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

CAPE MAY OCEAN WAVE.

CAPE ISLAND N. J.

J. B. LEACH, - - - - Editor, PablUhrr and Proprietor. ON K I»OI>i.AK PKU ANN1JMU Thursday, May 17th, 1860. TO OUB FABBLEKS. By a report in uaolher colamn, it will be seen that a society, called the "Cape May County Agricultural Society," has recently been organised within our county, at a meeting called for that purpose, atthe Court liousc.on Wednesday of last week. This move, if properly carried out, is in the right direction. < Such a society is just what is needed, to give afresh impetus to the agricultural interest of the county. We, as a county, are not behind any other county in the.state, or any state in the Union in point of ‘natural agricultural facilities, every!hiog considered. We only want more of the spirit of improvement to excel and became the garden spot, of the world.We have the soil, productive and easily cultivated; we have the climate, salubrious and genial. What, then, do wo want, to rouse the apirit of improvement T Nothing is so well calculated to do this us s well conducted agricultural society and fair. In matters of this kind a spirit of emulation is necessary • in order to improvement and excellence. The man who likes to be excdled in his business or profession is not so easily to he found, and where such an one is found, he is but a drone in the great human hive, without the power to sting, and scarcely worth a place in society. These remarks are as ctfiroi>ot to the faretas,- as to any other class of society. Kvery farmer, worthy of the name,, likes to raise the strongest, fleetest horse, the cow that gives the most milk, the fattest hog, the best wheat, corn, oats cr potatoes, nud the most to tho acre ; the .largest pumpkin, turnip, beet Ac.; and every woman likes to produce the best butter, cheese Ac.; and, especially every young woman (whose market is not yet made) likes to produce tho most superb noedla-work or painting, or a bouijuet, of tho most delicious aioma, and the richest

hues.

Nor do these remarks apply to farmers, and their wives and daughters only, but to iftechanics and manufacturers. Agricultu. Tal fairs are open for competition, in the products of mechanical and manufacturing labor; nud this competition incites to improvement. The man who can construct the best carriage, wagon, harness, plow, burrow, hand carl, or wheelbarrow, is as much cuWUcd to a premium, as tlm farmer who raises the fleetest trotting hbrse, or -any other species of stock, or produces the best specimen of grain or vegelkble. The fanner is the bone and sinew of society, without whom society cannot exist; and what will advance the real welfare of the farmer, can but benefit society in every cluM. When the farming interest are prosperous the whole country is pros l»er©us. We say then, it is the duty of every man, whatever may be his vocation or profession, to look well to the agricultural interests ef tho country r and especially to the interests of the particular locality where be resides. And in no way can this be done more effectually, than through agricultural societies. Id all de. imrtutriits of society uno business, concert of thought an action arc necessary to imprevemeut and prosperity. In religion morals, politics or business there must be organixatiou, in order to concert of action. We. say then to the people of Cape May. you Lave, iu the Cape May County Agricultural Society, something calculated to wflect, favorably, that class which composes the majority of the people, and, nltimately, esrery individual in the county, and it is yonr duty to give it your countenance and support. Societies of this kind have donu mo re for improvement i.n agriculture than any other, and we think'we may say all other, causes combined, in other parts

THE CAPE KAY AVI) ATLANTIC BAILB0A3- j thanked the convention for the honor done VroftiIhe remarks which we have made the distinguished Tennessean, ile was in two or three of onr last numbers, in ref- i followed by Mr. Sharkey, of Mississippi, erence to the Cape May and Atlantic Rail- > who congratulated the convention on the road, and some recent movements spper- j nomination, after which a recess was \otaining thereto, some may have caggluded -ken. ‘7— that we Were opposed to the proposed ronte At Ive o'clock the convention reassemof that road, os a roti/e, and, consequently, : bled, and the Mon. Edward Everett, of that we had changed our opinion, os wo j Massachusetts, was nominated for Vice have hertofore advocated that route, and President by acclamation, the chairman of the movements for tho construction of the each State delagation rising serially and road. But we would say. as we have ever j giving the State vote iu his favor, amid

said before, that we are filling to assist inJ great appUne.

For the “Ocean Warn."

CAPE KAY CO. AGEICULTUBAL SOCIETY. Iliera wa< a meeting at the Court (louse on Wednesday of last week, for the purpose of organizing the Cape May County Agricultural Society, agreeable loan act of incorporation, passed by the Legislature of New Jersey at its last session. The attendance, though fair, was not as large as could be wished. Joseph Ware, was called to the chair and Frapk Whitekar ‘appointed Secretary. The meeting then proceeded to the elec-

the construction of any road, the most ; They did not raise a storm, As did the • 1 . 0n 0 ” cer ® ^ * Permanent organizalikely to be built, and waive our choice ot ■ Charleston Convention, or as, in allproba-j ,lon ' ° ron 1 er ' 0 ljreen re ‘^ ’ was

mates; while at the same time, in soma bility, tho Chicago Convention will. Tho respects, we have a preference for the nominees'are undoubtedly good men ; but route of the Cape May and Atlantic road, our opinion is, that they have got the cart and, when every consideration is taken in- before the horse, so farasavailabilityisconto the account, our preference wpuld pre-j corned. M r. Everett is the most popular ponderate in favor of that route. * But let maa in the United States, at the present the reader not misunderstand us: We j time, imongall parties, and in all sections,

(chosen President, and Frank Whitecar

Secretory and Trasorer.

On fluxion, four Vice Presidents were elected, as follows : Thos. Williams,Henry Swain. Rich'd C. Holme?, aud Waters B.

Miller.

^On motion, an Executive Committee,

We do not pretend to say that the present j and there is no telling what fho result of cons * sl t n B tcn * lwo ^ rom cac b township

and the city of Cape Island, was elected,

as follows: '

prospect of building that ronte takes the ; his nomination for the presidency might precedence iu our opinion: far from it., have l.eeti. Bpt Mr. Everett would not Nor do we wish to be understood as saying j accept the nomination, we understand. that we would prefer running in connection j *•••• with the Camden and Atlantic road, rather ! fl^TWistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, is than the roads on the other route ; but our j prepared byr Seth W.-Folwe A: Co., Bos*

particular ground of preference is thnt that i ton > nB “ E0 'd hj agents throughont the route wonld open a somewhat more direct J country.^ This medicine has me\ with uncnneclion with New York, wbilf nt the j-ffHfAUSd supers? in curing sore-throats, same tinie, if would not very iiiateriully'x* 1-0 ^*- co^Jis. jtstliTlia, infiuunaa, For increase the distance to Philadelphia j tlWnimreg of agrnts in Capo May Couuty ( But when wo come to consider the proba- ^th^mher^a^ticulars wo refer totbead-

Uilitv of building the two roads, the prctj^-'f'^' ei V seni /nt in akother column. ,,,,,,, . , ,„cei,,-„lir,h in «f lb, Lf . J Millville ; fur, int)„<], « cndilj- Wie.r T'” 1 , “f ‘•sklj ■ .«. ™«1. «>a.li.r bans . a. , ... » recoramauded, in all cases of trial. Read j to conform to the circumstances of the

the foliowijigfroi^theKirilina (O.) CjazetU: !

Upper Township, Elva Corson and Thad-

dens VanGildcr.

Dennis Township, Wnt. L. Tiflany and

Chas. l.uulam.

Middlb Township, Thos. Beesley and Shamgur H.Douglass. Lower Township, Andrew H. Reeves and

Geo. Hildreth.

Cape Island, Aaron Schellingor and J.

S. laisch.

Tho constitution and bv-laws of the

that there is, from present appearances, and from the indications jot the past two

years, no prospect whatever of buililinglho ! Wro road to Egg Harbor City, while we.bejieve tab's*'Bib

that the other road is entirely within our pur

reach.

'Moot

would h

troubled with

iger. If they use "Ceadnators. Wo have used it to and if a box cost §5, we ‘’"■had tried poisons, but

cose, were adopted, after which Rev’s. M. ermin, Williamson aud II. H. Rouse, being called for, addressed the meeting, ih brief and ap-

propriate speeches. ,

The book was then opened, giving an op-

Ihey eflebred nothing; tiut Costab's article portnUity for persons lo give in their names T here was a time when we behoved that knuVfi oul of ICuU , *]; ‘ ^

i iv. i i,__ -IT.-

the Cape May and Atlantic road might,: Bed-Bugs, quicker than we can write it. am] would be built: And wo still believe It is in great demand all over the country."

that it might have been built, if the proper steps had been taken, and carried energetically forward. But we believe, from what we have since seen, that there was a secret influence at work, sufficient to kill any en-

terprise of the kind.

We have watched the railroad move menu pretty closely from the beginning,

Enoch Edmunds is sole egeut for Cape

May County.

C3“New.goods j a6 i received at Goshen, by James Wiley, such as ready-made clothing, dress goods, boots, shoes, hats, gloves, hosiery,jiarthen, glass and queens-ware, wallpaper, groceWdS, paints, lumber, with

, ..... , , 11 variety of farming implements, and a “ d "r" 1 "? ' ,un ” s "'“ n 'T I“r b081.1 oilier arM,. tot be™ eonomor.led,

post, since our proKiot minium lo tho pob. g ee odrmimmeOt.

lie has made it-our especial business to do - - - ■«—■— — so; and, after careful investigation, we have CSTCapt. ilettry Grace having thorough, come to the conclusion, th ? t some of the | b' repaired the packet sloop Conttituti**,. men who have made the greatest preten- i ,,ow announces to his friends that ho is gotion to interest in the construction of the '"S to niu r, ‘S ll * ar Dips between Goshen Cup# May and Atlantic road. wire, at the and ^Hadelphia, and is prepared to carry same time, exerting an influence, detrimen- freight and passengers. For further purUl to Hs interest. ticulars read advertisement. The statements which we have here made gyWe are informed that tho New York are our candid convictions, not hastily en Steamer company, have nearly finished .t,lu> tertained, but the result of a careful view | wcclion of their wharf at the steamboat of the whole matter, expresed for the pub- (landing. They will probably land their lie good. Wo do not wish to injure the p-usengers at it in a week or so. ’lW feelings or interest of any; bnt we deem steamboats on this line, have been, or oro it our duty to look to the interest of our being thoroughly repaired for tho carfying county in such matters, and wo shall frar- ! „f p u8S engers during tho coming bathing

lessly. and conscientiously do it. season.

In -conclusion, we would say, that if never get a railroad, the fault will be,

.‘ ce . uDd ! for membership, by paying one dollar, the initiation fee required by the coustttutior. Quite a number responded to tho invitation. Rev. M. Williamson was elected an honor-

•iay member.

A committee was appointed to procore peukers forjlio meeting'of the society, to be held at tM Court 1 loose, on Saturday, ■May 2Gth, at 2 o’clock 1*. M., to which timo.and place the mcetrng then adjourned. F. ‘WtnreoAB, Secl'y. tgrTho persons named ns officors of the society, in the above will please receive (his os due notice of their election. F. Whitecar, Secl’y.

tgyMessrs. Garrctson A; Church are now

pk. Ib.t.b«. lb.™ i. . bur praiiwct'of “ ““ f >“”«"• ^ ‘ b ' ..oceu, lb.™ .r. . (.« i.r™...™ ...irii. ”S» S [ 1 -'“ r ' ^ ' 0 " m ^ ■ 100. -«>b .ho imut ...rt .cm. counter inHuenco, .od b “ , ‘- l '"' i * li '’l” r ‘- “

their new store in the Ocean Wave Buil-

ding, Cape Island.

tho interest becoming distracted and divi ded, nothing can be .accomplished. Such

has ever been tho case, and if the people j gapWe cal! attenUon to the advertise will couutenance such movemenu, and suff-| ment of the sloop W. B. Miller, Capt. er themselves to be humbugged, they must I Levi I. Hughes, running between Cape Isreap the fruit of their folly. We have a | land and Philadelphia.. Tho public will project now before ua, in the Miu.vii.le and ' find the Miller a fine vessel, and Capt. H. Glassoobo'Railroad, which, it appears to , on accommodating man. ns, every one must acknowledge is entirely ■■■■ | reliable, and nothing is wanted bat united, IS*-Ur. Little continues the carpet energetic nnd pemveriug netirm lo c.rrf it bo.ines. ol the Sleambo.l Lund, into .peedj execulinn ; .nd we np.in ..rn '" 5 ' Tho “ "h" f*”" t *' 1 wort ‘ f 10 ” the people not lo luffec tbem.eke. lo be j ,ll “ ^ “""b' ^ '» bi. diverted. i linejof busineas. See advertisement.

THE BALTIKORE COKVEHTIOE.

The Coftetitutional Union Convention

CS*Mr. Thomas i>. Clark, has removed ! his shoe store, from Wasnicglon street, to

the boilding lately occupied for the post-

office in Decatur street.

■J-Last Friday evening, the Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, the Baltimore noifMoe. wes serenaded at La Pierre House,

From the report above refered to, it will ^ g«. n! ion. The first day was occupied with j be seeu that a meeting of the friends "of oi-gjuijration and preliminaries. A this society, will be held pt the Court; mittee on platform was appointed, am

finished up their business in double quick

time. They met at Baltimore, on Wednesday of last week, aud finished np iln-ir business in two days. And started off about

of the country, and will do no less here, j 0 * n business. Their business was

«ilh tbe UP. energy. j lr.DUCl.il .ilb eor, llllle dimenllj or di,. j Tbilndelpb,.. A Urg. crowd oFpcopie

"fr* 1 | were present. .

i mittee on platform was appointed, and the ! ^"The county elections of Minnesol a

llduse, on Saturday, May 26tb. at 2 o'clock j nexrflay tliat coiamitlee reported rcsolu- have resulted so well for republicans that 1*. M., and we can but hope that Qtere'Wiil ; ti ooBi which were adopted ny acclamation : ‘he Winona Republican exultingly promibe o large attendunce, to listen to address ’ pledging the party to the maintenance <i'f ses four thousand majority next fall over os fipm speakers lo be procured for the oc- j ^ Constitutional Union, aud the eofbrce- anybody, not excepting Douglas.

lie : t

»lb.; 1' becoming a utember, and giving the society ; Lotted titales, and on the second ballot ; I’horloston t•nnr^.ntif.n p...--,- ..

injee. pud kppnjr co-t.pcr.lioD ; Jok „ BeUi TptwPHM. rec.k.d HI , J" , ' u ., And eipeci.ily l.l no iprmer vote*, wid ... dccl.rcd duly nomictcd. , j u(t " f - _ : The nominatioo was then made unanimous I J -«oc wmbing an excellent | cheering. Mr. Henry, of Team : WTbe Liberals bare obtained a great buy one, by applying at the i essee. (a grandson of Patrick Henry.) on | v -ctury in Mexico, MiramciL’s second corps paper. ' ' behe'l of tbe delegation from that Slate, j being .cut lo pieces.

For the “Oceui Ware." OUB RAILROAD—W ILL IT PAY. Mb. Eiutor.—The imprersion with most of us fanners is that the Railroad stock will not pay ;--that is, it will not pay six per cent., directly, on the cdfiital invested; and the worthy gentlemen who are canvassing the coonty for subscriptions to the capital stock of the Millville and Glassboro' Railroad, to enable that company te extend their road to Cape Island, keep back the most important argument they should make use of, that the slock will pay, directly, of itself, aud only ask the farmer or Jasd holder to subscribe an amount equal to tbe hpneGl he should suppose would be relealized b^iim, in tbe increased valuo of

his lands.

Now I am one of those who am‘ foolish enough to suppose aud believn the stock will payand base Tny opinion on tbe

following,

Cost of tbe road {37 miles) from Millville to Cape Island $265,000 Probable business on the road, supposing the fere from Philadelphia to Cape Island

to be $2 :

200,00 throngh passengers per year; returning 20 000 more, making 40,000, at cents, the proportion from Millville to Cape Island o MUTaffy bo Way passengers Freight on merchandize

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. «-The bng George \V. Jones, of Salem, Mass., said lo be half laden with Aides, WMKizg^onthe 15th February, at Rio PtJngVLyHe British frigate Arrogant, as a slaver. ITbt papers were pronounced fraudulent, but nevertheless the brig was ■released. S3THenry D. Murray bos been recognized as British Consul at Portland, Mo. GTOc Friday last, a fire took place at Bristol, A\ Ia iq which two men were killed and eight badly injured. (STl-a-t Friday, a Spanish brig was brought into Provincetown, fully equippcd J as a slaver. CiT 1'be Knoxville (Tenn.) Register says two dislinct shocks of an earthquake were felt in that place on the night of the 24:b. The rocking of the houses and the ratling of gloss and China-ware created a good deal of alarm. CSrOn Thursday night last, a fire at Lexington, Ky., destroyed several stores. Loss estimated at $20,000. Bf-Last Friday morning, a fire at Han- ' nibal.Mo., consumed 2 entire blocks ef buildings on Market street. Loss $35,000. A mob ensued, which resulted in the firing of all tho houses of ill fame. firWo find in tbe North American and * .United Stales Gazette of Saturday last, the following account of the distressed condition of a schooner, the captain and a part or all of the crew of which, we are informed, are from this county. Thg schooner was commanded by Capt. Stillwell Smith, who resided i& tho neighborhood of Sea-

ville.

•‘The schooner Anna Smith, of Wilmington. Del., from Wilmington. N. C*. bound to Philadelphia, with a cargo of lumber, encountered the gale of April 29th, and lost overboard captain, second mate, and one of the crew ; had sails blown away, r *if£' n P damagsd. binnacle and compass swept away, aud the vessel sprang aleak.— At 2 P. M. of the 20lb, the Br brig Matrona, Watc, observed the schr’s ensign union down, and bore down for ber ; hailed her and offered assistance, when tho male of the schooner requested him to lay by all qight. saying tbe captain and two of the crew were washed overboard, and he and the boy were nearly worn oot.ond two passengers wore sick m the cabin. 'I he next day Captain Watc got out his long bout apd went lo the Anna Smith and found her in a ini^t distressed state. The Matrona was alsWn a distressed condition, having been struck by a eea the day before which carried away bulwarks, slanchcons, split waterways Ac., which finally caused her to founder at aeven o'clock P M., on the 30th. The captain and crew of the Matrona then got on board tho Anna Smith and proceeded lo .Norfolk.

Making tho gross receipts Deduct two thirds for running expanses

$38,000

5,000

15,000 $48,000

qH» C OSSf.HnTIVKA.-The mheiiteer having JL been tettnn J toBfeltlt in b fe-r ueckt, by a very ■linj lc remedy, »(Vliailng ruffeml arrenU years wnhaae.ere Lmigwjlrtlum, and that dread dl-eair, Comiumj.tion,—U anxicui to make known lo hla lellow knaeren the means of cure. To all who tesire » he will srnJ a Cajiy of tho rrc»<-riptlon used itnr </ charge), with directions fur l>ic|>arlc|; sad Uk!:i(t the same, which Miry Will Bnd a sure Cute for JUktma, Bmu&lltu. tv. Tbe orJy obfert , ol the aditrtiser In »• u.lm* the prrfcrlytlon U ti» l*e:irat IbeainicK-d, and he here*every ». Ilrrcr wilt try ht« rrairdy, at 1! will coat them noihing, and. »*> I-P-ie aJ.Irtsmc Fartisa wlskioBtl e jmarrtption will pka-i .uMirss REV. EDWARD A. WILSON, WllUsmshuR, Vine Co., K. Y. dr.S. A-w. 6 ’

At Ikicksvillage, Mass., April 27th, MR. LEMUEL LEACH, in tbe 83thyear ef his age.

32,000

Leaving a balance of $16,000 a little oveT 6 per cent, on the cAtoRal' i n -

ve*ted‘.

This is tho lowest possible estimate that can be made, I apprehend; and when we remember there are over 60,000 passengers go to Atlantic City, over the Camden and Atlantic road'(apd even at this rate, on account of the enormous, unnecessary cost of that road, and theLcavy debt upon it> they have not made ii pay) what may we reasonably suppose will be the business t« Cape Ward, and the dividends on $265,. O00I4UI I ask those who differ ftom me, to let ns bear from them through the columns of your paper, (tho 'Wave) which I consider the greatest blessing ever introduced into the county. R. T. Y. Middle Township, May 14,16^0.

PORT QF PHILADELPHIA.

ARRIVED:—May 9.—Schr Delaware, Ross, Aceomae, Va; N Hoitnes, Hewitt, Boston; Antares. Cordery, Salem; A-Cor-

dcry. Babcock, Salem.

CLEARED.—Schr Antares, Cordeir, Salem; N Holmes, Hewitt, Providence; U A T Cramer, Huntley, Pawtucket; A Cor-

don\ Babcock, Boston.

ARRIVED:—May 10—Schr R L Taj. Sheppard. Savannah; Lewis Chester, Somers, Wilmington, N.C; R G Wbilden, Cain.

Mobile.

CLEARED.—Schr E F Lewis, York Portland. ARRIVED;—May H.—Schr* R J Mercer, Robinson, Cerdenas; Fannie Mayj hew, Lynn, Mass; Jotn^NichoIsen, ntreets, | Elizabeth, Parons. Newborn, NO; Cornelia, Noves, New York-,-M B Mahoney, Lake, r.pston; J L Redner, Cordery, do: Notborn Light; ( Corson, do; Adelaide, j Young. Salem; U Frink, English, Danversport; T P Cooper, Taylor, Warren; J If B'ainright, Corson, Boston. CLEARED,—Schrs J II Wain right. Corson, Boston; Adelaide, Young, do; Woodruff Sims. Mason, do; Fannie. Mayhew, Gloucester; I^juisa Gray, Wctvor. Roxbury- S L Asbmead, Young. A* London; T P Cooper. Taylor, Warwick. ARRIVED:—May 12—Schr Snow Flnfcc, Weaver, Oracge .Mills; Theresa C. Smith, Wilmington, NC; KKodelia Blew, Peterson, Geornetown, SO; Carroll, Nori ton, Matanzas; Diamond. Norton, Aiexan- } dria; A M Edwards, Edwards, Jacksonville; Lewis Chester, Somers, Wilmington1 NC; S V W Simmons, Godfrey, Boston; j Chas A Gnuer, Weaver, do; J B Dicker- | son, Smith, do; C M Wilson, Smith, do; | Wm H Dennis, Wheaton, do; A»d Kndi. | colt, Somerset. CLEARED.—Schr 8 V W Simmons, Godfrey. -Boston; Aid, Kndicott, Boston; C A Greiner, Weaver, dp; p M Wilson, Smith, do.