Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-06-17
MINES WISCONSIN TERRITORY JUNE y 1897

rifle ball whistled through the air and-.sh.
ien. A loud shout proclaimed my success
Another succeeded with, and at greater dis.
ltauce. The people were literally delighted,
Tor they positively understand nothing here a.
bout rifle shooting. .Now,' :, sa:a kii;;'
the next, will not fire at another---but let a.
ny other gentleman try that pleases." Isaid
TINS, because did not wish to risk the miss
ing OF either Of them, if pulled the trigger.
mat IS, 1t could possibly avoid it. A dead
siience ensued, now and then interrupted bv
the audible whispers of ..American"---.sa A.
inerlcan.-- Vel, tits extraordinary
nave believed it i'll had not seen it," sc. &c.
70 not imagine was conceited---I was not---I
fet as IT were shooting for the honor Of my
lcountry---that sentiment nerved and steadied
my hand and eye, and gave hopes Of victory.
This, the last bird, few upward---but still
tstraight a-head, and in second or so, fell,
having received the ball at still greater dis
lance than the other two. The applause was
tremendoas, and / was regarded as a prodigy
by all arousd---while fs'tq cool upon The
business, asyou know that amongst western
hunters, it would have been merely consider
ed 'spretty fair shooting''---but nothing won
derfnl. | will hot conceal; however, that l
experienced qualification approaching to tri-
umph, as returned to town with the party
and this was not diminished when s.my health
coupled with the prosperity of America"
was drank after dinner. To crafty my new
friends, have given them direction in the
United States, where they may obtain good
rifles. They intend sending for four genuine
Correspondence of Sat. C hronicle.
ANECDRTE OF HENRI cTAy-AMEnrcAy w,xr
AT the Swiss settlement ofveyay, Ind, the grape
is extensively cultivated, and very respectable
vine called s'ConstantIa,'' after Cape wine of
hat name, which itresembles in taste, is manufac-
ured. When VeVay was in its infancy, the Hon.
Henry Clay, then Speaker of,he House of Repre-
e atatives ofthe U. s. received present of three
,ottles of this "Constantia" wine-and hereby
angs tale, related TO US the other day, by gem
leman who heard il in Kentucky Admitting its
avof, and surprised to hear that wine of SO good
ualty WAS raised OH the banks of the Ohio, Clay,
fter having drank two bottles, requested his wife
o lay aside the third, ~ order that when he went
o Congress, he might take it with him to present
o President Madison,-not doubling that he would
e as much surprised as himself had been, at this
pecimen of domestic manufacture. Accordingly |
he third bottle was carefully deposited in the cell
nr, and on going to Washington, Mr.. C.took it
long with aim. In crossing the Alleghanies, fear
Vi tnAl IL WOuIus XIV ulohei's no ~ III
ands a considerable part the way, and on more
nan one occasion during the atiguing passage, ,ri
implied over a strong desire to refresh himself with
IS contents. On his arrival at the capitol, he sent
he tsCo,stantia,' with sketch of its history, to
he President. A few days after this, grand d
l0inatic dinnor was given al the s'White House,
nd Mr.. Clay, among Others, had an invitation
nd attended After the cloth was removed, the
'residen, ordered the bring clean glass
had u md nf tyh iCh m WA /.
d the opinion ofhis guests The glasses were pro-
uced--filled with Mr. CIay's ''Constantia," and ;
nd passed round the company" Clay felt as if
ne ''dcath agony'' was upon him--he feared the ,
ssult of this comparison of his American wine
18th the rare European liquors which sparkled upon
,e table. At length, after the smacking of o
ps had ceased, the Presdent, addressing himself
Mr.. Writ, then Attorney General, said: sCome
fr Writ, you are connoisseur, what do you think
Mr.. Clay's wine? ssWhy, TO tell you the truth,
lay" said Writ, 81 don't know what sort ofwine
GU call this, but il tastes to me c0nounded strong
+ Kentucky Whiskeyn' Clay felt as if lie should
nix TO the floor with modification, but keeping his
answered: swell, don't know but
does So should rather think that il did--but |.
. call this excellent wine in Kentucky:''--and
,us the matter passed. off with some merrment {
h his return to his family, Clay related the cir
when one of his boys spoke out-"Ah,
lther, can tell you how it happened. Tom and /
were down in the cellar one day in search of /
,mething to drink, when Tom took up the bottle
'other had laid away, and before knowing what
was, drank off half it's contents. Fearing a dis
very, we Gled it up with a bottle of whiskey we
und there, and laid il aside again., Thus was. =
10 whiskey taste discovered by Mr.. Writ satisfac-
rily accounted for. Such were the incidents at t
aiding the first bottle, perhaps, Of American Con- +
nntia, or rather whiskey, that found its way over
. Alleghauics from the banks ofthc Ohio. !
Greenfield Gazette.
MILWAUKEE, MAY 81.
Wehave been very politely furnished with All in {
resting drawing of d group Of ancient artificial c
ounds, lately discovered at Charlottesville, OH q
. Pishtaka (Fox) river, on the roads from this b
ace to Geneva Lake and from Racine to Madison ).
hese mounds arc from three 10 sevemteeI rods in :