The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-06

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4---Investieation
81 the Star route service was eonfipued
today. John A Walsh. 1t present .
contractor on toe Santa Re and Prs.
eott route. gave spicy testimony. Il
vas . popular fslisey that there wss .
bonaoss in every Star route contae4.
He was led to believe by the fcrmer
kolders Of this cnntrsc. that there we're
good profits in it 1t tie original figures.
and though he lost heavily 1t first. it
became . matter of pride 20 hold on to
the contract. he propo-ed 70 vrestle
With i, and hoped at the present figure
3l3S. 800 per snnum, to save bis fleece.
though the compensation ought to b
$4,000.
The House Committee on Territories
agreed today to report favorsbly 20 the
Houss . bill introduced By Delegate
Iinslie, Of Idaho. which empowers The
L. y. Marshal OF Idaho 70 employ st
bard labor ell prisorers convicted snd
sentenced to hard labor in the prisons
Of aid Territory. It provides that the
proceeds Of said prison labor shall b
held subject to the order Of the Attor-
ney General sod be devoted to defrsy.
ing expenses Of the prisons Of said
Territories. This bill il intended 70
meet complaints on the part Of the
people Of the Territory that heretofore
they were compelled 70 meet all ex
penses Of their prisoners while the
Government received and retained the
proceeds Of their prison labor.
CAsADIAS DOMINION.
LucAS, Ont. Feb. For some
time past incendiary 6ies and other
misdemeanors have been Of frequent
occurrence in this neighborhood aad
. man named DonnelIy suspected A
. consequence ~ intenss feeling hes
existed against hin and bic family
throughout the township. A vigilance
committee was formed some time ago
by settlers - means of protection
from these outrages. other precaution
ary measures having failed to bring
about remedy. The last FIRE was %
the RIDER farm on Thursd y. the 18th
Of January. and old Donnslly and bis
wife we're arrested ct the time on sus-
picion Of being implicated in the burn
ing. Their exsminstion was still peud.
ing. and was to have been closed today
but the morning light displayed Q
ghastly spectacle Of the rem .ins of the
inmates Of the DonnslIy homestead,
after having been Horribly hacked with
. knife. Il appears that about twenty
men were engaged in the bloody work.
A boy named Corners. belonging 70
the village. was staying in the house over
night. Whes the attack was msds, be
crspt usder bed without being dis
covered. When the murders were com.
nittei the house was fred and the
gsng decanped. The boy then emerged
from his hiding place. started for the
village and informed the authorities.
The persons murdered are James and
Judy Donnelly. Tbomss. the youngest
son, and Bridget. . niece. At about
the same time (midnight) another
party called ct the residence of William
Donneliy. three miles distant from bis
fathers house and awske him. Hi
brother John being in the house, arose
and went to the door. when two shots
from . revolver were fired, killing
him.
TIE bodies of the murdered family
were almost burned to Q cinder, the
old man and girl are lying close to.
gether in the northwest corner Of tb<
house. The old mans skull VA broken
Mrs Donnelly 10 Tying in ono Of the
middle rooms and shows evidence Of
being beaten to death. The son lies in
the front Of the house. It would sp-
peer. from large clots Of blood on The
outside Of the door that be ~. killed
outside and thrown into the burning
building. There 10 yet NO clue to the
perpetrators Of this Wholesale murder
A jury has been summoned and an m
quest will be held ct once.
EUaOPE
CAxDABAR, Feb. l.-Terrible &C.
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