The New York herald., 1865-01-21

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ooer nrcd pistol At him John Cerin xas convicsed
sssaung ocer Danicls on the "a ius whiie tbs ooer
vas trvpg 10 arrest who attempted TO shoot him
He was rcnanded for sentence
nnr,n. .ro,.., ~ Yesterday morning between two
men named Joseph DOmbsli an. cad Bres In grocery
store in West Twelfth strea the former dres p'so'
and fred three shots at the latter only one Of wicn
however, took effect and that, fortunately In the leg
producing o wound which, though severe, is not con
sidered dangerous Dombsh was locked up for sxami
nation
Dr. william Gebhard, apothecary, OF Ne. 8 Second
avenue was yesterday required 70 give ve hundred dol
lars bail 10 the charge OF counteeng the labels
and trade marks Of an extensive manufacturer OF patent
medicines
Fivc-dolar bls altered from Ones on the Mechanics
Bank of Newark NJ j. put In circulation last
ing Counterfeit fvcs the Hartford County Bank
also offered at several places during last night
The cadets OF the Niagara Military Institute the
OF men who have fallen in the present for the Union
gave an interesting exhibition last evening the armoy
OF tho Seventy first regiment
Tho contributions this city, far for the relief OF
tho Savannah sufferers amount to over thirytwo thou
sand four hundred dollars
The now threscent currency notes Of the Treasury Do
partnent will bo In general circulation quantities
OF them have already been delivered to tho brokers
They are smaller than the avecent notes and arc printed
on better paper.
The steamship Morning Star will sail this afternoon at
three O'Clock for New Orleans direct from pier 40 North
river
Tho Inman line steamship Edinburgh, for Queenstown
and Liverpool sails at twelve NJ to-day Tho mails for
Great Britain and the Continent which by this steam
err close at the Post Oce at half past ten O'Clock this
forenoon.
The three story building Nos 90, 0s and 70 Water
street, Brooklyn, occupied by J. e. L. Linstedt
panoforte factory totally destroyed by re early
last evening The origin Of the fire is supposed TO have
been accidental. The loss on stock Is about thirty
thousand dollars and tho building about fifteen thou
sand The former partially insured and the latter
fully.
BY tho collision on the 9th inst, on the Mississippi
river twenty five miles below vcksburg Of the steamers
John H. Dckey and John Pane four soldiers OF the Ono
Hundred ard Sixty first New York infantry were drowned
and large number wounded.
Tho semi panic in gold and stocks continued with
bated severity yesterday morning. but abatcd in the az
ternoon when the market for government and other
curities improved. Gold closed at 206h, after selling
down to 201H
The fall in gold yesterday unsettled the markets for
everything Merchandise of every description render
ed wholly nominal and the most Of the small business
transacted the result of apprehension Some holders
ofmerchande quite firm in their Views while others
apprehensive of still further decline Of gold and
thus induced part with their goods at the best at
tanable prices Cotton petroleum. &C. experienced de-
cded tumble On 'Chango the -four market 15c a20c
lower, with only q moderate inquiry. Wheat was
&C. SC. lower, with nothing OF importance doing Corn
and oats worc. dull and nomnally lower The pork
market was less active and decidedly lower Beef was
scarcely so firm, though prices without quotabe
change. Lard c per h. lower, with moderate de-
mand. Freights dull and rates tending downward.
Whskcy opened steady, with fair demand but closed
dull and &C. lower as compared with Thursdays figures
The Peace Movements In the Rebel Com
grcss-s9Treason" Against Jen. Davis.
The sanguinary, savage and remorseless
Southern despotism Of JEFF Davis is moving
fast on the sloping descent to perdition." As
our resistless military combinations draw closer
and tighter around him, his enemies within his
own household increase in numbers and in
boldncss. A month ago The leading anti-Davis
journals of the rebellious States, from Rich
mond to Mobile, were furious against the secret
sessions Of their Congress as covering the base
design OF clothing their Executive with the
absolute powers of Roman emperor; to-day
the confidential organ of Davis at Richmond
cries ont "Treason! trcasonr' against these
secret sessions, as involving apeace movement
which is not only treason "against Davis, but,
under the circumstances, treason of the most
infamous character"
What does all this meani We will let the
Richmond Sentinel, the special organ Of Davis,
on the one side, and Mr.. Orr, of Mississippi, Of
the rebel House Of Representatives, on the
other side, explain. First, the Sentinel, under
the disguise of an anonymous communication,
supported by q leading editorial, sounds the
alarm of "treasonp Says it is ''rumored on the
street that there is resolution before Congress,
in secret session, to open irregular negotiations,
through commissioners, with Lincoln for
peacc;" that this is treason and treachery most
Infamous, and that "the people pf Virginia GER
tanly," and, in the opinion of the writer, "thc
people Of the confederacy generally, will not
allow themselves to be sold by traitorous Con-
grcssmcn after this fashion," These are The
charges and this is the issue againt his own
Congress to which JEFF Davis in lis despera-
ton, Ia driven.
In reply to these accusations Of treason and
trcachery, Mr.. Orr, of Mississippi, in the rebel
House of Representatives, declared, and in
open session, that they are false and scanda-
lous; that they doubtless referred TO . certain
report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
in which such men were implicated as William
G. Rives and Mr.. DcJarnette, Of Virginia; Tur-
ner, Of North Carolina; Withespoon, Of South
Carolina; Atkins, Of Tennessee, and Smith, Of
Alabama care they traitoroua Congressmen!'
asks Mr.. Orr. "Can 1t be that they have
brought forward u disorderly, ruinous and
fatal proposition, having IN It neither dignity,
honor nor safetyp" Other members, too, 1t
appears, sustained their report And they are
not to be intimidatcd by Davis. That day has
gonc by. "lf this was the design" says Mr..
Orr, 90 greater mistake was nevcr made.