Show COLD the long and continued excessively cold weather of this winter has been the instrument of much buff buffering oring in fact ono one can hardly keep warm warin with a blazing ire fire in front of him and with comfortable anart quarters rs while his bis front is warm his back is chilled the freezing 0 weather of this winter has caused we pel perceive belve the sudden demolition of st stables alIes and out buildings in camp and now the stoel stockade cade erected last summer in rear of the officers quarters ia fast disappearing well men can t freez and if wood is ia not procurable in one way in sufficient quantities they seem to be bound to cave in every thins thing that can be construe edento combustible material we 1 anre 11 v pleased to notice that no bordina tion has bas occurred but that the men even in a freezing condition have never failed to st secure cure the consent of aba corn manding of officer licer this spirit ot of discipline instilled in gen cien connors command at its organization hits has been observed by the men with a marked obedience and nd as asmont sint that has never failed to be remarked by all who have visited camp dou douglas a iab t |