The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-21
From M arliM e. Cole.
CINCINNATI, June 18th, 1865.

CINCINNATI. June 18th, 1865.
Dear 1i,nes:-"All quiet on the Potomac, "
but the Ohio is in blue state; its broad bosom
is covered with the coats Of returning veterans
There is a line of transports from Parkersburg,
Va, to Louisville, KY, engaged in returning
our boys Steamboat-men are swearing at fate
or rather at "orders," for there was a general
improvement. No use of wasting words; the
order was ego" aud they ,ccat, and when they
return they 60 again, and jolly cargo they
generally find. One boat, with an Ohio Regt.
coming down, was immensely crowded and
packed; orders were to not stop anywhere
above Louisville, but the boys could not pass
home. They commenced to disembark about
40 miles above this city, by jumping over and
going ashore; when the boat reached here she
was nearly delivered Of her load, and had to
await their return.
| On the 10th we went down to Louisville,
and one might very reasonably suppose he was
'down in camp" for $4,000 soldiers make
grand scattering when camped near CITY,
The 18th A. c. was strongly picketed by the
I'll Iowa, but soldiers Of three or four years
active campaign, see but little use or sense of
being fenced in when about to be let 90, and
the guards are very deaf and their eyesight is
bad; unless comrade presents himself imrae-
diately in their way they don't see him! We
saw the 9Th Iowa about S miles above the city,
nestled away in grove, preparing quarters as
though they were expecting to remain six
months. What will be the distribution of them
no one can tell; the boys are inpatient, and
desire to know what they must do next They
say if BILLY" or "Cump," Gas they call Sher.
man, orders, they are ready (only give them
some money-some of the 18th corps have
Lot been paid for eleven months) to take the
whole North American continent. Could you
see the expression of pleasure on each mans
face as he relates sherman's refusal to salute
Stanton, you would render the verdic in the
Generals favor, as nearly all, we think, do;
the hero can't be insulted or triAed with with
impunity. r.
The city is quiet and hot, nothing dstu bling
its quietude save now ana then murder, rob.
berry or the advent Of some notable. Little
Sheridan dropped in Oh US with his wicked,
witching eyes, and said 81 thank yoa;' this
simple clause containing more goodwill than
an hour speech Of some imbecile Generals
that intrude some times. Grant or Sherman
have not called, though we expect them
"Mr." Grant will come some fine morning as
he did before, and If a hackman wishes to
charge HIM $500 to carry him over the river
to his fathers, he will say ats too much, will
walk
Kentucky is sorely troubled about her ''col.
ored population" but if she procrastinates
little longer, they will trouble her no more;
they are fast numbering among the things that
were. Ohio politicians are rather quiet; not
much feeling expressed as yet, though the
gubernatorial contest is about to begin. We
can predict with no certainty; we say let the
best man win. Regarding soldiers, the war is
over, help scarce, the harvest near; let the
boys go home to civil pursuits and reap the
harvests J. D. has gone up, the Confederacy
gone down and Slavery done for. Let the
guilty suffer, reward the meritorious, and peace
be everlasting. M. E.. c.,