Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-18
RAILROAD NOTES.


the Chicago & Eastern railway is in st.
Paul.
Mr.. George W. Cross, the superintendent
of transportation of the Northern Pacific,
returned yesterday from the east wher he
has been for several weeks.
The st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railway has just ordered abont 100000
worth OF new rolling-stock, to be able to
take care of its largely-increasing traffic.
To-day the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST.
Paul road viii restore the evening express
train over the Iowa & Minnesota division
for Mason City and southern and west
ern points. 1t viii leave st. Paul at 7:10
D. m. and will arrive at St. Paul at $50
a. N.
The officers Of the union depot speak in
the highest terms of the conduct
of the colored troops now stationed at
Fort Smelling, who frequently visit the city
of st. Paul. They are quiet, gentlemanly
and orderly to such degree as to excite
comment.
The tide of emigration has commenced,
and yesterday ripple came along the
shore. Thirteen cars of emigrant's move
ables and five coaches of people came
through yesterday on the Chicago, Mil
waukee g. st. Paul road. OF these four
coaches went up to Manitoba and one
coach loaded up on the Northern Pacific.
Most of the emigrants were Canadians.
This has been the busiest week of the
season at the st. Paul 81 Manitoba emigra-
ton office. Everybody seems to be bound
for the Red river valley. Several parties
from the Lake Superior mission started
last night for the Red river valley. Others
from Grand Ra pids, Mich, and some from
Whiteside county, H., and eight or ten
families from Hudson left for Michigan
City, D. T., in the DEVILS lake country.
A report was current on the streets yes
terday afternoon that Mr.. J. Burdick, an
old time railroad man, had been elevated
to the position of cashier at the Northern
Pacific local freight Office, succeeding Mr..
VIM. A. Law, who retires to engage in
other business. The promotion will be
learned with pleasure by Mr.. Burdick's
many friends.
The Cincinnati, Wheeling & New York
road, which is under construction and
partly in operation, bids to become a new
| trunk line, which, when completed, must
| take prominent place among the east
and west roads. The route proposed is
from Cincinnati by air line TO Wheeling
23O miles, which is thirty-three miles
shorter than by either of the present
routes. at Wheeling ii will form a con
! nection with the south Pennsylvania sys-
! TEN, which will be constructed from
! Wheeling on a straight line to Harrisburg
thence on via Reading and Phillipsburg
to New York. By the proposed routes the
distance from Cincinnati to New York vii
be 67S, against 757 by the Pennsylvania
, 7S7 by the Baltimore s. Ohio, $50 by the
Erie, and S67 by the New York Central
which will be seen to be about eighty
miles shorter than by the shortest line
now operating.
THE WATERS.
The Sioux City Journal of the 18th ha
the following in regard to the waters: TIL
ice in the river is going out so graduall
and easily that the stories of the disastrou
breakup of 1881 seem almost mythical t.
the newly arrived resident. The breakup
which began on Tuesday continued durin,
the night. The temporary gorge whic
had formed Immediately opposite the bus
fragile and was easily dispelled. By
o'clock the river on both sides of the san
bars was clear as far west as Water stree
and east as far as the bend. The bar
were covered with detached pieces of lex
which are gradually washing off an
, floating down. A foe still holds at tn
, bend on this side, but on the Nebraska sid
J all is clear. The only gorge of consider
able size is at the point where was stretch
l ed the ice bridge. There the ice is pile
. up quite high immediately against tn
: piles, very few of which have given ava!
e The foe stretches back flor several hun
: bred yards. It will probably force OF
:: enough of the piles by to-day to find a
escape, and the mass will then move dow
J the stream and out OF sigh
, No trouble has been experienced b
b the steamboats,, and the watt
: IS not high enough to damage anythir
Is along the banks.
Reports from up iverindicate simila
: " easy and tranquil breakup. II
Il stream is clear of ice for many loI
"a stretches between here and Yankton, al
even above. The jim river is in about Il
same condition as it was three days az
II The Vermilion is ell clear of ice. L
d Sioux is clear up 10 Calliope. There t
ice is broken and clear at the bridge, so
fears are entertained of the safety of th
y structure.
~ SIOUX CITY POINTS.
The Sioux City Journal of the 18th
ID the following:
t. The rapid going down of the river VIII
the gorge broke left the transfer landin
N covered with ice. These landings will
IS quire some repair, and it will be two
ie three days before cars can be crossed.
Y 1t is expected that the day passeng
H. train on the st. Paul run will be put
- some time next month. With the rapid
i'd crease in passenger business, it is reckon
that by that time the additional trf
~ would pay.
The building of freight depot by t
- - Vanderbilt company on the lots owned
~ the road east of Jones street, is likely to
e settled when the new general superinter
% ent, J. M. Whitman, visits Sioux Ci
which visit is expected soon.
by The interruption to business incident
p the breakup suggests some surer way
IS. crossing cars than by transfer BIO
| tho of