The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-09-02
STATE DErAMrnENr.


Frankfort
On the 18th Of June last of the companies for the
navigation the Rhine and Mayn held its annual meeting
in this city II could more properly be called Tow.
boat Company
From the report submitted to the stocholders Il an
pears the OF the company made l4l voyages In the
course Of the year 1856
The quantity OF goods transported was l072 900 quh
tals6z 900 quintals than In 1855. The receips
the contrary, We're lower owing To the reduction
the rate Of freight and the diminnon Of grain gAs
The sum paid for river duties amounted to TIA Ooo
horinsof which l2I 900 horins for duties goo
and which had to be paid by the company and then n,
mbursed by the consignee on delivery The remaining
So 900 forms was nevertheless heavy burden ON tn
company the the other rivers and railroad,
which entered into competition entirely free from such
tax.
The navigation of the Danube the report says Is en-,
trely free France and Holland abolished long TINA
ago the toll on their part of the Rhine the Sound dues
have lately been abolished and in that manner new
competition has been created to the navigation on ths
Rhine and the Elbe. The navigation of the weser /,
likewise free Under these circumstances, reduction Of
the duties on the Rhine the Mayn the Necker and tina
Elbe would be insufficient the ogmacs connected with
the collection Of these duties often burdensome
than the duties themselves The European treaties hay
ing prescribed uniform for German rivers the
company hope that all these oppressive taxes will at an
early period be entirely abolished.
The reccptso the company amounted to SIC, 900 forms
the expenses to 600 FORMS The surplus Of $4,000
the vessels of the company, and dividend has been
declared for the year 1855.
There is one circumstance worthy of remark in the
proceedings Of this mecngand that Is, the unistaks
BILE opposition Of the company to rsrer tolls am tnd
that the observations that point made at the mesp
were much stronger than appear In the report.
The Hanoveran government has recently caused the
Notifications at Stade to be examined by military com
mission similar inspection Is being made along tLs
Elbe from Brunshansen to Cuxhaven 1t is said ii will
be extended along the whole coast of the kingdom witt
view to establish Notifications on large scale.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The Siosr Indian Difficulties. Tie Killing Of Thru n
Llkqpaduas Band The Acting Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs received yesterday morning letter from Mr.
Pitchctte the special agent Of the department dated
Sioux Agency, Minnesota August It'll, enclosing the u
port of A. j. Campbell United States interpreter at this
agency who accompanied the Indians in their pursuit Of
hkapaduths party the narrative Of individual Indiana
and the minutes of the examination of of the iema
prisoners taken Chan tunka lake. previous 10 Aha
fight at that place.
Special Agent Pritchette had received letter from ye
low Medicine, stating that the inhabitants were yeste
day thrown into great alarm by report thst Inkas
dntah, who had been joined by number OF Yanctm,
at Wood lake. about three miles frorl that polu,
The employees Of the agency at Yellow Mecine the BET
tiers and friendly Indians in the vicinity were on The
alert all last night but nothing occurred to Justify thr
alarm. Superintendent Cullen and himself would pro
coed thither early the morning Of the sth No per
son there gave the slightest credit to the report
A. J. Campbell, the interpreter states, in his repo
that he left the Yellow Medicine on the 22d Of july with
one hundred and six Indians and four halfbreeds and
proceeded far as Cottonwood lake. where the supern
tenden addressed the Indians with great effect On the
Esd they encamped the Red Wood river In the night
some Yanctons made attempt to steal the horses but
were discovered by the guard and fired upon No further
attempts were made On the oath they encamped near
Brown trading post at the head Of the Red Wood river
Mahpaya wa-skaskcn, (Bight-Shining Cloud who had
been elected conductor of the party made speech to
the young men, who, at its conclusion, stripped
and ran races, tried their guns by firing at mark
and engaged In other games. On the 25th the party
encamped at the Lean Bears village shortly after
which three Indians and halfbreed went ahead and dis
covered lodge The halfbrced crawled up for three or
four hundred yards and found two men, one woman and
five children On the 26th they left this encampmen |
for the Hole-in-the Mountain Six men were selected
and charge made the lodge which had been discover
ed the day before. The Indians were quickly sur
rounded, and, upon examination, proved to be Ssi
tons, and not members of the party Of whom they
were in pursuit On the 9th they encampcd at Crooked
river very fine stream During this day they saw three
Indian men, two women, and four children These In
dams were captured. One Of them had on very fine
coat and pantaoons Upon strict examination, no
son for their detention found and they were se
free. On the 2Sth and goth they encamped at Skunk
lake. Here found, about three miles apart six
lodges, which proved to belong to Of Inkapadu
tabs people. 1t found afterwards that there
eight and nine women, with about thirteen
children. On discovering that the lodges were de.
serted the pursuing party scattered in every directionn
search of the inhabitants John Campbell, Baptite
Campbell John Moocrs, Little Grow, Good Road, Iron
Elk Sunkasike, Wasu-ho- waste, Hhan duta, and
Campbell took the principal trail and followed eighteen
twenty miles, when the Indians overtaken The
fight which ensucd lasted half hour when night came
on, and heavy rain forced the combatants to suspend
hosttes. Two women and little boy fell into the
hands Of the pursuing party On the morning Of the 2sth
it that three killed in the lake and
badly wounded in the thigh, that 1t may ressona
bly, be supposed that he il also dead The Of the
killed were given to Mr. Campbell by nephew Of White
Lodge, who states that they the twin brothers Of In
kapadutah s son, who killed at Yellow Medicine
To wacina~wa-kan and Tate-e-yah-he Two horses and
all the baggage of the Indians brought away The
30th and 3Is spent In unsuccessful search for the
remainder of the band. On the 1st of August camp
was made at Redwood river Here demand made
by several Indians for the prisoners who had been cap
tnred OF IL not acceded to. On the Sd tho
party returned to the agency.
The narrative Of the Indians corrohoraes generally The
report of Mr. Campbell One Of the Indians testified thai
he saw three dead the morning after the fight
and followed the trail of another whom he supposed
Tho