v m : ' ' . ■ _ . _ ~ CAPE MAY COUNTY OCEAN WAVE, CAPE ISLAND NEW JERSEY._ . " 1 Capr May Coarta.

CAP£ BAY OCEAJJ WAVE CAPE I SUA NO X.. 7. j. a. luaca, - editor. FokHtktr mmd Proprltltr. ON i: DOL liAII T»r. 11 ANNTiMl Thnraday, April *1. 8PECIAL NOTICES.' pT If any person in Cape May has copies of the speechc* tluit were delivered by llox. Hekry Clat and Iter. M. Wh-Uaiuos. in 1817, at this place, while Mr. Clay was sojourning -at the Mansion llouse, they will receive manir- fold thanks by sending thnn to this office, as we wish to publish them. Mrs. Ellen ft: L'adlnm furnished us yrtth a "scrap book" the olher day, which contained the sprech that Hex BY Clay delivered, in answer to on invitation extended by a committee from New York, to visit that city, ou leaving the Island. Should either of Die first named speeches be fonnd,#re solicit it Beurch your, old papers.

pT Cocbt Day— Next Tuesday, 1 the April term of the Cope May ouonty v Courts will be held. The cases on trial « «Ui he of on interesting nature, we suppose. It I* our expectation now, to be ' present, at the Court House on that JSyT\, and we trnst no man will have hi# home ( without pulling enough rhino in hi# . pocket, to pay the printer's bill. W. ( ask for the amount due ond shall wj , aot mect"jt>n trailing countenance! , aud open hearts. But yon are not only hited to pay up your indebtedness; for 1 wo hope that every man will renow his •obicription, and that those who arc doing business in tbs county will aderrtisr. Friends. it is no credit to a man in Cupe May not to support his local paper, although it U small. pr Sprixg Traps.— Wa hope that every business man in this coumy, will advirtin bis arrival of Spring Goods Storekeepers. Milliners, &c., pay attea- j tion, and send your advertisements | Hon, ana sena your anvcrusciiicin* |

OVB HATI0H4L AFFAIRS. j Th« report.*, conjectures ood rumors, in J j rofcrenea to'Nj.ur national troubles, are so , contradictory, that the wisest aro utterly , «a able to calculate, with anything like cer- J taintr, in advance. There are many of oar ; ] political sagos, who bav„ laid down very plaasiblo tehedulei, but when real events aome to transpire, these schedules have ; been found nowwhsre. There ave those who profess to foreshodow the policy ofth-i jMUtect Administration. on this or that subject : bat we have como to ibo conclusion that the most that can be known of it. is. j simply that the Administration lms a j eculiar faculty of minding its own business, j aud keeping that business to itself, nolil | act* shall speak for ihcmrrives. Some six weeks or mom ago, it was re- ; ported thai tbi garrison at Fort Sampler | had provision, fur oaly fifteen days and 1 consequently that that fort must be evue us'.d; a;M some down times )»avo been set far that enpiaUon : bat, from present indi. cations, we can only say, that tbo public know no more about that evacuation than

they did three months ago. It may<4c evacuated belore this meet* the eye of the reader, and it may not be during the pre«ebt generation ; and it is reported that it has already boon reinforced. The fifteen d«y« have passed, long ago. and »e have no reason la holiere that Maj Anderson and bis gallant baad am yet ou starvation ; sod it has recently been reported that they have supplies for lour month*, with a plea\f of wen, sod no fears of harm. It has ako been reported that Fort Pick- 1 ens wa# to Ce evacuated, but it is now repor- , ted to have been reinforced, but there is no j •art a in i. y of that hither, it is now repor- ; red. that Lincoln, immediately after bis in- j angulation, seuicoratuitsieudis to England j and Prawue, to aacarlan. from these gov- 1 rmments whether they would recognize the | Puintkvni Confederacy, aud assist theui ; and thai those eommi'sitfners have returnISSMm nni now be taken by the Ad. ■liuietretiftr to uufurev tbw. laws, but oei- ; iord or mtihir. ' It may, tod is may notb.

to attend to theirs, and watch and wait lhe 1 course of crept#. Oor late advice* from Washington say c that the excitement runs high there, occa- • sinned by the various rumors ; but that ^ nothing can anlhoritalivelv^bo known, as t the members of the Cabiut ore as dumb _ I as oysters, even to their bosom friends. It j ' is, however, confidently said to l»e known j < that army and naval preparations are going ( 1 ou, on on immense scale, and it is therefore j supposed that lomrtking is going to be done, ond no doubt it is, but a hat? is tho quesl lion. Several war vessels are said toli-iVe j . sailed, aud many'olhers .were about lo sail, i uitli sealed orders, but their dedTinatitui is j ' only conjecture. Twoolhur steaiae'is— the j Baltic and Ariel—it is ssid have beer, chsr- ! tered by Tho government. ee<;h of wt.cb arc to carry troops, somewhere. There is no doubt that the rebels ore • concentrating forces at Psnlacolo ; and I there oppenrs to bo some reason to believe . that on attack on Fort Pieken* i* con torn- . plated: but whether they will really undertake it, wheu they, come to face thm mnsic, is another question. On the whole, thing* j' look warlike, and we can bot think tbui some decisive measure* will noon be taken, , '* -yet we may be laken. r " Matte rx'in Yirginialook "squally." The Convention are yet in Session. tvitd desper* ' •ate effort* are being madn by tli« ulsoniou■aie eiiori, ,1 ^ — . -

i»U, to carry ihe "0}d Ditmiiiiot" into the , vertex of secession ; but tho Union ineu still confident of success. The lt^nw'are making sad havoc on , AhV^t'cjaWI^Htliers, the kial<_j«t?ioritl«-. nothing JOtfbpplied' the place of the j S^edkrul Loop* whi^puvo been withdrawn. Gov. Urmslon does not, at present, seem j able to sustain himself. It hus been re- 1 ported that HO 00 Mexican troops wore ; marching on Brownsville, iu thai State, under tho command of Gen. Ampuilia, -with j the intention of re-annexing her to that country, she havln# dissolved herallepiancc lo the U. B. Government ; but this report ; needs confirmation. CAKDEK AHD AT1AK1IC BAHEOAD. Jirpnri of lie ' amiUnuml Atlantic It. It. C'v., f« Ike lsgidalurc of .Veto Jcneg, for I BOO. In obedience to tW act or Assembly, ; passed February "4, 1852. entitled "Au act respecting Annual lleports to the Leg- j i, latum or Railroad and. C«n,il Uompa- ! nies," the Camden and Atlantic Railroad C'oa.pany preaents tho following Repot i : January 1 , IH61. iljllltl; \ j I iriu.

j Capital stork paid in, SOTfi.BtH 41 ' Funded debt. 1,032.07ft brt Floating debt. 83 041 52 , j Cost of road and equipment, 1,62 1' .4 7.; 16 i paid daring theyuar 1-00. 164,001 69 ; Jlecei/iU iff road for 1 M0. ' pas-enter*, §1 13.534 72 •• freight, 43.620 31 « olher sources. 2,887 64 SI 00,04 2 87 | Expenses of the road for the year leOO. for working tnld road, including repairs, maiulaiuance of way, motive power and contingencies, 105,181 44 j JOHN* BROPHKAU. rrerident of Catmint {,• Atlantic ]i. It. C'u. : • Citfof Philadelphia, Stoit of I'enn.n. - i It.- it remembered, that on the 21*t day i of January. A. D. 1861, before me, the j subscriber". Richard Lodlow, r ChtijTnlision- i I er appointed by the Gierernor of New JerI »ey 10 administer oaths, Ac., personally ap- 1 peered John Brodhead, K'.ii . I'riwi.lenl of the Can deu and Atlantic Railroad Company. who being duly swore according to law, doth depose and say. that the facts ' contain'! in the foregoing stnlerftent ore true, to t lie besL of bis knowledge and be- ' l:ef. i Wilnet* m:- hand antl seal lhis '21*1 Jav and this 21st

of January, A. I». 1861. RICHARD LUDLOW. Camtniuioner for Stair of .Yew Jenrtj. The Railroad eompan es of thi« .Stale rre required to report to the Legislature, an annual statement of their operation* for the year, all oT which are published, in pamphlet form, by the authority of the Legislature, at each annual session ; and -from this we -have oopied the above, which i is worthy a cerefftiy reading, by all If onr i reader) ; aud upoo which some remarks | may Vot be uncalled for. j This road is about aixty miles iulengbth. and cost, according to the above statemmt, for construction and equipment $1,829,1731 16. Now these Ogufut appear very lkrge. ' ' and. indeed thsy^ are, for a road of the < ' length. of this, and altogether too large, j And we (hink we showed how this was. in 1 an article published some months, or per I i.aps -a year ago. The work was pushed | '• through, apparently without any regard lo i ' 1 cast, the projectors being intent on building up Atlantic City, from a barren beach, | fcr which -alone the read was projected. arihnat first revering tha right-of-way, and * 'hsm qoeotly, Rial "-uudw, if our wm- "

like, 8100. 000. whan it ought not to have a cost five thousand. This we give as only c example of tho reckless extravagance I oi the whole wotk. Then again, the bonds 3 fethe. company were eold at an enormous « Esconnt; and so, in one way -and ancthrr. t i the cost of tho road wa* swelled u^sto more1! I thou three limes tho case of tho real wor)r done, and material used. And to prake | . this, wo.citeahe cost "of the Miilplftysid j tilas.'Uuro' rood, which host/fiily S7*io»per • mile, wheraus lim CumJt-nfand Atlantic, or- : , ; cordfng to their own stawmeet us above, j j costs more thou S30.40U per mile— qoile|u ! I difference it is true, but figurts cannot li«f. j And more than- this, when the road | was complete*.', for a few yeara^uutil At-' lantic City was built up, the road did not ; pay its ruuning expense#, and thus debts were accumulated, until, according to their j own statement abotuyjjp stock and debts 1^ i of the company now amount lo 82.092,560,- j i 73. Now wo ask; upon, what grounds J - o gilt that road to Uave.cMt. with thohmma - care and economy, more than the Millvillo ( , ■ and Glassbor.V— J7.400 per mile T But, for j » | the sake of argument, we will snppose thatt ! is had cost 810,000* per utile, making the] , j aggregate cuut 8COO.OOO. I Now take other figures from tha above j J ! report. The itiffnoi# of the rood, du- j *' ring the year 1850. wa* Sl&J 012 hi ; tho ; * ' ^nliro expeiisn of running an5 repairs was . ©l0j,18lv4l/i«*aviPT $54,861 43,. lb- net*. {

• eariiimm.re tli" rtad tor th™ yerr . •< !, j more than nine per cent, on what, as is j acknowledge ! by ul! competent judges, j ought, on a very liberal calculation. I" j j have been the Dighest cc*t of t»« entire road. And if we put the cost at l lie same i rale per mils of tha Mlilvitle A Glasfboro" road, which is certainly nothing more than ■ the dictate of reason, it would have paid, i ' ; as any ono may satisfy himself with a ,ew I 1 j figures, more lliao twelve il^td a quarter per • j ceot on the cost. \ I Now let us turn our attsnUais-Jreiirthis j 1 j for a mv.n. '1 lie extension of tho Millvillc end Ulassbnru' road to Capo Island,' ! ot-the very higWr-ostimate. will nut cost 'J ' mord than 83lK).00«. What per cent, then 1 uusht it to pay. when w« consider that it will not' W-e to builj^p a watering*pluc'. • j to make business for the road. -hut ha*, i: ' ' already built— nno of tho most renowned1 [ in the worUI ? and again, when we consider | that the country along the reutt! of Hi* ' T : Camden and Atlantic road is not to b*J compared with the country along 'he other . i route ? For our own part we never could .a.. I,,, u, nr lie wli.il r<iurt.< M rea-nnmc. ! see how. or msrM of reasoning, i

' any [lereuns could come t« thu ci»nclusii»n. * thai a railroad lis Cape May if built with reasonable eeofemy, wouid pot be u vulua- 1 ! , ble investmenU | CAl'K MAY OCEAS WAVE. ; I.OOAL Al ltlRS. ' | CAPE ISLAHO, H.J., April Uth, 1661. ! ... I 2.^ — I Mertlnu of tl»e City Council. There wa* an adjourned meeting of the 1 ! City Coonel! last Monday evenipg, a full | board being present. Committe to have the pound put in orfdar reported that the work had been attenf ded ta, and the report wa* accepted. B! The report of the Committee fco l'rntec. .* j tion of Properly nod Improvements, receiv i i- ! ed at the last mealing, in rcferenco to fit- 1 •f . ting up the room for the Council at tho i * , "Indian Queen,-' was taken up and aeeep- ; " ! »eJ* Mr. F.dmunds moved that tho room now J i- ; occupied by tha Council be rented for' > another year, at $40. Lost.

Mr. Mildrelb moved to have the room i at the Indian Queen fitted up, which I was also lot I. Here commenced a te- i rles of motions which was qnpCj pnoslog. i The subjtanctof all tbsse centered is the , abovn two, but were io different forms, i Amoo(f them were motions to postpone io- i i definitely, to postpone to the next meeting , to hy oo the table, to call the yeas and I nays Ac. Ac. Upon a'. I theso there was a i tie »ote, and finally the Mayor gave the ■ casting vote to rrni9*e to the Indian Queen, i Subsequently, after some other business, this motion woa reconsidered, and tly> . whole matter was postponed till the next , meeting, on the '.'2d Inst. Quite an anima- ■ ] teji debate sprung up on these several mo- . «*lix>us. • ffiyjjT';'; sj, The salaries of the several city officers . | were fixed, as folio a a ; Mpyor 8200*; Clerk * j$30; Janitor $10 ; Trevor, r 850. I On motion by Mr. Marcy. tho Clerk wns * [ instrneted to provide u ballot box, and D ! eight black and eight while marbles for . | the osqof the Council. If 1 An ordinance for the wideing nf the side- \. j walks was tatrodoced, and passed a first and I, sucoud reading. d A reeolutio", offvred by Mr. Writ,. Jo- . ! strucliug the Mayor to m/ka application ■i , to the texrlAgisliture, fbr Mre p a«*gy ef ^ •

actio autUori*3 the city to buy a puitjC *ol the capital stock of the Cape Island Gas Ccmoasy. <*■. s nd.ii.fcd. On motion or Mr. West, the Tresurer i * wn* in-tructe^l to pay tbc order* held by ' ^ the Gas Cv>nrpat>, out of the first avndilile j ^ fund* in hi* hauil*. ' y Two small bill* for lumber stationery | - Ac., amounting to $2,33. were ordarrefpaid. j * I Adjourned to meet on Monday evening, i > Oar Xlilevrnitis. j \V« are gl-il to learn that the City Conn- : ] cil are about to m*ku a move iu widen and • j improve our side-walks W e liavo often , I spoken of ibis matter before, nod the move . ' j will not be mado too soon. Any man. it . would seem to us, mu»l see the utility j 'I or this 'improvement. It i* to the ad- j vantage of wvory person, who is in any • I way intweited in tho welfare »f the ( j place, at every citizen is. The property i 1 wilt bo enhanced iu value, infinitely more j » | lliuneubugh to compensate for tliu. fa* feet ^ > ( of lan-J taken, uud tjic expens# of moving ; r ronces. grading, etc. Let any one walk ; l | along the sidewalk*, where th«*v are wide * » I and well ftravriled, and lie ran but see the j force «r these remarks, especially if be has | » a samp!- or two t*.r cria.dino by hi* side- j - i Who would not rather own or rent qcot- * i las-*, or board at w bold., xrlrere tho snle- j s j walks were night feet wide, where three j <-r- I ■ 1 l -r t.,.,..! ni> rulilfoi'.ublv 1 son-, Of l«op.) . comfortably

walk abreast, than on a narrow -cntrneted j ' I fr-ir-tooter, where ieuies and crinoline were j.1 coiislaotly conii"? in coi>ta-t, toliw gr-nl illsau vantage uf every now and theu a lent j in a silk drew, if Hie lady happen* to be j fortunate enough to have one. There are | • some 6f our walss so narrow now, that w-r j lady and gentleman can't puss along them. . I without the necessity, ol ono taking the '. I gutter. «£cl^u placing themselves in the, ■ ! very avvkwurd po/'Uon "f «• iwndum team, j Wu Think this difficulty is in a^air way [ it-'- remsdiad. however T for although j ■ pow seems to bo disappearing. 'Ihe pes- . . there seemed to he some" prospect, cr i iCutlier fort', of "bpposlVinn at first, it ' i I pie seo the tie«--silv. and 'he j -"onwl od. j i : vantage to each ; and if the muttons | . 1 e<l cautiqu«ly, th^ie can b- hut very lull-- | : ] if any. difficulty in effecting nil that ;• do- . 1 i sired. Mr. Perns has already urn v.i thu , r fence* in lr"' t.of In* cud*:-. u»t tho cor. ajner nf Wa-liingleti and Decatur ' street*. •Land tho walk* are to be properly curbed r j und graded This, with the removal^ of Ihe d j clothing store which form.jly atwml there. ' one of tho m -t d-clded improvement* |

! wo huvo not ii'ed recently. 1 VVu uro glad to I earn that Mr. CarlJnd also, mode arrangement* to move his | spacious cottage, (known a* the "Wort , collage") at the corner of Washington und Jueksoo streets, so as to givo amplo room fur improving llie sidewalk on both those street.. Mr. G . lieariug sacli on improvomentwasto bo clfcetuil, lost no time in coming from Philadelphia, and contracting lo have the pork done, which wilt bo car. ried into operation In the. course of r. few nocks. Mr. Garland appreciate* the projected improvement, aud the people will duly appreriato hi* liberal and prompt action, especially when it 1* considered that lie will incur aif expense j'f soma two or three hundred dollar* ; ami wr hope these public spirted examples will lm followed by all, so that the work may bo accomplished in doe lime, and with the niost jierfect ,zot 1 isfaclion to all parties. ; Sew Jersey W- K. Csaftrmrr. i From the appointment* by the recent ' suasion of the N. J.. M. K. Annus' Gonferr !unc«, .we extract ■ the following of peracn# and place* which may bo of Interest to oar , f ' I, I II I A ,1 Mine 1 llnlta

reader*:— Island. D. L. Adams; Circuit. K. JI. Darcll ond II. 1). Pal- j mcr; Atlantic Cirenit. L. J. Rhoxds ; j Wxiodsiown, S. Townsend ; Harrisonvjlle, ( I Hugg; First Church. MiUtllle, S. Van- , sent; kiecoud Church, M illville. J. Ashbrook; Port KlixaWlh, J. Vattsant; Third , ,t.. Cam-'eu, S» Y. Monroe; Broadway, Camden. O. W. He'isley ; Cnrpenler's Lan. ding. A. Matthews; May's Landing, A. Owens ; Bridgeport. B. M. Iludsan and J. 8. ; Loadontiager; FUlervilla, F. Bobbins; Be 1 tbel tnd Turnervillv, H. 8. Norris ; I^ng a i Coming. M H. Shirop ; William«to vn, D. 1 Duffell; Bargaintown. J. W. Hickman; i Barcegat, J. t?. Heegle. The Presiding Rldar nf this liislrflt lathe same as last i year. Rev. W. F. Perry, nbose Post .'fficu i eddrcr* is Camden. The next Conferenee meets at New Brunswick. Ctrtlrnntw With firearm*. Wo wini peisotti «g-inst tho unp trdonI able practice of carrlr««!y firing rum in ■ the town. It ought to be remembered that there i* a penalty ag*in*tWh recklrtsneas. . Not long a:«». some one discharged a gun j I -in the rear cf the Franklin House,* tho f shot striking a building cl«*o by a Jady.i . who happened :o be in the bat* yard at J ih» time. 8 ch carelets-msa ought io bo . rebuked^ - "J

On Tuesday next; the couzla-jtf this county trill bo cauvrnqdy^at the Owart House. The fullowing name* compute thu i Grand Jury, at fnruuhvd us by SheiifT R. 1 Kdmunds . | ! ret an, Thomas Douglas, jr., fl j Smith Corer-n, James V . Hosted, j Jnbn W. Gandy, Peter McCollam, | It. R. Thompson, John S. Parsons, | Richard Town, W.'W. Ware. : Win. S. Behrllfnger, Thomas. Taylor, jr., l«aac WliiUdiuIjr. Knoch Uresse, ; Reuben Townsend, Robert Willetts, 1 : .-'eth Sui'ith. Lliner Payne, ^ Mile* Vunng. Amo* I'ownsend, M orri. Cor-on, Learning M. ltice, ■ i Wa. C. 5app, Joseph It. Wilson, j Kdnratlonat |.<ctnret. i Mr. J. W. Lycetfhas been delivering lecture* on education, in the different elite I rict* of the Lower Township, which have * i been well attentat!, and highly interesting, j The last lecture will .be delivered oo Fri- ' day evening. Apr. 12th, a* will be seen by an adverli«emdnt In another column, and , ; we hope he will h re u crowded house. . ! Paraffin, Candles. J Mr Win Tow i. -end ho* at lit* store, a j new kind of candle, or the above name. ' D l« made from an extract of a f.kSil eoalf .Trailed cantusl cr candle coal, from the fact . j that the coal will burn With ^ clear, yellow I he hi. tint! ha* been used as a -nbstite'e for i num. ann mis oeen cwn u* a >uosir.u-e lor

; o.uidh *. These candle* aro tery hard, of i a I ran since lit appearance, and give an eS1 (-t-U<-i:l light, burning about an inch In an i ar.-humrrA.horr. Tp schooner Mioorva ran ashore, near the east end of Poverty beach, last Monday nigjit. Mm willi boat* were on tho beach on Tuesday, but they did not appear ! to want any nssitnncej as they tnado no j signal. A boat went -fear the vowel, the * "»} | men uu board lookiqA verc aneoacerucd at ( I them. She had tii ore. .'. to a coasldsrablu i dittanee toward* the 1*1 und on W. dne.-dny •no'»>ng. and a rudder, aupposuil to be her#, r j floored be the Island the suma'mnming- ' 1 ! Meu went down on that morning to sen < how ehe wa* making out. She mail be a 'j -.irung vessel, or »lie would have guiiu to ! Cattle iii the tttrret*. I Wif lilt glail to »eu lint our cntcrpri«ing * , pound ke.-jwr is taking act v„ n.ea*ares l v '• clear the s'r-ets of c»til« and fiorsus. W« , ^ hope be will makr thorough work of It. 0 The public have been annoyed long enough. '' with *uch nuisances, uud oauht to n rid * nf I hem. them.

T»aprr at Anrtlon. Mr. Da. id Clark idvertisr*,. in ano'.lier place, n large uuctiun sale v-f wall paper, en :ka I5th ,>f May. at this place news" BY Tin: last MAIL. g^/- The Southern Commissioners, it i* su'd, have received from Secretary -So ward, a tcply l« their former communications, which doe* not recognize thent officially, but n< private gentlemen.— Further correspondence will bn had. - Frnui latest advices, it appears —« probable tbui Fort Suntplcr will soon be evacuated, though by no means cer* - tain# {2gT"It is supposed 40 be almost certain, that the cxtenllva nriny and naval I preparations going on ut Washington, New Fork, Boston and other places aro Tor Texas, to repel Indian and Mexican, invasions, and support Gov. Houston,, wfio, it i# supposed, has called upon the . Federal government for that purjiose ; and uLo. lo reinforce Fort I'ickens, if * necessary. r l3T"i5,-n- McCullongh, e noted Tex[aw i>en. nici,«iivu0ii| • -v-

nn ranger is supposed lo have an organized fofre or 5000 Virginians and Marylandcrs to seize the Capital as soon as. civil war shall break out. ladies : attention r SPRING and summer MILLINERY! MISS JANB IlILDRKTH. at Cat* ' Mat Cor st linear on and eft- ■ NOjtDiY, ackiI. |3ih, vruicm-r i» it e UUlre » wis am} J*« ftsanrlinent of Snrlnz »"-l Kuuiarr Milliner; . 1,K\ GOODS, SHAWLS, CLOAKS, LUvTKhS, 'HUMMING#. HATS, Ao.ol rrrrj *v>lr. »I her New Slurr, whrre #b* will rvrJhe rvivlj to Acannmodalr *11 who nay call on hi r. April u re CAPS ISUXD M\RKET. Inuso Putc c. —Comet' l «<Uy/SrM*Ms>irare. Wheat Flour, jorr 4*>. -i t ' **22^ Con,, rrtnt+O, . ■ 222« y*t», | ; wiiVa . IXwii NeAl prrHMy ! t «■ iSSSKMSV. . j „J5 S B.V* ""Ij La rd,'fw»s- » ' I 1 ,J5 icssx • i ; : . :sss I If—. M-,m. I 1 OU I Fesah Hay, pre fea, : '•"JnY ««MH*). : » • ^ifS ! ' . '■ 1» i : tafr—T. SwHh1* *a4 buy jo*r Sjumi— f t Titry «"• Sae 'o 'm tc