Cape flap (Ocean Uate.

VOL. XI.

CAPE ISLAND. CAPE MAY COUNT V. NEVfLERSiEY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE '2S, 1S65.

NO. 6.

«g Oftrji. THE PRISON r.n-S nOPE. to tbe prison c«tt I tit, thinking, mother drar. of you. And our bright ami him host* so hi awajr : And Um> U«i» amy fill my eyie «plu of *11 that I can do, Though 1 try to tbrrr bit comrade* «n<l be g»f. Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boy are aipchlnj, Cheer up eomrade* thej wli! cone. And beneath the atari y R«f at ahall breathe the ; air again. Of the frrcU.nl In our oara beloved home. tB the ba'tlc front a e atco ', when their Here**: charge t$py aula And they a wept U. tdf a hundred men or more s And belure we reached their Unci, they were beaten back dismayed. And are heard the cry of victory o'er and e'er. •B wt'fcln the prison call, we ire waiting foe the day " That akall come to oj« n wide the iron door i And the hollow eye grow • bright, nnd tk e poor heart almoet gay, Aiwethlakef aeclag home and frienda aeee more<Eape |^an £cttrr." • TZXJ •» 'ss

CAPE MAI', i [rnxn the hrw York Hcrakl.J CanMit, June 15. 1865. The prea»Pt season*! Cape Ala)' if expected to be ■ brilliant one ; pr*p-«rwlions are tnakio on ail sides. Hotels anil boardInf houtra are iiewlv (tainted, arnnred ah.l Cleaned. Bathing holes and bathing entneu are putting on nee rlretaea, and gelling • to look eh-en and lid) after ibeir Rip Van Winkle • inter sleep. Every one ta busy, | end note* of preparation sound on all sides. A great influx of visitors it expected, and, i consequently, there will be a g Idvti hat- ' 1 Veal to reap. A number of room* are pre--ngag*d i" 1 ' th* leading hotel", by merchants profea•tonal men and other* from Philadelphia, ; 1 Baltimore, Washington and other places. 1 The bote! keeper* are making every effort 1 to calrr to the rouiforl and ae I being of I their sure!". Tbe? are oeely furmahiog, painting and adorning their h«n"e*. Boar TH* SCAB AirKCTXO CAP* MAT. ' There be* been a decline of visitors tn Cape May eince the breaking ont of the : 1 war. .This an Dot owing to aoy aunt of 1 attraction or arcommnda! ion in the place, 1 but to the following mioses : — It waa the ' great retort of Ibe Southern plainer* and 1 their families "ho went there to di-plwy ' their Wealth in lavUb enjoyment. Sou'him , 1 • ercbaotir, politician*, professional!"!* ami : 1 trader* thought they were not beeping time with tb* fashion ir they did not epend a fee week* at Cape May. The war pot an tu- , ' terdict apon tkiiw claaa. Some few year" ago the prnple of New J • ■ York were faat berotniog attached to Cap* 1 May. A line of alrani-r* raa there, making it a moM p|ea«ant trip. Ho the good peopl- ' of New York thought, and the varied attraction* and splendid a«a bathing of the j 1 Cap*, confirmed them. 1 Evert one began to apeak of Cap* May 1 and every una eowed they wonld go to CapMay. but the war pat an end to their ewer! i * fancira. The government took tne line ol ' "teenier" for government purposes, nnd ■ ■ there Wwa no railroad tn Cape Mat. So j 1 people soon began to forget that it Mtalad ' •t all. The rami thing happened, at Philadelphia, bot there wa» a line tannine to t 1 Atlantic City— a *rn*ll, insignificant place, ' with n few houses built upon "and bank- j ' and bluff". No matter, a railroad ran to 1 it, and thither tb* people began to CiH-k. L#»* year a line of *i*amea ran down the 1 Delaware Bay from Philadelphia, and the new irwe of railroad waa opened at the com- ' mencnatenl of the aeaaon, and nine* Cap- ' May i* faat regaining her preetlge. Lust : • aeaaon her hotel* and boarding I oust-* were 1 pretty fall, and tbi* year there are indie*- I tioo* that tbey will be crowded.. i l a non rxbtcb or oai-v. m it. j • Cap* M*y ia the extreme aoothern point ■ ( or the redonMable little Stale of New J«r. j | «ey, and near wher* the water* or the great i Delaware Bay debouch Into tbe Atlantic ; t ocean. It ia rather n pretty Hllla city, ex- j • tending along lb* beach. It ha* a ttanding j I population of eboot ail hundred, end nolel r and boarding aerommodat Ion fur «o many 'I thou aand*. Soma of the hotel* are eery 1 imposing bofl ting*. 8ome of th# cottages t are rutber pict*f*»qa* and ahowy ; roma a rather dirty nnd rwiirtng, na if nebamed «.f * themarl***. Th# street* ar* totbvr narrow. u but at al! time* pleaeanl, aa the cool brwexe o from the oeoan Una them. A a it la left to j a o*«h iadjvidnal to dean up hi* own faou*e ■ I nnd ptore, ineUdicg the Walk* »nd atreeta I \ in front, th-ra app*«ra to be a diversity ol n >" that r»«pect. While tome have < » Xecy nook and eor er eWatng lik* new t pits, other* think thai gtaa* walks would ( baa eoft aoce.aion, and of couree cultivate • them in front of th-ir houeea.^ 1 1 baa variety 1 at l*a«t , and aa tbe Mayor aid Corporation 1 —tor Cap* City baa a Mayor and Corpora- t tto» tf tbey ate pleasad pith it, of coerae V 1 am, .However, thraa era minor evila, ami ► the shy l«rwtbar flit and doatttina ot pit- j SrSHBS : td Waa# nfard nbnraiug netranto flbr I

"wbiapering lover*." Cap* May being a \ ! kind of ; enin-ole, the *ea breeze temper* j lb* air at all time*, inaktog , it delightfully I cool and pleasant ia summer Then it i( , ■aid lo b* frve from mosquito*, which io- ' sect", by the way, ere the poet* of all eum- ' ' irn-r enjoyment, lur thry hq?«r arout.d you ! . and aw in to scream with laughter at poor ■ ; freotic effort- to cru>h tbam. Cap* May, loo, be* a moreel tf hietory to boait of. Though eh* never figured in the war of indrpundrnc* nor in the late war f»r the Uniuu, at ill aiie ha* had her impnr- i . tret epoch". In 1609 th- r-nown-d Hen- ! ; drick iiuiltoo euileU do»H lb* Atlantic j ! noart In bl* old craft, the Half M-wn, a* f*r a* the uiuBth of the Dvlaware. Bring j diebearlen'dfrumprowcatiaghierwMercbra j , lir returned. Some faurtem year* iei«r ooe Coroulioa Jacobeee May, a Dntcb (kipper, 1 ' came to lb* Cape, (toud godiather for it, . | coo(ider"trly giving it hi* own n*nte. — 1-alur (till came a third adveotorer, named t ■ David Pevtereun de Vrie«, who planted a i colony at Cape lli-nlopen, on tbe eait count of Drlawer-, but the Indian* made ihort ; work of ihein. Peter Htyiar, a (kipper, pa>c..Bi«d Capo May from the reeiilenl chief* ia 1630, and in 1641' it waa again ! bought by iom« wediah ageut*. In 1654 tb* redoubtable Prtrr Stuyrraant aecended the Delawer- ; extinguishing the email; "l-ark •■fSaed-v^ po"-i that run ainrd. It. "iibtrquenlly got intn lb* band* of the Uri- . lieh. and wa* gtedually colunix-d by (i-b-r-men altrnrUd to it by it* abandonee of fi>b and oyatart! , A n-uipuper call-d the "Ocrvx Watx" illuminate" l ap* May. It i« owned and | edltad by the Mayor, M r. Magotmgl*. la , | addition to lb* ewkly, it i* the ioteptian j of tbe prtiprivlor Jo commence the pnblica- | tion of a daily paper the let of July, lo i i tn rot the demand! of the coming leaaun, *o j j that vtaitur* will have Cap* goeup frtkh i from lb* pre** with their morning toaat and i gin cocktail. ! i rat-KCHca. ' c Cap* May ia, in a aiuall amy, a city of i ' churcbe* and boiel*. Remove tbwe and i you almo*l pblilerat* tb* city. The good . | citinroa aeem re»ol*rd to miui»ter a* liber- I ally to the eplritoai a* to tbe temporal want* ol their gue*t*. It ha* a I'reabytertao chnrcb, a Mrthodld chnrch, a Roman Cau.olic church and a lisptKt church. T'tiw i not to be oaldone, are about i a church which ii to eciipve all lb* , [ red. j IIOTKUL ' | If ha* tome eight or ten bote)*, another < building, ai.d more ib contemplation, be- | iitlri a l-rge nambrr of boarding boueea, { and private cotlayr* owued by wealthy i i ' lamllica, who make it their (ommer-rwaoii. I l.o hotel* nnghl be divided into three ! i 1 i !a«*ea. Firn — CoDgreia Hall, Columbia • llou-o and Unitvd Stale* Hotel, cnarge i i live dollars prr week. Second— i C-uire liuu*r, Oreao liuuie and American, " charge oi.out twenty dollar* per week.— j ! Third— The Wwhtt|t«n, the Commercial, i the D-lawnre and I h« National, charge I | about fineeu dollars per week. When we | i consider that lhe*e houaw are idle for eight ; j montti* iu the year, and tindftcat ri{>en«e ' . it take* to put them in projw# order for the 1 •eaaon, and how liberally tbe owner* cater ' ' to the pleasure Of their gued*, we Cdioot : I consider the above charge exorbitant. Per- I mo* of limited mean* will iiud plenty of ■ tu »uit the length u. their puraea. : I I-0«aBKM UAlX. ; | i One of the large, i and mud elegant of tb« i j hotels, ia beaotifqlly situated, commanding I • a foil open view of the great **■. It ia ] i separated frcAn tbe beach by a pleasant ! I ! green lawn, intereeclad by walk", *0 that j t lb* gued can walk rrotp bt* bedroom or the j j piazza to bia bathing box, aod aoon he gam- < boling ia the foaming sarf. Tha buu-o it- . < . self (land* on a high elevation and occa- I ! two tide* i f a parallalogram. lo th* I park ia a pleasant paviliou and a flagauff, f I topped with th* Star* and 8 rip-a. The c ; building* and park cover an area uf eight I i The main building i« aboot three l | feet long and fiity wide, vabilw the, ' right wing haa a front of two hundred feet, c new part of the honre, which boa been c but a few year", ia apacion*, aiiy nnd • tadefnl ; verandah# and piatxia rnn all i along it* front. Tha bedroom* are to c-n- t (trocted that tbey can be uaed separately • or in sail**, aod open by French window, i : the verandah, which ia portioned off al j ! each room, *o a* to give them privacy.— i i Tha moet remarkable feature of Congress i ia th* dinir.g saloon. This ia a magnificent room of two bandred feet long by ( torty-flve in width, and aixteen lo th* ceil- • ing. It ia not blocked op by piUara, but S present* one clear, graceful hall, with He windowa overlooking the ocean. It ia pertb* finaal of the kind in America.— I Tl.e drawing room, too, is a fine apartment i of a beet fifty feet square. Halb, pan trie* , I and dormitoria* are ou a similar l scale. Th* > ld pari of the hoot* n not in . proportion to tb* oew. The hon*a ta also ■ provided with a slab room, a bilUeMroflov, 1 containing live tablet, and a i»i-(^kpb ol- i fire. Tb* proprietor. Mr. J. F. Cake, baa I engaged H sealer * celebrated Philadelphia > and atria g band for th* teaaoa, and i prrpoaea giving ball", concerts and other antesuium.nl* to the'gMtu, Mr. Cak.

i intend# before next aearon building tbe old t : part of the hunse in accordance wilh the I new, and adding another wing, thus recder- ■ ; ing it capable ef , accommodating twelve . hundred gurst", or double it* pre*enl norr- ■ j tier, lie meant to issue etock and form a i ! company to carry out hi* project/ gowrac - r r teeing the shareholder a good dividend.— j With thee* improvement*. Coogre*« 11*11 ' would be truly an imposing aod magnificent > hotel. 11 r. Cake is ably assisted in it* management by Mr. Ware, State Senator. ) columbia OOCtlt l* owaed by Mr. 0. J. Bolton, of Pbilai delpbia. It ia situated on Ocean street, and i command* a magnificent vfetfi of tbe sea. \ '■ It ha* a very fin* lawn in front, with some i i tlia.lv tree* ; also, several new bathing ' house*, which the owner haa gut up at cuwj tiderabl* expense. Tbe lawo, which has a fin* pavalion in the centre, slopes down lo • (ha water's odg*. The dioiug room, halls ; and ronota, are fine end airy, looking out > oo tbe ocean. It can arcomtnode'e aboot live hundred go-*ls. Mr. Bolton ia abont establishing a telegraph i.fii-e. and i* alio getting doan from Philadelphia for the . reason Beck's band. He iaaUo enlarging i hi* livery stable* so a* to meet the demand* of the season. i ' unitkd states hotc",. Me»»r». Witt la Mill-r own this fine **- , Inbliahmeu! ll 4a a very fine hou»e. * ith • j verandah* and piuezas rntming all round it. A fine cupola surmount* il io the centre, from which yon have a magnificent view ol '.the ocean, city, and snrroauding country. — it* int-rnul arrangement* are not inferior J lo any of the other* ; but then it wants the gteen lawn* and pleasant walks cf either ; Columbia lioute*or Congress Ha I. Its ; proprietor* are busy cleaning and carpeting ; it, getting it ready for the teaion which is jutl opening. Besides these, tbe other hotels, which ' are too oamerous lo mention in detail, pas- i j tie** considerable atlructi n, and will ac- : : commodate about two hoodred goestaeacli. ; . 8ume uf the hotels are defici-oi in ruraimre bav.ogonly old fashioned affairs; still all are clean and comfortable. Soma new ars building, among others the Lo Pierre House, on Ocean street. uksikk fox bcilmno lots. M-ssr*. Miller A Bark-r have divided ; their farm iulo bolldiug lot* of fifly feel by one bundled, for which there is alieady a considerable ron. This valuable properly ' will make about five hundred lots, which are portioned off into Blrrets arialocratu ally ■ named First, Second, Third, Fourth and : Filth Avenue*. It is cuiitiguoua to tbe beach and town, and would makp beautiful rolls ge sites. It to be hoped that New | York uirrcbaut* will buy some of theoi, and I tims secure pleasant summer retreat* which ; would give ibt-m an interest iu tbe well being of the torn. A g-nersl sale will i com« off on tbe premises on ihu 38ih or this month and subsequent days. ) Now that we have aaid so much about I tbe city ilaelf, it* hotels and accommoila'- ; lions, it is but joat we should speak of it* I out-door resorte. Daivaa axp ratrkexadk*. ' Prrbap* lbs moet f-shiouable and exhidrive l.y day ia along the beach, . wh.ch extend* in o'ne circular atrelcb for about three miles. This, too, is lb* most favorite promeoade, and u all hours, excapt ; during tha noonday heat, crowded with fashionable group*. The bi-ach itself is a peculiar and altraclira {eatare. It ia re ; niarkal'ly tmootb, of fine firm sand, without i broken- hollow* or coarse atone. 8hining | 1 pt-bbl-a sparkle 00 11 — aiuoung which ia : found tbe celebrated Oupe May diamon.f, ' i capable nf a very' fine polish. ] Next to this i* the road leading from . I Congress Jlafl to the steamboat landing, a distance uf two and a half miles. This it a firm avenue, and i* th* boulevard or May. Faat horses aod fast gents can ! fully try their mettle and enjoy themselves - over it. It i* fringed with cottages, farm fruit, shrub* and lrer*„4hich ina»e II a favorite resort for picote paitre*.— evening, when the steamboat* are expected al lb« landing, this is literally crowded with pedestrian* and equipages of ' all klods, from the modest buggy lo the dashing barouche and cumbersome omniThis drive passes by tha lighthouse, which is a vary fine one of its kind, being hundred and fifty feet high, end supplied with Fresoal'a patent revolving tight. From ill lop there is a splendid panoramic view. Beside* these there ere several other quiet and ioterealiog resorts in the country aod around the city, among which Cold Spring occupies a prominent place. a bacb oecaaa m cavrsitrLATia*.Naar tha ii* hi house is a large tract of partly covered with brushwood and the debris or the forest, with a circular water pood io the centra. Some ol the "O-l enterprising of the inhabitants era exerting tbeuieelers to convert this into race coeree. This w ould be a very attracfeature, and will, 1 hope, be carried eel. There are plect/ of feat nag* in the stable* connected with the betel* and to th* country aruuna to gratify the • I or l log community.

Id | nuaierwua and varied enough to please tha iu j mo.t exacting. Besides drivinx and pror- | msnadiax jh-y can form yachting parties '• ; np the bay or to the opposite ihore of Cape 0- j flentupao. I Th# lovers of the piscatory art will find B- j sufficient recreation along the inlet* and - : creeks, while the sportsman will find plenty II [ of partridge and aeeblr.ls to reward his toil, it | The Oyster trade 4* alio r-viving, and the t« lovers of the bivalre will find th-m fat and r. delicious enough to satisfy the most epi- I curean ta»tr. A di-z-n 00 tbe half shell 1- : would be no joke. It would be a seriou* d . matter even for a New York Alderman or j >. | Fulion stru t epicure, and then yon can ' ih j Rounder among black fish end while fish, g - rl i-eprhi-ad and porgy, cod end berriug, s- dach io its own good time. | now to oxt to cats mat. 0 I Many of tbe good people of New York * | think that Capu Slay is the fag cud of ' ' i America somewhere. They little koow that it is within eight hours' journey of ; ll : their comfortable homes. They take the 0 ; moruing train to f'bilsd-lpbia, wheru you e lake the Cape May train fruui the foot of ® I Walnut street. j 1 have just Lad a telegiim from Mr. Van , UensseUrr. superintendent 0/ thu West j Jersey Railroad, 10 wh.ch ho slates;— Our New York arrangement* arc not perfected ; . ; expect them to be so on Munday next. We . ' j will probably check baggage aod ticket ^ ; pa»seng.-r« through both ways. This,' if ' ] carried out; will prevent any delays in; i Philadelphia, aod he a gre.it saving of time, ; rhorleoing the joqrney to about six hour". * | A line of sirauur" will commence run. 1 g i mug here on the 17th from Philadelphia, | aud toe New York company are expected 1 to resume their line, now that tha war i» I over. To persons having plenty of lime 00 ^ I hand, and wishing to enjoy a pleaseot trip, I 1 would recommend these routes. 1- , * , I tub sbaso.v(aor tkt fullt COMMKXCKil. _ . The teaioo her* doe* not open until „ j about thuend of June or 1st ol July. Turn i; ' the cars aod steamboats pour in their pre. v . clous freight of wealth and beauty, and „ Cape Muy awakens lo a na* life ol gnyety j and plearure. At present few of the hotels i are open, Congrers Hall being tbe only 4 | leading one. Only few gu«»la — invalidv ■ who desire quiet aud rei>ote— have arrived; ( j bot in two week* more we will be inetay mo/phoin d into one whirl of gaiety and [, j pleasure. j ; A" 1 said before, it bus ample occomtnoj I datiou for six .theuaand guests. Giving u tbum an average slay of a fortnight each, 1 1 this mak-s the ' number of visitors aboot I thirty-fire thousand for I be season. I aver,1 age each parol'* hotel or boarding house Ii rxpeuies 875. Drinks, srgars and mint II juleps, with several el celerat Tor the grntlvI men, and nicknacks, ducks of bonnets and ,f j th# like for the ladies, 825. Total $100 Or fitly dollar" per week for each guest ! . t This, 1 think, is not an ovt-rated figure. This calculation would -give the nice little , figure uf three nnd a ball million*. Let u« | . make il three millions, which would be a ! band-ome thing for a watering place. Aa the brilliancy of tha season baa not , ' yet ber»t in full hlest apon us; I 'tiill try j r and give you a picture of some of the ninsi l . excittog feater. " a U-hinnablu watering t .' place presents. Perhaps ootbtng could be {, more pleasing than to louuge, absorbed in a a pleasing reverie, upon tha broad, Cool . j piazza* of th* hotels or the verdant lawn in t . front of Congre s Hall aod listen to tbe I ceaseless murmuring of the Atlantic, and 1 ! watch th* graceful bark* — for ships bou .d ' , : east pals close — a* tUef lfelm along lb* | channel almost within hailiug dt.tai.ee, or „ ' tba more distant .mica, that aeem but a 1 | speck darkening lb* horizon. Lovely »o- , man fill around the beach mid promenade's, f i buoyant, full of life aud hope, invigorated j : by the healthy sea breeze end tbe pleasant 1 drives, decked in lb* height of fashiou, ' , wearing their most fascinating smile* and g bewitching airs, and | laying the very deuce . with th* vuaetorrd Apollos, who buw their ' 1 diminished beads aud beuite to homage , before their divine nod. Puliticiaus club I ! together, regulating the affairs of the osb tion, and shake their sris* noddles at aisles- . men— even at tbe President himself — and vow that if their aelf-wise but very cootra- . dtctory policy, be not 'ollowed, tbe wbofe - macbtoery of goveremenl will go to sniitbereeos. Merchants, who have -Lft their ; business, but not its cares bebiod them, calculate 00 a rise or fell In stock, and a r panic in the money uarkrt. ; Another cleat seem *0 absorbed a" to i enjoy a sort of heaven of Ibeir own, aod are evidently well pleated with tbe world lo general aod themselves in particular. — f Than along the shore crowus of happy, 1 eager bather* *jh»ri on eld NepUee't bosom r tome timid, scarcely ventariog to, wbita I other* playfully buttle with the waves, aod * tots amldti their foams, taoghing aod chat9 taring, presenting with Ibeir groieiqoe - dresses a stirring and picturesque scene. 1 Evening adds oew grace to the picture. 1 lb* moon be ma sparkle over the reel less » face .of the oceao ; tha gay, happy ltd* ol 1 human loveliness, and human frailty fnceeaaaa along the beach, lull d by the soft strata* of 1 mask that Boat front tba brilliant 1 aioona and drawing-room', -her# thou-

e | sand* ar* enjoying the whirl ami bnrly- 1 i- ; tmrly of the merry dance, is ll is a strange, exciting fvxture nf life I c and joy, *Ickn»a. and sorrow, frivolity and r : fashion. Il is a charming picture n»*ertbe- 1 J let*, and no where cao it be more folly real- : d i iz»d or amply enjoyed than in this beautiful, I y 1 gay little city. The man nf business, frr.h I. I from, tbe toil end nervous mnx.'Siy of the I e I conntirg house, will find here a grateful I d | enjoyment of healthful life and vigor. The a i- I invalid, with iualerlelt rye and emaciated > II | frame, the weary of heart and careworn. ■ < | will recuperate under ■ lie iulloenre nf the ' r 1 jileasjng excitement, tbe fr-sh air acd the f n i bracing water* of th* mighty Atlantic. — i • 1. The young and gay, whole mission I" to | * ;, ! enjoy life, will find all its charms delight- | * | fully awaiting them. I Saratoga has its' spring", its mineral 1 |. ■ waters, its manifold attractions ; but it has I 1 I not the splendid taudy beach nof the Ui'u > ' . invigorating wares of L'ape May. ! ' * It " Artciutls Ward in Richmond. , e Arteuius Ward has visited Richmond ; , u and gives th" result of hi" experience ia ta 1 1 letter Irom which we make the following,) ; >• U r acta : f \ j n j There ii_ rally a great deal of Union sen- , 1 j t intent io this city. 1 sre it on ev'ry hand. : , ' j I met a .m}u to-d«y— 1 am not at liberty , > to tell bis name, hut he is an old aitd- to- h * : flooentiiotxl citizen of Uichmrmd,— and aez I., 1 lie. "Why! We'to bin Cghtfn, agin the Old j | Flag! Lor' bldss nte, how smg'lar!" He ; , " j then borrer.'ed live dollars of me and bu.t • '• ■ iulo a flood of tears. '• < S«*d aoolher (a man of staodin and for- ' | '• ; merly a hitter rebhel), "L'l us al oust slop ! i this effoosliun of liiutl ! The Obi Flag is ■ , good rnuff for me. Sir." He added, "you i * air from the North ? have you a doughnut 1 n i or a piece of custard-pie shout you t" 1 I 1 1 told bun no, but I kuew a muo from Yer- 1 | ttionl *bo had ju'tVrgnuiZed a sort of-ret- 1 ; torant, where he could go and make a very 1 || ' cunifourtahble brekfasl on Noo ingland a ' rum and cheese. He borrer'd 50 cents of , me, and a.k iii mo 10 semi hint William Gar- 1 d risou's umbrotip* as I got borne, hu walk'd ' < y | off. . . • I , ! 8*d another, "There'" bin a tremenduv ' y Uuion feeluT livra from the fust. But ae 1 ' . was kep down by a tain of terror. Iluvc 1 |. you a daggerretype of Wendell I'hiliips | ' - aoout your person ? and will you lend me ' ' ,1 four itol.ari for a few days ti l *e air wancv • ' ; more a hapy A united people!" J< ff. Davis is not pillar here. She is j U regarded as a Southern Vympathyxer. A J 1 , yit I'm told ha was kind to hi* Parieou.;1 t 8h# ran away fr.om 'em many yesra auo, Ic : 1 _ h»s never bin back. This was showin' 'em i ' , ! a good deal of conaiderra'.ion when we re- ' l lici t what bi* conduct has bctyi. Her cap- ' * lur in feeuiuil aparre!! confoosea me to re- ! ' j card to bis aex. ft yon see t speak of him ■ ' 1 at a her as frrkeiit as othetwise, A I guess 1 ha leel* *0 hissalf. . j A* 1 nm through, I'll say adoo, gentle j „ reader, merely reiaarkin' that tba 8tar ' a ( HpangNd Banner is wavin round loose agin : t aud that then don't stem to be anything , the matter with the Goddeis of Liberty bcr yond a slight cold. ^ A HTML'S Waxd. 1 t Khrrliluu't Modesty. If! It appears that l'Ull. hbenilau, who i» n . e ! lion in battle, ia Ibe moat timid of man n among tha ladies. A writer in //ours at , >1 Home givea some remiuiscauca* of rihendan , II as (juitrieraisster to the Army of the boat! - , e west, operating" under Geo. Curtis in Mi»- , d sourt and Arkansas, at the beginning of , d the war, and among other thing* lella tha v fuftosmg : r "Hhetidao's modesty amounted to basha fulness, especially in Ilia presence ol the ' '— gentler sex. His life having been passvd 1 >, 00 tba frontier, among Indians or at some d | solitary post, it was out at all surprising 1 t ' that uur Quartermaster ahould hesitate ' , j when urged logo abcre ladies might he ' d : expected. If by chanc* ha lourd bimselt | 1 e j in each x gathering, be wa* sure to tbriuk r ! into an obrcor* corner aod keep silent.— i e | We remember an amusing iociuect of his b bashfuluess. Hu became attracted toward >- a youcg lady al Springfield, where he *11 - engaged io sending supplies to the sruiy. 1 d ■ Desirous of thowtug h»r some altenlibn, lie was altogether loo modest lo veotoia ou v such a dep. Finally be bit upon an ex- ' '• . pedient. He bad a gay young clerk Kddy, 1 f | in bia office, whom be induced lo taka the young lady ont riding, while be (8heridaoj * luruttbed borirs. 1 he modest little Cap- ■ tain could he ofteo seen looking with plran , tare on this arrangement. Couitiug. by d | proxy eeanied .to pleas* him as much as 11 d it bad been duoe by himself. Wliat the ' - result waa "si never learnt. We think il > moat probable Eddy carried off the prise. 1 ■ 1 ' , Mike ia a little darkey of a dozen ' d years who wa* porpoealy left atuo* in tbi 1 - store on* day, aod watched through a door 1 s that stood ajar, lo test his honesty. Find- ■ ing bimseir alone, he began 10 look aboat 1 . tba ptaca lor something good; and alip- ' s ping behind the counter, be aoon help, n ' f bimtrll tibefwlly to Mia ead candy. Upon being caught, iu the act, and reprimanded, 1 b* .began 10 justify himself by saying : t "You'd n» hu.ii.ets to toavd m* alone ; you | i- know'd I'da^el.'* . '

llotv 4. rant Got Into the War* The well-knewn rorreapoadeet ef the Junrnel, who write# oader the *lg» nalare nf "Uorielgb," thus related th* atory nf Grant's re^ntranc* into UaBvd rilatet army, al tk* oxlbreeh of the Rebellion : — Four years this very month, Ml. Grant in beV quiet hum* in Galeae. Her whs Mr. Grsmt, the leether dealer, a plain, modes*, reliable man, wttheal marb apparent furee, who attracted very littler attention any-wi.y. The war bed eeni" meiiced. Th- t-ig bad been shot away from and "t ot out of a Rebel caution *k Memphis. One morning M Grant called Senator Weshorue, who result* ia Ua> He told Mr. W. that ha did not feel j right— tbat be conld not steep nights, thai felt that he was not doing h» doty.— j asked him what Was the mat- ; ter. Mr. Grant replied, I am doing nothing my cuurtry. 1 have been erigreted at j the nation'* expunte; but here 1 em at I home duiug nothing, I don't know what lo 1 du. I nm no politician. 1 tio-'l scent to wanted anywhere, yet I feel as if I were | fit for something if i could only bed my .place." Mr. H ushbarne invited his n-igh- ; bur to accompany him to bpringfield. where important cqiisullal 00 was lo bw held at the request of Governor Yates. Ou tha - morning of tbe fourth day Mr. Grant called '•at Mr. Washbarnu'a rooms, aod said to j : "Nobody knows me here— there ie . nothing fur me to do— 1 em going home." "lluh! 011 a rlaj lunger," said Washburn*, • The next day *n important discussion we* held in th- council chamber. At the request of Mr. Washburue Mr. Grant waa coiled in. He held an totem** with the State authorities tor I- trty mir olea and tti-n went out. As the duur closed, Gov- ! eruof Yutrs cried uul, "Good God, Wesntiuiue, who this in or, ? 1 jpsve learned mye about troops in ibis ■ thirty uuoaies ; thao 1 knew .11 my life. AH 1 can do for him uow t- to put him 00 u.y naff. Yoa ' go home and raise a re.iuieul and I'll com--him as colonel," The thing aaa •lone. The rest of the story, tbe world by heart. itlowing Out Kerosene Lamp*/ Frequently we are coiled upon to record I accidents resulting from rite explosion of j lamp'. The following suggesIrom a ront-mporory , if borna in mind j may he of value lo those who use lamps. : I lie danger uf blowing out kerosene or cati oil lamp" from the top is greater than people generally suppose. Tber* are seve- * rol iiittnoces 011 rerord, it ia said, ahare : have been lost from tbe explosion of ! Linps Irom this prertice. Tbe following ] rzpLnatiou of the causes that produce thw : rxploaioo are worth considering and beedi : first — The oil in the lamp is generally low, leaving mora room for gat. Second— The gas is very inflammable and willwlway* explode when igoitod. ! Third — In blowing the blaze down it ig. Thu iuference is, a lamp ahould never be •down ont from the lop. Tb* wick may uul perfectly fill tbe tube, aud the flame may go down, when the Ibe gaa comes op. Fourth— Tbe lets oil is the lamffl^he greater danger. » There it noon's* "blowing" down the chimney o a lamp to pal tbe light oat. A moderate exhalation of tb* breath down the chimney is Sufficient to pot the strong, est light uul "in a jiffy." it is much surer j aud Safer lhaU blowing. Cannon ut Itjctimond. Government t« rapidly dismantling tha fortifications at Richmond and Peleraborg, shipping tba cannon, etc., lo the Washington and othar Nortuern navy yards aod arsenals. The number of rauvon of all kiods, siege and field, is moch larger than was ortgioally supposed. At one time four or | Uve acres at the lauding bolow Richmond Wei* covered with cannon, caisson", army | wagons, etc. Five vessel* wefq at City i'otul and Richmond last week, loading with tuein, including tb* beautiful Whitworth battery of rifled cast steel iJ-poand-ers surrendered by Gen. Lee hi Burkesvilla, V*., which was presented lo the-rwbeU at the beginning of the war, by sympathising frienda in England. ' Artillery officers pronounce it oue nf tba finest batteries to lb* world. It will probably be sent, with other curious pieces, to We. I Poiut, a* trophies. Al Petersburg, just before it* evscuatioo, many cannon weie buried, and headboard* put np at each end, to resemble aul.iierg' grave*. Tbe negioes, at* ay* loyal 10 lb* North. Immediately revealed the trick, and upward or oue hundred field-i.-eea hw«e already been exhumed. Tha ■mount of war material now accumolalad Government, liolb of its own manufacture and captured from tb* rebels, is almoat lucredtbla. Speaking of guo* in a wbole--*le way, an artillery officer-lately iatimated tbet tb* caooon, cait'ons, ambouocve, army-wagons, Ac., with ibeir tsaae, • ould make a column reaching from New York to California. — Btwlon 'Jruntcnpt. — Our euamry's best rerooree* are aaOonbleuly ita women ; bat tla teeb araeA ahould be husbanded.