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A Bold Robbery

YeSTeRDAT MORNING a quiet faliiiy live ing in Lot 30 —abeut fourteen itiles from this city — were much alarmed on discover-

; | ing that a fine mare and two geese were}

The mare was tracked to the city, and yesterday evening found tivd outside a stable on Malpeque Road, about half a mile from the city The facts of the case, as far as

atolen from their barnyard.

suburbs. can be gleaned are :

Yesterday morning, about 6 o'clock, the family of Mr. Peter Connolly, Lot 30, heard an unusual nvise in the barnyard, a short distance frei the dwelling house. No at- tention was paid tuit. Shortly atter one of the junior meubers of the family visited the stable, and on returning to the house reported that a mare had been stolen, no doubt at the time the noise was heard. The mare taken had a peculiarly marked hoof, and immédiately going to the road they discovered her track townward. One of the family fullowed on horseback and after proceeding a short distance received inforwation that a suspicious looking indi-

vidual—who had been lurking in_ that

vieinity—-passed towards the city on horse- back, having two zeese,with their heads tied together, langing across the horse's ruwp.

Following the trail he was met by a young man on the road who informed him further : ‘‘ that he found two geese on the road tied together by a pocket handkerchief; that he was carrying them home when a fough-loeking fellow—who he saw tying a ‘horse in a bush—came running back; took the geeae and threatened to beat him. Then going to where the horse was tied he threw the geese across the horse’s neck and drove off towards the gty.” Young Con- nolly followed, but lost the track after passing the ‘ Queen’s Arms.” He came to the city and informed the police of. the anatter.

Yesterday afternoon it was reported at #he Police Station that the barn of H. B. Smith, Esq., between Malpeque and Mount Edward Roads, had been broken into; that

a set of harness had been _ stolen, and that « horse was tied out- side the barn, feeding on _ hay,

which had been taken from the hayloft. The police repaired thither, and found the horse to be the ene stolen from Mr. Con- nolly’s premises, Lot 30. The geese and hartiess were also found under a bridge in front of the barn.

-The officer took the horse and geese to the city, but, afterwards, returned to the barn; left them in the same position as they ihad préviously been, and retired to await the return of the thief. This happy thought struck them too late. The daring thief evidently saw them taking his spoils and returning them. He did not return.

Suspicions were laid on a fellow named

“ Pete Dennally—who resides at the East End-——as being the party who stole the mare, geese and harness. Pete has been d with diminishing the labor on cluthes lines, and, a short time ago, left the City to avoid arrest. This morning officers McKinnon, Shea, and Hennessy paid Don'nolly’s residence a visit. McKin-

non remai,red outside, and the others enter- and

}, couse, : Cia uncer a bed in a small room. They tished him out and a general row followed. Donnelly jumped on the bed, put his broad back tu the wall and kept the two officers at bay. McKinnon was called. On entering the room he seized Donnelly. An old woman, with a stove poker in one land, seized Mc- Kinnon and dealt him a few blows on the head. The quartette inside came rushing toward the door. McKinnon fell. Donnelly fell on top of his right leg, and the other

. officers fell on top of Donnelly. When they

recovered it was found that McKinnon s

jeg was badly sprained. Donnelly was then

deuffed aud brought to the police station. A quantity of blood, which is supposed to have flown from the geese, was found on his clothing. He will be examined to-

morrow. a

- The Pitches.

4 a suit is tobe commenced

Oe Ete Government to compel m ite break the roads leading to the city. The pitches are as thick as the waves of the ocean on # stormy night; and they seriously inconvehience persons visiting the city. They are positively dangerous to persons of sensitive organizations; and to the delicate they present a barrier which may be crossed only at the imminent risk of life. They ws an unmitigated nuisance which the loca ‘officials take not the slightest pains to

abate.

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Trains Delayed.

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On Saturday evening, the train for Souris

“encountered a heavy snow bank, from four

to ten feet deep, between Morell and St.

Peters. She endeavord to make way through it, but was unable to do so, and the train was compelled to remainon the road all Saturday night. Yesterday morn- ing ‘‘an auxilary” was sent from this city. The combined strength of both trains soon ‘forced a passage, and they arived at Souris -on Sunday evening, at 5.40, and returned “to this city to-day on time. The Georgetown train on Saturday eve ening, was detained a few hours by a heavy e@now drift on the track, two miles east of Baldwin Station. The snow was from four to six feet deep. To-day she has been de- tained at the same place by the same cause. One of the locomotives h:s been broken,

and the train did not arrive in the city : ho wester® “wing are running on

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A MAN FOUND PRARFULLY MANGLEH—trra HEAD SMASHED BY BLOWS WITH AN AXKE-——~} TNE MURDERER DRIVES TITRE DEAD MAN’S TEAM TO THE DEPOT.

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Says the Bangor Whig of Thursday :— | We are obliged to chronicle this morning | one of the most brutal and horrible murders | ever perpetrated in this State, the victim ! proving to be Mr. William B. Elliot, a well- known citizen and Constable of Glenburn.

The discovery of the frightful deed was made as follows:—

After the European and North American train had gune accross to the Maine Centra station last evening to wait for the arrival of the Western train, as the night watch- man at the depot, Amos Celson, was pass- ing around the Washington street side a man came driving a pair of horses attached toasled down Washington street toward Exchange at rapid speed, and, pulling up near the telegrapn pole by the freight depot, jumped off and hurried past Mr. Colson, asking if he would look out for his horses while he ran over to the Maine Central depot. The horses wece wet from fast driving and the man passed Colson at & half run, saying something about getting over before the train left. Mr. Culsen thought the man rather cool in leaving his team thus in his charge, but led the horses across Exchange street and hitched them under Pearson’s shed. About a quarter befure 10 p. m., the train having been gone some time, Mr. Colson thought he would cover the horses up, as the man had not returned. He took his lantern and went over to the shed, and was pulling a horse blanket from under some bags of meal, when the bag turned and by the light of his lan- tern he saw that the blanket and bag were

SATCRATED WITH FRESH BLOOD.

Startled by this discovery, he looked over ‘the sled more closely and found some loose change lying near the front part, which proved to be a silver quarter, a dime and seven cents in coppers, just forty-two cents Foul play at once being suggested to his mind, he backed the horses out and drove up Exchange street, where he met officer Allen. Odlicer Allen drove the team back to the depot, where they got the lan- tern and made further examination. To their horror they discovered in addition to the blood-stained bags and blanket

AN AXE COVERED WITH BLOOD,

lots of which mixed with apparently human hair were adhering to the iron. There were two bags of feed on the sled, one of which was saturated on one side with blood, and one horse blanket, stained in the saine way and still moist.

DISCOVERY OF THE MURDERED MAN.

They had been at the depot but a few minutes when a young man informed them that news of a murder near Merrill’s Mill had been brought to the Police Station and] that officers Nickerson and Emerson had gone thither in a pung. The Marshal and his assistants at once drove out with the sled team and met the officers returning with the body in their pung, they report- ing the man still alive but horribly man- led.

What was their horror to find THE MAN WELTERING IN HiS BLOOD

rwith his head horribly mangled and life apparently extinct. The officers found the body lying just outside the track of the road at right angles with it, his feet towards the road, partially rolled ina horse blanket. His hat was of and laying on the snow,and there were marks in the drift that indicated that he had first fallen, then staggered and dropped again where he was found. A slight moaning indicated that life was not entirely extinct, and they placed the body in the pung and returned as rapidly as pos- sible to the city. An examination was made by Drs. Sanger and Yonng, who dis- covered that the unfortunate victim of dia- bolical crime was beyond all human aid as

HIS HEAD WAS LITERALLY SMASHED IN SEVY- ERAL PLACES

by blows from an axe. There was ono frightful blow on the upper left side of the head behind, where the skull was completely smashed in, as with the poll of the axe. On the right side of the forehead, near the hair, was a gaping wound where the sharp edge of the axe cut through the skull. On the upper portion of the right side ef the head behind was another ferrful blow frum the poll of the axe, aid on the right side, above the temple, the head was flattened as if from a terrific blow with the flat side of the axe. An effort was male to administer stimulants in the bare hope that conscious- ness might momentarily revive but at about twenty minutes before midnight the last spark of vitality fled. THE MURDERED MAN

was identified by his pocket memorandum book as William B. Elliot, of Glenburn, known as aconstable of that town and as having been collecto- of taxes.

ARREST.

A man named Hatch was arrested on sus- picion, but discharged for want of evidence. An inquest will be held. THE TERRIBLE FACTS

were broken as gently as possible to ‘the widow on the ride to the city, bat the scene when she saw her murdered husband was one to try the stoutest heart. She remained at the station until nearly 4 a. m., when she was taken to the residence of her cousin, Mr. Latham, of this city.

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His Excellency the Governor General, the Marquis of Lorne, taking a lively interest in the game of curling, has decided to give an- nually, during the time he remains in Canada, a silver cup to be played for by all the regu-

larly organized curling elubs of the Dominion who desire to enter into the competition.

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7th, there was one conviction and two cases The excitement is on the increase

In the liquor trials, at Yarmouth, N. 8., ony:

result in disturbance and blood- |

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In pursuance of the principle that all goods should be turned into: cash during the Season in which they are bought, we offer our mag- nificent Stock at prices to ensure a Speedy realiza- tion.

This year’s sale offers to all econ- omic housewives Special Induce- ments.

Never was econ- omy more needful

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Never were the prices so low.

And in anticipa- tion of the speedy adoption of the

NATIONAL POLICY,

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Prinee Edward Island Board of Directors:

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HON. L. C. OWEN,

M. H. GAULT, Esq., Managing Director ; R. MACAULAY, Secretary.

HON. J. F. ROBERTSON,

« DANIEL DAVIES, OWEN CONNOLLY, Esg.,

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HORACE HASZARD, Manager, P. E. Island.

To the Travelling Public

EAMS are in readiness,

on arrival of

morning and evening trains, to drive pas- sengers through from here to Cape Traverse every day (Sunday s excepted.) Fare, $2.

The

Austin C. MeDonald and Dr.

Haviland, Brecken, Muttart took

Hons. Messrs.

this route going to Ottawa on the 5th inst.

Apply Hughes, which is

to J. W. Hughes, merehant, or John proprietor of the ‘‘ Dominion House,” being largely patronized lately by

commercial and other travellers.

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County Line Station, Feb. 7, 1879—tf

GRAND Fancy Dress Carnival

HE

Directors of the Citizens’ “Skating

Rink have pleasure in announcing their

Annual Skating Carnival!

TO TAKE PLACE AT THE RINK, ON

Thursday Evening, Feb, 13th,

AT EIGHT o’CLOCK.

REGULATIONS :

All persons intending to take part must enter their names with the Secretary, not later than Saturday, the Sth inst., after which no application will be entertained.

Fach person, in costume, must be provided with a legible card bearing name and ‘‘chara>-

ter,”

waiting,

such card to be hauded to the person in

upon entering the Dress Room.

The Committee reserve the right to reject any objectionable character.

Admission—Ticket holders, in

Costume,

FREE; Season ticket holders, to promenade,

25c; Non-Ticket holders, in Costume, 50 cts.;

Non-ticket h« lders to Promenade, 50 cents. Tickets to be had at Apothecaries Hall.

Feb. |

By ~rder, W. C. HOBKIRK, Sec’y. , 1879 swstuwth pat 3in

McKAY'S LIVERY STABLES.

NORTH SIDE QU: EN

QUARE, IRST CLASS Single and Double Teams to hire at shortest notice. ,

TERMS MODERATE. Orders left at J. F. McKay's promptly at-

tended to.

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Wants, Lost, Found, sr.

Advertisements under this heading, in space not exceeding half an inch, will be insert. ed for Ten Cents per day, OUND —Two pareels of Goods; also a PURSE containing a smail sum of money was left in my shop some time ago, can be had by calling and proving property, and paying

expenses of this advertisement.

Timotny O'CONNELL, Queen Street American Var.ety Store. feb 10—6in

* OST.—This morning, a GOLD EAR-- RING. The tinder will oblige by leaving it at the ‘‘ Examiner Office.” Feb. 7, 1879—lin .

iene night, 2a No. 9 SKATE, The finder will please leave it at the Exam. INER OFFICE.

February 9, 1879—2in

OST.—In this city, on Tuesday lasg, a Pocket Book containing a small sum of money and some } e findcr will ‘be rewarded by leaving it at this office.- - Ch’town, Feb. 6, 1879.