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• l.So per Annum. In Aflvunc 7 ! I -i-bomc ani> (Sounfjj. ' Cape Ma* foal OIBce. M KWpi ABKASUPfltST. JXgir&vr rjaswttss ; So Mtaey prdrr lr.n.AAr.1 on Una- , jagasJir-B-asss IB i^naangyn nrn ' I SKwJ^mWSSS ■ftp**-* , Mr. Wbertoc, ibe contractor, baring ■nmd tbe pernooal roinagcmral of tbe Cape May and Scixllcogcre landing I 'avenger Railway, Ibe public will aooe hare occarioc to note a very different order of thlnga from thai of lent year. The buainena of tbe road will be conducted In rery different shape. It is Mr. Wharton's Idea that the city and tbe corporation be represent* rhould regard tbeir Is bis purpose to conform, as far as practicable and reasonable, to tbe requirements of tbe city's laws and ordinances. Outstanding claims against tbe company bare been paid, a new depot ami stables bare been built at the Landing, the road Just put in thorough order, and tbe motive lower changed from horses to mula Tbe road was opened BalbwJey. and • started off with a good paying business. Considerable attention was dfawn to ibr handsome trams to tbe can. such sleek, sintwy and well-groomed cattle of tbe mule specks being a rarity in Ibis section mute apeoca oeing a isroj ui u»

of tbe country. A meeting of tbe Director! of tbe Ctpe May City Land Company wa* held Tuesday afternoon at tbe office of the cumpnay, No. 4 Ocean street. Considerable businesa eras door, but not all of a character for publleaUon at Ibis time. Among other matters tbe Superintendent was auIbsrized to contract forthwith for tbe extcosloo of Beach arenue in front of lbcompany's land, as well as for the construct loo of a number of the proponed avenues. Tbe same officer was aim In. strutted to do some sdeertisiog iu the in. terast of the new enterprise. Among Uios. present were Messrs D. R. Patterson, President; Senator Merrill, of Camden; John J. Kramer. T. M. Regrr, W. Wbartoo, Jr., George MeGowan and Superintendent T. H. Williamson. ' The United Ktates 'Hou-1 bits been long and fsTorably known to s large clam of Chpe May ris! tors and resident families. Iu manager, Mrs. Keevra, U eery popular will, ber guests. And wby shouldn't she be. as tbe table and sere Ice generally about tier house are excellent, and price, eery moderate. Mrs. Keeres has a number of Cape May families stopping will, ber for tbe season, ss bas bcai tbeir cmtorn for many years pest, which is the besi thing, after, all, that can be said of the bouse. For good fare, good rooms, good company, low prices sod no nonsense, go Iha t'nllfwl States lintel. to Hotel. ,

W. a Boose* tbe enterprising cigar 1 manufacturer of Washington, and pro- • prietor of the news and ci^ir departments of the leading hotels of the National Cap- 1 lta' and seaside resort*. gsre s terrapin 1 banquet Monday earning la« at the Hotel de talking to a few of bis friends, in- > duffing Colonel George a Corkhlll, of Washington; B. Daridson, Ibe well-known I builder and architect, of Philadelphia, 1 and tbe editor of the Wats. Tbe enter- 1 talnmrat wu tkganlly tared, and would ' base done credit to tbe tvfcfer of ' a Del- 1 monico or FinellL __ J A trip by the JfaywU'r to the oily U a , pleasant recreation. Music l> furnished on board by a band, and on the up trip a concert it gtron under the direction of tbe , inimitable Frank A. Oonly. Tbeee concerts are changed weekly, and are participated in by Mr., Cunly, 6. 8. 6anford in bis Drarro specialties, John Forties In bis banj i John Goodwin and his lll'-lt daughter, Belle, aged acven years, and Jesse Dc Slleer with bis trained dag, MaJoe. Tickets by Ibe boat may be obtained on tbe Island at tbe office of tbe Delaware Bay Railroad, SS Washington street. WUhama A Chtaody. xootractora and builders, base thirty mechanics at work upon tbe depot, stable and pavilion now a-nger railway at the terminus of tbe rood at Scbelliogrra landing, Tbe depot is situated at the foot of Washington arcnue. with 00c end resting on the creek, and opening on a spacloua wharf for the uf bosiiny and fishing parties The second Story is arranged as a p.riiku,^-iib ^^^^wlth^ drvdpropk. _

The while wing* of "the fishing fleet are > dally spread about Bcbellengera Landing. 1 aad the Aylpbtike forms of the yachts ! and kaser boats float away lathe fishing ' grounds of the aaighborbood These j plianres foe those who wirii to practice 1 tbcfbbeviBBa'tart. 'Awning., b«*s and i liaea aad baft are all randy at a moment 's notice. Brttnllcagn. Laaqhquta ibeoUl . and unique hiipniwreianU is likely to j £E2SssH3: i generally winds up bk narration ty giving lis Banner an audibly quixxiralf.il; sod • ttoik tap from his cam-. Simon is .-ne United States today, though A. . punster he might have retire*! a mtldouaije yrara < ■*> TbrCteoticc of Council bas bejgfeolM j accost to the beach at Ihr fool cf Grant strarV Since tbe weeing out Ml fbc sand m that point, there 'a a opcNbity for a Dr. Kline'. GreatNrne HssueK is the ■ All fits stoppcdTree* Send to (81 Arch Street. FhUads-. Pa. sld-ly

Tbe V ion-Chancellor Of this Stale rendered a decision. 1 few days since, in « which a majority of t«Ta« Council of Cape Msy City sod Ibe late management of Ibe 41a pe May A Sabelkugers Landing " , luiliay Company were, tbe iDXrratrd ' ' part it*. A year ago ibis last month Conn- * til passed an ordinate* supplementary to the one authorising the construction, of * the pssaenger railway through tbe streets r <4 tbe city. Tbe original ordlnandn.was an extremely liberal one to tbe corpora- F ; tion most interested, and granted certs in * privileges which tbe dty's representatives ' In Council ban no right to dekgsk, end r 1 beside which aScctcd- iujuriou^ tbe io- e Uresis of other corporations and Indivtd- ' usIl It was tbe mistake thus made that Council sought to rectify as far as H was ] I in its power,, by passing a supplementary I enactment restraining tbe railway com 1 from proceeding with lis road over " - privity property, and from establishing I turn-outs, etc., where considered objec- \ It wss not tbe purpose of Council to in- ' : lerfere with tbe railway company's busi- ' . ness in any way, but merely to right s ' wrong that its mrmhera had unwittingly ; and Jjaililj.drw to other interests repre- * ■ rented hero. Tbe then mansgement of ' . tbe stroct railway company did not bap-. . pen to view Ibe situate* In -tbe same , light, and by tbe aid of counsel and ui«m t gross misrepresentation succeeded in oh. taining an injunction from tbe Vlce-Cban- ! eel lor no the eve of tbe final passage of , tbe supplementary ordinance. A Wlc- . gram from tbe complainant's lawyer was r screed upon Council notifying ibem of j l the issue of tbe writ, but tbe papers were . not received here uolil after the ordinance 1 bad been passed. Council not .regarding . tbe serving of a mere telegraphic message c from the lawyer on Ibe other side a legally S taincd by the opinion, sf their pounsel, c Mr. Peter Voorbees, of Camden. Tbe Injunction, so far as Qriuncil was concernj ed, would, therefore, have accomplished L D'thing. but tbe ordinance not baring e as yet Itreo signed by the Mayor tbe action of Council was as good as nnllifk-d, at e least until such time as the case could be „ derided. The argument was beard by tbe

Vice -Chancel lor, at Trrnk*. some time during Ibe summer of last year, Mr. 8. H. ' Grey, of Camden, appearing for the com- - pkinsnu, and Mr. Yoorbeea on behalf of . tbe majority of Council. The decision - just rendered is that the injunction should r be denied, and that Ibe bill for the Injunc- " tion should be dismissed, with costs to be - paid by the complainants. litis effectually settles the question as 9 to whether Council baa tbe power to - amend iu ordinances, s right'whtch every 1 intelligent cltlsen always understood it • did under tbe provisions of tbe city char- • ter. Tbe supplement to tbe street railway c ordinance is therefore a legal and proper • enactment, and to become in full force a 5 law of tbe tity only awaits tbe Mayor's - signature. Trie Fourth In trie city. There had been various rumors afloat J io tbe city sir ss to bow the "glorious L patriotic munitipslliy. Tbey culminated. ' however, in a grand review of tbe police e force before the Mayoralty at about 10 ■ a. m. His bonor, at tbe appointed time. • inspected the city's faithful guardiaosand addressed them in a few srirring.words as h to their duties In maintaining order through the day. "No unseemly conduct or breach " of the public peace 00 tbe part of any one • was for a moment to be tolerated. Tbe hanusny and smoothness of the review 10 was somew hat broken up by a patriotic

specimen of Ibe penus familiarii. with a t . mob ruablng after lupi, dashing down I Jackson street with tbe speed of a whirl- ( , wind, having attacbed to bis caudal eitremity a small American flag. A detail ( , of police, with rare presence of mind, c I joined in tbe pursuit, and soon tbe offend- c lag dag wss safely ladged in tbe pound. 1 ' It arums I hat thlt patriotic animal bad 1 , gotten aome oos to straighten out bis tail | sufficiently (no easy job.) to lash toll a t •mall flag. He then started off all right. I a la Sergeant Bates, with the stare and I stripes gracefully waving over blm, to do j tbe town. . Bat Jbe situation wu too < much for the boyi, who, in I rapldly-in- r ■ creasing crowd, rushed after in red-bot c I baste, with shore results. We heard of t 1 no other breach of tbe peace during the 1 > Tbe hotels and cottages about town 1 made a general dkplay uf hunting. Wash- . 1 Ington street wu gay during tbe early , > part of tbe day by the presence of many , 9 promenadeis. The finest decorations on . I that thoroughfare wer»jn tbe vicinity of , - rite Warn office. Here the excellent taste I of our energetic friend. Mr. C- 1L Millar. - wumanifrst in tbe graceful festooning of . - flags and a display of Japanese lanterns. Dr. Kennedy's United Sutra pbarmary 1 wss also orally set off with red, white ' 1 and blue banting. Young America fired ' off rite nsoal amount of Chinese crackers, ' toy pistols and cannon, much to tbe an- ' noyance or pedestrians. Tbe schooner D. 7>. ililfarJ makes . daily excursion to the fishing banks from 9 Denlxot's pier. This is one of tbe fastest [ sailers of our large fleet-00 insignificant > praise. Tbe Jrirl/errf is commanded by 1 an old fisherman who knows the ropes, in ■ fact be is a veritable old salt, baring spent modi of bis life oo tbe ocean. To do the .;-t, Ihins I, Ia ,,ba It,- I tulfiirA Mrtv In thing Is the Mvlford in

lire morning, go oat io tbe Banks, catch ■ , jour fish, and then get a real chowder ' made by tbe skip's out, and lake for tbe , day throughout sra fare. Tbe novelty of i . fancying yourself a sailor and living for • . a little rime like one. may be a new ex- ' - — ; . HU honor, Mayor Melvln, informs us < J headquarters, a fact which we fully be- ' | lkvt. About tbe only duty aur ccuserrsS | tors of public order and decorum seem to I | have 1* band now is the scattering 1* ; moving akog of little groups of citizens * j vrbo stop to exchange views npoo the 1 ■ (vorral siinatioo uf tilings poliUeal, perd : SOS I and popular. Should tbe occasion 1 arise for more active duty, however, tbey d will Or found to measure up to all require- " ' Froperiy-owoert along Howard and ' '■ Vary streets ounplsin id tbe coodflioo of * . tbe sidewalks In (foot of one or two premises 00 these avenues. That corner of I ; rerry and North streets is almcflk impassable to ladies after erery shower of rain. | ■f Toraday nigbt tart k was eimpiv rtmniIt liable. Those breaks io tbe pavement d should be put down at ottos by Iba city . * » Irirw* time Traac. Tl ppwu

IsOCAL CHtf-CHAT. % It ia now that ibe ben suffers from ova B « Mark Hairier is anuducting a oocerl gsrdcn a grand scale at Atlantic City. In the conduct of t'ape May's public % affairs old fugtra are being pasard to ibe ( Hoks in tbe ground for Ibe electric light * poles adorn tbe sidewalks about town, but , heat are tbe poles » ( It is said that the rose bugs are doing' ( much damage to thinking apples, peach- f ei. grapes, and other fruit Ibis season. Our nsriooal game ef baseball is falling 1 into disrepnte on account of practices f lent. ' - Access to tbe beach by way of Grant , street ia in an unsafe cnoditioo. and should ( be remedied befure Ac ssasoa is another ^ oltMf- - CspL Stiles, oPBSqi Wm_B Ferfer, t caught in foar ouasecutive dags of lhi< week three hundred auapping mackerel. , Who can brat that ? On tbe completion of Ibe varinua improvements along tbe ocean front Ca|re . May will liaie the floral and the longc,' ] brach drive anywhere oe tbe coast ^ "(be gas now being furnished by tbe | Cape Island' Gas Company Is ma-le from petrokdm, and ia univMOly conotded to be superior in quality to that extracted j from coal. Tbe lighllf ves general raiisfaetlso. The record of the past week shows a gratifying result in the returns made by tbe various fishermen of their success , with all species of gamy fish. Crabs are , not as plentiful as some yean, though tbe It is expected that the Grand Army Day will bring to. tbe Cape three or four thousand people- Extensive preparations \ are going 00 bere to give tbe visiting comradrs and tbeir friends s generous welI come, and to make their Stay at Ibe sca- , aide most pleasant and agreeable. Tboae elegant, dinners served np daily t at tbe Stockton llofel are no barmacide , feasts, but In point of quality and service . aie irreproacbahle. Manager Booth by . gives bis personal aUonlion to every de-

tail throughout his house. Mr. John Aklns' ice cream saloon is uue j of tbe favorite placra of resort, and is „ handsomely patrooized by tbe masses, ss j it should be. Its locality, as designated ( y in our advert iaing colnmcs, ia central. c and the quality of its cream superior. _ 8. J* Nash, proprietor of the West Jet-, -j a soy Railroad Excursion House at Atlantic j „ City, and of the Sra Breexe, Cape Msy. f bas been building an ocean pier at tbe for- B t mer place tbe past spring, and bas it just ^ completed. It is after tbe design of Sir. ^ - Penlrot's pier here, but said to be larger. ( T It looks unsightly along tbe beach drive. t in tbe Vicinity of Grant street and the bra ( , Breeze to see a lot of loose Iron rails and ( railroad lira scattered here and there. Whether tbey are tbe property of tbe ' Delaware Bay Railroad or of some one ( it else, tbeir removal should be attended to is forthwith. ir A large business was done by tbe Dels- ' L ware Bay anfl Sewells Point Railroads on * tbe 4tb. The Superintendent, Mr. Ed- ' 10 ntunds, informs us that over eighteen 1 e, hundred persons were transported over , id tbe roads 00 that day. This is a very is large traffic for snch an unfavorable day ;b and to early In tbe season. :h Tbe Cape May and Scbellengera latndte ing Railway commenced operations on ic Satarday. When tbe new road to Cape w May Point it completed, this railway will ic make a connection with it, thereby ra-

labHshlDga continuous line from the landthrough the city to tbe' borough of ' May Point gCbe ougiuc for tbe daslric light came ' 00 Saturday. Tbe company have contracted with a Deanlsville party for cedar poles, Which are to be 00 the ground In a few days tbe ocean bottle- ' vard, leading hotels and all prominent ' points about town will be Ulumlnated by ' tbe beautiful electric light. Tbe Queen Anne cottages about town look quaint aad queer with their flat pta- ' architectural surprises, red hot J > chimneys, and many colored points, peaks and roofs. To still further mystify, ' climbing plants goynnderiny about Hie ' verandas, and over wjadows and doors in ' : a very bewildering sort of a way, but ' quite beautiful withal. ' 1 Tbe number of guests at tbe Stockton ' ■ Tueeday was larger than c« any Fourth of July since tbe Centennial year— Ibis ' too notwithstanding the disadvantage of 1 a prolonged season of told weather. Tbe ' following figures prove Ibis statement, ' and are taken from Ibe books by Mr. ■ McCartney. On the " Fourth" Id 1877, [ the guests numbered 143 . In 1878, 86 ; 1879. 175; 1880. 908j 1881, 155. and 1882,313. : Tbe English watering places all have public reading rooms with whicb drcu- ' laling libraries arc connected. There the •cribgrs, sod use tbe rooms as a lounging , plate. It has been suggested that aotne- , thing of this sort would not be a bad idea I lor Cape May. t When any innovation Is introduced to r tbe public in tbe improvement line there 1 are always persons ready to ay out about t an outraged public, 4c. But when Aid c satisfaction ever rule things sublunary ? There are always some crosseyed and cross- c

1 grained persons left, and always will be s ■ until the millennium dawns. r Did you ever ask s gentleman tbe time f immediately after be looks at bis watcb t 1 ■ Nine times out of ten be oan"t tell you. . If be knows bow to read Its face be learns nothing from it, and It would seem aa • though the habit of carrying a watch was 1 , meet 1mm pride than anything slse ' No, it is not bribery foe a newspaper man to accept a dinner or any other com- , pUntrui that may be extended to him ] , from a hotel proprietor or anybody else, | , hut an exchange of hospitalities. One < . gives a spread .of ink and the other a | . spread of oysters or somrlhing else. You 1 see there is aa equilibrium, and no bribery . at all. Can't tell about other trades. One day lart week 750,000 gallons of i I doing the principal work of pumping with j • I ease. Tbe average consumed by tbe tity j ' - 1 last year waa 500,000 gallon per diem. ' ] This is another meter to show tbe growth of j ' i Cape May. Attkiarateof incraaseaootbrr . . 1 reservoir will be an absolute necessity In ' t ' the near future.

Captain Smilb, of the yacht Jlarriit, la a ml son uf Neptune. He gives especial C attention to the catching of larger and ' fsrociocs flab-such as tbe shark. > The deep water io Ibe.twy it tlie best c place for three smtsbie creatures, tbey I dou'l oidie near the shore. "A large book 1 some fire or six inches long is neotssary ." i Captain Smith, "to which mutt be I attached a piece of chain the length of 1 tbe creature's alimentary canal— cordage 1 would be speedily bitten off and all be- « It swallowed. " Tbe shark Is a doll, I sluggish fish In the water, and wih make f litt 1< resistance till you get him along- » side the boat/lben he will show fight. A 1 or gun is necessary, as by their Jodi- I cioua use his sharkaliip may then sooner be I A few days ago the Captain took out < Mr. George H- Manton who so-* fastened i on io a big man rater. Everything went " well till tbe great ugly Jaws of a shark, which lie had bonked, were out of the ' water, tbeu a struggle eusued. "I'll bold 1 him while yon buoc— harpoon him," fair- I yelled Uic excited fisherman to Captain Smith. "All right," said tbe Captain, aa^ with a steadiness and skill of an old w iiaflH sent Ibe lance through and throuflj I him. After a few more blows the ne-r.-p stcr Boated to tbe surface dead, lie | measured twelve fc^in length, and bis mdna carcass wss ripped open and the ' onjy valuable part, the liver, taken out ' and its oil extracted for us^uppn the Harrvt$ chains and iron-wor^f We have known sharks caught in tbe \ lay fifteen feel long, and ugly, savagelooking wretches ihev were. With tbeir ssw-likc ^ecth fastened into rnorrooos | jaws of ponderous strength, tliey can ' readily bite -the body of a man in half and swallow bim at a couple of efforts. ' Notwitbsunding tbeir ferocious natures r It is floe sport to catch them, and oqe feels ' in destroying- a large man-eater that be hy done the State some service. Almost anything will do for bait, and old boot, tin can, or deck swab, will he bitten at ravenously by these devils of the deep. ' You can't do lei ter. If you get a surfeit ' of csicblng smaller try. than to put your0 self under the care of Gaptaio Smith, who ^ will show you bow and where it is dooc. " I!,, lias a fine craft which fsirlv flics over fine which over ,

tlx water like a thing of life. [ Diamond Bench Pork. | Saturday we had tlx pleasure of an in- , terview with Mr. W. B. Spoooer. the ] gentleman who recently purcliaaed the Diamond Beach I'ark property at Town ( "llank. Some fifteen years ago Diamond ( wu a popular ream with carriage ] parties, and for a aeasou or two wu man- ( aged at a trolling park, but for lack <4 | the essential qualificati-jni of liberality ( and enterprise 00 the part of the owners, ( the place gradually lost its prestigr, and , ' -eventually ceased to be s plsoe of any at- ( traction. The sltualloo U one of the finest and roost picturesquely beautiful along Ibe bay shore, and the purpose of the present owner Is to revive the old. 1 1 lime Interest in the place, if enterprise 1 and the liberal expenditure of money can accomplish it. Tbe Park be liu already ' reclaimed from the demoralizing infiu1 tiers of neglect and mismanagement. Insomuch I list to-day at presents something ' of Its pristine beauty and attraction. Mr. ' Spocoer is also interesting himself in af- [ fording a popular and qn'tck means of access to our Cape May visitors, and to lbs! end expect! to be able to effect arrangements with tbe Scaabore Railroad Cons- ' pane for an extension of tbeir beach road i north along the bay to Towz Bank, a distance of only two miles and a half from the Steamboat 1 .and ing. Tbe proposed the strainnoat Lxnuing. tuc propmcu -

route would In Itself be s grand feature of Cape May. Let as look for its speedy n consummation. j{ Fifth Mary In ml. ! . Tbe gallant Fifth Mary land Regiment , been represented ai tlx Cape duriag j Ibe wijek by the cnginocr of the regiment. , ' Mr. Joseph Cromwell, who bu selected the t old camping ground west of the city as t ! headquarter*. The encampun-nl will lie , made on or about the 30th Instant. Here ^ I is a bit of good news for the ladies. We were asked only yntenlay wlien Umsr splendid fellows would be bere. Bui t ; seriously, girls, be casefnl to whom ynu 1 snrreoder the key of your affections. Those ' ! soldier lsddira are gay fellows, here Uwlay 1 and away to-morvbw. But that'a a dl- l grrasion. Wc wanted to uk how we couhl t ' in some way. while the regiment la In our | 1 bands, show to these Baltimoreans our j J appreciation of tbe more than oriental hospitality arllh which they treated our , r comrades of tbe G. A. IL. particularly ( • from Ibis State, on the occasion ol tlx re- , ' cent encampment at tbe Monumental Ciiy. s ' We cant do much, but wbo will be tlx , mover In a scheme that is not wholly w ilL | Let there h» souk deeds dime that may lx ■ a ptcasaobfcalurr of tlxeneampment, and 1 5 that will show Baltimore's famous legi- ' mcnt wbst a warm place those June dors e kindled in our hearts, tbe memory of " which wc ought to be slow In forgetting, j I — — On Wednesday night at 12 m. there , a was a grand midnight display of fire work! from Ibe sra end of Denim s pier ^ 0 by a party of young ladies and gentlemen c from tlx city. Mr. Denizol had gone to it bod. but by coelinued importunity he was d made to get np and past out the keys which opened tbe way to tlx pier. We

confess to a fondness for fire-works, and <i midnight display, "hen darknras genevally obtains. Is a bappy idea- And as j 11 fire-Worts In Ibe day lime— fiddle! . wbo ever beard of aucb a thing! On Friday evening a horse attacbed to market wagon belonging to tbe Cake farm while crossing tbe railroad track " where it intersects with the turnpike to , tbe Steamboat Landing, was struck and s seriously Injured about tbe bead. Tbe A wagon received slight damage also. This ' ia a very dangerous crossing, and unlras a ' flagman be stationed there a more serioui accident may occur at any lime. In this rasa, aa ounce ef preventive will be worth „ ' many pounds of cure. a Tbe trains on Saturday brought to tlx Capes large number of people, wbo were , ' ; however, readily abasrbed by our capa- , clous holds and boarding-houses Yes- j 1 , day tbe scene about tbe hotels and ah ng . ' tbe strand and boulevard was animated 1 and lovely. Tbe sky waa perfectly clear. . ■ and a stiff breexe from the west made r I everybody as cool as desirable. ^ J , i A West** Clergjrnan. j Even tbe patience of Job would tx- , 1 j wran all Hits I- srM.ir.1 By aUBply =s-ag . ! Dr. K tag's Sew Dtscorevy far OcwsampUos, . leoufMudooMa. Trial Botpra F"n sway »y 1 I aHDriigguta. ( -) <

Tlx purchase of tlx Delaware Bay anu May Railroad, ac at least tbe coo- > trolling interest in the coocero. by Mr. 0 Wharton, Ijie well-known railroad s contractor, was a piece of local inlelli- 1 which look many of our people f surprise upon its being rgiveo to tbe 1 public Ust Friday. Mr. Wharton is at f tlx principal owner of the Gape t and SctxWoger'a Landing Pasarngi r t which runs through the city. 1 and is also hugely interested in tbe £»pe Shore Railroad, the enterprise inau- , gu rated a week or two alnce uiArr the 1 auspices of tbe lately organized Cape May City land Company,' and now nearly com- 1 pitied. Tbe latter rdad rumi directly on tbe ahore front MOspe May Point, thence , by Alexaoder -avenue to the turnpike coming oat near the old steamboat land- ' she, where it waa designed to build another wharf. Tbe purchase of the : Dctawaik Bay row* will result in a change : of route at fbc landing end pf tlx new I road, hot not the Jfntf bet aim. Hie I'umt and itk tftniinus at tlx Island. iMMLaani'lctriLilx maik-petiion- of tlx j i Beadli i Tlx ggfaa op^tag*pf-Uie" aegkm oe ] curred altfx Kpiw) tXritue ia-filonaay 1 t evening., Mri< II. lUmiltpflT" asairted ' . by many otlxra. inaugural Jl _ilx opening ' of Ibe bouse at I , U'arltqn 11^ (tlx ncwaiilviliiin . Five j 'r distributed.- thus bringing a targe alien J- ; ' fui rnanagemcut of Prof, llnsfleld, of tlx j j Eleventh Street Opera House, Philadelphia. Tue electric light, which was in- ' t girodneed a very fine effecL Tbe program j t was well carried out, and reflects much 1 J credit to all concerned. At 10 o'clock p. 1 * the dining ball of tbe ttarlion House, i k Where refreshments wtye bountifully tup- ! d Some idea may be gotten of the size of | 0 thebullooB "CaogreasHall" when H is ie- '- membered that it will compare in hulk r wi*t, *,mc of nur lareer ceitlairea. If tlx some cottages. Ui:

halloou. 30,000 cubic feet, was In tlx ^ cubical form, one of its edges would ex- " coed 33 linear feet. Prof. Wise will send t it up many times each day. Some novel plan will be devised for tlx dispwal ' ot tickets. During the balloon season uf 1 6 days, an amateur artist of the phbto- 1 graphic society! will make an asoension, 1 and from the clouds show timid ones w ho 1 do not fancy a trip heavenward yet a hit, 1 tbe earth Isoks from tliat point of i observation. At a time favored by the 1 elements, Prof. Wise will make his grand 1 flight through tbe air as the winds may 1 direct Mm. I Onr courteous and esteemed friend, Mr. ( [ Edwin A. Pue, who has, during tlx early ( ■ summer, been making an extended tour 1 : through Mexico with a targe company of , I capitalists, brokers and satans. is now at • his summer cottage for the season. He , ^ ipeaks in glowing terms of bis jmitney, , . anA we are indebted to him for interest- : ing records of it, -made by a literary man . of the party. Mr. Pue in his walks about . town is always accompanied by h1* thiee - blooded English pugs, one of I hern bav. I ing won the first prize as the finest dog . of his kind in tlx country. Tlxae dogs . may, from tbeir peculiar cast of counle1 nance, look ferocious, hut tbey have tlx - must amiable dispositions and could not » be made to bite any one even if they 1 would. would.

Thursday morning a party of laborers, numbering twenty-five or more, presented , itself to the Mayor al his office, and made ( complaint thatnbey bad Ixen unjustly ] discharged by Wharton* Co., of the new , railroad. The leader of the malcontents ( pni join hta honor's bauds a petition set- j ting forth tbe difficulty under which tlx workmen were laboring, and asking assistance. Tlx" city sent tlx- workmen back , to Philadelphia as the shortest wsy out of , she difficulty. ■ Observer Townscod. of the U.S. Sig. J nal Service, now sUlioocd at Philadelphia, predicts tint the prevailing cool wcalbw I will be followed by a hot wave of greater ' thin bas been experienced - in - tint tity fix many years. In tbe mean- ' time he statra tint Ux low temperature at present has not been equalled in July for , _ ' William 6. Rooac, a gentleman who i« I well and favorably known- by a legion of I friends in Washington, New York, PhUs- 1 drlphii, and all tbe leading seaside resorts, 1 now al the Gape stopping with tlx 1 ' Messrs. Crump. Mr. Roroe was tlx lifelong frieodof tbe late President. James ■ A. Garfield. He U also a member in high I rank of many civic societies. • Quinine Baperseaca. ^ : at vcxitrrrul ss n» cBranorss. XV. jxr isit. ' U°*PK^^D sod Sfsrey 4 Meeraj. Csjx Msj ro a. aeaare, — "" ' j

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j i°,ul j»el-u'liriltlE5. p. u. ] Hoasrlovpers Made Slappj . D( nous Msxwrll's prepared (irp-nra f<r | tonkin. and will lad .ibrBvugg _as.lixgts 1 waur ws*B. D UoaX ran off, aad Ms bosatlfut, I darstds sad fBssp sniclr. sml nosrlr sselxsp ; wrenffesaMagra* or tiKsdraj. 1 BoM b< UEOKrtl W. 8IUTB, Tbe thing desired found al las'. Ask for "Hough 00 lUia-Jt dears out rata, mice, roacbra, flies, bed-bugs. 15c. boxes. Tbe celebration of the Fourth qn the did not conclude till tlx following night, when a grand display of fire-works . was given by rix Mraara. Hallowed and E'dti'Jgt. from DlL-ZjI'i fi r By 1 r. of the unseasooableneti of the boor, ibe number of spectators on the beach was ■ limited to a few Invited guests, princi. • pally taffies. - Write to Hit. Lydia E. Rnkbam. 233 1 Western avenue, Lynn. Mass., for psm- ! pbk-U relating to tM curative properties ; I of lxr Vegetable Compound to all female ) complain u. 'X

at Townaend's Inlet lxs rather taken must ol tbe lidiabiiaots of that alaid village by surprise, Mrs. T. BfoWrt having resigned lb* <■«•*. «nd Mr. R. Morn, haiinx a- - pcuppect of receiving tlx apptintmeDi. " uflke win be a mile and a baK down Ibe road, a matter to whicb pwtruos of the office object, particularly tlx stageman who carries the mail. l>r. T. C. , Wheat!* is aa radnHrieua , and successful worker io garden unck, ' aaiiis early crops give evidence. is prunounqed convalescent. Typo HngU-r, dl tbe War* office, spent Sunday in this neighborhood, visit- - | ing hi* accomplished tady cousins,- the | Misses Smith.. . , I ■ CapL T. F. Townsefld, of tlx Signal ' ! Sjrvice, is with his wife visiting hit poret-U ' i here. A iJrge tminhrr of Pbitadt-lpbians k! spent tlx first of tlx week in tbe neigh- .! burhw« of Seavillc. and Townsend's In- - I lit. Boating and fisiiiug are the attrac- ; i The Italian., laborers have taken then "1 ttcparlure foNUnllxr field of tabor. Tbey _j. were Cirdrriy- 4nd quiet, and gained tlx j irgmol "alDWhih.- h«v Tlieir evening ' j llnlias opegD will t-e mused. * ] t-Larli^Way 'and bride have already ( settled down to housckgepiug iu a Very ] j nice, cosy, -substantial manner. Wc ni new our congratulations. e j Our rslccmcd brother iprlll, H. W.* i Ilaad. an experienced educator of youth, " w ill, in tlx fall, "teach tlx ySung idea " | bow to sbqct" in the Seaville public ' school. - ' I Charles Mscalralcr't yacht, J7qymex, * j secured first prize in the Fourlli of J uly " ; boat race, and was also awarded first prize •' ' for last year. In tbe tatter case justice | bu been tardy, but at lint properly ad- ' | miniucred. , ; j The -northeast storm of Tuesday did " oosiderable damage to tlx Sea Isle branch I railway. The regular running of trains j wu resumed on Thursday*, f I A telegraph office has' hern opened al c. • Sra Isle junction; with Mr. AlhetT Axtams Ik in diargc. in ciiargc.

llocsley Cottage, at Beesley's I'oinl, Is well filled with a good class of harder*. Point is a delightful corner of the Prof. C. P. llugbra^ author of ' A Voyage to tlx Moon," who lru become a resident of Sea Iriy City, bad a quarrel with or*, of the fax daughters of tbe Isle the toll bridge the other day, and tbe fight waxed warm until Ux toll keeper, anticipating tlx danger of OCX oc both gooverboard, interfered and. separated the combatants. South Seaville wu not altogether unmindful uf the ioportance of tbe anniversary of our nation's birtb. Mr. Wi!leta Wbeaton unfurled a la-gc, handsome flag in front of bis residence, while tlx grand old stars and stripra floated proudly all day, through sun and rain, from Sheriff Toil bridge keeper Buck bad a friend attend 4o Ibe duties of bis office ooe tlsy recently, while Ix wenl^hingN. Tlx friend statu that Ix foand tlx position ■ ooe fault to find with tbe arrangements, ' and that wu tlx fact I bat tlx bed lounge ' wu in such position that tlx keeper wu - cuatpelk'd to get up iai bis elbow to al. 1 serve whether the rumbliog of wheels dc J noted an incoming travqllor oe an ontgn- [

Tbc property known as the "WashingHouse," located on Washington stmt. .Msy CSty.zww occupied by 11. F. as a hotel, will be sold at private sale at a bargain to dose ran estate. Apply to J. II. Edmunds, No. 88 WasbTbc Stockton band last night at the regular bop played its most ecstatic all*, which sent tbe nimhk- feet of tbe dancer* about in a giddy whirl. There wu under Ux circumstances a targe attendance. The dancing of Cbc children formed a . pleasant feature of this, anc of Ux mi»t . delightful dances of the season. Prof. , A slier, u master of ceremonies, wu in excellent spirits, and managed matter* iD bis usual graceful manner. At Ux Delaware House, tbe otberevening, tbe guests celebrated tbe National 1 holiday with a vcxy pleasant cntertaln- ! mcnt. introducing private thoatricals, . tableaux and music. The principal participants were James Watson, Ixon V. i Garron, Wm. McElwee, J. Ik and Mr*. . Davis, Mr. and Mrs. llarvey Hoop, all ol ' Philadelphia. 1 ... PnovKiin-e — "A place for eVerylliing, B-.-l . vrislhltig la lta place." Trie place lor ^ Phenol MOsiae U In certr oar's hous'.^ ''A ' dlqac on idmiL 11 w,U aavr urne, saBrnaf. an-1 1 . Brighton Cottage, South Lafayette ; Street, ia one of our maaffiplcraanUy loca1 teJ boarding-bousra, and is kept in excellent style by Its kind-hearted boslras. Sirs. K. Thomas. She Is at present prepared 1 lu supply s few guests with boux-like accommodations si moderate charge*. There is hardly an adult person living bat It somctunrs troubled with kidney diBeaiiy, isaoaetuan

Tbe treuurer of our (oral Fire. Com- ' pany's Relief Fund received Tuesday ' from tbe .Secretary of State a semi-annual 1 I assessment of »303 on Ux foreign Insur- , ," sncc companira baring polities in Cape ' City. This amount goes into a fuud , ' specially created and designed fur the ' relief of firemen who may become injured or disabled when In tlx dfixltgrgrof tlx ir ■ It u entirely different from all otaera^D » . I SfMS'sS ■ . Store gray hslr lotsaynral row, ud PJ«"" kS STtSfuiK S!l US . ffiSsfisfffaraarffls SSdhalr « s taw J sale Agents. PBUsdelphls, and C. K. CKITTKSr Tbe largest assortment of notions, fbb- j L ! ing tackle, miniature boats, 5 cent music, ' i at J. 8. Garrison's stationery and variety | „orc, 05 Washington fared, le ! Nausea relievod and Sick Headache | cared by taktag hi mm onr Uver BeguWtor.

Bradii Wadf Clothing. - * UPSET SALE! Commencing first week in June. iT OAK HALl, 6th AND MARKET STREETS. PHILADELPHIA. Sciitch people and old-time. folks all "know what is th<S meaning ot an "upset sale." It is a term used when thing* are to be sold . out to ckisc cstatc-s, partnerships, etc. • ■ » ' We projiose a sale of this nature. The prosperous season so j far this ycat', the largest we ever had, encourage ub to. RING ALL THE BELLS, and call the jrcoplc in to close out, before the 4th of July all of the $750,000 "Ei:i.±°°°Tg . 1 - ffe Wfj W3Ilt to Soil Ofll I., lcc|> i-lcat) «..tv soid-. I ffe wet to sell oot ffe vait to sell «.«-*. i ffO WOIlt to Soil OIll I ^ a larger business than ever. : l iew Sloj it iftii.

J to carry output plans when we arc ia the right, and if IhlFprioes must be cutjdown. to gather the people, DOWN GO THE PRICES. Even if \\Vsacrifice ourprofits for one month, the people have done . generously by us for many years, and wc.arc satisfied. _/ IN A NUT-SHELL, THIS IS IT. The practical point of all this is a radical reduction in prices 1 from June 1st. They arc cut, some ten, some Twenty, some thirty . ]>er cent., and some, on goods prcjiarcd specially for this sale, not \ at all. Compared with April 1st the average deduction is twenty1 five cent. Of the $750,000 merchandise now hold by us, about ■ $500,000 is involved in this sale. From the great list which might \ lie made we only quote three items, namely. 3000 pairs of men's Cassimerc Pantaloons, made and making, - strong, neat, durable, lately Worth $3.50 now $2^2. j Goo men's suits, real standard Sawyer's Cassimerc, made and making, late price Si 5.00 now $12.50. 750 men's suits." eight styles, every garment freshly made, some

of them sold freely at $12.00, $9.25. Our intent is simply to tell all the people that quick trade prices arc on all our clothing for this sale. _ WANAMAKER& BROWN OAIv HALL, S. E. Corner Sixth and Markc-t Streets, PHILADELPHIA. C- H. MILLAR, DRY GOODS AND TRIMMINGS, No-oprw* IBP sruoa ol I— r. Willi a Urjrr display than vfpr of FANCY GOODS 'OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. FBEKCB CUBA, BOTE 1KB BH0BS3, FBMES, EDTTOHS, GLOVEE Ornaments, Dress Trimmings, Laces, Etc. C. H. MILLAR. : WEST JERSEY EXPRESS CO., . H LlUl iiu lIKBf F

MONEYS. VALUABLES AND MERCHANDISE. • Al-E MAY t.mt 'Et— OUllNKR WASHWOTO* AKKjIACKUOS .THSETS. CAM MAT. PROMPT. SAFE AND RELIABLE. m> wa,a viT qcBtB* DnmDMM by iih i-aj*snoiib tkatsbymrT'q.^"("i^Mocet.T8 SnSti. ffxr^SSg. -WASH HAMPERS * $1.00 FOR THE ROUND TRIP. Tl,.,.-, 1-1- •!-! •!■ umd up>'Bds]> !|»pipp-i bytalppafx Phlia tflphia OSDm FOOT OE MAHKET STSrr. Adjoialaf Upper l-erry BalUmg. JOS. H. REYNOLDS, General Agent. : NEW EXCELSIOR IT fflfl COLD SEA-ff ATER BATHS ^ ^ ^ AVENCt e- - ' Sre'rvS'ta tatrareonaieSra. ' SURFBA^H ,RO°^S I EXCELSIOR vgHtsSBMpRTB HI rail tor beUxredarta* l»tB,at c" ''mEMW - -.-b aoUre. Aire eurad Ibe train; *