua, and defended Gen. Walker
from the charge Of fibustering, saying that he
10 free booter but an aInable gentleman sctuated by
the purest of motives. Mr.. Weller wanted no war,
Int he desired a stable Government in that country,
which would only be secured by an infusion of Anglo
Saxon blood As TO the Panama riot. MIR. Weller said
that the mot friendly relations continued with the
Government of New. Granada, and he had no doubt
that that Government would do justice as far as lay IN
its power. MIR. Douglas made brief speecasAn when
he charged that the Clay ton Bulwer treaty was day
violated by Great Britain. He regarded Walker
Cover ment rs legitimate, and the irmest since the
Nicarsguars threw of the Spanish yoke. He thought
we should rather encourage emigration thither; and
though be would support the neutrality laws, he
would not GO hairs breadth beyond their street ley
ter. Mr. Toombs spoke against the action OF the
Naval Board and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsr, May 1.-The House passed the Indian APP
propriation bill and the bill revyiug the act of 1852
relative to suspended entries of public lands and the
at of isi6 concerning suspended preemption land
claims Mr.. Maxwell spoke for the Southern side, and
IT. Perry followed for the NORTH on the question Of
s1aVery eHtetsi0p. Mr.. Quitman introduced bill to
repsa certain sections Of the Neutrality laws which
was referred TO the Judiciary COMMITTEE Adjourned.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
THE LATEST NEWS.
RECEIVED BY
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsHISGIos, Thursday, May

WAsHINGToN, Thursday, May I, I5oo.
Chief Examiner Langdon resigned his post in the
Patent Office to-day. He intends shortly to sail for
Europe.
There is no doubt but that the Government will
take prompt measures relative to the outrages at
Panama. The Secretary Of the Navy supposes that
the sloop St. Marys is there by this time, under the
Instructions for her ordinary cruise but additional
veseelof.war will be dispatched from the Atlantic
coast although the orders have not yet been issued
II Is highly probable that Commissioner will be sent
thither to sscertain the facts of the case.
The United States Treasurer reports the amount on
hand subject to draft, the ?lst u, az ga
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

Since the late fights in Nicaragua Walkers
new.paper organ at Granada has become very ca
ger for peace. 1t addresses an earnest homIy to
the Costa Ricans on that subject upon the text,
They who draw the sword shall perish BY the
sword" 1t is a pity the fllibusters had not duly
considered that text before going to Nicaragua.
The same paper, We observe, denounces the Eu'
ropeans in the service of Costa Rics as I" miscre-
ant foreigners! What sort of foreigner is
General Walker and the bulk Of the so-called MIC
araguan armyi
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

The House passed The Indian appropriation BILL and
the bill revvng the act of 1883 relative to suspended
entries of pupc lands and the act of 1916 concerning
suspended pretmption land claims.
On motion of Mr.. PHELPS, the petition from the
members of the Pittsburgh Bar against the official con-
duct Of Judge Irvin was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
Mr. MAXWELL spoke on the Southern side Of tho
Slavery question and
Mr. PERRY against the extension Of Slavery and in
favor of the restoration of the Missouri restriction and
in defence Of the Republican party.
Mr.. QUITMAN introduced a bill to repeal certain
sections of the Neutrality laws.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee. Adjourned.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

NASHlN6TON, lhutsuay, NAY 1, looo'
No. 99.-United States, appellants, agt. Thomas o.
Larkn ct al Argued by Attorney General Gushing
and Mr.. Gillett for 'be appellants, and by Mr. Law
renee for the appellees.
No. 1OO.-Unon Bank of Tennessee, appellant. agt.
Wm Jollys Administrator. Argued by Mr.. Coke for
appellant and by the Hon. X h. Z. Stanton for the
appellees.
No. lOi.-United States, plaintiffs, agt. Wm q.
Shackeord. Submitted on record, and printed argu.
ments by Attorney General Gushing for plaintiffs, and
by the Hon. w. L. Underwood for defendant.
No. lO2.-Charles McMicken, appellant, agt. Frank
lin Perrin. Argued by the Hon. John Henderson for
appellant.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

Judge Rockwell delivered an op'mon OIL rn.tsI =" ~.
KINGS County Court of Oyer and Ier'n'ner yes.ef,
doy te the effect that the repeating clause Oh 'ne
Probbitory law did not touch that portion OF tue
,ci,e law which prohibits the sale Of liquor in less
on,nt,es than five gallons, or to be drank upon
.ho ,,epises of the seller.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
VILLAGE NEARLY DESTROYED BY FIRE

DAYTON, n. Y, Thursday, May l, 1856.
The Village of Gowunda, in this county, (Catta-
raugus was almost wholly destroyed by fire last night.
Among the buildings burned are Saens furnace,
Camps f.ctory 4. W. Heunies storehouse, the Palmer
block the Welsh block, the Mansion House, the Old
Mill, &c. The bridge was also destroyed.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

TIL. Mount Cisco Educational Institute, at New
castle. westchester County. was opened yesterday
with appropriate exercises in which the Rev. De
Mclean Mr. Latlefsld. the Principal, and other gen.
tlemen took part The institute is likely to prove
valuable ADDITION to toe edgca.ousl resources d tue
county.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

HAMILTON, Ca, Thursday, May |, 1856.
In this city, to-day, Capt. Hicks, Assistant Supern-
tendent of the Great Western Railway, was run down
by locomotive and instantly killed.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

A number of serious fires are recorded ia our
paper this morning. The N.wNoik and New
Haven and New .iclk and Harlem Railroad Depot
ia this city was PARTIAL, borned early yesterday
motuiDe; at Phlladrlphia about forty buildings
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

a..,ro,sd the same morning; and the same
NIGHT nearly the whole Of the vu''s' :" sshss ~
Cs,,sr,uous County, was reduced 70 sSneS
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
San ACCIDENT

PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, May 1, 1856.
mr. Hepburn, Of Judge Hepburn of Pittsburgh,
was thrown from carriage near Wissahickon this
morning and had bis skull fractured csusng his DEATH
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
MARINE DISASTER,

BALTIMORE, Thursday, May I, 1856.
New.Orleans papers Of Friday last have arrived.
They announce the arrival at that port Of the ship
Sauapdo with the officers and of the British bark
Queen Victoria, who had abandoned their vessel at
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

We give In another column the names of the pas.
sengers ard crew Of the ship John Rutlsdge, fouu.
dered q, sea in February. There were ore bundrsd
end forty six persous on board, of whom only one
was saved.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

500 FINE CASHMERE BUSINESS COATS, very
slightly damaged worth . selling at EvASss Clothing Ware
house Nos. &C and &C Fulton st., at S5
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

MILWAUKEE CITY PROPERTY.-Abs0lute sale
at suction at the Merchants Exchange WEDNESDAY, May
1886 o'clock % valuable LOIS in the southern part OF the
Lott are Of large size In the rapidly imov
ing section Of the city Their value is rising at an
rate this opportunity very seldom to be met with for
sl capitalists Title perfect For and further
particulars apply at the office Of Messs BLEEcKBR Co.. No.
Broad.st kew-Yogk.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02
WINDOW SHADES.

InPRovEhESTs AND ENTERPRISE.
kelly FERGUSON No. 29 Broadway and Readest have,
OF expense, completed aud paeDsd their ingenious
Apparsus for manufacturing WINDOW SHADES and
prepared svoply the whole trade with unrvaed assort
msnt fully TBIRTY CENT LESS than before sold As
allowed TO manufacture under patent
compete with either in syl price Also GILT CoRsIcEs
BKocATELLE DE LANES. DAmAsKs. LACE and Muslin CUR
TAIks &c.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-02

Mr. Buchanan, we regret to say, as he began
to have visions of the White House in reyerson,
and TO understand that no man could receive the
nomination of his party without the indorsemento of
the Virginia politicians, grew by nsensble degrees
MYSTERIOUS and diplomatic in his utte,ances on the
one tcn of Protection; but he never faltered when
brought TO the test of the Yeas and Nays. The
Tariff Of ls42-Our last decidedly, ayowedly EN-.
pbatically Protective measure-passed the Senate
by his vote. Yeas "a; Nays 23-Mr. Buchanan
among the Yeas.
But how comes il, some will ask, th.t Mr..
Buchanan, who commenced and so long persisted
"a thorough going Federalist, now appears as a
lesi,ne and orthodox Democrat We answer,
amply by virtue Of his Jacksonism. When Gen.
jackson was first brought forward as a candidate
for the Presidency, he was not proposed as the
regular Democratic candidate, but pitted against
that candidate, who MAS William II. Crawford of
Georgia. Gen. Jackson had recently written to
President Monroe that now lie the time to exter-
inmate the monster, Party" had urged him to
ignore all merely partisan considerations, and to
call at least one leading Federafst into his Cabi
net. The Ftderalists, then hopeless minority in
tie whole country, were gratifed and Won
by this demonstration, and large numbers
of them ranged under the Jackson ban.
ner especially in New.Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and Delaware. In Pennsylvania, most of the lead.
ers of the two old parties ran race to zee which
should get ahead in Jaeksonism. Federalists no
more surrendered their peculiar views in this than
D.rccrsts Cav Van Ness Of Vermont in go;ns
over from Adams to Jackson, appealed especially
to F,derasts as such to unite in the support of
jackson who had removed the ostracism which
they had long endured. Mr.. Buchanan was one
ostbe earliest and most rea,ous JacksOnisns; but
!, u,s NOT till be had been such for years that be
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sound, and waved the heavy bed curtains,
that had already been drawn aside that the
breeze might wander over herfushed broW
and temples. 1thad no power to allay the
heat of the deadly poison which bad IN
corporated itself with the current Of life,
causing if, in It's accelerated course, to-
scorch and wither the veins through which
it passed,
The husband was present, for he had
been summoned, and had not the courage
to refuse, but he stood aloof from the suf-
ferer, covering amidst the gloom of shsd,
ows thrown into a corner Of the apartment.
from the heavy mass of drapery which had
been gathered to one side of the ed.frame.
Sophie Nivelle had never, for moment,
left her side. In that deep agony of spirit
which bushes the groan, and dries up the
fountain Of tears, she bent over her, stri-
wing, by following the directions of the
physicians, to alleviate her suferings.
The sunbeams began now to weave their
golden web amid the purple mist that hov-
cred in the air, or lightly wreathed the hill
side, and the shadows that had screened the
guilty Philip, fitted away. Sophie, who.
for the first time, seemed to be aware Of
his presence, beckened him to the bedside,
for change had passed over the features
of Henrietta. The icy finger Of death was
upon them, and the wild and burning age
ny, which, a few minutes before, caused
every nerve to culver, had given place to
that soft and gentle repose which sometimes
precedes the hush Of that deeper sleep, from
which there is no awaking.
Philip had come forward mechanically,
at the mute request Of Sophie, and placed
himself at the foot Of the bed. Though
he exhibited, to those standing by, no out
ward sign of grief or remorse, yet, for a
moment, film seemed to cover bis eyes,
as they were riveted on the changed coun-
tenance Of his wife, and his ears rung with
sounds that appeared to him the mocking
laugh of the fend that had tempted him.
None knew the exact moment when
Henrietta ceased to breathe, but those
watching by her bedside, felt that the rap
ture of repose which had settled upon hel
features, still beautiful as poets dream
was such as belongs not TO life.