The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-06-28

ftoBABLE Loss OF A LAKE SCHOONER WITT
ALL ON BoARD.-The Schooner North Carolin.
| ieit BACK Lake. IN this county, on the evening
| of tae 10th ult., which our readers will re
member, was the evening preceding the lat.
violent gale on Lake Michigan, bound for Mil
wankee. Aaron Ingraham, ESQ, Geore,
| Wheeler, and Two other passengers whose
names We did not learn, and crew of saver
neh We're on board. The principal part of her
| freight was railroad ties. She has not since
| been heard OF, and unde, e,stand from Capt
johnson, of the Kitty Grant, that on Sunday
last be saw large quantity OF railroad ties float.
ing IN Lake Michigan, about twenty miles from
Black Lake, some OF which were picked up
oy h.s men, but they were enable to find any
marks or other means of identifying them.-
Mr.. lngraham was last year the Supervisor OF
the Township OF Norton, was part owner OF
The steam mill at Black Lake, known as the
lnsraham mills and was a man universally
respected.-l Muskegon Reporter.
NARROW ESCAPE OF NAroLEoS-In his visit
70 the :, neid OF battle at Montebello, the Empe
FOR Napoleon narrowly escaped being made
prisoner. lie had pushed on AS far as Casleg-
go, and was observing with his telescope the
NOV, m.nts Of the eneIuy between Bsrb,anello
and the "otioo del Stella upon the Po. when
suddenly detachment of Austrians presented
themselves before him, ouly two hundred PAGES
distant. Whether they had lost their way, or
whether they had advanced thus fss IRON mere
naraihood, cannat ba toid; but it is props bic
that the latter suppositCn is correct, inasmuch
as the advanced posts OF the Austrians are much
more energetic and daring than those of the
franco-Sardinians. Directly, however, the EN-
peror saw them, he changed color, threw away
his cigar, drove the spurs into his horses tanks.
and galloped back to Voghera at a pace which
would have done honor to the winner of the
Derby. Louis Napoleon has faults, it must be
admitted, but that Of wantonly exposing his
perss to the ENEMY cannot certainly be mum.
bered among them.
MAN DIGGING HIS OWN GRAvE.-A GEN
tieman, says the Waveriy Qowa) Republican Of
tue l4th lnst., was discovered on SATURDAY. last
excavat'ng two by seven, and on being inter-
roeated by the owners of the premises repiied
that he knew his own business. The answer not
helng sat sfactory, search was made and re-
volyer found in one of the pockets Of his coat.
lie Was allowed TO return to town. but being
again found the same evening at the same place
It was thought prope: to place him where be
could do himself no injury. HsviDg become
enAmored OF young lady who did NOT see fit
to return his affections. it is supposed that be
became partially deranged and contemplated
committing suicide.
NATIVE WHIsKEY IN ARIzoxA.-The Apache
Indians have mode of making whiskey which
would appear novel TO the manufacturers Ct
that article in the Ohio Valley. The firing up
process Is rather slow, yet these Apaches seem
T.. TO get liquor which makes good drunk come
lhe process, according to a correspondent of
the Arlzoniau, is as follows The corn is first
soaked ior twenty y-four hours hole is dug in
the ground, generally IN a wigwam, and some
dry grass laid on the bottom on this the corn
Is placed, and layer of grass oyerit. -Four or
nse times day warm water is sprinkled over
the corn, and At night the family sleep on II to
increase the warmth, and make the corn snront
quick. At the end Of four or Eve DAYS the corn
Is all sprouted; it Is then dried aud pounded
tine, put in = kettle aud boiled for Eve hours
when cooled il is mixed with sugar and Hour'
and ieit TO ferment for twelve hours, when II i.
ready Tor drink. Although not rank to taste.
ahd nery It's intoxicating power is very great.
snd when an Indian has quart or two on
board he don't care copper who is President
Of the United States.
While some boys we're fishing At Fslmout;,.
Mass, day or two since, Que OF them hooked
, bass which weighed 75 pounds. Il took three
boys 70 haul the ksh 10.