The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-14
News. from the National Capital.
OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.

OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH.
WASHINGTON, August Is, 1860.
FIGHT BETwEEs INDIANS TIE LAsDKas' WAGON
PARTY.
Private letters from COL Landers wagon road party,
dated Honey Lake Valley July give accounts OF an en-
gsgement with the rahutes Indians the Esd Of June,
five days march eastward from Honey Lake Valley.
Landers' party was attacked by Indians in ambush,
and young named Painter mortally wounded At
the nrst fire. He died next morning.
The Indians pursued into the mountains, but
turned next day to the number three hundred and
renewed the attask, which was continued about ave
hours, when the Indians routed and
raj beirg killed and one made prisoner Among the
killed was q chief called Big jim.
The Indians continued TO retreat during the night and
were followed two days by Ianders without coming TO an
engagement His provisions began 70 grow short,
and Coonels Lander obliged 10 return 70 Honey Lake
Afrer recruiting few days his party viii commence
operations the wagon road which they expect 10
plete in sixty days.
LAnders had seventy three men with him in the light
chiefly armed with sharp's rifles and revovers.
ANOTHER CONTEMPLATED RAILROAD
Judge Army, Of Kansas has filed 10 the General Land
ONCE the necessary papers to obtain the right OF way for
the construction Of railroad through Southern Kansas
TO connect with the Galveston Railroad in Texas The
OomtnsSiOner Vi INC Lana Oinco mas, IN con-
formty with the law Of Congress- granted the necessary
instructions 10 the land officers having control OF the
lands through which this road will pass TO the
right of way and lands for depos and water stations
Mr.. Army left this city day for Kansas, and with
corps OF engineers will at proceed TO make survey
through Kansas and the Usage and Cherokee Indian
ry, with view Of the permanent location of the road
through this Indian territory.
The construction OF this road will the Western
country with the Gulf of Mexico and open the travel and
resources Of large portion Of country In Kansas the
Indian Territory and the States OF Texas Arkansas
other States, which is Of comparatively little value.
By the construction Of railroads from Atchison, con-
Meeting with the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad TO
Lawrence and from Leavenworth to Lawrence and thence
south through the Indian territory to connect with the
Texas roads, it is believed that millions OF dollars will be
sources which have not been and be developed
without the Of travel and transportation which
the present enterprise is designed to supply.
WHAT rBADpKus HYATT Is ABOUT.
Thaddeus Hyatt Of the city of New York, is here
bis way to the West He, 1t is said, goes Kansas
inquire into the condition of the people of that Territory
who reported the verge Of starvation, from
failing crops.
The statement that . suit has been instituted against
the Sergeant at Arms of the seuate by Mr. Hyatt
His intention is to prosecute in the State
the individual Senators who voted for his imprisonment
but these quits necessarily delayed his counsel
having been Instructed to defer them until his return
from the West.