, 1878-07-27
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quite q common Occurrance in
Portland lately. Night before
last gentleman who was re.
turning home from East Port
land, with some S640 in gold on
his person, was stopped by three
men with pistols, who went
through him and got away with
the whole amount. AS Barge
man, alias Shultz, and Wilson,
alias Brown, are both at large,
and are supposed to be lurking
somewhere in Oregon, there is a
probability that this is some ei
their work, as it is in accord
ance with their usual pro-
gramme.
N. P. SURVEY. = Yesterday
morning the Northern Pacific
surveying party Of Is persons
left New Tacoma for the purpose
of locating a route across the
mountains, through the Pack
mood Pass. Their departure
was signalized by general re-
joicings in that burg, ringing of
bells, firing of cannons and an
wills, and much speech making
and band-shaking. Another par
ty will leave in a few days to
test the feasibility of a rou.e
through the Matches Pass.
CONVENTION. = The Republi-
can party having settled on Oct.
9th as the day for holding their
Territorial Convention for NOM
mating a Delegate, the Demo-
cratic committee have decided
to hold their convention at some
time considerable before that,
although no date has yet been
fixed. The idea is to give their
candidate at least two months to
canvass the Territory previous
to the election.
FROM CALIFORNIA. - Several
gentlemen from Southern Cali
fornia are at present stopping at
the New England Hotel. They
express themselves well pleased
with our Territory, particularly
with the commercial prospects
of Seattle, and seem surprised
that measures are not at once
taken TO connect this port with
the Eastern side.
O. & 7. RAILROAD. The track of
the Olympia & Tenino railroad is
now completed to Spurlock's Farm,
ten miles from Olympia, leaving a
little less than five miles yet to be
laid. This can be easily done in
four days. There are now employed
on the construction some seventy
five men. one-third of whom are
Cinnamon. The progress made is
one and one-fourth miles day, and
at this rate trains will be running
into Olympia some time this week.
The governor has instructed the
sheriff of Umatilla county to make
special efforts to ascertain what In
dians of the Umatilla reservation
aided the hostiles or committed
depredations, and to arrest and hold
for trial all such, whether found on
or off the reservation. He has also
called the attention of the prosecut-
ing attorney of the district to the
matter, and requests his active CO.
operation.
DY1NG.-Ex Gov. Curry, of Ore
gon, who has been sick for many
months, is reported to be near his
end, with no hope of his recovery.
He will be sadly missed and as gen.
orally mourned as any man in the
State. Nat. H. Lane, eldest son Of
Gen. Lane, another of Oregon's
Oldest and highly respected citizens,
is diving of Bright's disease of the
kidneys.
The Olympia arrived at 2 P.
NJ, and left for Tacoma; will re-
turn at s p. NJ, and leave for
Victoria at 5 A. NJ. on Wednes-
day; will return Thursday at 2
P, NJ. and leave for Olympia, re-
turning on Friday night and
leaving for Victoria at 5 A. NJ. on
Saturday.
YACHT CLUB.--The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year at the meeting held last night:
Commodore, Chas. F. Winsor; Vice
Commodore, F. w. Sparkling; Rear
Commodore, VIM. Hammond; Fleet
Surgeon. G. A. Weed; Measurer, J
b. T. Mitchell; Secretary. Frank
Hanford.
REruRNED.-Chief of police
Thorndyke has returned, after
a brief absence in Portland
His place, during his absence
has been filled by Mr.. Mills.