The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-05
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OUR MILWAUKEE CORRESPONDENCE.

MILWAUKEE, Sept "A, 1865
THE CREAM CITY OF THE LAKBs.
This city is known to commercial men throughout the
world as the harbor from whence comes tho famous
milwaukee amber wheat, and the beautiful cream
colored brick made here; it known to the drinking
community as the fountain Of Milwaukee lager beer,
drank throughout the world and it is known to the
traveller the fair white city reclining calmly upon
hundred his like beautiful vision Of tho nights
sight which he longs 70 cling to-
PROSPERITY CITY.
Milwaukee, during the past year. has enjoyed period
OF unexampled prosperity. The season commenced by
a catastrophe which threatened seriously TO impede
progress--the destruction OF one OF tho
time destroyed almost entirely disabled nearly every
bridge In the city Fortunately, however the
OF the people were equal 70 the emergency and In few
months steam took the place Of the water power and
the hum Of the mills and factories more heard
and have been since working buster than before,
with increased facilities for transactng business The
damage 70 the bridges beng repaired rapidly
worknen do IT, and within month everything that
had been destroyed will be replaced with better sruc-
lures.
MANUFACTURING vAcnIrEs
In addition TO the mills and manufacories improved
and enlarged Touring mills, with forty Of
stone, have been erected and put in old warehouses;
They alone, when completed, will be capable OF
grinding over three thousand bushels Of -four daily.
Their total has been abodt $500 600 An rolling
MILL costing about $500 0o0 also being erected under
the control Of number OF our leading capitalists In
addition TO these an immense disiilery two breweres
a number OF extensive iron foundries, churches,
besides large number OF minor manufactures have
been and being erected as fast workmon put
them up The number Of private residences and ousI.
season Is very large Some OF the handsomest and most
extensive business houses In the West have been built
here while many palatial private residences have gone
up stil further identifying city The total amount
OF money expended In the single lem Of building this
city during the year 1866, will not fall short Of
81, 600, 900.
Tho crops throughout the state have been considerably
injured BY the continued heavy rams which have visited
places very badly sprouted. The crops will therefore
neither be heavy Of good quality as in former
years Ugh prices ars Appreciated az consequence.
Oats barley and rye somewhat injured but not
badly the wheat. Corn looks Que, although rather
backward snd " early frost bghts the crops I, viii
be average OTHER products are about the same
in former years.
rug potIrcAI cAsPAioS--KxcrrNa CONTEXT
The s campaign Just o opening se,n WIN ,o,, ae
cal contests in the history Of the state. In
this Congressional dstrict-the Frst-Genera Haibert
H. Pane the present incumbent has been renominated
for Congress by the republicans He elected In 1884
by a majority OF 5ss over John W. Cary The democrats
have 70 day r.. n nomination james srown OF s9s
man OF ability, good lawyer and person Of unblem-
ished personal reputation, and was a member Of the
thirty seventh Congress- He has many personal friends
who will their utmost elect him. This being tho
closest district IN the state win be the scene Of The most
determined conflict
In the second dis,re, the republicans have nominated
b. Y. Hopkins Of Madison. HIS reputation ~ some
what sued by his connection With the In Crosse Rail
road swindie aud the Madison corruption bonds;
the dstrict IL overwhelmingly republican he viii doubt.
less he elected The democrats have not yet nominated
in that district
incumbent, is nominated by the republicans AZ tho
district N all way, he will be elected. The same IA
true of the Sixth district, where General C. washburn
has been put IN nomination BY the republicans
In the Fourth and Fifth distrc,s nominations have
not yet been made The former win 80 democratic by
large majority. The latter VIII propaby 60 the other
way by about 200 majority.