The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-20
LATEST NEWS BY NAIL.
DALLAS, Tex, March 10.

partner, the county attorney of San Saba,
who was afterwards waylaid and muir
dcred. Kendall has just heen convicted
at San Saba Of the murder Of Brown,
which excites general indignation. Had
Kendall not been under the special pro-
lection of the rangers in the courtroom
he would have been shot dead. Pistols
were drawn on Kendall and his counsel,
but the rangers showed their Winches-
tiers. The jurors declare that they found
the verdict of guilty, with five years i'm
prisonment, as a measure OF safety to
Kendall and themselves.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, March l6.
Deputy Collector Robinson Westfield
has obliged Rev. b. Dufresne, French
Catholic priest of Holyoke, to settle for
selling liquor without a United States
license, and Dufresne has left for Canada.
He had four casks of liquor in the base
ment OF the church, in the same room
where the juvenile school was held, and
several persons are ready to testify to
having bought of him. Dufresne is the
priest who told his people not to pat
ronize Joseph Parker, hackman, who
had displeased him, and so destroyed his
business, for which Parker recovered
50, 400 damages.
RICHMOND, Va, March IL.
Heavy rains have swollen the tribu-
taries of the James river above here, and
a serious flood is feared. The merchants
in the lower part of the city are removing
their goods. The river at Lynchburg
has risen baout feet, and is still rising.
The Revanna river at Charlottesville, is
also rising rapidly.
| The House adopted, by vote of 66 to
26, the Senate substitute for the House
prohibition bill 1t provides against the
manufacture, sale, or keeping as bever-
age, any Intoxicating liquors, including
ale, wines, or beer. The General AS
sembly shall fix suitable penalties for any
violation of this law.
MOBILE, March l6.
A special from Rome and Selma say
overflows seriously threaten both towns.
Indications point to a worse food in Sell
ma than in 1871 or 1875. At Rome the
water is in the battery-room of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, and is
still rising.
ATLANTA, Ca, March l6.
Mrs. r. O.. Douglass fled her CON-
plant for a divorce on Saturday. Mr..
Douglass went to the Rev. Mr.. Foote, an
Episcopal clergyman, and charged him
with destroying the peace of his family,
and ordered him not to preach on Sun
day, saying: "If you do, I'm ID if l
don't kill you The church was guarded.
Douglass rode up, and policeman chased
him away. He came again and was
jailed. The whole city is in ferment.
DENVER, March l6.
An Almosa special says: Reliable in
formation OF the late Indian depredations
has just been received throughsa private
letter, dated Silverton, March 9th, con.
tanning the following; We have news Of
a terrible Indian massacre near Blue
Mountains. Joe Lacome, Joe Chanes,
Pat Kane, Bill Trimbrom, David Stock
hammer and several other persons were
killed Several bodies have been found
and buried. Great excitement prevails
in Ames Valley. The killed had recently
! gone on prospecting trip.
LONDON, March IT,
A dispatch from Cabul states that tn,
Afghans have recaptured and sacked
Chorikar, town about 80 miles north
east of Cabul, hitherto occupied and helt
:, by mixed force of English troops ant
: their Afghan allies. The assault was il
!, the nature Of surprise to the Englisl
: portion of the garrison, although it i
!. suspected that the Afghan allies had al
|. mixing that it was contemplated. Tn
- allies are said to have behaved cowardl
= during the fight, appearing DESTROYS G
u deserving to the enemy rather than assist
) ing their guardian friends. The resul
was complete route of the garrison
: most of which escaped into the mour
= tains, and will attempt to make thei
- way to Cabul through the difficult pas
II which connect the two places.
SAN Francisco, March l6.
- The Police Judge this morning SCI
y fenced Denis Kearney to six months III
- prisonment in the House of Correctio
- and pay 81, 900 fine. The magnitude
=. the sentence was q surprise TO Kearne,
Ia who had expected to get off with non
- inal punishment. He at once filed Q
n appeal to the Supreme Court, furnishir
- bonds in the sum of $1,000.
u SoiAiSiShtS VI SiSoe toi tIHSc III !
bearings upon the present condition
10 affairs in this city was held at Il
:, Mayors Office this afternoon betwet
m Mayor Kalloch, representing the Wor
/ ingmen, and number of prominent eli
bs zens, bankers, merchants, etc., on Il
ID part of the Citizens Protective Unio
~ The conference lasted from | until
ID quarter of o'clock, and was very ha
monious and satisfactory. The who
situation and the events of the last fe
~ weeks were reviewed and discussed.
n. present various considerations combi
Id to render it unadvisable to make t
We details public, but it may be stated tn
ut there is every reason to believe tn
an within two or three days arrangement
will be consummated insuring compile
harmony, and mutually honorat
up settlement of the questions which ha
cd so long vexed this community, and t
M restoration of good will, business CO
to fidence and activity, and general PR