- CAPE MAY OUEAN' WAVE, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 187L • ' -*1

CAPE MAY OCEAN WAVE| CITY AND COUNTY : ~ " Grey vsi* hrap off freckle. Bwh anue la Max T» tmrmagjfiiar-Fraraiaanry *«• threat ohM >■ more nutritlw than "lit DalkilMtolBftl KM •• Preparing to g*V«*fo toe Wrapiha Nmpapar eorreapoodenls are look- ' i of oa up. Hale of to* ftllatto Hotel M Saturday. 27to ioat. 'R. B. Improvement Pasare" are bcirionlng to no out. Peak mad abofihl never 1a Bridge haa ban to CaOtoatt'arlB aaoo be occupied with m- lb* graasttag of license*. \ A variety sf atdldran'i carriages and XtKarta at Bnnct A Brother's The cmlaa of lost weak were moat ac- i c pUbtoja oto Canaan and trockrn. i Fbr ftvah dinner vegetables go to S. I 11. BWstn't maal and pcorlaioa market. < TbeJbeach <ru aerer in better coo- I dilUretorlalUagtoaaltia tola spring. . Oof |^reaiier»_»houM read "T. , 0in. ewm,mn J Mr." Charbs Duffy, propi ietor of the I Stockton Hotel, waa down oa a brief I "1 2£&£L.to-a.-_. : »oo are belag received by crcry mall I Property owaera aloof Lafayette ' -.met are notified to bare their tide- | Scrape of net paper or molet tea , 1 tree strewn an the carpet before . -weeping will allay the duet. t The demand for rant* eteaka and < •irloiaa%t & R. bwala's meat aod i t'griAbt* market is oa tot lorratae , Hare you examined the laijt stock uf giasaamdqasaaaware ju-t received c rtflenoeatfa a tore depot on Jackson t atreat? Important tale of baUding Ma, ata- 1 ble, share* la two pilot boata, etc, on *■' Saturday, * *h last, at laic residence of R. Ilrmd, deooaaed. * A tine oT omtdboaea will be noal- E lively OBMatoi Ma season between Coofwea Hall and Hcbeltotiiiere' tend- . naac , touching at all toe priaclpatl bo- p let*. Yachting oo Saturday la>l wa* not d In every reaps* eooeldered a success. ll The Congrats aod Gertrude narrowly 1 reuapod a coIUaioc, an# the latter r managed to run ashore. t: Tl.e Board of Directntn.dlhoCapc J Mar County AgncuHtM* aod )l.,r- P tlculiural Society will ntofa * Sooth » j££lllL3fiiE£Hfir o year. » A mooting will Ire bold at Cold ° Spring Academy on Tucedov evening, F 23rd inrt., for the purpoec of getting . sajttSStwsaS: j immaneut wharf at the Steamboat On Monday afternoon nut an aue- fi lioa eele of dry good*. milium? and . notlooe in g-ucral will take place at u Mrs. S. 8 Uawklnt" atorr, No 14 0 Washington street. For full partialkura cnoeult adrertlaemenl In another „ A Pair for the benefit of the Baptist u Church at the Court Hon* will he a ■ held In Wbealool Hall, commencing « early In June- The pre[niationa fur d thleaflkir have been In pragma some n time, and will no doubt rotator It mere than neoelly n tractive. The ton- ' .tothaSMamUret Land- u log lm» aim bona taaneb lend coodltion a for the paal taayenaaa itiant praaant. r TUato owing to lie repaire lately in- 1 stl luted under the superintendence of J Mr. A. H. Steven., and tho efficiency \ of our city "rand scraper." Our CUyto deonlox iu uaaal sum- p mar eptoador. The hotel, and cot- n hive, a re being pot In order.- the trees ti and shrubberies are sprouting as If by u elder, and every ware that -urge* on a the bench Kama to' roar a promise of a 1 large vtoUlaxpopnlaiicm for the aenaon. a The aat of baratea recently mado to 1 order for Bianul k BroW handsome iSfflSttshTKS 1 and attract, piwml i diuiratfon " lie held a specimen of bettor etyto or , workmanship in tba harnvm line — Fartim who wtata work of toil kind and l at raaaecmhto rates will make a note of J. too feet that Mr LoveUW esuhll.h- imeat to No. M Waehlngtoo -tree*. '■ The Grand Taehlng lb *, tie ol the v cooing eeanon to to take pi u* on nr about the flrel of July, and will doubtless have ths efikcl at attracting thun.- u and. of vMton to Cape May. A ma-.- . nlftcent Steamer from New York baa tl been already Chartered for the evnot, and will make an excursion trip for b the accommodation of than within* b tu come by water. Mr. Bennett of I Uk HtraU engages to bare at loart U ton of the toetoet yaefau of lbs New h York clnbentererd for the nice, which » will be for a ene-t hones nd duller cup. Wo feel exceed iuglv obliged to the >■ ftrnecri of SravDIa ami the .urrouod- *! Ins conntrv for the kind mentloo K they hare eren fit to make of the In- u toiwtt whfoh we have, la c-innectiou 6 with our worthy eotamporai ire of tin- " s,.r and Itoidgeton ftJrit. tokra in <- thed^jragrrea and ^prmpciUy. ^Our P the Club buLo more "tW ootnpen- , uted fat the evidmi aplril or appreelation which we have alwaie met at the hands or Us uffieere .od mam- « i bar.- u . _ s| I Cotumeoamta' Rarotrr --Wc lay c! Into— >ng Watoniinlof the work done „ and Eosnlaa tip— .d by U» Itunrd of Cnminiealitoi is dwriag Uw year l«:n v The report haa been plepued with J evident care and aooorary and reflect. Born^g^/mMreff* wt tod on rcforrtng to Uw docmaent llwl part year toeked naarly IIO.'OU of the ;' amount an->wwl them by law. Of the » Oftoegow worth Of HfitSTwhUh I' | U" Oimiahnlito was allewvd fit per1 aaasTWhyeasS :

p I Aboct Kcottwrr irf OBuitI Not wren nr PanTic t-t.Ait. -lTe ] Editor of the S-w •( tkt Cf In hi. laet IB.UC Rtodt the W a ntn very amiatdif tmoifly oe the ainfulnvw of its | rtowe rre pectins "l*obllc Offlcer.' Salm a rive" a. laid down In there columns I two wceka ago. The around of cse -pI lioa aatunxd by our erudite censor ap- ! pre re to ba. thai, Inaamnch as the prea- . cot council "do not get a cent pay for their services' • and are "booret, upL right men-' who are endoarorins. to ■ manage the bnaineu of Uh- city with the "most rigid ecooomy," we had no t buMnea. to indite what he to plremd to designate "a lecture on political ecuoo- , my." Infoctthe 'tar'.dcfetsacofcounJj dltotoall Intent. and [Tmpos.-s nureof ' an effort to Halter and r.i.i'>!« the bon- • oraMfomembrre than anything etoc.— . The merit, "f the •|Ue.tiou which in- ■ apired oar article on "omrem antarir." are net thought worthy of couatorra- .] tita. I m trad, we have an intimation that the WAV* has endeavored to cast . reflectloni on tho motives and cliaractere of the members of coondL The WATS has done nothing of the rart — ' It nrefore leaving the motive take care of thmiaalica aetloo. are what we're > after. There gentlemen occupying public positions are aiwn.hir to the i people, and the people therefore Itavc the right to judge of their official ac- > lioa. aa they .land, aod not through the motires which prompted them. Stripping the Mar's article of IU oefonao or the character and motive, of the honorable member, of council, I which wu tore neither maligned or disputed, we hare before ue tome figures • and one thing or another which, ll la . expected, will driunualmte nalitfectorthai each and eVcry officer receive. , fitir com penre lion tor the tervioce In support of the action of council In mluctog the Mayor's salary, a circumstance 1. dtod by our cotcmporary ' which la not -in point — "if the court know, itaelf." Ilin Honor may hare ami with propriety too, on fixing the salary of Mayor at !i«0 a year, under the reviwxl charter aa . drawn up by the Committee or which | waa a member; but that document, which the Mae ought to know reduced the office to . mere honorary one, wa* not permitted to become a law. Tho .luttoa therefore of the Mayor nn- tho same aa they have to o i ,-r part; and Ue- plus adranocd hy the 1 editor aa to the actual w-r rice* rendered each year being merely hie own private opinion and not basal ujom nny authentic calculation is no argument at all. We next come to a list or the C'ily offidal. and the aalar^ paid each for the year 1H7U a. ivmi|«rril Willi what It 1. proposed to par them for tho curtent year. Then comce the following extract:— • Itv three Inm It .ill l» wwa Hal Uie .. On caoialtiog the Sitr't "figure." we Hud that the .am ofllOOU wu expended for officer.' salaries lut year. According to the above theory tba re>of that amount JO'-'b, will enable lomvoowr sl-..«i|v r .uimnii ! If thi* to not carrying retrenchment right straight through and no mi. take, than Benjamin Franklin never lived. think of it, ye 'furtUDato taxpayer.' a aaTlng of SIAW a year sin asla rim alone! There'll reform for you. Why, at this rate wo can wipe out the National debt If we only lire tons enough. Verily, this is the year of Jubilee to the over- burdened tax- 1 payenoftbeOUyofCxpeMay. Don't! augh. dear uneophUtksUd reader — I Little idea you hare of the utoundlng 1 wisdom which haa given to (to world the financial liy|».ili..l« Hi.it hy expending a hundred dollar, ken this year than last, Ifccemlrr next will find yon fiflut) In pocket by the operation. Wc advise you to profit hy Urn and in time give ua the result of the rW perl menu The Stv i. also pleased to make wntrhmcn, which lumr the loart areunkind and uo -called for, aud which | With them not a particle of i weight to .tutnin council in culling I . the pay of these men to the lowest notch. HuAtui or GoKxmuoNKtt*. — A I mertlog of the Commission waa held ' at the Atlnutlc Hotel on Saturday ercnlug. Commhoioeien, nntoiut— ' Uestre. J. C. BoUltt, J. V. Cake. W. : He well. Gen. Hildrctli and J. <y. After the aptworal of thu minute, of pn-vlaa maeung. a «ipy of the ordi- : nance lately ponied by council, resjuir- ^ report, from the Cummtosloo every month, under oath, wa* prinnile.1, and, oa motion, wa. told on the table. chairman wa. tojtructrd^to com- j The report of the commlttoc ate ; pointed to audit the aocounU ef the ' Commission for the yenr 1870 wa. preeenlr.1, accepted and ordered to Inpublished in the local |wpereThe following Wile were ordered ' wc ?" "3: tSaag^-.Tr'. 's5., rreto.1 0. "kto The superintendent was inatntcted to grade and curb the sidewalk oh Innh aides of North slrert at tbo expense of property owner, along Mid street. f .n motion lbs clerk was instructed notify the property owner, along the line of Lafayette rtreel to Hchelleugt-r. ; laindlng to curb Ibelr .blew ,1k., and : If not done that the -ii|K rint> inlnu ; the same done at tho expense of A number of proposal, for the grading of the extension of Washington Street from Union street to 8eh<dlrnLanding were rend. Tbeprop-si-3m of Char Its 11. snd Georg* Mother- : ■ ford, being the lowest, waa accept- d, and a committee court. ling of Mrt-r. < Cake, Hlldreth and WillUma, was are < pointed to arrange the contract and 1 ■Utwrtntend Uw work. Uu motion tbo superintendent wa. - instructed to remove the porch of Mr. George Fryer on the east tide of Ferry i street. ' Mr. B B. Swain was on motion inalructsd to complete the map of llvcny, with dcscnptlon of the .tresis, L-itog ot'thv" loard. It waa alio decided to Oao am shall, whicli may he purchased of Mr. J. K. i Mrcray, on Jacks.ui rtrret cxclu.Ui-lv. , The Board then a-ijourned. ' Hor-rn res villc. May 8, 1871. | The dab met M.v I.t, a. u-a-il, (,. M. Pest in the chair. Miimte. of la.t ! meeting read aud apprsvsd. The time was nimtly ocroptod in | cloving np Uw aflalrs ot the club for - the season, and In organising tho library. The first income of book. Jurt received. comdrte of 30 volume., a very ! «S»Sa»aa.i,p_S ; to be forwarded by the rerewtcr. for i pahUctioo. Broolred. That the rtne-re and hvsr ! ty thanks uf the Honth UaarUte Farm- ! en' Club he ti-ndcre.1 to Uie OcaUK j WAVE, Sar »/ a. Cay and Vrw Jr - •'} farvfot for the aval and iuh-n-l. 1 they have manifested In the organ,*.. ing. from time to time in their reapreUw paper.. To*. Bosrel of Director, meet on Saturday lath inac, at Hroviile Statton, to otgauiV. hi acc-.r-tom-.- with

! val.cn, not x oa. he : rt»| ji .v omciAL.] i«mneilPwaa convened on Wednesday evrnlng of tort week In ponoance to " csl! of the Mxvur. A. usual oa these P" oecmaiona lliere waa a ftlil attendance P" oo the part of the people. . Member. preMut— Meaara. Beard"r wood, Eklredge, Smith, Stevnii, J" Thomiieon, J. Hlrattoo Ware. After the diapoMl of the record of P® the proceeding, of the previou. meet- }° lug, hi. honor the Mayor called for -uch i*tllion» a. tnay he on the clerk's ®" ilertc. Mr. Stevvn. wa. uu.ler the imprev- ™ alen that- the Bret lauiiwse is order 0 was the reports of the standing com- ~ luilteca. The Mayor thought not, and rvfrrrvd tin- grntkman to Uirir 1 "Rule, of Order.'' *' There being no petitions to present, ™ Mr. Hteven. ofiml a resolution re- " guinng the UUy Collector to fttroiah ®" to the Finance C'omniluee on or be- " fore the 10th lnrt, a certified llat of ~~ the dclipnticni taxpayera, with the ™ *CTt^i','aOUI"adUCbrei Which, 'B The chairman ofobv. j udiciary Com10 mltlee reported that the note for (1400 'e issued by the cily tost month to meet > certain interest on bond, due April lit. had not been aa yet placed in " The chairman on Commitie of Pro- » lection of Property reported that they '• bad examined certain chimneys on Mr. Hughe.' premiss, and found that * they were Dot in arcerdance with -tba u requiremenU of the city ordinances, f- I he gentleman a too reported that the city would not be supplied with gxa * before tbo firat of June, that the pound lad been leased, snd that the putting u UigethM- of lbs Fire engine wna In pror" grc*«. - )' tin uiolloo the report wu accepted. :l The chalnuan of the Committee on ® Education, on behalf of the Hcliool n Board, asked for nn appropriation of 8700 for the puriwre of meeting cur- * rent ex;«:im., including book., fuel, " furniture for a new room, etc. 'I Thu chairman of the Judiciary Com- " mitleu reported by ordiunnce conocro- * iug approprialioti. for defraying ex- * |KUK. of the city IDI. year. Oa mo- " Uan tho tltls-of llw -doeuwast wa. * taken for its first reading— 5 to 1. ■J The ordinance *u then read hy " Ketion. on Its Mcmd paMago, and " ordered to ita third muling hy the '* umr role, Mr. Thompron voting In ' the negative The following hill, were ordered T paid:— ^ A resolution Instructing the MarI! .hoi to enforce the rxfiuln-nirnu of Uie crdinancc respecting chimneys, aud ; oficred by Mr. hldrcdge. gave rise « somehow or other to a very audible demaulraUoo of iiu-rrlnn-nt on Um . part of some of the interested spectators who srere present. To this Mr. " E. look exception snd called ou his ■ honor the Mayor to protect the mcm- ' here at council front such InutHlng . ' Mr. Hlevctui a.kcd for tntormaUon , 1 re»|»-cllrig the note recently given on ' liu, part of tbo dty lor the purpose of , - paying od the coupon, due the first , * of April. A. he understood it, the , ' moury on that note had not been . ' placed in hank notwithstanding the , assertions made at the time that it | ] would ba forthcoming within forty- . r eight bouts. , ' I Mr. ThotiiiMiu a.kcl wlicthcr tlvow ; coupons hail Ws paid. ; , " Mr EMredgr replied that a portion ; of them had bent paid. , Mr. ThompMin presuuicl there mint , he a misunderstanding aomewhere, aa - , [ he Hail been Inforau-d at the time that , instructions had bren given the cnahtor , of the Camden First National Bank [ to redeem the coupon, a, they came , Mr. Eldredoe aaid that a .mall rtir- , i plus fund had remained hi Bank, to . ■ the credit of the cite, which had horn , , , duct- exhausted lu redeeming the ! , r cno|Miad»- Ioat mouth; and beyond . ; ; that, whatever hail U.-u pdid liad been ! fr-iin fund, ftirnlshed by General , i S-Woik The gentleman wa. unable to : •nr Into wluisc poaacsslon the note of . - the dts had fallen. I 1c. Hlevun. did not approve o( do- ( I lug huslneaa this way. lie wanted to | f i know more particularly of the means i - ; by which the liabilities of the city were . - ! met. Ilo wa. or opinion that there . * j W» #jngto h - trouble abonl the note I j f; '"jlr. 'fhMi|MUi amid not are what ] * I difference it nude to the dty a. king , ■ fws the coupons wcri; bring paid. f - The Mayor remarked that tor hi- , pari hv was glad to learn that the , | notes of the city Were being sought , > Mr Thorn ps.ni stated that lb- rtm- . ) pie question at hwue were whrtber the j - coui-on. were paid or not. if tliey i s i were nut there wa. bod faith some- - i where. -' ] Mr. KMredg* again stated that the ' o- -U pon» had been rodretned only to a 1 limitrd extent. | Mr. Htessn^arti^ If Un- nly had i,-.liiin.d. I ' Mr. Tbunipaoa rtsted tint the «ou- > ; p<ms remain In honk as cancelled , 9 :- checks, and would be forthcoming in < » ; a wtth-iu'-llt with our City Treasurer, , which that officer ran gel at any time. I Mr. Ware thought It would he pro- ; , r per for them to know somi-lhing of the . 1 wbrreat.nit of the (1400 note in qu.- ; (ion, sud therefore moved tlal tlic ' Finance Committer be Instructed to " ascertain what had Is-comc of it, and I al.o the amount of coupons which i , have bren paid. Which waa so or- . I drred. On motion council adjourned. .! !i , -i-r- iAL xnrnNn. i - On Monday evening. 8th lnat., a i 1 ■ | special meeting waa held, Mayor Ware ' 1 ■ prodding. , Present— Messrs. Board wood, H- 1 1 . I dredge, Hiuilh, Stevens. Thomtts-ni, ! 1 . i J, U. W. Ware. J. Stratum Ware. ' ' I i Alw.nl — Mr. James Mocray. After dittoing of the minutes of the j | i • above scsatnO, the ordinance entitled ; . "an ordinance concerning approprl- : 1 r ! athiM,'' etc., waa takeu np no its filial ; 1 reading, and pxsw-il hy the foBowIng ] 1 ■ vote;— i Affirmative — Mcsini. Ilcardwooil, ! , Rldredge, Smith, Stevens, J. Suattou l Ware — 5. Negative— Messrs. Thomptun, J. G. i ! W. Ware— 'J. Tbo fblluwing communication from < 1 the Chairman of the Board of Com- , | "°"'ialrer,rtt£»&t> eii.rr JUj: ! ; * toMoaTt^t - . Ice,' vhire^vrru u, lUMinrevXk-B*,-! snr*."' r iSjM&l-tot « UwBmig sd rxsaure tJSwrwsw rs, ; j ^ Lasr^rC ass sxry .aiisrtg ; j ^ 1 Mr. Stevens— I mow tlmt the comi mmdeation he laid upon the table. Mr. Eldredge— 1 scummI thnt n»- j Alderman Ware calk 1 fin the ye*. ■ . aud nayv. Affirmative — Merers. Beardwood, . , Eldradge. Hmilh. Steven., J. Stratum ! Nentlvc— Me-wn. Thmupann and J. G. W. Ware.— 'Jy " ui. i Slid he wmtld In- - quire what the Ftaamv Csmmfttre tad '•'drew- I" retawnpe to lh- note ef the ■

ritj which they bad been Instructed to Mr. Eldredge staled that (be committee bad not bad the Urns rtm* Use ™ tort iQ*T»"g of council to atletxl to the 10 Mr. Steven* call attention to the *® fact that the bond at the Mayor had " not horn aa yet filled- He though I II , was time the matter was attended to. "" ilia Hooof asked for an abatement "• iu the amount of aeeurtty required by Mr. Smith moved that the^wod U *• tho Mayor he fixed at 81UW. ®r Mr. Thorn |*on explained why the ■ I previous high rate of security reqtflred ! of the Mayor was considered ncctw " Mr. Hmith'a motiou was agreed to, J' when the mailer wa* finally arrenjfad h oh csuncfi approving the securities " oflsred by hit Honor. Dr. i£ H. Marey, by pcrmiaaion ^ called altcution to lie condition of the' "r city lot, at the corner of Washington " and Franklin streets. e: Mr. J. Ware staled that the ComM mittre on Protection of Property had • employed a person to remove all '• causa* ofcompUinl, which would be ■hmt'a* soon aa the weather settled, jj Oa motion adjourned. 11 » i-.r..w.iwtarlM^ icon. u The movement recently inaugurated ' towards tba greater development of tin' >- industrial aud agricultural resources i J of Cape May is gathering in Interest ] 0 aud strength as it progresses. The >t uiteting on Saturday evening wxs well « aiu-ndcd and more of a practical spirit '- was inftned into the nroeecdinga. The c committee a|ipointed to deriM the most » practicable rocaos for securing the ' establishment of a permanent wharf g In the vicinity of the 8 tea ni boat Land- 1 '- iug reported favorably. A report was also received from the committee to stenre the stoppage of a line of Hteama era plying between New York aud 'I Philadelphia, at Cape May during the ' Hummer months. The committee ■ had been to Philadelphia, anil Ibis ■ oeek they proceed to- New York on this special business, the results of i ' which expeditipa tliey will be able to | - report at next mectfhg. Mr. John C. Little, on huing called ' ou for llie information gave the meet- » ing therrauh of certain soundings lately made under fat* direction in the J ticinityuflheUnionCompany'swharf. ' Al.ive that |Kiinl be found it necessary - to go 500 fact from high water mark 1 to find 12 feet of watrt; while brlow It. tliey bad only to go 400 0** to [lad ths ' samo depth of water. The bottom was of mud. an;) in a gradual descent for ' about 400 feet, when they came to the bard, firm bed of the river. Mr. Lit- ■ tie was convinced that the nature of : tho bottom rendered it perfectly sale 1 fur any kind of structure to rrst upon. 9 Home general re marks, oo .the Allan ' adopted for the construction tnl be 9 government pier at Lewlstown were ' indulged In, in which a number of cil- • ixens participated. The axorUtaut 1 rates for wbarfhge extorted every sum- ' roer hy the Steamboat Comjany from ' vessels which touch at their rickety wharf formed a theme which received some hard rap. all around. . Mr. ' Uaynes took up the same topic, and ; then rattled off some puugvtit cunclu- ■ rtons on the advautagrs which would ' necessarily arise in repealing vrhnrf- | age duties by the erection or a new ; pier. He alto referred to the evident | ' awakening on this same movement , ' whicli was now- making Itself felt throughout Cape May county. 1 j I>r. PhUUpt, chsirmsn, Thought that i the time for action had arrived.— 1 j Every ooo was satisfied of the existing necessity. The question had resolved ' | itself simply in this:— wheilwT we. ' : should go air with the enterprise ou r- ; ; sclvw. or ilr|icnd on sthen to do it lor On motiou a committee, cuusisliug of Mr. Johu t'. Utile. Mr. Maakc! Ware and Mr. I. C. FMniumls, was appoiuted to ascertaiu whetlier a rite ' for tlx- proposed wharf wu obtainable, aud also to aroure suhscriptioni to the the otijcct in view. ll was suggested that the next 1 meeting be held at so mo central point ' in the adjoining township, so as to give the people residing In that eecuon an opportunity to assist in an under- . taking of so great import to them and ! 1 which they should all tsel a lively ■ ' To this cod U was decided . 1 to hold a meeting at the Cold Spring I Academy, on Tuesday evening. 23rd ; I I lust., wbcu, it Is to be hoped a practl- 1 , | caI exhibition of the interest felt in the ' ; the movement by our country friends I j will be glren In the shape of a full ' Some other nutters in this connection were considered, when on motion of Mr. Swain, a subscription paper was prepared, and Leaded by those ' . present. In a few moments, though ; the hour was fkr advanced and many had retired, about 81X10 was sub- ' ' scribed to the capital stock of the pro- j i posed company for the erection of a ' Adjourned to meet at Arcade Hall : ! on Saturday evening next at 8 o'clock. 1 MKKTINO OF STOCKUOUiEII* to ; j run Auricvltckal asd HortiI ; li'ltl'Rai. Soctmr.— In accordance 1 with a notice previously given la y »r ■ valuable paper, by the corporators of : the Agricultural and Horticultural Ho-i-irty, requesting the stockholders of ' said society, to meet at Seavlllo Sta- - tion, May oth, at 3 p. m., for the pur ■ jwse of electing a Board of Directors. ' At the time appointed the meeting was called to order, aud Tli -mas Tuwn- ' ■ send chosen as Chairman, F. Sidney • Towosead was appointed Secretary.— The chair staled briefly the object of i the meeting, and hoped that the averting would ho satisfactory to all Inter- : cited iu this society, whether present 1 ! or not. The charter was then presented j and trail by the secretary, and after a | few remarks aa U this section aod that . : section of the charier, there was a 1 mutton mado and carried, that the ; number of director! he 13, and that 'J of the same be ftom Gape May City, 2 , j from Lower Township, 2 from Mold!.I Township, 3 from Dennis Township, I . and 2 front Upper Township. The j | following Is s list of these elected for , ] tbo cusulng yenr. Wm. Townsoul, I Wm. Eldredge fur Capo May City;' Wm. T. Bates aud Abraham Itecvos. , ton.,-r Township; Wm. 11. Smith sod J. N. Tomlin, Middle Township; It. S. , Learning. Thompson Van Gilder. E. F. Western I, John Voaa aud Thomas Tuwnsend for Dennis Township; 1 Thomas H. Gandy ami Tlutddcus Van ' Gilder for Upper Township. It was moved' that the directors meet at Ihia £x, (Scar Hie SlaUoo.) on Saturday, y 13th, at 2 p. Ol.. lu elect their offiren, which will cudMatof apnai.lrnt„sccrvtar)', treasurer, ltc. As the coriMiiators had bo further business . hoiferr litem, it was moved and carried F. SlDMET TOWXsRXII. Hoc'y Corperaton' Meeting. | X. Ik— Notwithstanding the wsa- - liter being so verj unfavorable there was 77 shares represented, which shows [ tlial the people are alive to anything j Agriculture in tho rouuty of Cape j May. m F.8.T. 'to,. - -I I ItKliN*! t|-|;t.\. Smb „ tin: title of a lately introduced sweet . 'which i. i : liiuvil several superior ; quaUtba. Mr. 8. C. Gandy. of Peter- - . . burg, luts given tltc variety a trial. . and Is pleaaod with the result. Farmer, ; , will do well to ouoault Ms adrerths- . i rnetit in this week's paper for fuller , •particular*. 1 The South Has villa Farmer*' Club , win not meet for discu— i-Hi until tho ! 1 third M«ad*y evening hi Heptcmhrr. ! In the meantime we ho;, the nutter , js of road* will not he forgotten hy the ; IxrORWjlTIOK WA*TEO-of lh;' wbocatbonl* ot Dr. J. J. Lawrence] J and J. a Dubious -the "Kmkou • ! and "Hair Bestoror-' Men. f

b* Tlie undersigned has in hit pn mraa loo s. the Deekn ol Itesbeu Ludlam, a Jn*lice of the Peace lor this rouotv, one hundred years ago, from which it ap- ^ pear* that the law. of this then C<5- ; any. agalgpt selling liquor hv Hie h small meaadre onuide of legal author- : ' fry. waa rigidly avfortrd by Imth men ' > and women, who wore always tx-sdv I and willing to furnish rociictlug erf- 1 . dencc to the propcriv constituted ' ■ authnritu - f-r the .- ri da ptavl ha) Bl ~ of all such vile tranegreasors. Extract from that a oetent docket: SSSSSEt1 ** ac-is-r us %skl fan* to Irtoliswal Rtrx . «i Now there exists the tame brood of illegal traffickers that Infested aocietv o- one hundred year* ago. Like the id I Norway rats they seem to be a sure dl I sccom|ianlment of civlllxrtion. It is many or these rat holes where young i urn and okl one* too go In sober and come out drunk. Temperance advo- ; rates know of this, and yet wilt not risk their popularity by Investigating *• the matter. Perhaps they expect to be * 1 a candidate for some office and fear (be : w hiakey ring. They seem well pleased » when -,.uiu' suflertr declares uficnsivc * war, and quiet their professions and •' ruoaciencra hy readily granting the >( prosecutor belligerent rights sad dc>e dare for Hiemselres strict and impar9t ti*l neutrality. In vain may we ask our Leglrta- " , lure to enact laws that will prohibit '' i the manufacture of druukxrdi, while t* our beat cilixeua fall or refuse to ex- I ° ecntc the law! made and provided. 1 Successful temperance is brought 1 d about by moral suasion, accompanied ' ,c bv strict example, with war waged * against all unlaw ful dealer*. Our law* * iu favsr of temperance, always have ' a been iu adranoe of the actual practice '■ j of I he people, and U is confidently bc- " I licved always will be. Aa fast as the , people are educated by the example of 19 the temperance reformer so Cut will i '• legal enactment* to assist, be obtains! 1 H in advance. Now, why could not our ® ladies perform duty which seems to , '• be awaiting them, hy resurrecting the , V Eltrabctli ll upper. Society, forprosccu , * Van Winkle 100 year*. If either of ■ * you Editors are fortunate enough to r Lave a wife, perhaps slie wouiif cou0 suit with Uvb good ladies of y*ur City I * andorganiManewoo"yel6th'ol'Junc." !' 1871, aud celebrate the 100th anni- ' versary; this woald be sustained by - good "men everywhere. Temperance 3 like C'hrisUanlly is a tower of strength 9 within itself and needs no lawa to sup- i c |mrt it. Only let us bewail ol any .« ' ocUon or laws that will binder the ' ' progress of so noble a cause. lu nil Hiis we aay nothing against i 1 any and all efforts that may be or t may lave been put forth to do away | with this soul destroying eume.— I : IV hat we do say is, that much of tliv evil now entailed upon society by this I J miserable traffic is the fault ofpro- ! fessedly temperance people. Wliile ' ! tliey ure rvacniug forward for |irohibi- ; lory Uw which shall by force abolish J I the evil, through a|iatlir, lieltishuess, 1 1 or rear of the loss of pepuUrity, they leave unexecuted the very lawa that do e xist Although we have passed i through out- of those gigantic rebel- J ' lious wars which alwats Jemorali» a ; . tKiqile, -till there lias been a gradual ■ J improvement In public onjnioD oo the ^ nadied the ageAfimlf a renturyafis iutoxirallug liquors was fushiooabic . j { even with inlnistcn of Hie gospel and | ... ' ( other really christain people and If by i • cIisikv just a little too much for co- . herein couveraatloo was imbibed It ; : was certainly no disgrace, much leas u = ' moral w rong, -■ ' ' But liiauk God the church has ~ awoke to Hie enormity of this mon- ' strous evil, and we want to see the day when aHIl further improvement 3 ' is made— a public sentiment in which the Bar Room shall be held aud esli- .' . mated aa the vllaat of dens, fit only for - * the low, the debased, the abandoned. » j i Such aUa la not now the case. That J i It. requires the united effort of_all « right raiuded people. Fight on ilea , " advocates and pracUcera of temper- s a nee, your cause Is holy and good. » ! Execute faithfully tbo laws that do j exist, fearless of everything l>Ut nc- > gleet of your duty, remonstrslc earn- . ' estly against the eatahlishmeut of new centres for this traffic, and above all , bring Hie hideous monster so under J * Hie ban of you curse that It should br abolished from the abode of respect- * I : abiUty. T. T. j « " i TlIK SCXDAT-SCIIOOL JlTRILKE.— j , ' In pursuanoc to unticc previously | , . given a meeting of the pastors. Sun- j « 1 day-school superintendenta and teach- 1 , - era, waa held In Hie Baptist Church . on Thursday evening last, for the pur- 1 y ' pose ef arranging lb* preliminaries ■ ! connected with this coming eraiC . . Rev. C. E, Wilson was called: to the ' chair, and a committee of the super- i f intended ts, with Mr. G. W. Smith aa , h chairman, waa a|qiolnted to consult t with the railroad niTjioritioa in reganl ' to obtaining the use of the Sea Breese , for the Jubilee. It being necessary L to know this before proceeding with ' _ the other arraogemcnts, the commit- ■ ® tee was Instructed to report oo Turn- < , day evening, until which lime the J . meeting stoo.1 adjourned, On Tiiraday evening another mod- J , ing waa held, at which time the committee above mentioned made a report i to the etfeet that Uiey had exp.-ri.-ur<-d ' . no difficulty in eecuring the uv of the . „ Sen Urrrae for the day of the J utillee, at , , Hie hands of General Sosrell. An ex- . curslon train was also promised fur the ' ocraalou, tho rates aod time-table of . „ which will ho forwarded from the i J railroad office next week. Several ' * SSSBU"S. asM : ' general arrangenx-nts, another to ee- ] , cure the orators of the day, another to i arrange the musical |*rt of the pro- ] ' i It was unanimously resolved that i ] Professor Buck of Seavillc. lie invited | l_ to coodyct the singing ou Hw occasiou. i The Ladies connected with the \ * BapUslChurch at the Court House, are i ^ making arraugrux-tiU to liarc a grand 1 modioli! hall," eorometiriiig early In * June, at which will lw vxliiMted "and ' offered few rale a great variety "f useful and oroa mental articles, "mauufact- " un-d hy I heir own hand- " Their object being U* akl In the payment of the , debt op-io Hie Church property in this village. We hotar their numerous friends iu Cape May, will renmbcr Ibw. and giro IhHr ooopcrwtidn and * * lJstoflrtleraremaiaiDsiniswtolIha*, , J Cajie Slay city. If not called for soon 91 will he fir warded t-idead fetor officr. I * An. old. II JC-dh, Man , Hurt. WmM l«pu. " llllam is Hntl-y. Ilan Ann l. -.- o- IMmund It Bqfen, Kosaun* Irak, J.a1 * Barn it. T ll 'IcC'wkey. Rose 2 ! : ££t:k" I. Cbtytou N PSullln. J -a I Cherry, tt ill»ui 1'ninev \\ ola-n K »- 1 Tfowlin, Ctmrle- I'-foisn, llenrv rrj FrenchAMarigold lt'ihvl II (Mac, W A 11 'I tun. Edward Gaudy, John Heuil, Annie *> Griffith. Mrs lAbanaalay. Charts* " | Grace, Mary iStewsrt. i '• 1 lusted, Williatii Hsulord. Unary L « Uendrkksoa, J»- jTowuwrud, R 11 "> , Hill. Hsd.-lU Vi-uane*. Un Jchhan Mr ! Young, E A 10 ! Parties calling fur an v of ilv above i -[l^wtllpfera. JSWwere m!.| J. B. GjUUUW, Ptwt Mart", ' i

THE Al'DinSG COMMITTEE the roabd_(if cuw_Hiuioincas roa 0 Ths saSsnwasS Cowsmss, spssbilsJ u a ths rssr ISM, rsspsstfallr rspsrt L wlMlss wan -lilt-. to asks reel.:- !•- K svs.saMSts la tk* Mrerts. ss* to teas -. tfcs Strssts la ortvr. ^ ^ „mni. y ^ inured."'," .'ro j wlsaloa wsre sstrtwl.ol Is l»u.|~.l|-Ui J | Iks rsrt ISIS tkey kit MtWll) to Isara lr. ^ ! Unas otltw law rss to lu r*M Sj Iks M.S Ansae. Tk*r ks.s an* suds s RsaM Walk - oo Iks Tttrmrtks, sot auo Cry otker Istwsvo- » Z •~"' - Msktag Ike wools ssoraot psrt, (Tito M. ■ol* Bo— d, aoMOallBg at par' to UBO, at -a 1 Juris* - P Ml«0 -J ' ***' ^ ' w tus ■ I Um. Oioui^a to IrtUl,.^ ' L*oso>o* tij lh- -bo.r |-ur|to«ea. SS.VjB M Tke wfcol* ssooat * -jeajr.] t.j the Coo,. loci, woe spp»se I.' the loUowiss n*we> | j | jraarajjt>r' - jrSj k-S.'V Hi- sSnh!- " » ^n^Chwu- 2Z. ioir t. » A P.^iUnui, r-i roll, sw ST " rSSZ!,!,'. is ts " » Web- SUtn, k-ulloe I oo - a* Hrtfok Hrtoss, ai—kI - St A. r. HUdre-i, Cos* ^ ^ ! — M Copt. Sauik, frslffht oa ™ . SO BeOS 1st k Biwt^rspslr1 ■ h - #j vJzsSSSS&v l'*11 *° ■C.u.. t!S Ol OS - si 'tHsT? frtwvs Its, ill - ] . S " S » t so m i "otkia* Ssetowo* of Joks ""! Uulsio. " I SI HoT.lt, 11 Wtrek^kldrodfT. Work ^ ^ f s : s tZ!"' n'ti ; H : 5 [S r. 2 SS": ?£ JTsS^I is | SO » St Mscralk k OmUon, prtmtlor, St M , I ApetlS. I Asrss MUtst, ssrtlsa, Wks Is is ! w *■ 2*tkIrtI5TKtf' "* " ! v. - . • tSJTJ TCSLY.'isso. I ; "^jsgsfr " " " J**' " Zm, : ."'rt I! SHT - - " H&BSfflSTh-I! A.ij JlsMsst pal* oa tsapscsiT lossa. IIS SO [ADVBKTiaMtWT] Hath Uovibi tor Rxht tape - ; Msy Collage-re, Residents and Hotel Pnnwifttork, are resiwetfullv informed that John MrMakln la erecting a large number of Prirate Both Houses on the Atlantic Hotel Lawn, for rent by Hip 9 week or season. The Surf and I lalhJng Bestch in-front of the Atlantic are ' excellent The unstgfaHy, irraenlar , bath houses on Hw beach are, ordered 1 to be removed. Pleas# apply person- 1 sDv or by fetter at the office of AllanI I tie Hstel, Cape May, X. J. (the llaw •!5Sh3^,4-S,~,'l " Jp,"i ' April 10. IK. I. II t

mm. B 2 ' - — •• THE C1TIZKKS Of CAPE HAY f o T WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT j : BEN EZET BROTHER : llffl'E JUST RECEIVED 2 TIIE L.V1HJI-XT HTOCIt OF " COOKING. BED-ROOM AND PARLOR STOVES ; ^ EVER HERETOFORE OFFERED IN THE COUNTY. J They aw now otferiug i No. 7 Cooking Stoves As Low as Eighteen Dollars, Complete, * ' Which la n» fo"> a» the Irtwest either lu city or country j J If PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN TUMMM > HEATER AND RANGE WORK. i Tin RooliiAjf

t j New Adveriisemenli. MP*""* LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS! 1, • j ill. si "wuf.:" r.; 1 1 a ■'», J LCU4I. *OTI« »>. k K 7^7 z^r^'r, f : -ad you as* other- ars dereo-Ual-. Too so- ' o , i r— iulred to sppeor, ^W-J.dei-ur. or su,oet In , n ; ISX , r " I iTuTT.' JTJT'rVi. * ' ' t : - * tsi ponM.B.oe,or lest, till tkotarataloT; i s seets the ttussit rosatkeoee ooeth s, i-lo- : MrSSi s D« ed M«icktm.isn, 11 CAPr. WAV IIOTCI.K. ■ AV t Per r, H., Pope Ma, Cilf. X J. \ , 2 V"----'" I WOOD AND COAL. t UW, vt'HCI.IJVtiCR. l) j nhrtllaa*'-. UMIil. rape bias*. ^ i *

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