The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-05

The St. Peter innesot Courier Of July % says IL is
ascertaned beyond doubt, that Ink pa-dutah and
his band, who captured Mrs Gardiner and Mrs Marble
OF Spirit Lake, Iowa, are annuity indians Their names
the list and only last fall he drew pay for eleven
Upon ascertaining this Mr. Cullen the superintendent
under instructions from the department refused To pay
the Indians until they surrendered Ink and his
band exerminated them. At first this caused great
dissatisfaction but they finally acquesced and party Of
two hundred braves, six from each band has already
started for that purpose The troops do not go with
them. Ink-pa-du tab is at Skunk lake The wretches
will now In all probability be exterminated root and
branch, which will undoubtedly put an end TO all the
difficulties.
court in Ohio has decided that the loss of railroad
ticket falls upon the purchaser IL held that the ticket
being negotiable by delivery any picking up the lost
ticket could ride upon it, The ticket agent having sold
ticket to the plaintiff the latter obliged, If he rode
to give it to the conductor. II held further by
the court that passengers by the purchase and delivery
OF tickets to the conductor did not become essees OF the
that they still in the possession and under the
control of the company that if the company ordered a
passenger who had thus paid his fare TO leave the cars and
he refused he might be elected without rendering the
company liable to action for assault and battery that
they would, however IN such case be liable for breach
of their duty carriers, and might be made TO
pay such damages resulted from that breach OF duty
either for detention any other loss.
IowA.-By private letter from Clay, Washington
county Iowa. we learn that Cyrus Woodord of that town.
killed on the 18th July He at work In steam
saw MILL prying log with lever, when it broke in
his hands, and he fell upon the saw, which
ming at full speed and instantly cut in two from his
breast to the back bone One of his arms also sew
cred from his body. He expired instantly The unfor-
tunate wife, who at the house not more than
twenty rods distant, witnessed unusual commotion at
the MILL but had idea of the dreadful misfortune which
had befen her. until the corpse of her husband laid
out when sympathizing friend undertook the sad task
of breaking the intelligence to her Her grief and horror
may be imagined.
A prize fight between DomnicS Bradley and Samuel S.
Rankins for 81 900 sde off at Fort Albion Can
ada, Saturday last, at 8, p About four thousand
persons present In the beginning the betting was
500 to $50 Bradley and after the fight commenced
the friends of the latter offered to bet $50 to $500 on
Bradley. Bradley the victor after fight of two
hours and iftycght minutes, and hundred and fifty
rounds. Both parties severely bruised Both
are from Philadelphia
The navy of Denmark at present consists of shpsof-
the line frigaes, lone of them razee) corvettes
briggs, barquc, schooners, l cutter l screw steam
frigatc steam corvettes, sdewhee steamers,
steam gun-boat "a bomb soops, l6 gun sloops IL gun
joes, and iron transport vessel besides number OF
old gunboats which still in seryicetogcter l26
sells, carrying between 1000 and 200 guns.
In Chicago, last week, fellow named Reed
rested charged with passing two $40 counterfeit notes
The charge fully proved that he had stolen the bills
from comrade, thus showing that he supposed them to
be good and it no larceny the law does not
slider counterfeit bills property So the thief and shover
got Free while his comrade is held for having the bills in
the first instance.
The Hightstown {N J.) Excelsorsa that young
of twenty years, residing with his mother in lonely
cabin, fifteen miles from that place. in the Pines
died recently and that he dressed in the hablments
of the grave his coffin made, his grave dug and all the
other labor incidental to depostng the body in its last
resting place--a performed by his mother"
Having been summoned by the Queen to appear at
Windsor Castle and enact with the corps of literary Thes
plans the play of Wilkie Collins, of the Frozen
Deep Charles Dickens replied that he ready to do
If the Queen willing to receive himself and
panions guests the footing with other visitors
to the castle but that he declined to under any other
circumstances