He asked if every thing was not well with us, and I told him far from it; that things were actually bad, as bad as bad could be.

This seemed to surprise him, and Mr.Guthrie added his persuasion to mine; when Mr.Cameron, learning that he could leave Louisville by rail via Frankfort next morning early, and make the same connections at Cincinnati, consented to go with us to Louisville, with the distinct understanding that he must leave early the next morning for Washington.
We accordingly all took hacks, crossed the river by the ferry, and drove to the Galt House, where I was then staying.

Brigadier- General T.J.Wood had come down from Indianapolis by the same train, and was one of the party.

We all proceeded to my room on the first floor of the Galt House, where our excellent landlord, Silas Miller, Esq., sent us a good lunch and something to drink.
Mr.Cameron was not well, and lay on my bed, but joined in the general conversation.

He and his party seemed to be full of the particulars of the developments in St.Louis of some of Fremont's extravagant contracts and expenses, which were the occasion of Cameron's trip to St.Louis, and which finally resulted in Fremont's being relieved, first by General Hunter, and after by General H.W.