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/ - ,.,,;,,. u.3 ~. .o,,, nroces, bv which
=. uath o,,t N. ss.d. ~ to destroy the reair
~ .t n-otscss fher, Nm, n,cts4ura. we could
. ~. +sio,,ta - . ,,,arn nomm.l cost The
Eisos, ~ tha bar-jos anI the 1es;n IL aestroyed
o. .Sn;s e-nns ar nv tho sse, !. nnin;nrrd aud
IN lnen csoEs, W. ~ ,h;s f ~ ns,u-ss mode IA
pseFaeu s?3 fto"s1 ss - ,,anht thoi
pioPsEate tas iea seeat ~ ~ -, aoJE ,S:.c, ths
Plan1eIs WI oe'ise se''c ''soeo ~ sA's~' 'A~
same oe}ees, .,~,o orov ~ +~s.. con,d b.
tEoss Cci.s u s' -" "a 80 ae.. - y
made 50 as 70 nase lne ncaus c ~ M eaia.s5 W
*Inons muGn cos., tott5 !oA Iue.c - ~ =
with oeat that WI oecupy ene-tolI.n ,uae y. sae
space VIII Proquce HUT ssn " Pl'to4i ~, - =, .
" two years than Inc "ho9e e@Poseu W 9us
w1nds, ~. 49,, e... ~ ....,,r
In all the tfmoeIed SEa1es tne cnt.uK
down OF the forests Is naslns serious eutct
on the climate, In the wheat ana tu1t crops
Here We commence at the bottom Iouno OF
the ladder, and every tree planted adds 20 tne
value Of ne country Tor wheat and INIT.
We shall have more summer shower n sum- =,
be lefs subject to sudden changes aud the ep-
pEoach Of winter comes more gradual. INC
whole prairie country bfnterestedin In this sub
ject Of timber growing: Our groves arc ID
compact bodies and Of sittlc value aside from
the wood they furnish, but with artnciai
wood land we can gatheE it Just when it "ih
On experimenting in shelter belts. We plant
ed largely Of the silver maple, putting out
thirty thousand trees. 1Iad we used half Of
this number In red cedar and black walnut
it would have been better: but at that tinn
wewere not aware that red cedar could be
had 80 cheapIy.
We are in no way interested In the growth
or sale Of the plant named for this purpose,
and therefore have no object IN recommend.
ipr apy particular kind, but we are interested
Ia planting largely, and have an interest In get
ting cur plants as cheap as possible
Those having the plants for sale would do
we'll to advertise, and those wanting la.ge
1nfe should do the samc -fnr nrnnoaa}s tn aiI,-
, 1866-01-05

The Statc Normal Uniycr&ItY-fsr0Wth
Of The ToyTn-Entcrprlsc-
al Eucllliie1-1'he Lecture Season.
Correspondence Of tho Chlesgp Tribunal,

The Statc Normal UnIverxItY-fsr0xvtf
Of The Toyrn-Entcrprlsc-E
al FncllitlcA-The Lecture Seuson.i
Correspondence Of tho Chleagp Tribunal
NORMAL, Mclean Co., H., Dec n.
The entcErrtslng little town Of Normal, ths
seat of tho Illinois Normal University, in
sPlrcd doubtless by the determination to de-
serve Its name, Is last becoming flrst-c1ass
town, In quality 1t not in quantity. Situated
Ut the intersection Of the two principal line<
Of railwaY in the State, the Illinois Central
and the Chicago, Alton & st. Louis, 1t is at
tracing lazgc population, both OH account
Of its fine business facilities and Of the unsur.
passed educational advantages which thu
University provides.
Among other enterprises the good people
Of Normal have course of lyceum lectures
under full headwny, which from the first has
been a'grand success.
The course was opened by President sturte.
vnut of Illinois College, and last week DR..
Haven, Of Chicago, gave his charming lecture
The great Hall Of the University was nearly
hued with an audience which, the Doctor as
snEcs ue, was, both as 10 numbers nud intel
lect, complete surprise and delight to him.
Gov. Oglesby,, Prof.. Ffske, Pres. Edwards,
Rey. II. IL. Daniels, and Prois. Hewett md
: sewnlf, of the Normal University, nge an
nounced for the remaining lectures; aud By
way Of yuriety the programme includes i
concert md literary exhibition; making In all
ten Instructive and delightful entertainments,
aud all for the small sum Of two dollars. Tho
secret Of these figures Is that the lecturers
with view to assisting Christian enterprise
at Normal, rs well as to cultivate high and
correct taete in matters Of amusement, In the
hundreds Of young people who congregate at
tlIs centre Of learning, give their services gra-
tuitously; for which the committee desire to
express their hearty thanks. i; - !,
The University, under the vitalizi1g power
Of ofPresfdcnt Edwards, Is in splendid condition
and Is doing noble work for the Garden
Stale in trimming teachers for its schools Of ev-
cry grude. The number Of students is at pres
ent about 600 In the normal and model de-
partmenta, and the immense building being
over-crowded, now school-honsc Is to be
erected next spring by the Central school DIS
trfct Of Normal, at a cost Of I'll, 900, to which
seyeral sections Of the Model Department will
be removed
President Edwards, We are informed, has q
&, goo "call - to nn Eastern city. but his
numerous friends in the West will not consent
to lose so eminent and successful m educator
without IN effort to retain him.
, 1866-01-05
THR NfAGAKA SHIP CANAL.


As IN effort will be made during the present
session OF Congress TO pass bin to aid in the
construction OF the Niagara Ship Canal, any
thing thht appeftsins "a the accomplishment
or this great work eaa..ot s., rr,re ,n,.,cst-
ing to cur renders. For this rsasop we r,ul,-
Hsh in another column speech delivered be-
fore the Boston Beard Of Trade, by uor,cs II
Day, Esq, on the general importance OF the
work both to the West and TO tue East, and
also On the specific plan by Which he proposes
to accomplish It.
1naeao Of the usual system Of lockage
naop,ed On our canals, III. Day proposes to
construct movable locks, which Will be trans.
ported On wheels over the inclined plane, at
much Less cost and In quicker time than by
The old system. A plan embracing the came
idea has been adopted om smaller scale on
The Morris Canal, in New Jersey, and aeyeza
Of tho most eminent engineers iu the count.,
have testified In favor Of 1t. The Detroi
Board Of Trade, at 4 meeting held recently
recommended tho plan by set Of resols
, 1866-01-05
Justice to Our Soldicrs-The Bounty
and Pcnnfon Question.
DAVESPoE1, Iowa, Dec. 81, 1865.

NctNs. Editors:
An article In your paper OF the coth Iust.,
headed National Ftndnces'' and 4lrucd
"Public Good,' carries the idea very strongly
that because the Government Is In debt that
bounties should not be equalIzcd AMONG the
soldiers by the present Congress- Now It
seetns 50 plausible that the volunteer Of 1861
and 'Co ahonld receive at least rs much bounty
as il be had enlisted ia 1858 or '84, that your
correspondence argument against It seems to
passed, that will leave al these .tciajnl
ogcnts' who hare brought up these Claims.
u such is the case, entirely ont Of the ques.
ton. "Public Good'a'' principal argument
IS that 1t will cost something, which IL fact.
But then 81 bill has been introduced to
douNe the pensions paid 10 crippled soldiers,''
which will "add twenty mlllionsa year to the
taxes Of tho people, II It becomes law. For
shame Does my loyal man g1udse the pen
sion that would come to the crippled soldier
II the present pensions allowed should be
doubled, because it costs the paltry sun OF
twenty millions per year to the countrys It
Is right that these battIe-worn heroes be pen
stoned literally. Tho country Is ab1e, md We
trust willing to pay It. Let not this sspubllc
economy" 30 carried 50 far as to be base in
gratitude to the soldier who perilled every
thing but honor, for his country In Its dark
hour, and who has returned manned or with
ruined health. Let h1m have bis reward, not
alone in the consciousness of duty faithfh11y
performed, but BY liberal penaiou. iu1ly sut-
dcient to furnish him with lies necessaries
without depending on private charities Let
Us not Ee mggardly, though 1t increases tho
taxes, or fulfil the prophecies Of the enemies
OF the cause, who sald their services would bc
'e'soss~" PunrTf. Jusr,ru
, 1866-01-05


road hase been 5e.y prosperous within the
past year, snd the net earnings have been
largely, Il not entirely, applI-d to the I'M
proyement Of the road and its facilities for
transporting md storing grain and carrying
bave been built, swelling the number to near
one thousand; the road has been kept in
good repair, and ample elevators have been
built for the storing Of grain. Since the new
Development which affairs havc taken, this
company has been very busy removing its
minus Of the eastern division. In anticips-
ticn Of the transfer Of possession, to take
place to-day. about one hundred car loads Of
property have been removed from these shops
10 Portage, y hese 1t Is said new, shops will
be established. However muehtthe present
waukec s st. Paul railway will not thereby
be at Ill embarrassed in lis operations OF its
ability TO accommodate tho public.
, 1866-01-05
THE La CROSSE RAILROAD,
A Coup de- Main In OHnershtp-Pcnn.
sylvanin Capitalists mt tho Bottom of
little Coed Tint Will Como of 1t.
1FEQm The MiiNaukee SeutInel Atb.l

,AA ~OAF
%ylEania Capitalists MT tho bottom OF
1.-THE Coed tlat Will Come Of it.
tFnou the Milwaukee Sentinel, 4th.]
The corporation known as the Milwaukee
d Minnesota Rai1road Company has risen
from Its ashes Within thc past few days-or,
however long II may have been since; tho
resurrection took place. the corporea1 exist
been made manifest to tho world ut large.
The new organization Is headed by II. u.
Alexander, we'll known from his prominent
connection with the Pennsylvania Central md
other railroads, and Is backed up BY such men
rs J. Edgar Thompson, President Of the Penn
sylvania Central, Jay Cooke, Of National
whose uiso names si signify W business whsss,
ever they CO.. It. has already been
stated in these columns that by decree Of
the United States Circuit Court, held in this
city last summer, the Milwaukee & Minnesota
Company were authorized to assume posses
sion and control Of the eastern division oi the
ing balance Of $465, 900 due on the Bronson
and soutter mortgage, and giving guaranty
TO apply the net earnings Of the road to, the
satisfaction of the judgment known as the
Chamberlln and Howard judgment. 1t Was
not supposed that the old company Would be
able to raise the required amount BY the time
required {Jan. 4th] until few days since,
hands Of the Clerk' Of the Court making the
decree. -
The funds necessary to consummate this ef-
feet wero doubtless advanced by. the Pennsyt-
yania Central Railroad Company, or by. the
leading owncrS thereof, whose names appears
on The list Of directors. What combination
is likely to be made In order to render the
section of road In question sufficiently profit
ahIc to induce these capitalists to atock and
run It, Is as yet matter Of surmtse-the
most profitable connection being freight
line of propellers to Esfc, Of q connection
with The Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne Road at
Chfcsgo. This last would require either the
good viii. Of the Northwestern RAILWAY Or:
the construction OF new route from .allE
waukee to Chicago. In either case, II the
matter were s1te out Of the courts, the
result could not but be favorable for M!lWau-
kee and the State. But the successful work
Ing Of the Milwaukee md La Crosse road re-
quires that the new company should bc
placed IN mdisputed possession Of the west
ern division, from Portage to Ii C!osse-a
matter which will be warmly disputed BY the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Company, who p1r-.
chased the section In question on foreclosure
sale, and who have possession Of the same.
A matter Of $1SS, 900 and accrued interest,
alleged to be duc from the Milwaukee Il St.
Paul Road to the Receiver by the Milwaukee
T. Minnesota for the earnings .of the eastern
division and Its rolling stock, Is still pending
in the Supreme Court of tho United 9tntos
80 that We cannot hope to be- delivered i'm
medIately from the e.l effects Of this railroad
litigation.
, 1866-01-05

they 10 be sacrificed bes,des the hundreds of
Union soldiers, simply to giro traitors =
second chance to commit tresson And this
is ing nothing about the negro. Why,
sirs. these rebels, or rather Eeras, are not
waiting for the military to be withdrawn, or
State Laws TO be passed; they are shooting,
hanging and knocking down the poor freed
to let Lin 60 aflcr working all his life for
them for nothing, they now want to kill him.
The suffering among the negroes here Is past
description. They arc met BY all manner Of
indienities, and instead Of being encouraged
to labor md industry by q reasonable COM
pensatioo, they are spnEned from almost
every door unless they will work simply for
passion upon them aud employ them at
reasonable wages, are Threatened through
anonymous nofes with fire and bullet. A
very popular mode Of 4sputting them ont Of
their misery now In vogue hero Is through
the sgency ofthc smallpox. will only state
what know to be true, and Is now being
carried on in this town. A party Of sone
house in The suburbs Of the toWn-the report
was circulated that case Of s1nnIl pox vent
there. a guard Of citizens was Immediately
sent ont with orders not to allow any Of tho
party to leave there. In this manner they
wore kept without any attendance until the
nlmoHt In state Of pntrcfaction, two days
then for fear the pestslence might spread
from The wind, a posse Of men were mustered,
and 1t was buried. At last accounts these
poor negroes were cut Of provisions, had no
medical attendance, no nurses, and there
were eighteen cases; and the slayeocracy are
rubbing their hands with glee, and murmus-
Ing, " If the Yankees don't want lem VIC can
soon put 'em out Of the way" The South
erncrs have always claimed to be hospItable
and humane. but il they exercise either Of
those God-likc traits, am mistaken in ths
meaningot the words.
We have a paper heIe that publishes the
lauds JeE. Davis, and calls Lincoln tyrant
and johnson q dictator, and anything
else It pleaBes. In short, treason Is fashlona.
bic here. A Union man Is shunned upon the
street, and Is seldom spoken to except by ous
Of his own kind. The deepest hatred shows
for instance, little clrcumstance that oc,
CURED to myself day or two ago. Being
desirous to form business connection will
Eone one, advertised In the Macon Iele
graph to TINT effect and among tho answer
10 my advertisement, found the following:
. "Po1!tician-Sir- have seen yonr adyer.
tissmsat in s ths Macon Mac ors a havs tn.
kind Of business that would pay, but a. yol
fny The fe1ler mnst be- "a good staunch Union
man, don't think would do, as always
was, and always will be, a rebel. exped
you will be sorry yon put your Advertisement
10 the paper In less than one month from to-
several good staunch Union men to
q. A. .-,. Lochrane, J.. c. Plant.
and good many others whose names might
mention IfLochrane, Plant, Washington aud
, 1866-01-05
From Gcorgfa-Dresa OF the Rebellion
IIardships OF Union men-Atfocltses
upon Blacka-A Characteristic Letter
orn Crazy Rebel-a Putting the Mig
rern mt of 11}serv.33
Correspondence Of Chicago Trfbuncl

Correspondents Of Chicago T1bunc,l
GRlyT1S Spaulding Co., Ga. Dec Is.
The cursed viper OF section!sm reArs Its bead
with nil the assurance Of go Ia this God:for-
saken section of our fair country. Politicians
openly declare their traltorous principles md
designs, and are cheered On aud elected to
Office in the face Of the military, of right and
Justice, and the demands Of the Government
at Washington. Can It be possible that. the
President and Congress are really ignorant Of
these gla1ing facts, or do they wish to turn
their backs upon The small band Of. patriots
vet left in the South, to be crushed to death
by The onward tread Of treason!
tell you Mcssrs. Editors, there Is treason
here; the air Is tainted with 1t. The coming
of Gen. Grant on flying trip through the
South, and favorable report by him does
not extinguish traitors, nor does tt give
Union man security. 1tmay answer the ends OF
some political scheme, but does 1t conc up to
Justice. How are the few Union men OF the
eouth to be rewarded for their fidelity to the
old flag, through fire years more trying than
INV other test that could hare been put upon
i them? 1sit by taking traitors into the fel-
loHship Of the Government, and giving them
power to accomplish their hellish designs Of
revenge? Is that the way loyalty is rewazd-
ed in this countrys ..".
No, Sir! II President Johnson's original
plan Of reconstruction is carried out,
the bones of the loyal man of
the .south will whiten by the road
side and. Oh . tho. gibbet. :. These pre-
tended concessions on the part Of the South.
arc only that they may once get the reins OF
the State government In their handS-ihen
ai1icu Justice. A deep revenge will then be
had upon those who have held to the Union
cause. We have only to look Ct 2 some o. tes
assure ourselves, and provo to our friends tho
course that is intended. For instance tho
Convention Of tho State OF Georgia In making
. new constitution, adopted clause demand
Ing that a man must be resident o1s the
State two years Instead Of one, rs formerly
before he can become a citizen. Now what
does Tint single simple fact Indicate? Why,
thnt truitozs have possession OF the State goy-
ernmcnt now, and bY keeping emigration
away they hope to hold It. could rnentlor
other points equally significant, but hsfe
much to az yet, and must coudense. "ast
then Is to be done for Union men here! are
, 1866-01-05
RAILROAD FREIGHTS.
From Watworth County, Wis.-A fcxv
Route to Ch{cngo- Feeling Of the



People.
(Cor1cspoudcncc Of the Chicago Tsshune.l
DklAvAx, Wis., Jan. z
Il cannot be mistaken by nny thinking man,
that while good and grand results for good 10
the nation have been secured during the past
four ycnrs, oppression In another form has
taken deep root, and Is now raising Ita huad
In dedance. Oppression has been ailently, but
surely, making rapid progress, and to-day,
hero in Wisconsin, where tho people thought
their government and their interest safe from
internal and external foes, find themselves
sorely oppressed by gigantic railroad n'onopo-
1ts, with M increasing power to oppress.
The people actually g7oan under the opprcs-
sion, and II no relief Is to be had. 1t will soon
equal Southern slavery. md there will be
but the two claases, railroad companies as the
task mastcrs-the people rs their servants.
It Is time for the good OF all to pause and sec
what is 10 be dono for the mutual interest Of
all classes. ! am not, uo7 arc the people, tho
enemy Of railroads or tailroal companies.
But Justice is demanded, and the people. be-
Ing the source of all power, will have 1t, and
this justice had better be yielded willingly.
So deeply do the people Of this vicinity feel
this subject, that they hare just concluded q
spirited meeting at this place, in which all
elasses took part 4aey Ely" ~ nostn,.s
TO railroads when managed 1oF the pno'ie
good, but they bitterly denounce the present
cxorbitaut charges for Transportation. II
cannot he denied that the people have great
asnz. ~ .o,.r7.,nt aud . dccn 'fce,,ng IL
taking root ia tho public mind agatnst rail.
fea1;.n asres4a5 hr ~ po rc1,1oed comnantes
r,or,ho, 1atr co1ccss,nn ~ NV ~ ia Teonic 70
.tat1i ~ MA host;iit1 ~ .na,,eet frn;1.o,,1s
,,r1naaaI anone ~ traSsnnrtot1nn sri1i
.,aa OUT ~ ~ ar1r - FSn 1ood. T.t
~ e1s.sos - ~ reo,,. T,na hnttcr ram.
t. S9S Il H.. ~ ,aoTs, u;n hare The nn3tc n,sni
ans 4ne fSJtp@ WI ~ LII ~ .aa1
, 1866-01-05

tions, and aIr. Day Is now In this city In cor
ference with the Board Of Trade hero on The
same subject. -;
Of Mr.. Day, and investigate the matter for
Themselves. The West mnst have The Niagara
Ship Canal. and It Is only economy 10 adopt
the best system. I
, 1866-01-05

aforrtime enemies and rcvllers there Is the
hcartiest desire now growing up thAt Ameti-
c. should stand Epotless before the world.
ros1sCElPf-xoNKK nAEEE1.
DEC. A-5p.m m.
An Important resetson has taten place this day In
Consoss, the quotations st1ndlug guile Il higher
than yesterday. Cpusols ase now al SIX ask,
With a decided upward tendency. Ths foreign
market IL sfe1dy. AneE1e9n securities a.e bettsr.
Ftyr-twenty bonds bare advanced y, standing TO-.
day ri 6sS q Gag Illinois sha.es i, nj B04Ee9oE !;
Erie, y. at s7Sdn3ss; Auanre s GrcAt Western
eonsol bonds, E@1 prem.
Cotton Is in good request today at Liverpool.
Sales promise to reach Is, ,n0 bales.
,1ou4 RIM Tn
, 1866-01-05


ions Of dollars within the past month Of De
cembcs.: Secretary Ncculloch has stated IL az
follows at the two periods: :
Nov. 80 1855. 7t4 81 814
Dec. 30, 1867. ..................... 2,716Bl, as
increase In 80 0daya........... $Aoss,17s
II viii be rcco1lected that he estimated
therewould be an !ucrease Of the debt during
1866 Of one hundred millions believing that
the rccc1pts would fall short Of tho expeo;di.
turcs by that amount Il Is said that the
Secretary subsequently revised bis estimates.
reducing expenditures md increasing receipts
50 much that he believed there would be no
Increase ofthe debt during the ensuing year.
Since The 10th Of November he has had 10
pay of some thirty thousand discharged sol
dicrs, and large claims have bean presented
Tor payment By contractors and transporta-
tton companies But he Is rapidly 1iquidating
these claims, and few months more viii see
most Of the foating Indebtedness cancelled. It
is really astonishing that the receipts Of The
Government ase so large that the Secretary Is
able to pay the interest on the debt as 1t &C:
crues, support an army th2i has are1aged two
hundred and twenty-five thousand men since
August, and considerable naval force, and
provide funds to settle The accounts Of eighty
thousand soldiers {including back bouuties, J
who have been discharged within the past four
months; and, in addition to all these, meet
the cira expenses Of the Government. Bat It
is still more remarkable that the debt has
been actually reduced since September Isl by
for7p-one mMioasl \,
Since the 1st Of Jnly the receipts from In
tclual taxation have amounted to SIG, ,001, :
Go, md from the duties on imports SIS, 900, !.
COO, making total Of se51 OK, ,0oo, which Is
at the rate Of fire hundred millions per year
Here Is to be found the secret OF tho astonish-
ing power Of the Treasury to meet the cnor-
nous demands made upon 1t without resort
to fresh loans One year more Of such un-
paralleled taxation will pay of the Is ,0o9
soldiers It is proposed TO discharge, to 70
duce the army to "pcace footing" liqui
date all the Aonting debt, md retire one
hundred millions Of legal tenders,
But, it. may be properly asked, is II
right to grind the Taxpayers quite SO
heartily even for the purpose Of accomplishing
all these beneficial results? No country In
the world crer paid so many taxes. ThI
| largest revenue Great Britain ever raised in q
| single year by tantion falls hundred mil.
lions short Of The present strenm flowing into
the American National Trcasnry. The work
| Of Congress for the ensuing four mouths will
not be to devise new and greater taxes. bu,
rather to Hghtcn the burden BY repeating and
modifying ta1cs TO the utmost extent consist.
Cut with the national credit. ~ :