The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1881-01-29
LATEST NEWS By MAIL.
CHICAGO. January "a.

AhlCAGO, Jduuoiy @1'
About fifty Jewish gentlemen met in
Greenbaum's Hall yesterday for the pur.
pose of aiding colony of Israelites which
established itself in Palestine. This Col.
ony which is composed Of sixty families,
obtained grant Of eight thousand acres
of land between Jerusalem and Jaffa,
from the Turkish Government several
years ago. The colony is not rich, and
societies have been organized in New
York, Philadelphia and other cities to
assist in lit getting firm foothold. The
enterprise is one in which every Jew feels
very lively interest, as nearly every one
of that remarkable race expect that one
day the land of Israel will again be oc.
cupied by the descendants of its original
owners. The meeting yesterday was to
enable the Israelites Of Chicago to do
something in practical way for the en-
couragement Of the colony. At the close
of the speeches permanent organization
was formed by the election of a President,
Michael Peabody; First Vice President,
M. Greenbaum; Treasurer, M. Oester..
richer; Secretary, A. s. Fisher, and
Directors, Trustees and Collectors. Some
money was raised on the spot and the
meeting adjourned.
NEWARK, (O.), January rs.
A revolving case CT brutality occurred
here. John Cummings, farmer, forbid
his eight year.old son from coa.ting on
the adjoining hill. Last Saturday the
boy disobeyed. The inhuman father
took him to the barn, procured hickory
sapling, split it and put the boys thumbs
inside, nailed the sapling right where
split, and then with it lifted the boy on
the side of the barn and nailed it there,
keeping him thus crucificd, and in this
state numerically beating him the while
from 4 o'clock in the evening to 10 at
night, when passers.by heard the lads
groans and released him. The neighbors
to-day went to Newark for an officer to
arrest the unnatural father.
DENVER, January Is.
News was received from Los Vagas,
! New Mexico, yesterday, that the Apaches
in the vicinity of San Marcial had killed
fifteen persons and wounded several.
Nine are reported missing, probably
killed. Captain Jack CrawfOrd's mining
camp is reported to have been attacked
and three men killed. The Apaches
headed for the northwest. Companies Of
troops and citizens of San Marcial are in
pursuit. The band numbers from forty
to sixty Indians.
CARSON, Jan. "a.
Waldorf of Storey to-day introduced .
bill to restrain State railroads from
charging more than ten cents per ton per
mile for freight and five cents for pas
sengers. The bill was referred to the
Committee on Corporations and Rail.
roads. Mr.. Waldorf followed it with q
resolution that the committee have power
to call for persons and papers, and to
swear witnesses in examining the books
of the railroad companies. The resolu.
ton gave rise to good deal Of discussion,
in which Coffin of Ormsby and johnson
of Douglass spoke for the railroads, and
Waldorf, Ernst, Merrill, Smyth and
Green, for the people. The resolution
was carried by vote of 20 to 10. All
the Storey members kept their pledges
except Drexler, Mooney and Penoyer.
DUBLIN, Jan. 25.
Judge Fitzgerald concluded his charge
to the jury at twenty minutes past II.
He asked the jury to perform their duty
with the courage springing from desire
to act conscientiously, without fear or
favor. Replying to counsel for the Ira.
versers, the Judge said that if his direc-
tions to the jury were wrong in point of
law, he could be put right by an appeal
to the Superior Court. Macdonough be.
gan his argument by quoting authorities.
Parnell entered the Court at this june
ture, and was loudly cheered by the gal
lery. There was great excitement in
Court. The jury did not return into
Court until sent for by the Judge at
o'clock this afternoon. The foreman then
said they had not agreed, nor were they
likely to agree.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.
The process Of impaneling q jury in
the case of young Kalloch, on trial for
the killing Of Charles De Young, was de.
layed to-day by the objection Of the de-
fence that only seven Of the twelve su.
perior Judges had taken part in selecting
the jurymen. The question is now on ar.
gument. There is likely to be much
trouble in obtaining q jury.
Alex. Sweeny was to-day, in the
United States Court, sentenced to six
years in San Quentin, for counterfeiting.
The offense was committed with the as.
sistance of the prisoners wife and man
named Cullen. The latter turned States
evidence.
| The l22d birthday anniversary Of
Robert Burns was celebrated by the st.
Andrews Society at the Red Mems Hal
tonight, with literary and vocal exercise,
and ball.
There were three shocks of earthquak,
in this city within two hours to-day; al
light.