The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-15
Our wisconsin Correspond snce.

MADISON VII Oct Q 1850
The P,eSn Orop-Imrsnse Yieh Of Whea-fas Public
and Prrrot< Debts of tie Stote-Tae Madison city Bonds
Foiuic-7Ae Candidates for Congress, dc, &c
The sesson Wisconsin has been one Of the most IA
yorsbIe ever known The State bas surplus OF about
20 eco eco bushels Of wheat worth in fst haads
rage Of seventy five cents per oushe THIS amount when
passes into trade aud the farmers pay their sDa store
bills, and the small stores pay tbs wholesalers, and
those indebted remit New York. will be suiicient TO
pay up nearly the private indeotedp. Ct the State
Taxes ill also be promptly paid than usual ana tue
public Indebtedness in the way Of interest municipal
and corporate debts likely 10 be paid better than for
several years past But It will take such years
this State 10 the first cass position she
held, financially, in the flush times OF 'o6 Some
$500 farms 10 the State are pastered over
win these scaly and dubious railroad farm
mortgaees Cities have sunk tn mselves out Of sight 10
debt by oaDirg their credit and Issuing bonds iora
road CON psnes All these thin "a viii years
work OFF, but the people here honest aod want
10 pay " the best Of their AGILITY
OF hundred thousand dollars aud Issue ta bonds for that
amount. One hundred tnousan was used 10 ovli thee
school houses, a city hail. two engine houses aud 10
grade streets and huild sidewalks rhe other hundred
thousand lent to railroad company that has never
built the road The Common C,uncn have made u
proposition pay tie SEQ 0oo It's thirty cents Oh
dollar in twenty years at eight per c-n interest," and
te levy annual tax OF five yer cent for -nk lug fund
pay the bonds which bs mad 10 year oy
tuch Of the creditors want u
THIS stat. will elect Uulted States Senator next
winter IN place OF Mr. Bursee. The pincpa competing
candidates are ~ fos VS.
A. W Randall, present Governor; formerly free soil
democrat WashburD, one Of the brothers, nos
mem 9er o. the House; OLE wbig. T. o Hove, formerly
supre Jucge candidate for the elect against olit
tie, la 1867; old ~big, vtry conservative
These the three leadng candidates. Dirkee has no
shos, and Is not candidate, his frencs say
Next spring another Ju1ge Of tho Supreme Court
10 10 be elected Last spring. you know, a
pulitzer beaten. Another VII be next spring.
Judge Coles 10 then 10 be elected He will be
SOUND on the main questions
The candidates Congress In this State fol
lows:-
D1srtots. DmocTdts. Republicans
1............ j. T. Arnold J. h. Potter,
2............ j. - Peymert, l. Hanehett,
8............ II Lsrraoee, A. ). sloan.
Every body knows Pot Of bowie knife Celebrity the
republican candidate In the First district. His opppnent
IL Of the sbltst ,st brilliant speakers and
accomplished gentleman IN the West he delegate to
the Wig National Convention In 1857 and voted hfy six
tines for Daniel Webster BIO gave Scott bat Cod sup
port, went warmly for Buchanan aud rs In full CD
nunion with the democracy He supports Douglas. He
opened vigorous spst Potter but his favorte
child-a boy some fifteen years oid-was lost on the
lady Egn. He kept out or the Canvass thereafter TIL
the present time He has now taken the stump again,
and will be busy till the end Of the canvass.
Tbis district he Sccond) epu ,,cao by three thou
sane votes at least; Hanchsu viii be elected
The Third district In In greater doubt. Lsrrabee Ia
aidAte for election; he 10 making active aad
vigorous canvass. His competitor 10 A. Scott Sloan, a
most estimsble and good hearted gentleman, who was
beaten for Judge OF the Supreme Court last spring by
Dixon, who independent candidate II is my
opinitn thai IArrabee VIII be elected.
The autumn Ia cold. vet and unpleasant The canvass
" not excited, and turns mainly upon local Affairs