The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1852-04-17

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play, took the gun, and pointing it at his
sister, an interesting girl of twelve or
fourteen, cooked it and drew the trigger.
Unfortunately the charge ignited from
the explosive substance left upon the
tube by the cap. The sister was severe
ly and dangerously wounded, the whole
charge of shot striking her in the left
breast and shoulder. Her recovery is
considered very doubtful. People who
,, use guns should bear in mind that it is
not a strange occurrence for ignition to
happen in this manner.
The smaller scholars of the Upper Dis
trict School have been under the charge
OF Miss Brewster during the winter, it
having been found, early in the season,
that the number was too large to be man.
aged by Mr.. Ford, who previously had
charge of the whole school-going popula-
ton. The term of Miss Brewster's school
concluded on Thursday of this week.
The closing exercises were highly inter-
esting. 1t was evident that the moral, as
well as the intellectual culture of the lit
tie ones had not been neglected. Some
German children, who did not know the
language at the commencement of the
quarter, now read tolerably and spell cor
recly. All appear to have advanced with
much rapidly, and to understand what
they have learned. We repeat what
we have before said, that our district
schools, without exception, have been I'M
der tirst-rate management, the past winter,
the usual croaking to the contrary not
withstanding. Or this we think we have
had better opportunities of Judging than
even the Trustees themselves, take them
as body, for at all the numerous times
upon which we visited the schools did
we /" fail to see" them present.
We have had an opportunity of judg-
ing personally, that the following compli-
mentary notice of the abilities of Mr.. G..
II. Spencer is not undeserve4. He has
been at the head of our Lower District
School for the past six months. closing on
Friday OF last week, during which time
the school has been under the very bes,
of discipline. At the closing exerci> es
we passed very pleasant hour. The
scholars seemed 10 vie with each other in
exhibiting their proficiency and progress ;
and the looks OF all indicated regret that
their excellent teacher was about to sep
ara:e from them, Tor season at least HIS
own, and The remarks of Me>srs Rihel-
daffcr and Baker, on the occasion, were
apt and pertinent. May we never have
worse teachers to train the inlellecls OF
our bright little girls and boys than Mr..
Spencer! But here is what the Trus-
tees say
We, the undersigned, Trustees of st.
Paul lnstiiu'e, take great pleasure III the
discharge of duty which we owe to the
public, as we'll as to Mr.. Spencer, to state
that he has fully sustained the high repu-
tation with which he came to this place
that more prosperous school has new
er been taught in our town, or one in
which less cause Of complaint existed
We therefore most cordially recommend
him to this community and the public
generally, as 1eacl er and Il gentlemen in
every way worthy of confidence.
ST. PAUL. Min. Ter, April 8, 1852.
B. F. HoYr,
G. HOBART,
CHAs. H. CAKES, STrustees.
WM. HENRY FORBES,
JosEpH r. BRowN,
The District Court at Saltwater adj
journed on Wednesday. The term was
a laborions one; but his Honor, Judge
Fuller, having set out with determina-
ton 10 clear the docket of every case
ready for trial. did not stoprll he had ac-
complished the task. The Judge has not
only given general satisfaction to all con-
cerned during this, his first court in the
Territory, but has also elicitel the high
est praise from all who have had an OPP
por'unity of seeing his general course
and bearing Upon the bench.
We have no important news from Lake
Pepin. "Indians" have been arriving
during the week, as usual, and repor; $
have been as plentiful as steamboats, have
been scarce. We learn that Mr.. Bush,
Indian farmer at Re. Wing. who left
home on Wednesday morning, arrived at
Fort Smelling Thursday afternoon. The
Ice was still firm. The ramping Tiger
had pushed her way up along shore as far
as Wells'-mid-way OF the lake-bnt