, 1863-05-08
[Ftom Orr Own Correspondent

MADlsoH. WIS, may u, lSb3-
L somewhat important meeting Of the
stockholders and directors Of tie Sugar Rirer
Valley, 3ladisun & Portage Railroad was held
here this afternoon. It is well known that
Tie Sugar River Valley Railroad Company,
year or two ago, setured from the Legislature
Ao muth Of the old 1.aCIesse land grant as
was designed to aid in building the forty miles
between this city and Portage. Last fall, and
during the early part Of The winter, work on
the road was vigorously prosecuted. The di-
rcctors Of the road mainly reside south Of
here, aud are much more anxious TO secure
the building Of the Sugar River Valley road
proper, running from Drodhead OF the State
nne to this place, than for The completion OF
the road between here and Portage, not able
to see that the strongest inducement that
could be offered to any strong connecting
road to aid In the completion Of the southern
division would be the actual existence Of the
northern division, with Its splendid conncc-
tions through the Lacrosse Railroad; not
being men Of great experience In business
nistters, or Of remarkable sagacity, and good
deal afraid Of being cheated, the directors
bare been rnnuing to and fro between the
Sorthw estern and Galcna Railroad Companies,
seeking aid to put their road through, till
the stockholders hare become impatient, and
nought.
Al the meeting to-day the whole matter was
freely talked over. It mas thought that if tho
Northwestern Railroad Company had secured
the connection spoken If IN the Tribune Of
Saturday, through Watertown, and the build
Ing Of twenty-five miles from Columbus to
fortsge, there WAS Of course no inducement
for thtm to take hold Of this enterprise. 1t
seemed, however, as if the Galena and Chicago
Union Railrosd. Company-the Beloit and
Madison branch, Of whose road will be COM
rlcted this Eeason-might make Eery good
Thing BY taking hold nf the Madison and por-
tsge part Of the road, hurrtipg up It's compile
ton. and thus. by connecting with the Vest
ern division Of the La Crosse road, secure the
trade and travel which would naturally be at
tracted to the shortest aud most direct route
between Chicago and Northwestern Wiscon.
IN nnt,; aud Minnsscta, Accordingly, Messrs. B.
we're appointed committee to confer with tie
officers Of the Galena and Chicago Union Rail
road Company, AID zee what they would do
in tie matter.
There begins to be 'somc talk on both sides
about the composition Of the State ticket for
next fali's campaign. though It is rather early
70 bring out candidates. yet There Is very
little said among Union men about anything
but Governor. Tsec that the name Of Hon
John F. Potter has been brought forward His
merits Ms man, and his deserts is rcprcsen-
tativc Of Wisconsin and the Vest, are freely
acknowledged, and his eminent sounaness on
the issues ofthe day, but it Is doubted whether
tic would DC able to secure that strength out
side the lines of'he Republican party, which
il necessary to success. The present Execu-
forward and judicious manner in which be has
olscf rged the duties Of his office. Few Gov
ernors indeed have we had who ha1e better
srrved the State, and the people could not do
letter than to rctail him where he Is, but 1t
has been understood that Cor. Salomon de-
When his term expired. Hon. J. 7. Lewis.
the present Secretary Of State, who
has before been Lieutenant Governor, is
likely TO be a strong candidate,
owing 10 his Democratic antecedeuts, person.
al popularity, and tho able aud faithful maj
ntr In Which he has discharged his public
trusts. Whoever are the candidates on the
Union side it is devoutly to behopcd that they
viii not be guilty Of the absurd folly Of our
congressional candidates, Ut some Of them,
in expecting to win victory without any
| q en- and sharp contest last fall.
The Democrats of the Legislature, this
slnEg. when tlcy thought they could carry
all before them, talked Of tickc. some
thing like this: For Governor, Nelson Dewey;
for Secretary Of Stare, Senator Sat. Clara fer
IL 4tASulGIy CEIlatuT u. II. bOn11, or some
| other German for Attorney GENERAL, a. S.
| Sanbrsn; for Bank Comptroller, Senator J. E.
Thomas; for State Prison Commissioner, J.
]. Gully, 10 represent the Irish element.
The report Of AGjutant General Gaylord,
CT rtains, among other statistics, about our
Wisconsin Soldiers, = statement Of the kind
| Of aims with which our regiments left the
State. It seems that eight regiments had
Dresden rites, eeyen, Enfield rifles, SIX, Aus
trian ritlcs, four, Springfield rifles the ota reg
| iment about equal proportions Of Bclgtan and
| Destlen rites, and eIgnt regiments muskets,
| three Of them, however, having rifles for the
| 1arkirg companies. The Sd, 4ih, 9Th and
aasth lad Springfield rifles the 2end, sd, ajth,
| e,th, 2Sth SEND and 3Sd had Enfiald rifles; the
lath, 18th, '1Ath, 18th, 10th, l7th 18th and 39,h
lavirG Dresden rifles.
1Lsecms the State has on hand about 5000
| guns mostly OF secopd-rate quality, aud
about hnlf of them in the hands Of volunteer
companies in different parts Of the State,
mainly on the frontier, where last E1t thero
| seemed danger Of Indian disturbances. Of
these arms, 1000 are Gasib;Idi rifles aud / 900
Ee]Gian rifles. The State tls aleo some Ill, Geo
al cartridges, Of which about s., 900 arc in
tie lsrds II organized companies. Thus we
arc sble TO arm the millti1 whose Organization
| vas provided for lust w:1lter. Tlero WAS con