Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-09

Contrary to the expectation of Monday the
delayed Eastern mails did not come through
yesterday morning. In fact, the Milwaukee
& st. Paul company, which carries the
through mails, was unable to clear away the
Instructions on its La Crosse division. The
great snowfall of last week was not the worst
of the obstruction. The alternately thawing
and freezing weather has done more to OBJ.
struct the track and in filing and covering it
with ice, which had to be slowly picked away
from the rails. But at 10 o'clock last night
it was declared that the track was at last clear
and that three delayed trains were moving
westward. Two of these were expected to
reach La Crosse before midnight and st. Paul
this morning. 1t is known that these trains
bring two days mails and it was supposed
that one of them may bring all the malls up
to Monday evening at Chicago. The other
train is loaded with immigrants. Merchants
here are anxiously waiting the opening on ac-
count of their freights en- route consigned to
this company.
The Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha line is de-
cidedly ahead this time. Its first Chicago
train since the Wisconsin blockade, leaving
Chicago Sunday evening, came in Monday
evening at 7:30, or seven hours behind time,
bringing about 120 passengers. Yesterdays
morning train came in on time, and the noon
train which left here by this line at 1890 pas
sed Elroy last evening on time, and the train
which left Chicago yesterday morning also
passed Elroy on time, and will be in at 6
o'clock this morning. In short, the whole
line, st. Paul to Chicago, is in good operating
order again, and traffic was fully resumed yes.
terday morning, the heavy blockade on the
line south of Elroy having been cleared away
Monday evening, as stated yesterday.
The Wisconsin Central iine is clear from st.
Paul to Abbotsford, but its Green Bay and
Milwaukee lines are said to be still blodked
Superintendent Gear reported the St. Paul
division of the Omaha line reopened last even
ing to st. James. On the Sioux City division
more snow is encountered than was expected,
but it is thought the whole line will be cleared
from st. Paul to Sioux City by Friday night
and that the Sioux Falls branch will be
cleared by Saturday night.
The Hastings & Dakota road had been re-
opened last evening to station twenty-eight
miles beyond Glencoe.
The snow was melting rapidly yesterday all
along the st. Paul & Duluth line All trains
moving on time.
The st. Paul & Manitoba main lines remain
uninterrupted. Snow drifts formed over the
track in Polk county Monday night, but were
quickly removed yesterday morning.
The very difficult work of reopening the
Morris & Browns Valley branch is being Jig
OlOuoly Will u lOTce OF ldDOrerS,
and it is hoped trains may be got through
Thursday.
The weather yesterday was bright and
warm all along the Northern Pacific, settling
the snow in that region so that drifts are not
likely to occur unless fresh snow comes
At Bismarck yesterday the ice remained solid
and railway work on the river was progress
ing. Dispatches to General Manager Sargent
stated that at Fort Buford the Missouri has
raised twenty feet, but the ice is not yet
broken up. At Grinnells, sixty miles above
Fort Stevenson, there was several feet of water
over the ice, and at Fort Stevenson the water
over the ice was six inches deep.
A meeting of the st. Cloud, Mankato &
Austin railroad company, formed by consoli-
datlon of the st. Cloud & Minneapolis and
Mankato & st, Cloud companies, is to be held
at Minneapolis on Saturday, the 10Th inst, for
the election Of officers.
The failure of the Milwaukee & st. Paul
company to reopen its La Crosse division Mon
day, as was promised, is accounted for from
the fact of ]. G. Boyden having started the
second time Sunday evening for a trip East
Mr.. Boyden has made four railroad Journeys
during the winter, and each time run against
or into blockade. AS the road is now open
and he is moving east, succession of storms
and blockaded railroads is to be looked for,
from Chicago to New England. Mr.. Boyden
is going to Webster, Mass.
The skaters are at work on the roof of the
St. Paul q Omaha headquarters building.