The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-17
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writes from the plains the iolIosing insideni;
On lhe 4sh Instant W first struck the buffalo.
Tho excitement vas Intense. The recruits IA
their enthustssm Lroks through di sipiine, aud
blaTsd cray It snssil herd crossing the road
IN fr0nt a them bot de '.buffaio axne" vas 70
strong that every B3lI vent over them, and whis-
red amonK the hsAds u The front Of the column.
0ome three or lonr bulls ran parallel ~ light
battery, when the nFtillerists commenced pep
per,ng them With Colts revolvcrs. Stung by
these ieAden pellets, the animals wheeled in line
and charged the battery with the most warlike
Intentions. Down they came, with glafing
eyes, and away went the horses and pieces in
the most inglorious manner. One piece ran 70
the rear, and another struck of quarter Of :
mile into the prairie before the affrghted hors-
Is became manageabie. The Dragons and in
fantry, Of course, had hearty laugh Ct the van
pushed artillery; but had they been charged,
one half Of the former wonid probably have
found seat somewhere else, and the latter
scattered rapidly, without standing 1t eli on the
order Of their going. Indeed, if there Is any
military combination, composed Of flesh and
blood, capable OF stolidly withslanding the
charge Of an iniuriated herd of bufaloes, have
yet to find il out.
GaxAr FIRE At OsEIrA-THE BUSINESS HoU-
SEES ALL observation-disclosures THE WORK or
Al IxcENDIARY.-We learn from : gentleman
just in from Oneida in this county, that IRE
broke out in block Of stores Monday night
last, ct about 10 o'clock, and before any assist
ance could be obtained nearly every business
ness house in town was destroyed. There we're
seven or eight stores in one block consumed
and one or two adjoining burnt up. The total
loss il not kn0wn-thOugh it Is thought to be
very large.
Our informant also states that the FRO il pro.
baby the work Of an incendiary, as man some
time in the afternoon had applied at q grocery
for liquor and on being refused went away NUT
terirg somebody will have to suffer to night"
The wretch, if caught, should be made so suffer
the full extent Of his crime. No dwelling hou-
ses we're burnt, and consequently no lives were
lost. e
! LATER.-Since the above was in type we have
learned from Capt. Pollock Of this city the inll
particulars, which we will state a. briefly as pos
sible. A liquor seller named Wall was prose-
cuted for selling illegally. During his trial some
persons went and destroyed his liquor. On
coming back to his place of business he swears
to Holt, his bartender, that he will have re-
veDge. He also remarked to others that the
people Of OneiG-. would not sleep much that
night. He and Holt were seen about 9 o'clock
carrying clothes from their store TO their dwell
ling. Il is supposed that they saved all of their
own goods Of any value. Wall was not seen at
the fire but was found concealed be ind pile
OF boards. Wal and Holt were Immediately
arrested and examined betoye ESQ. Conger OF
this city. The excitement at Oneida was in
tense, and officers Pollock and Reace had hard
work to keep the crowd from lynching the cul-
prits. They will be sent to Knoxville to day to
await trial. The loss is estimated at from $l2
to ,000.-Galesburg Democrat.