The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-08-06

| On Tuesday, some men who were engaged at
reaping in field hard by the city, accidentally
| demolished a number of bumblebees' nests
! Now every one knows what innocent little in
sects bumblebees are, 1--WE mean dead ones) and
of course this uncerenonious destruction of
their lowly domicils filled them with exceed
/ ing great rage. On wings as swift az thought"
| and with loud terrific buzz, they set upon the
! as;onished reapers, and q fearful and prolong-
| ed engagement ensued. So entirely unex-
| pected by the reapers was the attack, that for
| while they we're wildly confused and excited
| Hats, coats, boots, rakcs and other "instru-
ments of war" we're called into active service !;
and the tact and true military displayed on the
bloody occasion is above all praise. The forces
were commanded by Captain Bill Trotter,
and never did mortal man exhibit more I'M
daun,ed and courageous spirit than he. Davy
Crockett, in his fercest hour was not half 80
fierce. Amid the din and thckest of the fight,
his long bony and big felt hat could be
seen waving high in the s.ir his deep strong
voice could be heard above the clash Of rakes
and buzz Of bees, cheering the timid and laud-
ing the bold. Go in, DuganP Rake 'em
down! Sock it to EN-! and such like
words Of encouragement constantly fell from his
lips.
After siege which lasted for nearly an hour,
the reapers were victorious.
--dA0 NueH Akub was uOHe, ~
Full many plump old bumblebee
Lay stngess in the sun. LA
The loss on the bumblebee side is variously
estimated. One report says 5000, but we are
informed by gentleman who visited the field
of action yesterday, that it will be even greater
than that. In their fight they left their dead
and dying unburied and uncared for upon the
field all grassy and CORY there to crisp in the
summers sun and rot in the winters snow On
the reapers side not single life was lost and
but three received serious wounds. They ar
rived in the city about twilight, bearing in
triumph the spoil of their fight, considerable
quantity Of honey keosauqua News.
An INTERESTING PREpIcAaENT.-Two days ago
was lodged in our Jail an elderly Englishman
named Joseph Elliott, for debt Of SIG, due for
his board. Elliott has just received letters from
Great Britain, announcing the the fact that the
sum OF Is, 400 sterling, with interest sccruing
from 1886, is now laying to his credit in the
Bank Of England, yet the old man has not the
lees TO enable him co appear before the County
Judge to swear out Of jail.-lChicago journal.
STINT IN TIrLE.-By way Of reprimand
the sarcastic nature OF which We do not exactly
understand, Count Gyiai is 10 be created for his
misdeeds - The Ban Of Croatia II the de-
sire was to stigmatize the Count, why not have
called him IN plain language at once instead Of
the Ban Of Croatia, The Bane Of Austria I"
The Wheeling Intelligencer says that the Ex-
press train east on the Baltimore and Ohio road
ran over man, near Cumberland, on Thursday
night, and cut off his mead and both legs
lie was a watchn an of the road, who had fallen
asleep upon the track. II appears that he was
found asleep upon the track about eight o'clock.
by small colored boy, who walked him up and
told him to get off the track or the ears
would run over him, but he needed not the
warning, and in an hour afterwards he was
crushed beneath the ponderous wheels OF the
Express train.
The Upper Iowa Conference or the IT. E
bhafch will meet In Iowa tits Oh "Wednesday.
tue Gath OF August. Iowa Conference, lcom-
prlsng the Southern half Of the STATED meets as /
already announced, in this city on the fth OF
September. Bishop Simpson Is expected to /
preside 1t both these assemblies. -Muscatine |
Journal. asa | |
The seventh annual exhibition Of the United |
States Agricultural Society will be held this |
year at Chicago, commencing on the l2th Of |
september. The list Of premiums Ii large, and |
comprehends vast variety Of matters relas- /
ing TO agriculture. The position Of Chicago, a.
the terminus Of some fifteen railroads, and |
fertility Of the country around il, will doubtless
secure an immense attendance Of both ex-
hibitors and spectators. The President OF the
Society . Gen. Tench Tlghman, Of Talbot
county Nd. s{4
DELAWARE CoUNrx.-BI0 Field or WHsAr.-
On the 2vth OF July ~ passed wheat 6ela
containing jus one hundred acres. four miles
north Of Nottingham. II is owned by ], A.G.
Ushtron, and will probably average thirty
bushels 70 the acre. Il vas about ready %
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