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    About ten days ago a slanderous report in the Saint Louis Republican was widely copied by telegraph in the Eastern press.  You may have seen it on the first page of the Springfield Republican of April 1st.  I first saw it in the New York times and at once took pains to have it denied.  I will send with this the paper containing my letter.  It was simply an act of justice.
    While the Army & Navy Journal announces that Gen'l. Hazen is President of some sort of Board, I see by other papers that he was a pall bearer at Gen'l. Thomas' funeral on Friday and a guest at the Army of the Potomac ReUnion yesterday.   As Arkansas has been added to the Dept. Mo. and the 6th Inft'y. is to garrison the State, I think you will find that he will not often get West of Gibson, seldom of Smith, and that you will remaine [strike e] undisturbed at the Mountains.
    Spring has come with us, gardens are being made, birds choosing mates and building places, out windows are open grass is green yet we see some snow still on the higher mountains around us and shall be sure of frosts for some weeks to come.  With Spring comes house-cleaning, and what is still worse, moving.  During the present week I change my residence, have secured a pretty cottage where I expect to enjoy the summer exceedingly.  My duties during the summer will be pleasanter also as my military exercises will chiefly be out of doors.