Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-16
RHiE NOteS.

Commodore Caulson, Of the Caulson
line of steamers is in town.
Barnum's advertising car arrived yes
terday and went on through to Omaha.
The Northern Pacific train was three
hours and the Sioux City train one hour
late yesterday.
The steamer Ivy, Capt. Crapster, arrived
at the foot of jackson street, and has been
paying OF the lighthouses.
The ST. Paul & Duluth road took the
Sabbath rchool children Of Christ church
out to White Bear yesterday.
The Northern Pacific road has received
information that number of trains load
ed with cattle are on the way from Mon
ana.
v. Il. Prouty, general travelling agent of
the Indiana, Bloomington q Western road,
with headquarters at Indianapolis, is in
town.
The Northwestern road has issued cir
cular announcing the opening the station
OF Bruce, D. T., twelve miles north of
Brookins.
Mr.. R. kechler, Of Portland, Oregon, has
been appointed general manager for the
leased lines of the Oregon & Transconti-
mental company.
Mr.. Vim. \. Cromwell, general eastern
passenger agent of the Lake Shore & Mich
igan Southern railway, the largest hearted
railroad man in the country, is at the Mer
chants.
Emigrant Agent Johnson received in
formation yesterday that the steamer Nora
Scotia, of the Allan line, and the steamer
Werder, of the German Lloyd line arrived
at Baltimore with 500 emigrGnts for the
northwest.
The Oregon & Transcontinental COM
pany have leased the lines of the Oregon
IL California Railroad company, they will
hereafter be operated by the former COM
pany under the name of Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad, Oregon & Transcontinen-
tai company lessee"
The engineers Of the st. Paul & Mani
toba and the Minneapolis & St.Louis roads,
and City Engineer Rinker, of Minneapo
lis, held meeting yesterday in st. Paul to
consider the matter of bridging or tunnel
ing Fifth street, Minneapolis. The result
was that the matter was referred to Engi-
neer Rinker to investigate and report.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul no
tifes agents and'connections that the loss
and damage and claim departments
have been consolidated under the super
vision of II. R. Elliot, freight claim agent,
to whom all claims for loss and damage
should be addressed, IN addition to the
overcharge claims heretofore presented to
him.
Commissioners Carman, of the North
western Traffic association, has issued q
circular dated Sept. II, stating that the
lines in the Northwestern Traffic assOcia-
ton will accept the propositions of through
rates on business destined to Portland
and other points on the Northern Pacific
road in accordance with the tariff issued by
that road.
The first through train on the Northern
Pacific road, direct from Portland, Ore
gon. to St. Paul, arrived in st. Paul yes
terdav. The locomotive and cars were all
decorated with American and n. P. R. R.
flags and streamers. 1t looked very gay.
Notwithstanding the fact that that they
had travelled almost 1000 miles, and were
somewhat weather beaten.
Chicago Tribune: The war on Council
Bluffs passenger rates remains in the same
condition as before, the Wabash alone
selling tickets over its counter for $3.50
The Milwaukee and other roads, however
continue to charge $143O at their offices
but the scalpers are selling tickets ovel
those ines at as low rates as tickets can BIZ
purchased by the Wabash. It is feared
that the war will become more general be
fore many days have passed. It was re
ported yesterday that the Rock Island and
Burlington were cutting rates to Cedal
Rapids and other western points to which
the Milwaukee & st. Paul is the short line