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Show people on th platform and found them, with few exceptions, courtooua but Inquisitive. We wore, no doubt, a disappointing lot. There was nothing noth-ing in our apparel to mark the Rebel soldier, and as we mingled with the crowd surprise was freely expressed that we were not as their fancy painted us, though just what shape that fancy took 1 never learned. The ladies, as was the case both North and South, were iniensely patriotic, and read us severe and no doubt salutary lectures on the evil of our ways, which were submissively and courteously court-eously received and duly pondered. There was one question that you could safely wager would be asked by five out of ten, and that was, "Do you honestly think you are right?" This conundrum was offered to me so often that were time allowed, being in President Lincoln's country. I answered an-swered in President Lincoln's style by stating that it "reminded me," and told thora of the couple who took their bridal trip on an ocean steamer with the usual result As the husband would return from sundry trips to the rail of the vessel his young wife would inquire, "Reginald, darling," are you sick?" To which he at last replied, "Good heavens! Rebecca do you think I am doing this for fun?" The Century. What Uecame ot the Cow. As I have never seen anything in the papers from the boys of the 67th 111., it would seem that such a regiment regi-ment never existed. The following incident in-cident which is no doubt well remembered remem-bered by many comrades, should wake them up, and be the cause of letting their old friends know they are still on earth. In March, 1802, just before the battle bat-tle of hiloh, the 57th 111. was in camp about half a mile back from tho river. Only a few weeks before a sleek cow, somewhat resembling a Jersey, made her appearance, and was at once declared de-clared "contraband." She bocame attached at-tached to the regiment, and as she was in prime condition, the Hospital Steward was instructed to care for her. , She furnished her daily quota of milk, which was relished by all in the hospital hospi-tal at the time, and to state that her pre6cr.ee was welcome would be tu state it mildly. During tho bloody 6th and 7th days of April she disappeared, disap-peared, only to return to the regimont after the battle was over. During the march to and through the siege of Corinth, she was in constant attendance attend-ance upon the boys, and -gave them a feeling of home-like content. After '' . the siege I was confined in the hospi- tal. and the milk furnished by "Bossy" made a welcome addition to my cup of V black coffee. Some time during October the cow suddenly disappeared. Whether sba was made into beef by someother regiment regi-ment or appropriated for other uses, the 57th never knew. Can any comrade com-rade tell anything about "Bossy's" fate? Wm. Kunth, 57th 111., in National Tribune. Lacquer for War Vessel. There arrived at San Francisco from Japan by the steamer China tw packages addressed to the United States Navy Department, Washington, Washing-ton, D. C. It was learned that the contents of these cases were four plates of iron and steel, each four feet square. These plates are cov ered with four coats of anti-fouling and anti-corrosive lacquer. They will be subjected to a test of submergence in salt water for three months, In order to ascertain whether the process can be applied to the ships of the "White Squadron " It is said by those who have seen the Japanese steel warships having this lacquer on their bottoms, instead of the usual paint that the plates were thoroughly protocted, and that the lacquer coating was perfectly smooth and unbroken. The bottom of the warship Niniwa Kan was coated with this lacquer for nine months. When the vessel was docked it was found that its plates were in excellent condition, and not the least particle of grass or barnacles was found. Colored People Fleasod. A Letter In a Ilutton. A most unique relic of the late war is possessed by George Clutch, of Columbus, Col-umbus, Ind. It is a button off a private pri-vate soldier's uniform. During the latter part of the war Mr. Clutch's brother-in-law, J. F. Gallaher, whose home is ln Ohio, had the misfortune to be captured by the Confederates and confined in Libby prison. After Mr. Gallaher had been there some time he began to feel the need of money, which would enhance his prospect of reaching reach-ing the Union lines should he succeed in making his escape. , A surgeon of his regiment, who was in the prison, was about to be exchanged. He cut off one of the large brass buttons from his uniform, and separating the two parts of it made a cavity by taking tak-ing out the filling. He then wrote on a slip of blank paper, in a small but distinct hand, the following note to his wife, which he inclosed in the cavity and again sealed the button together: to-gether: Libby Prison. Dear Wikb If we are not exchanged by the 1st of December, end nie $30 in greenbacks. green-backs. Put in a vial canned up in a can of The colored citizens of Washington are happy. The war department has definitely decided to bring a troop of colored cavalry I of the Ninth to Fort Meyer as a reward for its services serv-ices in the recent Indian campaign. Nogreater honor could be paid a troop, white or colored, than this, for in addition ad-dition to being the most delightful cavalry station in the country, Fort Meyer has been officially designated as the haven of rest for the troops that havt made themselves conspicuous conspicu-ous In military achievements. Besides, the troops stationed there have the additional distinction of being the guard of honor to the President on occasions of official ceremony. Troop K of the Seventh Cavalry (white) will also be rewarded for its gallant conduct con-duct in the Wounded Knee battle by a period at Fort Meyer. The troops named will come East relieving the two troops at present stationed here, about May 1. Grant' Monument. A former officer of the United States Army, who saw General Sherman in New York sevoral weeks before his death, said that the latter expressed great indignation at the continued talk and inaction about a monument for General Grant He said: "It is enough to make General Grant turn in his grave to have all this talk and begging going on for a monument over his body. I know that all Grant would have ever wished would have been a plain marble slab, something to mark his last resting-place, and nc more. I hope that when I am gone no one will talk about a monumeat-over monumeat-over me. A good piece of white marble mar-ble is enough for any soldier or anybody." tomatoes or blackberries. Sena ll m a dox ol provision!. J. F. Gallahkr. This note is well preserved, and was still resting snugly in its place in the button when shown recently by Mr. Clutch. To continue the story the button was made to take the place of another on the uniform of the exchanged ex-changed surgeon, who reached home and delivered it to Mrs. Gallaher in due time. It could not have escaped the close scrutiny of the officers had it been conveyed out of the prison In any other manner, as the officers were particular to search all of the ox-changed ox-changed prisoners, including the surgeon, sur-geon, most minutely. Mr. Gallaher did not have much hope that his scheme would succeed, even should the note reach his wife, but he was surprised, for the fruit arrived in a short time, and although closely inspected in-spected by the prison officials , they failed to discover the vial containing the money concealed in one of the jars of thick preserves. Soon after receiving re-ceiving the money Mr. Gallaher succeeded suc-ceeded in making his escape from the prison, being one of the chief participants partici-pants in the great tunnel expedition, lie found the (30 obtained in so novel a manner to be of great service to him 1 in reaching the Union lines. Ex. Confederate l'rlnonert on tlielr Travel. We were to be sent to Johnson's Island, Lake Erie. Our route lay over the Erie Railroad, Rail-road, and we made the trip on parole. The guards placed at each door of our ' coach were for our comfort only, as i wo were objects of marked curiosity during the trip and would have been overrun with visitors had not admittance admit-tance been refused. At the different j stations we mingled freely with the |