St. Paul daily globe., 1884-09-15
Still,caser Notes.

The Brother Jonathan has again arrived in
port and will leave with raft for the south.
The j. S. Keeter arrived in port yesterday
morning and left with a raft of logs during
the day.
The Nina, belonging to the Lyons Lumber
company, has arrived and leaves with a raft
for her owners.
The David Bronson arrived in port at noon
yesterday and left at once with raft Of logs
for Fort Madison.
The toll receipts of the bridge for the past
week amounted to S160, an improvement
upon the past three weeks.
There will be large addition to the list OF
pupils this morning and the school authori-
ties may be called upon to provide more ac-
commodations.
The steamer Ed. Durant Jr., came into
port yesterday and left at once for the south
with one-half a raft Of lumbe and a one-half
raft of logs.
The Jennie Hays has gone into a new
kind of work and has been chartered for the
purpose of towing logs. With small rafts
she will be frst-class, as she is an easily han
died and fast boat.
We learn that the runaway wife has re-
turned but her leige lord has given her the
cold shoulder, and the trainer who left with
her will have her not, so she has got herself
in rather bad box.
At Grace Congregational church there was
large audience congregated yesterday
morning, it being the first time that worship
was conducted in the new edifce. The Rev
Mr.. Kicker ofiiciated and preached most &C
ceptably.
Yesterday our harbor contained more
steamers than has been here for some time
They were the Cleon, Jennie Hayes, Bro
Johnathan, David Bronson, G.. B. Knapp,
Nina, Ed. Durant, Jr., Bun Hersey and
| Us. Keeter.
! The water now measures at the gauge six
feet four inches, and still rising. 1t will be
a benefit in the way of scavanger works as
many parts Of the levee require good
cleansing, and it viii get it without costing
the city a cent.
There will be IN this mornings municipal
! court a couple of cases, one Of whom will
| have three charges against him, one for
/ abusive language, another for assault and
| battery, and the other for resisting arrest.
I
The Rev J. L. Russell, of Altoona. Pa,
preached acceptably to a large congregation
in the First Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning, and IN the evening the Rev. D.
Carroll pastor Of the congregation, ofHciated
They were both listened to with profit.
Since the great storm on Tuesday last the
farmers were unable to GO much threshing
until Friday and Saturday, the grain being
too wet Yesterday the air was thick with
smoke from the burning straw piles, as the
wind storms have made the farmers rather
timorous.
Hon. z. W. Durant is in communication
with the arbitrators who have the settlement
of lumber rates from this point to Omaha
and Mississippi and Missouri river points BY
raj, and he states the situation to them very
clearly. There Is no doubt whatever that
the needed redress viii be obtained.
The streets are getting in order again after
the ruts formed in them by the recent heavy
rains Street Commissioner Butte has MS
men work TO the very best advantage. The
rains we have are bonanza TO a number Of
our working classes, a. IT keeps quite a force
continually at work getting of the sand
/ Navigation up Tie IlftE = aOOub tue same
as it was a couple Of months ago, and resem-
bles the busiest time Of the log business.
Now. however, the logs are going It on theii
own hook, and are not driven, the rise in
the river floating them OK. The Cleon and
the other boats make their way through al
right.
Yesterday morning Lulu Judd, accomp pan
led by running mate Firebrand, trotted g
mile in 2:21H. Abe Rohrbach ia much
pleased with his recent purchase of her, anC
thinks that next season she viii make time
, in the teens. John splan was her driver
and we would ike to see one that can tax,
more ont Of horse than he can. He bal
won host OF friends in Saltwater by hi
gentiemanIy quiet manner.
Tomorrow the Crusaders have sheir p!cni'
at Lake Elmo, and with fair weather Their
viii be grand turnout The boat aud othe
races that they and others viii have at III
: lake VII make An attractive programme
: There IS expected to be large attendanc
: from this city, as the last picnic VAS 81
j pleasant ard vel conducted that al kDo'
b that they viii have the very best time
Fathers Murphy and Ganghan enter into III