> ; ■■ :;r 5? 0 [anil anil Gounfg. ^ c3%4^*Jrairaii 1 T " *£j£^^S^US??^Wrg »cU^ryrt < c^K^SwH'j^*1 n°n " Baptist Church. Carosr UI171W and Fra-ilt>n IRrMta. Cap* £rr.T.r.reh-i.Pi«i°'. 1 o*n£M mnrlo»-KonUB». 1 SJS; Errant*. • , RaJS* Maemi-WreiiJsisy mole*. > r. x. Progress and Outlook. Looking back ft* only Ivro or Ibrev years | we Hod thai there has been great improrrmeal in everything that tends to make Cape Mar a pleasant and healthful resort j that lias the streets, the beach and ] Bewail '» Point' railroads bate been 000strocted. and the ocean boolerairf ex- ' traded east to the Inlet, so that now there Is a One uninterrupted dries of four miles ' or more. Methods .< lighting the eily J have been greatly Improved and facilities much extended, the quality of the gas is I very much better than formerly and re- ' duoed In price- In order So keep step with the march of Improvement, the electric light has been introduced. The water ' supply is very hugely increased to meet [ the increased demands made upon It, so that It Is now equal to any emergency likely to arise. Many miles of main pipes lead It to all parts of the dty. Protection ' from Arches not been forgotten; the city 1 has two excellent Bllsby engines, which 1 It Is believed will enpe with the Are fiend ' whenever and wherever be may show himself about town. The sewage system ' has been an improved that it it now square up with the progress of the day. No com- ' plaint has been braid this summer from 1 any aouron an account of bad drainage. 1 Pine hotels and cottages hire been erected 00 ground (Vwolatrel by the great fire of 1 •78, as well as in other parts of tbe'Gly. J We mention as morally built the Now Columbia and Lafayette, which are not 1 surpassed by any otbsr Inns no our coast ' In architectural beauty, nubility or excellence their appointments. Besides, the ' other large hotels have been greatly Improved and squared up for the needs of 1 the times. The Stockton, at a large out- ' lay of money, bring made a model of completeness, in Its Interior and exterior additions, for the comfort and pleasure of the public. Bust near houses have been multiplied, and a general spirit of thriffsnd rntrrprh* Shown which is oommoodable to all eon- " orroed. So ll can readily be seen that Ibc But a fair estimate of the signs of the Unas leads to the firm belief that the progress of the next lew year# will be greater than any In (he past*aod (or the following among other good reasons : First. In all that tends to make this a healthful, pleasant and safe araalde resort 1 v wearied human nature; any ooe wbo wm lake the trouble to learn the fads, nod not be deceived by Interested parties, luus: see that wt bare .all that can beobBcoood. large tracts of the meat desirable property which has bran held by In dividual! wbo did not cut to Improve them have recently been thrown upon tlx market, and will be fully recovered by grading. Notably the Merit Device prop erty on lbs west has been laid off into streets and lota. Tbe work of Improving has already made- considerable progress, and many lots sold to those wbo will further posh along the go d work by " building. On lbs ami side of the city the asme state of affairs exists. These tro a 111 make an anbrokan line of so nunc: villas and hotels extending from Ba rren, to cape May PoinL Tb» estate of lb. a^sesrrrs

The ocean pier and what of oommuni „ nation that grew with it Is regarded as e r, fixed fact. Thus a candid view of ibr ■Hnaitao gives us learoo to believe thai K rial prosperity In the Immediate future. 'r° Much jsffl. of course, depend upon the w; general boafnaaa proaderity of the country. K and hare there is rnoch of encouragement „ The outlook In this direction baa oerer lfa been better. hi With ordinary wisdom of management m by one eity authorities, exaopstaUug with . s m.realdeat property holders, a period of , **r- , t The entertainment given U tbe smwy D by the members of the galkut Sixth, who * are of Oepe May, to the Light Infantry ™ was In some wnaceountaMr -ay left out ™ at -the time of Its occurrence- The to- J to the Washington boys wbo expressed of tbrir BrJ^r^n^.t ." Tbel blttrey * of the camp, if written, wonld he found ° to contain no more pleasant affairs than £ " Joseph Wii.ru, Of this dty. will core- « . una work 00 a new and elegant boardj^^Mmtdeoce. It will Uve a ftool '• 00 tvaitb Ufayrite and Congress strews. .ad ha a large rammtriion. Lire of « 40 nans. Mr. Wilsra will rail his new * boose the Cotoonnde Villa, sod be Inland, b to hs o( the Ugbrat order of ex- d ^ blu oxmrak.md m,,. 3 I, Mb Mb l l -In « to tasr citisras as a gratkmae wbo bssT* rirerai istscests'in this city fur lb. pari i *, *■" $S2lMSu£?,2 ] \ ^d%»e dwSfllm' IK btessrif ami ms. ri

V ; ' _ ,r*'At the" tour of nine o'clock Saturday earning a number of tbe Washington Light Infantry Corps resembled at the - armory of Co, H, Sixth Kegimrat N. O. S. N. J. Col. Wm. G. Moore stepped . forward, holding In his right baud a [ handsomely framed let of rraololtoos, of Which tbe following is the text : ' HTSxnT Brewm SserctsiT. Colonel Moore then sprke with much 1 feeling of the joyous and Mlra ami* that bis corps had sojoyed during the 1 summers of 1882 and 1883; that Drither rank nor file of tl^ Washington Light ' Infsniry a -old ever forget tbe constant. courteous, but nmwienlailous kludnesMW ( Isvislied 00 tliem by Co. H of the Sixth Regiment They would carry home with j them,' as tbey bare dooe before, the tra- , dereat recollections of eCspe Msy, and , ' particularly of the genial sod courteous treatment of tbe rank and file of Co. 11. "Tbe Washington Light Infantry," remarked the Ostoocl. "has expressed their warm appsaciaUon and their deep , regard for Company H In the mutation 1 , herewith trader your command. We , trust In a coming summer again to grasp ; ' your hands and renew our strong »tucb- , menu, which we will not willingly let die, , ' lor your glorious rity by tbe arm." Tbe commandant of the company accepted in a few words the banilw^k tcatimooial. and railed cm -Col. James M. Soovel to reply. Tbe colonel stepped to the front sod said : Cobpd .Jfovrc-Uke thy. toiuygfyen and breve men at Cape May. I b*> base been drawn" .by some wMi bw of magnetism, attracted by the winning ways and by tbe sweat and ever recurring oour- • testes of your commihd. " The' mi#lai7 , arm of tlr national service is iu precious bulwark. You. my dear colonel, have , rlnoe your duty in that great war which , made ambition vlrtoe ; and K is dae to : you to say that you have used the mDltsty . education you received to aid you in 1 making the Washington Light Infantry s marvel in drill, in elegance, in all that ! belongs to tbe discipline of tbe true soldier. Nor hare you neglected ln_your , command the sweet small courtesies of , lift. You hare made Camp Sewell a [ thing of beauty, and to us a Joy forever. ! Wbm reveille sounds, and you fold your , tenU to leave us, you will carry with you tbe deep feeling of universal regret 00 , behalf of our dtixeoa and soldiers that r yoo cannot linger with us for many days r income. As Mscanlsy said of Cromwell's soldiers, there have been no complaints of J the rode gallantry of any of your brave . soldiers. And to the eternal honor of your . brave corps be H here reiterated, .that tbe j Washington Light Iofantry have taught ui that the words "gentleman" and "sal- . dier" are aynnoyms. Tbe rank and file of [ your command hare made captive our , hearts, our minds and our imaginations. Yon bare given Co. II an agreeable sur. prise io the bandaome revolutions of thanks J which, tbey bid me tell you, will hang cm , tbrir armory walls so long as tbe Sixth , Regiment and Co. H continue to exist. We keep a green spot to our memories ] and s warm comer Id our hearts for you. I not add all. And as yon leave us, ahs ! too soon, we will watch tbe coming sommer. and as the heart throbs of Old ocean mgkraed- oniric to as in December, our r hearts will look longinglr for the pleasant j, grasp your hands In warm and generoue n And nothing' is left Of now bat to say g Farewell— with sadness— y Horaas for tha -FVm .-OapartToant * The first thought that came Into the * brads of many of our alliens, when the ® startn of fire awakened tbem from slo p ^ Thuraday morning, svaa, bow were tlie * fisgratirm The t®y ?w»fl W. horse.. ^ private te^ms V'oM tmly tm' . bbtf. at tha' * hour by rotkib delay, and 10 the meantime

Ibc flreyrould be making such headway isto fhreaian the safety of the rity. at on ass made for men ring horsepower on the neeaekm referred to. we th I not know, bat we do know that tbe poll- 8 log was door by tbe firemen, and suqt, £ volunteers as rauld be gotten, or errri f willing to lend s band. What mistaken a it is to risk so much ! If ben • will are city fathers rise to the level of p 1 be neeeneiUee of tbe boor and finish What a been so well begun In oar 'fire defsrt- c nsrat, by adfiing to it a heavy teaif of t bocam that srill di the neoeaaary quick f srorfc of reaching Area in distant parts ,0! • tosrn. If the citprts too poor to own e honae far the single purpasse of the Fire r they might be used for otbt* , weak as needed. There It always public 1 demand enough to keep at least one pair I of good animals at srorit, and tbe sooner < tbey are btmgbt, sod a oanprirai man ( put to charge of them, the britev. 1 • • . . I . J. a Bemoo A Co., of 25 South Nla'h ( Strsv, Philadelphia, are preparing to I rinse thrir breoch, Mora at Jape ' Mry. I Tneattvhtion of the firm ivoow direai-d ! iu the importaifcai from Paris, Vieoar, : and Lapdoo goods for tbe fell and holiday 1 trafie. Mr, §rmon, the senior member of , buaiarsa, has bad long experience In : catering us the demands of tbe public in ; the litre of furnishing to It the fines: ; brands of tobacco, cigars, and geoert.1 ! fancy goods. Srorws' Cape May friends 1 will be made wrioxar at the Philadelphia ' •tore. • For lbs remainder of the season a re2S VZxSEsF sSHsHS' our praple 6c waj^ttoiarerivreof^ the -

& . E*t; r Camp Wm. J. Sewell was the same 0 Monday morn log of great activity. Tbe e day for tbe departure of the W. L. L CT . had co SWT. and expert bands were early st ] work in breaking op camp and packing 1 up ready for tbe homeward journey. Tbe f military stars end trappings were sooo ready for tiatwponalian. Congress Hall, through the forenoon, was thronged with ' visitors to say the final good-bye to friends 1 of tbe Corps- There were many of the fair sex looking rather cast down at the - serious social toss which was to be Inr dieted upon the town. Tbe officers and ;! men were engaged through ibc molting - In making final calls and speaking farewell words to hosts of resident acquaintances •11 over town. At 12.80 tbe call to fall in oar beat, and the line was to a few s minutes formed. Thp mart* was through ■ South Lafayette street, past tbe new ' depa. and along Beach avenue to tbe Sea. ' Breeze station, tbe point of embarkation, ' each man's musket having a small Ameri- - ran ensigu flying from its muzzle; this 1 made a very pretty sight and was a patriotic 1 idea. The men wore undrew* uniform, tbe 1 same *s upon their arrival. Half the tosrn. men, women' and chil1 dren, crowded tbe streets and sidewalks. 1 many of tbem joining the swelling cm* d • that was intent on seeing tbe Lit of tbe ' Waahingtonisns. At the station tbe scene 1 was stirring, the troops were Jrylng«o do ' lis double duty of asying good-bye, shake I hands and enter lias waiting train at the ! tine, and It srss really astonishing 1 well tbey succeeded in doing it ' Quartermaster Brietharth showed hlm- • aelf to lie 'an efficient officer; be srss everywhere about the platform seeing ' that there war nothing left behind In his - department, and by tbe time tbe last man was 00 tbe train tbe end bundle of tent ' poll? disappeared in the freight car. The hand now (track np " Tbe girl I 1 left behind me." "All aboard. ".shouted : the conductor, and the heavy train began f to move away from the station and the 1 sea, amid the waving of a thousand adieus. - There were lingerers that watched tbe ' cars till they disappeared from view, bid 1 by a strip of wood s mile or so above ti e ! station. How many hearts they have 1 carried away with tbem may be estimated ' by tbe tender glances and whispered ' words spoken at tbe car wlodowa Time 1 will bring tbe Washing^ Light Infantry ' back to Cape May. we hope. In the l meantime tbe memory of Its first and - second visits shall be kept green, and r ot hex camps hoped fa with tbe regularity f of the returning arasoo. Tha Rifle Match. The friendly coolest at Ibe target Fri1 day, between tbe teams of the visiting 1 military from Washington, and of our t local militia organization, passed off very 1 pleasantly, and we believe to tbe entire - oc two of tbe marksmen of " H " Comf pasy wbo failed in making their general e average. Both teams did good average r shooting, but tbe Ligtit Infantry, with its e Cash and PoUand, fresh from tbe late t great international oonteri in England. and iu Miller, Ron and Doddard. the f victors of many rifle matches, was too r mncb fa onr Ckpe Msy boys, and though I. tbey made a gallant stand against such . adverse odds, tbey were luepaied for s > much heavier defeat than the ooe tbey roll crlved. Tbe range eras 200 yards, the a highest possible score being Z5 points. 1. Tbe best individual shooting was that of a private Smith, of "H" Company, wbo i. reached the very crediUbie score of 30. ! From the following exbibit of tbe scores 1. of tbe two teams it will be seen that the n handsome prize clock gses to Washington ir with tbe boys of the Light Infsniry. rt wA*B»aTOK.uoirr aruntr. '* tvsjt S^iSiner'.'.:. !..s s 1 « I 4 trt y a^T" u* "h ."hami™ . 1 S 4 « 4 1 4—44 - ES:1 ilii i-£i : Jl:

At th» Stockton. | The rifiarrs of tire Wsshingtra Light . were the gueaU of United Stales - Sewell, the ooroaudant of the I S -cued Brigade New Jersey Nstiooal < at the Stockton Hotel, Sunday . afternoo*. Tbe dinner was 1 grand affair, I and fully maintained the high reputation 1 of tbe Slock loo'. Mbfnr and excellent service. Every delicacy that the season offered had been secured and added to - this rreVrokr repast. Tbe guests were in ' full uniform, and at General SewelTs right ■ sat Colonel Moose, of the Infantry, General Orubb. of tbe City Troop, Philadelphia. late commandant of tbe 8ixth Kegt- < moot, 8. N. 0-, occupying a'pikce 00 bis ' Other guesta were ; Captain Harriaon Dingman, Captain George Brietbartb, H. E. Leach. Captain J. T. Dyer, Chptaln S. G. Wheeler, Captain A. W. Lieutenant W. H. Harriaon. Lieutenant McArdle. Captain Wm. N. Dalton, & B. Boat, Captain M. Goddard, Cvpuin J. S. Miller, Lieutenant J. G. Cowte, Lieutenant A. B. Newtneyer, C O Sloan. Idem. J. C.Entwisllc, P. J. Duffy. aU of Hie Iofantry. Col. Ubaa. Cbambrre. of Gro. M oil's staff ; CoL Benj. Chamber., C..L D. B. 1 brigade Imqiectnr ; Major Wm. I Palmer, Ma J a Duncan and Capt. a S Murphy, of Gen. Sewell a auff ; Ores. 1 S. Moore, Aaairtaal U. S. Dim rid AlterI ocy fa Wuvhingtoo ; M. Hal! Stanlon. Philadelphia; F. B. Noyaa. Btriu»e «h.'. Waahiogioo ; J. T, Blvtoa, Waabirgtuc Critic; W. J. Brace, Asaodated P.m.; ! Stnnkkwm Chew, Were Jeraey Prtu , •' and Caps. C. & Magralt, Cape May ' ' olrtol^r the foTlowi^g';1 S^Caid! ! I well, Jr., J. "C-* Ferguson, A. G. Hether- ' • jgfruo. Senator Reybnrn, Charles 1L 1 ' tmro V. ■ MrGrath, Andrew J. MrKrona. George > ' McOremrr, Mrs. HeCrrary. Herman Mywre. I C GdlagiKv. Mr*. McCready, Jr*o J. > ■Oewj^S. A. RoiWph.^T. J. Maiiin. j Hall SUalou. Charles E Kelly. John H. > ftofid. E C. Knight. Hrret William J. • W—-.I, Dr. EmltoPMck. Osptata Geo. i: f" f r"j ^".1"; l>o8,!"^

g«»P TO gTltaWBKfbt e The alarm of fire Thuraday morning r waa eauaed by the burning of a cottage 03 1 •; tbe far end of Grant street, and aloogaide . it tbe creek. Tbe building if owned by Mr. 1 g J. C. Beldc-n. of S ;lem, and is alleged to be t e fully insured. It bas been occupied dur- 1 n ing the scmaoo by Mr. Frank . Smith, of 1 I the well-known fins of J. Smith & Bro . j h No. 5 Market street, Philadelphia. Ura 1 « luas will be in tbs neighborhood of »200 i e In perwunal property. Mr. Smith laabavnt 1 e through tbe week, attending to bis inter- 1 eats in Philadelphia, except from Satur- 1 d day evening to Monday morning, which 1 g time be spends with bis family at Cape 1 II May. I s Tbe first intimation Mrs. Smith bad <-f " 11 tbe firs on Thuraday morning, wm a 1 • servant arousing bet from sleep with the 1 b startling intelligence that the house was 1 1 in She remembered mulling more 1 of subsequent events. Helping bands rt- 1 , moved ber and the children to tbe Art- . . ington near by. where tbey wore kindly j . cared fa. Officer* Farrow and Bcnmtl 1 c gave tbe first general ahinn, tbe depart- 1 e ment was soon on the 'spot and com- ] 1 monccd throwing a stream of water npon I I. the boHding. The fire wis soon checked 1 I. but not Ivfnre the bouse and furniture . 1 i had been partially cootomed. The fire is 1 e anppored to hare Originated from tbe * t e kitchen stove-pipe where it passed through i 0 tbe coiling. It bad been smouldering, j c r doubtleaa, for several boars before It broke 1 e oaL Neighbors detected a smell of fire ; 1 g early in the evening, but were at a loss to c . uxxnai fa It. • I We sympathise with the members of ] 1 * tbe family in tbe shock the fire mast have ' I g subjected them to. Mrs. Smith was 1 ( quite proetraiori yesterday morning from. I Q ova excitement. Her bashsod lias been ; 1 1 telegraphed tor and will be down to-day. I We hope our dty authorities, in calami- j 1 ties of this kind, wilhQMe their authority | < j in lessening their asperities. Their ofll- j i a da! action coupled with tbe sympathies J I c of our dtixcos, greatly help to miikxiUi ] . over these rough places in life wbidi at ! i e one time a ao-Kba even take all. ■■ e Rjrorouay. \\ t. Widu'-wlay mora Ing Mrs. Georoe 11. I j MrfWtoy; Mrs. Sallic Myers andHJfcev. I ' j J. W. Love were driren over v> the depot J 1 e in Mrs. McCreary's prime enrriage. Afbrj' f tlie party bad alighled from tbe carriage 1 t io front of tbe Mation tbe coachman drove I , A around where baggage ia checked, and ' i A waa In the act of lifting off some trunks I I , when tbe 6 50 train blew Iu whistle fa ' starting. Tbe horses, taking fright from j li, sprang on a run up South Lafayette . street, striking a pole and demoliahlng a i- wheel on tbe coma of Graot. Tearing g on through the street with the velodty of r a whirlwind, tbey came io contact with 1 another pole, and a little further on a e fruit wagon. This last collision come pieteiy wrecked the carriage and releaser! 1- the horses from iu Fruit from tbe exd press wagon wm scattered in the wildest e confusion about tbe atreeta, and it was . a the work of some lime to gather it up. e The bones were caught soon slier brrakI. ing loose from tbe demolished carriage C without being modi hurt, t, A Card of Thanks. C. S. Masuani, Dear ' Sir: s- Tbe underaigned beg leave to express, IC through the columns of your papa, their L high appreciation of the valuable service! if rendered by the Cape May firemen at tbe 10 fire on Grant street Thuraday. When we 3. cwsider the immenae weight of tbe fire -a apparatua, the ooodilion of the streeuind -e the boor of tbe alarm, it wm a matter of m pleasant surprise to find tbe department so soon upon tbe grounds. TBey labored like veterans, and fully demonstrated their " ability to nght fire successfully. J. C. Beldra. owner of cottage burned ; ' Jo a J. Krama. Arlington ; Cbss. E Kelly, Than. S. Davis, Jos. Rosen baum, Goo. W. Gria, Wm. B. Webb, E. C. Lyra, M. H. Carson. L. O. Howdl, Joo. W. Moore, R F. Bon ham. High Tida on tha Beach. The east wind which bM b^a-^iwing 1 fa aeveral days culminated Wednesday aftanoon in a frealitosk kihich brought in a heavy sea and the fullest tide we have lad this yea. Tbe gnat oombsss omue rolling in from era and broka on tha beaob 1 svWh great force; Coogress Hall pia as seemed about yielding to the fierce ham-

mering ir waa subjected to during tbe bourn of yesterday afternoon. East of it, I waves ran up against tbe seawall taking 1 back with tbem soctiona of tbe railroad * which extended weal to tbe Sea Breeze. 1 At sundown tbe moat of it bad been fi op and washed away by the force • of tbe breaking and retreating waves. £ We were very agrreabV interrupted 1 Friday afternoon by a couple of slal- t wwrta wbo came into our den bearing a full can of ice cream and a lowering plaie of cakm that looked big eoougtrfa a pic nie. We supposed tb-re bad been a case £ of mistaken identity m between the Wavx y office and tbe Arctic House next doa. t bat when tbe spokesman of lb* two said in most cordis] tones, " Mr. Eaaen's com- j pllmenta to the Wave," tbe light began i to dawn npon us that our good and geoer- , oos friend, Mr. Eesen, had not forgotten 1 tbe printer. Of coarse we bad a feast, } and voted solid that tbe Ice cream parla 1 around the coma, and tbe proprietor, is 1 a rousing good citizen. David Panl 1 Brown, the motive power of tbe preas, , that turns off the daily editions, of tbe 1 Wars, declares that it is tbe first square ? fill of toe cream he bM had this summer. • Thanks of qB Interested are hereby extended to Mr. Eaten. j — ( Dr. C. 31. Gaudy, of Searille and a lady " friend had a narrow escape from liclng killed by' a train passing Searille station 1. Sunday night last. Tbe doctor and J o litre wen driving out from the Camp J Meeting ground towards the track, when a train came whirling around the carve without blowing Ibe whittle. It Isdalmed, and wm not seen until Be doctor's bow 1 wm near the track. Taking trigbt. the r I boras ran directly towardi tbe train drag 1 . gmg the doctor, wbo bad leaped from the f . carriage to grasp the bone by tbe hi-; f Close beside lbs train Ibe bocaes bead wm . tbe lady out, and*tbe doctor and station . agent Murphy, wbo wm aiding to pre- i venting tbe horse from being struck wilb i tbe train, were both seriooaiy hurt." Be- 1 yood slight bruise* tbe lady wm not in- < fared. Ladtot screamed and fainted, and 1 all prreeol expected to see tbe train crush 1 b-rve and vehicle. The animal soeoeedrd I ■a gating away ' C iff* madehT 0 r {fm * 'abreu boUu'' '

v Wreck of the Ranger. Captain Dram-, of tbe rcbooncr A. W. j landed the crew of the yacht ' t, Rangrr at tbe atcwaituat landing Moo- 1 c day morning. The Baogcr left Atlantic I City oq Sunday aftcrnooD,. and in a * storm that cnnie up rf«o after Wm r driren to sea. On Sunday nigbt tbe r yacht parted ber main •bectsaad broke a rudda, thus leaving her to the mercy k of the winds and the waves. Yesterday I tttomlcj the crew woe taken off and g to tbe Cape m above staled. The d of tbe party on board 1 be, -Reaper t, John C. Shcalian, Robert J. Sbarpe, 1 Ratio, George S. Bohlcr, Ser- h grant Wai. Maloncy. V. C. I'cqpiman, C Tli hum Fitzgerald. Samuel B. Stevenson, j and W. S. M. McKi^rj. jjio .tjlls os' n some of (be perils to wRcb bis party were t: subjected m follows ; » " Wo started an Sunrlsy aftsraooo fa a sail from Atlantic City on the juybt * Itangrr, Chptaln Andcrara, assisted by o Mate Master Andrew Monroe, and wben about returning the yacht wm becalmed r uqlll darkness orertook us before wc could t reach tbe buoy. This misfortune wm soon i; ' followed by a brisk northeast wind, which 1; made 1t s Tory dangerous task to under- 1 i take to cross the bar, and the captain Lad a i no alternative but to head bcr seaward, t trusting thai an opportunity to run In ; dilemma we kept up bopeuntU 11 o'clock. • wben the wind increased to a perfect gab-, r and we found ouraolvr* at the nx-rcy of tbe sea, with boom unshipped, rodder 1 broken and compass slraliered, without J light of any kind, and destitute of water [ j to drink. 1 . badly that *e fearecTdie could never 1 1 right bereelf when thumping iu ibc sea- c liiat was running folly 25 or 86 feet high. and after passing tbe must frightful night 1 of our Uvea we were sighted this morn. ! ing about 7 o'clock some twenty-fire miles t I from Absecom light, by the schooner .!. I IF. Parkrr, Chpt. Wm. N. N. Desnr, I I from Providence, bound to Philadelphia, [ iwho, aftCT great trouble andeXtraodinary 1 skill," sunwh-d, after many attempts, id ! getting Ibc yacht alongside and racing tlx- party from iuumnr-nt death. Too 1 much praise canno^e accredited loChpt. IVan- fa this gallant act and bis bospit- « j able treatment of tbe party upon his r > ' vessel, rarviug tbem with an abundant ! breakfast and pulling tbem safely ashore , j at Cape May Point. Nothlog but the - 1 J skill of Capt. Anderson and the cexirage ' I of his young asaistaat. Master Monroe, , 1 the yacht afloat-" j ' ; West Cape May Notes. t ! * It Ua fact- ' | That the boarding bouses hire have all : been foil. Tliat the mosquitoes have or* troubled ' 1 That West Cape May is becoming pop- . ular as a quiet resting place. I That some of the beet mechanics of < Cape May City jive ben. | j Thai Improvements to the amount of , fifty thousand dollars have been put here 1 within a few ycarj part. That Use people of this section arc 1 : heartily in fava of good schools. 1 That tbe gold leaf establishment sends J many a dollar into Cape May City daring ; tbe winter season. , That onr young people know bow to behave themselves while on Ibe street. ' That tbe Sunday-school here Is a place I , of reaort fa tbe young people on a Sun- , r <l*v afternoon. , That the Methodist Epiaonpai Church ia . 1 largely indebted to West Cape May for B Its waking force. 1 e That the man wbo was Instrumental in ; c bringing atvflil tli» largest sugar enterprise , in tlx: United Slates is an unassuming ' ' real dent of Wast Cape May. ' That there are eigbt hundred building t lots here that can be bought at reasonable 1 rate*. Thai the section beiemging tolhe Cape May City land Improvement Cahpanv ought to be incorpora'ed m West Cape i May. Explanatory. Enrron or rnx War*:— In this aftcrL .ooon's Star is an article signed N. L. Johnson, Arlington House. First, let me my, I hare not tbe pleasure of Mr. Johnson's acquainlanoe ; no each person being a guest in the Arlington House. How. * ever, that is not the purport ol ibis letter, y 1 ooiy wish to do an act of Justice to Mr. n Robert Hogbes, a gentleman I bare ai- ,, *1)1 held in great esteem. Tbe ooove- - , aauoo M related by Ur. J-u— «, i- .hr Star is correct, bat be patispa did not 6 wm't long enough to bear what followe '. T A few moments lata, I explained to Mr. , Hogbes tbe course pursued |n large cil ies. • " that tbe police guarded the property of that tbe police the

Ihr taxpayer until be wm relieved by the Patrol, or tbe property handed ova by tbe Poller to the oworr." Mr. , thanked me for the information j and Immediately placed a man on duty, ' wbo remained until Mr. Hclden.tbe owna, look posstasion. I think tb s is the Aral I that bM occurred in the boarding ara- . during Mr. Hughe*' term m council- ; m an official of the city govern mi ni till efforts fa saving tbe properly of a non-resident were as great m though it I bis n*rn and deserving of eommenda- . tion. Truly, etc., Jso J. Kbomxu. ' Pstlt Jurors for September. In lbs presence of Judges' Direrty. Gaody and Reeves, Sheriff Corson Tuesday last drew the following list of juror* 1 the coming term, convening 00 Ibe . Tuesday of tbe present month : ; issifSki. Bra], MsrsaaH. CXail* r. Xi~i™ui. - OtartMC. Btuaa, Jre,« u Ovs*, , -Beery TtaX, Borne.* Saea. ' xffr "wrtevvz Cair-,;:. [ AawrAOMhwr!' .JakaP^aee. ' Bneteoa. I'»s- Ponzlsa 1 KSf ir"",.w.~rnr fcjra^ttSSgiant. ggj^kSy, ; I LM'"rC*M£S'AEUlS?SaDm"*"' 1 edrax,'t«rta.' tbossmVu winkle, ; — e Attention, Co. "H." Tbe members of "H* Ccsnpany, Cth e Kegt- a N. G-, this dty. who have ar. 1 ranged la going with the regiment to - Princeton camp next week will Assemble t fa special drill Ibis Saturday evening, , 1st, at tbe armory *1 8 o'clock sharp. 1 A fuD auendaooo Is looked for. I 1 Tbe storm which caused ro much dam- ■ V Atlantic City oc Wednesday, and 1 so la mailed its inhabiiaati, Ad no more - oiiaehief bere.ouisideoftbebeaohrellroar - which la belli directly on the beach, than i dollar or two wonld onva. Toe i storm struck Cbpe May. and It would 1 suffered the fate at iu onfnrtunate lister bad na iit natural position, suppleIixnted by a bulwark of untie along tbe . rity front, oanpletdy protected it from . any damage worth axutwmiog. Five-oral axinta at Smith k Oct's t Great Bargain ll.wa^ W^Wadiington % ?j

j Grand ATray Encampmant. ! | The encampment next week at Prinoe- i , I ton Junction promises to be an affair of J than oidinaryfntercat and attraction. on tbe m.tt extensive scale bang made by the department and railroad officials. A tract of W acres surrounded by wodi and groves, 00 the south •hare of Ibc Millstone river, hsl been se--cted, it being only 900 yards from the railroad station. The camp ground bM been laid out by the men wbo. did tlie work at Yoktown In 1S8L A total of nine hundred tent* will be used. Tlio Sixth Regiment will spend five days camp, from the 8d to the 8th. Oar May boyt of Company "H" will the regiment in Camden Monday rooming, leaving here by tbe 7 o'clock train. During their slay in lamp tbey will be pleased to receive and entertain of tbrir friends from Gape May wbo will avail 1 hem selves of tbe opportunity of visiting Princeton Junction. Prom the applications made by the various Poets to date, the indications are that there will be not less that 4,000 men in camp. All Ibe usual feature* of camp life will be In ordsr, and to addition there wil! be each day some special attraction, Special trains at convenient hours to ' and from all important points on the I'enn- j sylvsr.is Railroad will furnish ample ac- 1 Donnisvlllo. Miss Irene Crawford has accepted tlio- ' posit ivxi r! teacher of tlie Cumberland j School. II. B. Stiles, accompanied by his friend j DjviJ Stftrry, relumed to their respective j clerkships in MiUville on Monday, I . •Mias Sadie Alc.Hl and ber friend Mi« ! Mamie Holmes of Philadelphia, returned ; home on Tuesday after a'.'dclighlful visit to Cape May. Our pciple have settled down to home j pleasant season, temporarily] and spirit- { ually, at the Camp Meeting which closed } night lastMra. U. G. Smith has bad the pleasure of again entertaining ha charming little sister, Miss Byera, of Philadelphia, who returned home on Wednesday. Mias Ms'. tie Richmond, of Daroiown, J., has returned home after a pliasaut Mr. It. A. Ludlam. of Camden, made his arrival here on Thursday. Mr. David Davis and wife have closed their vacation and Returned to Heathvill where he will resumc charge of hissclioo'. Miss Millie James will teach, in the Long Branch public school this fall and winter. From the County Seat. Mr. James Mstlack, of Trroton, is visiting liis friend 1L Shitup, Willi iiis and purposes trying his luck fishbefore leaving. Mr. P. Murphy, station agent of tbe W. J. R. R. at Searille, bad a narrow for his life on Sunday night last, about eleven o'clock. While standing i below the station attending to bis train duties a runaway horse with wsgoo, ( to Dr. C. M. Gandy, dashed by, striking him to the ground and rendering ; him senseless for a short time. FortuThe yacht Ida Jane, Captain Iinwood ! started for Atlantic City 00 Tuesday, and when about half a mile from ibc | lauding capsized. The cargo, consisting ; of potatoes; tomatoes and otha market' - ' ble produce proved xTmost a total TbaS. : Howard James, an employee, of tbe ! Bay View House, at -Pierces Point, seeii g . a school of drum fish in tbe bsy, one d y : last week, aired a pitch f.uk and plung- ' ing into the water succeeded in harp, wning a sixty pounder, which bd brought raft-iy remember era bearing of. Oat enterprising townsman. II. Brim;-, ia having a ad of five-tun hay scales put up for service at his coal yard. e Tbe camp meeting of our colored .. friends opened at Swains station Fiiday * last Tbe indication, are that it will lie . largely attended. R. A. Rcv. Mr.'lngram. of ViDeland, preached here 00 Sunday 1Mb , We are glad to are the smiling -face 'of 1, Miss Nora Crawford, atpa bet prolonged r' absence. / Tbe colored popuisJion are preparing -r for fbeir annual camp-meeting. :

, Captain J.aeph Douglas., of Diss J Creek, bM bis new oyster bwt nearly . ready for launching. )! r. Hanks, of n Goshen, U the ls«u buildw. , Two flue sharjiit* were launched on ' Monday last for the Baltimore Company. Mr. S. Tomlin, ol Bridgcton. formerly u of this place, is now visiting Uii6 place M Uoilingahfad. A deatruclive fire raged ova Scth Wit , lets* meadows on Monday hut, burning everything before it The work of taking no nr«»n will b c gin on the first day of Eoptonbtg.' r. — — — a- The Sportman's Hand-book Free. le Before starting on bis autumn bunting will do well to consult tbe pages of " A Paradise for Guuoen and Anglers," a 1 neat inl bandy publciiioo. no-oily issued by tbe !Va»*-nger l>c;«*rtincol of Ibc Philaih-lphia. Wilmington and Baltimore Rulroad. This little pamphlet finds tbe sportsman's pAdisc in tbe Maryland and Delaware PciMula, aod the section 1 is exhaustively irewt&i with regard to its banting and fishing reemice.- Not ooly are all ita birds and fishes diwussed and descrilwd, but tlieir batdu are descanted upon ami their bauuu disciuscd. Valw - bie hints are also given a« to tbs time and manner wlxm angler or g-noer may work with |ibe best autccs- ; end explicit directiona as to rent e. and stopping place*, accompanied by an excellent map of the sec loo rend era the work of a comple'e goide book. Tbe iraok is handsotorly ih luat rated with plates of tlie priocipil r species of game, and is arranged » uto I be carried in the pocket with convenience. Such a guide book to a district ao rich In , birds, water fowl, aod fish must prove an < Invaluable prixe to the sportsman. r Aiil"" Oiay be procured, free of charge, /Thy wddreaaiog James R. Wood. Uenrval I'asshiger Agent. Pbltadrlpbia, Vi liming- , ,1, too and' Baltimore Railroads, PhiladeiPhia, Pa. ' Tbousands t ratify to tbe merits of Dr. Ic Graves' lit art Regulator m a cure for '■ Heart Disease in all forrua It h known , P- f om Maine to Calihirnia. Give it a trial n. The board of county examiner* far ld granting certificates to leach in the public ™ schools of Cape May county met in the pjblK school building, of this dty. ;«• 10 let day roornltw in compliance with tue ' " law. Tbe claw, who* member* desired " iioeose. wm tnnJe up from various plant* t ^ arout the ojtmty. snd wb*« nail oneP' ; Mrs. Edward Brown, Tbxstos. N. J^ a , says : " I used Bourn's Iron Bitter* M a biood purifi,-r and fouod -them good for

THE' MAMMOTH " . . house furnishing establishment ^:."i • ^ Jjgg i J. H. BENEZET & BRO., I 9 Washington and 42 Jackson Sts„ Capo May City, ^ WHOLESALE AND KETAIL DEALERS IN HouSe Furnishing Goods, op ALL DESCRIPTIONS of China and Crockeryware, Hardware and Cutlery, furniture, NEW AND SECOND I1AND. rPlIOLSTERIXO te-*U Itr hfBRbe*. CARPETS. OIL CLOTHS AND HATrUnS. TUUK1SH Kl'OB a large rmrMj, Plumbing, Steam and Gas Fitting. - TIN HOOFINU^ND BPOCTntO A STBC1ALTT. The Great Bargain House IN THE NEW KNICKERBOCKER Bt'ItDINGK, NO. 60 WASHINGTON. STREET, CAPE MAY, N. J. GreaF Bartains in queihs & glassware, , GREAT BARGAINS In Old Fashioned EARTHENWARE. Ia * ''Sm'SSSmAaaT cniMNErBaae BDKNEKB •iiP-Abgy FIYE'CEHT COUNTER Of Exiraonllnary Aarartnient. We at- - have a Large ten cent counter _ ^ IMMENSE^ BARGAINS __ Eitraknary Bargains in food aod WL'tow Ware. Grral Barrattu la CANNED GOODS ami EVAPORATED KK1 ITS. UqHH W- tMjktkJm Orvat Bargalaa tn 80APK or every drerrtpooa rrom a a . i" JKMf. cent cake to the Caret TOILET SOAP. Real Gc-nuinc Eargains PAINT BRl'SHES. Dt'BT BRUSHES. WHITEWASH BKl'SUES. Ac. ALSO PAINTS lit tATge awl 4tt-.it 1 qtuutlture, WINDOW GLASS la all stars. Great Bargain, ta a arret Variety of Goods not mentioned. Kcntcmtier IU no trouble to show Goods nut a pleasure. April- SMITH & GO. planing mill, sash factory & lumber yards. Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shutters, Mouldings, brackets, scbdll work, turnings. etc.,"" buildi ng "lumber OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. r" We bare a Urge stock eowuoiiy 00 a. tel. uader^rorer. well eeasoard, and sou .1 lowret market WILLIAM C. SCUDDER & SON. CAPE MAY FIRE J Insurance Agency, J. H. EDMUNDS, , NO. 38 WASHINGTON STREET. CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. < » -m*

11 ReijrreetiUnj ytttynt t^ mott retlaW onlapuUes oUhe^ralted -itales atyl Europe- ^ wwmr m os PoacSes^isSrt'' OTr'ramiw'lV and SATISPAC roRILT^ADC. B. CGL.ES, LUMBER MERCHANT, 7- MANUFACTURERS OF Sash, Blinds. Mouldings. Boxes, &c. BRACKETS AND SCROLL SAWING. Office, No. 1 4 Kaighn's Avenue, Camden, N. J. Jvlfi-y SAMUEL H. FRENCH & CO., Pajnt Manufacturers, PAINTERS' AND BUILDERS' SUPPLIES, CROWN READY-MIED PAINT, BEST SEA-SHORE PAINT MANUFACTURED. SAIjllUEL H. FRENCH A CO.. jso TORE AVENUE. POCIrTH AND CALLOWHILL STREETB, PIIILADETJTI1A. PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. YOUR ORDERS SOLICITED. Jot-blag Promptly aaea niabed si MsnafaC'tm*' llecaiar Pries*. PP Cape Island Gas Company, OFFICE, as WASHINGTON STREET. WHERE ORDERS WILL BE RECEIVED AND EtfTIMATEX CHEEBFULLT FUKNISHED. Lin© of Sun Dial Gas-Cooking Stoves on Hand.

^cALUSTErT CO., FIXE AVrXDOW SHADES, sos. to AND 1* nokto MW^ITO street, PB ila D'eli'UI A .

I.KHMAXX t CO., fink carriage* and village cast* of EVERT DESCRIPTION. no. ik' KEtfSLEE STREET. PHILADELPHIA.