R/'ne™ ) fleB l f 'V f\ m 5?etani> and <Soiinfjj. Ooe would think that the many terrible diaaatera with alieodant loaa of human Jirea. which bare hen canned by the Deflect ol providing fire eacapea t": public building! would be warning attf. feint for Iboae wbo hare authority orrr neb matter t and thai no building would be allowed to open It! don a tor public baninena ontil erery nmraaary proainioo bad been made for racape in time of fire. Anofter heart ah* -nine dlaaater.that of the boroiog of tb» C'lDTbot of the Imarulalc CoooepUoo ioDl'oula no Saturday night by Which bet wen twrotyand thirty llaea were lorn, la added to the a heady long Hat. It really aeema that, "men think all mortal but tbemaeive*," ao in'matteta of Ibia kind I bey do not realize I bat auch terrible mlnfortunra are likely to occur near bocnr, ' knd that loo, without a momenta warning Here In our own city, where large bote- In art crowded daring the rammer mootbt with bnsdredn of 'Inborn, our eulborittcn should be psnlcqlarty vigilant' to the matter, and they aboold insist that erery hotel, abould prorlde erery poaaible mtaoa of protroiue against Br* aad ways of aa. cape for their gueain. Most of our bote! , - uwnera bare already attended to thin matter and are well pronided with Are escape*, but tbety are aome yet wbo bare neglected , to do an, and council tbou Id nee to it that

T Robert Hugbrt. while piloting a f "feign | ahip op the rircr iaat week, wan run into the Ice by the tog towing bin roach The toiler craft got an nnaroidalile blow Inen the nbjp'n anchor, which became releaned by the abook aod dropped an her deck, { doing considerable dam.ge. The blame t for the accident waa charged to the pilot ' by the tog beat captain, aa a matter of ' course. "Tour pilot In no good." he ailed out to the ch ef oBerr of the ablp. i "Pilot eany good; you DO good," retorted I the Austrian, and that's about it. Tbeae ' tow bonis are tegular wreck era. If aa ao- , cideot happens the blame to newer with them, or if n merchant ablp la atrugrlrng I with aome great trouble, that ie tbr time ' taken to feeoe iba captain and hla owoern , moat un mesa fully. The uorortabie re- . Cord of I be wrecker* of Florida reef to 1 anmrtimee eclipsed by tbe doings of the bay aod ri'er low boala If tbe B-«rd of l'ort Wardens woald regulate tbe tarifl of chargre In their line, it would be an 1 Philadelphia. Oar merchant marine | aboold not be regarded, aa legitimate ' plunder nnder any rlrcumaanera. Mr. < Hughes oo toaring bit ablp g-t a letter j from the captain exooorailng him from , all blame la the premiere. i Superintendent Edmunds, of tbe Cape Inland Oaa Company. Intends, to noon an tbe frraa to out of i be ground, to dig up ' and relay the terra mile* of pipe tehmf- 1 log to tbe onto pane. Thin in a commend j able action oo the part of the company to r do This work while many laboring men I of nor town are Idle, thru girloc wank in , tbeae wbo are seedy of It. Aoothrr na aoo why rbe wot abould he dotw now it. I that il should be CHPptrled before tbe ' opening of Ibeenawie. ao Hint oar at reel* ao be pot in order, heal year the mat ! lie waa rb-fetred ae long tpal many of uui •• rents were nlnn« inqwavtble when the the season opened. ~ . j Tbe Grand Jury after a thorough invrtligation baa failed In find a bill again" Edward Lnper for tbe alayingnfjonalban | Hoffman. Tbe cruel aonplcioow thai bare been wbiaprrrd about this man tbou hi twomprly crane Three has been the tl bauanee inquiry which ]mi Ire demand, d , to nalltfy brr ctolme ant.r as Mr I/iper te eoocatned,ann h would arm a bard ihinc , that rurooss which cannra he traced t- . any rrltolde aourre nl.-ild no longer to J spread abroad to tbe Injury of an Inn"- i rem man.^ Already much mischief baa J be atooed tar. but tot tbe talk be stopped. i or atoned lor. but let tbe talk be

Expediency graerallr eralroto tbe large tlmn at their ban. bat In annaU affaii* hi. man oalure la ahown at It in. We has. the teal of ihe Holy wniing* thai "Br wbo to faithful la little wiU be faithful in much." So if mankind would be more careful In Utile things which are ounnti <! of oo importance at an. bat by which the self cinerliiiied Judgeahipof «ocirr» weight its roetnhrrt.lh- r ed minded wan'd I* more cnolloui. in order to appear whai I bey are pot. and ibe good canne to towhat they dearie. Pwetnr itoield* ^ptvmrted on flsbhalh The iruofarwmwlcd^'to^na41 by tato*wrli chosen words waa that there need* to be mure hear* In our religious life. t|„i we atoruld l"»e the eburrb and Ita Interests no well that nothing oooeeroing them should to- regarded as of email Im pons nee Tte declaratory of our Sarioor ibat "where gard llwdimth^ re ■ nr^chtef pLmhm there will be no trouble abuot the rem. Mr. H. R. Ctortwright, wbo baa been one of Cape Maya' wannest friend, for of the f rm of Roller end (anwrlgtu, baa amoctoird himself with Hewn T L. and F. L. Thompson, nnder the Brm name of TVaapsoa, Caitwrigbi ft Co.. The place of bostons of tbe new firm to 108 South Delaware gfre., where Mr. Fan wright will be glad to are bis Cape May friends. a newspapers, it osigvu »*. In Iba tnii.an of fair bwu I* a t» to Us public psefrr meni It seems that wane tremhsssof pur County Baud at Freeholder are arerae to any more Hierarr frllowa being elected to the elerfcriiip. Let u* base tbe rraanoa ptrare? What to the logic of it ? Thai's what we would like to know. " toT '^""fiSto^S fed The ice won aiionil four tocte* Jhtotaml rery anted. A good tn.nr do!tors found their war into tte puckrea of {mlmenra^au ,n geuto, itetx Dot forget H» when yon are In need of anything in tbe line of dry good., pM. niock of ile- red., by enoataal re. - raw tow stuck to always fresh and eUrac- | -ha! My bappra thin year I a tbe buatonaa circles or ib* country uf 'aa I

5 The storm of 4a« Tuesday night Wan P tbe moat arrere which ban r tailed our r coast for acreral" yean, and although of _ abort duration it wan of eitftordioary fierceness. On Toeaday ereniag about « dark a arrere rainstorm from tbe acmtb- - can act In nod tbe rain poured dow| in torrents. About ten-o'clock tbe wlod blew almost a gale and old ocean waa atirad to In *ety depths, and seaa ran almon moaoy lain high. Oo Wednesday morning our >' citizens wrre^ntlr early sad hastened In f tbe heaoh to are what damage bad been " done along tbe ocean front. Fortunately '• tbe wind bad blown np beary sand bank* '' on tbe beach *nd on I bene the angry araeen d lashed io fury, and they aufflyed to ft«d, lc the greedy mnotter until the wlod was ® aomrwbat abated. On Ibis accouot euro '- paratirely little damage was dure. Desi- * tot's pier, which baa ao loag withstood tbe e ate ah <J tbe ware*, suffered great damage, f about half of It being carried oot to ara. * A portion of the board walk opposite the '' Eleuraloo 1 1 "lire was watbed away and tbe Braeb drire wan damaged, though pot 11 seriously. Probably tbe greatest damage *■ dooe by Ibe atnnn has fallen upon the t*ea '■ Shore Railroad Company, a large portion of l fie road-bed has bei-n wasted away, 1 but tbe iruo and tins bare all bren recur- * eted. The Injury dooe to the towrd walk ' amounti to rery Utile, aa that portion * which the warn tore^p was .old and • '* worth lens and would bare required re. 1 building before neat nrwnon. Oo Wednesday tbe ttemcb presented a beautiful right. 1 1 nil tbe guinea aod Irregularities bad disar- ■ ' pea red aod tbe surface was aa bard and as * tmnotb as aboold floor. Tbe tide bad reced. 1 edand the seas we. crooning my bighwilb ; 1 white oapa aa far as tbe eye conld reach. Il was a gramjf ght and well worth many 1 miles trarel to behold. Mr. Deait.>< will 1 mnes trarei to uenoiu. mr. tnenite* wilt

. replace bto pier, and tbe trifling damage dooe ibe board walk aod ibe Beach drire ' will be repaired by Ibe city. ! Tbe storm along ibe coast north of us i did mach more damage thao at Cape May. I At Holly Beach tbe wares destroyed . great client of piling and made oooaidrr- | able Inroad into tbe beach. At Atlantic City tbe tide was tbe higteat known fir t eereral years, tbe city from Pacific arm -it , the ocean was fl "-let. A large portion of tbr ocean pier waa dratrnyed,snd oewt- ! ly tbe whole of tbe board walk which re- . mained after tbe arrere storm «f tost Au Est baa been swept away. So ear* I ildiogs were destroyed, aod It to rati. ' mated Ibat total tewa to Atlantic City will ' not fall ahon ..f 850.000 i At Long Branch 100 feet of tbe Iron . pier waa carried away, and the en'irr pa. ; rlllnc no tbr south aide of the pier en tiance and fronting His ocaan. a distance of near foer buudthd fact, was complriely rtensnliahed. the debris leme Strewn al-mg I lie beach or carried to sea A erilugr waa Undermined at Sea'iright and swept ' into Hie sea. Must uf the bulkhead from Belie rue to EUeron are dealt .ytd. Tu. f properties of General Grant. Ge-wge W. Child, aod Robert Barbour, at Elheron. were c-ioaidetably damaged. At Cnney Island great deftrnciioo baa hero caused by the storm. Tbe wind end ride wrn , ibe btgbeat known lor years, aod bath parilions snd daellings hare l«en destroyed. It Is estimated thai ihe damage d-ee to Unory Island property by lb.- ' steam of Tuesday night will exceed in amount 8500.000. , City Council. Tbe regular ni-aituly meeting of city council was held oo Friday erralng. Jannary 8d. President Mtcray being aheeut . Mr. Hanes waacwlledteithechair. Tbefol 1- iw log mem iters were present and answered to their oomrs— Messrs. BtnDen.*Oisaedy. Edmunds, Hsoea, Hand sti* ' Town*eod. Alwt-nt Mrsara. Hughes and i Afiesmsarttw of lb# mtowu. . ~eon ibe Collector of Taxes waa read and . ordered Hied. Treasurer Bmitb made the following report: psg «t i bj cask pari enteta oonnril. .tl.jTl al Tbe agreement bttween the diy and H. W. Sawyer to furnish team and drlrer for use id cliy and Are department waa ac- i 1 crptrd and urdered aigneu. i The followMe bllto were presented ana ordered paid : PotesTtoyBoU - - .....SISSS" 1 iiiriyl''.' wS | H*s»u^!r-is. TSfsi aw TSrt,por noaoq ^ ^ , f .... ^ ^ .

" f — ' J" '. ■smua.^prinXsjt!!'. . '» 5 csas ,S S " The following UUs were laid .oeer— J. I B. Mat lack. K.C. Pi ice aod O. R Hayncs. J Thw Choral Society. •I W» made meoiioo in a firmer issue of u the orgsoixalluo of Ibe Choral 8-Ctely f.H r (tope May City. Tbe organization is now finally cue plctcd with Dr. K. H. Pbi'ipa as President Miaa Laura Waiwick becreh iary. Miaa ttolUerR Mecray. Miaa Lillic H'.lnses and Mr. ti II Moore Executire rommiuae. Tbe arts ires "I Pi of. Potter I hare bren engaged as Musical director, e Tneaocirty meruit ibe WlrielerlnMUuir e erery Thursday earning al 74 o'clock " Tbe object of lbea.-tiety.as we here before I s-aird. Is the culliTmloo of musical tasic * and Itederelupe the n.u-irsl talent of out r ouranaliy. It Is to to- Imped that all r those hsrtng a <arie- for cultured music will unite with Ibe surieiy snd sasstl in s furthering iu object. The rBorra uf the sncirtT t* any member of tbe Executire oanmltiee. wilt gladly gire information to 1 any seeking It with a desire to become a r mem hers or )o any way aldhhe anctety. It ' s l*.prop>#rd logtse a pubiicoooeert as sono s as practicable. The Wtea- .-r Institute has I made a change of base and la now howled f oo North at reel around door from wood 8h r nearly opposite Ihe Arlington House, t Sudden Dwath. Mr. M. 8 Brertogbam died auddeoly , al hia borne m this city, oo M-wday , iswaniog toss. He tied been quite nnsreil fur none lime, hut bit physician did ma j , consider biiu dnogeroualy ill. Oo Moo , day miooieg he gut up aod dresaed him- . self a* usual aod natoe down stairs. Stoirt. r ly sllrrward^be oranpl.ined of fm ling f.lnt I and Dr. Marry waa ami fur, but be expired a lyw minnies after tbe arriral nf tbe Physician. Mr. Errrtngteam came 1 , to Cape May from Cumbertand tommy , ' aa^rteirasraa'man0' ^ ' of I his etty. He waa alio a mouihrr of r tbt A. O. O- %. Lodge, of Urn ptace. a i depatarioe from which eeganixatton ac- • reoipanled-hia remains to Cedai Gr.-re. ' * I N J., where tbej were buried c-o Thutv . r*7" k __ Gold Spring Oemetery where Gape May's deed mostly ere bailed, is frequently * ( rtrited br people from all the surrounding oeightootesid. It ts ooe of the oldest I . | cemetenm in South Jersey nod in It are , ; boned o timbers of tbr oidrat damilms of • ; iSa-sri, . , argx.— — , ij CTDranood DyrawWOritw itoything ' I "I ?*??• Md f«'- The rssseat

While We Think of It- ' Hickory wood is tbe faahiooaWe fluel ' Our eborebjs obeeroed tbe week of , prayer. The ice pond ssrelts tbe truant Itot of a ectoaiia. Beach drire to an attract! re place era in mid winter. . T M. Reger rtnUgd upon Cape May durlog the week. ' New Jersey demands a tariff candidate for fbe preridrncy. Mr. John H. Gould paid a visit to Cape > May oo Thurattoy. It takes tbe tun four boon to rite on this Great Republic of oura. * Tbe J1 C. Knight lirongbt in a number ' of exorlieot codfl*h tori week. The flret Baptist church, of Caps Hsy Tbe Lafayette presents an imputing ap- ' pears nor from thr end of the pier. It la a good lime far our hotels and . hoarding Iwuisex to do some adrert ising. , Mr. Isaac Shaw was d-iwo" oo Monday , to look* after the filling of bis ice bouses. L In a recent lecture. Mauhew Arnold t lifted his eye glasses twenty-nine tiroes. DonT forget that Ibe cold weather pinches the poor. Glee them of our Tbe pluoito-ra may with consist ency rejok* oyer the cold warr : 'It Is a harrrst Tbe Sute baa realized from tbr sale of riparian rights in fee and leases 82,808,394 47. sinor 1604. | Tbe M. E. 8aoday -School raised a missionary coTleciioo of twrlre dollars on a Sunday of December. J no. S. MrConnell'a pretty seaside rllia approaches completion. Ilia an ornament . to iu neighborhood. . The Cold Spring Sunday -School Annl-

r sersarv has been postponed from tost to I next Sunday erenlng. ' Hia intimate friends did not encourage I 'him— Ben Johnson last week when he - shared off hia moustache A female member of the Salratioo ' Army has been preaching In the M. E. \ , church during tbe week. Tbe members of the city band are pre- • paring for the eotrrtamroenUAI'.Bc gira I on Washington's birthday. Tbe sudden death of Mr. M. S. E'er- ] I ingbatn "aa a shock to hia neighbors, who j scarcely knew that be was sick. i Learning's pood did a doable doty after i the freeze, it aff'oded Ice for next sotn 1 mer'a use and waa used as a skating pond. , Joseph's success in gureinlog Egypt ha* | , i*en attributed by aonie irrererent person 1 , to his skill in coursing the grain roaiktk. ' Pragrees is tieing made by Ibe Cape , May (Virnct Band. It srill play some . choice plecraatlbe public school entertain. | - Mr. McGeonre. of Vinriand, lectured in ( Gtren Cseek I're*h.yb-rian cburdi on Frl | I day errnlng, upon Sunday work and pro- , gross. The land mnrk off major Eldrrdcc's < 1 face makes him lor* I'ke a New York , politician; perhaps ha la abont to run for < atdrrman. ■ Don't forget tbe Warx as an ndrertls 1 log medium. It baa a wide circulatioo > and d-aigus to keep step with tbe progress ■ of tbe lioas. J. P. Bennett ft Co. are pslollng tte J W. F Post's cottages on Ocean Brest. The Job, na a matter of course, will he , well dooe. On Mooday the public schools bad to br . closed oo account of froxeo pipes. Socur t surer merited of hesuing the building -boo Id be desired. i Mr. Edgar Itort" Briles bas rotnrnrd to I ibis city from Idaho, where he wrnt shoot , a month ago to engage in eraogelical | work of tbe M. E. cburoh. During the cold wra.brr open your ] windosra toward tbe tun. and If puaaiuU. i in in some fresh air and aunahine to your i ioosus aod sleeping apartments. ( Keep Id mind tbe Onrort Band Enter- , Uiniumt. Tbe toHnmitlre baring Hie 00 atooe uuturned io catering to public ' Thecloek taodamore dreadfully alow In walling children. l*o thought a boy "I J - our acquaintance while watching tbem till bey made It time to goto bed oo 'New I Year's Era. Tbe Cold Spring Preahyterlan Sunday ' ' School aooieeraary comes off tounurrow | reeolog (Sunday), baring been poripooed iron, tori Sabbath oo account of the bad Oa pi. Samuel Ewing went to TrrWayn ' 1 no Mooday last in response to an inrfla j » no Mooday la*t in an loeiin

Hon from Ibe Trenton Cruising Club to be i. praarat at aauprre to begiran by tbeduh b on Mooday ereoing. We ban reeeiml a copy of tbe loog miked of new rnterpsto> in Oapw May " cuiiotry jnurnaliam. It to a blight Unto . tot of a sheet called ibe Ao Oranlr Tima. . and la published by Aloozo S. Ware. The member, of tbe Y. M. C. A., of Ctope May CHy. are requested to attend , tbe meeting im Jhimlay erenlng next, riie , or Importance will cuCie before tbe moet- . mg Our friend J. 8. Samon. of tbe Virginr nia Tohacoi Stuee, to riUI at bto old store, B 85 South 9th Street. Philadelphia, where r all Ospe May folks are reoeierd with a . hearty welcome. Tbe Waea to kept on B file at hi. store. Mr. Jobo J. Kramer, the genial prop. ' tletia uf Ibe Arlington House, came down c "O-Thursday to look after hia property. :. TMf arnrm of Tuesday night has brought 1 many nf our nno-rasirieni propertj uwnns : to Cape May for that purpura. 1 Mr. Frank HiMreth exprcti Unpen thr r Haul Lritayeste rait momh.arrangrmrota are now being made to heat it thoroughly ' with "ram, with this prorisioc far ihe * comfort of iu gusats. we predict a good ' spring bus! Dews ha tbe Lafayette. , Cigarette smoking boys as between 4 themaelers and other ronipctit-aa wbo are oot, wllLfar tbe straggle foe places be left out Io Ibe cold, as men of affairs are looktog with increased dlsfarnr opoo tbe growing e»U of amoktog among the Tardjoeaa with refereoce to attendance 1 rntj he reduced to a minlmnm quantity 1 by parents hurrying up Jack and Jrnny about 7 a to. sod krep prodding them. If oecraaary, that the school may be reached ' in time lor the opening exrrctoea. Tbe attract ire feature of the next mrati ing of the West (tope Mav Literary 8u1 tony, to held nt 7.80 o'ekek this eraing ; In lite Gape Chapel, will I* a " M>«k , to a breach of prom toe of marriage. , Miaa Susan Plunket. plainuff. Mr. Robert I Jousw, rtelrnilant. Admiralon free. Tuckahns Notes. [ The temperano oaiira serena to languish "Mrs. Ran. Marshall to extresuely 111. we , troat we shall sooo be able able to report ' A number of our teamen bare laid np I » are now tbe order of tbe diy. j (topi. J straw B odd's eewsel la toe-bound —Jack Frori is doing lib beat to cuueioce that our climate to not changing alter ' 1*11 by faroring us with a gucd uid faih- : tooed w inter. If a csrcutottoc library wee started in . Tuck shoe 'twould be a Sucetoa. and al tbe raadragmfoSnn of the axiununitrBatr. ' Mr. John Lehman. 696 Persy Bres t. Tree tow, N. J., says "Brown's Iron 1 ;

Court House Items. , ! Mhe recent eerere weethcr has been pronounced by that Tenerablc [arson. "Ihe oideet to habitant," the coldest known for i many yewra A general bemoaning is j- , teard ain-og Ibe ladiea on account of Use i ' lews of eime fasoritr bouse plant- Gets. Dtoma were found much too tender to n stand tbe tempreature that existed near tbe snndowi oo Sunday and Mooday nigbia The choice running sine to the r Mechanic street window ol Wm. Rom' Bore that bad been so carefully trained e by Mrs. Sharp and aouoieerewliyudtui'cd. waa nearly destroyed by Use frost on Sunday. Tbe ice crop garr prnnura nf being uo usually abundant, and work waa comg tnrored oo Mooday morning with Ibe expectatwu of gathering the whole amount, as it hsd a thick news of nearly four Inches. ' But eatly .« Tuesday morning an earn wind canard tbe temperature to rise, and r a warm rain noon brought about an entire suspension of wurfc another fretae will be required to furnish a supply suffiritm for tbe demand, ahboogh a few - bouses gathered a good hare est. 1 Ttie Grand Jury held an adjourned aes- - sion on Saturday last in order to finish ibe . inreatigstioo of tbe Hi.ffman rourdeTtane. , A w,t news supposed to lie of com-Weraliie importance was brought from a small relI Hement near Brldgelon. the wixnan w-»* a daughter of tbe jnau who rumor accused . of committing the crime- But upon examinatlon she posbirely denied each and r all the charges said to base been made , by brr. ao tbe case was dismissed. The . action of tbr Grand Jury in this matter , has been rrry commendable aa it* Jbor ' ougb InrcBifatioo bis given entire sat is j r Her. Mr. Stuart waa taken dangeronriy - ill oo SoDday immediately after the the morning screices. hut we arc glad to | *ee him able to la on ibe BrreU again and to continue in charge of tin* extra 1 meetinga now- ioing beid to the M. E church, as much imrrest i* manifested in , the aereices. The wqrk of prayer to being ol oerred to the Baptist church, although the unpleasant weather baa greatly inter- - ferred in the usual evening attendance. lerreo in roe usual evening aucnuance.

A' a meeting of tbe Freeholders on ibe I *Jh Inst, tbe customary business was irabsacted. Tbe appoiniing of a Beward , for tbe county alms bouae ft* tbe ensuing year resulted In tbe reelection of the pro -ent incumbent, wbo has ao faithfully w-reed with auch general rat isf action for a Bituiiou are always loud intheir praise of Ha kindneas and atleniioo ol Mr. and Mrs. Izard. Captain L. Ug&d made a short visit to his borne trashing litre on Friday and leaving qo Mooday morning, Ihi* is tlie Sib opportunity be has bad to visit hi* ftniily since leaving in August last. He * now commands a fine large schooner the Charles 8. Darin, bit last voyage was made to New Orleans from which port he a cargo of molasses to tbe city of Baltimore, lie was only eleven dsys and a half making ibe homcwaid trip, lie especially remarked the difference in ihe be had experienced since leaving the Slis*iaalppl riser. No fire conld be used io the cabin "0 account of tbe beat uotil after passing Cape liatlrrms. and tbe mtwquitoea at New Orleans were very troublesome. bqt at bis home on Sunday" a fire was quite comfortable, and riir and hum of mosquitoes were thing* The Edward Tnwoarod PoB, No. 70G A. R-, wij| hold a public Installs! tin ot - officer! at ll* Hayville House on Satur day evening. Jan. lSib, to be followed by "camp fire." This to a worthy organization to our midB, serving Io bind "fetter in fraternal rolaiioa-liip those - who long years ago fought for their eoun try's preservation, and ts well worthy - 1 the best wishes of every patriotic citizetr Oura they certainly have. Index. , Tbe matrimonial fever i« raging here— 1 cases are expected. Mr. G. Smlib filled his toe house on ' Monday last with ice Sj Inches thick. Mr. James Rasa, or Becaleys Point, ; spent part of ibe week here among re it- i Our jolly old f rieod,Frederlrk Cranack, E-q , paid Mtllrille a business Tisitoon Monday iast.It is reported that J. Holmes Hand, of Own House, will built an oyster boat here in time for spring business. ' Mr. A. N. Tomlio, a student of tbe home oo Mooday morning ' Iu resume tbe study of medicine. The calendars sent out tost week by the < publisher of the GatrtU to its patron* was duly appreciated by those who received tbem. I Captain Geo. W. Grace to giving hi* oyster schooner. Code Dan. a thorough , overhauling. He intends to atart out soon . if the weather is favorable. 1 Messrs. Gram, and t>. Dover, while out , gunning for duels In the Goshen sound* , tbe.tater day upset their boat, but sue, , reeded in reaching tbe shore to safety.— aays tbe water was wet. net.

h The charge of Judge Magie tu tbe Sussex Onuaty Grand Jnry pubilvbed io last weeks Garrttr abould be read by lhi~J persona wbo violate the tow by •riling ' wliivkey. aad beer, nnder what they call a L government license. Gx.No*. ^ Seavillo Scribbling!, d Owing to tbe high tide on Wednesday c the Sea l*to City train was unable to meet French measles, or scarlatina, aa the more refined call it. to quite prevalent io i. this vicinity at present. Mrs. Ada Hall, f irmrrly of gtavillr, e preaeoied bn bnsbaod with a fine daugbIcr no New Y rat's eve. 0 R ate were torn loose from their fastenings and scattered all along tbe meadows te when tbe toe broke up, and tbe fencing n alwi was considerably blown down during • tbe recent gale." ' Messrs. T. F. Shatc and J. M. Sharp were not ducking oh Tuesday, aod af er shotting away be 1 .two 50 and 00 shell* ' they sacoreded in killing six ducks, and ■ it was not a bad day for duck* either. y Mr. JrtseGaady has improved tbe took* J of the Friends' burying ground very much by clearing li of all tbe brush and briar*. We are aorey to bear thai Mr. Gandy io i » jure*! himself severely on Mooday by fal'- ' ing on ibe tee while helping to fill an io* f house. ' Hundreds of bushels of oysters which were frozen In tbe toe io Lad lam's Bay, r came cut oo tbe high tide oo Wedoeaday morning, and were scattered for miles e along the meadosra. Large quantities of ' 4 tbem were tared by the remdeota. At oor f lime we aaw 18 men galtering tbem up f It to feared tbe io*a will be very teavy ' among our oyster planters. Brant, r. tel. caps May Wave. Tbe absorbing question of the town this . week baa been of s mathematical character i : and tbe dl-cusrioo of it having developed ; about even aides, I address you this note . of inquiry, koowiog that tbe Warg i» , t alwava ready to enlighten tbe public mind ' in anv way it can. But Ihrqura- loo, which ' it this: "A buntrr <10 appr.wching a tree saw a squirrel no it nswr tbe ground, aa be advmaapd il ran around tbe trunk of Ibe ' . trre pBraood bv him. till both, g-hng all r ; the way around tbe tree.arrisrd at ihe point , uf departure. Now the nut to be cracked I 1 is, did the man to bis journey around tbe : ! tree go arround the aqairrei." Yours 1 \ i truly. FassuWe hare auhmilted this poxxei to Ibe 1 ; mattematical editor who cracks Ibe nut by t saying, that to go arnund an object one . must tax to bit several steps of progress ao . j all aides of it. Hir bonier aod squirrel ' j held ite same relative p.alika ail the time ' [ over by the aquins-i bring Bmply tocite^d ; " wilhia that guor over by the hunter. He:! j d-aa ant tterafore go around tbe squirrei. 1 ' : This question baa periodical revivals, we ' ; remember years ago nf s town being 1 , sreririy shaken by It. Men aduaiiy • I qiisrreind and tocame for life emUnere-1 , ! We are glad iocwBoC upoc 111- troubled . 1 water*. Ed.

I Sta tola City Murmurs. I Frofesaor Buck inakea ibe ddgi keep ] [ out of "Grandpa's" way. . j r Four degrees below zero 00 Monday — , pouldeat weatter known for thirty years. Crasfsaur Buysino told tbe fouodBloos . for tjro large bearding (routes tbto.wpnk. ' n>J.ds and lassies were skating on LodlatnVfhocoughlare on Monday aftcr- : The brick and lumber ft. Ihe Dew ststioo, at Ocean View, arrived 00 Tuesday 1 night. Mr. Jobo Organ, tbe owner of Ite Philadelphia House, is 00 tbe Island for a wcek'a cay. He ia welcome. Agent T. E Ludtom bas teen rery ill . *i'h quinsy, but under the aktllfol ireatn#or of Dr. "Humphrey will soon be out . sgsin. t Our council bad a warm time at its last 1 meeting, although it waa a cukl night •- trying Io break a young mul* into harness, . but be would kick. Our milkman, Jimmy, driers faster ' ttnra usual These c-.ld mornings, indeed be rays, "it ia Iocs use pond water freeze* . ao hard these coal days. " s Contractor ilurhcs was awarded the • contract for building our hew school " bouse on Wednesday cerninx— when com- • plcted it will c*»t abqut *5000. [ The new depot is ready f*. tbe painter's bro*h. .It it raid to be aa fine a piece of architecture of the kind as can be found to South Jersey, aod it an ornament 10 ; our city. Thousands of bushels of oysters ate Krewp on the meadow between the turnEke aod railroad brought there by the ^te storm. 1 hey are bringgaitered up by The reporter far ibe Conn If GautU , made a mistake in his report uf aearle* 1 freer. There has been but two cases of , freer snd one of sear-et rash. Sea Iain ir in a vrey healthy condition. ' 1 Among tte arrivals 00 Thursday was J. Thompson Baker, aitorney-ar-iaw, of I ixwisburg, Pa., who ia a laigr property . "wuer o! ibis place, wlsn Phillip P. Baker and W. Bera'ull, of Vloriand: J. osaer ana » . tterauil, of \ Inciaod; J.

r Q'lln. of Pbiladelphiar J. Carpenter, of , Salem; C. K. Landis. uf. Yineland. and 3 utters whose names are not known. 5 The engineer and fireman of tte Sea c Isle train were obliged to a'ay up mil t night on Sunday and Mondly nights 10 s krep lire pipes of ihe engine from burs: ing ! Thirty p»>und* of wwrtc and four gallon* of oil were ured before Ibe pipes culd be 1 tbawed qui- It» a great pily the railroad oumpany csnnut aflurti to built an engine * during the storm which proved a-> diraa ■ 1 rous to the New Jcray Cwst on Tues- : day last. No damage worth speaking of ' wa, dune to our lieacb front, and the rail1 roads withatiMKt tlie tide remarkably well. - One train was delayed an hixirand twenty 1 lodging upon the track. ^ tea Isle City Council met on January I 4th. 1884 at tte office of W. A. Hraisr. ' calling uf tbr roll the following memlH-rs - answered to tbrir nadirs. Messrs Fackler, Herbell. Lucllani and Wright. A reaolu ' linn waa passed autlinrizing tte Mavor and Clerk to execute a note for J5C0 payable at tbe Vin- land National Bank at : four months trom Dec 80th. 1883 , Committee on lockup reported progress. ■ * A bill oi W. W Avert for srrvioea was . laid over on motion of Mr. Focklor, until I tte Marshal light tbe lamps iu accord. 1 : dance with inrtrucliona from council. 1 Tte Mayor app dnted Messrs H. Ludtom [ and II. W Fackcr a com niltce to wait upon the Marshal in regard to the matter 3 a resolution was passed instructing tte 1 West Jersey IL IL Company to fill up ' ite Crossing at Erspn street aod Railroad A resolution was passed instructing the 1 Harrison Breet and Railroad are ,P on murine Council adjourned 10 meet tte first in February al 71 o'clock p. th- a t tbe same place. W. ll. Davis Clerk. ( County Notes. It was a hti*T week with owners of ice , houses about the county. "Hie Wava is weekly adding to iu sul*. 1 Tte Rio Grande Sugar C rmnany will try mart 00 ita lands next season. Tbe lengthening days have brought in- . crtwaed cold according to tte old proverb. ; Cape May county has four brass bands There is no more need of importing the foreign article. 1 What has become of the |>|Dtber that 1 disturbed tbe peace and quietoeet of up. l«v Cape May last winter? ° Howell 4 Brother*, of Diss Creek, base r made as much as eighty dollars per day '- 1 in their Delaware Bay fisher tea. Hot then tbey know il to done. f~~" 0

Bay shore oyatermen are improving the -lack lime by overhauling thrlr teals - They roll them up on tte teach clear of ' high tide. This answers in the place of " tfj»m s , Public work at Angiesrs will belp manv laboring men through tte wlnlre. Tte 0 company are only beginning to Improve. , however, after a time affairs on ibe Five " Mile Beach will hum and buzz. a f Tte Cape House, at tbe Point, ia doing s 1 in increased winter business over to" year. It . is a very nicely arranged hotel ■ for cold weaiber. having a sun gallery, „ ] braird all through and under excellent Families nf ras-taring men who are on - tte oeran are naturally worrying about the effrcta of the tote storm. 80 far as r . heard from Ite damage In shipping bas , torn alight. The storm broke with great- a . est fury 00 tbe omsl. a ; Hunters are now turning their attention to miDkraia. Hundreds of tbem are killed v , "tally 00 tte meadows alnog the Bsysidr u , from West Creek to Town Btnk. A i I bouse, impaling the rata upon Ita points Tbe cold w oriter baa Ivcn worth a , great deal of money to our fishermen. By , it they have succeeded in harvesting a , crop of solid lev, thus raving hundreds of .dollars to direct outlay, to ray nothing of . ' he gain In being able to catcb and mar- . krt an increarad number of fish. It is an Dlna Craak Dotn. [ Our citizens base harvested 809 tons of P excellent ice. o Daniel Irving retsrord 00 Tuesday from a New York where he has tern visiting re- . Utlvea. " A stylish buggy is now am vug tbe 1 word I y p*Nacsslun> of Joseph Douglass, of c • I'cter Erricsnu bas purclused a large * [ toNter 00 porpwe to beat Captain 1 WUleHa Byliab Bepper. j Eldroy Norton aod Viols Heritage were c ■ married a few days ago. We tear of n ( otbera whoairotoicmpteiffig mairimooy. - CapUin ElmeFWvitoJ* of this place, is ' , Improving bis bouse. Captain John Cul o . km ia B home for tte winter having laid ! I his verael Up to N-w York. « " Mrs. Achrah Hewitt, of upper Bay aide. • I 1a vlaitiog relallvea in Fbiladelphia. She 1 is Ite widow of Captain Bhamgar Hewitt, 1. ' 7"^ *°<' mPecu'1 rtceol- a Tte bay preaected a grand a|ipearaoce <> ■ Of. Monday. 80 Ib aa the eye owM reach . tte lee waa piled in high ridges. Tte I warmer weather and sooth winds of Tues . | dty started it adrift shoal the bay, mak- t. i log it dangerous to shipping. « On Tbutgday evening Uat an entertBnmu« waa given B Diss Creek bv tte : Done Social, which proved very credits. ■ j !te to tte we that were pariiciiwats in IL Tte numher. on the program comprised, a : variety of aaog*. d.sl ig ie*, recitations : ; ard tableaux. A prize f,* teat reading wra^awarded to Eliza Dougiaas. The I cbarch treasury air* It twenty-three dob

■! THE GREAT REDUCTION SALE othiAKIUD irv , ' JOHN WANAMAKER, Personally. ' Principal Establisljnieiit, ®ljirte«i!tl! and Chestnut Stg- Philajelphia, Has just gotten FAIRLY UNDER WAY. 1 TIIK 8AI,K . to not an ordinary clearing aaie. but is instituted fot tte purpom o( carrying out sane important plan*, it embraces almost every department- ' . Till; HALE will abosr fresh lots, brought forward dally to lake tbe place of those sold out. ' >, [ -J the sale x wfl kdcnBB with bona fide redubllont to various departments until tbe purpose aimed for is uWnpli*lrr<1 THE ri,VLE ' c^Sogue ontema will be revised every day and published in the morning Ltdgir. Timut and jLont. 1 Tte people may depend an unusual bargains, and a visit to the Bore each day to recnmmeqdcd. N xx —In sending out this list we took out the small lots that were likely to last hut a day or two. We t Link but canno" promise. ihB those retained in tte list are in quantities terar enough to give every reader a chance a! tte bargains, 'if a prompt. I Ttt'"""dC" " * . JOHN WANAMAKER.

Dress Goods. ^ oraare* *> "siSw a eres? VB*rt'j"(t!it tew <1 1 f as ic. ^npeO and figured N 1ST lure were ft ' '"ssm. teJred ottoman cissha were It jo; now 1 tet^heVlgurva^BnpSsTeic- aore Si; now IK: ' ss id IKBtona: with Soutache EmoreMerj lie u in. lineuul't'asbujVre Noreltiea. were t* ' '"u'iolonXui ' craatuVrt as;

. BOtereetf inre a 10 g>. lc ki and 1 zjf™ n* w 15; r£m3 Hum ciS'tr.' i""" r""" a " to. t'jemStnerto!'(5iraaTSe..°ow"rroin as in. earners Ilalr Ctevtots. ascq down from it j5" f5^,r.,SiSi£r;J5??iS.g. , st 15 t^cSC^kretoraTtc!1' A n'osti-r Dualities from is to B« per rem. Ou IIUWW Kumngs dowwu, ISc." rimgham* now iseT^lgti'W prteeTzie 0'nr"nu nTlTlre'toc^'T gt**S B tbe low prtera nanaliy bad tor domeaUr Silks and Velvets. ""tet Blank Bhaiztmrr Barreduwn from Jiae lAt Ant-n* (iumet Bucz sirs, it inc.* On# Otie'rot.'vftn^' nevrtwn lea tbaa now "£iaev lot. neve, row |ere 1'iau If tb- t B ^°hl2^"tetm Kra;umaa,I4o5^>>er')d! fc". SS^OrateB^lttJ^^olora It^^ ' Another lot M In. tiros Gtslq SUM. BI clots. ^ Lot Colored Damasce; former price, ghbo and aUdesrnle Black Goods. hot S» yds, B'web Cashmere, Tec.: were Me. botHMyda. m~-X Lupin's Cashmere, B 4W-; lid toeoyda. SI In. Biarh OUoman Cloth, S4c.; ( L/k La tle^y'laeh rreteh Cloth, Si In- told B BOS yds. Btseh AU Wool Dsmssses. B Be. led tt Im AU Woo! lUack Diagonal, sold al Tie. Trimming Department. mar! KITS and tell? Taretil redurej frtra S4 rod'treeSnx'tSslEw^ (rout aTToi ml*"* ^ lot ".etuiie'rong- from ga.Tb5t> a aw >M' lot t^eorne Frtnr^TOCDM !# to sos. tet Mnratent ?Rw<rom Sz'ro 11 SHjSSrafffS' rami "Ten Ivory Biusnta from SSc. to Sac. uCrame Curd front to to sc. Gloves. ChterecSLt^l Glsvse. far lops, red need IsN warmest Glevas aadr.ganeh wool «6e., dnwa to M. T! to sac. and SI ta SNe. Ladle*' Castor G^ojaaraokt B gl.ts; now ' li* Ladle*' Eld Gauntlet*, sold at txab; now ua. pK'^s^tq'to r*n» i^r. as?* Handkerchiefs. China.

Ladies' Coats ^ and Wrap^^| A Bpeetat lut of imparled short wraps, wtth i eheubir fringe.

; Children's Coats and Wraps. m 1® veal*. The latter reduced fmBLfiMtlu [ » ( j' Cloths. Ollv? tdle'i"-'.' dropiSiriTOB ^ to ?Mprerardf '' teitM linpretrtf ckiaauig* in bine, green and i ^ ^'^.Ti^if^'.e*. from lite re. " In: i'lgorrd Sealskin cloths, so'd at lffl;Wnow In: Hrab teatot^ CLNj.^auidat »; now s.re. J "uttek Blae^Wovssed, *"" at tVt ntiw 1 so. ' ' S'iTui"ShSid°aoSn«a. jednead from lot as' m. Hlsek Cloaking, formerly gs; now b tet at in. blaek Basket CoBlkg. formerly Laces. < iLinl iti* thro fnrmer reirea.10 ** *°M " °"r i, (^wn ?''* ftots Krrnch brr*. to be sold B a -aes; ine.lt N 1 " uimimtaSTBew DnriSS Um.'^hua ot i; dUfsm" Widths. Keel need about oae-Uttrd ( stuMUMkrMlrtadtelteM'aoP1C>>^' f0"*** | na'lf* "'r^'^°®3'nkl'Jfl»i est tu ( Embroideries & White Goods. injiiremer price IlJl' nowd-JO. 1 ^ ■ amfl^znreei tt^L IK,urt ' 1 Ladies' Muslin Underwear and . Infants' Goods. t'S ""L'° C!"mUa' tronme.l.from ^ Pou l^nltM aaun telrta.trosn |ib to 11.00 rsngiha ftangt to MWO sk'ru^Mre ajwiaerU) | • lotPoT Ni^^ cw^'nm^r^lU retorts. I Gentlemen's Furnishings. I £Jwrge lot of Black Silk Tycoon TV> pet b : • "^w-Baied four-ply Linen CnX., sc. per pair. : TSe stoe*"to to tireed°«,"htif "°t ""i?" ' ' ll twenty ' Hosiery and Underwear. i «* dot. xapar Stool Men's Half nose. Bigtun . . foil regular made*. Sever told ires ihaa Ite: " '-T 5" lull frtn'uri'f rT.xj5f *"" b* "d m Has , • *" B0K- *" « ° jJfl" li* nTisre "**

Linens and Blankets. J I IgOJW DPyUre. tee, ts la. rauare^ ! rjn?Tahn*-SS?u ^niNhrr jol aams^Befgi'Vo f.se. i A 't""

I °\aixe*te5|>sma«k Towels, the. aez dooen. , j lra5 K !"muk' fn"epre jfuSjiv I . r"«Wl^5hro'iroraT25SroSwaS?h)r qBa8re^*SeSte™' e™5ri£ *SC" AB <rn* Table Linen, Ac. I so rraati '0Ort B®33ulc» Table Unen. • I ^ foe^ Poul.je^Uaaiask^Cream colored Table j «^hdtro5trom»sciio11 ,rom I"c-30,*c-: also J Unen * heel Ing t»^'OT»yyBlds wide: j (""tora'tea? $Xrr%^DSw Muslins. SyLsvES£.SS5» Millinery Goods. pqre!tetp. ,onB^ Ribbons. a U"*t MOUt IUb6om' * "c': tet^lNUks'lkN uibtiona, * in- reduced from Boys' Clothing. wets Traumas pod'tasm an woo:.^ * Boy's overcoats. Bark cat*., were a, now! « Upholstery Department ITIcea were Me.; radnced to she. II" c-t Embroidered Cloth Table Covin, 1 1> I-s. Tonnerty ll so. now toe. Lot WIMle BoWered Nottingham LaeeCnrtBns "•Eeru Bi't'ieriM BMtlnzham Laee Csrtalaa, Finer erade* msamr rermreUou! " Ho yard. Embossed nut Purultare Plnah. was t-ara Enuenktend doth Table coven: « S. whkh wild b gxs<>: now LM. which raid B ll.tl. now ISO. [^y[f'u»h< lamp Mats 'and^hto Covers tt oae-Bric-A-Brac. Etc. IS ttoiriroCedogne. 10c. 10 The. ualiai iJ*cvSrtv O greai'vanet k'E aI'dCI.roBi^)i5Ji!'ro 7 "vwlf-g dnring5^'u^nSrlSmM~trsd ' 'tbtj • u ch'peleca a?" wlumsoretprSy Mdc™"1"' " Stationery. tl IU.li Boxes of Paper and Envelops* for 110 piu*h Photo Ajbenu^m It worth mach - Shoes. "a5m£ vtb^ht Gob Bailee Shoes, Bites i"*1**1 °°u' sim®,>* T to tvq, gtteufTra4 KU Another lot Kid Bnltoe Boot*. Blare T to lay,-. ^Anmajr Im PebtteUoal Bolloo Boots. Buret ^Chlktroe's Pcvwe OoB Balmorals, Jl.astom 4* t>N kwlln BUppVTS. gs to t.00. Lre Men'a^jraroca calf, BanO-eawad Lace •g<L<N^Boya ^Frvbch Call, lland-Scwtd Laee Carpets. CBroroadm £9t.ilM^r*1** BW' B™>"" ft rtvlre Tapewtry Carpets, fromtauTee. n auk# Bmyrna Carpets, trom at A! 10 l.tg. S tyW an- three-ply. from II Ah to SSc. " ByWa Ingrain, from 10 to ooe.

Very marked reductions have been made in Ibe ten thousand and one ever* day aod uaaful articles to Housekeeping and linutefarnishing lJet-rtmenra Striking reductions in Fine Furniture. Iisg*. 'AtcheU and Trunks base ted something knocked off tte prioev. I pho.stcry, Pian* and T.bi. CL'Tca share tbe asm* fate. Fancy Goads. Brats aad Brncgre are much lower this ^!|.P*Cta*e,"aOUI,lJDg 10 "°° "IU ^ deliTwrf. 're3S'" P*W. wlt'nin a radius of 800 miles, during tte of 'celS^^-o^^y^^^i '» I' aerate qtiitf Chestnut, Thirteenth and Market Streets t „ 1 tit i and city Han Square. J onii W anamaker.