Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-26

CHoss OPSuSo - v ClOS1s 49,
54s9 Deere vs. Downss; dismissed:
5.l4 Miller " KnAAch judgment for Plain
tiff.
5so0 Wilhelm vs. Thorington /; thirty days
granted to Defendant to prepare his bill
Of exceptions.
s777 Miller " Clark; Judgment on the report
Of referee.
6s63 Tanning vs Forsyth appellant to pay
costs Of appeal in twenty days, or the case
TO be stricken from the docket.
1909 Judgment vs. Hswley; garnishee for the
amount Of Plaintiffs judgment and
costs.
49ss schsibe VS. Renwick L Son referred to
A. W. Church, Esa.
5S37 Downings " RothweiIer, ct ais judg-
ment on referees report.
59S2 Cole VS. Hall dismissed.
Gil5 Cooper VS. Skesl, ct ais exceptions to re-
port filed and oyerIuled decree on re-
port.
G5s3 Turpin vs. Sherman venue changed 70
Iowa City on application Of the Defend
ant.
sGOsN Msewe, vs. Darlington; decree for
Plaintiff by consent and at Plsiptihs
colts.
e728 Flower vs. Eldridge decree for Plaintiff.
Continued - to Defendant, c. h. Ed
ridge.
Gs74 Kilbourn vs. Humphrey referred to A.
II. Bennett, Esq.
soss Churchill vs. Ierwis, ct ais submitted
6os4 Churchill vs. Nerwin; submitted to
the Court.
65e5 Churchill VS. Merwin decree for Plain
tiff
6o96 Churchill vs Merwin decree for Plain
tif.
The prisoners 10 Jail convicted this term
were thereupon brought into Court to lie cen.
fenced.
Doc. Morgan. who had plead guilty to the
charge Of assault with intent to 60 bodily in.
jury. and who has been confined in Jail since
the last eight months. was sentenced to six
months in the Penite niiary.
John Conway, who was convicted OF assault.
was fined three dollars and costs.
Korrel FIGHTER. convicted Of an assault with
intent to kill one George Hutz, in the town Of
Buffalo. sentenced to oue years imprisonment
in the Penitentiary, and pay costs
John Mulligan. who filed his plea Of guilty,
with intent to infiict great bodily injury, to
the charge against him. was sentenced to two
months imprisonment in the county Jail, and
ray costs.
The Criminal Docket. consisting of some
twenty cases, has been entirely cleared this
term only four cases being continued on mo-
lion.
The Civil Docket. containing 700 cases. has
been reduced to 26O the amount of cases die.
poeed Of this term being 440. Most Of those
2GO cases still on the Calendar were continued
on motion Of the parties. though they we're ell
reached for trial
The Court adjourned at one o'clock this at.
ternoon until Friday morning at nine o'clock.
when the rest of the defaults will be taken for
this term.
AN INCIDENT AT Fort DONElsON.-
While the soldiers of tho Iowa I'd were pepper.
ing the rebels inside Of their rifle pits. two Of
the members of Company C-Harry Mcneil
and George Hall-vere standing near together
doing their best shooting. when along came
rebel bullet and struck Hsrry's musket
square on the barrel between his hands He
ie!t the shock, Of course, and remarked "Com.
ing pretty close. amt it George?" He had bis
ramrod out, and kept ON loading and blazing
away but finally turned to George and remark.
ed that something must be wrong-he couldn't
see aGy body dodge when he fred. He tried
again. but with no better success. and finally
took 6ne sight along the barrel of bis mus
ket, and 10 and behold the ball which struck
it Just before had bent the barrel a half an iMeA
out of line, This explained Why it was :" no.
body lodged" About that time George got
badly wounded In his arm, and as Harry could
do NO service with his musket: he turned to
George and said: "Here George, you let me
take your muskst; you are wounded; you
are larger than l am; you stand back and
load and III 6rs-they cant hit me as easy
as they can you George accepted the pro.
position, aud fell behind and loaded some six
teen times and Harry cid the firing. doing
better execution, NO doubt, with . straight
muskst 1t vas On extremely hazardous and
cool operation. Harry was only slightly
wounded in the arm. clearer case Of pluck
i. would be difficult to 6nd in any other pair
of boys sent from this or any other town.
Harry should be provide with firearms that
would not bend 60 easily.
PROVIDING FOR THE WOUNDED. -