Cape lay Grnnfy Gazette, * * w - ' PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, AT CAPE HI COURT HOf ISP "H I !! I Tuuta Chio IS payable in advance, or *1 50 aftor threo months , * uvu.wu uuiumomas, iYi_ . " Tjllxmxv AavuKTUKMi^-Twolvc vS9k *%*£*) c*"u ^ i«st- jsri Wutract, Local Notices, 8 cento par Anonyiniiiu. communication# wlU not ■aijfltfeU LULU kit, bDITUK Pco. . yga-u „ _ " . ,, ' s 8ATURJ34Y, JAKUARY l.TaalT" West JSrwyK. k i ime Table. I • • fh^xsn tuava cod ur uovhb as follows: ForPUila., Camden, Salem, Bridgeton, Vmejand, Millville, and way *tfttioni, at 7.12 A. M. and 4.22 P. M. For Cane May Citv, Bennett, and ^Rio Qrando, 11.13 A. M. and 6.50 P. M. Leavo Philadelphia lor Court Hotjue at 9.00 A. M. and 3.10 P.M. a Millville for Court House on tho arrival of Stages from Bridgeton. «t i0.1V A. M, unci -4.53 P, M. * Cape May City at 6.50 A. M. and 4.00 P.M. ; • W. J. BfciratL, Supt. - £ap« tiay Court House P. O Maily-for PbiUda. cloao at 0.45 A. M. and 4.00 P. M. Looal and County mail going North .?!**• at 6.60 A. M. £5*^ ^ors Cape May City closes at 10.45. 1 jas. jjccartjfev^ p. m.

Did you tlio eclipse ? Now practice on writing 1881. ''Swearing o ff" time approaches. Frame your resolutions this week. Snow balls— broken windows— black eyes. Good bye skating til! the snow is g°ne« . ... . .Miss Jennie Warwick is home for the holidays. The mercury was down to zero on •Thursday. Man wants but little here below, and he gots it. A bout three inches of snow fell oh Sunday last. . Diphtheria prevails at Maurioetown 'ami vicinity. TUa days now begin to be spliced out at both ends. Go to Murphy's at Millville for ChristniAA gifts etc., etc. Dec. 44 1. Fashionable beaver hots at Mrs. M. A. Douglass' for 25 cents. Doc. 11, 4i. Miss Florence Yost of Peniuh, is visiting hor sister, Mrs. Partly.. r Mr. A. W. Hand is home, for a few 'weeks, from Lowisburg, Pa. 25 beautiful chromo cards, with name, for 25 cents at tho Gazette office. 100 pounds of old newspapers for sale at this offioe. Price, 5 cents a pound. When in want of a stylish bonnet, i eall on Mrs. 8. It. Conovor, Millville. tf. Subscribers who aro in arrears will aavo its tho trouble of sonding bills, by settling at tho office. The sleighing has been poor this week though a great many have takon advantage of the snow. The partial eclipse of tho 'sun yostcrday I Friduy] morning was very distinctly seen from our office. \ Mary Mason, a colored woman and sister in-law to ' Fred Douglas, died in Naleui on Tuesday lust.

Christmas was not as enjoyable as it would have been had the weather been cleAr. It rained all day. : - Mffi. & _«k aShkedgo arrived home Tr^fplfci Tuesday night last and will remain some days. The severe snow and wind storm of Sunday prevented tho holding of services in either of our churches. • * Send the Gazette to your friend as a Sow Year's gift. It will bo a meshonger of pleasure for a whole year. Tho big snow storm of Wednesday w v* the lyi&vieit that has visited this section of the coputr# for adveral years. 25 beautifuj chromo cards with name oniy 10 cts. 8ind 3 ceiit stump for samples/" James D, Godfrey, Millville, N.J. ocl30,3tn. Wf regrotHo laarn of tM'lwm ill* nesa of Mrs. Jonathan Learning, She is suffering, with ar^ unite Attack of quinsy. About four inches of snow foil on Wednesday, which with that which fell on Sunday, mudo the depth about six inches. You will find tho best assortment of LlLM1 and children's coats and wraps at Mrs. 8. K. C'dndverV 102 High rftroet. Millville. tL -Wfn. C. McPhcrnonf 8upt. Public Buildings, Pliiliula., bits been in town thin week. He was called us a witness il» tho lien case. Mis* Helen, (laughter of Dr. Jonathan Learning liav been confined to the bouse for several days with an fit t.u:k of quinsy. Mayor J. Q, William*, of Capo May City has boeti in town several c(ay*,tb|M woofc, twins a wittiest in tho Hm claim rasr of McCanl vs.- Aloonoy. ' %

Rov. Chaa. Warwick dropped in at boon visiting at tkfl/widonco of his About 1 ,000, (XX) copies of Wobster's Spoiling Book continue to be sold annually, it is said, but no one would bus* poqt it who reads Uio manuscript #ont tq a nowspupur offieo, Geo. C. Ward, Eiwp, of Washington. D. C., h«5.:qee|i tttl Hotel during the putt also Judge Alfred R«?ed , Judge Pun coast, und Sain l Grey, Esq. 8- V^lprpliy, pr Millville bos the largest stock of watches, clocks, jewelry, silverware, v«ses, musical instruments, etc., south of Philadelphia, This is just tbo place for CJape May people to secure their holiday presents at low figure*. Dec. 4 4 w. Thjs . communication, from "One of the Blue Hen's iciuckens/' which ap* pears this week is from a gentleman who is engaged in a heavy inanufacti/ring business and knows whereof he speaks when ho says a factory would pay in this town.

Tho born, contents, and two horses, belonging to Mr. Charles Dickcrson, in the village ot Bhiloh', Cumberland County, N. J., were burned on Christmas morning about 2 o'clock. Tho neighbors turned out, und by throwing water and snow on tho outbuildings thoy were saved. Our industrious friend Slump, agent at tho W. J. railroad depot, is always ready for a joke, and never loses ilii opportunity to get a hit of fun at the expense of his friends. He sent us a little nolo on. Thursday night • which in his dry way comments hpoii tho notoriously large ..understanding* of the editor.* Wo acknowledge The corn and consider that wo owe Dick one. LITERARY SOCIETY. Programme for tho Court Hbuso Lit-

erary Society for Friday- evening. December 31, 1880.. 1st— Music, Society. 2d — Address — "Now Year," Mr. Randolph. 3d — Essay,. Miss Benezet. 4th — Chorus, School Girls, j 5th — •RECKSS. 6 th — Recitation, 4 7th— Declamation, . Mr. Lyons. Stb — Music, • Misses Springer. 5th — Essay, Mr. W. »S. Hand. 10th — Bricks, 1 1 ih— Music, Mr. JE. C. Hewitt, 12th — Question Box, Mr. E. B. Learning. < 13th— Roll Call, . The Society will meet at half past seven o'clock, iu the school -ho use. All are invited. Seats free. Mr. Henry G. Yon nor, iu his Almanac for L881, predicts heavy sleighing weathoi^ToY Nfcw Year M callcrt, theusunl "Jahn*try tliaw/1 with severe cold " later in the month. February, he thinks, will open mild, with boisterous winds to* words the end, March is to come- in like a lion, with heavy gales nrul snow storms. Tho weather on. 8t. Patrick's Day is to be bad. The month will liaye a lamblike end. April will begin with sharp frosts. Navigation on Lake Ontario and 8t. Lawrence rives will open between tho 7th and 11th. There will be some snow, but the month, upon tho whole, will bo pleasant. Winter, lingering, will chill tho lap of May to some slight degree, the month opening like April, wRh frosts. Warm weather may be looked for. however, after tho 10th, and the month will end hot and hu] try. This is as far ahead as Mr. Yennor cares to make any detailed and definite predictions. M I L L V ILLE* NOTES. — Good sleighing and mord falling weather. — A wlritn Christmas and therefore n , jingling one. — Old Kriss must have been lavish with his dolls, as all tho little girls in

the stroet on Monday, hud dolls in their | arms. — Mrs. Bernard Biggs was out sleighing on Monday evening for ash oft time, and suddenly died within fifteen minute/ after returning to her home. —Mr. Giles W. Young, son-in-law of Mrs. Chas. Townsend, formerly of Port Elizabeth, died suddenly in Philadelphia on tho morning of the "22nd. Ip torment at Worcester, Mas*. — I see many of our citizens w oar blue or smoked spectacles . since tho snow fell. By tho way, wo must have our smoked glass ready for the eclipse at sunrise, on Friday morning. — -Though it has boon a merry Christinas to many, still sorrow and bereavement broods over some hearts and homes oven at ibis merry season, Tor "Thou hast all seasons for ihiuo own, oh Death 1" — Joptba A. Jackson, known ns "Joppy," mi old man of this city whoso bruin was turned on the suhjodl or witchcraft, dfffdppoHfod on Clifistmns night, and at 1 this writing has not been found, U» Friday lust he was tnkep out of the j river and it is supposed that in his wan- I dorlngs ho hps lost his way in the storm ' a[nd is IVozen h^ltsuth tho snow. — Our -friend Wm H. Wills, formerly < of Port Llizaboth, after a lingering ill- ^ noss of Rcvoral month* passed away early j on Christinas morning, nenr the hour t when the Angels sang "Glory to God in 1 ih# high cm ; aha on earth, peace good I ^

' . : ' ^ V /> . jS, . f' will towurd won." Mr. Wills wui highly eateoniod by *U who kn«w him, rmd will be mifiocd in the coromanity, lie Lure our warmest syinpathios iu thoir r*oor1^0<,pftthiof lend county in th^^^js^A^emhly, »"d being a siuunob and strong Itopubfor tbat party. He was also a ruetnber of city council. For many years be has at) Elder in the Presbyterian church of thitj city, and a radical tcmporanee inaif, being Chaplain of the Reform Club. His wise counsel, based upon his firm conviction of principle, will long bo remembered by our citizens, and such men leave a votd in a community, difficult tO fill. ' Jl'f!TKK. agricultural. " « COXDIC'TLD BY" INDEX. —Tho first cow brought to this continent was by Columbus, on hits second voyage, in 1493, nearly 400 years since.

— Louisiana is estimated to raiso 150,000 bbls. more rice than the Inst year's crop. Thin year s crop is 250,000 Lbls. — It is reported that American liams aro sent to England, re-covcrr-d, branded with new names, r.e-sl lipped to this Country and sold as English meat. — Tho United States is said to contain four-fifths as many swiue, a-third as many cattle, and one-fifth as many sheep as all European countries togethor: uud yet,the population is one-sixth less. —To show the immensity of the amount of grain exported from this country we have only to noto that in June alone it required 94 steamers, 31 ships, 228 barks and 75 brigs to carry the export across the water.

— The following from an exchange is a strong argument in favor of soiling cattle.,. .."It is estimated that in all the States east of Illinois three acres of land' are required to furnish grass for a cow during tho six months of the year she is'iti pasturo, "while one acre in grass will furnish hor with sufficient hay during the six months she is in tho stable." " — "Experiments show," says an agricultural writer "tiint leguminous crops, like clove, do/somehow orother, gather a good supply of nitrogen, where cereals, such as wheat, barley, *ud oats", would half starve for look of it; and this in the face of the faefYimt leguminous plants contain' & great deal of nitrogen ond cereals relatively little. Hence a heavy nitrogenous manure may pay well for wheat and bo in a largo part lost on clover." — Some farmers are in the habit of lotting maniiro nccumlato in the stable. If this is not sliiftlessness, it is most assuredly a want of economy, for largo masses of manure, unless frozen or kept nearly in a frozen state, will hcut and undergo decomposition, and allows steam, ammonia, and other gases to escape. Beside this it "tends to soften and injure the hoofs of animals, and especially horses, that may bo forced to stand continually upon the accumulation. These gases cause intlamntion of tho eyes, injure the general health, in- i terfere with tho digestion, and reduce * the vigor of the animal. There should be no masses of manure, in any stable 1 wlmn horses nro kept. A clean floor \ and pure air aro requisites for tho health « of the animal. ;

CI RCUIT COU RT — SPEC J alt TERM . A apeoiul term of tho Capo May Circuit Court convened at 11 o'clock on Monday morning last for tho trial of the lion-claim case of Charles McCanl v.*. James Mcvawey. S, U. SWoy »jr>j>rsrtiA for plaintifl'und p. .J. Fan coast for deft. Tho amount of the claim was $13,000, and was for balance on contract und extra work done on tho "New Columbia House" at Cape Mny City. Tho defense urged tknt tho building had not been finished in a workman-like manner, and that they bedipved the firo which took place at the "Now Columbia" on Juno 1 2th (7 days before the expiration of tho contract limit) was the work of McCaul. Tho case occupied tho whole of Monday, ! Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and; Friday and is still in progress at this writing. 10 witnesses being called for ' Plaintiff, and 19 for Deft, Two hours were allowed each pido for argument. Our Washington Letter. — : (From Our Rognlar (Wrrcspomlontd Washington d. l\ Dkc. 24, 1sr0. Tb« list ofjortiffh logations, which is i iMued annually « about- this body pier tho state jjepartmont, is just out for tho ! present year. It «1u»ws that a greater i number of Countries nro now maintaining diplomatic representatives at Washington than ever Before, and tho membership of several of tho legations is ! also runeh more numerous than has j previously boon tho ©a*o. There j an increase too in tiro number of : envoy's extraordinary and minister plfiU ii >o ton tiary, th'« highest grade in j tin? diplomatic rank. Many of tho i diploinatio repreientivei aro men of | 1 high title, ntiu tlie govoVtiiuertt* <»f the { world are evidently beginning to appro*

I J>6:rcrful And pro,p4!OUs countries the n loU». J3m lr®#Uqp; wit . its staff of niJmstors, secjot irits u and attach©*, is vory imjwsingttA it. sipjiaAni Jit the llst| a* w M&r+l other 1%'nttonfj With tlicir extensive staBs. Not a few of tho mombors of thftforaign logakjo^s hay« married iotO; Aiujbrican fttiaiUpa, Members of the French, 8pailUh, British, Russian, Hawaiian, 1 uliun, Bruxiliun, BelgUfq Swedish ^na Moxicon legations have Americun ladies for wives. Dr. I>, W. Bar tie tt, the | accomplished Amtirioan secretary of thy pflfa&o Ugjtfipo, was for many yeans one of tLo leading Washington oorrospondenti. J Jt appears that whenew; a I >ve^nnV*nteo»j true Lor fij»ds difficulty in rocounting to his partner for mo -iter* that hive passed through kw hands, he swears that ho Ixm been giving uxpenhiv- dinners, to newspaper men. Bat f*»r some reason he cuKtomarily omits the names of thn journalists, whom he iifs fed. If all, the evidence of this sort brought out in tho lawsuits and investigations of tho lost^ix years were, true, tlie public would be en tided to look upon jthe jiyalihood bf a Wellington jdknwlbt as an uninterrupted freelunch of can vass-backs. It U true how- J ever that the life of a Wellington journalljft has its joys and its tribulation*. Among the for mar is tho blessed privilege of being happy by reason of being virtuous j albeit the" "operation has a

tendency to keep one's income uncopifortably smull. Among tho latter is tho phanco of b<dng accused by some Government contractor of having dined with him. The thing to do is to cultivate that sort of philosophy which enables one to average things. Tlie haj>piimss of virtue is lasting. The Ming of the Accusation of having dined with a Government contractor, though- acute, is transitory. Thus, iu the long run, the inner consciousness of virtue, like tlio B.ilm of Gilead, gels 'tlie best otkll the ills of life, and the truly good Washinglou journalist died in the lull* ness of his days the death of righteobs. But he does not as a rule, leave much of an >£tate behind 'liim. ' Secrelary Tlioffipsbri 4 tendered his resignation as Secretary of the Navy to Mr. flay as oil the 9th . instant. * Mr. Thompson's resignation will take effect

as soon as his successor is appointed. The Secretary has taken this action for the purpose of accepting the presidency^? the American branch of the Finntna Inter-oceanic Canal Company, of which 31. do Lcsseps is president. "Peace on earth and good will to men" ! Where, except in tho Capital* of tjiis great fiation, should this rule bo more strictly followed? Bad temper . and most disgraceful seenqs Have however been the order of the woek, tha tyord ! iio having been, freely passed around i among; ■ "our worthy rftprcHenlathvs. Imagine a cnck -fight. and you will have a fair. -ideaof the siglits that wore witnessed in the House of Representatives last Tuesday. Tho principal actors j wore Mr. Sparks of Illinois, and 31 r. i Weaver of Iowa, late Greenback candi- i dates for President of-the United States. ; But for tlie interference of tho. members they would havo come to. b)pws, for both made denionstratjons in thai direction. The .row/ or as tho newsboys cried, th© riot grew out of a remark made in jest by Mr. Weaver that Mr. Spark* was crazy. A colloquy ensned, which nt first was. conducted good natiiredly, but an explosion occurred when Mr. Sparfcs dochrwl that during the last. campaign Mr. -Weaver develop- 1 ed tho fact that be was lucking th* ' vitalities of r gentleman. Mr. Weaver then denounced Mr. Sparks personally us a liar, to which the latter responded, pronouncing Mr, Weaver u scoundrel and a villian. Mr. Weaver thereupon, amid great uproar, left the place where 1 he was standing and advanced mouse- j Singly towutdsMr. Sparks, who. in his I turn, moved towards Mr. Woavor ; .but both were immediately surrounded by members, who prevented them getting to close quarters, and made them put on their cqats, which bach was in the [ act of taltihg off a^ he advanced into i tho area. There were members ouboth ' bides, however who suggested tlmt they j be left to fight, if they wanted to. lii tlio midst of tho commotion, the vener- ; able. Jones, of Texas, who was horn in lium .. * . i • i »

1828, ran down tho avails at his best » paces, and stripping off his coat, ex- . claimod.t "if there is j^oinj£ to bo a ( light, I want to be in ft/' llo vfaa particularly domonstrative on- behalf of r Mr, Weaver, and running up towards Mr. Sparks, rmule a motion as if to removo his coat for n regular knock-down ' « t h V,' employes^ that one or two members 1 drew thoir pistols. Tho greatest con- j fusion nnd disorder prevailed on tho floor and t ho galleries, in the midst of which tho Speaker took the chair and ' on Hod upon tint Sorgfumt-nt-Arms to do i hri duty before ho could obey the par-! ticipants in tho row had been removed • by their fribhdii, npd there Was no dungcr of thoir Assitulting each other. Af- ' tor tho disorder had subsided Mr. Co- j vert rosuwmd the chair, the committee roso, and tbo llouso at 6 p. m., iu(iourn- : ©d. When tho House met tho next , morning there was n large crowd in the | galleries in ahticipntion of further j scones of interest, in connection with i j tlio matter. A mi ml or ©C rcsohitions wore eagerly o fib rod to expel the offend- ! ers or have thoir actions censured, i During all the discussions both Mr. \ Sparks and Mr, Weaver sat in their J seats perfectly quiet and endeavoring jo look unconcerned, the latter spend- ! ing most of the time in vending, or appearing to vend, ths Congressional Record, Finally, us it \\;\a understood all around that the two gentlemen wore ready and anxious to make an apology to the House, the opportunity to do m> was given them. Mr. Weaver rose first, and in a alow, distinct deliberate manner mudo, as ho said, his "humble" apology to tbo House tor jus conduct, which ho twice . repeated was inexcu*aide. Mr, Sparka followed Mr, Weaver and made also nn apology to the House, saving ho believed his luUgtiugc was , unjustifiable. After these apologies Mr. • Singleton, of Illinois, made a motion to ; lay nil the resolutions on tho table. ; This motion was adopted, and thus ended the proceeding* touching n scene which will be memorable in history, i

wpM /#%, p. ip#% .■Bibb L- 1 " ■ tes -ufboM. f <M Ei "-S hM|. - hft 1 L:im m'3 1 \ "?:m Els Y'M Pm im . nm p n- a:*M n « : - mm mm wL^p mniJy mm I CORN-MEAL ! 8hU lijll, 45 Ms Pit UeL FOR SALE AT EJVOCH EDWARD'S, at wholesale prices, put up in 241b. or I bu. bags, at 33 cents per bag, (without bag 31.) Warranted to have from 4 to 6 qts. over-run per bushel, $1.34 per cwt. | Having made arrangement with Mr. Edwards, we shall keen constantlv on hund a ' Mr la iiu^uu a

supply of fine and coarse ground meal. Corn ground for feed, fine or coarse as desired, toll taken in weight and all benefitted by overrun. A quart of meal goes as far and does as much good as a quart of corn. Every 18 bu. corn turns 21 to 22 bushels of meal with toll out, paying $2 to 2.50 on each grist of 18 bushels. „ IT WILL PAY. . Parties bringing corn on \\ ednesdays and Saturdays can have it ground while waiting. Pure Plymouth Rock chickens and eggs for sale. These chickens were awarded the 1st Premium at Pennsylvania State Fair in 1879. A lot of young Pigs and Alderny heifer calves, full blood and seven-eights. j TF. I). UBS ON, | One mile above C. N., Sea-side Rocd. • , P©c1M*L v ~ 'i- ' " 7 — > . ^ For sale, ©r (o rcsat : the Grocery Store A Building on the corner of Main and Mechanic streets, -C. II. . - 1 ' • L. WJtBATON. 1 ' GEO. WOODS & CO.'S Upright Pianos & Paiilok Organs. I' 7 ■ 111 H# ■ r>t ,m 1- 33^ * r t vviSpc-iil»5jC81£i3H88lEp8M*ISi^^^^l^^ fiEo. woods/ im mm hakostissess Un,-rmipl.fd .^tron^Ui and Solid it v. A Most LonAUifhl Quality of Tone, and* tho Brimamom 1 1 ern>e< Cliock rvopA^nting; A.ctio^ GEO. WOODS PARLOR ORGANS AAY« nom Pirn AKP KEKP r-ToPo, Ami rvrr Uri^ualkd .'or their Great Ywi^r o! Musical Pffecrt*. ?r,rt ' v,l<>0 « VKhL-jit.., titter. Wtau. tTAnsKrtOKB n turn* {&««, ' — Unr'iAJ- 70 AtiWri 77;~I:TTwI>-TKr» nt m®T arr WRAhK t 'Ft>h AI-X ^ 1>T RRThWSNTtt