I ^fQ<3a^ ft ffRlVs. fiiHlNHMIOBrr. .'J!fiKQUSS£^^ w" ****•■ ir.r Court /ou... MHvUlt.CUre Wnut utotiiuii iBiiw .! ta i ■). Oawlre. HIIMS|>» ta» SB t>r»ml mil "'/re Ajtofrlpfcl., c trade. it OH presto , 'fisSSSkiivt... " KWiT-titft oaco tpn wot* *• w " ***»»" umon tkitU h tret V •M'lJj"' ••' « "m&r.oV. T »t* Lift NotIoi Vnl« Onw ■on. Front what oar tool co temporary boa to ooy "on tbo tabjoct of ibe lata boat bou»o Invettigaliin. oor unacquainted with the real Tacts in ibe" com would Morally suppose t hot the only parti"* cotmrri .l with the whole buaiueaa deserving luvrsligaliau and puaishmcat were tbe i no pec tin* ofttcera, and tbe Wove and iU correspondents . On the .other band we - hare the keepers and-tbeir crews represeated as beta: without * exception the most eoperienyvd, the moat effic7 ' lent, tbe bravest, lite mptl able bodied, < henro-n ea*e the mark!: the * most daring torn -atocg tbe epast, while in not a single instance, (so the Star asserts) baa it beau proven that j» luafl oflhciii baa ever been derelict in Uls duty. Soar ail this is the slu-emt flap trap, and la upderetood .by every intelligent reader of tbe Star as a pat! of Hie political duties the edi or; is compalled to perform in lieu or party annpotl and party patronage. Brother Sdguiau knows ss wall as tl^encxiaBsu that the management of the life saving stations in Cape 31ay CouglJ^ba well aa 'alsQz the whole cokCya* run with an ey.- single to the aflicofua nfib* |>art>' in power. - Tbe^uoasquence has been (bat it has In llto into the hands of designing politicians, whose ohief aim appeared to be to make the kespersbips and tbe ^ milter position* goas ficr as possible ( aiming the httrgfy «pirthanls prerinu*|JpBfctb'n- STliB* .the. appoint- [ meet '* one boat bona* has been k'luwn to bo ditlribalr^pa the eve of nh elect ion, aiii'*g fhig/.to forty b»pi rants, oat of wtocbviateborrix only eoolll ba sn-rnaasM. - Bare is an cx- „■ * i ■ in - .. .h-.L In ll>— — lf,r-k tnieltrom an

* timW.-r ;"T "Lippfniri&V^McBaine, " r<|iropf»-( t ' 111! aaljr-H in -band.— ■Sptrojp ngtrf the mnaftcr^of selecting lUt-ailplaiu ami crews jxf the roast wrtN-itlng service -in compared with the . .»■ inawnt wsy of doing things, a^t-rao ausl'man says:— "We don't nil en is I e much on bcrolsniapd aocli; cbu-.se the man {bat's j-i t m- l*»t • imjuinvit.d *«r ■rmw'il- jf*"1 "1.11, , 111 re Six Ibtn ^thV.irew: Into So obey Uliu. battT gW (if put their lives in hi* hand, yon aee. They don't want i headlong fe»ow: tbey waut u man thai knows the water - thorough^ ' •'BsajScs/' dtddcd the old captain, ' "it Is as with any other business— the best crew issnrast of employment aud pay. Bach ownet" of (He wrecking ' ens dreakfrAM bt*< boat and ctrw. Tiicrt" c imMilion, competition. On the contertlvtfce Hfe saving eervico, like nil othar inrernmrnt work, loragoad mahy years -fid! Into tbr hsiids *f naiUiesnnt; tba auperioUudcol was clmsen because be bad given some help to Ma party, and be. ap-p-dnlsd bis own friends, as lifo boat men, Ufom fo*Wo I safer, like himself. A haroma tneker from Bricksburs, bold tbe plica of muter of vbo elation below bete (or years— a man who probably never wis in a boat, and certainly won id not go in ene .Is ; heavy ana.-' etc. ' Ft . * • . Those an tin bone.:, outspoken aentiments of a m in who lived all his lift along abare. whose only besineu qualification. perhap*, w»» a thorough fltoems for iba hiueantou* avocation in which lie was engaged. . As to the charge of onr brother thy onr course hi this boat boose business ban boea pursued In malignancy-. sre deny. Wo bear tnalieo s toward uooe ol the keeper* or Wis craws, and fur auglsl UTS know ut our personal knowledge, thsv usay all be that the Sr.r claims. But. facts arc stubborn things to subvart, and ire leave. to a iHscriroioatiofc public Wboussi bt other Seigiaaa has controvertod n single charge made through these columns based oqih* had pracllea In rogus of making appointments, by anything else than Haaserthms aod denouriaUons.— editor of the SHr it nsekhfg for hiove facts in aupp vrt of our views of tbe maoajftAesiurtlM sedrtos wa can K them —loo tooth part baa not published. . X ftw.vrUl tufflce at . present. Xjot Oulobsr the schooner "C F. Vouag,'' bound to Post land, Maiue, earns aehCTe on ooo o&-our*l hMchsa. and was gotten off through tbe asststaacs or tbe coast wp dung view at tbnsUnaster, but neither vnm- ■ • in uned hit crew or paid the slighle.1 attenlion to tbo distressed rcascl. A clear «a« of dhohodlevnw of ordora. which urn farther disregarded by ' the keeper delaying a l.'rivd oT oix days before fbrwording to biWbaodqu.rt.rs a report of Uie ocean-en o.' I AM this be sma only enabied to do through the courU-ay oT the Wrecking Company's rnprnsmtalive. who sop I ■plied him with tbe particnlnro. This \ It msrety cms of rainy cans wbicb | wa cbattaogs the- Star ly retuie. Than- thorc ■ -Use cast of the i Scbeonor 'Davidson,' atranded on the I Two ICiohnrh. a year or two -ago, I the cirouassUnaea of which are wall ; glaring infraction of their duties by - the boat hbope orew then oo doty. • We also have tbe particulars of n \ transaction, wbicb reveals a practice similar to that which bat render- d our into Socretary Jti War m fam-ns. The wife ol aba of onr hardy sbrfmro who Am* hit lirtog in Uiarounils^rat noooatad laatfcll by a neighbor ».kIng her why hot huabauJ didn't try. for a berth on the lifo bai crew - ■ ••ejnre"'^ ^e, " Icalliog her husband by nam*) Uaw't got any Uu Joltara. and If lw bad b. coofolu't af(wd to pay it for tbo place.." Here's ■ liaiiy Inform our neighbor that ,-ri no more ifcrt the qurefton of U.

| tal of Qqnacal B*bcock,hta connecUon with the whiskey ring in the eyes o f " ! tbe psbbe. Be Wffl moreover find that the dceper.be g-eU into this thing ' the leas profitable as a party measure doe* Msjxculiar Hoe of defence ber i Building iastciaUsBi. „ There it, probably, no snkject of I , toch general interest and Importance | to tbe commnnity at targe, mod es- j t pedally to the laboring roan^oo little | „ hoderstood, either by tbe people gen- j ^ entity,- or by those wW. from their J r. connections with aocb aaaociations, | B might be supposed to be thoroughly ! 0 booked up in their, workings and ' principles. By Ibis we mean that a large pro- ' |>ertioo of the stockholders in tnrae ' Institutions— and there are ftw tami- > lies in this section of Cape May county who are not interested— are * ignorant of the plan on which they ® ate conducted, and that few of those , who are connected with them as officers, huye that lull understanding of tbeir workings which is potsreted by those connected with insurance associations. For instance, ask the ® opinion of aoy two of those supposed to be well posted on almost any point connected with' the thears Ileal part of B Building Associations, that is. any ' point not Milled by tbe experience of ' onr Associations, and the probability | it that tboir answers will tbow a very wida difference in tboir views. J For tbe purpose of throwiug mere 1 light on pome of Ugejsading questions coonltled with tlx operations of our Cape bhj organisations we propose 1 ' giving II series of abort articles based ' ' upon tbe observations and experience 1 of tbe recognised authorities of the \ J Philadelphia Building Associations. Tbey are called building and loan 1 1 associations. Tbe name ia mis lead- 1 iog in one respect. Tbey arc not I building associations in any sense. ' | They aro banks without .-quits, 1 : moneyed coucerna without expensive 1 buildings or highly paid officers; and I ' no stockholders, aside from deposit- 1 ore, - stand ( Ver ready to devonr the 1 lion's abare of the profits. A small ' safe will bold the companies' assets \ ' and book., and a slender tn.uk * Sc- ^ count rdpViaentt the hraitablc enpi- ' r -• 1 It seems, therefore, proper and ' necessary to assert at the outset that I to the outset '

) a Building A coition is not a Lu iWisyv Aaaoeialion— l.-iug I:: reality a J1 Mutual -Saving Fond and form As- ' ' socistion, bated da Strictly co o|e-ra- (| live principles. d 1 Tbo chief object, atlaiuabic ibroagb ' nKfehilvt combinations are ; I.t, Uie doing away with i jtennvdiates ; ' 24, j tntworny in expenaeti and 3rd, , the advantage- eoiuepucnt upon a , ' union of many .wall capitals int - a ' geqnU wboie. , It is imporlaiilrta a clear uuJer- n standing . r Uw 'ui«h«ui»n-, obiect, » and OSes nf this mutual'plau of money '' saving aod making, to keep before tbe t mind tbis co-operative leature run- t | ning through all the branches aud » I ramificalious or the system. It is 1 also 'itnpnrUnl to know that it ia a „ system Int.'iiird for the benefit of the , 1 indnatrions duaos, trhow sole capl-4 1 . talis that which their la tor produces. £ . It it framed, therefore, to suit the ' civcjnnitann-aof this class of workers. • Ady lirn-.rture from tbe co-operative c . feature admits the capitalist. «tao > t .intermediate class, to .h.n- more j if -laiiely in tbo profits tbatvisconslst- ' -ent with' an equitable dUlributlon of | > ' I A tborougii trial ol nearly forty J ( k has proved that the. most con- c vrnient division of the capital nf a j s j co-operative Saviug or Building As..)- j { . elation i. into a given number of! 1' tb-rea "I thr aHimaly rahie ol two ( [ - hundred d.llare each. The next iui- 1 u ' pnrtaal diyi.ion found to he moat j " acceptable is that of tbe peri'.lic J J , imviuents. .There payments are now ' , . almost uuvereally fixed at tbe sum , I of anvdoUar per "ni nth far each (bare. ; I ' Some lew exceptions exist in other | 1 I Stales where the periodic payment ia * at law as fifty cents tier month nud , I at high aa five, dollars. Tbe proylsfons for payment of [ duea, etc.. arc simple aud understood J by eoery stockholder : we therefore ( ; leave tbal division and proceed tn c i Ibt conaideroiiuu ol dp ; ' ; q , »i ■ sot' hi us or rnonra. | f f fn adJiUon to theceonomy-to muu- , i egvment that i1 tlx natural result ' | L of ibe lined vharacUi of tbe periods j s i finfi ainounU of paymeut as referred i J to above, there it the targe ace-ret ion L •i l! profit which results from thej , 1' fiwculiar iuo.ie of igveating the capl-'i I tal. We jwnpose now tn cqnude-r tbe 1 ' tdileroul source, from afhicli this j '' i- rivnd. , ,l3*reis.(P the first plaiv. tbe.^ j "premium, 'J or "bonus," whtcb i» t - - deducted) from the loon on granting : h ' i it. and tbe l*Un ia jmid 1n ! fc ; i monthly instalments. This premium 1 « I la paid by B»e' borrower for Iba prlri- - « lege Of . having tbe present use oT a t 1 asm of money, for wbicb, under , t ; ! oifilnary clrcnmalanm, be would' be . * . CastptUsd to wail asveral years in I i order to obtain frdm an accumulation : 1 of savings-, Mj • It will be obror.nl that lbs profit, i f ' are .11 fieri rod from borroWing n»m- j-* 1 here. Tbe non-bo rrowreaimpiv ecu 1 C )- tributes his regular laatalmenis tail1 1 j each of hit shares of the capital, and * ' I trails until they reach tbe ultimate I ® ! value Iff rnarou .of tbe added profits. , f I - Same think thay •ro-oppreasion and : ' ' laiqutJBy far this, and Imagine that j ah arrangement should be mad. by r which tt* noo-borrowtr would help i ? 1 the borrower to carry hit loan. Thlf . II :i a vary unreasonable dmnand. when 1 • it is wamembervd that the premium or ' ■ " bonus paid ia what, 'he borrower ia rj • sunnaai-il U5 estimaU Ibe-TaUie to hiaa j U-yond s.ii.i.:. InUresL i-fan adva-.-ec j ~ TTi.-imroedl.te and eantianed ntc nf/1 - tbe money aoables %>m. to gain back " tbia banns, and jserbapa a roip-idata- . I" hid nrotit tasidre, by tbe time- his ' • ouwi ha* rroehad ita ultimate value. .' d Were he to uke it and bury it in ibe 1 rortfc., I.ka the kloihTnl ronrant it 1 JTOuW return him mabipc. and bis ■".rouvdan srwuld indeed be gre.t; bni be , ; ^ oraptoya U in broinemi aa n matwy-fi1 • :rr.:,r„r,rr^-3s;: . v ■ jgPfiB

. w Association- This profit la the d eqnlvalent for what he (an te (be g Aaaociation aa nremium Ban Intareot; e so that tbe oMr ditftrena between i- tbe condition of the two atlllilillllia ! is simply that, at tha mstnrtug of tba shares, the OM has tba cashes has iaared, with to earnings, a«d tha other baa the property * ywrrhaind •f with tbe bnrrotrad way, haa from e j tbe lien of any ohUgntiop or "dak* upooiL ■,* •- ,1 There ia nothing unaqnai or apwoa- * j alw in ibis; U * almply a aMro - 1 between two wave of oaring. Thft' r one waits until his money ia sasad . ■ before he uaet it in trade or korinasfi, _ rot in buying a bouse; tlx othar ' obtains aa ad vanes on Us figtaia - . i, Tings, and covenants to ash good Its return, employing it In • way to - make it earn htm tbe manna of mak- , iog hit covenant good. He moat una his own judgment in deriding as to " hi* ability to pij this preminm. If f tie pays more than he eught, it It hie i own Unit, and he must snflhr, as all . do who miscalculate in buaineaa matters. c Ksxl week wa shall eenaidar tha > manner In which- premiums art era- [ ated, the profit derived" Co® pra* j miuma, fines, etc. • The Finance Committee's Be- > part. I .. , t in "Ego's" article last week soma f blame was laid to the doer of the City , Treasurer for not complying with the f law regulating tba publication af the r receipts and expand! tares of tbe city r for tbe past year. Onr correspondent bad doubtless inferred that the report , at published bed bean furnished the i Finance Committee by the Treasurer, . which the.latler officer informs nt was- ' , not the case. Tbe Treasurer lt^UiorI ougbly acquainted with bis duties In the premises, and bit baeka ab»w the report" submitted to the Finance Committee, whitjli, to sarc , the coat of publishing, was redficsd UF tbe incomplete form in which it appeared in theaa column* and In those of the Star. , The law, if we under- i stand erigbt, is very explicit on this report business", nod provides for the 1 publication of an itemized akalsment of tbe ' rcvenuea aud disbursements, not only of cities, -bp^ af townships ( and counties. The Finance Commit- , having taken tha books of the - Treasurer in their ovrn ha<pfr,woteof ' cunrae the respoqetBIe pnriiM in thie | yropa ration of the saaual report, "Inch wa. subsequently orJerod toli - printed by council aa presented-piiuu-u uy council as prcronLPU-

1 he above explanation we make in justice to tbe Treasurer, who felt aa if the remark* of our- correspondent would be misoonstrned in aefoe quarto hit disadvantage to next Tueselection. round Party. l'bc I -foies of tba Baptist Aid Society of this city propose holding one of those novel entertainments which have become SO popular .tks present winter in other places, nnder the immcof "pouud portle*." .Theallair will take plaoe at the Atlantic Hotel, next Thursday evening, 16lh inst., to which j» general invitatioB la «Xtended, the only stipulation being that each one will bring a penad a article of use or value, done up in secure packages. These are delivered at the door aa on admission toe, and afterwards disposed of by auction without diKlueiog their contents.— The manner of their disposition will, of cooree furnish mart amnavment. aud at the same time be the meant or assisting a good cans*. Au abuntiaul supply of Brum's cctubraied tee cream will also be go I aud— ah annonncement ia itself oafficient to attract a large representation of onr Cape May people. Whales iu Delaware Bay made i | thelrap|>esrance Tuesday, Feb. 2V, a - 1 tiool nf four, known as blackfiab, ' ! seen close ashore by tbe bar at | mouth of Manrioe Blver, Two got . ngronnd on a sboal, and CapL John C. (farriaoo, Lucius Earle and Tboa, ! Moore, with great aifikntty, ;Mda ! rope* fast around their neck* and I towed them onl into deeD water and ; up the river about two utiles, the pair | not caught following tbe others for - some distance aod then abandoning I them. The largest one, a female, afxteen foci long aod weighing 1500 Iba, is now on exhibition at Bridoatoa.aad the other was taken to MlllrUle. In | tbe antumn of 1873 B number were •pouting off Cape May, and quite a large one was seen hat August opposite tbe Excursion House. aurf waa very rough in front of the island Wednesday afternoon and evening, being s deuMe line of breakers following each other closely. The skiff of ibe pilot boat "Knight,* with a crew offonr an- ' prentioo bey Fend two pilotq Aifod In . a sea and waa dashed aahdre."" ThOy tried for au boor, tor a chance, gave op UU 10 p. m. ebb tide when tbey supposed toe' ere would suheias, bat j it was just pa bad then. 2Tone of i them were injured but the boy* were ! wet to their waist for boor* in n cold SoOOO— with- n cypher off— was the munificent sum appropriated for the ! repair of (he Lower township roods . tbe popular voice nt the electron - Tueeday last. And yet this said to be lbs Centennial year. Wefion'l oare to ! our moltvre unpqgbed, but onr .; humble opinion ia tkatfM rdfosal of | I neighbors to better the condition ! ! of their public highways is a poor re- j I for all that has been done for them ) I this vicinity the past ymir by ant- | ■ aide enterprise and capital. The aite for the oartlloii efthearor pvi.nl life saving station at Vns- ! Glider's Lake baa act Ma definttely settled upon, but Turtle Cots is euxi getied u tbe most proper piece, as it i is highly sheltered by surroandiag trees. It is rather inconvenient for l>atroliog. but" is said te be a goad place for hunting squirrel*- We bOj iirve from a remark dropped by Mr. j Vom that he wiD not accept the | responsible position afsapUio. Sen Grove more than pays in tax*. this year to Lower township lis -t amount appropriated hut Tueeday , pfor keeptsg lbe roods af the township ; to repair tbe whole year. The return . Sea (irove receives would defy tbe catctftetiee of the aefiteot ffuancUi' in ' • 'Abe countyT ' ' ' ; - j UaprteT ChuZul — Bar. F. U. , - 1 rrml, of Cape MayC. H., will praaA ■ at "j>e above rtnrch next aabbeito' woiug and ayaniag. Sarviuea, 10. .. m.,«wl7.30 p. «. , Fob Saa-k.— A wage* adapted for 1 : »A Henry !roiwn-t V. C>a Mev Dty. ... .

. a&T"'"»»'Zn Bern. . " the copnty Oemermial Commiaaion i; will meet .at tMayilie Saturday, next, ■ LandU'eays he won't almot another • editor Ud. summer. r t * 1 Man wbo.toil in bomneat bare one : £^2rrSw^°tltpp.fx • TheeodoraenJent bj the Slur of the d ^^IS^^Trtow'rolum^fost I, weak tout magnanimous nod timely. • All Ares on the Peoosylrauia d Bailrsod an now three ceotr per - A Ian of display should be regarded * USfrnfiM of vulgarity and decepk he formally opened before the first of t Ttaey call them "narrow gunge - skirt*"' out west. A woman up the bounty si reps with frsr foot out of bed, so that tbe cold air amy awaken her U a burglar - open* the window. The flays ore growing to much lunger that men whe used to ^dg* ' in' * altera drink at a quarter ef fifFp.ro., f now stood shivering around UU after i •»*- . , - . . 'i ;i» , The [Mntehning af . marsh lauds, hitherto held as worthless, for cran- [ berry onl ll rot Ion has furnished cra1 ploymeDl in Middle township the 1 present- wtnter to not leu than a B hundred hands. , Capt. Joe. W. Hail is devoting his , attention just now to cranberry-plant-ing, nod expects to put la order this ween tbe Court H-iusc nndl I Goshen, Dear Mills creek, s Tbo new depot at the Excursion , House is til staked off and operations ' will soon oommencc there. McMakin of the Atlantic, planted ' his potato patch Thursday. Wonder > if tbe bnga will gulp them down this ■ summer at they did last. Where it , Gen- Small to. poke fan at poor Mac | and hit potato bugs? I City Council. ' A regular stated meeting of the above body wis convened, Friday ' Afternoon, 3rd lust., ('resident M.- » crav in tbe cbair. f ' Mnhbers preaeot — Messrs. Kenne- , dy, Learning, Mecray, llidiardsou ' Smith and Towntend. > Reports o{ooeor_ two commillecr, k -rtfUUrc to unimportant matters were . presented and dlspose4 of. , The committee authoriaed tu eoulcr f

with Mr. SIcMskin, rdalire to claim ' for land to be taken for the proposed 1 Widening of Decatur street , reported " tbe matter as not vet satisfactorily ; •- agreed upon. j a The appoiulmeut of Mr. I'eU-t T Smith tn the vacant cngineerthip uf ] D the Wau-r works bjr the cfimmitleo, m Was continued by council. | 1' Tbe foUoWipg resolution offered by I a f Mr.,Zdw)iMnd was.adopUd:— I ai I - Kcalrtd, That the (Sty Treasurer ' , be, aod is hereby authorized to buy [ ,, up the six thousand dollar* of lbs j J 1 city bonds, that fall due Nor. 1*1,1877 ] d r out ad monies that: will bo rcccivod | c • from tbe City Solicitor. • The following resolution ofleicd by ,, " Uie Fretident wot adopted:— ., I XuelceJ, That the City Recorder 1 be and he is hereby instructed to have ' notices served on 'all property owners ~ " situated on Washington street, lie- " ' tween Pninkliu and Perry etreets, to 1 have their sidewalks paved within * ' sixty dan, as required by ordinsnco s- ' passed January lffc, WW. ll ■ Numerous bills were laid -oyer, t| 1 owing to the fad that some of the ap- e ■ „ 1 A bill in faror of ti^p-mayor for a I ' quarter year's salary Waa ordered • " paid; alto bill of C. B. White, city k clock kocper, six montV* salary. j, ' Tbe bonds issued Ihr the payment i( of the construction of ths beach dnre extension were ordered to bn properly g ' signed and attested. A, j On motion of Mr. Leamifid, a rffle G , of tbanka waa' tendered Ire. J. P. t Donnelly, "Foreman of PfonAer Co., ' No. 1, for cfficienl services rendered > to the fire depsrtreant. K. . J • A motion-to stonrta proposed, advertising of sales for unpaid taxes, w.st f lost. Adjourned. • , I Tha Mob. i Mr. George L. Jacrty, of tha ' | Merchant's Hotel, Philadelphia, and h wife, arrived at tbe Oeolre House, * , Saturday, and rr— Ineil with as until 1 Monday. Friend /opolff will again b aatum a (be managmneot af tba Centre t' this summer, which be informs us ° t will open for tba season May ltt. b , Tba Arctic Hauaa has been leased b f by Mr. Oarpanter to a Washington r hotel man, far the cVming season— so 3 t we are lofimned. ' h The Ocean House, unless sold by » the first of May, will ha opened under 0 : 10 ! '■ Freparotioas tor opsoing Congress ' Hall on tbe first af May sriU be in- " ' augu rated la a few fiaasv, whan we P J look tor a visit from Rs proprietor, 11 1 CoL J. F. Cake. e Tbe management ol tbe (Stockton £ , II atill a mooted question, aud rif mors ° ! are afloat tint Go). Charles Duffy * . will again All the position of manager, * , Unless the bold is told by the first of "" ® Moat of the cleveraeed throughout a -I the country has bean bought np by e ' i speculator*, who site Asking treusen- | dout prices, in view a! which tha p :J following rctolntion was adopted by a tbe South Searille Farmers' Club en nl Monday aveaiug last:- ti r farmers of, Cape- May couBiv not to . purchase any cfover'seed this spring, o [ AUJEtLCLllEXl. Mkbtiso— Tbr I r" ndfourned meeting- of tbffi -board of '' I Directors of .Uw County Ag< .cultural P • la uteri n'oiKwnoed' tor Saturday. 8th > , . teat At rtesroville Fair' fe'.r gro'-iivV I fcte hefiqneatfysfed antB thcscrcrvvl- T q?sccd nf ». morttag of (he Coffleueial ' i tagenntianoD brtag caltod foi Chat day. a The officers oT uk Fair Aaaociatiim C T will make a note ol she cliangi y > JM VtsSltal as - .1* hi - — — . . .. h BT TV name* of Mr. L A. Garreta<« - and Mr. James Jnrosns baying hero ! meuttebed in cnnooctiao with tbe *>" ! Atdortenmblp. both . gnllemco beg - b| leave lo dcefinc thaj^awur *1 a n'.miiL Lite or (;-*cTAyu»LKiTetis " wort fori ^ ,b* ' r- j for^lj^^ptlm oy ] M 1 Bfivortfoed. 7

j ,: Fro tha Wart. Whna BsitnM of tha HatsT L mil, Editor;— This U a quetlUm • which in terosu tbo Uw-aWdfng - sens sod tax-payers «f Caps May Citv, and ilt agitation, at this time, ; though long delayed, will. I trurt, (ykarts report, of tbe Fiaance Oomr- mittee the statement that nf <87 X collected as fines by the than Alderman, (now Mayot) there I* a ha lanes ,e tun owing the city of <81— iheoRm •> of^A-hetn- all that was acoatmted it for at the annual est Dement with tba r. Committee. This year, Mr. Editor, I find from the Martha]'* record of ; , the Boea imposed daring the year, - ( Ira vine off the unpaid ones) that onr Mayor ha* collected |1S5 — exactly . double ths Amount reported b j him ; In bit settlement with the Finance Committee. Tbe name* of tbe partics on whom these fine* were imJ posed I have in my poeaeuion . Tbe *< costs on these fine*, I aee, amount lb ■ " more than the fines da, some few dollars." Now, air, what I want to e get at, is lo ascertain by what authority our justices of tbe paaoe retain a „ single dollar of the fines tbey collect , from criminals and others arrested r for violating the laws cf tbe city? ' A re onr justices officers or the city or of the county or State? If of the city " are tbey not amenable to its ordinances, and the requirements of the '' charter? If those documents make provision for the disposition of fines - collected in the name *r the city by its Mayor and Alderman, by what - " right end these officials lay claim io c - what is not Hicire? But this is done ® under our very noses, year after year, b » with impunity. Last year the late Mayor retired owing Ibe city a bals ance on floes collected and pocketed. - Have they since been beard from! I : s am satisfied they hare not. Nor is r it likely that tbey ever will. The ex- » i Alderman came into the Mayoralty last March owing tbe city <91 accord- ( 3 tog to bis own exhibit of his Are- - , ceding year s judicial boaleeia. lias I - dollar ol lhat sum been paid, not to I j tsy anything of the balances on form- r ! years? Has the first step been taken { toward - enforcing a tattle moot? How much of the <185 collected on fines I i the past year hot been paid the • Treasurer- Why this curious discrepancy between the Mayor's state- | ment and the monthly reports of Ibe i Chief of Police, the one being W7.5U t s the latter is 8133 00? f Such, Mr. Editor, aro a lew of the < . inquiries which flie recent report of : tbe Ftuance Committee and your . correspondent of inst week "Ego,"| 8 have suggested to my mind. Enough, i should think, lo demand the imme- , , diatc attention of our council and the j e appointment of a committee of inyee- ! ligation under lite advisement of our": r Solicitor- - On nr. i • City

i Ur. James S. Kennedy will lie ij candidate at the coming election on | " next for City Councilman to I I the unexpired term of two years. I made vacant by the death of Matthew ' it'hilldln, 'which has been contested, c 1 and solicits the votes or his friends i and constituents. In compliance with the urgent re- | of numerous friends, Mr. Bernard Kcarns nunounccs himself in | . the field ns a candidate for City J Council. J Mr. ltobcrt Gibson has consenlod J to bj a candidate for Alderman at i election Tuesday next. . T For the position of Alderman there j ore two candidates in the field — J Messrs. Gibson and Henry Doolittie. 1 For Aesusaor Mr. Henry Hand I to ha ye the fie id all to him- - sell) ao with the present Collector oi ] taxes. Mr. W S. Hooper. Both i officers will therefore be re- J fleeted. J The conleel on the Treasure rship ' lies between two candidates— Messrs. , Johnson and S. B. Ludlnm. < Sinoe our last issue there ha* been i some changes in tbe list of aspirants j for councilmanic honors. The follow- i is the revised list fob ran xx ticAre . [ Geo. W. Smith, John L. Lansing, H. W. Sawyer, James Learning, )V£uoemaker,Macajah Smith,, I K earns, I. B. Snyder. , J Joe. Schellencsr, 1 for two year?. 8. Kennedy, Wot. Bi-noctt, , A. L. Haynes. j t We srelcome with pleasure Mr. [ Henry C. Lea and wife, ridting Cape ' preparatory to their summer sojourn and domiciled at McMakin's , Atfoctic during their dtay. Mr. Lea baF become somewhat reconciled to 1 proximity of the new depot te his cottage, and we trust he will abandon intention of disposing _al property entirely. Mr. Wb. McCcurt registered at the ! Atlantic Monday last looking after Avaan* House. Mr. Geo. T. Doughty, proprietor ' of tbfc Excursion House, was among i this week, sojourning at McMakin's. Gearn J. Bolton, Esq., or Uw Col- ' umbis House, gladdened us with bis lately. He predicts the most crowded season Cape May baa known, and his large experlencs and keen observation entitles bit opinion to more tha nudfcl- weight. — , His preparations are most extensive showing faith to his own foretelling. Cape May Court] House.— Key. & ' Hughes, or Cape Island, will preach at the Baptist Church, Morning and ' ov^ntng. Mrs. Gieul, the pastor's wife was , placed on the sunny-tide n tow day's | by receiving a handsome biark , dress pattern, whiep was lift" at i Abe p*reanage in a mysterious maa-i) narnnti dame Bumor whispers "more " jltf follow." . Tbe ntewf Baptism was ad minis- i terod fonday Irnt, nl SebellaagerH ' Landing, to five converts, by Ber- S- . of tbrrlakand Baptist cburdi, . | in presence of n large concourse of I At ihw eraniaig servfje the right ! of fellowship was given to nertn persons on their teiag admitted to -' church membership, AibreUl Haynes, a miss 7 year* age and daughter ,of A. L. Haynes. ■ yhrn the only oue ia btr class that ^sgfltod jtO, re toted ^y our iU.Wsnamiker k Brian.-, wootens are 1 spovged fo the pis<on th* rreuiivc/.thj and Market, PLhodalphia. For SaAE or K*p.— The eideat ! ertablirtad lea Ctoodr and Confer--:ias« v&ssMif '■■rtvA.j appdsih it- C«rta HWk ! «pd wRhio k stone's throw ef Cobgrsaa Hall. -For farther informs lion , loqairoofGeo. W. Smith, tt'WaahDgtonSt, . If.

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S,Ki»l »«ii). ! NOTARY PUBLIC. Msilsr tn Chsnoerr, of 4s'sw 1 I Jwrerer. and COMMISSIONER ij. F. Ksnkel's^BIIIrr Wlto eT. 1 tSSSrSSsJSS. S \ I tumor, thet eoaUalaaU ISa Mm*. ' * «.rroN la. sror«tl»ms and offrcd tSe brtslS. I) «ulta« the tlvar I® a health y aetio. a*d 1 atraaslkaas tsa arorro. tsmartlni that (low jgUfa tkstp>ane*sal*aarv*ross»test kaaltk -f*aaaas*a ib all -ralka at UT* taaUfy fee Oa i rtrloe. at UU. .xe.ll.at a, a dicta* In .onrol- ' DTiPxrstx. DTsrzrsu dtmrmia. ssl^K-t^SjsS assq tlropLseas sad low spirits. Gctise(v>-"'K-y^i^aW .TrJiSSV a goto apaautai Do you wast to get rt* i •( Ires- Rvsrv fcoltl. gaaraataed to 4s aa ; ussaaastad. data .sly Is *1 belli... Get IStter'wu. 'JfTreJ urtton rosaf1**1 YAPS WORM Oaat I SB* aa. ro Mad fro circular. AA f#ur dreg- • ft* tor InuL. Wosw »>»vr Friro. »T. t , I P" *°'"* "*-!■ i ■ ( BARE CBAM'C T for a bargain. AU that erotal. lot of lud altaaUd Mltol roots .14a at Wuttfftro MrroL wool tttm I Mn. siiimt laeamk toot m wmSImsm Mires, a.d swr.MUre reslSroly .1 ttot wt*ts '^•VxTra, ,. „4„. I HSMARIR. Dl* DRY OOODS, millinery & fancy goods. °*rr>- *t reel, Cap. Ray. ». I. Zapbyr., Aibboa., Frets.!.. Flower., Itobioldroy, I BEATTY^I O. H. Hoogrr, Ore. A. M. Mfey. Bam wore. M*.-, Pref, Job. a. Brevlu*. *•'- S- now.!, D.C..C. t. Dycart. Slao.Ud c.-w. toll Fret J*hirea. tailsretphta.u* isre. ate .t.is.r. .■ lb. brel tred.Uwp liiulnlU lut.ftreAfrel. .utritrfuobl* '««■» DSA-i'Rt-r. REATTT, Wa.ht.fi... K 1. BUILDING LOTS FOR SUE RLK PRICRE red on accommodating TERMS : trait. Wart sad Coogros* Streets, , Rreadwaj art Me Tarsplke. B. B. fwaim ileal- ; ' ate.*8«*. . ■ . t f^VAPEBAT ral.XSCXS SAILWAT j NOTICE TO WORKINGMEK. 'I t.fwre^K ire Ofre.™wtU1«re.'s uro tehrel 1 A.T e-80 A- bA. DAILY, ' "rSSSZsSr'ireS G'°" " L JAWR* LEAR1»C.-Trere. : BEATTY'So^r^ Aif list stem PAixroa arc irtteRRB I eo» Is* reroroStez tn Sf MntURbte-

: Boots, Shoes an^ Gaiters ! 1 The Larjwt and most Complete Stock of Good. Cheap Boot< ; and Shoes in Cape May county. STYLE, QUALITY AND PRICE"~CANN0T BE SDBP ASSED. i> OISTE PRICE OTTLY ! i AMteHtoepRft Is tb. BOIO IS»v.rolabVite.re »or ay«eid.no. la breiae.., red St u I " 40 b*t)*' bl "1 '"Jtentr. than I would under lb. lodl.lt I wl See oOr <2:5fi Gsitcri, Al»o a Full Supply of CAREFULLY SELECTED WALL PAPERS.! : 'ultsble tor Co!t«f«. Hotel or Oosrdiog Houro V-ilt ted urlrr .usple., belor. puraSutof ' I *lftmhma. ro k.fc-r« you ae.d to tk. idf. jilrnV *; ' rs-Il ..i ELDREDOK JOHNSON, 59 Wssbington Street. II _! J^tcrrs 4 Rmtsr ^umishinfl ©cods. J. «. DA V I S, PRACTICAL ' TIN AND SHEET IRON WORKER AND TIN ROOFER HM..qk»a*a (Bit strertwMI »l .rtiele. ia A), lire. «r kle arw No. 67 'iV'aahiugton Street, ' I prtro ok* srelltF. - e ■ -I U. „ CONFECTIONERIES ! ! ! . Mr.. A. E. Bar... wool* recpeetfullv tslorsi her lumn. rri.od. .ad aroual.te.la. tfcst Itokae MMta.tly o. hare, , ful) lapply ol "T CKoice CoxLfectioiier ie • > 6och as CREAM CANDIES of ysriinn Flavor*! OOOOANUT CANDIES Congli Candles Tkr Ciagvr Drop., Elroupree, Urori-e Drop.. Tablet.. FUfkqPaniforle, Ar. Molasses Candies : (j . Fraits and Nut*: • Dalee. Fife, Apples. Or. err., Lawous, totiwu. CUuUk CelKoioi. Peasuta, Peaaji. • ad Crrew out., Eaflilb aadflrok WtUqta, *itllberk. aod Che. tout. X. R Raw preicu .f Canals, rroelred arery "«t Trow ■o.tou.Hew York and PklUdelpbu Order. Mr Evealsf Prottet Filled at kaducM iVIrM aa* Deiirrov*. re y I MRS. A. E. BARNES, lio. M Wn.hingtan Street, j 2od. Doaraboye Ipctbodist (liufcb, Cape May City, N

:j NEW CLOTHING STORE!! 3_ . — Ready-Made Clothing, i f ' ' Hats, Caps, and Furnishing Goods Hew Foil sad \V later flock juel rrfVi'.riU'plU be, .old at the • Lowest Philadelphia Prices! Perre.. .So or. ike kokll at puekaalsqls.rbltedelpkl. .ed elMt rta-e., -fit te -,| to Mil are ...Biro -r .lock tefrovpmasa.felMwb.te. i keep is. lateel atyloa a< StfflKESt fCITV. WOBEIKU Sl'ITI, OVERCOATS, LATYSTSTYSf UrftATi AND CAP*. riHEkHlRTS, CHOERWKAg. FIFE STOCK OF HECKnEt, AC. lakra for CtlHTOM HHIKTH'mt.1.- In I'hilsdtlphi. T. H. WILLIAMSON, 1 0*, Ka *1 WsaStn too Sireel, Cap* May CUT, K. J. A. B.: LITTLE. W. M. B. EDMUNDS. . LITTLE & EDMCXDS, 'f T I >.3 8" . . ' ~" PRACTK'AI. '-JWi-- • . •; HouBe and Sign Painters. Shop — Delaware Ave. near Washington Btr. ' CAPE MAY OWV. TV. .1. .11* ' - M-ORDERS MAY BE LEFT AT B. JOHNbOJCS 9T0RT.4B . .id