■ Cape 'Hljdfi #cemt t.

V-. rev. j-.r.- ■■ YOLTJME6.

CAPE ISLAND. NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, I860.

- NOMBEK 30.

Yfcs SsBewlef beeattfal Hare are roplrd from U.« ituuij HBtai o( Arthur"! Horn* MhuIm 2YAX0ILIXX. it mbs. it jllts* c. a. allabd. Bhe *m b crown of diamoods. rare— Mo (ha shining fold* of bor aatin hair, And hor crimton velvet train swept by, Like a saoaet cloud on the Autumn sky. tjostly leee, as a billow's swell. \V Kb hor heart's pulsations, rosa aa'd fall | Tier faintest smile was sought by all ; Who was the heiress of Walnut limit. Beores of suitors knalt at her shrine ; Called baron "angel" — a "saint" — "divine;" All save one. and his only dower Was a mind, fall orbed in its Godlike power; lie scorned defacing bis spirit's srartb, And truth, for the glitt'riug dross of earth; Oat loved the lady Evangeline, for the light that shono from tho soul within. Twos Bet te him the gnlden ease. Which lent the Jluwer its odor and graco ; lie mss the spirit throned high, A ad wearing a halo of purity ; n» know hor soul a hiddon mice. Where exhumed diamonds might flash and shims, Jf skillful miners should strike tbe-ve.in, Where so long th*yhad burtid lain. Buried by opnlenea, fashion, ease — I As pearls deep down ia draping seas, ■ ■ Lie concealed, till the storm-king's waves Bring them shining, from oat their graves Hor high position, lus lofty pride. Kept aim aloof from the lady's sids j Hp saw in silence her light afar. As mortals tern to the evening star, While ethers with wildly frentied eye. Vowed that for her they would gladly dio. | Misfortune's billows ia wild array, iter millions of dollars swept away ; And those wbe knelt low at bar feet. Now knew her oot when they chanced to , Bet he who had breathed onto her no vow, ] Uafetded the scroll of his heart's lave now; For her spirit shone with s softer r*y, Hieee iu tinsel mask had passed away ; And the changed' Evangeline softly saidTaking the gems (rum her qaoenly bead, "The gold 1 have lost has brought to me ' A love which blooms through eternity." . . ■ hi ■ i — — ~ — fry . vsiisv RATS MUUkim We were not able to present enj report from the different Cabinet officer*, In the last Wave ; bat below will be j found ejects from the report* of the .Secretary of the Navy, Secretary of 1 War, Secretary of the Treasury, and Post Master General, as lately published In tbe N. A. and D. 8. Oasette t— 1 seeulm j mt uu x«»/. This document commences with the : report of a board of officers appointed to examine into tbe expediency of con- i verting tbe sailing ships of tbe savy in- i to efficient war steamer*. Tbe board i considered it Inexpedient to in trod ace i elanm power into any except ships of \ tbe line, all of which It Is proposed to | alter thas except tbe Delaware, now too i ■defective u> permit IL These ships ore | to razeed and converted into first class < oteom frigates. Steamen like the llin- 1 bcooU cost $125,000 each, whereas the i proposed alteration would cast bat $388,000 for each. Of tbe sailing frig- , ate*, the United -States Is not worth re- , pairing. Tbe Constitution has been re- | paired, and tbe remaining six shonid be ( converted into sloops of war, and finally , Into storesblpB. Tbe sloops of war j built prior in 1840, and the brigs Bainbridge, Perry and Dolphin, are not large ( enough for storeebips, and will soon \ have to be replaced with new vessels. ( Of the six new first class steam sloops j of war, five ore at sea, and their performances have been satisfactory. The c sdxth. the Pcnsaoola. will soon be eom- , The'" Brtt class side wheel .team* J Saeqoebanns, Fornnac, and Powhatan , may. by introducing screw propulsion, , be made effecUal and economical war i Vomers. The Secretary raeoameadai, the grndnsl, substantial, and permanent ,

increase of the nary, sccom pained by the Ohiveraal introduction into it of i atcsm as n motive power, as a policy *»- ■ sential to the protection of oar coast and < commerce. He also advocates the re- i sumption of tbe policy of nppropria- I lions for repair, as well as for maintain- 1 ing the navy yards ia a state of efficicn- c cy. He speaks of various reforms in I the latter in the employment of opera- < tjves. That they were sadly needed the I congressional exposures proved beyond t the shadow of a doubt. The remainder i of the report is interesting to tho mis- t cellsneoas reader, but not of general importance. « Report of tho Secretary of War. f The report of the War Department ! ^ furnished adbreory view of tho opera- . , tlon of the army during the year. TheJ j Secretary soys, that whilst nppropria- ' s tions have been mado to sustain the ar- , my upon a peace fooling, it has been , obliged to prosecute active and sangui- { nary war from the thirty-fifth to the for- - ty-sixth parallel of north latitude, with t very numerous tribes of hardy4nd warlike Indians, in the wildest and most re- j mote regions of our mountainous terri- r tones. For thooo movements tho snnj , of half a million of dollars was rcquir- , cd, the necessity for which was not and ] could not be foreseen in tho War De- c psrtment. In view of tho embarrass- ( meat (ho Secretary again urges Congress , to restore to tho War Department tbe ' , superintendence and control of the In- ( dians, as It is quite impossible to im- ( press on these savages the idea of obe- f I dience by any other means than military ( power. He nrges, also, - that a large t annual sum of money might be saved to ( tho Treasury by using tbe officers of the t army in discharging many of the duties ( . now performed by civillians at high sal- , aries. . * * | The opening of the miliatary road from Fort Denton, on the head of the ( Missouri rfver, to Fort Walla Walla, on the Oregon river, is dwelt upon as a sup which ought to be followed up, as this line can be made available for movUrge bodiea of men from the Allan- 1 tic to the Pacific, and will constitute the ' means by w^ch wc can defend oar Pacific ' possessions. ] The experiments with ordnance have 1 greatly Improved, if they have hot per- 1 fecu>d, the fabrication of scacoast and ' garrison gun carriages of iron, the mo- 1 dels and mode of coaling of heavy can- < non, and the tjoality of meUl for the same ; tbe manufacture of cannon powder, rifling ol cannon, Ac. 1 V 1 Past XSMMv BISH al. j This prodigious document abounds so much in statistics, that it b exceedingly , difficult to condense iu substance into en abstract. On the 30th of Jnne lest, { there were in operation 8052 mail t routes, estimated at 340,694 miles in { of whieh miles 37,139 were by ) railroad, 14,976 by steamboat, 54,677 ( ooach, and 148,912 by inferior modes. The number of contractors ores 7445. — j There has been a decrease of 19,458 ( miles in the length of tbe mail routes, but this is made np of a redaction of t 8,464 miiee in the length of conch routes, £ and 4133 in the steamboat routes, while ( the length of railroad routes has Increased 1119 miles. There are in the service 40 local agents, 1,619 mall messen- t gers, and 68 railroad baggage-misters. The nambev of postmasters appointed % during the year U 6,555, of which 1,140 j by the establishment of new Poet f offices. Whole nomber of poet offices ( the Union 28,552. As nsool, .there Iran enormous defi- £ chncy in this deportment, reaching $5,* 49 ne tho excess of expendllures over the revenue for I860, end for ( the ensuing year a deficiency of $4,566,- ^ 60b figured oat bythe Postmaster Qeoe- . ml, which, ia all probability, wiU be far t j the real bet. The revenues in- | crease very gradual .y, wbBt the expen- , di'uree go upmncb more wpidij. - <

Tbe Postmaster General has much to aboot bis experiments with th*pcg- . ny poet, and be i iiiinmmtiids tbe rfipeei : of the provision of theflptof last session,' i and that the -Department shall hare an • tbority to collect snch postage on nil I letters delivered by (Shim as shall be ; dee»ed ueceesary to compensate them ] the eervioe, pros idol that it shall no* M exceed two cents per ktter. He thinks ! the results of the experiment, under nil I the difficulties encountered, very gratify- i end advocates the suppression of I tho private expenses. I I B. T nuu7 Erpwt. j This report b so unusually brief as ( scarcely to require an abstract. A few j facts culled from it My illustrate the j delightful coudition Of things on the | 30th of June, 1860. Tbe permanent ; national debt was $45,079,203 08, and' | the outstanding treasury notes $19,690,500. making togetbor $64,769,708 08 as the nett result of Mr. Cobb's tinkering. , deficiency of estimated means for the service of the fiseal year ending Juue 30, 1862, is $8,876,834 53. Tbo , tells as in his report that ul- | ready the treasory has been seriously ( affected by tbe commercial revulsion ; that the receipts fronrcuitoms have fsl- , off grestcly ; that the limited , amount received is composed each day of an increased proportion of treasury ; notes not yet 6a* ; that the indications , | that inch will, at best for tbe ^present, continuo to he the cose ; that in , | couseqaence of (hg, failure of bidders for the late loan to comply with the terms of their bids, a portion of the ordinary has been withdrawn from the ordinary sources of expenditure to meet the payment *f treasury notes past due and the interest thereon ; and, finally, that tho early notion of Congress wili be required to enable the department to carry on the operations of tho government, and at tbo same time preserve the public credit unimpaired. the raid ex axd thxetx0. On the night before tbe battle of wine I was sent with a message from General Greene to Connt Pulaski, noble Polnnder, who took n prominent part in onr straggle for freedom. He quartered In n fonn-hoase, near tbe upper forts. After our business was finished, the Connt asked me to take some refreshments, nt the same time calling oat : "Mary I my lass, Meryl" In an instant a rosy-cheeked girl entered, ber fee* bceming with joy. It woald seem, nt the very sound of Pulasvoice. "Did yoa call me, Connt 7" said the, timidly: . "How often have I told yon, my little love," said he, bending his tall form kiss her cheek, not to coil me Count ; call me dear Pulaski. This is a Republic, my little favorite | we have no Counts, yoa know. "Bat yon are » Count, air, when nt and they eey yon come along way ever tbe ocean to fight for is." "Yes,Jfnry, I did ooa* a long way ; j tbe reason was I hod to come. Now, , yon get for this gentleman and my- , self n little refreshment f He has n long ; way to ride to-night" ' * , "Certainly, sir," and she went out of I the room like n fairy. < "Fine, pleasant girl," said Pulaski ; 1 wonld that I had the wealth I once had I 1 wonld give her a portion that would j ■end half the youth hereabout after her sweet face. On the morning of the eleventh of ' 1777, the British army ad- ' van cod in fell force to Chndd's Ford, ( for the purpose of crossing Brnndywine | Creek, and bring on an action with- j Washington. Sir William Howe drove | Maxwell's division across the creek by I ten o'elock, nt one of tbe lower fords. < The II ess! so General, Knyphansen. 1 with a large force, advancing np the ' creek, and uniting with Lord Cornwai- •

lis, who commanded the left wing of the j any, crossed ok the aper fords of tbe river and creek. It soon happened ' that, during the raging of the conflict, ! carrying orders, I passed immediately in the direction of Pulaski's quarters, that I had vioited the night before. Suddena sheet of flame bant forth ; the . house wis on fire. Near the door step the body of Mary, ber head cat open a sabre, and her brains oozing oat of ' the terrible wonnd. 1 hud been thsra half a minute, when General I'ulas- ( at the head of a troop of cavalry, t , galloped rapidly to tbe boose. Never 1 1 shall 1 forget the expression of his face, I ■ he shooted like a demon on seeing the : form of Mary : j « "Who did this 7" A littls boy that had not been before ' , noticed who was lying amid the grass, ' leg dreadfull mangled, said : ] "There they go I" , He pointed to a company of Hessians, t then some distance off. I "Right wheel — men, charge I" 1 And they did charge. I do not think 1 that one man of that Hessian corps ever 1 left tho Geld, except to be placed In the ' grave. The lost of Pulaski was on the bat- , tie-gronnd of Brandy wine. He and his , sweet Mary fell on the some field. < THX 077ICIAL VOTX. The Board of State Canvassers, Mflkls- ' ting of Got. Olden, Secrctary-of-Slal* Al- ' lison, and Benaturt Campbell, Hendrlck- 1 son, NorssuM and Cook, met at the State 1 House, Trenton, lately, and canvaieed the returns of the votes cast at the recent ' Bute election for Presidential Electors and Congressmen. The following is the result 1 for Kleetors: ssrvsucAN. rosion. Hornblewer, 18,340 Cook. -63,869 I llay, 58.316 Parker, 62,388 Elmer, 18.331 Kanyon, 62,309 ' I vino, 18.342 Wo rts. 16.231 1 Brown, 18.336 Vroom. 58.022 ' Thomson, 58,322 Gondii. 17.552 i Bcadder, 18,324 Brower, 57,770 > Cook, Parkur, Itunyos, 11 oru blower, HI mer, Ivint, aod Brown, were duly declared j the cboeen Electors. The following is tbe official result for 1 Congress, as declared by the Board of Blale | Canvassers. Nixon, Rep. 10,876 , learning, Fas- 9,468 j Nixon'e may. 1,40b | escoao ntsrstor. 8 trot ion. Rep. 13 588 i Green, Fus. 12.157 Stratten's maj. 1,431 1 Titian DreratcT. Steele, Fos. 12.849 Berthoud, Rep. 10,444 Steel's maj. 2.405 roDHTii Dtsraior. Cobb, Fus. 10.789 Edsall. Rep. 9,713 Cobb's maj. 1,076 rtrrn district. Perry, Fos. 16.199 Pennington, Kept 16,005 Perry's maj. 194 DrmcvLTiM. — Wait not for your difficulties te cease ; there is no soldlsr1* glory to be wop on peaceful fields, no sailor's daring be shown on sonny sees, no trust or friendship to be proved when all goes well. Faith, pattenee, heroic love, devout courage, gentleness, are not to be formed when there are no doubts, no pains, no Irrita tions, no difficulties. The highly favored they .bo amid pains are courageous, j amid provocations are gentle, amid enemies are fell of love, amid doubts hold fast the faith, amid sorrows find joy In Uod. A good story is told concerning the writ- | ing of a certain railroad manager. He hod 1 written to a men en the rente, notifying ' him that he must remors a bam. which in manner incommoded the road, under 1 penalty or prosecution. The threatened 1 individual was unable to reed any part or 1 letter bat the signature, bat to jk it to be a free pess on the read, and used it for a , couple of years as seeh, none of the cca. | doctors being able to dispute his intcrpre , tatlon; , Advertise your lowiueaa. . ] - '

I REMEMBER! ] CHURCH FAIR, For tbe benefit of tbe PRESBYTERIAN CI1URCII, CAVE ISLAM), Will open et tbe Wasiiikotor Horse, en Monday Evoning Next. ■in Y0UB HOMES BEAUTIFUL. Tbe man who is devoid of local pride, very little pleasnre is this world. The f who does not make nn effort to adorn his home, ami ihua ossiH in making tbo | whole town attractive, ia not a good eiti • Tbo providing of the common noI cessarii-s of life, does oot compose tbe care j of a family. Fond snd raiment, shelter from the beat «r.d protect ion from the-cold, J are not re-ll) the essentials of happiness. ■ . All these it is the -inly of every man to j provide. V. hen he l.ii. to do so, there is I ■ lew to compel hun — mid if he is not able - to gather these comforts for his family, there is a chsrily made sacred und inc am- D bebt by oalare as arell as necessity, thai ia always prompt to bestow these on tfcs needy. But it is the bountiful that makes really happy. The little acts to "v please the eye. A twig cultivated to lioar ^ \X a singio bud. often delights tho eye end overflows tho soul with more pleasure than j glutton's dish or rein fuol's etlire. It is r* j the beautiful that elevates man. What a V I world this woald be wore it not for tho II | There would be no love Ihon, to I eboer and chasten, no dovution to inspire eoefldenee, no hope to establish faith in one anothor IVjtboai tho boauliful, the world wonld be. if not e wild chsos. a reality too strrn for ui.in to endure. It Is tho bountiful thel disripjtos this stoniness. Ac homo madu beautffitl by contentment, is of itself adorned aod made more attractive than those where liveried hoods raise tho letch, and conduct jo#- through halls of gilded brightness to chambers of satin and damOSk. These ore not beaotifal, unless love lights the flame en its altar, aod peace Im • I pafta it* incense to sll iu shrines. Added to these, tbe hoods nmskr contribute their share Inwards creeling and multiplying tl»o ; beautiful in this world. Aod Ibis is easily j accomplished. It costs nothing but time, i involves only e little patience, aod the beaotifal springs around os like tho uiagic I creation of a fairy dream. j ajtcbjcak markers — male aid FEMALE. The New York Kxpnti is courageous | enough to say that one thiug is deU-rmiood . by the recant visits to this country of 1'rin- ' cess from tbe earl and from tho Wast of i tbe old world, sir. ; American women havo worse manner* than tho tnrn. It was the | women who at Washington, intruded upon ! the diplomatic reception and sal upon tho | mantels in the President's mansion ; it was ' the womho who insisted on going to a ball at Gen. Cess's house, so that the v. ncrnblo Hocretary of State declared that he .daro not girt e dinner, or a matinee ; it was the women who thrust thoir notes upon Tom- ! my. Bo, alto, it wot kho women who jostled and crowded upon the Prince, at the ball at the Now York Acedemy ; it wes i the women who got upon the seats in 45^. Trinity Church, to look at him, notwithstanding tbe clergymenAisd first requested them not to do so. These are women of all grades ; not only snch as might be supposed ignorant of good hroading, bat snch as wonld be invited to the balls of the Boc. rotary of Stele, or could get accesj to the Acodfcmy of Music. Tbey were alike in j Washington and New York; they ham displayed this behavonr before how. at the crowded operatic matiness ; tbey do so in the omnibussee and in the railway care, where they demand the places of tho men, and never dream of Uionking them. At tho North and Boulb, at the East and | West the rule is, that Atnorican women aro rude— tbo contrary is an exco{>llon. A Frenchman being about to remove bis shop, his landlord inqoirad the reason, stating at the samo time that it was considered a wsey good stand for basinets. Tbe Frenchman replied, with a shrug mi ^ shoulders : "Ah 1 yea. bo's a very good j stand for do business; by gar ; mo stand all f ■ j day, for sobody come to mako me move." A men has jast died in Ponliec, Mich., alter lufforing horribly from rbuowieiistu' several years. A short lime before he died bis head bed been drawn directly sadcr hit left arm, and entirely away from iu - i