The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-03-21

The old Catholic church and eleven
dwellings in Norrstown, Pa, were totally
destroyed by fire on Monday night. Al
the property destroyed except the chmCh
was owned by William Simpson y Sons,
of No. 13O Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Loss about 500, 600, but the amount of IN
su:snce is unknown.
Five hundred thousand dollars was
voted by the lower House of the LcCIsla-
ture Thursday evening in aid of the Cen
tennill Celebration. The bill now goes to
the Senate, where we have no doubt OF its
passage. In the meantime subscriptions
t. the stock throughout the State are being
rapidly and largely made.
A clergyman, i'll Missouri, reports that
recently he was called upon by man to
atterd the funeral of his child that the
next day this man was thrown from his
horse and killed that the next day the
widow came and asked him to preach the
funeral sermon for her husband and child;
and that the next morning she was fatally
stabbed bT another woman.
August Hayfurd. a German, Ce.ihC--
a.ely jumped down the Central shaft at
Scranton, the other morning, and was IN
stautly killed. He was supposed to be dc
ranged. A short time previous to making
the fatal leap he asked workman if hc
would jump down. The man declined to
do So and Iayford exclaimed, 'NeN, If
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his word.
The third inceudiary fire in loss than
p weel, 1T Ceder Fails, Iowa. occurred on
Monday night last, hy which tn" dry goods
and boot and shoe stores Of Pitcher 4 ell
neTick and B. Thope, j"., we're burned
Loss, between S2a O0n and S25, 600 dollars.
Insurance about $f5, 600. Fire men were
huried in the ruina OF the falling walls
4 Two were seriously, though it Is thought
not fatally injured.
The telegraph informs us that = N:rs.
Spicer. in . Western city, very nearly lost
the right Of dover i'll her deceased hus-
hand's estate-amounting TO $40 0Oo-for
lack Of a marriage certificate. It may be
well TO ask, how maRy married ladies ia
/ this country are better of than Mrs. Sii-
/ Ger. The manner in which the registration
OF marriages in some portions of this coun-
try Is managed, ought TO make ladies' ner-
. VoUS.
Five thousand five hundred Sacra-
meuto salmon were placed in the ri"er n;
wafer works wharf, Harrisburg, by Col
/ James WorraI. Fish CommiesIoucT. and
/ D. W. Seller, Esq. The fish wee. la Ci:ed
from ova, at AOrIistOwn. \. !, and were
brought to Harrisburg 10y rail III Ii: C
cars They reTe from ono to two inches
in length, and seemed in hsa.thy cardi
tion. Quite = number OF PEI sons were pre-
sent t. see them let loose in the river.
- / ne Ia5cEt invention Tor heating pur
poses * the charcoal '.parGuett.'' \ new
kind of heater, consisting OF charcoal mix
eG with some ingredients which make il
amouider slowly. The fuel is encased III
au iron tray enclosed in 4 copper box hor-
metically closed. The heat from one fga
will lat twcnty-fOUT hours if necessary,
and the expense IS really almost nominal.
It is said To accomplish the object moro
safely and elfectually than any form ofstove
o. steam pipes.
\ hard working girl, named Lizzie
Wallace, living i'll New Ioik. losing lie
IatIye. and having no money TO pay f.. the
burial, pavned Some furs that belonged q
another person, to meet the expense. in
tending to redeem and restore tho goods
rs soon rs she could earn the means. Tor
this she was sent to the State prison 70.
one year. In the meantime, the fact is
noted taat Hon. Wm. n. Tweed enjoys
excellent h@alth, a. d intends making tie
tour Of Europe next summer.