The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-12-13
Facts and Fancies.

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Statutes; and we are happy TO inform the
courts, members OF the ar. and public Of
ficers generally, and the honorably Judge
Of the Third Judicial District particularly,
that the volume will be out in about three
or four weeks. The delay of over three
months which orr printing Office has ex-
perienced in waiting for the index, was
entirely owing to the failure of the late
Secretary TO provide the copy. Since
Captain Wilkin assumed the duties of the
office, he has used all due diligence to fur
nlSh it as soon as possible. Meantime,
enemies to the success Of our establish
ment-men who ought to be f'rends-have
usurped the official power with which they
are clothed, 10 throw the odium of delay
upon us. Judge Cooper, in not holding
court at Saltwater, in Oct ,ber. is not
censurable in this particular, because Mr..
Wilkinson, the person who by law, all
thenlicateS the statute, was unable to be
preseni-in fact he did not foresee the dif-
iicnl,y; and the court had no official knowl-
edge that the unbound volume before it
was the law. But at the Benton county
court tie case was different. The prin: ed
statute was there, and so was the only Of
icer known to the law whose certificate
can declare what is the statute, ready to
certify to lis authenticity. And vet, the
court was adjourned. and no business done,
for no other reason, that we can conceive,
than 10 give certain Friends Of The Judge Il
chance to make auu,hcr lurge at the Pub
lie Printer; and TO s'aue of The Eeauprie
contest until The confestee has illegally, as
is generally believed, serrel out The term
Of ctice.
AT the request Of several members of
the Ramsey County bar, and that the peo-
pc may know the Interpretation Of the
new code Of laws adopted by the last Leg
stature, we intend publishing, from time
to time, as they may be given, the decis-
ions OF the Judges, at chambers, upon such
/ preliminary motions as may be brought
before them. We commence this week,
with the decision Of Chief Justice Fuller
upon questions having a beari in very
important cause. We will be pleased to
/ publish whatever decisions may be made
in the other districts of the Territory, il
the honorable Justices will send them in.
Farmers living from six to twelve miles
from town, in almost every direction,
speak Of the abundance of deer in their
neighborhoods. Four re killed by one
man few days ago, between ST. Paul and
Rice lake. Strange, that they all forget
Thanksgiving is close at hand, and there
are three or four hungry !itors abom.-
But we suppose we will have to depend
upon orr old red friends, who are now
about mixing an onslaught upon Rush
river.
The most. mysterious thing in all crca-
ton to be comprelen led by Dakota phi
losophy, appears TO be the mechanical
principle OF the arch. The Indians stand
upon the frail cd Jackson street bridge,
in groups. all day, without the fear o
a sixty feet involuntary somerset be-
fore their eyes, watching the worklnen
beneath them, laying up dry stones upon
selni-circular framework of wool
AMI when a section OF the arch. is COM
p'e,cd, AMI IFS support about being re-
moved, they are in high exacies in anti
cipation of seeing the white mans '.rocks
upheld by nothing" tumble to the bed OF
the ravine. No words or reasoning Cal
convince them that the more weight YOU
put upon the arch, the greater is its power
OF resistance. They howevcS maniIes,
much interest in the Improvement and
perhaps ii the corporation were to hire
some one Of, them to ''boss the job" Fourth
street would be sooner opened. The work
by the WY. under the bridge, is well done
so far as it has progressed-:or which ST.
Paul should be thank I'll TO the voluntary
and unrcwarde skill AMI txcrion, of Lo,
MoGe', AMI not 10 the corporation or any
OF its officers.
From the window in our Office at which
we write, now that the trees are diveste;l
Of their summer robes, any one who has
been robbed by Death Of those near and
dear TO him, can cast his eye TO the spot
where their mortal remains lie, buried in
the soil of the sordil land speculator-li-
able to be sold at any moment TO the one
Offering the highest price. The thought