New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-26
GENERAL NOTES.

FOrty-three pounds Of blasting powder at the
SANDY Hill quarry, near Troy last Tuesday removed
mass OF stone sixty feet long sixteen feet thick and
LIteen feet wilde, and weighing nearly 1890 tons.
In searching the title to piece of property
about TO be purchased by the NewYcr West Shore AMI
Buffalo Railway Company, the County Clerks Office at
Albany has just covered period of 1913 years. and dur
ing that time only fourteen persons have hid any inter-
est in ;he property No flaw was found In T. title.
tremendous storm beat upon Cape Ann on
March e. and the day the waves ran high that
hundreds Of weather people TO whom great
novelty gathered along the shore Rockport
to watch the breakers. The breakwater, which had
never been properly finished suffered severely and
another such storm would make sad havoc with the
lower part of Rockport.
In the discussion of the sanitary defects Of
schoO-houses sufficient attention has been paid to
the desks II s manifest that II two children who differ
in height by foot sit at desks Of the
height both Of them must suffer physically.
Doubtless vast number OF round shoulders have
suited from this unnatural arrangement and physician
who has lately examined the sch0ocildren Of Harris
burg Penn is convinced that 1t prolific OF De-
tective vision little fellow who just get his chin
above the top of his desk and strappng yO ungster
whose head towers above his book like giraffes ara
both compelled to abuse their eyes To improve theF
minds, and this is no fair exchange, but o)bsry.
Mr. John Wanamaker, of Philade lphia, presi-
Presbyterian Sundayschoo superintendent,
Association has given notice that he will supply gratui
tOusy Except The cost Of mailing hundred packets
containing four varieties OF Hover seeds every Sunday
school VIII viii agree to make i.suumer display OF
fower7 with prizes and send report Of the results to
the committee This proposition was suggested by
experiment successfully tried last in Phadel.
phia. In England the cultivation Of flowers has been
recognized for several years valuable ally Of the
sunday work since 1t stimulate pure taste de-
yelops refining influence and makes the meanest homes
less uhattTGcCVe
The Society of Medical Officers, London,
have recently discussed the subject Of the
propagation of diphth' ria some members taking
the ground that the disease is transmitted by
fungi According to DR. Blyth, all that required
the communication OF excessively small light particles
evolved from the affected mucous surfaces; but, fOrtu
nately by far the greater part o. these fall soil
suitable for their Development and il is probably only
when they fall on moist mucous surfaces that they
deyeop-even when they do touch the larynx in many
cases, doubtless, they mWittngly got rid Of by
swallowing coughing In regard prevention, 1t
may be assumed that if the Of the disease
italy local first aud then constitutional fits ravages may
restricted by kepng the threats Of the healthy who
in contact with the sick, constantly dsnected BY
means Of isufecting fluids, Dr. Byh thinks that the
question OF its affecting the same person twice = stl
undecided
This is not the only country in which
Judge Lynch claims Jurisdiction. A fortnight ago in
England a mob tried to put ont OF harms way and
woman who had burned their victim to death by set
ting fire hs clothes. which they had previously sat
uraed with parafne oil II il doubtful If more horrd
and arocious crime committed. This is what
the neighbors saw when they entered the which
the deed was done Ashby Che murdered mani Vas On
his hands and knees the noOr enyeloped in flames.
Every vestge of clothing had been burned on him. Hs
face nose fingers chest eyebrows and head were
terribly burned the skin actually peeng Off the poor fe
lows face and he completely saturated in paraine
ftfy lyiu ,hA he
and he had also a severe the forehead The
was ia great disorder knives ami forks were lying
about pail broken, portion of broken lamp was on
the table, other parts Of lamp We're lying about tbs
floor, and quantity of paraine oil was on the flooring
The male murderer standing in the room at the
time, and the was in the passage between the
two rooms neither Of them made the slightest effort
assist III putting out the nre.