, 1863-03-12
MINNESOTA CORRESPONDENCE.
Adjournment Oftllc LeEis1hture-MiII-
tary 01icerx-TAc State Eso1rd OF
AudttorS-Fort AbercrombIe-Thc
FuTTrade.
From Our Own Correspondent1

Hc-1 An~&1
sr.PAu1, MINI. March :. 1ssa
ADJOURNMENT op TIE Iro1s1ArrnE.
The fifth session of the Legislature WAC
brought to q close Yesterday by the cxpirat;on
Of the term of sixty days allowei bv thc con.
st;tntion amono +ho ,s+ ao,s 1,.. ~ sssa,-
e.111l'.u' 1noas tne l"st acIe WAS lesoiu-
tion, adopted In both Houses, requesting the
United States Senate to confirm Gen. sIb1cy's
nominatinn as n Rric,der co,oral
mess,1a rv.s rcoo,xoa f,o,, ~ co..>.
+r,,s,r1ttin,r IN ros,,a,ot,o,, ar1To,. Ts1~...
.1 " A1oa' .enalio7
Oonnc!ls as Lieutenant Governor OF theState.
President of the Senate, becomes IIentcnant
c,rornor and nc +ho ros;,not,o., ~ re..eas
no's'nol, 4nin 40 ,ue ie9's anesou " u uosefnor
Ramsey may soon oe expected, Mr. swift will
be Governor de Jacto by virtue Of his election
to the Presidency Of the Senate.
1nefe were paSseo' ouflns Inc Session OF the
Legislature. Isl acts. besides memorials and
| Joint resolutions, Many of these acts were
| with reference to personal and local afairs,
the names Of persons and tile relief Of .eorpo-
rations, towns and counties.
The great measure OF sercics of measures Of
| the session-that pertaining to railroads-is
thought to be, so far as I can understand.
sl..s,;a e,,,,, 49, ;.s.suaa.~a..'
| 6'6aA1 AaAutr -. .""y 1!.SAeatS aouSut ~
be protected making the Legislation practical
| II nullity. The St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Counaov hoa f,rn,,,v doc1;nad Tho n,onoaoa
So'p, 4a'o ~. 4s "se'''a |As P'op'seo
| aid IN oullalhs Tue Lake superior Branch, on
the conditions imposed; and similar result
is anticipated in regard to other railroad in
| ttrcsts.
Several Important measures failed, among
I others, the office Of State Superintendent Of
Common schools.
| MILITARY Affairs.
/ A letter received from an officer of the Sd
Minnesota regiment, dated Columbus. Ky..
| Feb. a0tl,, states that the regiment lad been
! bcrs are generally in GOOD health, They lad
| received Tl,eir arms but no accoutremcnts. He
adds: ave expect them before the close Of
the var, probably"
Company K, 9TH regiment, is stationed at
Milford: company h, 1th regiment, at South
| Bend; Captain Danes company, 9TH regi-
ment. is at st. Peter: Captain skaro's coIn-
pany is at Jndson. The military companies
nj vernon, Falfnonnl' ana othcr frontier
pomts, are hulsalng slochnaes 1o1 Tue defence
from Cant. Hyatts company. lst Minnesota
Runrcrs. is stationed ut Mankato.
! THE PROVOST GUARD
| ing straggefs and returning them to thcir
posts. Some able and amusing strategic
moves are sometimes net witnessed nan.s a,.,.t,
~. q caipeIors - - rosT-nc E;s nosit;on os II
Onartermastcr md Commissary at St. Paul.
lie had been ordered, believe, to Join hie
recimcnt on the Pacific coast, His friends
he7e. and fIry are MANY. are glad to learn TIM,
lc ia not to he removed at present.
, 1oscnh I, Hi1Iiar1 known to many of ou1
1 c;t;1rns recently apnoiutcd First Assistant
Encineer in lie INV. is attached to The gun
hast Icyinrton IT III Ai;s s;,,, r;v.r 6,1,5i,
T;"ntcnant tfrC,u1r = for,nar prrns;asnt oc a.
1n.1i H. l.'1 au,aner ts5;usnt ~ -
H., s9'"os ,'aai, t ~. nnt's etnto,. T.
u Er.ta; :aa usSa H., H. E1ara, Tonn'a,do = r
| Rhind formerly If St Pau1. is in command n
the Monitor gunboat Keokuk, now nearl1
| ready for sea a1 New York. He is SAL, ia h
one Of the best qualified oflcc--s in onr narn
| service.
il gcncral court martial has been ar,nointe1
by General sbley to meet Mt Fort Ridcc,x- ~
tic 18th Of March, or as soon thereafter -,
| practicable, for the trin1 Of Lieutenant Georr.
~ Ma5heW ana such other prisoners as may
DC o1ough' oelofe H.
THE BOARD OF AUDITORS,
The State Board Of And;tors formed ,,v IN
} recent net Of the Iceis1afnrc IL andit c},;n,