, 1863-02-11
FROM MINNESOTA,
From Our Own Correspondent
ST. PAUL, Mimi Feb. :. 1S83.

soldiers, found III the city and Vicinity without
ieasoofabsence. They are required to patrol the
streets IN squads of ton men, at intervals. day
and night, under the command of non-com-
miseioned officer, who IL responsible for the
conduct Of bis men and the faithful execution
Of the order. The commanding officer at
Fort Smelling is authorized to grsut p.sses,
not exceeding one day to the officers ind sol
diers on duty at that post, restricting the num-
ber to one officer and three non.commissioned
officers and prlrates Of each company, at one
time, aud . pnsa shall not bo granted to .ny
officer OF private moro than once in ten days.
The members OF the guard are quartered at
the City Hotel where rations have been con.
tractea for at twenty eight cents per day. The
hegira Of soldiers without passes commenced
road has been lined with the bluec coats r..
turning to their posts.
ANOTHER BATTERY.
The Adjutant General has called for anoth.
er volunteer lying artillery battery, to bo
called the Third Minnesota Battery, under tho
command Of Captain Jones, who will bc rec
oEnizcd as Sergeant Jones, Of Fort Ridgely,
and for many years connected with Sherman 4
battery, whose skillful handling Of the guus At
Fort Ridgc1y, during the Sioux raid, saved the
fort from capture, and more than i thousand
persons from massacre. It il UNDERSTOOD
though not stated in the order, that the bate.
r is to be sent to the frontier, in company
with the expedition against the Sioux Indians
next summer.
MINSE5orA TROOPS.
The I'd Minnesota regiment was at Galletiu.
Tenn, on tho 2sd of January, but had orders
to march ae soon US its relief should arrive,
which was expected daily. The Sd regiment
is ut Cairo, relieving the 1assth Illinois, Which
!. ordered to Mound City. The 5th regiment
Was at Jackson, Tenn, on the 18th Of january,
expecting soon to be ordered to join its Di.
vision, at Corinth. The regiment musters
about six hundred effective men. This reci-
ment vas with Grants army, in his advance
into Mississippi, and afterwards formed part
OF an expedition sent In pursuit Of the gueril-
Ia General Forrest, and for ten days moved
tation, aud without subsistence, except as for
nged uponsthc country.
LEGISLATURE.
A petition was presented In tho Senate ycs-
teTday for the location Of the terminus of the
Superior Railroad st tho Falls Of st. Anthony,
A memorial to Congress for indemnity for
losses Sustained by the people Of Minnesota
during the Indian war, had its several readings
undcr, suspension Of tho rules and was
passed. A bill for an oct to facilitate the con-
struction Of the Root River Valley Railroad,
was read twice, ordered to be printed, and re.
ferred TO the Committee OH Railroads.
The House passed a resolution relative to
the appoEtionment Of School money, directing
the Secretary Of State to make the apportion-
1ncnt in the border counties from which No
report las been received for 1862, on the re-
turns of1SG1.
In the House, Mr. Richardson introduced
memorial to the Legislature Of Wisconsin fol
the annexation Of tile County Of Douglas to tho
state Of Minnesota; and also concurrent res
olution that memorial on the subject be sent
to the Wisconsin Legislature, and that tho
Governor be authorised to appoint three COM
missioners to proceed to Madison to present
the memorial, and TO act in conjunction with
any Committee appointed by the Legislature,
md Governor OF Wisconsin to consu1nmate
the transfer.
The memorial and resolution were referred
to thu Committee Of the Whole
ST. PAUL, Feb. 4, 1869.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The annual reports Of the several State Off
GERS hare been printed and distributed. The
Secretary OF State, who is ex.of1lcio, supcriu-
tcndent Of Public Instruction, calls attention
to the evils resulting from the frequent change
Of the school laws Of the State. Scarcely is
an old statute learned before 1t is supplanted
BY new, and barely is the new begun to be
observed, before it is consigned to the COM
mon mAusoieum Of minnesota school statutes,
ana town superintcndents Of Schools are
transactions, though the ollicc las been va
Gated for more than a year.
sCHoo! LANDS.
The salc Of sclout lands during the last ycsr
the friends Of cducation. tho Al III arr,.s .,1d
producing i fund Of $3I3 53l. which whcn
invested, will produce an animal revenne ~
$16,077. 1t is supposed that thc sale of the
remaining school lnnls, will within i've Years
create fund, the revenue Of which viii be
sufficient to place the school system on an
independent basis. The revenue from all
schasi ',naa - ' Ass .t; .tiu ea'G VI Et''es On
Sunn,;ntandsnt VI ~ nraeaut ~ sag oste III
ttnnmegt for ~ na1 h aoSaea 1nas Tue anPor
,,'.,a.. o1 ibn ~ r.t,,srs ~ ~ a1au oe
A'"oe VI '1e ae''' 10 u 'ne seaf 1ooi'
COUNTY AUDITORS.
The returns from the county auditors
throughout the State haTu been Imperfect and
unsatisfactory, so that 1t is impossible 10
compile a correct statement of ti,r cnmmon
school system In Minnesota at The nrnsnnf
time +AAA@~4@N ~ '1s p'o@saa
THE sonnA1 SCHOOL.
- ~
o,s,eo,oS 49,, e't ~ <4. uonal - pIactlcaly
Iecls}a, ure to rnake tha cnstomarv ann-onri
alton, Ample Grounds ltaye hccn secn1nd
and plans and specjtIcations atontcd fnr -
Normal School building, and It Il the deter'
minatiou of the Normal Roard to mato thc
institution final success. It has already a
library of 7U0 volumes, besides maps, charts,
anu hcnoo4 1u1hlture OF considerable value.
APPROPRIATION.
The Superintendent recommends that an,
p1ppziations be mndc. not far nne rear a1on!
but for q term Of wears. since nrof:,ssors ma
TEACHERS ~ choras+nr r,nnot f.. eaa->nns A1~ ~
long M nrovisfnn f,r +bo;r er,-,o-t So 80 -
to year f. denendent n1,on a. h;,,, o an.5aa -.
or occ;,,cnt X Tes-1. iare,1,a+;S,, ~ "a' Aee
~ 1~s'''5 ~ et"1''4oA'
NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE
The Northwestern College, located at WASH
ola, Dodge county, formerly known as Mime
sofa Seminary, has obtained collegiate powers
from the Legislature. The property Of the
college has never been morteared. Consider
able progress hns BEEN made toward, th,. cam.
pletion of the college building. and The cnrrnnt
Income has been made to pay current rxpensrs:
so that notwithstanding the denras.;ner infi,,.
cnce Of tho war, the anancia1 condition ~ tha
college, favorable before. has sens;hlv i'm.
proved during the year The humber OF stu.
dents in attendance in the several drna,t ,trnctts
and the nor1nal-Is Its.
TIE INSANE.
The Secretary of State has also presented a
brief history of the proceedings Of the Exec
ntt{e IN 0tnaH OF Minnesota 1Qeauc patients.