The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-22


ana Twenty first
United states Marshal Murray has received from the
President unconditional pardon for John Mather
Gently convicted Of countcrfeiting.
The National Unitarian Convention composed Of dele
gates of the New York and Brooklyn churches have
organized and propose to hold session IN this city
during next week The business OF the session will be
conducted at the Broadway Athenwum. 1t is expected
that Of great interest TO the Unitarian fraternity
will be discussed in the Convention.
On last Monday afternoon during the momentary alb
in adjoining room of Mr. w. Foster, cashier
of the Central National Bank, of Broadway and
Pearl street, his Office entered by some unknown
person. and sixty thousand dollars worth Of govern
men forty and vetwenty bonds, which were lying
on his desk we're stolen therefrom. Ten thousand dol
lars reward offered FOR their recovery and the
detectives the track of the bold robber but have
not yet succeeded IN arresting him.
German named Joseph Sinclair, who was arrested in
December last charge Of stealing large quantity Of
spool cotton in vcscy street, and who was released on
ball. but forfeited his bonds and left the city, having re-
Gently ventured back has been rearested and committed
for examination.
James Malone, call boy in the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
aged eighteen yesterday committed for trial on the
charge of having stolen various valuable articles from
different guests of the house.
Tenth and Eleventh avenues destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning, involving loss of about two thou
sand dollars, on which there was no insurance.
From Albany learn that the propeller Erastus Corn
ing the first boat OF the season. arrived there yesterday
from this city On all the railroads centerng at Albany
the trains are again running on time.
Another OF the powder mills at Hazardville igood
name) Conn. exploded Monday None Of the work
men injured The loss estimated at six thousand
dollars.
Gold was in full panic tho opening Of the market
yesterday but afterwards quieted down, and closed at
1855. Governments submitted to further heavy de-
cline, and the whole stock market considerably
lower At the evening board gold closed at 157.
The violent fluctuations Of gold being generally looked
upon portentous general crash among the mercan-
tile public Is regarded imminent In fact tho approach
ing storm already been hcraded by faures-posve
and comparativc-bcsdes several others which ap
pretended. The markets wholly unsettled yesser
day. and prices Of everything were entirely nominal,
luctuatng with almost every hour Cotton, petroleum,
groceries, &c. were duh and nominal, while Change
everything was unsettled Pork ucuated TO tho extent
81 70 per bbL New sold as low as S24 20, and
as high as $2s So Other kinds Of provisions were
Irregular but the changes not radical Frcghts
were dull aud rates nominal, while whskey do
clincd &c n &c., with moderate inquiry.
The market for beef cattle this week excited by
the interruption to transportation caused by the great
frcshet the number Of cattle not being than half
large as II ought be supply all wants Prices at tho
opening accordingly 1lc. &C. higher, but SUBJ
scqucnily declined, closing ut only &c. lie. higher
Prices ranged from 1876 to 22c a &c. Cows were
steady yeas frmcr, varying from l0c. to l5c.
Sheep and lambs were and higher varying from
50 to SIS Hogs also irmer varying from 13c. to
li,ic The total receipts 2425 becves, 154 cows,
759 veals, 1861 sheep aud lambs and l 90s hogs.
The Southern People and Their Presi-
dcnt-Generai Lee and the Rebel Army
What VIII He DO With 1t!
Jefferson Davis sent an nllimatum to the
extra session of the rebel Congress. He stated
his more imperative necessities, and informed
the Congress that they were absolutely vital,
and that if it could not give that little it must
give up. lie had seen the futlity of making
extravagant demands of that Congress, and so
he only asked what he could not go on with
out; only that without which he must lay down
his arms before another Congress came to-
pether. Two millions of dollars in coin TO buy
supplies for the army, or the power to seize all
supplies he might want; the abrogation OF a
property right in everything that an army can
eat or use. Congress adjourned without giving
him either And thus. upon his own showing,
Davis must give up his cause within very
short time for the simple want of power to carry
on the war; and yet IL il said he has the impu-
dence TO talk of terms. lie is o man in his last
moments, who ought TO be busy with his will;
and he is pictured as one who charers with the
butcher over the price of meat, and projects a
c,,c
mer in bran new yacht.
Davis said that in certain contingency he
must relinquish the struggle. That contingency
has arisen; and thus cornercd by the logic OF
events, yet 10th TO acknowledge IL, he looks to
Lee, and seems 70 hope that that general will
suggest q solution. But Lee had given the
cause up before Davis did. Lee furnished to
the rebel Secretary of War more than month
ago an idea that that Secretary gave public
utterance to-namey, that there were moi
enough white men in the confcderacy to save it
Lee declared that the struggle was hopeless and
success impossible unless Congress reinforced
his armies. He did not expect that it could
reinforce with white men. but was willing to
take negroes, and laid down clearly the condi.
lions upon which he would undertake to carry
on the war with that material. His conditions
were not complied with. The rebel Congress
hesitated great while before II would give the
negroes at all; and when at last 1t yielded that
point, II gave them grudgngly, and expressly
refused to give them In the only way in which
Lee desired to take them or thought they could
be useful-that is with their freedom.
Thus twice the rebel Congrcss-the body
that we must accept as truly representa-
tive Of the Southern people-has refused to
accede to the requirements Of the so-called
leaders Of the rebel cause, and has deliberate
ly determined not to furnish what those men
deemed essential to success. II has determined
to refuse their demands even at the peril Of