The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1869-10-29
LETTER FROM MICHIGAN.

Correspondence Jeffersonian.
ANN ARBoR, Mich. Oct. Is, 1869.
ED. JEFF. As the great political
battle in the "Buckeye State" is
fought and won, although the victo
ry,-in the language of the illustri-
ous-is hardly worth thanking God
for. Such results are sometimes
beneficial. 1t may probably arouse
the Republican party from its supine-
ness, in future campaigns. The De-
mocracy may also learn an impor-
tant lesson that is, if they can not
carry the State nnder those circum-
stances for the great Champion Of
Reputation, they had better table
the illustrious George as a dead
duck with the rotten and decayed
political carcasses of Seymour, a
Blair, Vallandigham. And now,
as the election is over, letter from
this section might not prove uninter-
esting to the readers of your valua-
BILE paper.
This city is situated about half
way between Jackson and Detroit,
uPv. .~liiHs sr0u.a, ~-a chs, viii.
its beautiful building and ornamental
and shade trees, make the place, in
deed, attractive. The University
here would do credit to any
city. There are about 1000 students
in attendance. The University Ii
brary is q grand thing; it contains
now abouts eventeen thousand books,
and an appropriation of one thousand
dollars annually is made for its en-
The Law library con-
tains three thousacd volumes the
two Literary Societies in the Depart
ment of Science and Literature, and
the Arts, have also good and grow
ing libraries the Christian Associ-
alton, connected with the University,
has well selected library CT moral
and religious works. The libraries
accessible to the students amount ID
he aggregate to about $4,000 vol.
lmes.
The Astronomical Observatory is
half mile from The Univer
,ity, on a hill $50 feet above the s
Huron river. The building consists
Df main part, with a movable dome
IL feet in diameter, and two wings,
me of which contains the rooms for
he observer; in the other Is mount I
ID the splendid Meridian Circle, pre-
ented by III N. Walker, Esq, OF
Detroit. This instrument, one OF
he largest and best of Its kind, was {
imported from Berlin. The focal +
ength of its telescope is eight and a
alt feet. l. is furnished with two
ircles, little more than three feet
n diameter, and each circle is pro IS
.ide with four microscopes, by
Thich the divisions of the circle can
e read as near as one-tenth OF sec
nd. The same room contains a
idereal clock, made by Tiede, in
'erlin. In the dome is mounted q
irge refractiug telescope, with an
bjeot glass thirteen inches IN diane
er, constructed by the late Henry
'itz, of New York. This instrument
anks among the best aud largest in
be world.
The University museum contains
yer six thousand specimens Of min 5,
rels-principally European. Also a o
ch collection of the mineral species =
I Michigan. including all the varie- 2
es of Copper ore, and associated d
Iinerals from the different localities
{ the Lake Superior district. The
Iuseum contains 8 complete suit OF
le birds which visit Michigan, with
Iost of the mammals of the State; a o
early complete series Of the reptiles ii
,und east of the Rocky Mountains Ii
he entire Botanical Cabinet embrac Z
, 4,500 entries, and over 1900 G
)ecimens. The Geological, Biolog- b, b,
al and Botanical Cabinets together, Al
re estimated to contain about o. I'll
l9 separate entries and II ,629 spec
nens.
The department of the museum OF
,lics now in its incipiency, contains
,rious articles of domestic and
ar.like use among the North Amer
an Indians, and the islanders of r
le South Pacific, and sundry relics j
ld memorials of the enterprises of to
eace as well as of our great civil Il, n
ar +; q gallery of casts, in full size, er
the most valuable ancient statues be
Id busts, views executed in Italy va va
i'd Greece, illustrating the architec- In
raj and sculptural remains of An an
ent Rome, Pompeii, Parstum, m n,
thens and Corinth. cci
The other morning the city was OF
rown into intense excitement by
e finding of the body of a young
an on the sidewalk, with q stab in +
e left breast, evidently made with ic:
knile. was the cause of his death. al, ani