Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-03
pnwA CITY LETTER.
TCorrespondenee Of the Davenport democrat
Iowa CIrr, January 81. 1865.

IOWA GEI1 LID A~s
TCorre sponaenee Of the Davenport Democrat
Iowa CIR, January 81. 1868.
Iowa CITY mus. be COED town. Having
arrived in Iowa City about noon Saturday,
xour correspondent had some time TO look
.roand. The streets were lined with teams
from the country, and il tho good people
of this town do business 10 proportion to
the amount of customers who eeem to
throng the business parts Of the place, they
may well boast Of lows City as . business
point.
Understanding that the District Court
was in session, and would adjourn that
afternoon, and desiring to have view Of
the legal fraternity Of ths bar At this place,
I proceeded to the court house. A few
.'lsadipg lawyers" seem to BE- doing The
great proportion Of the business. The
firms Of Clark 4 Haddock, Fairall 4 BoaI,
and Edwards 4 Ransom are certainly enjoy
ing good practice. Hon. $. II. Fairsli "
now absent % member Of the State Sen
ate. There ID no uncomfortable amount o.
legal ability manifest among the msmoe''
Of this bar. They will doubtless compare
we'll with any in the State.
I.,aco Rotbrock was on the bench. and
eli. he, s.at OF honor with dignity. lie IS
80 of those good natured, easy, pleasant
licking. good feeling men, who always make
,,o, IIap Judges. lie evidently enjoys the
respect and confidence Of the legal fraterni.
". He was in the army and served
State. lie is of medium height, about
thirty five years Of age, light hair-rather
darkish, and plenty Of it,-incined to DO
corpulent, but calm and digniRsd. lie en-
Joys tobacco hugely; in fact when he slss
on the bench
With his hands folded on his knees.
lie slowly rolls his quid " tn ease
II any thing the wheels Of Justice lock,
He spite, and mildly ssys--Quid cot hoes
II nothing much that's wrong appears.
| To set the lawyers by the ears;
| He simply SAYS. .'gentlsmen, 60 on bid.
| II that is all, why-Hoe est Vu'd|
By the way, before Diminishing the court,
allow me to remark, though ! may DO mis-.
taken, my impression 10, that it does not
require Is much legal ability to make gosd
Judge a. . good lawyer. Integrity 10 th'
great desideratum in . judge; but whore Z
case has been thoroughly discussed by good
lawyers on each side, . man making any
pretsusions at oil 70 legal learning, must b
entirely deficient of common sense, who
cannot, - = Judge, make fair decision
IL requires labor to hunt up authorities
and make logical argument on any sub
jsot.
do not now propose 10 give your read
srs . pen or graphic view Of the Johnso
county bar or court, or Of tho prominen
men Of the county, for The reason that
could not 10 justice to the place q th
time.
, 8. J. Kirkwood, who 10 regarded here I
their most prominent nan politically, 10 u
visible. Whether he has departed tn
life" or not, no one sssms to know. Pc
haps he has gone some place, or perhsI
, ; he has gone into his hole and taken Il
! hole in with him." Such being the cas-
/ he may make his appearance on "Groun
:. hog day" to see his shadow,-or Sumner
{ ghost-in which case your Corresponds
may get view Ct him and write accor
4 ingly.
d As We propose to keep our eyes open
o We go bobbing around" and post ourselv
l. and your readers on church and State, al
% things in general. my mex, will likely
' about something else
n As . tourist, | claim but lttle-as
II schoolist, the same but as . rriteist, tina,
If my fort.
It As a poet can 70 it;
It Come what will am the quill.
!, Yours, w. B.