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Tb? April term of "ot couaty court. opened Turedey villi a feir proepert «f transecting cnnaulerebU a mount 'to. law business— a promt* which we imagmc the malt bss feilfilaliy confirmed. On the bench were Judge llo-d. .if tin- Supreme • nittjnai&ffis? Tbo ettaodeuce *■■ ahore HW *erra*r, tin representation from Cape

• Mey Oily, whence lb« bulk "of oor quiche*. ; Promptly oo the miauta JadfciTtt* ttrtteff'bl. rohanacbe . .*"? *em*1 gentlemen . JAM to "apee oourt"-D prnrwrtiltf * hich that veteran officml^rrlpfi i«U> t.-wqt wil£..Jhe uaoal Ike GrBhd J"ry I taring beam, qualified that body eetirto withdiK any i- special ;n'«li — f'T" from Iba Court. ; s^r.^.r"^X' V large aod versed, and Occupied ibeir v. attention unlil within a few fatnulet of « o'clock tbe aaroalTtni*g. Tbe . Utatobac f tofiRIJinta repojfra waa I the judgmeo* to» preferred need if or inlho cam Of Jtoro B Moore, who made an eeehjpmeut eubScqUL-nt to a , confeeeiot, to Judgrorel to fa»or of llichardaoa b FoJtow, waa granted, j™ fevers i Jtppiicalione for llceess ta | » Wp inn. and tartrox-wwe favorably ; retad upon, among tbem-Hr. El- I 3S£tiB3rM£ for tha Gall mar Hcuae at gnate- , CrJk; L^to WhtotoS;- for thh Here- , MEowKl lirCtoTtHoi.A. I liHdreth. at Bereley Woinl, -etChes. F. Williama, at (ha Steamboat Ixodiug. Tha foMwing llat of cauaea war j rISfri i Potter for itadapW!'' ' ' Mr*. P. Uwtianra. Cumberland | ' T. U. iligbre; JDaaial T. Smith re. | .t'ajw Uajr Cl\J, Vail el ale... ft. UuthInrolred a iwatto^Tright of UUe j' ' ta. a piece of marsh or aedge meadow [ i

wiL a £4 rw*, htofdyiuRrtlg^ck 1 hundred v vers, erne* nlPaed Iw efid . adoa. tha conlaral.tan to-whiofa add < , the eraiqlnalii^ [ \ -Tuaeday morning judgea. Jury eadL itt'T uT of!^j ; oridHoa la tha athfa caar was' re- j \ aumed. The i platofaQfefe of the , hp the rrnaar,"': . j Cloud of aiu-.-t.re to show that tbel J *- laud in qBatoioa bedbeeain praoeal* i „ | li m t to tha family from who*!

htoreWMfeg Prem..e. of which a^jft^aaMaoiicupue part, for-)' >Mh])f m<<ito|to)t The i J G^ .WIbrd aw mdiciad foe, a heU^toto'*e<l *"* *u U'T ' £ heeaklag toho ahd aatoOng the l.ouar* S Mck ofjaawry last', aaaaaltaad twt- | »-t mj* »: Cropail. ahd teaaking , U i . . j^WlMUlH^ll^toptohimd .hey who ; i- .» «

. built on tbe mdtor etepe for the porpom of warming hiiaaetC The Judge laatrhcted tha proaenotol to data the plea of not enfrty on the charge of ' areoa, aod raauaded tha young raecal * to JaO for trial next day. i ptieouere were placed at tbe bar to " receirc aeo lance for the climes they ' i etood conrlcted of. Frank Jackeoa , ■ iu sentenced to ten year* In the . ■ State Penitentiary-, faia companion, ' • Anthony Truety. eight yaara iu Ufa 1 George Cooper got oil with 3C ! dare' confiocmeot in countv tail far 1 in Jail flic

y larceny. The aentaace la tbe cam of ir hfe breaking Jail, or wfiicb charge he waa found guilty, is suspended. ~ ■ Tha boy, Abraham Jones, was * sen Un end to fire yean iu the State is Ptisan. George Gilford to pay $5.00 , 1, and onals, aod stand comm'Ued, etc. . The trie) of dril causes waa ra- . sumsd. Um next case being thai of • Mary liasUogs. admin istrator of i. Peter llaaiingm, deceased, ri. the i a Cumberland Mutual Fire Insurance i Company, of Bridge tou. Tbe connael j t^ompaoy. ol DrlOgeiou. 1 be counsel

for tbe plaintiff were Messrs. S. II. " Grey and W. A. Barrows; the laaorg sncc Co. being defended by CoL Wm. ;r E. Potter. The sail was iastitated to reooyar amount of insurance. ($1490) ho a building destroyed to • tbe fire of August, 1874. to tbe eeoD lioa aotith oT tha Greenwood lintel, | on Ifccatur street. Tbe plainuff had i made application far a policy through the real dent agent of tbe company, ll Mr. B. D. Edmunds, tome mouths >- preceding the lire, making the usual payment aod taking the receipt of . the agent, ennditiqoed upon iu approval by tbe oompaoy. Tha fire ' taking place before the company - acted upon the application, evidently I the result of an oversight, tbefi . declined tbe responsibility of the risk and yefuscd payment m tbe applied for policy. A moUon for a nau-snil 1 was learnedly supported by the coun- ; tf S* 8S7af«~.isr5 the dedatoh of the Cosrt The case progressed vary slowly duriDg the ■ dsy, and at tbe tiros of adjournment i at A90 p. a., bat one witness for tbe . defence had been examined. Its canslderation was resumed yesterday morning at S o'clock, and was aocn ' after, brought to an abrupt termlnaf tton by the Judge instructing the |ury to render a verdict for tbe plaintiff for $41— maraty the amaunl she paid onoo ber application— wllh Inteceal from the time. lo such s - harsh decision, the plaintiff very f pMpakty etdered andppsal to a higher "lltrt one other case was tried, that ' of Hand against Becsiqy, the ratal* ■ of which waa not Arrived at at ths of our goteg to press Mr ol BaaUat ekurcbet at Soath Saaville auf Denuitville, will preach his farewell sermons to-morrow (tsundsy) Wth iost.. at U» former place at tIM ». so.,' aod at tbe latur at 5.15 p. m.ptU lemvea for a new field of labor at Allowayslowa, Salem Co, Us fa Mowing day. May 1st, and will carry with liim in# Imt witbes of tbs paohla of this county, by moat of whom o» has teen known and appreciated. Hrtljlhto. atfehd$Trourt Tuesday, r rfiB ■ Philadelphia. I tomMFatoned tollic vacanrv rau«- i I by (ha. Tssh;naii*n of Mr. Alex. I WMldto, Esq, President of the ' Cape May Baas^nicr Railway Comr 1

i Our good fooktaa friend, Mr. Chat. AV. Williams, Hie genial landlord of 5a.1uf.1rl Cottage, the Steamboat ♦Lfaaliiig hotel, lias been on the 1 sit ml 1 1 a fow days the preeoat week, to comWftalahithngehMnts for an early opentag -t his eaWUMiaieat. He was dstoeUeMed while here at the hotel do 1 F«m— \Vnlweo<)»y ui>l|( between jcleviu afid twxlvi. "'cliiKtHto alarm Preached the iaW that dbc house or Mr. Carson Bwute, be Yoik Avaaut, i la short diataaoa orer Cape Ialaud I Creek, was on $re. Fortunately the r I Servian of oor gallant fir. eoiu|«ny ware net reqmred, though for.- man, ] .1 eogiao and apparatus were promptly' II on tbe ground and read;- for the ; Msaergeney. Tbe fire origfaaled from H defective Ana in tha kitchen, and 11 got under fair headway under the 1 j flooring of a aeeond story room when j dfacovcied. The expeditious succor I nmtored by nolgbbornaed tbe abun- 1 dance uf water ioW victotU, were ! J the meant which saved friend Swain's 1 bfiurn froas more arrioui damage than 1 it baa sustained — lijs probable a^chnt j of which ^11 aot exceed MM). 1 wmch W^I not exceed aauU.

{ Tutaday uigbt. SDth inat.. lbs high-. W *Us cd tbe witoar visited our Cape May coast, aad dashed with great vio- , 1 toa against the pilings el the Beach iDtorv all atoog tbe Island front, but dOMg moat damage from tha Sea Bceeae. west, inuring the driv^. aod weahtog.ot s.ed for a hundred and , flfl^ yards. The damagr is estimated !• Behgioua aervto^ to the 1L "& • church to-morrow at follows: - ! Preaching by Rev. -J. L. Rot, PaeI tor, at *9.50, subject: "Impcr-^ Uses of character." A* 7.50 r. ■object: "The Teapie Miracle." | hahtaah.Sahoat a* a.S4. A c^tol , ..TriUffiir' axVendvd lo ail rT. — r_ i Tha properties 10 be sstd at As- . ;signee'aaaieln toUhttsfa thetUh . # May.- fey Mr. VMmuo WbiUdin, RR^SSflaS.'W , 1 meat. A partial dsaariptkm of Hie , ! premises -III he fouad In another , , oolnmn. ;/r^ra; | toOQ. Shares ip^he Ural senea • of , ; ^esi^*Uto>M^OfiUi. t .. j

1 -w" niuods. T hrtalni.'^ifaailag, Mncray, Kichai.lsoo, S»Hh, Sawyer and I Townaeod. "MaU After the adopUoa uTthe Mhntos of the precadlnytototoh; 'A-Jtoftfoti ' ol reaidenta aad property od Kft on Jackson street, between WasUagloo street and the heacb, ' sra* preaaitedri mAi agrountol^Ui cunret^beexhtod^ | to^'usTrnW^ft (to pettfleaara granjjd; * .flMgri • peuuroeregrwme. .H-mfl.l

Toe approprUlihg \MtWtrQ« for 1 the curraat year waatuhaaup ua its 1 third reading had paaadd-^-r-O. Mr. Townaena. chairman to oam- | mluaaeaaemathMtoMtM the Uy*' i ^2.THS5^srsaK: work 00m plated sstjsidtoh 4* , specifl cations thereto ptaSeiBud. T*if . report was received.' Wore, 5. X Ludlun. aofl James 8. x. acorn uuttee lo.atsem coat

le the charter, wKh 'lustrueltohs to ~ re pert within tweoty daya. 9* Mr. I— am log moved that the cem- " °;lu*/n "!>e. bfatrtcfed u [» Mr. beaming moved that council go T into an election fordty ptrreyor, in . conaidaratiou of the fact that the q " paving of the aldewalka now to pje- , ^ gresa rendered tbe serrices of a s«A l"ric*"e*rt nomimKxfltoLbaltoped I ; * On motloo of Mr. Bdnmnda, the * proper officers were authorised to k of asesmn bilL - t -J * Mr. Richardson fiflkred a reeoiuUun • iusirucliag the committoa oa fire and ' water to advarttoa for prsppaals -far I tbe laying 01 a six Inch water main * aad Kiting ia fire tonga along Jackt forftrvii": - II the nee^appfcs A * tbe iajunous efibcts Ukely to fromjwing up tha '.afafft again at « Colonel Sawyer supported ths mau- v urc ou the ground oCjiublto itowtol^a* c *0 investment for the city which woo d e pay largely, and as a convenience to - the property owaais atohK - tha* *ve- ) nue. The objection raised kj Mr. H t Townsend at to tbe tint, would be, J 5 obviated by having the work done s»^l « Opre. Be was . informed ihawaaln ^ - conkl Eylnid in 10 ^ys. - I * pro.-wd with tbe work provldfnR ifT^ - could.be cumalelcd wlthto three vrakr.l * The resolulioe at emended »i< court next day, and to the oeceasity , and importanee of having the city. . ably rcpraaented jby couqmI. <?>Ht

therefore reovad that Mr. Alden C. , sssarws's-Vi | Od. Sawyer moved that the Beoord- ' er be instructed to notify the Oily Solicilor'lo come to a settlement at oace " with tbe collector. Agreed to , s Adjourned. /• We would caution owner* ir^ttages agaioel coUrUimog «Py proposition, howover liberal, Irotn the . parties who rah that notorious swindling iusUtotiou lost , seaMa jon ! Washlngt&n street, east of Ocean. , They were on the Island yesterday . another Mimmcr. tooer Ihty occupied last year being very properly refused them. Should they euectedfn leasing a building through eur dape May ■ras^'srtjarS'- : sssujs J*j!iaias or our seaaou dailies as will reader ; their ^presence iu the community unDr. Henry S. Fennedy met with a nuahan a few .lava ■ in In ai llttof

' wbtali pierced tha atoaof Mauaauhd tofothe fato' tb wtot 1 ttoTtiw *11^ e/to^to%a!eW ' Which were at sn time tttsrtfltoid, ! has boen removed, aad ' that the patient u gradually bftt surely recoV1 ennj from the dingerous efccU of tbe wound, under tbe skillful treatodmt of bis father, Dr. X S. Ken-'-jswaiSKras Aktas, has- opaoedtha ioa ereaas flepartmeot of hia aalooa far tha season ' &St3SK!i &T£?2&85 wU! be nfcelvrd With ptrashre by htomy to aur readeit fol\Us 'pareCi 1 tbe cownfy. zmmcm represent .there to Ue County lps cw«o»y tordha past year. .

]—— — * -f-fobws I »| aoon-ami-o. Aavti Wte. nau 1 . ] jhs iwis—n er«e« fcrtaiv ywaatt at Vol i|'-io,-|Bfoa5r? ] : ,App|(jiraB« SAIiB : tj " or ' __ ' •j,¥alaable Property ! : ] TUaaUeattaa of apovalatotv ana Soalrsa ° ■ " u^S&SEif^"^ ,i0 I

sjT^v,1^'eit."''i87e, .. iilMMiL Brilielu, S, J. I rka lui'laeladM 4 e 6DPKRIOR FARM I erssassao. wlteia tea ciljlrelta.aae h«vtag 1 *uto# I" '> - 1 wj«#$Ajgrft grpavwhunrscs i ir>'P sea, i rooa bbicx dwelling llOUIta. nicely located ra'cllwn c lots. . wltate city llaUta. i a!osbar»ig^ nuksenv ttVr" W'V, SALE POSITIVE. ^wrfltoa.^aa. kcooo at tha tlwV cf sol. _JT tlirtfn iihputlaa. daatiliOiau, Sc. WHILLDIK, AaBgtiee, - 510 Market St., Camdcu, Ji. J. vdOTHIflC For Spring Wear! afJM? Bi" Haw ta the Time ta Heleat from ■to targe iatrnaeal or CLOTHS &CASSIMERES I, H. SMITH'S hie him 'v' OLD ESTABLISHED j HiijH pi Gam' ftnltoj ■ ' STORE " 47 WASHINGTON OTBEK1 . ! awl I hit . j Suits, to^usgtaamto. ar a"^ ^ FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. , FIRESIDE EDITION OF j SHAKESPEARE S ,*_! tX)Mi'LETE WORKS. iSSvEr! :H"U^ 1 mm ' we ram paves a c^.. ran»daipbi« I. i

J^st Received I ' S[j,rin^ Dress Goods. CaEnmereB, Debe^es, Etc., , "H» ^ri 4ppgt"r. m.\ Mc MAKIN. GOODS, vf [ llll I I I I ll|f> I fall "fcuil" [ Ofpeella lk. «l£&eJ|toL>ctM. . sTAtirtNs.HnwxalMA KNiTrfrto - .WkmKter; 1 <iL ^ ~3

;j. T^aex ir^SrcAtotf N.BL* J tiur. , \ S|HE1) STOKE | ] - "wire flirt Greenhous®. 1 j f OtofatofteiCaeMhW-. Oere WtoOW- -I • Flower'feeeds of Ev«y Variety. ( aqgrK Ajrtr- Tima a cot*A HANGING ' vaiw a lA> stTTr.u » wu mrkBAi . yv' ; ■"'*»» , SsSSSgicS I ' rpHlGBy.ArTUT^Alla..CtKTEKNlAL

■sk of Issia sadBeel tohrte • ■the City ort ape Mmj. tor tha asawQiamf af . Tases' As1>T Vlito. of a kaaolsllos aed W.rraal u.la,,7 — *de bj •Ulhotllr ol SSX&Erz*"""*4- l"n XATGBOaV. THE ard DAT Or JUNE NEXT, is*. tatoaaa Uia ko«n ad t— adra aad 1 va o'cloak o'clock, lo front of tea City Ball, U aald City olCapa May. all tka karafaaftar dailvcltad aalo|»u,ri|iiufartr. aad Saa gaan tor lato. ' at wo, V*. VU .ucb

J w*e latafael Ikereoa. aad all eoala, Unf ■ avaaad ar tka propart j ol William Baaarll HaaaSaedLotsltaatadoaN.tr ..J- of j .'od'.-u'u.'w °A-:..Vd I 1 be added. Aaaaaaed aa It— proparlr ol Da, id *Lot^o( North atrvat.k ^arsbjot. ^Amooo| of ■ AHSK.Ti.T..AZ^" [ £^1 1 lareegalaar ^ r„^llD a„oun,

:pSS£ i . nLot yrtbi oor»aru Gr.| o m b ' |^r»ur . .Jul i <w5^3^SKv^'3' y p °|loi" M a»trta ayreua. t A ■■~ol[ ol ta» f ' ^&iaS5rS:i itTjS: T; «

1 an UlwS'aad "«Sa toAba addad Aa- j S'S-TSS&'A^j, ... "ffj— I::,:.':': .1 ... Slki. laUrajrVad'SStl ^STaddt j' AS I aSaavd aa probvrtr^ol^rrtea ^Pattoa^ ^ ^ : Aucaacd aa paorarty of DavIA W. Plaraoc. t^^Ei Lot oa taUpm aSiaak Amaoal af taa L W* lataroat aad Ma taba aBdhi- Aa <£Z2^52^ixvrL:'.'r rewtl Sa rvoparta el Dav*d aed Aadreo "weoaa are Sat oa Caav»a MM. Maid uStoaaUas »ragZt^tefDi'S£h>C W Lotaaa rreakha lUHt Awoeal of las. assaa lytoavat aod aoaW to W addvd. Aa aareod ai.rea gaepartv of laeaaSaUai. fapSK^wSt Aaaaoato as Haialtortalaa Waaekretaoat-'Aaaoootor ygss i-sswra." t- as tmjj 1S!id wtareatotaU'libiiag. Tt •toMton arMwato SkaakUa. 1

_! ■! > :.r fiwEntitit _ anaaire^JMBBy i' 8AWYER'S CH ALFONTE, r. Corner of Howfl,rd & Sewell Avenues, Gape May, , - wwlih We' stock ton uotel. ^ : o^aSS-HS^^^^ffi^rYsrsses^-^ 1 . H. IV. UltriEB, PropriMM. , 1 " - "ohaob, t ivynnar.

|aaoaos v.uure, ' ' ' ' ' ; J kr.HanaT. ' SMITH & HENHY. Practical House and Sign Painters. GRAINING in lmitation'of Calcimining, Wall Painting All Kinds of 3^^* china Glossing, W '> 0 and all other Painting. Neatly Executed with despatch, andsatisf otiou Guarantofrd, No 19 Washington St, opposite the Centre Hon$«, Cape May City. K.J

IflteU. 4 Marine Villa, [ ■ aa F. H ALLENBECX novrlatma. CAPE MAT CITT, NEW /ElUEr 1 'lo"!.™"'' "" '"'r'tos^TCareia' SEASON OT Krir 34torrtte«t«<i . "yJo1.". f "1."/.°' Tto^arefce^^ ' PROCLAMATION ! ! I FIRST CUSS COACH PAINTER Carriages1 of All kinds, for the j' LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES, FIRST CLASS WORK. Ha^MlsUf iavttea aa la^Uaa of kl.

(ATItr ACTION IS GfAXANXXED , JAS.H. CABMAN, Jr., 1 Uar-.tao CAiw lelaa* Brtd*.. Cape May CRy, CARRIAGE & WAGON GUILDER ^ for a bargain . | . ' Mre\^UHu'a1laB4,>*qha't OO'VTS'IM™™ ' au.at. sad aataadlaf aaotkarly af ta«t Oiaik j AWfaat- Apply to, f ' flvtf BET I AN B./ SWAIN. j ' i C END So C. P. ao WELL A cL, New Tark. ; : gg^gg^ariEo-s.'ry-trs^t flfig ; ' ' ' BLANK AND MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, STtTiSilRT MOTIONS, t Fine Cutter*- * ; FAMILY. MKDICINES. Miniature Ships, Ac., toe., Sc., at the r Poet OflB.ce Buildiug. ' AhaoturearewSNtoto^gadfiM^ AT. BKDDCED PBICEa, J. 8. GARRISON, <W May City, K. i-.-i^rro ulAND, HQ C AXE X CPklCHT. i *^7 r. MATO Ntareaufatatoewdwa^.^

McMakin's Atlantic Hotel, 1 Cape May City, N. J. _ . "|! JOHN ivroroi/vKiisr, PROKRIETOR. 1 , DIRE-.TLV OS THE SEA SHORE. OPEN ALL THE TEAR, MO BAR Sfxly Hot »n.l IT„M Sob TVHIor Ji«u»>. Atlaokel to Ika Hsaaa. ocHi,V?"io UOM,! :7Jc " ! '« m • " 1*. 'SSSt "" Huff overloaklaf Ua tbf '(Wlleltiel^'lb# UadoaY«oae,-0l, *k<l|l«toe dOWS* lAbl*]^toodaau/re^aa4 Wtlk °u«hfal'il*',^iiw.f,"i7i ul«N»a<" 'ranmfTIaf' bcd5LilIi/,u *' ','.'(('.7: bj'_1" d Ifaa I rniadvlphla. Iravlag Market atraal Batk kagaaajor rest ta cottager., Holala. Aa. , _>ONW MvMAKUf, Pvepffalev.

Boots, Shoes and Gaiters ! 1 The Largest and most Complete Stock of Good. Cheap Boot* and Shoes In Cape May county. STYLE, QUALITY, AMD PMOECAHNOT BE S0BPA88ED. 02ST3E PRICE ONLY ! # "A ai IkatfBr CXTN ' 11 tea ■CtCTYlSVa-1btaMi,Lat for ar ruid,,., .. K ........ . . J 1 aal that far CAIN r TBI aiabllihad ... . . . -

ffnrftffill." 1 "*d*r tb. I.dla JfJ? See cor 12:50 Gaiters; Also a Full Supi^jef CAREFULLY SELECTED WALLJPAPBRS ! c*" - """ I ELDBEDGE JOHNSON. 56 Weshingtcu Street. CONFECTIONEEIES ! E j tCLoice Confectioneries Such a* CREAM CANDIES of verioae Flevori' COCOANUT CANDIES: I Blacks, ktripa, l—kra, Xafl.fally, sr., sr. f— . ' "M Cough Candies b * ' T*v Ned Glefav Drdpa.' Kfveawfeto^lJro'rtca Drops. Tebhu, xikka, Tesagavia, Aai J ' Mrt3la«.sej? Canidi^si ; LcBoe. Cocoanal abd Gr'.i.»lr,ul T.B( aod VrllowJeeki " A. Jell lopplr of NUak-toodiaa. Mur-.'.., L-aoprsa, ra.ua. Aa., Aa.' ! Frultw and \"u1m: w-sss&JssasffiiifKs - -MRS. A. E. BflHNK"-. Nu. Rt TftoV.ogton «lreel, god. I*>er rtrere Mrlhodiet , Blew Goods! Hew .Goods t Spring Stock Just Received!, , Which «ai be «M' ii the WlWBSX CASH PRICKS at j The NEW CLOTHINC STORE, i r,i,, ■*<•••— av-f^vr " *"»•&•• -l~l J r ■f-ftstft'i-sy - . AT.T, KINDS OF READY MADE CLOTHING, ' reOMTKX CBXAPXKT WORE ING «LITN. T^THX IKEXT DBEU icna . J ' A to'a.'H •' tkxriNXfT HaTS ATL, CAPS .{ tt. Letaat kpriex Plflas. Aid. e M GEN » rBEXAHIXt GOODS, v£S till*, PCCEET NOOXgGX^rA NICE TtSh