Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-14

Nsw YoRK, Feb. ia Philadelphia |
dispatch OF yesterday says that in the
Siamese twins autopsy, the day was
taken up by photographing the corpses
in number of positions, and from DIFF
ferent points OF view, so as to put on
permanent record the external appear
nnces. The first cut looking towards
the autop5y, which begins formally to-
day, was made in the abdomen Of Eng.
hand was passed in al the opening,
and the fingers carried nearly to the
centre of the flesby band of union. show
ing that the lining membrane of the gem
eral abdominal cavity lines open into
this fieshy band. Casts have been taken
with highly successful results. A well
known artist, conSessant with the sub.
ject from practice in the army hospitals,
has been engaged to make drawings OF
the internal parts as they are devel-
opsd.
More Fighting I'm Cuba.
A Havana correspondent says that let
tiers from the insurrectionary districts,
dated the 10th of January, say that a
few days previously General Calixto
Garcia attacked the village of Carralito,
seizing large numbers of cattle and live
stock The Spaniards left their intrench-
ments, but were driven back into the
fort, leaving behind them twelve killed
and fifteen rifles. On the 9th, at the
same place, an action took place which
lasted eight hours The Spaniards were
about 1000 strong, and were forced to
retreat into their encampment, leaving
forty killed and many arms. Their
total loss is calculated at 200. The
Cuban loss in killed and wounded was
sixty.
Novel Petition TO Congress.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10. A Washington
special to the Tribune says that very
singular petition was presented in the
Senate yesterday by Mr.. Sprague, and
referred. 1t was signed by E. c. Curtis,
Mrs. Zebra, A. Lockwood and Hattie J
French, who prayed for permission to
excavate to the depth of twenty feet,
more or less, on Government Island
San Francisco Bay, belonging to the
Government, for the purpose of making
neurological and geological investiga
tons, and, to use the language of the
memorialists, to remove tn erefrom some
minerals supposed to be there deposited
of which we possess the description, and
to do this without molestation or outside
interference, on the condition that thu
earth therefrom removed shall all b.
again replaced and the island left q!
found and no damage be really com
mitted. Mr. Lockwood is an attorney
at-law in this city, but the names OF thu
other two petitioners do not appear il
the Washington Directory.
The Ohio Anti-Whisky War.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 13.--The ladie
have been indirectly aided in their TEN
perance movement by the Catholi
priests. Archbishop Purcell, in procla
nation, says; We earnestly beg thos
who have made themselves the victim
t of intemperance to begin with Lent
, sober life, and show spirit Of true re
e pentance by a pledge Of total abstinence
e Loss of Life by Falling Walls.
l. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-The walls {
Il the new brewery on Second and Thoul
r son streets fell this morning, buryin
e several of the workmen under the ruins
1 The accident was caused by the fallin
of the ice-house attached to The brewery
One OF the employees was taken out dead
Two more are in sight, fast in the ruin
o one Of them alive. Intense excitemer
Q prevails in the neighborhood, and larg
J. force of plicemen is at the scene worl
Il ing with the citizens to rescue the VI
It fortunates. Seven men have been take
It out of the ruins-one dead and six aliv,
: but all injured, some very badly-inclut
S ing Henry Miller, son of the proprietor
y HARRISBURG, Feb. 13.-Two lumber
}. men were killed at Ridgeway by a slid
, Of logs.
II sheridan Sent Against the Sioux.
= WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-Gen. Sherida
!. has been ordered by Gen. Sherman I
= take vigorous measures against the Siou
e engaged in the recent marauding exped
l. tons and murders. and he regards IL
= present as favorable time to give Il
n Sioux lesson long needed