New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-08
A Dail in Camp-A Large Dancing Hail
Constructed in Two Dnys-A HAPPY
Timc-stringcnt Army Orders.
from Oar Special Correspondent.

From Oar Special Correspondent.
AMY or THE POrosAc, June I, 1853.
IL is not often that chronicle balls IN tins army
One was given last night by the staff Of Gen. a. L.
Howe, % Division, 9Th Corps, to number Of young
married ladies Temporarily on visit to their nus
band. Of the Vermont brigade. The resources al
hand for NIL affair OF this kind may be Of interest
ball 50 feet long by ~ wide created in two days
by 100 soldiers. Tie frame was of young pine trees
entirely covered on the roof aud sides by pine
branches and iwigs. a balcony was constructed at
one end for the crches'ra and at the other were two
dr,,sing.rooms. The flooring Was Of pine Iwigs,
with the exception Of boarded space in the center
for daucing. The sests were also interwoyen with
pins twigr. Pine twIgs thickly buug from rooi and
wails aud tie hight OF lU0 candles III hive piEe-Nig
chandeiers could scarcely destroy the illusion OF an
ocean cave, PENDENT Win sea weed. Ills agreeable
uouOtoDy WAS somewhat relieved by a lew spark
hing tags u rich ,ilk. Quadrlos innumersble were
danced. The ladies were chiefly from the green
bills and cleaning villages o. the cecOrous State oi
Vermont, WHERE theat.rs and circn-es are piO-
scrbed. They rad not been trained 10 The enorni-
t,s Of polka and waltz, nor had asny OF The gentle
mrn progrested tlus FAR IN vani'y. a Hungarian
Major cough, one partner alter smother, ard ~aa
O.. u,cture Of ood.buuored despair. /, might be
curious 10 know tho number OF ladies' Attending
There were ten. An amount not TO DO siniie1 al.
have seen camp ball vita TWO. The Oihcers were
s., and with u crowd Of priystes at ole eud eoniem
plating tie ,ocue, It was sufficiently cheerful Ice
cream and other IeaAursblrs for tie supper came IN
abundance from Washington. Gems. Howe abd
Neil were the only oihceB II their rank invited,
ard rcdoleni OF the past gories OF Cozzenss Gnd he
White House, beaped blaEdiy AROUND.
The ,sAt have set soOo example. No viii hand
them down to poeteIiiy Lisut-Col. stone, Mayor
Mundee DR.. Allen, Capt. j. Is. Hickman, Capt J.is.
Gslt, Lieut.. MADDOX, Lieut.. Eigc.ton, Lieut.. Hoag,
lieut. Cole. With tue novel hall, and abundant
mu., At COMMAND they do not intend tna festivities
shall exliIc with the late InproIlpiG. There are
lumber of picturesque Rebel mai eus in this region,
whose politics could tie easily overcome by polka.
A few amvulances u.ish, transport an abundance.
They must be cent Tor poor things Their horses
have all been stolen.
new army order has appeared for the more strin-
gent hprropri iiion % ReDt horses. They are 10 be
Ia nil cases taken from disoyal persons, liable 10
bs used by guer Has spies or messengers Ia tie SER
vice OF the eueuy. Another order II 10 this effect
tia, the privilege Of supplying newspapers and
periodicals. 10 the army, AID also IrDylsiyns aud
other stores to CiCcrs esses snc headquarters will
be given to the highest BIDDER IN reserved Iigut
to reject any bid should the public interest demand
IT,. A council Of administration Will fix tue price,
Of provinons, vegetables, Sc All suffers must
also within 10 days from June 2, exhibit 10 the
PrOvost-Mdrshal General receipts Tor tie payment
OF their taxes under the lnIernai Revenue iaw,
under paiu OF raying their property scid 10 meet
them. No news-sgcnis will be allowed. except die.
at I'd aud discharged so.diefs who must fdrnh rgl-
larry the daily journals ut cost NOT exceeding hse
cents ~ the soldiers. Tie pr.e, ten cents, AiiccTto
paid by them, has been moLstrJu4.
The army was under arms al l o'clock this morn
Ing under he alarm Of a fnncied attack ANNOUNCED
by ceseuer.. Ii proved to be grouDdess. ten.
brooks, lately commanding tue lei Division of the
G,n Corps, having lately been relieved from active
duty Oh uccOn.iL Of III health has been laced ty
Con. Wight, Lately holding comm nd on the
Ohio River. T.M.S.