The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Egpress relates the following
incident illustrative of two Of our generals,
related by foreigner of distinction, who
had just returned from the army in Vir.
ginia:
Generals Mcdowell and Banks were at the
same instant particularly mentioned. The
fUreigu gentleman interpOsed: "Gentlemen, /
tell you, Gen. Mcdowell likes good company
and good quarters. Gen. Mcdowell, out dare,
look out de large house; and in dat house, he
look out de large room; and in dat room, de
large bed, and all de nice comfort about, and
dare he make his headquarters. Gen. Bouks
(Banks) he have de little tent, and in dat de
little bed and his trunk, and outside bis horse,
all ready, and dere be his headquarters. Now
which be de soldier, and which de General,
need not say; but / do say dat Gen. Bouks
(Banks) be de soldier md de General all de
time. He always ready, always brave, and he
have no mistakes"
Lieut. Murray has been writing let
ter to England about the war, in which he
says:
The negro is not. as the Yankees would have
the world believe, the cause or the object of
the war The tariff and hatred of the Yankee
character-these are the true causes. They
are a nation of shOpkeepers and peddlers; and
under preteXt of raising revenue to maintain
the Government, Southern industry was taxed
to support Yankee workshops. With this they
waXed fat and grew insolent, until their ins0-
lence became unbearable.
President Finney, of Oberlin College,
who has been long time ill, is slowly re-
covering, and is able to speak little in
public.
The aggregate valuation of real estate
in Boston this year is $l63, 5l2,4O per-
sonal estate, $l12,449, 900; polls, 34,03S.
Last year real estate stood $l67, 632,100;
personal $lO8,O7S,0O0; polls, 35,16l.
There is loss on real estate this year of
$4,l69,7O0, while there is gain on person.
al estate of 81 81 .90O--n,aking a net gain
on the total of real and personal estate Of
$4,000. There are 1923 polls less this
year than the last.
On Tuesday last eight hundred bales
of cotton and other goods, comprising the
cargoes of two vessels the schooners Mag
nolia and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on ac-
count of attempting to run the blockade,
were sold in New York at action by order
of the United States Marshal, under the
direction of the Prize Commissioners. The
amount realized was $l65 ,2O3 60.
"A correspondent Of the London Ameri,
can, writing from Frankfort on The, Main,
gives the following extract of letter from
Charlotte CushmaD 10 reference to our war
only wish to heaven could go and be of
some service at such time as this in the
United States. l hate the ineompetency of
womanhood. As a man, / could give my
woman, can only wait the course of human
events. How sad to be obliged to wait, and
that, too, at time when there appears to be
so much heart-sickening in the land.
Other extracts are not given, but the
whole letter is said to be in this tone.
"A most heart-rending affair occurred
at Newton, Sussex county, New York, a
few days since, which has brought wretch
edness and the most poignant grief upon one
family, and sadness upon many. A young
and interesting daughter OF George L.
Sickle, respectable farmer living short
distance from the village, who had been for
some time receiving the attentions of
young man named George Drake, also re-
specially connected, was induced to take an
evening ride with him, during which Drake
administered drug for criminal purposes.
After suffering such agony that her screams
were heard wherever they passed along, she
was at late hour taken to her home by
the villain, in speechless condition, and
died in a few hours, without regaining her
powers to speak to her griei-stricken friends.