The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-06-16
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

Removal Of Trade Restrictions by
General CanhT--A Great Crevasse..
PresentatiOn-->U@'rrr by she MO-.
bile Explosion.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Republican.
CAIRO, June BY the arrival of Lady Gay,
we have New Orleans dates of the 10Th ult.
and Memphis of the I'd inst:
Gen. Candy, commanding the Military Di-
vision of West Mississippi has issued an order
removing all military restrictions on free trade
In his command east Of the Mississippi River
and the benefits intended to be secured by this
order are contingent, not only upon the dis
position, but upon the ability of the inhabi.
tants to maintain peace and order In their own
communities; and these benefits will be given
or withheld as his disposition and ability may
be manifested. In any measure that may By
taken by well-disposed inhabitants for the
maintenance of order and quiet, the assistance
of troops will be cheerfully given; but if, in
any district, guerilla parties, jayhawkers, and
other evil-d0ers are cOuntenanced, encouraged.
or harbored, all commercial intercourse will
not only be interdicted, but troops sent to sup
press such disorders will be maintained at the
expense of the Inhabitants People of the
| country west of the Mississippi will soon have
the same privileges extended to them.
The following is extracted from the New
Orleans 7imes:
INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT Gre
VASE NIsE MILKs BELOW New ORLEANS ON
| rHE WEST BANK.-The lower part of Louisiana
| has been robbed from the river. Generation
| after generation has toiled upon the immense
| levees that have bound the Mississippi In
| mighty chains until the reclaimed land has
| been made to blossom like the rose. Wealth
and prosperity walked exultingly, hand in
hand, through immense sugar fields and great
a>f Tha hrrly oh
Friday last about shutdown. The rumbling
crash, the hurried roar, the swash of water
against the houses, told the alarmed inhabit-
ants that their enemy was upon them. The
scene on the 18th is thus described: Far spread
out to right and left, the fields were turned
half drowned, just managed to keep their shin
ing heads above the waters. Desolate sad and
dreary- looking, reeking, dangerous and ig-
| noble expanse Of half-Swamped, half-river, out
| to the limit of human eye it expanded over
once cultivated fields. Hundreds of dead fish
fioated upturned upon its bosom. Driftwood
and uptOrn trees hurried hither and thither.
| Everything announced that something might
| Ter than man had assumed sway for at least
| time
| The great river swept on to the sea, whilst,
through the mighty cleft In its front, angry
waters swOoped EDWARDS to the lowlands with
sullen energy almost appalling. The river,
like live thing, washed the sides of the levee
left Standing as if it grudged its resting place,
tearing forward in angry eddies and fierce
whirlpool round and round, till it dashed down
upon the devoted country ia exultation. What
had been a carriage road was a foaming river.
| What was once the levee the sounding pole
deep. What had once been a fair plantation
was the home of all the obscene things that
lave the waters of the Mississippi Up and
down, look where you would, world OF
| waters rushed on with lightning speed, curl
ing its foaming name in anger, prOclaiming
laughing aloud, in Its mighty volume, at the
| art of man. Away on the other side of the
| river, sugar-ho looked as childreDs' toys.
| A passing steamer seemed puppet placed in
| immensely. The river itself was an ocean,
as 1t swept impetuouslv with a low moan to-
| ward the sea.
1t is feared that if. action is not taken i'm
| mediately, all the cane planted in Louisiana
| will be irretrieveably ruiued, which will leave
| US, next seeson, without, comparatively speak.
| ing, any seed cane for planting purposes.
| The Times says Last night, q little after
| one o'clock, QUARREL occurred between some
| colored and white troops on the corner of
| Franklin and Custom House streets. This time
! both parties we're unarmed, and tie affair SEEM
! ed but one of those slight emeutes occasional
| ly occurring in every large city, in which none
are particularly hurt on either side One of
wards q cotton press, where the goth colored
infantry were stationed, and announced to
| them that one of their comrads had been killed.
! This, of course, was false, but q squad hast
| lily armed themselves with muskets, and con-
Quoted by sergeant, came at double quick to
| the place where the original difficulty occur
red
By the time they arrived the difficulty was
| over, but before presenting the barrels of their
| guns every one fed for their lives. The squad
| at once leveled their guns and fred close
| volley in every direction. A man named Page,
| Banks engineer, about "a and who had not
been participant in the quarrel was struck,
| the ball entering his back near the spine, and
passing clean through him. The wound is
| mortal and ere this he is probably dead. For
| tunately two officers threw themsel -es before
| the Infatuated soldiers, and by their GOODNESS
! and presence of mind prevented what might
| have been most serious calamity. The squad
! by their orders returned to their quarters. The
utmost CONSERVATION and terror was excited
in that portion of the city. and it is sincerely
| hoped such occurrences will be avoided in flu
ture. 1t is but few days ago that something
similar occurred 10 the same vicinity. Our
military authorities will undoubtedly investi-
| gate both cases.
Another Picked up Letter
| In the assassination trial on Monday THos
| DUFEL testified he lived in Washington, and