The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-07-26
From the south.

We are indebted to friend tor copy OF
the New Orleans Pieayune of the 9Th July.
It contains President L1NooLN's Message
by telegraph, and the proceedings of Com
gress, showing that the Southerners obtain
news much more readily from the North
than we do from the South. The Message
was published by the Pieayune but few
hours after it appeared in the New York
papers. The market report is the most in
teresting feature in the number before US.
As showing how the commerce of that city
has fallen off, under the operation of "ABE
L1NCoLN's odious blockade" read the fol.
lowing, from the market review, for the
week ending July 5:
CoTTON.-We notice sales during the past
week of none on Saturday, none on Monday,
As bales on Tuesday, "a on Wednesday, none
yesterday and none to-day, making total of
SO bales. We omit general quotations as they
would be entirely nominal, but remark that
middling is held at l03@llc. and has been sold
as low as 84c.
Weeks receipts 24S bales; last year 1,47s
Total since Sept. l, 1851 1888; last year, 2,2O9,-
ITO. Weeks exports. none. Weeks exports
last year, l2,S64. Total exports. ,9l6, 1913
bales; last year, 2, l76. 100.
The stock of cotton on hand, July s. was
1864 bales; same time last year, $685.
No molasses or sugar was exported for the
week, but the receipts nearly equalled those
of last year. Superfne flour is quoted, in
large lots, at Sc, and choice extra at $3.50
to So. The weeks receipts were but GAL
barrels. Corn is quoted at 70 cents oats
at IS; hay $40; mess beef $l4 to SIS, and
pork at $3.50. Butter is sold, wholesale,
at % to 80 cents.
The local column contains an account of
one or two suicides, murder, and the fol-
lowing instance of d" tar and cotton"
TAR RED AND CorToNED-A German, named
Antony Hargood, was givea coat OF coal tar
and cotton by volunteer company on Tchoup-
itoula street. near Hunter, for having, as is al
legged joined several companies and then re-
fused to go with any of them. Hargood made
his escape, and ran for his life until he reached
the First District Lookup, where he sought
protection. Mr.. McCleland the humane Chief
of Police, ordered the man to be cleansed with
grease, and put in condition to return to his
home.
The Picayune's correspondent, writing
from Gen. BEAUREGARD's army, speaks as
follows of the probable issue of that battle
which has doubtless been already fought
AS to the issue of the battle, though we have
here perfect confidence in our strength and po-
sti0n, it may not be wise to predict it. This,
however, may safely be said If we are victo.
rious the enemy will be driven across the Po
tOmac, and Washington will be at our mercy
If we are defeated, We have safe lines to fall
back upon, in the midst of people whose pa.
triotism shines brighter and brighter as the de-
cisive hour approaches.
But while in view of the uncertain fortunes
of war l make this reserve. l may say that
each and every man | meet looks forward with
perfect confidence in the result This conf.
dence, | also understand, is shared by all the
people of the surrounding country, who are
best acquainted with the spirit and strength OF
the opposing armies.
The same correspondent says the NUMBER
of the Northern troops "is exaggerated, anC
the material of their army is inferior te
"ours. With rare exception, the killed O.
the enemy are Germans of the lowest anC
"most degraded character" He then says:
We have in camp few live Yankees On
Thursday last one of the picket guard took q
sergeant and lieutenant prisoners, and they are
in camp at present. Both were armed, and
both yielded to single sentinel. Were they
not brave fellows? The odds two to one viii
not turn out to be too great. The bearthstone
is a sacred spot, and will call forth energies
unknown to an advancing foe.