Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-01-22
After from Iowa city.
Iowa Cry, Januasy ls,h, Is

Iowa Cry, January lSth, 1859.
FRisSp LooAls:--Through Che in,erm>
nahle changes Of heat aud cid, exc,,eme
aud quie. your correspondent stl ivcth.
Aud now having found myself a, the side oi
= table well loaded with Wcbstrrs raa>
hridged, clothes brush, box &C mate nee
aud full score Of volumes hound in cali or
sheep, hesitate, aud think ~hc,e 10 begin.
| SaSll write of the old year which is un>
| wrapped 10 the houndless folds OF e,erniyy
Ofns memories on recalling scores OF deep.
as, joy OF keenes, sorrow Shall rsvel 10
'he delights Of pictures Of fancy or hnger
sboa, the sands Of reality.
1thiakI viii do neither, but 10, a few
thoughts just now crowding through my
brain, touching the interests of some Of the
Institutions and people Of this city. The
State Caivevsi,y which is conducted in all
it's departments With truly ccmmendable
| real and ability, is well attended the pressn,
terra, which began Jan. ;,h, and closes the
has, ofNarch. The law Department, is in
hourishiag condition. Hon. Geo. G. Wright
has been with the class thus far. this term.
| and has exhibited an interest truly sncoura~
ging to the whole class. There is perhaps
40 man in the state OF Iowa. who works
With greater force and efficiency than Judge
Wright, His searching examinations and
lucid explanations are Of untold bsneit to
the class. The time thus for this term has
been devoted TO the revision OF 1850. He
has taken ii nj, as far as gone, section by
section. thoroughly explaining each and
giving numerous references to established
Law Authors. A Mock Court has been or
ganired, Judge ". presiding. The court is
in session each Friday from to r. VI.
The proceedings are similar to those ofthe
Dist. Court. Every step in each case is Ia
ken With caro- aud every defect in notice,
petition, motion, demurrer, answer aud re
ply corrected. I, is An excellent school Of |
practice.
On Wednesday last, At 2P. u, Prot. Wm.
G. Hammond delivered the 6rst Of series
of general lectures before the class. His
Subject was Popular notions Of the Legal
Profession. 1, is no; aa,,ery but justice to
say Of this lecture, that il vas highly pleas
ing and instructive 10 every member Of the
class and also to the audience which con-
sisted Of quite a large number of the people
Of the city. The well defined principles of
Law which il contained gave !; scliiity and
Srmness while the rich aud racy style in
which il was written and delivered gave to
il an ;uteres. well suited 70 the taste of all
Tie rex, lecture viii Be delivered BY Atty.
General Henry o'Connos, on. Wednesday
next. a. p. NJ other leading members OF
the Beard VIII follow in the coming weeks.
On the evening Of he 18th Marx
TrGis, addressed large and appre-
cia,ive audience At the Metropolitan Hall,
Subject "The Americas Vandal Abroad
/; was rich feast Of rare fun. His satire
was keea-His pathos thrilling. The beau>
tifal passages he reci,ed while imaginating
wandering amid ruined towers, ancien.
cities and down the valley Of the Jordon fell
richly on the ears Of the attentive listeners.
He 50 graphically described its scenery tha,
the audience seemed wrapped in the folds
Of poesy. I,
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