The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-12

The Detroit Free Press, OF the I'd inst, gives
the following account OF the second sppearrnce
Of the bear, nc place about six miles. from that
city:
Aparty Of men were engaged in the woodson
Thursday last, IN constructing shanss, when il
being found that certain sick OF timber was
needed for use, German named Heiaara took
an axe and weat into the swamp 20 cut II. lie
was IN search of an appropriate piece Tor the
purpose Intended, when he va startled ny the
Sudden apparitan OF a large black hear stsn,l-
ing few feet from him and eyeing him inten,iv.
A large dog which accompanied him imnsdis.e-
ly attacked the bear, sezing her by the hsanch.
81. and hanging on like grim death. Heidam.
seeing the bear occupied in defending herself
against the dog, thought he had a sure thtnp of
ii, and approached TO strike her with the axe
The bear, on seeing this movement, raised her
self upon her launches, and, as H-i,iam struck
at her head With the axe, caught the blow with
her lore paw, and sent the axe flying through
the air, entirely out o, his reach Tie force Of
the blow h~ng entirely miscalcnlated the c6n-
sequence was that Heiam lost his balance. and
the bear caught him in its grasp. and held l. m
IN deadly hug, that deprived him OF every pow.
er of motion.
The dog meantime worked manfuy foe his
master, and kept the bears teeth in constant se-
tion in defer ding herself from his attacks, thus
probably saving his masters life. Fortunately,
| the party which Hadam had Just ielt was not
Tar distant, and his for help, together With
the loud srowiings oi the dog, attracted their at
| tention, and one Of the party, seixing a broad
axe, hastcEed in the direction oi the noise.
| Coming ia sight OF the bear who still held ii.i-
dam in ! deadly grasp, he made rush at her
with his broad axe. The animal, not liking the
| looks OF thIS reintorcemene let 70 Of the man,
and made oil at full speed, followed by the dog,
who soon returned, badly wounded He,dam.
upon beng released, dropped upon the grou9d,
senseless from III effects OF the hug, and as "a
ken up by his companiens, and carried to .
| place al saiety, where he resascitated. lie
has NOS yet recovered from the effects OF the
desperate struggle so as to be able to do any
| thing.
nSATH At DANcE.--A sudden death. under
rather startling and melancholy circumstances,
transpired on Saturda! evening at a private res
idence situated on the corner or Holiday and
Foundry streets, which caused col on~id. rabie con.
sternatlon ut the time. IL appears that the oc-
| cnpapt had invited a number OF trier,is OF the
family to spend the evening at bis house, which
invitation was accepted, and on the evening ia
question, whist the merry dance was in pro-
. gress, young woman named Bridget McG.rri-
u, who had been dancing was asked by a young
man whether she would dance with HIM al the
next turns She replied thar she would. when
U at the very instant she was seized with sudden
illness and fell against the wall. She Was i'm
mediately placed IN chair, any ever, thing pos
. sihle done in order 10 afford relief but all 10 no
Il purpose. In less than Ave minutes the soul bad
i Quilted its earthly tenement faseser. During
:. the attack a friend FASTENED for Dr. CosN,rv
but hie had passed away ere be arrived. Cor
oner Stevens held an inquest over The body
aud the jury rendered vcrdct Of death from
Oh disease OF the heart. The house of ,oy VA,
thus suddenly turned into the house OF mourn
70 ing, and sad and silent were the parties a. thvl
le retired from the scene and mesiitated rpon th,
uncertainty OF life Baltimore Republican.
in THE LAST DonGE.--Let the tradesman put Il
Ill his window notice that the proprietor OF th
AS store desires to enter the marriage state with
e. well conducted young woman or widow Thi
has been tried In vienna with wonderful sus
NJ cess in attracting lady shoppers Il is said ths
the store OF the fellow who hrst conceived III
nj idea is constantly croNded with shoppers"
10 \ gentleman complained to old Bantstsr tha
some malicious person had cut of his horse
Y tail, which, as he meant TO sell him. would be
great drawback. "Tnen." said Charles, "to
ler must sell him at wholesale, Wholesale - -,
OF the other, "how soy because yoa cam,
M retail him.n
nd Tobacco has spoiled thousands of hne boy
inducing dangerous precocity. developing n
PN>siuh>, SuitcHttig the boaeS, lNtrl.H III
.ial spinal marrow and the whole nervous naia
'"N Our farmers are nearly through With the
wheat harvest. We presume that there h
III never been 50 many bushels OF wheat in u
- county as at the present time, and We are rts
= thatit never was better in qaAli,y.-Aleto !
cord.
,ur- "A HrAyy BKr SgrTLrn.--Wall street samhli
u no insignificant Affair." The New YogS In
ady speaks OF private sale OF somc 5nVo 20 i
for- shares OF Michigan Southern r. X. stock u,
BuLL to BsAR, In settlement upon which 81
ca paid S1u,oou in dlfferenccsi
an Henry b Hirst, of Philadelphia. has writ
"" piece OF poetry on Mr Rachsasn, In whsh
!, nvokes HIM, In settling the Kansas and OIL
!" dificnlt,es to- gs& III 81
- Avmt 20 forth naked 70 the light
taifs Doai DO ii old Back Don't violate all
laws OF civilized warfare. Xiii the vnenav h.
for n,a,ely IL ron ena. hnt doa'ts scare tnsua
eesa.--i Esaaiss Vic Journal.