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IMPORTANT DEoIsIoN.--The United States Circuit Cour, for the counties of Crawford and Iowa, which was lately held at Mineral-Point, the Hon. Dapad Iypsa presiding, on the trial of J. B. & Wm. Smith for the murder of W. Massey, has decided that the counties of Du Buque and Des bipipes are noi within the jurisdiction of f that court. The consequence of this de- clsion was, that the two Smiths were set at liberty, and number of civil suits on the docket dismissed. The decision was based on the ground that the act of Congress of 1884 attaching the country west of the Mis- sissippi to Michigan Territory did not ex- tend the jurisdiction of the United States circuit court to that territory.

 This decision IS important in this, that 1t establishes the fact that the lives and pro- perty of the citizens of Du Buque and Des Nolnes are without the protection of the law. It is an over sight upon the part of the na- tional council which demands an early and immediate attention, and which no doubt will be corrected upon the assembling of that body. In the mean time 1t will be ne- cessary for those residing there to protect their lives and property by the only law which can operate in such case-that IS Lynch's law. Every we'll wisher of that section of the country will regret this event.

 Salt River Journal. 2