, 1864-03-07
tceec rcral months WIS in the rcbe}.3ardEaz sery-
in Kentucky. and not long since waa ORDERED 10

iccec rcral months was in the rcbc3-e7ardtaz sery
J., in Kentucky. and not long since vas ordered 10
this city.
NPHovEKESIs At TIE cAMP
Heretofore the line officers ut Camp DonEas
have Ind but few convcnicnces in the Eay OF rooms
tor busineee HDd lodging. Nov proper aocommo-
fosr tulldinrs at The vert side of The paridc
ground arc TO be moved 10 the southeast corner,
ce1s' uee. THIS arrangement viii facilItate busi-
nceF. and be more agreeable for both officers and
AnotEer improvement ia also being made. Since
the lcbes cac to lire at the camp, there las been
nc barrier erected Ictscen their quarters and the
grounds Of The FederaIs. Thia allowed the men on
gethe9 too friendly, eomcttme. the reverse. Icn-
after the "hoettle forccsn will Be unable to visit
zach othc1. high board fence, lite that surround
ihc parade ground, thus cfcctual!y separating the
two eneampmcuts.
Then. too. tlc aagetatE, near, the hcad-9uartels,
tie st.ra and st1ipes have not been secn In a1I tae
camp." Cause.-The haiyards we-e brokcn. fc3-
tcaday afternoon bsayc eaiior boy climbed to the
e q as ee sowa aas saey ans
tho cheers Of the gdevoted soldiery, the old bun.
asr aesin ascendcd 10 its place and o,ted in blight
The RxnE1s FLr A K17x.-Early last week
several Of the rebels wern seized with mania for
~ Elm ss a toon seeole iss u ixe
eornered Kites were 1esdy 10 take sall Flying
kites is hnrm1cea amusement, and nc Colonel
commanding, remembering how IN his boyhooo's
gaxc at his own beautiful ldtc rs 1t wandered IN
clpccIul movement hcavcnWarde, THs not dif-
pofcd to deprive the poor fellows who, ehut IN
al orc them, ofany enjoyment they might derive
So 1owards evening Of the first day, the rebel
Eitce were permitted 10 riee: Away OF southWnrd
and upward they aoated till thcy were 1crc epceks
In the eky. Federal and rebc! enjoyed the sight
for ha,f an hour, end then the kites wore wound
down. The next evening the kites few again,
but unfortunately the strings. Of two or three
broke, and they went tnmGnne OF toEafd re
Htcs again foated, und The strings again broke.
sEcmelhine strange In that, though tho Colo
ncl alo,liito Els officers "aThea the next string
breaks. order soldier to follow the kite, and we'
away wont the kte, and awny vent the soldier al.
tc4 it, It dropped in field mile and half away,
aud The soldier found II, and amongst its paper th
be also found letter addressed to certain chica-
20 ccpEefhcadf ...
Whit tic contents Of tho letter were, OF to whom
ii was directed, VIC were not informed. But it il
known TINT it tulnishcd the Government with clue
TO plot. Tho envelope contained two letter., nell
thcr of which eliminated the person to whom 1t was
the ineloecd letter to Hon. MT. So.andso, Louis
yiI1c Ky., ard promised him the everlasting reucn1
branco aud gratitude Of the oppressed Southern
people," But neither he nor tho Kentucky man
will ever receive tho notes.-the latter will receive
somethiD. eaee before long
1t If supposed TINT some pet1on was stationed
at :. convenient pfnt' from which AFTER night{all
he could readily reach the runaway kite and Sc
4. pretty plot indeed. But the rcbs viii have to
devise more ingenious poetal Bchetne than it, II
they with get The starl Of the post eon,,nandaut
and employ Their @ IT, " only eesst f
yiCifunCe Of the garrison.