The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-21

Both tho manner and time OF execution IL appsars can
be fixed only BY the Governor.
Yesterday the SIXTY -ssventh anniversary Of the
New York Fire Department and In honor OF the occasion
the remen had their flags hosted throughout the city
from sunrise until sunset and At night nearly all the
engine truck and hose carriage houses illuminated
The six winnebago and Ave Omaha Indian chiefs who
had been In this city for days. seeing The sights Of
The great metropolis left last evening for their homes In
tho Far West They attracted much attention when they
made their appearance in public, being wrapped in i'm
scarlet blankets, wearing feathers in their heads
and having their cheeks fancfully painted They have
boon visit to Washington TO procure permission for
the Winnebago tribe b remove from Dakota Territory 70
the Omaha reservation, and succeeded In obtaining the
Presidents assent TO their request
Tho now steamship Star Of the Union arrived at this
port yesterday from Philadelphia, which place she
built expressly for the trade between New York
and New Orleans for which port she will sail Saturday
next 26th inst in Messn h. B. Cromwell Co . line
She IL well adapted for this trade she has large and
elegantly fitted up staterooms and excellent iccommodA
lions for passengers Her dimensions are:-Two hun
dred and nson fest long, thirtysur feet breadth Of
BEAM twenty feet depth Of hold and eleven hundred
tons burthen She has single direct acting engine, and
her passage TO this city proved herself fast ship
The Pacific Mail Steamship Companys new steamship
Colorado will be open the inspection Of tho public on
Tomorrow and remain open during the week. She lays
u the foot Of Canal street.
A blacksmith named Michael Murphy, while In the
saloon Of Mira Croker, In Third avenue. early yes
terday morning. became disorderly, and, whom renon
straed WITH drew knife and inflicted serious wounds
the proprietress and . man named Patrick Walsh.
Murphy arrested and required to give thousand
dollars bail to 70 the charge Of assault with intent
to kill
Twenty thousand pounds Of sea islands cotton Of .
very fine quality, raised Long Island In the Bahamas
arrived here yesterday board the schooner voant.
A fro at Saginaw, Michigan, ON the 18th inst,
destroyed property valued at from Thirty thousand TO
fifty thousand dolara Fourteen buildings wers burned,
including the Exchange Hotel.
According to the City Inspectors report there were
453 deaths in the city during the week ending March 20
decrease Of Is compared with the mortality Of the
week previous and As less than occurred during the
corresponding week last year OF the deaths which
CURED during the past week. 251 resulted from acute
Diseases 16S from chronic Diseases and 81 from external
causes &C. There 29y natives OF tho United States
10s of Ireland 10 OF England 81 Of Germany Of Scot
land, and the balance Of various foreign countries
Smallpox is decreasing There only 10 deaths
from this disease during the past week. being less than
in the week preceding.
Gold opened AZ loI LOLA yesterday mOrnnsy put IN
the afternoon became pancky and closed down town at
1904 Stocks were weak and lower. Governments de-
cned heavily At the evening board gold closed at 1871
Commercial affairs mixed YESTERDAY but d.nres
sion was the most prominent feature In articles
there was steady downward tendency but in others
there were symptoms o. a reaction. Cotton was lower
than ever Petroleum was about the same On Change
the flour market dull and heavy but prices were
without material change. Wheat steady, while
frmcr Oats dull and nominaily lower. The
pork market was less active and decidedly lower while
the beef market continued dull and depressed Lard
q shade nruner, with limited inquiry Freghts were
dull and rates nominal Whiskey was in moderate
request at previous rates t
Joir. Davis and HIS New Peacon,n ker,
General Lee, On the Right Road At
Last.
In his late extraordinary message to his
Confederate Congress-" JEFF. Davis has made
recent peace conference at Fortress Monroe q
suggestion was made by one Of his commis-
sioners "that the objection entertained by Mr..
Lincoln to treating with the government Of the
confederacy, or with any separate State, might
be avoided by substituting for the usual mode
of negotiating through commissioners or other
diplomatic agents, the method sometimes en-
ployed of a military convention, TO be entered
into by the commanding generals of the armies
Of the two belligerents" This proposition was
declined by Mr.. Lincoln, though he promised to
think it over.
subsequently, however," says the rebel
President, ian interview with General Long
street WINS asked for by General Ord, command
ing the enemy's army Of the James, during
which General Longstreet was informed that
there was possibility Of arriving at a satisfac-
tory adjustment of the present unhappy diff
culties by means Of q military convention, and
that if General Lee desired an interview on the
subject, it would not be declined, provided
General Lee had authority to act This COM
municaton was supposed to be in consequence
of the suggestion above referred to, and Cen
eral Lee, according to Instructions, wrote to
| General Grant on the second of this month, pro-
| posing to meet him for conference on the SUBJ
requisite authority. General Grant, in his reply,
stated that he had no authority" on the subject,
and that he could only treat upon matters Of q
purely military character.
But the conclusion 10 which Davis arrives
from these proceedings, is very erroneous one,
or mere blind. He says 1t is thus apparent
"that neither through the Confederate author
tiles, nor through the commanding generals,
will the government Of the United States treat
ar make any terms or agreement whatever for
the cessation Of hostilities," and that
consequently there Is no alternative
but to fight IL out. Now, in the first place
the government Of the United States
is ready at any moment TO treat with the rebel
authorities for the cessation Of hostilities,"
upon the simple terms of their submission to
the Union; but, secondly, in proposing General
Lee rs his peacemaker through his commission
ers at Fortress Monroe, we guess that the rebel