The County Gazette. I j ALFRED COOPER, Edito*. TUTURDAY, JULY 10, 1880. i j_ i- aj — ai.Ji ----- NEWS OF THE WEEK. CH*». Read©, the distinguished novelist has lately been converted. The Ssvul-lotfors have deposed Reariiey, at la^t, and broken loose from hi# leading striug*. . / ' The police of Philadelphia, took friln gg the email boys— oil the 5th— over 500 pistol* and 3oo tninaturc cannon. fhiiy had a big time at the Philadelphia Tt/ruianent Exhibition on Monday the 5th, celebrating the Nation'* Birth. Gen. Garfield, the Repnblicnn candidate for President, hat notified Col. Puffy that he will be at Cape May during the month of August. There ho# been a terrible explosion of ga» in London, running through several ptreeta ; six different break# in the pipe#, ten or more yards in length. The consultation with the Spanish Ministers not being satisfactory toSecre fury Evarts, he has sent an investigating committee to gather evidence in the case of the Spanish outrage on American vessels. Philadelphia was visited with a vary heavy rain on Monday afternoon. The Bgrk and Zoological Garden were fyll of pleasure seekers at the time, and wiltod and ruined dresses w are to be seen by the score. The newsboys were made happy at Belmont Muusion, on Monday, at the ekj>ensc of Mr. Goo. W. Child*. A few years ago' he fed 200, and the number has steadily increased until this year there wore about 800. After dinner they went to the Exhibition and participated in tlio carnival procession. Dr. Tanner is getting through the second week of his forty duy# fust in New York. He complains of want of air. Ho is closely watched by his physicians, who doubt his ability to hold out forty days and nights. This has brought out the case of a woman in Brooklyn who fasted for that length of time, under the eye of Dr. Bowers, of that city. She was led to the attempt by the dictation of the spirits — to cure disease.

M1LLVILLE INSURANCE (X). According to the notice of the Secre \ tan*, F. L. Mulford Esq., about one hun- I dred and fifty of the policy holdera-of 1 the above company met in Wilson1* 1 Hnll in Millvillo, on Thursday July 1st. The meeting was organised with James H. Moore Esq., of Woodbnry, as chairman und Daniel Sharp of Bridgeton, a* secretary. Mr. Mulford said the object of the meeting w a* to lay !>efore the members the hooks and papers of the company, and to show them that they were bound to pay the assessment which had been made. He was absent from home when the application for a Receiver was made and aa soon as lie was informed of the Board's action ho went to work to undo the mistake, and argued that the whole number of members had a right to a voioo in the matter. It will take an assessment of 40 per cent, to close the business up if put into the clutches of a Receiver, and will tuke 4 or 5 years time; while if the stockholders are allowed to a<ljust the accounts it can he done in 3 months and at n slight cost. As soon as this assessment is paid ami the losses are nettled up the notes ran he surrendered to those who gave them, but if the State takes it in hand they will not be surrendered. We must ininduce the Secretary of State to let us nivalis 17 II IV B /VVI ' I V ■' •

settle this ourt^vc*. When asked why * this usaessment was larger than the one made a year ago lie mid : We need no more money than we did then, but the j number of notes lias so decreased that it j takes ii much larger per cent age to raise the same amount. At the time the injunction was put upon them there was over $6,000 in the Bank and only $3,000 due, therefore the inunction wiih an injustice to the policy holder*. Mr. Bai ley, of Wcnonah asked Mr. M. to ex plan the connection between the Mill ville Mutual antl the Stock Com finny, and the Secretary proceeded to do so to the satisfaction or those present. The 8tock's risks had not been re insured in the Mutual. The actual gain to the lat ter by the closing up of the former had been $31,073,62. . The losses of the com puny in 2 months had been $80,000. The attorney was instructed to tak. the neceasary steps to close up the bus! ness, and the Secretary of State was in vited to examino the affairs of the Com pany. This could have but one result. Un dor the circumstances— the director* having determined to stop business — the Secretary of State could only do one thing, via.: require prcemplorilv. as a

ft ret step, the reinsurance of our outstanding cosh risks in some sound com!*ny. This, at <** stroke, added $85, U00 to the amount of money uocoiaary to be raised. J wa# absent in the .South, and had I not received oub word intimating that | such a step was anticipated or was necessary and 1 must say here, in no spirit of shirking any responsibility that j may justly attach to me, and with no I wish to criticise the actions of any Other officer of the Company, that I must do- ; oline' emphatically, any responsibility | for this stop, either by consent or advice. I believe it was a mistake honestly made, but none the less fatal. It is to me simply astounding that 'this mistake could have boou niude by men reasonably well posted in insurance business. There is not time in a meeting of this kind to spread out the figures, but I am willing to stake my business reputation on my ability to take any committee of insurance experts, and kkom on book* demonstrate the facts that there was not the least sound cause for even fright : that there was nothing in our coudition to give alarm as to our future ; thai we were able to pay every dollar oT our liabilities ah they became due, at least until September 1st ; and with every probability of continuing to pay without calling on our premium notes for a dollar. If I am correct in this, it follow# that compelling us to reinsure at a cost of $35,000, and a sacrifice of our business, is a terrible wrong to our premium-note policy holders. When I reuched home and found thin step takeh, I was shocked and felt sure that a careful consideration would con- i vince our directors that the step badbeen a hasty and mistaken one. 1 realised the fact that the policy holders would without any question be held responsible for every dollar of the liabilities, not only that which had already accrued, but for every dollar of lo«# that i might arise on the policies Ktill in foroe, no matter when or by whom the Company might be closed up. I felt, too, that a receiver would in no possible way make the settlement# any easier, but on, the contrary, would almost double the cost. 1 also felt that the condition of the ComjMiny was not so serious us the officers in their discouragement were disponed to think ; and I could not escape the feeling that for me to desert it und the policy holders at this juncture would bo cowardly and unmanly, und 1 determined 1 would spore no effort to afford you a chance to save for Yourselves at least your own Mutual insbruncos. Suffice it to say that all 1 hoped to do in this direction ho* been done. The rest remains with you. The assessment has been made — its ultimate payment cannot be escaped —

its prompt payment will enable us to j pay every dollar of indebtedness, and, reinsuring our especial or cash premium rinks in some other good company, absolutely clcAr ourselves of all further liabilities, leaving only our home mutuul risks in force, with a good surplus to meet any losses occurring on the#**. We ! shall then be able to turn over, to you this home insurance with all the facilities for carrying on the business, when, if you wish to continue for home protection, you can, under a reorganization of your own,* Layo as sound a Mutual .Company, with as good a class of business on its books, as there is in the United States, and one which (in my best judgment) it will i>e* for your interest to maintain. The following committee was appointed to request the Secretary of State to extend the time granted them to collect tin- as*cssmeht : Sa lem— Judge Plumber, C. li. Sinniekson. Camden — B. S. Risely, Win. T. Bailey. Gloucester — J. F. Bodine, Dr. Bailey, ( hnnborland— C. F. Dare, Daniel ShArp. Co;*© May — Jcsso Diverty, S, B. Jarmin. Tlie«*omtnitt*o representing the stockholders, went to Trenton on Tuesday and had an interview with theflec retury

of State, strongly urging upon him the removal of the injunction, and allowing the stockholders to olrvs© up the business themrelves ; as no one1# interest would j lie endangered thereby. This lie would not consent to, but did •consent to a continuance of the modified injunction on the condition that five of the present l»oard of directors should resign and be replocod by five whom he named. The five named were i Hon. John F. Bod i no, Geo. T. Bailey, Daniel Sharp, John W. Newlin and R. li, llowell. This with Hon. Geo. B. Langlay, recently appointed jn place of .?, L. Sharp will make six now member*. The oomimny have made arrangement to reinsure all their special or cash in* *uraitOf« in the Manufacturer's Insurance Co., of Boston, n strong and solid company with unset* of $1,250,000. COURT HOUSE BOAT RACE. Perhaps "no event that has occurred in this community has given rise to more excitement and theoretical speculation than the boat race that wassailed at Mnyvills on itaturdiiy last. Ever since the 4,Mnry" from Cape May city taught the Court ITousert such ii pretty little lesson in boat sailing,

there ho# existed, in the bras- of -pvary 1 l oyal-Court ilouscr. a spirit of dj^jpjhi uation to repay this humUlsSHRglt ; and in oonscipHii it concur •- that .the Fourth of July would R propria!* time from which to date a vh I tory. In local sentiment, second only to • >ur national independence. It was hut ' natural that the centre of kfisM in i this race was to gain a victory over ti'( . 1 "Mary," and accordingly ovary eflbn was made to have our best boats in the best trim. The furnous deadriser/'Uay j mow," that bad lost #o many of*erJ warm supporter* In consequence 6f a | bad defeat, was rubbed, scrubbed, paint j od, varnished and oiled. The. "Hair), that has so long been housed, was invited out with the hope that she could savgto this community a much coveted honor. The "ivey," — in process of building by Capt. Gandy — was worked u)*>n flbiii •lawn till dark in order tiiAt she fcoo might he ready to show them something. These and many* other favorite boatwere in their best form, and on the ground, when lo 1 The "Mary" did not appear ! Her genial captain, however, was on tbo ground, and offered explsnu lions of her absence, which, it cannot be denied, contained a deal of reason. Though the absence of the "Man" j mine what dimmed the sun of enthusiasm, yet so many boats confidently asserted their title to first place tliat interest was by no means wanting ; and at the proper lime the boats were divided into their proper classes, and started on their course. The race was a beautiful one and fair * throughout ; though some of the captain* complain that they could not do their boats justice owing to the increase of wind which caught them without sufficient ballast. This must, of course, be classed as one of the inevitable* The following is a summitry of the race. First clan*. Nineteen feet and above over all on the keel, — no entries. Second class. Fourteen feet and over but less than nineteen feet. N line. Ca pt . — Keel. — Start . — I n . Haymow, F. Edson, 16 4-12. 2.17. 6.51. liulU'ti fc»t*r, K.Ilnrru-t , 15 2.12. 4-6% Edna, J. Buck, 14 2.10. LSS% llarry, A.W.Hand 16 2.16. Jv«y, H.C.Gandy, 11 2.10, 6.<V i'unnle, J. Mcrrtt, 15 2.12. l^r*4 Scud, It. Holm.*, 151-2. 2.16. 5.00* Ktmna, H.Brower, 14 2.10. 6.02 Third class, under fourteen feet, the following boat* entered ; Yost, O.Dick 1 1 won, 18 ft- 2.01. Gertie, M. ('«**«, 13 1-2 2.01. a.aH Mia, K. -Miller, 18 2.00. 4 M Wuve, F. Bennett, 13 2.'*. 5.01 . •I*>o, N. 8 wain. 18 2.00. 5.07 tKretless, R. Iaurd, 18 1-t 2.01.55 •i ferried iiwag i»enk halyard. tCttrrted away a peak halyard, with a fair i pn»s|hk-l Ofttrsl or hl-ooiiU i»ri*4j. It will bo noticed by the above table that the Haymow won first prize in her

class, with the Gliding Star a good so*- * ond ; and the Yon first in her elms*, with j 1 the Gertie almost u tie lor aecond. After the race the prizes were present- ; od at the may vill.e hotel, when one of Lyons1 characteristic suppers, for which he ha* gained such *re|'i utution, was in readiness and well patronized. After the inner man had been satisfied, resolutions were adopUtd^ con- j grutulating the proprietor of the Mayville House, uj»on the success of the day and thanking him for hi* liberal entertainment. It ahould l»e remarked that A prize hud been prepared for a class of boats over 19 feet long, but the Vinnie Young ' of Bcaslev's Point, was prevented from j being present by the breaking of her musty and the captain of the Lillian — with his usual *ciise of honor — declined ! sailing the course without an opponent. * COMMUNICATIONS. Anolbira, June 25th. 1880* Mr. Editor: — The dining hall of tue hotel at Angle*** was duly christened on Thursday, JTTne 24th, by a boa -h parly from Gravelly Run. Previous to tlicir arrival the large hall was cleared of cutting* and shavings And the work benches arranged for a table, % BBV If t f| w I I \ mm % w -w " •- ------ y

making, when so arranged, a table fortynight feet long. After the party arrived r a short time was devoted to the inspection of the hotel, every part of it being visited from the parlor to the observatory. Then came bathing — for the younger member* of the party, whle the older ones* busied themselves with preparations for dinner. In due tifnc 1 dinner wu* announced ami a genml and pressing invitation given to Ilia carpenters and masons, working on Die hotel, to sit down and epjoy a "g$i xl ' square meal11 (a thing some of them had not cpjoyed for three week*;) and it was wonderful to see \\ hat a fflenm of satisfaction and good nature beamed from their faces as they su|p eyed the ahundnneo of substantial and delicate footl spread before them, and it wo* , quite as wonderful to see what fearful amount* of these good things vanished ' tuTorc their ni!igic touch ; 6ak«-s and pies went like dew before the morning < sun. The writer was among the number 1 of invited guests and 1 assure your Mr. Editor, that it has never been my good fortune to sit down to a more abundant or nicely gotten up dinner, or to bo , I more hospitably entertained than upon

this ovcjudon. About sixty pom**, atr f and wore iiilcji aud >ct the bu k of l,rovkioq$Vere not e&mvuxl. The fire spoken of in last issue a* be ing set by the way train on Wednesday last, proved to be very destructive. It »prood m a northerly direction foi nearly four milre, and burned over, it u thought, 3,000 acres. It is said there vrer© 200 men fighting it all Thursday and the timely rain oi Thursday night I ><xt it out. It is with pleasure that we state that the men whoso nobly fought this fire were provided with eatables by the grateful peo|de of the neighborhood. It may be interesting to the uUp Shore1' people to know that oltiiongb there has been no budding put upon LucUaai'* Beach, yet the enterprise hanot been Mbandoned as we had feared Mr. Landis' agent was in town sometime since, for the purpose of purchasing some meadow that was needed to build a road to the beach. Your corres)«ondent asked him why they wore so slow in making a beginning He said i that it had taken mo long to find the numerous owners ; he was forced to go to Illinois to find some Cape May people who held claims in the beach. We do not desire that theeo cities by the sea should come up like gourds, and perish i* soon ; but we want them to be per- i manent and last a* long a* the dear old !>cean itself shall roll up on our beach. ) E. BEACH PARTY. Tuesday morning last two parties from the C. H. set sail for Anglesea ; the larger party occupying a sloop, the other a smaller boat belonging to Mr. Win. FosI tcf. After a pleasant sail of about an hour-ancl-a-half the larger party ,, comprising about 40 persons, reached the beach and found the other company, watching for them ; after this both joined and became one party. Wo were kindly allowed the use of the new hotel, and after having passed a vote as to whether dinner or bathing should be attended to first, it was decided in favor of the former. The gentlemen constructed a table 48 feet in length, and seats for the members of the party. The ladies then busied themselves in pre]>ariiig dinner and a little before 12 o'clock the table was surrounded by 48 persons, all eager to do justice to the elegant repast. It was some time before the "festive board" was vacated, and even when it was, there wo* an abundance of provision left, and it was estimated that enough victuals were brought on to feed 100 persons. After a time a

portion of us arrayed ourselves in bath- 1 ing clothes and went to the strand. The bathing was lino and no accident* oc- , curved. Afte* we were again in dry garment* we Kallied out to take a survey of th* city [?J In the saloon, which is still unfinished, we saw two very peculiar looking dogs ; they wore quite «ni«N and nearly destitute of hair, one being spotted. The ! price set on the ugly creatures was $200. ; We soon returned to the hotel and after i sitting for a time on what is to be the verandah, began preparing for home, and shortly after A o'clock the party in the sloop set sail for Iwme. The other ]>arty starting later. The wind fair and after again enjoying a pleasant sail, we reached the Shell Bod* at about hnlf-pasi-five o'clock. The team* were there and we loft the landing for hornl, where we arrived in a few minute*. Our party was rather remarkable a* two of the number bad not visited the Wach in fifteen years. One of the ladies j was deprived of much pleasure by a se- ; vere headache : but the day was generally enjoyed, and our recollections of a visit to Anglesea w ill not soon pass from the minds of The Participants.

Tender Poultry . The reason poultry killed at home, though Voung, is not as tender a* that liought at the market is that the former , is not generally killed until wanted, and ! when eaten i* still rigid with death, while that bought at the poulterer s has boon killed for hours and often day*. Poultry ought to be killed several day* before being eaten, dressed at once ; ;ind with a few bits of charcoal In it, hung in a cool place. If poultry are kept from food and I drink at leant twelve hour* before killing, the crop and intestines will be emptied, and any superfluity of secretion* exhausted. The flesh will be juicy, and the fat firm. If left three day* without ; food and drink, though in good condition previously, the Hath will be dry and tasteless and the fot soft. Never buy an Undrawn fowl. The ga* from the crop and intestine* will taint the fle*U, even though retained but a »horl time, — Ex. < ♦ v-- -- - i trr Those young men who loaf around place* of business from morning till bed time, prying Into private burinee* mat tors, for the *ole purpose of gratifying their curiosity and that of others, trill soon become *^isa. 4

I « Jt 4 1 ft L I £ J I A ¥murmt will be held is lite grove in the rear of the M. E. Church, at Goshen. Saturday, July 10th., Afternoon and Eveaia®. * « Refreshments such a* Ice Cream. 1 Cokes, Lemonade, Nulf, Confectionery, j and in fact all the delicaeies usually found at a first class festival. ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED. J3.2w By Order of Committee SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ <4 Fieri Facias to me directed, isauefi out of the Court of 1 Chancery. State of New Jersey, I wilier j ! pose to sale at Public Vendue, on Saturday, the 81 Day of July A.D. I8S0, <!t the hoar of 1 o'clock P. M. on said day, at the store of J<**ph R. Htighce k Son, in the City of Cape May, in the , ! county of Cape Mav, and State of New j Jersey a* aforeaajjL All lliure tracts of j land situate in fhe City of Cape May. county of Cane May, Slate of New Jersey, bounded and described a* follows : The first lot, Beginning at a point in the Mtbftft line of .Jackson street forty -eight ^ 'feet smith-eastwopd from fld ea*t corner of Jackson a tM Lafavette Atreets and thenoe— 1 — binding by land* of heirs of Matthew Whillden doreaseii and ChristopherS. Magrath'* land, North MXty-aix degrees and fifteen minute* east, eighty-two «nd eight tenths feet to 1 late Fotteral * line now Abigail Bbepparda; thence — 2 — tlifrebj'iouth tweatyfiye degrees and tw-uity uiinutc* ea*t, twenty -five fret to saia Jame* H. Edmund*1 other lan I j thence — 3 — thereby south sixty-six degree# and fifteen minutes weal, eighty-two and eight-tenth* feet to said line of Jackson street; thence j — 4 — along the same north twenty -live , degrees and twenty minute# west, twen- j ty-livo feet to the place of beginning, j containing two tli<»u*and and seventy i square feet«of laud, Ve the same more or | less. The second lot. Beginning at a point in the northeast lino of Jookson street, which i>oint is also the southerly corner of R. D. Edmund* k Son\> land, and thenoe — 1 — n<»rth-ea#twardly binding bv said R. D. Edmund* A Son's land, eigbty-tw/i and eight-tenth* feet to the ; soutli-ea*t line of Abigail Hheppard # hiiul : thence— 2 — thereby soutli-caM-

wardly by twenty-nine feet to corner of « Jane B. Newell1* land : thence— 8— - •outh-westwordly binding thereby eighty i two and eight-tenths feet to said line of ; Jackson street : thence — 4 — along said ; line of Jackson stw^t north -wot w ardly twenty-nine feet to the place of begin ning, containing two tliousand, hundred and seventy -eight square feet of land be the same more or I ess ; being 1 the same two lot# of land Jane B. New • ] ell conveyed the first to the, said Rich ard D. Edmunds and J. Henry Edmund# by deed dated Octol»er 20th 1873, of record in the Clerk1* Office of Ckpe May county in hook 37 of Deeds, page 601 : the second to J. Henry Edmunds, by deed dated November 9th, 1876, of record in saicC office in book 41 of Deed* pace M4. Seized a* the property of Henry R. j Edmunds, et al Defendant*, and taken { i in execution at the suit of Samuel OoopI or, Complainant, and to be sold bv WILLIAM H. BKNEZET. Dated, May 26 1880. HhetHT. j j Bergen A Bergen, Sol'i*. P. F "^ioUet At a meeting of the Directors of the MILL VILLE MUTUAL MARINE and FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, held , on June 21st, 1880, the following res • olution was adopted : Rbsoltvo, That an assessment of ten per cent, on those premium note* held by the MILLVILLE MUTUAL MA-

RINE AND FIRE INSURANCE COM PANY, in which t he faoe of the note »> ten times the amount of the cash premium* paid, [exclusive of policy and survey,l which are known as shtgle notes, and one of 5 per cent, on those in which the face of the note i* twenty times the j amount of cash premium paid, known as double notes, he and i* hereby orderby the Director* for the purpose of pnv^ng losses and reinsuring our • out^tandiitg annual ri*ks in pursuance of die requirements of the Secretary of State, and the order of the Chancellor, This assessment will lw payable on or Iwfere AUGUST 1$TH A meeting of the Policy Holder* will i be hold in II 'il<99Mf9 Hall, Millril U\ iw\v\ | at 11 A.M., fe which all are invited, and at which time a foil, frank statement of the condition of the Company and the tMnWft leading tlwwta will be made, and the opinion of the Stockholder* , sought as to the beat means to protect their interest* jnn263w. ! F. L. HUIFORD. Secretary.

. f>l.t - — . , g , i I 1 * I I FM Um Me* i Qummert* ^ No. wh Hi eu Broarr. Miuuriu*, N. JTHE FINEST ST#iE. * Best Ashortment, Largest Stock awd Lowest Prices: of any Storm south MiiivilU " John E. White's, li t ntwuvt!^ X. 1. SJW Yard* iatewt «ayk Pri«|» baugiG before the advaoee. 1000 Yard* Heavy Sl.irting bought before, the advance. 1000 Yard# Brown and Bleached Muslin bought before the advance. 500 Yards Dress Good* bought before the advance. 500 Gallon? K. O. Molasses bought before the advance. Coal Oil, Standard, test, only teu et*. per Gallon. Head-light OH, 150 test, only eighteen cd. per Gallon. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF \W\«, Wovxt, f ccA, Grukiv, Lt. always on Und No Force Trade. One Trice to 'AH. Goods delivered free of cbargr. JOHN. W. YOUNG, MANAGER. DEBiKINTILU; 9. J. m ch63mo. Uiikcu, boy.- «ad atrt* sosk* wrrnerjamm* mt v. >rla for u* Uuu; a. snytlitiiaStar. TJ* i.- lit-ui and pitewun, sad «ucfe •» so] roes con Korijrbtsl. *R>oet whdisfewler wbow th * noO«w wth is-nd as UiHr iwldrmw Meeeesad for ibeoksetvc*. asd tocww Ore. NowtsUieJkm# These alretay ait arc IttYin* up ssoos » • TRUE d OO, Agiwia. Metrr. Bwyn MJ DO YOU WANT & handsome black cashmere a! the old price, and 25 cent# on the dollar cheep ; er thsnTfi -had to purchase theta at I the recent advance ? If so wed to

TOM LUDLAM and GET SAMPLES and vou will be surprised at the few prices he will give you ou them. Do you w-iah to purchase a new dree* in either (0TT0Y W«4L MU or other fehric? send to Tom LudUm fv samples and see what he will send vou. ^ a Do you intend having LISLE THREAD KID G LOVES ? Tom Ludlam lias the finest assortment ! in thi* section of the county. All the new style Ottw "ftvkWow*. ^vv^crV Wo4WT\\, "E.V«<2,«vw\ TavwoV*, \EW SFKIW SHAWLS. Wouvwvw^ vv- "Do\ \«'A v«kip. the very latest. Corset* from 25 et*. to $2.0(1. and in feci the newekt.'dfcoapest, and best assorted dry good* stock in MiUville. I have three times a# many good* to select frtuu as any store in our TOy. and I allow no man to undersell »«*. Jus! received on elegant line af ladies' Ml WOOL SUJT1.YGS, at 25 cent# per yard New line all wool 5$ m cloak Ing 8fl0 dns children's bordered hsndkercbrifr at 3 eta. each. 3000 pre. chikPa colored We at 8 eta. Send for samples an* ' r«rioa* for com1 parisoa. TOM Lrmaa, MILLVILLE, N J.