, 1874-12-21
MINNESOTA.


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Decision - minneapolis rIzaprove-
racntu.
!sreciat Dtspafeh to TIE ch,ea0o Tribune.
ST. PAUL. Dec. 19.-A pingnay caso il being
tried hcforo Justice BERNARD aud jury, Of which
THE Tn1nuNE had partia! information some time
ego. tho circumstances being that Mr. Lawton,
1ontist. assalol young lady, a1iss Davis, still
i schoolgirl. on tho street, Ginning TINT clio
tad obtaincd work from him on the representa-
ton that alo was niece Of Con. Johuston, and
tint tho latsor would pay tho bill, which alleged
statements woro not true. Lavton, having ut
the tin,o frightened tho girl, was prosecuted by
hor father for M asEault but was not convicted
Nov Lawton sues tho father for tho Rmonnt Of
Its bin for dentistry alleged to have beon douo
FOR tho girl. On tlo witncsa~stand ho Hwoars
positively to her identity, aud she ia enough pc
crliar i'll appearance to mako Ills mistake seem
almost impossible. Sho Bwears as positively
TINT sho mover was in Office bis or yorls-roon and
that llo never had anything to do with her teeth.
Dentist Merritt, WHO had attended to her
teeth, was called to tho Btand, but. through do
iectise memory and difade.;ce, helped neither
eido Dentist Do bIontrovillo, however, o1auliu-
cd tho girls teeth in court, and fatty contradict
cd Lawton's cyidouco ns to tho condition Of n
certain QUO Of her bicuaplds, but subsequently
admitted TINT m "nnprinciped" dentist
might Eay OF it, nB Lawton did, tint it needed
filling. Tho detonso are on tho trao! of d young
woman who similarly detrui,dnd others besides
Lawton Mt about tho aaule tmo ho alleges Miss
pavia Ind lis services, and hope to produce hcr
boforo tho trial il ever. II they do not, tho jury
is lilte!y to pull straws or ln coppors tor its vor
dict; and yet no ono who knowa Miss Davis or
her family doubts that Alr. Lawton is mlBtalleu.
THE HOMESTEAD LAW.
Tho Stato Supreme Court llaa Just flied its
first decision sustaining tho validity OF tho dccla-
ration it tho National Homestead law TINT t'No
nnds ncguirel under tue provisions Of thH act
shall in any eyont become liable tt >he Batlsfac-
tion OF any debts contractcd prior t. tho isBuinG
Of tho patent thcreior," Tho Court holds that
this provision Is constitutional and valid. and
| docs not violate tho sovereignty OF tho State
| that land patented to an actuel eottlor under
| lilo not docs not become liable for debts Of tho
patentoo contracted prior to tho isallanco OF the
| 1atont, 1t conveyed to another pernon; and thas
tho Legislature ia, by tho State Constitution,
| prcssly prohibited from passing any inv aub-
| 1ecting homestead lundB to fovy and salo upor,
| execution, Issued upon n Judgment for q tlobt
OF the patonteo created prior to tho issuanco ot
| the patent.
| Du1I.DINd IMPROVEMENTS.
| In tho East Division OF Minneapolis. which Is
/ tho old city ot Ut, Anthony, tho building i'm.
provomonts Of this year amount to 's4l5, 400
They inclnLo an Agricultural building tor tho
| State University: throo dwellings, costing 49,.
600 to S16, ,00p each; two churchoH costing - QUO
| each; and humorous business buildings.
l. 5000 DESIGNATION.
Tho Red Wing Algns having designated a col.
oretl barber named John Ovoralls asa daut-beat
! has been mulctcd f:3O0 III libel suit by ths
OyorallH.