Daily American organ., 1856-05-03
Correspondence.
New YoRK, May 2, 1855.

NEW IOkh, muy looO.
1t is in contemplation by the Masonic fraternity
Of this city to build temple for their accommoda-
tion which viii surpass anything of the kind in this
country The plans have not fully been decided
upon, but it is said the building will be of brown
stone or marble, five stories high, with frort of
100 feet by l26 deep which will be sufficiently
large to accommodate the Grand Lodge, and all
the subordinate lodges, chapters sc. The site has
not yet been selected. The cost of the building
will be not far from 100000.
Elijah w. Brown, formerly drover from Ohio,
charged with having several months since forged
drafts, &C., to the amount of about $4,000, by
which means he defrauded farmers, drovers, &C.,
out Of large sums, and then decamped to Califor-
mia, was yesterday arrested az the Girard House,
on requisition from the Governor of Ohio, where
he will be taken to answer the charges against him.
He was first arrested in San Francisco, and taken
back to Ohio, but by some means made his escape
to this city, when he was arrested as above.
Ogden Hoffman, Esq, one of our most distin-
gushed lawyers, died yesterday afternoon, after an
illness of only five days. Mr.. Hoffman has held
many important Offices in his day, all Of which
have been filed to the entire satisfaction Of the
community. His defence of Richard p Robinson,
charged with the murder of Ellen Jewett, some
twenty-four years since, placed him at the head OF
his profession as pleader. He leaves son, who
is at present Judge in California.
The Rev. DIR. Thompson, of the Grand street
church, understand, has secured the cabin of the
clipper ship Dreadnought, and will sail in few
days, with some twenty members OF his congrega-
ton, on pleasure tour to Europe. This way OF
making up pleasure parties is getting to be quite
fashionable among the clergymen and upper ten
generally, and is most agreeable way to pass time
on the ocean.
George Wilson, the negro connected with the
Eudora mystery has been fully committed to take
his trial for the revolt on board that schooner so
that he win have to pass the ordeal Of jury,
when it is to be hoped the mystery will be cleared
up.
The new steam frigate Niagara, which has been
in the naval dry dock receiving her propeller, is
nearly ready to go out-probably in the course OF
a day or two.
Many improvements are being made at the Navy
Yard this spring, in the finishing of new buildings,
arranging guns, and in embellishment generally.
large number of men are employed there at
present.
Charles Burdett, for long time Mayors clerk
in this city, has again entered the literary arena,
after some six years of cessation from writing.
Some Of his former productions having been re-
ceived with great favor by his friends, have induc
ed him to send to the press a book with the title
of I" The Second Marriage" which has just been
published by Charles Scribner. Mr.. Burdett says
in the preface "Ths story here presented, was
narrated TO me many years ago by physician well
known in this city, and if were at liberty to men,
ton his name, no doubts would be entertained as
to its entire truthfulness.n "Truth is stranger
than felton, as the reader will be convinced after
perusing the volume and the only fault to be
found with II is that it is too short for such in
teresting story.
1t was predicted last fall throughout the country
that New York would certainly be visited with the
yellow fever this summer as 1t had been travelling
northward regularly for number OF years. am
fearful this prediction is about to be realized, as 1T
Is already at the quarantine, only ten miles from
the city, where number of persons have already
died. The smallpox and measles are also prevail
ing to an alarming extent at the same location.-
With these facts staring us in the face, the Mayor
and Common Council are taking no steps to cleanse
the city, but let things take their course. should
not be surprised to hear any day of yellow fever
cases In our midst, and should it once manifest it.
SELF there are filthy localities enough in this city
to feed ii until cold weather which would give 1t
time enough to almost depopuate the metropolis
Of the New World. hope after Mayor Wood re-
turns from his lecture expedition TO Richmond he
viii take the matter in hand. ONIcRor.
STARTLING RUHoR.-We have just heard n ru-
NOR, well authenticated, that Franklin Pierce viii
"decline the use of his name before the Cincin-
natl Convention, and that the announcement would
be made public within sirty hosrsP'
We are not surprised at this, for we have ST.
ways predicted that to this complexion II must
come at last; but we did not suppose, candor for
bids us to say that his sense Of returning reason
would 80 soon as sirfy hours" dawn upon the
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