. . . at the court-house yesterday. When the intelligence of the capture of Fort Donelson was received at that sanctuary of justice, an attorney mentioned the tidings and requested an adjournment. Judge Dillon replied – ‘Court’s adjourned,’ and gathered on his overcoat. It is currently reported that the county officials down stairs couldn’t stand the pressure and had several encounters along ‘mit Sigel’ during the rest of the day. Don’t anybody tell Dr. Jewett of it, though.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, February 18, 1862, p. 1
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