› not deemed it necessary to go at length into the other this progress beyond its mere mechanical expressions and But it will not fail to occur to every one that this growth is e general progress of this State and region. When the first he "Pioneer > was issued, there were not more than 4,000 he present limits of Minnesota, nor more than 300, mostly in St. Paul. There were still fewer at St. Anthony, and in Minneapolis west. Now these towns embrace an aggretion of 75,000 souls, and the State at least 800,000. In 1849 encies through which the "Pioneer" could receive news was weekly mail by steamboat, and in winter by stage from There was no telegraph in those days in this region, and no arer than Elgin, in Illinois. We have bravely changed all ould astonish Goodhue if he could once arise from his grave hanges which have been accomplished since his day in the atus for the collection and transmission of news, to say he wonderful transformation which the progress of civilizaalth and culture have effected in the external aspects of . Lines of telegraph, stretching their wires all over the e Union, and across the ocean through Europe, pour the gatherings of the associated press from all parts of the the world in the news columns of the daily journal, while cars on a dozen lines of railroads are waiting to carry the of newspapers to every part of the State and of the North

pies were issued during the six days.

at of paper used was six and three-fourths tons.

s used, if fastened one to the other lengthway, would extend -nine miles.

the sheets out singly, the area covered would be thirty-one ixteenth acres.

(This force was employed for only one of the departments. In the book room, job room, bindery, and lithographic departments, there are from sixty-five to seventy hands employed in addition to above.)

The total expenses of the paper for the six days footed up $2,850. The press but shares in the general progress which has been going on all over the State and throughout the entire Northwest.

STATE INSTITUTIONS.

EDUCATIONAL.

The State University is located at Minneapolis, East Division. It was chartered under territorial jurisdiction. *«Under an act of Congress approved February 19, 1851, there were located for the use of the University, 46,468.35 acres of land, of which amount 23,361.71 were pine lands, and 23,106.64 acres of agricultural lands. Of the latter, 1,193.26 acres were sold by the board of regents in 1862.

"By act of the legislature approved March 5, 1863, the State Auditor, as Commissioner of the State Land Office, was required to take charge of the University lands. By the act of March 4, 1864, a new board of regents was appointed, and invested with special powers, for the purpose of liquidating the indebtedness of the institution, and authorized to dispose of 12,000 acres of the university lands; which amount was subsequently increased to 14,000 acres.

"Their reports show that a total of 14,734.76 acres were sold. "An additional grant of seventy-two sections, or 46,080 acres, was made to the State for University purposes, by act of Congress approved July 8, 1870.

"Of the first grant, 36,703.75 acres only were certified before the organization of the State. By a ruling of the Interior Department the

eable to the second grant, leaving only 37,079.24 acres to be

lections for this amount have been practically completed by 1or, of which the following lists have been approved.

ceeds of the Agricultural College lands and of the University nto the permanent University fund. The sales of Agricultulands in 1877 amounted to 7,551 acres, at the average price r acre. The total sales of Agricultural College lands, at the e last year, amounted to 49,643.75 acres. The total amount as $280,739.68.

re three legally established Normal Schools in the State. ate Normal School is located at Winona, the second at Manthe third at St. Cloud. The resources of these schools are ropriations and funds arising from tuition in the model

e Reform School is located near St. Paul, in Ramsey county.

and Dumb and the Blind Asylums are located at Faribault. ng was commenced in 1866. Additions have been made o time, as the needs of the State required. In 1874 a law levying a tax of ten dollars against each saloon in the State, or the purpose of erecting and maintaining an Inebriate Rochester was selected as the site of the new institution, ured, and the erection of the building commenced. The Lacinlatura howovON changed the programme and

STATE PRISON.

The penitentiary is located at Stillwater. The pioneer settlers in Minnesota Territory located in the vicinity of St. Paul, St. Anthony Falls and Stillwater, and by a kind of mutual understanding the capitol was located at St. Paul, the penitentiary at Stillwater, and the State University at St. Anthony-now included in the city of Minneapolis.

The following table, taken from the last report of the State Auditor, shows the cost of buildings for the several State institutions:

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MERICA, AND ITS AMENDMENTS.

1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and Representatives.

The House of Representatives shall be composed of members ry second year by the people of the several states, and the each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors t numerous branch of the state legislature.

n shall be a representative who shall not have attained to twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the tes, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that ich he shall be chosen.

itatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the tes which may be included within this Union, according to ctive numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the ber of free persons, including those bound to service for a ars, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other The actual enumeration shall be made within three years st meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within equent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for 7 thousand, but each state shall have at least one representaintil such enumeration shall be made the State of New