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VOLUME I CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, NEW JEBlEY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1880 NUMBER 32.

[ STY DIRECTORY. __

JUDICIARY . I'mkioisu Jl-doh — lion. Alfred Reed. Lay Judo is — Jos. E. Hughes, Cape May city ; Je*>e H. Divertv, DennuvilU; Some i s C. Gaudy, Tuckahoe. » » » Co*nr««ioMiu Surplus Fund — J. B. li liftman, Court House. SiiBairF — William H. Bcnexet. C'oont r Collector— Duv id T. Smith, court llou-o. m < vw court* Clkrk — .lonathar. Hand. Dbpctv 44 — Morgan Hand, raossi i toe Pleas — J anion It Hoag--I— ^ DildgMap. ^cruhjate — William ITildreth. On. SiVt. Public Instruction— Dr. Mauris Beesley, Donnuville. BUSINESS DIRECTOR T. iff. Ix*mln*. M. D.. D. 1>. 8. W. S. learning. D. D. 8. J. F. Learning, Sf Son. DENTISTS. OFFICE IUYH: CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, Tuesdays, Wednesdoy*. and Saturday*. CAPE MAY CITY, Tuesdays, and Wednesday.*. SOUTH SEAVIJXE^ Fridays. inohGlyr. c • Kv\v& WWE.Y, - Physician and Surgeon, CAPE MAY Co "llT HOUSE, K. J. meh«yr. J * jrit Huffman, COUNStLQR AT LAW, SUPREME COURT COMMISSI OXER, AXD MASTER IX CIlAXCERY, (Urt Mat C. H., N. J, mw WIH be at hU office at Cape Ma/ Clly every Hut unlay. mehOlyr. Jas. H. Nixon, ATTORNEY 4 COUNSELOR AT LAW, Officr xar Insurance Bi'ii.dino, MILLVILLE, N.J. Mrs. S. R. Conover, j? jl j 17- sr;n:„ 11 hsii Stukkt, Bklow Pinr, MILLVILLE, N. J. mchfilyr j L. B. CAMPBELL, DBA LRU IN STOVES, IIEATEltS, RANGES, TINWARE, CUTLERY, GLASSWARE. Ac., Ac. High Street, aillvillx, X. J. mchftlvr •!, J. P. BRICK, Dealer in HORSES. CARRIAGES, HARNESS, Ac. MAIN HTIIKKT, NRARTHK BRIDUR, MILLVILLE, N. J. rachWjrr n K CAPE MAY C. H. ^ — LIVERY ATTACH F.B. Horses always on hand, m For Sale or Exchange. L. WH EATON. . mehfilrr ,

NO PATENT, NO PAY. PATENTS obtained for mechaotral device*, medlool or other iy»mix>Yind*. nrnmnnntml design*, trademark* and labels. ( 'mveata, Assignment*, Interfprpticwi, Infringements, and all matter* rHntlrur t/> Patent*, promptly atlcmled to. We m.ikp preliminary examination* nml furnlnh opinion* a* to fmtanfabljltf, free of i harrr and ni I who are mt*fV*tog in Hew lnventfbn* »*ml Pnifftiw are melted tA*end fhr i» cony of our "(Jtilde for obtaining Patent*," which I* sent free to any ad<ln-»«, and contain* roiiiplete lnatrurtloiiN how to obtain Patents, and other valuable in attar. Dating the past five ye am wa have obtained nearly throe thousand Paf«tifs for American and Foreign Inventop*. and mn.gfv© mtlsftiainnr refrrfnr«w In almost evnry eoumy In tha Ufltnn. Address t EblllHRAOOKK AtJo.,Hollc!llor* f.f I'aUnt* and Attorney* at laNV, is Orolt Pall ding, Waalilnftori, D. Cl PURE Fish Guano, FOR SALE BY franklin hand. jun26,tf.

UNION HOTEL, Cape May C. H. This long established Hotel is still open for the reception of permanent and transient guests, where all attention will be given to their comfort. "William Eldridge. mchrtlyr. f w A. YOURISON, IMSS IB, AND DEALER IN READY-MADE • * HARNESS, CAPE MAY C. H., N. J. Please Call and Examine Our Stock! We hate on hand a good assortment of Heady-made Harness, Collars , Bridles , SadNets, Blanhets, J ralises, Trunks, Etc., ALLOT WHICH WE ARE SELLING AT LOW CASH PRICES. o Open Wagon Ilarness n» low as J$ 8 00 Carriage ilurnc-ss as low as 10 00 AND MANY OTHERS OF DIFFEREXT STYLES AND PRICES. 4 Call and *ee before purchasing elsewhere, mciiGiyr. A. Yourisoii. * J. L. STEEL, MANUFACTURER OF LADIES' AAD G EATS'

FASHION ABUE . BOOTS ail SHOES. GENTS' ni'TTOX CALF GAITERS ONLY $8.40. XEXT TO THE "GAZETTE" OFFICE. CAPE MVY C. H. Repairing neatly and carefully done, mcliftlyr. StiirdlvanUH Great Caliirrh Remedy, In the Hnf.*Mt, mONl agreeable and offta-tunl remedy In the world, for the cure of TATA KKII. No matter from what canne or how long dandlni, by giving STURDIYA^rS CATARRH REMEDY * fair utui Impartial trial, you will be convinced of thin fact. The ntedlclno I* vwv plrivHiint and caii he taken hv the most delicate Ntomach. For sale hy all drtigglNtN, and by Holloway ACVk.ffti ArcnMt., I'hlla. tnrhftly R. L. Howull, SURVEYOR . AND Civil Engineer, MILLVILLE, N. I, * Special attention |>aid to leveling; eataldiHhing the overflow line* of proposed pon«* for mill aite*, cranberry nog* eto j drainage work* etc. Plan* made, estimate* furnished and specification* drawn for Mill*, Bridge* ; Waterworks and all Kitnilar const met ion* or works at short notice, mchfilyr

POETR w ...... - ... ru-L - j-n-y-u- ris ri J- U"UU For the (lAsarra. "Only One.n BY C. U JUAV. Only a bmbe, born to morrow and stn, Ushered Into the world, as the pule dawn creep* In ; Only a babe, come to live—hope ami die. Hark 1 the mother, with Joy unexpected, blends a sigh. Only a ahlld on a proud OUher'* knee, Faithless In nothing, whore light bid* him see; llcody to take the great world at 14s word w . Unfearlug; believing to soar with the bird. Only a boy— but a prince he 1* now, For the crown of ambition beam* fair on his brow, Whllo the fresh flowers of childhood still garnish. Uie way That leads clearly onward thro* life's cloudLess day. Only a youth— yes! the springtime hath gone. And the fruits of tjie May-bloom alone lure him on. The way flowers are jpcrlshed, but there In their place He beholds love's sweet fruit In a heaven sent face. Only a man,— but a heart stout and strong— Kagor to graNp at the right, fight the wrong— Kycs no more blind to the rough, stony ground* But still reading Hope lu this love they have fouud. Only nn altar— where two fair forms bow, While sweet music blends Willi men's holiest vow ; -Owl.> ■» rfltiiiMilM !»/ 1 • — — — And life's Idol Is but the lost charm of a toy. Only a grave— yes! the play Is now o'er; But hold!— tho' rude man p reuse* on us before. The curtain still ftirl* on the flower*— ftills on strife — Vet, who knows whut good spring* from OSI/Y ON K LIFE I » s I Getting at the Point. A PARODY. Of coiip-sc It wus u sin For him to stick a pin In tho chair Where his parent often snt. But lie lUdn't think of that— Didn't care. On tho cushion soft and fht Lay his father's Sunday hat, For the Uny, pointed hook Sticking through. So behind the lounge he got, For he thought he'd rather not Be around When- the jsirent rnl*c«l the hat And upon the pht-polut sat— Judgement sound. Then he heard his father's stop, And another, but he kept IJIce a mouse, The new parson, sun* as fate, Moved Into the place of late, Souls to rouse. Host from ehalr removed his hat. Bade him seat himself In that, And he did. From Inspired lips they fell Rarnest words and curdling yell All unbtd. >i i ■ fci. i * > , i. > ■« «.»■ ■ ■ — , ~ And u seat (hat Just suits him Must tie soft ; And ho wears a weary frown. But you'll note he don't sit down, Very oft. — mbi.rctrd. mm—mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm—mmmmmmmmmmim—rn

La w | Legerdemain or, The End Justifies the Means. "And the star* shone down from the midnight sky. And the in«*»n from Its home of blue LookM out on that night of revelry And that shouting Beeehanal crew ; Hut desolate the hearts of those that loved them well, For sorrow* poison dan* Upon their Imsum* fell." — lali.a. "And lead us not Into temptation, but deliver us from evil." The incident I am about to relate occurred twenty yenrs ago; and while I am well aware that my course in the trial of the cause may not meet with the entire approval of the members of tho legal profession, and perhaps not of all my readers, yet I ask that you suspend your opinion until you hear the whole case, or as a judge would say to a jury ; "Gentlemen, you will come to no conclusion, and try not to form any opinion, until yon hear all the evidence, the argument of the counsel, and the charge of the court." I ask thin of my readers ; wait, gentlemen of the jury, until the evidence is all before you, until you have heard tho counsel, and the cliarge of Mint inward monitor, your conscience, which is the court before whose tribunal every act you do should be able to justify itself, for the time will eome when every page of the record kept by con* •cienoe in your heart* shall be a witness, either accusing or excusing you, beforo that dread court into whoee saered precinct* no error can eome, and from whose investigation no necreta are hidden ; beforo that .fudge whose all-seeing aye sees every act of man, and whoso all-hearing ear hears the most silent whispering* of the human heart, even

bt'fore the tongue hath given them ut* tiraHC6< The little village of 8 ■ , in our iunty, had acquired a population of rerat hundred ; it had a store, a postice, two churches, a school-house, and feral shop*. The people of that quiet tie hamlet were proaperou* and hapI yes, happy n they* ignorance of tat was necessary for their own welfare d the public good. For so strangely flighted were thoy that, as yet, they d no lioentied hotel to spread iu legalA "VIS* stiffs around, as the doortly stilcntial dew fall* on some of the cdnntries of the burning sone. For y<nrx this' little village had nestled at long the fertile field* of Western cl— d, and so fur as the records of our criminal court showed, it* existence • was unknown at the county seat, for no crlminul case had ever been "sent up" from its law-abiding pricinct*. But the inarch ot improvement and Christian enlightenment is ever onward and up- * word. There came an enterprising man, and, unfortunately for the little village, ho Was a man of "good moral character," and therefore a fit recipient for the favors of the court. lie proposed to purchase a corner lot hi the place, and erect thereon a fine hotel. The good, staid, and sober old burghers of the town were in ccetfycies over tho contemplated great improvement ; !T was just what was wanted to inakfe S an embryonic New York, and the price of village lots went up with a bound. Time passed on ; the hotel was completed, furnished, and was to be opened on the 22d day of Eebruary. An application had been made for license, and, if it was granted, the proprietor proposed to give a grand froo ball on the night of the opening, at which time tho wellstocked bar was to be so free that thoso who attended could sin without money and without price, he well knowing that the seed thus sown would in time yield him an abundant harvest, though the gathering might leave behind the bar-

crime. Of course the license was granted. The proprietor was, as I have said, unfortunately a man of good moral character and temperate habits. Deacon A, of th'e Baptist Church ; Class-leader B, of the McthodUt Church ; Elder C, of U. P. Church ; Doctor D, 'Squire E, and a number of lesaer lights of tho society of the village signed the certificate of i the proprietor's good character, believing that all that was required to make the little town happy and prosperous the rest of their days was a legalised place to commence to manufacture drunkards, and as it was the only manufacturing establishment of any kind in thut section of tho country, all wore ,^^y-rKr wnxm TTTC^news dame Hurt the glorious prerogative to sell whiskey wan granted to the proprietor of the "Unitkd States IIotkl" at *S . Time, bearing in its womb the future joys and sorrows of men, moved on ; the j fcid day of February cuiue at last, and i all the lads and laMNioa tor miles around were there. Tile bar was open anil free i —and •There was a sound of revelry hy night And Western (' had gathered then, Her beauty and youth ^nud bright The lump* shown o'er ftilr girls and young nq»n ; A hundred heart* beat happily; and when The rmni.K sounded with voluptuous swell, Soft eye* looked love to ©yes which spoke again. And all went merry as a mnrrlage-»»ell ; But hush, linrk ! a deep sound strike* like u rising knell; Old ye not hour It? Yes; It Is a drunken yell." What is It? Oh, nothing, only there isa row down stairs. .Some young men, who had never been accustomed * to dfllnk Injfore, because the law had never j placed it so conveniently within their reach, hud got drunk and were fighting in the bar-room. "On with the dance; let Joy be unennflncd ; j No sleep till morn when youth and pleasure meet Toehase the glowing hours with flying feet— Hut hark !— tlml heavy sound breaks In mice more." Oh, yes, the fight is going on ; there was an armistice for a time, just long enough for the belligerent parties to take another drink in mnudlin friendship and reconciliation, when, with curse and blow, it commenced again. "And then there was hurrying to and fro. And gathering tear*, and trembling* ©f distress, And cheeks all pale whleh. hut an hour ago. Blushed at tnc praise of their own lovelh ne**." And there were sudden partings and choking sigh*, accompanied hy ejaculation*, as "8am, now don't go downstairs and get into a fight" \ l4Oh, Bill now don't drink any more," etc., a» each i

gentle maiden admonished her lover in I tones so timid and sweet, one who hard- ; lv suppose that a few year* of connubial bliss could ever develop them into stern admonitions, like those in whicn Tam | O'Sbanter's wife "told him what she thought of him." Yes, tliere was a row in the bar-room ; free whiskey had ended in a free fight, as usual, and one Henry D., the son of a widow, who lived a mile or two from the. place, hod, in a fit Of drunken fronxy, with hi* naked Jauiidt. s Mm of gttisai mSvwHV oh nfr ftwf tor and dashed them on the floor. The broken ghuw had out his hand severely. Ono of his companions, William W.t had taken from Henry's pocket handkerchief, and wrapping it around his bleeding hand, tiod the oomer ends together. The young man left the hotel with several others, and was at home in the morning, but he was so drunk tliat he forgot the important fact that lie had taken a young lady to the dance, until he was reminded of it in a somewhat emphatic manner by the young lady herself the next day, she being at that time an inmate of his mother's house. William WM who tied the handker- , chief around Henrys bleeding hand, wus the owner of a small store that stood near the canal. His stock of grin** ronvmed of coarse "clothing, usually worn by boatmen, and a general assortment of boat supplies. He was a man of low associations and bad repute. His store was the nightly resort of boatmen and roughs, who live along the water thoroughfare* of the country, and those ladic* who do the "ccihixe" on board the floating palaces of our canals. That night William was at the dance until nearly daylight. In the morning 1 he discovered that his store had been entered by burglars, through a window in the rear, the thieves breaking a light of glass for that purpose. A quantity of good* had been stolen, mostly rough clothing, boots, and shoes, but, as he al-

dollars. No trace of the burglars was found. Time passed on until the month of dune, when some men who were removing the hay from an old hay-barn that stood in a meadow near by, found concealed under it the stolen goods, tied up in a large, coarse woolen shawl. On opening the bundle, among the goods was found the handkerchief of Henry P., that had been wrapped around the bleeding hand. It was spotted with , blood and still remained in a coil, just as the hand had been withdrawn, leaving the very impress of the fingers inside the coil. Every one was astonished at the development. llenry D. had always bus- ^ uoneu a gowrrmaraeW. "Tie was never , known to drink before or since tho night of the ball, was well off, his father having left liiin by will a Urge and wellstocked farm, lie was an only son, the idol of an aged mother, and withal lie was about to be married to the young girl be had taken to the boll. He was . universally popular among the people, and the discover}- fell upon the quiet little village like a flash of lightning from a clear sky. William Wt| the owner of the store, made a complaint, charging Henry with the crime of larceny and burglary. Henry was arrested and committed to jail to await a j hearing, a* he either would not or could not give any satisfactory explanation about the hundkerehief. Thus the ease stood, when one evening, a* I was seated in my office, com 1 muning with myself ami my meerschaum, I heard a light knock at my door ; 1 opened it, ami a very pretty I .young girl entered and inquired if 1 was the lawyer who cleared persons on criminal charges, that is, when 1 was perfectly satisfied that they were innocent (?). "But lie is innocent," she replied, with emotion j lie never commit- | ted a crime in his life ; lie is an lionctt, good young man, and would not do a | mean thing." Poor child, 1 thought, what a pity it is that your idol is made of clay. 1 gave her a seat, and inquired who the person was who was so to enlist the service* of so effective an advocate in his behalf. ♦•Was he a brother ?" "No," she answered ; "he is no relation to me and her beautiful lip* | quivered, while a blush, red aq the hue of tho morning, stole over her cheek. "Why do yon frel so much interest in one loettflbd of crime, and who i« no relation to you ?" 1 inquired, w ith a malicious satisfaction, when I remembered

I thai I was getting old and had lost all those charms for which 1 was to eminent in my youth [7]. "Who is he f" 4 again inquired, m *he hesitated to answer my former question/ "Henry D/, of the town of 8 , and he is accused of robbing a store," aha replied at length, "but ho ia not guil- | ty, I know be ia not. It cannot be possible he would do such a thing." "Is he the son of David D.t my eld "Yes," she said, and then, in a voice broken with *ob* of anguish, oho related the occurcnoe I have narrataL She further infoi mod me that his mothef was living, but in very feel la heaJtk, and tliot she did not know of Ue occupation against her son ; that the neighbors hud taken care not to let the terrible secret enter her sick-room, fof fear that it would kill her ; and, ^Gh," said the young girl, "Henry was always such a good young man ; he never drank before the night of the boll in his life. Oh, can you clear him f she asked, looking at me with such a pleading expression of countenance that, although I am not very susceptible to female influence and cliarma [?}, it went directly to my heart, and then, by a circuitous route, reached my brain tome minutes after :"ahd when she again asked me if 1 could clear him. I was ready to say ye*, most emphatically , although I could not see how it was to be done. 1 went with her to the jail and had on interview with llenry, a fine-looking young man, whose open, ingenuous countenance gave the lie to the charge against him, no matter what the circumstances might indicate. He told me he had never taken half 1 a doxen drinks of liquor in his life, had no taste or desire for it, and only drank on the night of the ball because it was free ; ever}* one was drinking, and he was urged to drink by the proprietor and a number of his friends. He oai<i \ — L £ ■ k. . i. — — . * • » - 4 - ■> J 1-1 I 1 1 ft >■■■ > m, ■' • «| I 4»I Hi

! not remember what bappened, but liaa au indistinct recollection of cutting liia hand, and said it B4»emed like a dream to hitn that himself and another young man, who was also drunk, went to William's store and took the goods. The young man he thought was with him denied it, and Henry would not tell his name, for, said he, "neither of us could have intended to steal tho goods. I would not take William'* whole stock as a gift. 1 could not uso them ; tliey are coarse and. cheap and only intended for canal-boat trade. But I am afraid I took them, for the more I seem to recollect it, yet I never thought j of it until the goods were found, and Lo*fp ' '■ ' • T m fseemed to eome to me like the recollections of a half-forgot ton dream," The young girl and myself left the <»ell ; that is, I left first, and just now, Yvhile 1 think of it, 1 believe she remained behind a moment. 1 thought I heard a faint sound like an echo from I my young days. But I am ready to testify in any court whore the question may become itii|K>rtant that I don't re- , member what it sounded like. Perlia|w I it wo* the click of the door-latch, although 1 am nfrnid there is no latch on die door of a prison -cell ; but no matter, only it made me more determined to procure his acquittal if it was "on the cards. " * While returning to my office, an idea struck me with considerable force. The ( phenomenon was sip unusual that 1 t\ - member it distinctly. 1 asked the girl if llenry bad any more handkerchiefs like the one found among the good* ; she said lie had a numl»er. she had hemmed them for him. She also told me that on the night of the ball she had taken Henry's bandkerchief and tied a vcrv amall knot in one corner, a knot commonly called by young people a "love knot," It was so small that it would hardly be noticed, and she desired me to look at the handkerchief found at the flr^t opportunity, and see If there was such a knot on it, for if it was not there, then it was not IlenryV. The hearing before the magistrate wo* to take place the next day but one, and 1 sent her home with instruction* % | to bring me in one of the handkerchief* i bo next day, but to be sure and let no one know it. She started houie, ami 1 went to my office to think. And while Ellen has gone after the , handkerchief, let me a*k of Mm public, thai may he disposed to Judge me harwh • ly, a few questions. ff\»n tinned on fourth paged