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ly to Butteville and gave the alarm,

coHipdtiy WiGh HVe Othef men, starter
in pursuit and succeeded in capturing
them at Marion Cones, about 4 %
clock, and brought them to Salem on
the evening train. They were taken
to the court house and delivered iu
Sheriff Ramsby. Upon searching
them, the following articles were
found: / open-faced gold watch,
silver watch, pocket knives, keys,
an s-inch navy revolver shotgun,
razor, a dirk knife, meerschaum
pipes and 50 so in cash. There est.
| be no doubt but this McCurran is thu
same man that aided Glenn and
Bradshaw in robbing Mckinney IL
Smiths store at Turner, having the
tattoo marks on his body as hereto
fore described. As to Smith noshina
is known, but some of the stolen ar
ticles being found upon his person.
it is safe to say that ne is Of the sans
character as McCurran.- Statesman.
Only yesterday we chronicled tl,.
robbery of the till of Weeks g. Nor
gan, and before the account had met.
the gaze of the readers, their estal :
tlishmcnt- has again been plundere,l.
saws the Standard Of the lst inst.
About 4 O'Clock Yesterday morning
while the boy who cxlinguishes the
street lamps in that vicinity was g"
ing his rounds he discoyered the door
of their store standing open, and ro-
tilted the police, who upon their az
rival, found that the safe in the office
had been broken into. 1t is Lille.
fire-proof, aud not well calculated t"
withstand the assault of skills !
|. cracksnan. The thief had evidently
taken notes for the occasion, as tho
hole made in the safe was in the toi'
and at the right hand corner, direct
ly over the drawer where the money
was kept. The thin iron casing had
been cut through with Ratchet, anil
number of holes bored through TIN.
: plaster filing and woWlen lining in a
circle, and then piece of old gas
pipe had been used to pry out the
plaster inside this circle, and through
the hole thus made the money in the
drawer, Se5 80 was removed. TIE
till was also attended to, some Sia
being taken from it. The hole in TIL
safe is similar to that made in -.
Coles short time since, and th;.
robbery was committed by the sans.
: party or parties, aud it is to be hoped
that the gang will soon be broughs
to justice.
For want of space the following
from the Standard failed to appear in
our last issue: Articles OF incorpoIa.
ton were filed in the county clerk =
Office by Artcmus II. Holmes, j. 4.
Dolph, r. Koehler, q. Fl. Preecot',
Paul Schulze, George j. Ainswori'' i
and Joseph Simon, who have assoc'
aied themselves as corporation
:" under the name of the Ore on ALL
Transcontinental Company, the d.
ration of which is to be perpetua
The business of this corporation
:. shall be to construct and operate
/" railroads anl telegraph lines al
branches, and to carry freight an
passengers thereon, and TO r
ceive toll for the same, rs follow
i Between Portland.to Uma:illa; fr. III
a Uma,illa t., Pcrd|cton, thence /:
D Baker City To tie eastern boundary
OF the Stale near Fort Boise, them
n up Snake and Bear River valley L.
O the ct. p. r. r., near Granger station;
Z from Umatilla via Wallnla to Wall:
y Walla and branch to Westo"
'e thence to the Unatilla and PendletOli
'e line: from Walla Walla northeasieTls
e to Snake river, with branch to Da.
u ton. Pataha and Lewiston, |. T.; iron
D near the mouth of Palouse river e
a the head waters of the Spokane; tron
7, WalIula over the Cascade range l.
., Seattle: from at or near Wallnla 10 Z
4
! point on Lake Superior, at or neat
the town of Daluth; from Portland e
q Astoria; line from Portland up III
n valley through the Umplua ans'
u Rogue River valleys to connection
e with the railroad system of California.
To purchase, consolidate W.T.
lease or Other wise maintain and ope'
Il a E any other railroad or telegral h
= line.
J. To bnild. purchase or lease, dock
n piers uniondepots, hotels, warehors =
e fumes, ferryhoats, bridges and stages
I Or any property deemed necessar,
II The principal Office Of this corr q
e ration shall be at the city Of Portlals
! and the capital stock s5o,ooo, ,ooss'
e e Standard.