New-York tribune., 1881-12-16
GENERAL NOTES.

The ashes of DR.. Walter Cary Of Buffalo,
whose body was recently cremated at Milan in accord
nnce with wish expressed before his death, are on
board the Germanc, which sailed from Liverpool yes
terday. The practice Of cremation has made extra
ordinary advances in Italy fewer than eighteen So
ceties It's promotion having been established
The crematory 1T Milan, which has been in existence
only about year. has burned more than 30 bodies,
many OF which were taken thither from foreign coun
tries.
The London Echo, commenting upon the skill
OF Marwood the English hangman, recently exeInpided
I'm the quick and painless death Lefroy, says But
though Marwood is such important parsonage in
practically viudicang the majesty of the law, people ~
rule would Ike 10 shake hands with him, and many
OF those who believe in death punishment would SHRINK
from him "a they would shrink from leper If tho
thing be right and proper, why regard the executoner
with horror than the jury or the judge man to
be n common hangman cannot be very captivating
specimen of humanity but he is the concentrated nsru
ment tho law IL stands IL is the law mat is par
people shrink mum MaTwOod because hels hang
man because mis- nature is such az to make tha So
cation congenai but II 10 douDttulh e phhosOphefs
would no fghL
4 large company, including the Lord Mayor,
the Marquis and other digntares, recently as
sembed London to open exhibition OF inventions
and appliances designed destroy their common enemy
the smoke OF the British metropolis La the course OF
his remarks the Lord Mayor showed himself disposed to
recognize a silver Inning to the coud OF smoke hanging
over the city by reminding the company that in years
gone past ague had prevailed ia the marshes Of tho
Thames but that after erection Of the great factory
neignOGrhood This agreeable circumstance put the
audience In a somewhat more cheerful hunlor nhll oI
X. Thompson arose IN turn ana Ilulcueu Ine h"tu
Mayors idea that smoke prevented IN any way n9 n99
spread OF ale, and pointed out tnat ne IseSse l13
brouaby decreased in consequence or the drying and
ventilation Of the ground produced by Tie ereeuoh oi
large furnaces.
James Turney, a Waterford blacksmith,
while walking on the railroad track on Monday evening
cauht his foot the frog switch and coald not re-
lease it, For several minutes the report says he stood
m fearful contemplation OF his fate for he knew that
train was approaching. Finally he threw his body clear
of the track and the next moment the locomotive crushed
his foot or No one read this paragraph without
snccre sympathy for the unfortunate blacksmith but at
the same time # hard to understand why since he had
several minutes at his disposal and sufficient presence Of
mind TO save the oths body he did not take his foot
out Of his boot having found it impossible to take his
boot out OF the frOg. Not long ago yodng man ap-
proaching railroad crossing IN Massachusetts saw
gir with her foot caught IN aswich and evidently 100
bewildercd to help herself A train was approaching
RAPIDLY and there was only moment left IN which to
assist her The toward her with all the speed
he was capable Of opening his knife a. ho went, sled
her arm wit hand, with the other drew the kIe
blade IN The front OF her laced boot dragged her faint
ing the track, and the train rushed past lie cut hc
step and ankle to the bone but he saved her life ana
the wound healed. tenth part Of the resource
and energy thus displayed would nave saved James
1urneys leg
One of the best short descriptions of the
Michigan fire comes in % letter from litte girl to
New-EIaven lady who had sent her winter coat. The
Young correspondent writes: The are terrible IL
got dark al uoon and hot that the window panes were
as hot as lamp chmneys. and the wind was go strong
that it blew the building over forty acres. The hre
sparks flew as big fists, and Thick thicker than
snow flakes 1t hard to the lives. There wero
Two of our neghDors got burnt to crisp on the
road as they were escaping. The fire overlook them,
each mother with five children aud the father was left
There family of six children with their parents
and all In a group The whole number Of lives lost was
thirtyone in our town. Ii got dark that everybody
was running and they did not know where to save their
lives Some had their clothes from them to save
their lives for they were burning them, and some
children sutocatCd In their mothers arms one g1fPS
clothes caught fire her. and she was burnt before she
conld tear them off She amt well YET. Next morning
Won could see cattle, horses, hogs, heap and human
bodies all around lying burnt. This fire was great
deal worse than fire In 1871 but do not remember
that One.'