Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-12
RAIL AND RIVER NOTES.

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and Party at Fargo Drawing OFF the
Pond to Get at the Hudson Wreck-The
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Missouri aad Missississippi Steamers.
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Nineteen Norwegians, direct from the old
country, left here yesterday to settle near
Warren and Halock.
The first train from st. Louis over the River
Division, came in on schedule time last evening
and was crowded with passengers.
The open air concerts at Lake Elmo will be
commenced by the Great Western band on
Wednesday evening of this week, weather per-
misting.
John Shea, the transfer conductor who was
run down by an engine in the Chestnut street
yard Saturday and killed, was buried yesterday
afternoon at La Crosse.
John VI. Egan, superintendent of the South
ern Minnesota railroad, spent Sunday in st.
Paul, and yesterday morning went to Man
kato by the Sioux City train.
Mr.. Willard and party arrived at Fargo last
evening, and will proceed from there to-day
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quire into the prospects of the Fargo south
western branch.
Gen. Rosser, chief engineer of the Canadian
Pacific, arrived here yesterday from Winni-
peg, accompanied by Gen. Butler of South
Carolina, and Judge Young of Georgia, who
have been visiting him at Winnipeg.
The first of the riverside trains for St. Louis
over the Milwaukee & st. Paul and Burlington
& Quincy roads left here yesterday morning
full of passengers. 1t is going to be the pop
ular route to and from st. Louis and the
South.
Mr.. j. Clayton, of Willmar, passed through
St. Pau! last evening on his way to Hudson,
to take charge of the remains of his father-in-
law, Isaiah Tryder, the engineer who was
killed Sunday, and take them to Nova Scotia
for burial.
The testimony IN the case of John Hughes,
the photograph rapist, was closed yesterday
afternoon and Judge Burr held him in 50, 600
bonds to await the action Of the grand jury.
Not being able to give the required bonds, he
was committed.
Mr.. Herbert W. Smith, son of Major George
| train dispatcher of the st. Paul & Duluth
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whose appointment designates him as assist
ant superintendent.
Adam Coleman, the unbeached American
who got away with silver watch belonging
to one of the employees of McLeod's restau-
rant, plead guilty to the charge in the mu-
nicipal court yesterday morning, and was sent
to Jail for twenty days.
The water is being drawn out of Willow
! river pond at Hudson, to enable the wrecking
party to get at the two engines and what is
left of the freight cars which were wrecked
and piled into the pond Sunday morning, as
described in the GLOBE yesterday.
Dispatches received at the Northern Pacific
offices yesterday state that the steamer Dakota
will leave Bismarck this evening for Benton.
The steamers Helena and Eclipse arrived yes
terday from the Yellowstone and the former
brought down fifty carloads of robes and
hides.
Mr.. T. T. Hedinger, who has charge of the
work at Fort Assiniboine, Montana territory,
will leave for that fort on the 18th inst. He
will take with him some one hundred men, all
of whom he has notified to be ready for a start
at that date. Mr.. Hedinger is stopping at the
American.
The Southern Minnesota branch track from
Wells, which was stopped short of the river
bank at Mankato by about two miles, has
lately been extended into the heart of the city,
and a depot is being built on the bank of the
Minnesota not more than square from the
principal hotels.
An amendment to the articles of incorpora-
ton of the Little Falls g. Dakota Railway
company were filed with the secretary of state
vac The amendment G tn 4
and limits the highest amount of liability of
the corporation to $4,000 per mile upon its
main or branch lines.
Crop reports from every telegraph station
on the st. Paul & Manitoba road were
received at the general managers Office yes
terday, by telegraph. They uniformly report
all crop prospects good, and wheat especially
looking fine. Cloudy and cool weather pre-
vailed yesterday all along the lines.
Beginning July &c, and continuing for four
weeks on each succeeding Tuesday, the St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba line will run
large excursion trains at half fare, into the
Red river valley. The trains are to be run
mainly for the convenience of prospectors
from Michigan and Indiana, but many others
will probably improve the opportunity to
take cheap ride into the great wheat land.
There were two decress in chancery filed
with the clerk of the United States district
court yesterday afternoon, wherein the St:
Paul & Sioux City and Sioux City & st. Paul
Railroad companies were plaintiff and Daniel
Rice was defendant. The case involved the
title to certain swamp lands which the rail-
road companies claimed, and which Mr.. Rice
held under deed of conveyance from the
State. The DEGREES were in favor of the COM
panles.
Time schedules for passenger trains on a
new route between Minneapolis aud Chicago
will be issued in few days, and the first trains
will be started from each end of the route next
Sunday evening. Two trains are to be run
daily, and although the route is quite one
hundred miles longer, it is claimed they will
make nearly as good time as is now made be-
tween the two cities named by the c., NJ. & st.
P, and c., 81. P. & O. passenger trains. The
run will be made by way of West Liberty, Ia,
and Rock Island. The putting on these trains
is attributable to the Rock Island manage
ment wishing to punish the Milwaukee COM
pany for invading the territory appropriated
by the Rock Island.
George Yoerg, who was arrested upon the
grave charge of brutally abusing his wife,
from the effects of which she died a few days
ago, had hearing before Judge Burr yestcr-
day afternoon. A large number of witnesses
were sworn, whose testimony went to show
that he had frequently abused his wife, but
when the attending physician, DR.. Wheaton,
was sworn he declined to say that her death