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

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CAPE JIAY OCEAN WAVE.

CAPE ISLAND N. J.

*. 8. X.HA.CH.

il«brr I

«»N K 1* Kit

Thursday, May 3rd, 186a

vrv wnu to the xaileoad era-

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We hare tb« Bail rood qneation prclty fail}; within the U*t few week*. »>.d w« hail pretty ranch come to the cnocluaton that the aabjccl *aa act before the people in no plain and practicable a light, ihat.lhtle more need beaaid. . Nor do

now know that we need

believe that the rory lyge

people of nor coontj ore fully *.ai»6«d that they now hare offered to them a* project more favorable than any pxeriou* one, and, in all probability, more favorable than will erer be offered to them ogaia. NevertbeW ciren mconcef bare recently trnn«plred, which we think demand a few re- ^ inarkt, though the want of apace prevent* u* from aayiux a* mnch a* wo desire ; or as much a* «e desigo lo'say hereafter. We ahall make a few atatemenU, and leave n farther explanation for next week. Onr reader* bare all heard of, and perhape sewn the Camden and Atlantic Bail-

Aa we noticed, in • small parajftajpb ioJ ^.We regard it the dnty of a public joor onr last issue, as election was held at this | nalist. among other tbbgs, to warn the place, on Toesday ol last week, to deter- | public against hnmbngs, especially where mine upon the important question of n city they are so barefaced that we hare no •ahacription to the atodc of the liillville > doobt as to their character. Om of that and Otanaboev* lUilroad. Two or three r «laaa - preannU itself to tho people in the years tgv, the LegUlntare of onr state ; shape of lottery indneemeou; K»ery now paased an act, aathorising the City Coon- . and then onr mail baga are crammed with a cil to make a subscription of any sum not : batch of^ circulars, offering to those, to exceeding ten tbonaand dollars, to the whom they are sent the moat flattering in-

slock of any railroad running to Cape It- { doeementa to inreat an X or two, with a!--laud, provided the rotera, by a two thirds most a certainty that (hey will realize, ' or vou. at an election called lor that purpose, trait, a moderate fortune" from their investshould to determine. When the election ment. To the unwary and nnstupecling waa first called, considerable opposition to ; the whale affair would appear exceedingly the measure waa apparent. If we might plausible ; and we Lave no doobt that even judge from the conversation of the people ; some of onr readers have been trapped and attd we were inclined to the opinion that : canght faf thea* gandy, lying bail*. We

say more ; for we ^ n)OTe Ws* prematurity made, end many . hntre. koown to ■ge majority of friend* to the cause enteiUined fears that a icarvclr rebel

some poor men, who coald

friend* to the canae enteiUined fears that a ; scarcely raise the requited X*. who have two thirds rote could not be obUined. been saved from the loss of their hard The people, unanimously, wanted n railroad earrings, by the interposition of some kind but the idea of a tax was frightful. Men friend, who knew enough of the world «o could live with business very dull;bn^ **„ through the flimsy guise, at Erst sightcould not tliok of a tax of a few shillings'' These circulars are often so warded, that or dollar*, though it might double tbeir '■ BD nnauspectiug man would suppose that basines'. But, finally, after some little he was a particular lavorite, and the only talk, and men had counted the cost—the one, when the fart la.the mail* throughout excess of tax—it was found n* to be the be country are. at the same time, groaning bog-beur, that It was at first opposed- .i,h j u *t soch humbugs, directed to every that the increase of tax was bnt a mere | moDf *hove name can be ascertained, diut of the balance, compared with :be Now we have not time dr space, at presbenefit resulting, and when the re*a!t of rDl> to enter into detail*, but we warn eve-

THE CHAKt.WtTO* OQBTUKO*. . THE PEACH CBO?' Aa we noticed last week, the Notions 1 ■ Mafty fears hie* been entertained, that

Democratic Cenveniion met at Chnrieitoii.' the coming peach crop had been greatly 8. C, on Monday of last wewk, at noon, for ‘ injured by the late frosts; bat the fallowing the purpose of nominating candidate* for' froni the Sure Gazelle, indicates that President and Vice President, fqr the next those fears ha«e been groandlese, in New

presidential campaign. The flftl day a temporary orfsaixilias vs* effected, and preliminaries commenced. On Tuesday, a permanent organization was effected, by tho election of Hon. Caleb Cashing, of Massachusetts, to preside, and Vjge Presidents nnd Secretaries from each state. Thore were duplicate dclegat'oas from tome state*, and the contest for seat* * produced considerable excifoiaefil, but the difficulty waa at last arranged, by toe ad-

hicb the excitement tubsided.

The only business of importance .that was transacted from tho time of o*g*oixa tion up to Monday, was the adoption of the Cincinnalti Pflifortn with some amendments. It U thought that Douglass will be

nominated on the third ballot.

Jersey at least;

This U the tiqra when the peacb-atchasds of N-w Jersey pm 0 n their beanitfal garments, and from rarioas quarters of the State we have the cheering tidings that the indication for a foil, old-fashioned crop of the most delicious of our fruits are more favorable than they have been for several years. Vr are glad to learn that manv orchords, which have, either not bloomed since 185G or whose early promise Las been blighted by late spring frosts, now display a wraith of pink blossoms, fronr whose

of tb. IloHflu 1 *** i t«” l ‘*" *-

ing a plenteous, healthy yisld. Tha flavor of the deliciuas fruit it'alreedy iu our

oostrils.

Oor observations, aa we have passed through some parts of wurcownty, coaflrm the above from the Gaxetle.

Dctkxtiox or a tsLAvea.—The bark Char-

K. Tay was seized late on Toesday Taist. c«- IKlife.-Tb. trial of Iter. ' * e *'kt by the UniUd States Marshall, at

Jacobrj. Uardeu, at Belvidere, N. J.,'for Pt ,r ^P- j2, foot of Tenth street, New

the murder of bis wile, was cemmenccd ^' or ^. ® n * *arraal ehargiug that she

on Tuesday, April ITth, and continued during that week arfd last. The examination of witness for. the prosecution w*s closed on Thorsdsy of last week, the 9;h day of the trial, and the examination of

the election was declared, it was found that ry one to beware, if they regard their own witness f«r the defence commenced the

. » > ... ■ - — ■«« ‘ow ucicucd comuienccu u»e- «or voe onus a roaa. limy treve ’ J but three disserting voices, as | interest. Wo confidently say that there i same day. T]:. result of the trial ia, of ,a&f 'Wttlk Puim

aw seen, ( oa) 11 Caj«e o. .. we staled Iasi week. This was a resnll cn-, g|ii|.ring offers are hut humbags ; and the ' course, iu donbl, so far as we have reCUivcd Atlantic Bail road ; and they are aware Urt ,, y for bj ^ rlnest friends , a *n who nrake them are but swindlers ; aoy accounts. > tbst this road was once looi.t upon wilh , of th# meaiBre . eveD to lbe morniug B * lld B1 fBc h, deserve a song little room iu a considerable rxvor. by many of the ji-ople } 0 f ejection, thoogb, nevertheless, very penitentiary. Again sni nay, U>care ! Yc Atrucrco Bi.ao —By reading on adof this county, so that thereapjicarrd to be . . mn j j,i B i n fy i ,hst *■•■■■ 1 vertisement in another colums, it will be a protjwci that th* road would bo built. ; tll# peopk had taken a sensible view of the ; HOEEOES OF THE COOLIE TRADE rf^n thst Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Corifet, for the succr.s of this enterprise, it, „ M0 naltlni deliheraUon. The fset 1,1 foreign 1 iul^ligcnew given in onr j iB j nBV gaining notoriety as a medicine was occcrary that a contract with «l>o ' i,, the jwople have come to th« conclusion irane. it was siati-d that “sickening rev. | ^ ntcqualledefficacy in coring ull diseasrs Camden and Atlanlic company, for «!]«- ^ tbrjr niUfl BD1 j wU , hBre a clations regarding tho Coolie trade on the , 0 f |h u rtj r0Bt and lungs. It it sold by the lated price* for our |ra»tr«iger» and freight j ^ Wllh lbBl t , lf y will get it. «>Mt Cbioahav# come to light/ ! propntToy, at his store. No. 50 South Third over their road, should be negotiated, be-j — The revelations tbare spoken of had i ot •streA. Philadelphia, and al»o at Cape Is fore the work cbuld progreaa. An attempt,. RAILROAD IUB3CKIPTI0K. theu been reccired. but wo have them tow

«r, al least, an apparent attem|it, to nego-1 - On Wedoesday of last week, the day af- before us, and a* they are iuleresting, w»* tints such a contract, waa made, and was j t <r tlw railroad election, the City Council give them to our readers, neatly completed, when down come an m-1 held a mm-tiog. al wbicfl they mod« a sub- In the southern poition of China there junction on the Camden and Atlantic cum-j ^criptiuo i„ the cajiitol slock of the Mitt-j organized a system of kidnapping |iauy, which legally disqualified them f° r r vUh^.nnd U)a*sl>oru' Bailruud, to the which i* reported l© be equal to any i-ver

Om completion of the contract. And here . »hare*','($10,000.) j’racticad by the native Africao chi*f*^in | morn my, at the Tost Oflice building, laiwltj . the matter retted. The people would O'* 1 • jn uccordanccwutb the authority vested in the dcp!erabl«^ay» of the alate traffic.— Mr. James Clark dec’d. J-Ivery^pin the Baptist ehsreb at this place last build a road, leaving tbamstlvc* at tbe ten- ihem, by a special act of the l^cislatare. The knwary conntryuien it captured in the j family iu Cap* May can purclpue paper to Habballi evening, is expected to supply th « fit a It It. CotnOanv. whole in- ...J ,1. ..L_.1- . . r • i_ «r tl.M ,..w*.» ....1 /-1.i. ..._. i. suit, if llirv wilt ullmil (iai& cate K»«> Ail. Iiulnit'nr .f tm —i I _ . . ■

f-Aunn Salk or Wau. I’si-kr.—We again call the attention of our readers to the talc of Wall Paper, which take* place on Wad- : ne*d»y the 9th of May, at 9 o'clock in the j

hundred share*', ($10,000.) J’racticed by the native African chirfe^in j »»» u rning, «t the Post Office building, laielj

laud, by Mr. Kuoch KUiuusd*. agent.

fitted ent at n slaver, tike had cleared for Kio Zaire (River Congo) aad her manifest

looks somewhat suspicious.

CcMKjuioxut to PsasocAr.—It la said that the President will srfect Hob. John A - Uomm-saiooer for the Uniud

gflay.

The commisiion, it h expected, will not

extend over three months. —

Boers Ooix ia Cibcclatiok It u stated that a large qoaolityt of bogna coin ia at preaent in circulation in New York. * Tha counterfeits consist principally of quarter dollar*, and imhtationa of the new cent very d.vertr executed. It is found that thi* last mentioned coin is very inconvenient and easily counterfehnd. Detective* are on the track of tbe coiners, bnt as yet very poor success has attended their effort*. Our citizens should be on their guard. «u no doubt the bogus stuff will Bod iu way

into this city.—Stale Gaunt.

rTh* Bee. Mr. Hoa»e, who preached

der merciw* of a It. B. Company, whose in-1 B(1< j |hc almost ujuuiimnos veto of the |»eo- suburb* of the tuWb*. nnd Chinese agents | ^ they will attend this sale, bee ad

leresU were detqly atualgamaUd wi;h th* ^fe Mmdqr piwvjoos. Thi* made the ag- c f-riceor enforce the eiclims on board their .

interest of Atlaxitlc City, a woald-lw r-vit gregsle inbacription on Cape Island, np to boats lying along tb^’rivcnirend*«hcn tor-j «-I>o !tK Know* Th‘» Tr»n«»nKi B t v g B . of Cape Island. Here, then, th# nflair has that time, aomethingover thirtyKine thna- tore them until tfcey / wring from '“tj|em t *ettc ©f Thursday-last aavs thot a Conran tar um, !*• or »o.. y«n. muil ,. h j Joll.r., Tkcro olhr putln. In 10 Ucom. "Inrt r m S m.u." Tk, ,, or j, lk h the Cap# M*y and Atlantic Railroad pro- . »bom the committee Jiavo not had acces*. ’ manner of tortures employed are varions.— i chls Htohe telling a lal* of eolWrin- and

_)oct baa come to lie considered a defunct i »hom there is every reason to believe. In some instancec their hand# ere tied to-: q-y, Mr> . j| rown p roTe ^j # he concern. Dnnug that lime we hare fre-: Bl jj]ri WkB | Bllb#c ripri on( CBn obUiued. getlier.anda wedge is hammered in be j coufidence woman who ha* practiced qacnlly been told that tbe legal disabilities sufficient to raise tbe amount to forty thon- tween them. At other times their great „ Yorkers for some time past «Rd

.. . . - sand dollar*. Wa have not tbe least donbt toes nnd thumbs nrn tied together and in

that the Cepe Island property wHl raitu this style they hoist them off the ceck> that amount, in bona tide subscriptions; and arc left suspended in the air with a and thi*. we thipk, is doing pretty well for , lighted joist-slick applied to their anklet, as small a place a* this; and if ibu rest of They are ducked in the river; flogged in the county will do ns wall in proportion the most horrible mannerthreatesed (which wo have no reckon to donbt.) there d**tb ; are thrown into the river in wilt be no difficulty in raising the required baskets aud rariooa other forma of torrnre sum. are used until they oip. their finger in ihk, There has never before been a railroad • D ‘l l kns impress their mark upon the subscription on Capo Islaod, which was "agreement," by this consenting to an eight

worthy to be spoken of, in camparison with ! year servitude in Cube. From these vessels fyThere’a a rile counterfeit of this Bair tbil, which plainly shows that tb^ people, they are received onboard foreigu ships saw, therefore be sure ettd buy only that in some good degree, understand their iu and taken to Cuba. J prepared by 8. W. Fowls k Co., ifeetoc terest, and are determined to leave no The foreign traders protest tbeir igno- which has the irr£tten*eiguiiuie of I. Butts stone untamed, or effort unmade. And. r * nc * « n regard to the way the cool us are j on the outside wrapper,

with such a dclertutu&lioti, tncy most be captured, and tb# London 7is**s in spoak-

aoccessful. ing on this point aaya:

Tbe committee who canvassed Cape la- The Macdarians. real or'supposed, upland, are now engaged in canvassing Lower t P*" r lo c hief agents in this act of

Tow(i,hl[\ ,dJ '*

... , ... ... . me into this part of the question at any W • lb.1 . Ckintr.iU,, „ b , j,!, 0 i,i of J, Ifenais rownsfaip it doing well, though we difference whether the foreign traders in

of the Camden nnd Atlantic compary Would soon be removed, that then everything might go on glowingly and fiowingly. Bat this was all talk : Nothing was don* ; until me were about making a move in another direction, with the best of proapoets for speedy success; when, all at once, tbe President of the Camden hnd Atlantic caopany auoonnccs to tho Board of that company, and, through tho pro a in varions quarters, to tbe -world, that their legal and financial difficulties are all adjusted; and, by a resolution, offer to nnter Into n contract with the Cepe May aud 'Al1 an lie company, to take tbeir road, when completed, on a lea*#, paying seven per cent, per annum on the coal of the new road. And for tbe lelfillment of tbe pro aisiona of each contract, they are reported loth# world aa being a responsible party. And suppose they were a reaponaible party: *)o we want to throw our road into the hands of a company whose interest it ia to

Atlantic City, instead of Cap* May ? By no means. The idea is too childish for wen to propose, or entertain with favor ! But s'* the Camden and d tlantic company o

^ ^ responsible party, for the fullEllmeot of

nick a* contract T la a company, whoa* oto.k is not worth more than twenty cent* on th** dollar, which has never paid th* stockholders one cent, aud which cannot pay the interest on Its bonds, a reaponsiIdw party to pay seven per cent, on anoth«r road, which, it it admitted, may coat half a million of dollars ! Tbe whole proposition ia “gwmmoo," aad we warn the people not to be hnmbagged with each childish uomense. lira whole affair U «<aly a transparent scliem# to defeat our im-soul attempt* to carry out a reliable fr ojeei. Had it not been for onr present laiunug prospects, we should have hawrd nothing of ail this, and we hope tant the

peejd. will _

i ebetne which is *• tvidealj) advance the interest of tfaelfeitrimrottf Cwpe May.

our citizens should avoid being “done

Browu” by her.

No Won**'—80 many worthless medicines are adrertincd for the core of varions diseases, and when tried “found wanting^ that the invalid loses ell faith in specifics. We-hare yet lo learn, however, of the first failure af Wislar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, to cure coogha, colds, and pulmonary dit-

offer every inducement lo people to go lo -have not learned tbe deflnite amount of human flesh execute these acta of cruelty

luUmpuok obuiltd. Kr-im tb, olb,r 1'7‘toiro.n k.r.Ji orb, t>„ b.od. ol

t—0 lo.n.hip, «o bmre beard Dolbin, ,.1

uite ; we bop* however, that the friends of, to force the wretched cooli-s on board is the enterprise are taking the necessary 1 too preposterous to admit of discussion, steps for the speedy accomplish men l of the | We do not suppose that it waa the intenwork i Mon of the persons who established this

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the work of obtaining these sobtcnpUow*. does another ayatem, which was inst tbe have no pleating tusk to perform ; for. al- slave trade over again in another latitude, though it may seem to many that the whole “din another qnarter of tbs globe. In

matter it as plain ns daylight; still there are those who, nevertheless, are fearful that they are goiag to be'lost even io plain daylight, and consequently, these commit, tecs will have to meet objections, or imaginary ones at least, and use every effort tl clear away the fog. even though wo fog, iu reality, exist*. Bnt we hope no one will be disparaged, bnt wiR coutinne ts the

end, Jrith tbe fall confidence that

KxT*AVAOA.\cr VS. hUrtlXOVT, ic.—It is a pretty well established convictioa that the extravagence of these time* iu dress, homekeeping mallnra, Ac., tends to the prevention of marriage. Bbrewd young men are careful aud cautious about tradertaking the board nnd clothing of yosng women, with babies, Ac., in prospective. We advise said young men to “go in" any-

they boy tbeir cfoifcet »t E. H. Kldridge* “Continental Clothing HatO.’. E. corner of Chestnut and Eighth streets Philadelphia. y Scddek Dcatq.—The Rev. Loring Brewster, pastor of the i'rcsbytefthn church at,this place, died very suddenly, at bis residence, on Hondsy evening last, of heart disease, with which be had been nfflictcdlTiMraome years past, though

aud. in euailnsioa. swJer ytaiscivcs

many respect*, iadecd, it is worse that a Chinaman should be kidnapped then an African negro, inasmuch as it con scarcely be pretented that a Chinaman is even iudi- L

fectly tbe gainer by bdwc removed from a l . e DS n nllj^tile to attenil to the duconditioa of comparative civilization to “#• cj his profession. He Tetired to one of at>*olnto barborisms. He ii worse , lli « ^ in his usual bcajth, at about 9 off as a bondman in Cuba than when fob o’clock, and hod fallen asleep before his lowing his ordinary occupation iu his na-: wife retired. He awoke when she Went l n l0 V Je r r ' t0 Mie ^d, nod spoke, nothing especial flv'ifru ^ sv- T e

. - , ployed u|k.d ibf sugir planutious in Cub*. ! Mrs - re,,r ™. the , W 01 '* 1 , i " m breathing ance will finally'i>revail. We should be It would hr rfifficult. indeed, to place a hu-i 8traD ? e *J’''spoke to Ifim, but reglad lo bear from all the township* every ' beirrefo/a more destverale jraailion, for i 9*^^ no answer. She then got up for «. | weak.• will asms of oor friends in each cue ^ ■ S i >rtTi *> UBU . f 001 h *[• rcn «het! » hght, and when abe relumed to the , rocd#TUe ddgree of interest in his captive bed he was apparently inkeustble, and it

^ MwsfrVe was js probabk the ndrit bad already 3td ■, Agisms aura

hi* own property. Nor is it a fair angu-j .kL.i, .v,. ‘ ‘ In thi* city, April 30th, MBS. ELIZA, meat that the Chinee** thcmaslre, .r. ,h. i '"OBgll. IB the aglUt OO of her Blind, wi fo ot Jetse M. Smith, in tha 25th y^

Mrs B. was unable to determine! of ber age.

wa* the case or not. In Philadelphia. April 23d, of in flam*’

' the bowels, ELI.A, daughter ..f Gilbert, aged 1 year, I u cutbs

pnlpit'of the Baptist chprch at tbe Court

>Houve next riahbath,

PORT OP PHILAPrtT.T>rar ^ =

^P r - 2r —-'chr K Town.

*e«d W illiams, Boston; W «• Wllann. Yolk 'k It' ; tiTW -, FK ^Mimith, New lork; K Halsey, Perry. New Bedford. CLEARED.—8chr Alert, Chamnlon Doom ; W C WiUon. Smith. Prt>rid,„ce; B lUb-T. r.rjj. S« Bwlr.nl; r C Smith

* ror*d.l»c»; W II Bo,, il.rm.

Edgartown. J| AKIll Vlin A],. 26—Schr F.ww, " den. Hooper, I^tpori; •Indepcndencc

HewUl, N'cwbnsyport; K W

•on. New York; Alida, Bobinaon, New

xork.

CLEARED.—Independcne*. Hewitt. Newbortparti K W Arry,8«p*o 0 . K Cumbndpi*; A Cordery. Babcock. Salem- K Tbmlth Edwards, .SaUbury; Saco, Taylor, Newbenn. ’

On the evening of tbe 1st irnu ia tha Baptist meating-bonse. it thucity, by U#v. Thomas Goodwin, of Bidlay, Pa^ Mf. Swacn. R. M AUoxAiajz, and Mrs. Makv E. Tia-

dalu both of Capa Island.

Oa the same craning, ia the same place, and by the same, Mr. Nacoueox B. Snmi. and Miss Sabas D. Bosesax, both of Cap#

Island.

fUr.k. tin. Salth have our fenrtfrft thaakT' IhcbartbowsUceeS U oldMc Coh* asm os.

bow, and they will surely •‘win," proridftrf^ At-Kastville, Atlantic Co. N. J. on tho

20lb .11^ SOPHIA, wife of Peter Steel-

man, in the B3d year of her age.

On th* IOth elk. MBS. ELIZABETH

ADAMS, ia her "4lh year.

Sha died in the commnnioa of tho M. K. Chore*., of which she bad been an exemplary member for ab nl R1 years. Her life may be said to have been hid with Christ, in God. She was a liviag epistle of the* reality of religion, “known and read ol all

* strong winds and breakers “play- j "“>** that the Chinee**: themselves are Tbe j " with the wreck of the bnrqne chi * r kid.rapping their Country- “/" . f- V* CMfeB.lA>MSnri>. I.lw, l..t t f* a< tO «<«■»• l«*-™ -V. |»J-1 *“S“, “f*

Oa tbe 15th alt^ MBS. ABIGAIL BUDD, relict of thn into John Budd, in

the »6lh year of her age. . -

iler lib was a beautiful development of ite power of divine grace. At lim early age of 15 she consecrated herself to iba Lord, and for GO years maiulaincd herchria. tian integrity. Like a ripe shock of com, she was gathered home to the heavenly

garner.

: os-igoee u v a mere m-v. it «• l«l»i u.t ! ‘ cen - 11 '* 'U# loreipu iraiurs wnu pay | ' v “- vi “uv- in rnuadc *;««• to say no more at juasratJ^®^ ”• ^ 1 r«"g folat. last. lLo p rem i uia on perfidy and creel iy,“ ^ crily, in the midxt of life wc arc iu tfon of the -W.IUM. >• ^ rk. »..<• -rr, lora !,□» kw, — tdmli! Tho derrased waa ia ills Till 'H-nr, B. Ull atsclvta to be bumhagged I . aud ih^huU-iueliy well brokvn to pireca. ; Attvcrlite jour businctfcs. j year of bU agu. aud 9 day*.