CAPE MAY. COUNTY OCEAN WAVE, CAPE ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.

CAPE KAY OCEAN WAVE.

INDtPCNOCNT BUT NOT NCUTBJK.. CAPE ISLAND N. J. TBffBSDAT KOXVIXO, JAW AST, 12. U60.

ONLY Bl^OPEB ANNUM !!

Blttor. Pj5UsY»r ki! PshtHis

cvmpcasA'i bv • Occn—ioBitlj'tbpy rracii r\rn n«, KfarMTer a Iaeri^K foburnbet comes in to paj hit bill. If all wen* lo come at once, demaaiiiiijr rec*i|it» in full fur *11 they owe, it migti tieslroy the tlif* nilied^equilibriam we deeire to taaiatwiij. We thou id be flufh on the mnanl. The landlord wonld profett no terror of o»— the |•a|>eT maker would l>e wrl-omu—anil at to botcher AmiJfcUir*ke*|*«-r. they Coni.i bare heir caak for a reaaomtble dincunnl. A* matt- re now tiana, tome of Ikera moti wail ubiil onr delinquent to been her* become perfectly amiable. L) ye la^gurdt Ot three year* tiauiiiug. in tbiukuift of n«. t«. paiitfj; us, if yon ever do. you will be tatitfyiujf a hungry crowd wbu stand bebin'd o*. more hungry even thau ottNAtrea; Let ttsrt the new Tear with clean book* ami aqoured account*. We, will enter into bond* to pay o«r debit fohliaith, if you will do the tame bj ns Shall it be a bar-

faili ?

J

The aborb tB the till* of a nau Jork af

romanct, wrllteB *%f Cbarlet J. I’clerton. otq., of Pbiladelpbia, and ju*t it-ued from tba prwti, by T. B. Peteraon k Brother*, tba «BUrpr»*in* publither*. a<MRW»e*l* ut •traet, Philadelphia. The work receive*

hijfb eommeodtlion fmtn the )•**»«• geaacai

ly, «s an Mceedtogly interetiing nove{—

hare but jwtl received a copy of it. tu

late that wa have not had liinw to re vie* it, »Bd therefore cannot do belter than to copy the following from the "North Atner-

'ic*« and United State* Gaeelte " •■Thlt it a t-le ot American life, with

enough of social detail to pas* a* a novel •f ae«ety. ati4 a Cash a* legrodry to gnu i4l the iat-rett sf romance. 1 ho clmn.ct»*w »nr well drawn and contrasted ; and lh« ebierratiot* dTlhe irilBur, iiiiiiiuaimJ end not formally propounded, *how a keen

bartepLon and well cott*id.-rvd experience for t | lokc . lor the veur

•O. Ajjcdpttey rf »W- (nriiie i,.,. Batorally introduced. Of course Mr. Pe- , .

tersuu did not undertake the work with any ‘ ngn. and frb for dom.tue n M auch purpose, but h* hat incldenutly dem j llie cjmtributioBa from the kehool. inc'udmg omtrated tnal the incideau, ecenet. char- j tj,* M,^j oU c i ,*,« ( « $31 02. The numtwr

eihiah tantt form the j _r ji,. ^-K^i.ra in the achonl it

CoaoRBtaioxAL.—We intend to give fuller reports of what it going on in our national legi-lalivc ball*, than we liav* ever done before. The people ought to k o* whet they aro doing, and Low they are

time acd money,

be found, gen .

•rati}', commencjiijj ou the fir»t page, aud i continued on' the tecond or thin! page ; the re lore commence to read on the Cr*t. il

you wiklFlo get the' news

Iran tact ioo.

HOBO* TO WHOM HOHpAIS DUE.

That publitbeni bf newspapet* are oflen vary wickedly impo*ed upon, by adrertite.ment» tent from various part* of th* conntry. by parliM who never Intend to pat for them, it'* fact too well known to lljotr who hart to oflen been bit by them ; and, in OOBMqnence, they learn, after a few in-

alancet,of tad experience, to look out.

Sometime ago we received one, which may be eeen in oorcolemnt, under the title of, •To CoxtCBrnTE*," purporting to »<- from the Erv. Edward A Wilton, ol Wil liatntbnrg. N. Y.. tke character of which somewhat pnrrled "u*. Accompanring it

- • • , , i, • - * pending the people» tirai wat a request that we thottld *;gbi.y, either ■ _ . ' . ^ , wy . . . * r0»rcotr-resiinnal newt will

otf acceptance or refntal to publish, op certain term*, and, enclosed was a -postage 'turnp for oar.letter. In order to ose the atamp honorably, we dropped him a note. ■laling that, on receipt of the amount of the hill, the advertisement would be inter* ted, not expecting to hear from bun again, and tint. the matter patted out of onr mind. But at toon at “Cncle SamV newt

beyt coold do the werk, an answer wat

turned, enclosing the ‘•ehink” and two pot. taps atamp. llo bat since had occasion to write to M, and always encloses two

■tamps.

W* have beeh induced to make this •taUment. inasmuch at tome of onr cotemporarie*, who have, no doubt, receivrd the tame notice, in the same manner at we did. have taken oecation to make a "big fast" in their editorial columni about it, withont, we presume, eves honorably returning tbtf

■tamp.

We know nothing of the Bav. Edward A. Wilton, or hie bniineaa, except what we have learned from correspondence with him ; but ao far as bia basinets transaction * vrith Bai*«one«rned, he hat *b<i«ed himt.df a man, and we ieel boend to tpcak of met aa we fiad them.

THXRlY-arXTH OOBCEoAS. rr porprerlouj prooi«*noE» br»t ]>**«. The followinc coauauKca wit* the Houm on UedMa-

day.

In the House. Afr. "Waahbnme, of IIiinuin, called attention U> a letter which he had tVceived from a mail contractor in Illinois, slating that, in const-queucy of the failnre of Congress in utnking np'prupriations for the mail service, all the hack and horseback routes will be dis-

witb the luliowmg rvsnlt :—Sbermnn, i 104; Vuilandigham, 69; Gilmer, 7; H. P Clark, 4, scattering, 28; necessary to n choice 10J. The twenty-eeveuth hallol wan uketi as ronotti :—Sherman Ins'; Bueock, 5C; Nelson. 8; Datis, Ind, 6; scatu-ring'88. A discussion as as to the responsibility of delaying the organization of the House, occupied

sometime. The responsibility .was db- nominated for Governor, and Btrphen "hT.

continued, uulcss something m.dotte by » vo « td L ) “ ll r* rt ‘« A long colloquy, ; Ma*on for Lieuieuant Governor, both new way of appropriation. The phrt of the in Mr, Davis of Indiana, bore ) «en. K-solutions. opposing the extenmon

itdr resides 'hejirincipal part, consumed the real of ,,r slavery and charging the present slavery r^matwlT^d" TB* day. Ido T^* 01 UP ° n ll, “ d,mocr,llie *«f* °“ ^ * Sm. OtM«im*ic sawConTcn.ion rf «c»»ion, h«»mpr .djourmli till Mondoy. | Hll.oht nt-t »t 8pHn,«.U on th. 4th i„,t lit the Hoist;, the deli.te iu regard to . Dele,.t« to lb, Cb.r!e.io.n Oootoiilioif '

community in shich the w dependcut on the mails is

us very mnch excited. The mall contractors could not even get grain for' their horses. A discussion ensued in

ntuiiaxint f$rThe Maryland legulaturc met on Wednesday of last week. WThe recent city election, in Pittsburg Pa , revolted in the tacceas of the republi! can ticket by a majority of about six hun-

dred.

0* rit# republican State Convention of Rhode Island, was held on" Wednesday of la»t week, at which, Seth Paddleford was

reference to temporary organization of | l he responsibility of the uon-organiza- j were elected. The Convention instructs the House, by which a post office ap- ’ tion of the House w as continued. No | it^delepatea to use all honorable means tor pr.ipriattoo bill could be passed l'“rtj' or faction was found willing to ns- ‘"curelW nomii ation of Hon. Stephen A. The republicans were charged with j simi- the responsibility of ihe.deJaj.— for the Presidency, causing the dcl«< of the post office up- - Mr. Mile*, of SoqT^CV-oUi.., finding ^ '^l™**** convicted at |.roj.rf«tion, h»c»H« Ib-T t,.J not favor- orf.n.z.liou lin|«,Mlble. «». re.dj—In | n „ rdr ,, 10 . n monlh , , od a temporary organization, ns pro-i HuUuti.ui of the I ,rncnrr ,n j *enu«c7«l to he hung on the 23d of March, poked l-y the democrats. Mr. Wn-li ! to appeal to the people ; J/r. Sherman j fj-The recent annuKl mettage of the

' v " ,nor of Nv*York, to the SU'o Ugislarr * P^of'-sAed devotion to the Uoion, dei * all sympathy with lha interference with y m the States where il exists, but goes

jl/r. Wa*h

burnc Tepiii-d that he had proposed the

ppeal to tlic people ; J/r. Sherman j wry obnoxious to members repre* j

he urder of it* I name 6f John Sherman ns temporary i senting snutlietit constituencies, on uc-| chairman, but tite deiuocrnis olijected j connl of iris connrrioti with Helper'* vader* | 1/^ Stereos, of TMinsylvai»ia, said that j hook, clc. M>. M. proposed to elect a

- .Sun* Newa—Wa prrHoinu eur r* ^

know how to account tor the ho-appearanco | accordfug to the ^onsn'tutiofl jtft^bill | itu»|»prary Speaker, psuot the Appropnaof any ship news ia ocr colnuma. aa tlm j coffld be presented or rcsoiulion offer- lion Bill, Vl*en let the mewbera resign

•trungly for the lierdtbi in the terulories. ek! The Legislature* of PoaMylvaaia

- 7 " ' ‘ . , , I 1 7 . . .. .. . j and Ohio met aud convened on Toesdur of Dataware r «?r has been shut up wttb tcu I e .j uill ij v,oth n Spmke< und clerk were the r sent*, ami appeal lo the people on 1 Ust me( . k IZ J _ l

tor some time past.

.Sortbe "Oce«a Wave "

Mr. Editok:—la your !u l u»ue. there was a brief notice of the late anniversary of the Sabbath School, connected with the Presbyterian congregation in this city. As van say, "the excises consisted of singing and speaking, ap'd were quilt intertnAin^;'' they were so interesting, that it has be«u requested that they should be repealed — The youth, and children certainly acquitted thcm-elvc* "Brst-rate." The oiaKiag by the choir and sabbath scho.l would Compar.* very favorably with any tinging that I have heard in Osip* May. To mo, the

most interestinc part of the exercise*, wa* ^ , , - , «. i it i ' , • , , ; sort, tied nn«l cacried off several Ltack the sjtDiversary of the 'Mwsion claas ol ! , • • .i" , thm «..n p*. .kick ... f..m.d I... cl.ln..ne.tl«m « sl.„. F,hn»r f . .t,J .ko k.d r.i^d for for,i t o I Sottlo r.m.rks opoo Amor r.i.i.m olid mi«ions'82.00; also, th* anniversary of the ; alien suffrage Inw was made by J/ewr*. Missionary offering, by "youtUa" domestic J Hill, Dnvi*, and Cox. Jfr. Ilardeninn, Mission clue*,’' wllicb wns commenced the ; of Georgia, in reply to a charge, denied same month of the former, by three girl*. iy, a t t|, ero « a s any affinity between the now nuirbering ten member*, who hove ! 8oa (hrfn opposition and the "bl-ck re reload $13 00 Three clame, have asoally J Vf Boteler, of Virginia! met weekly, and have hnd devotiona exer ol |, pr soulh Amrrirans, made simi-

ameSKtd ■ aging, when tiny deposited their , . ,tm. ...ni»r tk..! >*' J’tf'l.taf? ft tkctm-lvc. ..d th,

prayers and alms, as dtd (Jornehus.

A colloquiai'debttte ensued'| that great question—Helpers pamph-j |, P North priuciplec of tlic republican | let (’)—of the day. The proposilion to States Gasnie hi

elected, upon th

party, and in reference to the laws u! iedged to have been passed in u luimbei

resign and go !;ouie found no favor, and i the debrte upon the '* responsihility " fronti*

American and United the following, 4a refer-

to tho difficulties ou bar. Mexican

• Ttie miserable guerilla warfare on cue Mexican frontier is astumiog quite threat-

ening proportions.

By our lost dispatches

! h''Tttuss had captured Rio Grand* City. • tth the slaughter of a number of its citi-

of the nothern States, contravening the | continues. Mr. Adrian, of New Jersey, j constitutional clause requiring tho reu- j defended his democracy. H* hod dif- ; dition of sU'ea. | fered-with the Administration on its '.et A/r..Curtis, of lowo. anid the fugitive | ritoriul policy, but that lio thought was J

ftave law wo* often violated by men j no evidence that h« ww* «otn democrat. , Ho w**wfu*»nrds dislodgod by who come into the nothern i^lutcs. J/r. | Tlie ttrenty-eigina ballot resulted as fol- j Tex*« Raugers^aod U. B. troops, with the Culfox., of Indiana, ett d « cave 4n follows: Sherman 109; Mi Clernand 3"; . ioas of hioe of the former and sixty of hi* which a party from the i&tpi treni ton' Boeoak £2: scaUcring 45; necessary to ; hood, hesidvsa number of wouod*d. Tho Cass county, J/ichigiut, anti withwulauy ! a choice 112- i ^ half Amerkoa imndit had

certificate’of legal anthowty of any The Sctatr was n«T Ta Bmton wr€wl^

day. und ou Monday the businesi wss un-

important.

In The Horse on Salnrdsy. one ballon was tuk^Tor bpesker. and th»** on Men dny. which resultei) abont the same a* for. an-r ones, shoeing no pro*peel of at er-

ganisation.

member* of these clnsses have been very unkindly treated, by certain ungovern*.! boys. » ho assaulted them when they r -tired from their place of meeting ; hut martyr Itxe. they have nobly per**vered in their good work. Tho other-part, of theexerci'wnmuetrirterestMig tfljne. was the report of the collections in the *cht>ol for the lorfipp stid «onte*tic niiksiiin*. encl. receiving

- . .

’monthly couinbnTton. These coll.-ettens- -tltc.Uzff.-

udmg with 20 lor lorms. Thus

Iql kwleidescopjc art, be *9 arranged as to *6® present the wppewreoce snd Jh* charm of novelty. Tho same sabslsnc • are employed Ni every adifiv*. The true arcbite«t make* with them original sod striking combina tion*. Tim ' Old Menu Mansion.’ delV

•f «eg adreattuoas c

ataading on its owa merits, msy be referred • • a* an American novel, worthy of the name. Tim plat is well cousiructed, the aitoat ions bar# a highly dramatic interest. - wtrt m Tt-Wits' urirtB "wtrietr.^Thi. t: b- * teaches, is wholesome and mptWMive wuliwat being forced. TV* cuugralulaie the aelhor on a succt-s*. ehicb^while it please* wa the more because be i* a'VitiladelpLian. —X nothing to that or any other wccideu

12; average attendame 10. 2 lie. ’•hole number of verse* cftnmilted is 40C0.— TMss* results mart be exceedingly gratify, log to tb* friends of aabhalb sebuois, and it

tw notice. ..->u i» hnjMfd that the example of there schol-

Th« book may be had of I'eterson A Brother*, as above ; in two volume*, p«prr rovwre, at On* Hollar ; or, to one volume, boned in cloth, at One Dollar aud twealy-

gve ecu is.

_ , r *r the M. J. Dollar Newspaper. A hie Wane Dec list, i«65. ritscour-

ten Mi gnaerel, aa fbaowa.- which may net be inapplicable to the "Ocean Wave’

i nf cold weather have been j the present week. Kvro the

ant may incite others to greater Stb -rality

Ore that was Pxksext. Cape Inland. Jan. 9.

We notice by our . xchangss. Thet the Bqv. Peter Cartwright, ibe famous froiH^^g^^-r of tb* Methodist church. H-.'JMBfcr s-'-'l* Hr a as to lector*-

in 'l'rMH|L^>.g ^

has a us a plain, pointed powerful and effective preacher of the go* pel. Ho is to be in Bridgeton some time this week. TJ* Witt wodoebtedU das large oongregation*. NV* should like ex-

ceedingly to hear hiu.

0-Advices (r<en Washington, say that an application will be made for the admis sion of Uuh territory into the Untun. after the organization of tbs Hoose. A Btate cowsiitatioa was adopted several year wso. Utah territory is represented lo contain a

popaUtinw of a hao-tre«l 0The Ohio river.

south Americans generally.

was had with the following rc*ult : J/r. Sherman 101; Mr. J/cClerntnd S3; A/r. Gilmer, 14 ; J/r. Davis, of Indiana, 9; Mr Tallanilitrhntn, 12; scattering 38; wbolh number of votes cast 20* ; neccpsarylo a choice 104, Mr.

TEIAi OF STEVEKB.

By th* leltrr pnUitbe > l»elow. it will be seen that Aaron Dwight Stevens, ttic liar-la-r's Ferry Iiisurrecliontat. i* lo be tried sometime daring the Winter—perhaps du ring the i rerent monlh of January—by the

Tit, twenty.fifth bnllot for S|w.kiH-r v ‘ r ent* H'*', *«th'' r ' l i,». «t lfb.rl,.to.o, ....... tonst a. t tir lit* T’rttf*rt Sint*® uni linnl ii*b ■■

and ii t by the United States authorities as at first proposed. The regular term of'the Jefferson ('ouotv Court lx held in May. but the Legislature has nuthorixed n special session for this purpose. This change in relation to Cteven’* triol has probably been made in consequence of the appointment

Sherman enly Jacking three votes of'an ; of Senator ^tarerrs Cangressinnrl InvooU-

| cation Commit lee, who, it has Iwen intimi-

In the Sen at i:. on Thursday, Mr. King of New York, presented a petition from Edwin I). Morgan,' Governor of the State of New Yore, and three hundred other*, asking for the passage xt-lhe Homestead bill. Various perilous ond nietnorittls were presenled. of an unimportant character, after which the Senate adjourned nntil Monday. In the IIocsx. Mr Morris, of Pennaylrania, offered a resolution directing tr.e desks and chairs to be repTaPed iw the Hall as they were previous .to their rrmovsl. Several objected to the rerolotion, and no wcli. n waa taken upon it A diffusion was hod between Messrs . Montgommery, "Stevens, Morris and Wilson, in reference to a temporary orgatiizalion of the House. Mr. Steven*, of Pennsylvania, objected to tbe-resoln-

that the r«*«larion was not in order, because, previou* to entering on business, an act .of Congres* require* that the oath *chail be administered to the Spetk- r, and by him to the Clerk and all the members. No resolution of the House can repeal that act. Mr.

fled across the river* and we deaire that b» ii ay venture to rrtoni and be subjected to righteous retribution. Th* Mexican authorities appear to hare behaved very well tlironphout this whole affair, and we bu|>» that Vltelr exertidas will be property appreciated. W# think it probable that thia is the Jtnale of Cortinaa* strange adventure, and that the Ranger* wilt tutreafier iiuld th# country secure. Thia whole affair, when fully investigated, will moat likely present fotin strange dcvr)o!<meou,*' 0 FroflJ^jkvs 1’cak we have news to the 261Mill. The people in the mining diKtrictfrefuse to pny theatxe* levied by the Ugislatuip Mining was coolinaed on a small scale, and at Denver City buildin'g

progressing rapidity.

0 Th* democratic convention held in Ohio, on Thursday. pasM-d resolutions in. strocting the delegates to the Charleston convention to support Scuotor Dunglas for

the Presidency

0-Kx-President and Mr*. Pterce, *. M from New York city oa .SatordiiyInal, Tor

dal-d. wiiirtiuimuiultlr, Jfowe. U-endell^ *>xd PxoTidstvce, iu'th* BtenA--Piullips and oilier Northern Abolitionist*^ er ''Esriiak. " f

In-fore them as witnesses. Steven* was the right-hand man of Old Brown, and filled an iipporiant post in his command. He acted as Ms military ttrMeoei'or place ol Col. Forbes, and taught him the u «• of

SharjTs riRe. HtSTgv ii brt u^ A^ Win.

a native of Norwich. Ct. He i* a large, tmi*cular man, and capable of rndarinu much hard u*aee. as wa« made np|.arent at Harper’s Ferry, where-he received no lest than live bullet wound*. He ha* received much more atteati a' during his confio*"' men! in Charlestown Jail than did any of the other prisoners. ^ he 13th of December, George Sen

*Nolc to President Buchanan for inforn ation relative to the trial, and the President after communicating with Mr. Hunter, the District-Attorney in Jefferson County, sent word back that Stevens hod not been de-

lioti renewed by Mr. J/onlppmery, for « , , t . ' . . , \ . Itvered up to the Lnited States a« has lieen lemurs rr o. <k* d T i„ „ tw

. V.* it.. r.. nf i, >1, mram tint in nn

tli-d upon, and on the 20th Mr. Hwamtlt »r»te to Mr. iluuter, who replied by the

following letter:

CusautaTowx. Dec. 24. 1859. Gforgk Sexaott. »*q—Zicor .Sir; 1 hive

year* of tlte 20th inst.

'i he anihnrilias of Virginia lone i!rfinite, ly n-tiled that Stevens is to i*» tru-d here.

,, , . , ,. as previously reqaested by Mr. BuReagan, of Te2»s, continued hie re- * c | : »ni4n, bsve so iurnnned him.

mark* t-harchig upon the renuhlii nns a i , 'Vh*n the trial will com* off. I am una -, O Utinillf. Kv.. sORnnl of Ike oilli-iitioB. of 111, pot,- j « Wj-M; b “' » *» . ■ . . ' be ®on»e time durtnjf the WiDU-r—probably

arti- ' on 1 uesday week, at noon, was staltonmry., Mligtion. Mr Well*, of New York.; d B ni.g tbe next month—but this i» by no

with eight feet seven iochvi ia th* canal. 1 , Mid if t i, e had porwirti the |« * , vi«*n

-atioa vtrtaaliy suspended. The weather \ m*de oo ajieeehet, tbe IIcure would have , Very Bmpectlally. yourabetlient servant, ‘ was vwry cold. ! beta < rratiited be thia lime. After ANDREW HUNTER.

! been • nr* nixed by this time. After;

Irfxistaittte ofMwfr^-^Ms '■ • OR,c rtmmTkf, from several mem- j i* V - ^ Trikme.] i on Wtda'e-'ay of U« week. ' ’^rs, the twenp-rixth ballot was taken,

fey"'AdrcrriBB your busiaeaa.

0^ I lie message *f the Goreraor of Maiylaud wat rent to the Legislature wti Friday last. The sinking fund exertds five •millions of dnlUM. Additional legialation is rrcumiueudrd to prevent frauds on the ’ elective franehiic. In view ©f the Harper a Ferry affair an aj'pTojmilhsM U ■' —

drd for a reorganization of the Stale aili. Ua.- An appripriation is recommended t» test the legality of tbe recent imprison ment in Pennsylvania qj. Kntaoael Myers, on a charge of kidnapping negroes procoonced by the Pennsylvania court* to b©

free. F0EE10K igTEI-LIGEltCE.

noil, esq., of Boston. Steven’* cnonsel^' Br the arrival at PoWland, on ITorsday ** '* ‘ ** 1 last, of the cteamshi|^J&i.einian, w* lwf©~

later news from Europe. / Th* 20th of January baa bee© sem*4 apon for the mealing *f th* Congress. Hungary, political affairs look threafeaiKg Tbe Loodou Times ridicules th* sympathy fell in the nothern States for John Brown. The health of the Prioce Jerome was im-

proving.

The Moore rad been again repulsed ia an attack oa the Spanish forces at Ceata. They w* re very enthusiastic, however, and

were being largely reinforced from the interior. U»n. O’Donnel was %akinx tor re. inforcemeut*. and bis position was consid-

ered to be one of mnch difficulty. The Emperor of Austria, it is said, does

not intend to abdicate. The weather hadbeen very severe io Kngfand and Fr ace, the tnetcury haring fallen below x+ro ia eome places, tho river Seme was full of ice. At Naples, saveral persons bad been arrested. accused of printing journols ©a behalf

ot Garibaldi.

Jb Peoth. there has beta manifestations of discontent under the Austrian yoke, fiemonstretioaa favorable to tbe cause of Italia* independence bad Urea mode m SU<kb*t»- , '