The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-29

,, Graham. She cost her present proprietor
. $4,000, and she had just been re-painted and
fitted up anew throughout.
The boat now lies with her hold filed full Of
water, portion OF her cargo being thus sub
merged.
/, The following are the principal items Of her
cargo:
5ss sacks oats; $50 bbls lard;
loo 80 /"
/ PSI
| 300 wheat; 81 plows;
100 Ito iron axles;
S2S corn; Lot Of household fur
| 90 casks hams; niture
The following: are q total loss:
S22 sacks OF corn, belonging to G. w. Brown
Of Clinton City.
800 sacks of wheat, belonging to O. @. For
syth, Of Clinton City.
200 SACKS oats, belonging to G. W. Gray, Of
Lansing, Iowa.
also in the hold, will be considerably injured If
not totally spoiled. Many other articles Of
freight which We have not mentioned, were
wholly or partially spoiled.
There were thirty or forty Pixies Peak emf
| grants aboard, whose wagons wore also in the
hold. The trouble, expense and delay will be
| peculiarly hard upon them.
We have thus given the particulars Of a ca
tastrophe which transpred under our own ewes:
and we presume it is very properly expected
that we should make some comment upon the
circumstances We might. perhaps, in view Of
the Iact that the Commissioners appointed by
the Secretary of War will soon be here to ex-
anime the Bridge and report officially there
upon. properly refrain from expressing any
| opinion upon the subject. But to do SO would
| be to suppress convictions forced upon our
minds by facts which have come under our OBJ
servation, and which the report of these Com
missioners cannot in the least affect
Our readers have observed that we have been
silent upon the Bridge question up to this
time. We have bad the very best reason for
| preserving silence, namely, that we knew moth
| ing OF the merits of the question. We are free
to acknowledge that we came here prejudiced
| against the objections that had been raised TO
the Bridge, having lived in a city where we had
to defend bridge which we knew to be expe-
dent and unobstructive to navigation against
| lll-advised efforts for its removal. But we can
not witness, as we did on Sunday last, a noble
vessel hall ruined by being hurled against a
orldge by the force OF the mighty current of
the Mississippi in spite of all that skill and ex
perience could do to prevent it, without insti
tuting the inquiry, Is there no remedy for this
recurrence OF loss to property and the endan-
gerins OF life! Must these things be considered
matter OF course, and the wreck of a certain
number OF boats at this point every year be cal
culated upon! II SO, we may as we'll send for
wreckers from the Atlantic coast, and establish
theirs as one Of the leading lines of business
here.
Alter personally examining the draw. bridge
pier OF the Bridge, we are convinced that the
direction OF 1t should be materially changed SO
as 10 suit TO the course OF the current. We be-
leve the talk about the Bridge being unsound
or unsafe, is all nonsense; but we cannot blind
our eyes to what common sense and actual oc
currences teach US, namely, that as it at present
stands, the Rock Island bridge is serious OBJ
struction to navigation.
Why the Cabinet o, pose an Extra SEES.
siSn..a Obb's 8lundeTs and Fcars..
The New british Mfnister..New Pa
Teegraphic corresponden of the Cincinnati Grzette
WASHINGTON, March 81.
The real reason for the opposition in the Cab
met TO me extra session, ia the apprehension
that the new House would overhaul the condi.
ton OF the treasury, and expose the false esti-
mates and require a modification of the Tariff |
as condition for granting the Post Olice or |
other appropriations. This opinion is probably |
well-founded, as the House would not be JUS |
tlfied in voting untold millions without proyid |
ing means for payment.
Secretary Cobb estimated the balance in the
Treasury on the first of July, at $1,000 900.
and Congress at the last session appropriated
S2,o00,0O0, not included 10 his estimates. which
are now payable, thus leaving only 81, 900, 900.
Now, II Congress should be convened, and pass
the Post Office bill, the deficiency Tor the cur
rent year would absorb this whole amount, and
leave no balance, either artificial or real on the
LIST of July.
1t is well understood that Cobb's anxiety to
keep Congress away, arises from bis expecting
that foreign trade will suddenly revive, and bis
plumbers escape detection.
1t is believed that Pryor, the editor Of the
States, will soon retire. intending to effect edi-
tOriai connection elsewhere.
The arrival OF Lord Lyons at Annapolis. ia
expected Immediately. He comes with diff
ferent reputation from that of Napier, having
no desire for parade, aud being retiring in Aar-
acter and habits. He has large private for
tune, but is not disposed to spend it ostenta-
tiously.
Ninety patents were registered oD Saturday
to be issued next week. This is fifteen above
the usual average, and is not considered q
healthy progress.