Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-12
THE ST PAUL DAILY TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH L.

IS anticipated a large number will be issued. |
How many will be summoned is not yet known, |
but it is intimated that the number will be not |
FAR from one hundred. They will be issued |
next week.
Tho bill was signed yesterday by the gov
ernor which amends the law of 1876 relating to |
the dates Of holding the terms of the Ramsey |
county district court. Under the new act the
court is to hold three terms in each year for
the transaction of both civil and criminal
business, to be held on the second Tuesday of
January, the first Tuesday of May, and the last
Tuesday of September.
Fifth street, below Jackson, was thescene Of
a lively runaway yesterday morning. An un-
harnessed steed came careering down the first
named street and passed team belonging to Mrs.
johnson, of West st. Paul, and tho horses of the
latter were at once infected with the desire to
80 away they went In gallant style.
never very crowded, so that the course was toll
erably clear, but badly smashed up wagon re-
manned, and nobody was hurt.
A lamp at the corner of Third and Wabashaw
was left all day ''to pale its Intellectual fire.
day in some districts, there are districts in
which, on dark stormy nights like last Sunday,
pedestrians have to grope their way in pitchy
darkness through the miry streets. Citizens
along Seventh street and in lower town COM
plain bitterly of the economy which orders
street lamps not to be lighted if the moon ac-
cording to the calender should shine but does
not.
A man named VIM. Myre, charged with tim
Brainerd by Deputy United States Marshal
Wilson. The deputy, however, had other gov
eminent business on hand which it would not
be proper for Myre to hear, SO was obliged to
take some chances of his bird" escaping, and
the "bird' few. This is the case which the
twilight luminary, with its usual classification
Of facts, represents as a prisoner escaping from
Deputy Wilson while on the train coming to st.
Paul.
Gov. Pillsbury had his hands full yesterday,
between signing bills and attending to more
than usually numerous delegations waiting
upon him. He succeeded, however, in affxing
his signature to between thirty and forty of
the measures. The most important was one
providing for the assessment and collection Of
taxes, a most voluminOus affair. The Joint
memorial to Congress for light house on Grand
Marias bay, north shore of Lake Superior, was
signed. The bill authorizing Jordan and Shak-
opee, Scott county, to issue bonds for county
building purposes, which was fruitful source
of contention in the late House, also received
gubernatorial consent. Up to D. m. yester-
day, Lightweight bills remained in the Cover
nOrs Ofhce many OF which have been fully
considered and only await his signature. To-
day, at IL o'clock noon, is the last hour that
will seal the fate, one way or the other, of the
| remainder.
There is nothing like an election to secure q
| crowd and to get up little Confusion" This
| was proved at the fire department association
meeting last night, which filled the parlor Of
| the hook and ladder house to overhowihg.
President Jonn Lunkenheimer occupied the
| chair. The object Of the meeting was to elect
| officers for the ensuing year, and to act upon
the new by-laws. The report of the committee
on bylaws having been read and accepted, the
election was proceeded with. After spirited
contest-especially for president lasting until
II p. M, the following officers were elected, tht
choice of the secretary being reelection
Charles Fl. Williams, president; Daniel Kelly
vice president; P. II. Prendergast, secretary
G. Casey, treasurer; and John Lunkenheimer
J. G. Donnelly, John Lesh, E. B. Birge, Thoma,
G. Conway and E. H. Wood, trustees. TIL,
hour being late, the meeting adjourned withou
| action upon the bylaws. 1900.