St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-30
SALTWATER NEWS.
Thomas O'COnnOr Released and
Flies to Wisconsin,.

Warden WOlfer received a written opinion
from Attorney General Childs yesterday
stating that he would have TO release Thomas
O'COnnOr from custody, ana he was given
his liberty as soon as the clerk could fix UP
his good time money, etc. O'COnnor was
more than pleased when he received his
liberty, and lost no time getting across the
St. CrOiX bridge over into Wisconsin, where
he is safe from the authorities or lie Sueur
county, who were notified OF his release cyS
the attorney general and who had expressed
a desire TO again arrest him. During hi
many years i'll prison previously to the ap
pciutment of the then Warden Garvin,
O'ConnCr had been engaged in the manu-
facture of canes, and he left one hundred of
these canes as his attorneys compensation. A
little tiltOccurred between Mr.. hathaway and
O'ConnOr before the latters departure, over
the amount of fees to be paid, and it is
hardly possible that Mr.. Hathaway will in
terest himself any further in O'Connor's be-
half He had contemplated the suit against
Ex-Governor Merriam. but no action will be
taken.
John Thomas who was sent up on the
drive by Musser. Sauntry IL Co.. fell into
Moose river Friday and was drowned. The
men were not at work. but Thomas was fool
ing around on the logs when he fell III. The
remains were brought to this city yesterday,
and were taken to the undertaking rooms of
Wing d Simonet, where they will remain un--
I'll tomorrow. As nearly as can be learned
he had no relatives residing here. but is SAID
to have relatives living i'll Milwaukee, Wis.
During the last thirty hours Lake ST. Croix
has been rising rapidly, and the waters backed
UP from the lake into the sewers, making 1t
necessary to begin pumping. The water in
the sewers had gone down some last evening,
but il will be necessary to keep the pumps
going night and day until the water falls. a
portion of the levee is flooded, and the water
is so high in the engine room of Drew Bros.
feed mill and elevator as to necessitate shut
ting down.
To the steamer Nina belongs the honor of
being the first boat up from below this season.
She arrived here Friday evening and left
with raft of logs for Ira Stockwell, Lyons,
To- The steamers Clyde and Isaac Staples
arrived up yesterday from South Saltwater,
and the Clyde left in the afternoon with a
raft of logs for Joseph Zimmerman, Gutten-
berg. and the lie Sure Lumber company Du-
buque.
The second assembly given by the Still
water club in the club rooms Tuesday even
ing was a success in every particular, and
the attend ance was just large enough to ad-
nit of every one having good time. Re-
freshments were served at Se9Sonable hour.
Excellent music was furnished for the oc-
casiOn by kleist's orchestra, of St Paul.
The st. Croix boom starts Monday. and it
is estimated that there is nearly TO- O00 0O0 feet
of logs there to be run ont. When these logs
have been run out the drives will begin COM
ing in, and there will probably be no scarcity
OF logs curing Ine TelnaiuueT OI llS SedSOu.
The Daughters of Rebecca gave q very en-
joyable party in odd Fellows hall Friday
evening, and dancing was Kept up until an
early hour yesterday morning.
A large number of Stillwaterites will leave
the coming week for Chicago for the pur
pose of taking in the fair.
W. r. LehmIcGe left during the week for
Chicago and st. Louis and intends to he alb
sent several months.
Mrs. George II. Prince and son, of st. Paul,
were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs John j Robert
son yesterday.
Joseph P0irier and Miss Clara hink were
married Tuesday at the French Catholic
church.
Rev. W. s. Vail, of St PAIL was guest of
Mr. and Mrs. L. j. Castle Wednesday even
ing.
.'Ole Olson will be an attraction at the
Grand opera house next " ednesday even
ing.
L. W. Durant Jr and few friends are
stopping at the clu0 house near Gordon,
Wis.
Mrs. j. R. Lawrence. of Livingston, Mont
is guest of Mrs. q. Il. Grant.
f. r. Desmond, of St. James, was in the
CITY yesterday.
II. L. Foster has returned to. Richmond,
Va.
DIR. Ph Mueller has removed to Minneap-
oils
Mrs. J. II. Danner is visiting in New York.