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absurd Unifot1ns-71c Rhode Hand Boys-1ae
Iatent 0U1ce Cleared Of 15oors-A Sight for
Gob6lers-1aryet Saooting-ittant E1peta-
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Go66lcrs-1argt Shooting Expecta-
tioas-A Pie Raising
Especial Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.f
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1851.
Wsr times know no Sunday, but yesterday
almost every church here had agood sprinkling
of men in military dress. But verify belIeYe
the number of such will soon decrease, be-
cause the Uniform that has been pa1med upon
The volunteers ia fast giving ont, and moro of
1t is getting dingy and shows the dirt badly,
especially al along the white stripes on the
pants, which soon arc anythlng but white,
Why Wil those who have voice in determin.
irg the uniforms Of our brave boya insist On
30 much geW.g gaw in their gear ? The Rhode
Island troops have dress which is sufficient
y military; does not show spots like 1eop-
ard and which, IN church, Is not conspicu-
citizens dress, they seem more hu
man than any other troops in Washington,
and not little of their popularity Is traccable
to their sensible uniform, which Is plain
dark blue hunting ftock, gray pants, belt Of
black leather, andKossnth bat, looped upwith
daughters Of ftheregi linen, ,mIngling with them,
marching with them, and mesainE with them,
adds anything to their glory, while 1t look1
severe towards the young women, and causeB
some severe rematKs ahout them, though one
Of them IL married As nurses, they are very
This regiment viii no more dream that they
dwell In marble halls, y for yesterday the Last
Of them left the patent office for their now
camp, much to their joy, and quite to the re-
Lief Of the clerks in the patent office, who
Hese crowded mud obliged to run the gauntlet
ger Of Dying by eome accident than By Jefr.
Davis. It took twenty teams, four horse PenE-
sy1vania teams at that, to draw away their
camp stores, to say nothing Of the load after
load Of hunks, which they carried ont before.
>, The 18th Regiment, Brooklyn troops, eamo
!sd, blue over coat, red yeats, aud red tops in
their caps 1t Is q very bloody looking regl-
mcnt, md would terribly excite the ire OF III
bults and turkey cocks as well as that Of Jeffer-
son nayls's men, Calling to mind tho fact
t thst fnsse boys are not IeH l.sgo, l IN 70
:aette5Writer Of the Sunday Chronick say1,
which Is that the Maine regiment a coming,
ranges, In its men, from It Ii to II r. ST
Yesterday again visited old Trinity Church,
thinking TO hear sermon, but the chaplain
was not there, and Instead Of hearing him
shoot, I looked It some specimens Of targets,
shot the day before, In the company dill.
There waa . board about tho length and
breadth Of smaQ man, and on It was painted,
IN negro ebony, and With negro features; the
picture OF JET DsyiB. 4 counted the holes IN !:
It and found twenty four-une Of which want ;.
It Was suggested TINT JEFF. must haye q feasu !
something drop: about that time, Another
soldier Of the Massachusetts 9Th said his COM /
pany had fired Ut simIl2r stxed, eecessIonIst.
st $40 yards and haa put In it e6 ehots oit 81.
s. fired. What chance has the foe with such
aim - that, The soldiers were alter Davis TO-
dsy In another shape About dozen march-
ed through Pennsylvania Avenue, carrying
hugo hand spikes IS guns asking very quiet.
y 81 one Epectstor and another, whether they
could tell them where. Davis was to 50
found It Is said the ,rifed canapa hcre
esa hc ared Elk ames Zach 4 minute,