Published Every Saturday Morning. cape may. march & ismTUt 1+ptr^U rulMUMIUJIylln OU r Bisl op Starkejr, of ike I'. K. Church of this Stale, wiB shortly make a European Stale arms and equipments for the oae of the students of Freehold Institute. TV Trenton GaeMe having polled the sentiment of the State as to the IfepuUican ' cboio for the Presidential nomination. Cads a tc^iarkajilc unanimity for Bisloe. Tb- Delaware Rolling Mill at Phillip*, borg la to be wild at public sale by order of Use Chancellor. There are DOW mortgages and n echaolea' Iw-na against It amounting to ♦172,000 Hon. Tbomae H. Dodcly will arrive at New York-cuc day this week with, the body nf his wife, who died in- Madrid Spain, nod which be brings back to Merchant eillc -for Interment. The committee appointed nl the last Convention of the Diocese of Northern New Jersey to raise *20,000 to boy or build a reaidencu for Bishop Starkry has acctpbd Dearly Urn entire amount. The loading Prohibitionists of Camden are endeavoring to arrange for p Joint discussinn between the csodinglgl fur Councilman at Urge on the lice use question. Tbc 10th iaitsnt Is fixed as the date. Tbc Match term of the I'nitcd Stales . Circuit Court wUl be opened un the 23th inst. before Judggt McKennan and Nixon. Tbc Sgbt between W. B. Dinstnore and the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Itiilsdeipi.ia and Reading. New Jeney Central and New York and Dong Uraneh lUIIrnads will be resumed by the big legal gun«. It is Undesstnod tliat tbc Philadelphia and 1 trading Railroad has agreed to locate its repair shops for the Philadelphia and Atlantic Uly branch and lire system cmnectiog with 11 In Camden. Tblaaoeuiance will greatly strengthen the Front arret railroad ordinance which is prod log before tbc Camden Council. Tlie Democratic State Cotmuitlrr tort to call the Stale Convention for the election of di legates to the Chicago Convent hm for May 14. at the Open house. Trenton. Tto basis of itytntolation Is one delegate for every 200 Democratic votes cast at the last Gubernatorial election. Erery ward and township is entitled to at least one delegate. Tbe committee adjourned to meet no April 14, to organize the Stale for tbe Presidential campaign. The stockholders of the Camden and Atlantic Kallread Company held their annual mealing in Camden on Friday. Tbe total earnings for tbe year ending Decerntor 81, 1888, were ♦356,871,24. and total expense. ♦882.067.20. leaving Ike net earnings, ♦186,803.03. Tbe following board of directors were elected: William L. Klkins, James B. Dayton, Frank Tbomj (on, Richard D, Barclay, Thomas U. Dudley, John Prarce, William C. Houston Edmund K. Read. Charles P. Stralton, Samuel Fox, Jobs B. Hay, Eoocb A. Doughty awl Crawford A. Miller. Tba board af directors elected tbc following officer*: President William 1. Elkma Vice President, W. J. Seweli; Secretary, D.N. Zimmerman: Treasurer, William Taylor; General Manager, Charles E. Pugh Controller. Robert W. Dtwninc. The large chemical works of Powers A Weigbtman. at Ninth and Parriab streets Philadelphia, was almost entirely destroyed by fire <m Thursday of list week. This riuUliahmepI Is the largest of tbe kind io the United States if Dot the largest in tbe world. Tbe immense amount of combuati. blc material contaloed in tbe large build, ing. which covered ao entire block, made it almost impossible te control the flamta, . only ao far alio keep Ibem from spreading to adjoining property. It is estinialed that ! tbe loss wQl not fall abort of ♦2,000,000. Haosrx. Puwen A Weigbtman were tbe ' only Urge manufacturers of quinine in Ibis j only large manufacturers ot quinine to this

country, tbc receipts from tbe sale of this one article of manufacture brought Ibcm in (1,000,000 annually. In oonarquenor of tbc destruction of this manufactory the price of quinine has adranoed nearly fifty per cent. - Tbe firm of Messrs Power* A Weigbtman U one of tbe Urgest and most wealthy in Philadelphia. Tbe eenirr member of tbe firm, Mr. ^Powers, who died a few years ago left an estate valued at about 010,000, 000, and Mr. Weigbtman if shM Jo be worth at least an equal amount. Mr. Wesgbtiuan 1» eoe of our largest property owners la Ibis dty, and Ids son Win. Weigbtman Jr.. owns the liandaeae i til decor corner of Ocean street and Bench avenue. Rev. Henry Ward Beecber, lectured in tbe Philadelphia Academy of Mjiric on last Mooday evening on "Evolution and lb vol alloc. That Mr. limber is fulflling the predictions made by many fir ectreal ytnre put, that be would yet become an Infidel, bit teaching. o( late have very Wile room fur doubt He seems to te endeavoring to establish* rellgeou. theory which is now becoming known a. tbe "Plymouth Church Doctrine In which be trittlo introduce just so much of the Bible as will suit Mr Beeefaer ■ views and manner of life. In hit lecture hM1Wixbted*tbe<^S" The SSSiSFi kl2S.fi wmh-Akll isT tarStr rtrelared UnU God, foreeeeto* all the* things, made up Us mind that so many human twin*. V should to born, and fur ages Uda Niagara ACMrS.

WASHINGTON "LETTER. - -j h t 1 C I (From oar regular cotTeepooUeni.j 1 Wssuixonw March, 1st. 1864. , Tbe most brilllsot social event of tbe a week was the Presidents third and last I I- official reception of tbe araarai giecn at tbe I - White House Tuesday evacittg. Tba officers of tbe Army and Nary were tbe ■ honored guests whom the Diplomatic f •> oorps soil Caogree* were invited to meet, f the usual arrangements arete made for t he t J c jenfort and disposal of ao large a crowd, ] 1D aod tbe Marine hand occupied its custom. , an place lo tbe eel ranee halt. The recep. ( tioo began at eight o'clock bat it was well j -f after tea before tbe crowd grew tbio in < nf lire parlor*. Christine N'U>It o rame from | a dinner party at tbe Russian legation, \ x ercortcd by 'the Swedish Minister. Sbe , iD. was Immediately the center of attrntloo , attempUog to prumeoade on tbe arm of a t member of the Freocji legation a crowd , gslbered around tbe great singer and she , »- was forced to retreat into tbe Green par- j re |or, where standing beneath tbe huge J " temperance portrait of Mrs. Hayes, the ■ " held an impromptu reception. In reccgnb £ tiou .*.f tbc season of lent, fashionable f t gayet!.* will now be, id a measure sus- t K prod<-d, and It la high titue temperance in t d ail things should come to the help of c r health. Everywhere io This gar tfcpilal t are aitre evidences of the teawaWbuhd of excrneif€ dissipation. Eyes have lost their ■' brightness, limte their vigor cbceks their ( n bloom. Fasbkmh devotees wear pale bag. ' gard faces aod bare many other well de. « fined marks of the winteri revelry. .The , mad rout did not cod until Use last hour t n of Ash Wedoeaday eve aod ecboa of world- ( s- ly frivolity mloglcd strangely with Lenten a In Congress now tbc business of I tie J upper House relates lo tbe Improvement a a of tbe Navy, while tbe lower House is / ^ deliberating lengthily over Pleuro-Poeu- i , monia. No aoooer had the Senate oooclo- V j ded lta loog debate no National bank p circulation by a favorable vote, than It t j took up tbe bill authorizing tbe construct- a I, loo of seven steel cruizing Vessels, ooe t steel rem, one torpedo boat, aod two bar. a bor torpedo beats for tbe Navy which a * promleet another long controversy. Sens- c e tor Hale lead off in tbe debate by saying d different adminiatraii im of the Navy Depsrtment liad Toond the obi wnudro war 0 * vessels upon their 'hands, and bad beta ' I obliged to repair three ships and keep tl.cm . v afloat, by taking inuoey out of tlie aonnsl t appropriatloos for running the Dcpeit- [ , rnent. He then spoke of the great then j „ WAjnW-Wfiefitrtf4rv*Writ,Ycf*i.iia r „ have UMhy, .after having expended r t millions nf dollars on experiments to rrls- 1 f tioc to the structure aod armament of ( ^ naval vesiaels. Senator Piumb objected to , d these vessels being built lolbc government c navy. yards oo tbe ground that lo get the " o highest results nf American mechanic- ^ reoiut and -kill applicable to naval reawls. * they aliould be built by such oouiprtitloo z aa would give the government every benr. J fit. Senator Beck claimed tba! tbc dwind. r I- ing of the N48y wai not for lack of moory, 1 • but that motley bad not hero properly " i- applied. He could Dot see that America p d bad any commerce to protret.aod tkougbt c it there wmapracUcslly ootliicg for a N«-y u C lo do but lo keep up some giatdcur • f » " ' .11 C There has torn much wrangling In the u I. House of Reprearatalives over tbe bill for fi 0 the extirpation of diseases among cattle c h by the establishment of a "Bureau ..r J - Animal Ioduatry." S .me members con. • tend that measure would he an infringe. 1 meat of Slate rights. and Sis'* sovrrrigoty » by tbe Federal Government, while other* , say It can he carried ou wubonr palpable j, » violation of the Owwritaiion I» a ejemeli ,, » favoring the bill Mr. Cullea. of III , said u that tlie fanner* directly interval. -die H, , t "bolil asked Congreas to protect thel. ,j ( property, oanpriaed ooe half of tbe pi*.- u I ulatloo, and that the cattle iixlaairy was, 0) i therefore, entitled m the dignity of a u f national question. Speaking of tbeameoJ. K . Htwtz Ip the b 11 Mr. Eatoo aaid be would ^ . rather uod^ske to make three new 1.111. 0 than to amrffl thia ooe, which area an- „ I consul utionai from lta bead lo iu heels ^ Either tbe membership af the U'tuae of ol : •Represenaiives will have to be reduced aa I our population, business and demands for lr legislation increase, or some other plan fc must to devised tu facilitate coosid.-r.uon , of and action upon measures preacntci to m ^ Oocgreas. A debating aocMy of tbnc

hundred and twenly.five memlwra Is out rf in tact, aoch a body aa can do tbe work W now devolving on the Uooae witbanyde gree of success or satisfaction j Mr. Springet '• propjsitlon for an amcuds) mcnl lo tbe Coosliiotlou, making Ibe W Presidential term *11 years, and rendering m tbc President ineligible to reelecUon for a tbnnext succeeding term, Is received with m great favor. It provides for a direct vole !] 'or Preaideot in each Stale, and abolishes n t he ehctorel collegr. Each Stale shall bare 1(1 a number of rote* equal to the number of ^ its Representatives and Senators in Coo- „ greas, to bo given to each candidate in proportion to tbe total vote cast for each. Tbc term oT Keprearoutives in Congress in is fixed at three years, aod Congress shall „ meet each ye»r on tbe first Wedoeaday in „1 January. tbc first aroainn to cnoreoe in tbe 3. Jan nary succeeding tbe November cleer tioo. There are many conaideraliooa lo B- recommend these changes, not the least of ■e "bich would be ralalog tbe President 1*1 10 office aod administration to something n above a schemeing machine for tbesuccren Soma lies af tbe danger wa are aph preaching through tbe destrucltoo of our '■ finest* may to gathered from tbe Tact, re T ported by ooe ct tbe first lumber unt- « istkaana now living, that the entire stock a. of standing white -pine In tbe United " States does n.vt exceed 80.000,000.000 feet, * which indudra tbe small and inferior tree* 0 wnlcb used to be thought not worth emit ting, and 10.000,000,000 feet «t of these -• 80,000,000,000 are cut every yewr. with * tba demand steadily increasing. TU !. annual vol oe of tbe product of our m Ills as J- it falls from the saw u «00, 000.000, cf b which white pine is the chief item. At * the lumber yard from which it Is obtained it by tbe coo-urner. tbe worth of this annual p produrt si 50 pre cent, more or ♦430,000,- * WO. To replace this bom oibc-r counlrica, * wblcf., by the way. la an hnpastfUBiy, d would require more than aH the, tannage is of tbe world f, jtz tranqswlnlloo, aod it 1 waald then &m In the yard mare than e twice what it dm taw, litre then, we I . haw an annual deficit of »1, 006. 000. 000, , i U say nothing of the \-m fr.ro the crip- | pling trf nmnubeiure. depen-iiog on wrrtj I -I water supply In Mwhigsn '/> day. guad. i K I rtaading psor, bought of the Uoilrd Bute* < . | Grerrnmen, foe gi 50 per acre. - reW , ■ i at WOO per acre, and yet the ramorseleaa ] J foe* on at increariiie speed; and thecal > f I .

One outof the eigbfj ears' supply is thus eotlfdy taken away, and tbe end Is there- , dote at tend unless we brgia to , ecaoociixe. These are cold facts to which should promptly apply remedial , legislation. lion. Jobs B. Alley and family, of Mas- , aacbuaetu, and Cat Bob Iogersoll and left Washington n law days stoat for New Mexic.) where they bsve gooe to take piwst *ion of tbe Hester iotrevat in ranch, which Is 00 miles loog and .24 miles wide, sod watered by lb* Springs River. There are now on it 45.000 bead of cat He and 800 bona, divided into small berd«,evch qn» of which Jis corral and herdsman's bone. mortgaged ooeJialf interest In Ibis estate to tbe late Mr. R»ler. to raise the . rgady cash necessary for his defense when stood his trial io tbe Star route cases, aod Uw death of Boakr placed him In an unpleasant pecuniary position. CoL extricated him by convincing | Alley that it was a good investment, \ and Mr. Alley drew bla check for «400,to ciiocb bit bargain, following it in a 1 few days by 8300.000 more. Mr. Alley ; afire all, have tbe seat in the United States Senate which his friends bare , claimed for him, coming from New Mexico, 1 instead of Massachusetts. Piioxo. ' Into rust to Building ASSOC la- 1 Tbc following circular letter bat been , sent to all tba building and ban assorts- , tloos of the State, bj tbe secretary of tbe 1 Building Association. Tbc 1'enn- ' sylvan is Legislature bits already pawed " on ground that tbryarc "meritorious 1 sod dereervlng of tto care q( the State.' j As tbe building aasociati.ms throughout ! tbc Slate are oot only saving institution, are Increasing tbe amount of taxable I property in tbe Stale, it seems reasonable 1 that the Bute should offer some encouragement to an institution which is eaaen- 1 Ualiy beneficial io tbe poor man. The 1 suggestion in lite circular below, for united ' action on this nod Other matters, is a good , Ctatrox. N. J., March 1st 1884. I Desk Sik:— Owing to Ibe lack of ' organization among the building assoc. a- 1 lions io New Jersey, 1 take tbis persona! 1 method 00 my own responsibility, of 1 bringing before the associations in tbe Sure tlie subject of taaalioa of building asancia- 1 tloos. Tbe space is too brief, nor do I think I it necessary, to give io this circular tire 1 rreaoo that tbe Milling associations nf 1 '1 giTr"8nMvK*-wpjrb'-iiie,fifw. ! exempting Item from taxes io Peonsyl. | If yon think the matter worthy of eon- \ sideraiioo. ffiease bring it before your ■ association aa onto as possible, and kiodlv , confer witU toe br mail 00 tbe results. I • would suggest tbeae pnlnta. 1st. Shall we form an organization— If , ao. how? , 2nd. Shall we — with or without organi- 1 zaihm— have petitions circulated among the various associations, requesting their ■ respective Senators and represents lives in 1 toe legislature to advocate a bill exempt- < ing etc.? t 3rd. To what eitroi and In what respect should building associations be 1 ex-mpt from laxatoo? or I should be glad 1 receive any other information. ' 1 I shall publish the remili of ibroeinqnlriea io the SlaU HatetU and Gtassboro Katrr •pr.'te, and if a meeting of delegates stems 1 to generally desired, will confer with a . associations and try to have a meeting called as early as preuihlr, at some central 1 piece like Trcotoo Whatever we do ought ' tu be done quickly. . Your* Respectfully, r W. A. Wiuiiuoi. | Sec. Clayton Building Asaodstlor. • Copy of law of i'eaosyirania t enacted t 22. 1688 ) An act to exempt mutual a and building associations from taia- t for Stale purposes. Whereas mutual i a .sings funds. loan and building asaocta- 1 have been heretofore declared by law ( be "meritorious and deserving tbe care 1 tbe Sure," because of tbe inducements offer lo the people to form habits of economy aod to become real estate owners enriching and strengthening the wealth." and whereat, llcing copartnership 00 tbe mutual beneficial plan, * Uieir profits are made from ambogrt llirir public. Aod whereas, such asaoriatiooa d a * proper subjects for taxation lb. re Sec. t. Be it enacted, etc.. that the J mutual loan and building associations thai! mutual

c lie exempt fmui the provision of each and ' etrrey law imposing taxes for Sure pur. poaea on Ihrir c*,.hal stock or mortgage*, 1 and other aecurillca for money loaned la ! their own members, but tbe real eaUle. e to Ibe tame rale* of taxation a* tto tea) 8 saute of other airpormUooi aod persons, ' provided, bowevrr that tto right of the ° commonwealth lo ooliect taxes already ac ® craed n hereby rewrvrd. c We have ;ukcn the libcrtyxo make an f extract from a private inter which - reached us tbis week from tbe far West, n We quote aa follows . 1. PtrtiLO, Cat., February 20tb. 1884. a Dear Friend: — Having a few uwxnvntr 1 to spare 1 take mnch pleasure Id occupy. mj Ibem io writing to you. It baa bron n just three years since I left old Cape May e for the mining country, and in that time . yoomaybesure !"bave areo some evrelfu: 0 tunes. Bat in all my wanderings I have not forgotten borne aod frieods.aod feel aa ' though 1 would like to see you all and J talk -over old experiences 1 Last winter I had * rough time in tbe mountains, aod thought to spend this oh io a more Congenial clime, which I tore done. I am living io lioprt that tto mio- - iog speculation* In which I am interested r will, in tto tw future, make me quite . independent. Mr friends here say so, if 1 but Mick, and I think I shall do just that " very thing. 1 I have a good poaitii® aa bullion samp. 1 ler and will work at it -till spring, now so near, then I shall leave foe Ibe mountain.. - Sbamgar Douglass la conductor ou tbe D. 1 A R. G. Railroad, and is doing well. Times are dull just at pretoat in Oolo- . £do-, We have a splendid climate here in 1'ueblo, about tto^flBCM I think in the [ Tto gnu cause for failing with men t "ogaiM In mining is. they aooc get tired and discouraged and sell out for Hula or nothing, but 1 am. aa before hintol, deI terimined "to get there." Give my re- . garde to all old friends about Cape May. 1 and tall them I would be mnch pleased to ' tear from Item. * Yoora. . N. G. Dorat las ! ' Hald eo a Charge of Perjury. -Mrs. ; 1 Dunn, arid to rerick 00 South ! tdnlh satt^ Pbiladelphia, was before Jar. 1 lice Jama>Uasaady, of Chmden. yroterday 1 i 00 a charge of prejary io acme boriares ' traamcrioot rolstin* lo the dispuahiaa of t real estate at Trentoo N. J. Upon evi- 1 deace furnished the Justice told tor is ' 1000 tea for tto May Court. Mrrinad ' Ma* Furmsn. of Bontretowo. tee.-: a security for ibat amount and she was rekmed e

n. In reeponae to a call made to tberitizeni of Cape May ccuoty, a large cumber r ! 1 peronas met at Oape May Court House 00 1 Friday Feby. 22th, for the purpose of I organizing a County Prohibition Union. Tbe meeting wax called to order in the - Court House building at 2 o'clock p. m. 1 Dr. K. H. Phillip* was called to tbechk..- : and H. S. Rotberford was appointed 1 secretary. Rev. Mr. Cromwell of tbe 1 Court nouri Baptist ehureb offered prayer. ' after whichs motion was adopted tog.) E into permanent organization- Tlie follow. ' ing la a copy of tbe c-ioatituiloo-wbirh - was presented, read and adopted 1 Preamble.— Bring opposed pitbemann. . f actura and sale of alcoholic lieveragcs.and , profcuodly impressed that 1'ie (w,wer of the rivil government should be evoked in their suppression, we, tbe auUcritieta. 1 unite in forming a Unl m under tbe follow. , IngArllcie I. —Tbe name of this nrganiza. . tioo shall be tbe Prohibition Union of Cape May County auxiliary 10 tbe Probibi1 tioo Party of New Jersey. Article IL — Its object shall .be to secure 1 tbe election tooffioe of capable and reliable r men who are in favor "of suppressing the ■ liquor traffic by law. Article HI. — Any legal voter may be- -- ' come a member of ibis Union by slgoing , the onstitution, i Deluding the folluwing pledge: I do hereby promise that I will \ soppvt at tbe polls such candidates only aa are regularlv approved, in accordance with Article VI. io Stl cases where definite • action baa been taken. Article IV.— Its officers shall heaPrwi. dent. Vice President, Secretary .Treasurer, 1 and oot leas than five managers, who to. - gelber aliall constitute an Executive Corn- ! milter. These officer* shall be chosen at tbe annual meeting, aod shall hold office . -ooe year, aod until their successors are chosen. The Executive Committee shall I have Puweito, fill vacancirs and conduct 1 tlie affaire 01 the Union, io tlie intervals - of its meetings, except to nominate candidate*. unlt-os authorised so to do by a con- ' ventloo called lo aocnrdance with" Article 1 VI. The Executive Committee shall have > power, and it ahall be their duty lo use all , proper meant to procure tlte formstion of auxiliary Leagues io each township and ' ward of tbe County, and accurctbeenroll- - meot of all the voters io tbe County who : are io favor of (be prohibition of the liquor 1 traffic by law. Article V-— Tbe annual meeting for the ' election of officers shall be held at tbe time and place of the County convention called accordance with Article VI. Meetings 1 of the Union may be called by tbe Executive Committee, when they deem it neeco- [ aarr. or by tbe written request of fire I members - Article VL— ' This Union, with its ' auxilaries, at a meeting cad led for Hist ' purpose, after due ooticebas been given, 1 aod at a suitable time before each election, r absll have power to decide with reference 'm lions, or endorse Dominations made, or to take 00 action. Each township, ward and city League within tbe bounds of the ; County shall be entitled to representation , in the conventioos of this Union. The ratio of representation to be fixed by tbe Committee. The Lragoca withlo the bounds of each Assembly District shall have power to make nominations for tbe Assembly, or authorize thia Union, in . convention, to do ao. Article VIL— Doe notice of withdrawal shall release a member of the Union from tlie above pledge, bot refuoal to be governed by it shall expose tbe offender toexpulArticle VIII. -This constitution may be amended at any meeting of the Union by two-thirds tote, of rormben present after doe notice given each member of the After the adoption of tbe constitution an Inviutioo was given those present 10 sign the constitution and Ibos become members of the Unlon,wblch was promptly' responded to" by a large majority of those present. The elections of officers resulted at follow* President— E_ IL Vice President— Geo. Ogtirn: Secretary— H. S. Rutherford; Treasurer— ] Create. Managers— Upper Town- i ship— K. Blake; Middle Township— Geo. j Lower Township— Geo. II. I Cape May— Geo. W. Smith; Cape I Point— A. W. Springer; Sea Isle i City— John Telford, on motion tbe con. vcution adjourned. H. S. UrruxKroKi), Socly. i STATE "iTEMS. It it reported that tbe Wetlierill Boii. r j and Efigioc Works are to be removed from Chester, Pennsylvania, toMt. Holly, j Elton A Co. have received a large or- ' for their celebrated; "Trenton Crack ere' from the Flowery Kingdom— China. Four additional surgeons have been appointed an the Ainboy Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Dr. Jamison reil 1 f

j ceiring the appointment for Ibori.olown. Juoatbgp Sooy, who for Ibirty.flva ycara " waa ibe proprietor of tbe Leads' -Point f Hotel, and for a loog time the Colleri v of Atlantic county, was buried ytntatday. J He was 70 yean old. William Uibbt, a totclianic employed in " the Pennsylvania Car Shops, at tbe It** > of Bridge street. Camden, while croaair g r lh* depot jaard Toroday night waaatreca tiy n drill tbgtoe and protobly faully in. jured. lfa lives at No 24 Hudson street. Robert Hohle whn waa oommilted to the Camden OAontr Jail In defanlt of 8500 tod for robbing I*m heil Stoops at Gooor*11 ter ot 8450, escaped from Constable Kcnov . im Saturday while ou hi* way to the ja'.l and lias oot Mice hern beard from. t B-oJamio W. Ecrirstoo, of Uaddoofield N. J.. waa locked up In tbe Camden Jail oa Saturday earning, ou tbe charge nude " by his wife before Justice Clement, of Haddonfirld, of having committed biguor , by marrying Maggie Currigan of Philadeij phia. p Illegal Liquor Sailing.— Bailey Fux. of I AtUntic county, baa been committed 10 i the Camden County Jail by Oumuilaatooer Morgan, charged with illegal liquor ttliing r at Atlantic CRy. ^ t At a recent examination nf candidates : for third grade certificates as teachers In Camden county, none of tbe young ladies 1 gave 1 satisfactory explanation of tbe new ' standard time. Superintendent Brace ad- ! viaed the candidates to read tne Dewtpapcr i mure closely and look op current events. There was a Double bog killing 00 Jos. ' eph Carter's farm, near Rcckleastowo, 1 ' few days ago. A pea of twenty -six hog* was slaughtered, the aggregate wr gh: of , u»r animala being 20.032 pounds. A brass tood was in atieodaooe. and butchers were oreseot from Philadelphia. Trentoo, New lorkand other tides. The heaviest por|;rr A Card. 1 warns no roc stash. > Having been cheated out of toy inau ranee of foutleen hundred and flky dodan by tbe MUlville Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 1 deem it my duty jp^fonn^llta public and especially those they ate inured in that company, that U»ey may oooaiiler w hether Ihry are not 00 the footing. .Their pkn In my case to. t iog.that my poRcy was mid, ml became ' I did not pay tbe saw aatnent of 1880. hoi poiicy. Tbcyadrcniae their policy's at twodbtid swindle la (ham. wtec tit facts io my caac prove Item In to a abc a swindle. This is (br loss alluded to h. ( uw .

Naw Jersey Oysters. vit* iiama orncoMi amoxT* " ° Tto oyatermen of this dty are greatly interested in tto fate of tto "oyster bill" , • now before tto New Jersey Legislator*. 1 e It is tto same old bill, in n slightly modi. '■ L fled farm, they contend, trains: which . Iter tore been flghiiog for Ibe part four ' or fire years. Tbrv declare that lbs effect , 1 of it* passage would te to create a monoe poly in tto enter hoalorea io Sew Jeney. .. Tto wn provides for the appointment of no "oyster eoramiaaioe." composed of a repreareu at tee from each of the following - Counties: Essex. Middlesex. Hudson, b Monmouth. Ocean. Burliagtoe. Atlantic. Cumberland and Cape Mar. It is proposed to place tto eotire control nf the oyster 1 j indnatrv il the hands of the cnmmiasioo . and all leases of rosier rrounda must be I a obtained through them. "The result would he." tail Jonn A. English, a dealer of thii cilT w hose beds 1 are located io New Jeney, 'ibat this com. ] mission would bare il in Ihrir power to j create n complete monopoly in tto New 1 1. Jersey oyster trade. They could keep tto 1 f entire oyster territory io tbeir own pot- , i- session or lease It to ooe corporation, and there are plenty of capitalist* who would ' e to yager to buy up all of tbe oyster beds : e in the Bute. We have fought Ibe bill for t the past four year*, and now we intend to I let the Jersey men do tbe rest of tto fight, ing aod feci the Trentoo lobbyists during g j tbis session." ( 1 | Tbe New Jersey oyttcrmen are in arms ' r against the bill and have petitioned Gov. e ernor Abbrtt to veto It Should it pam the 1 e Senale.— Phila. Timet. At Round Brook, in a population of over ' , 1000, onlyone J1*"1 natural causes : ; %tw 3iflrfrtisnnfiits. U ^ ANTEI^IM M EDI ATE L Y . • QEDAR LUMBEIU ; t Shingles, Siding and Pickets. ' ' — . ,.v '• --^?i .,'?y *° I T> S. CURTIS, PRACTICAL PLUMBER, ; GAS AND SPEAM FITTER, n Gas. Water and Steam Pipes. | J Chemical Work & Lead Burning t done in all lu branchas. I TERRA COTTA DRAINAGE i a in Gape May City ear- j

• goc gifaffrtamrati, jq-OTICE I ewj* Mare* 111*, ltas. ■ « MHeKp.M.at No. 4 Oeaaa aliwot. Oagajlay CWy. gw<ir^ Op May. Rk't, imi. ^ ODE STRONG AKI RILIABL1 ROSES iGEfBEBBI4!!LSS2Sgfie: ROBT. SCOTT A SON. HuaaOrewra. ruiLADELPnia, Pa. 7 GREAT MONARCHIES THi: ANjlEVT TagTPCT Imca pages and tsr^calalogoejrwe.^^^^** ■oat is Troey Street. ». T. k O. Box ij«t. i J~)EI.AWARE HOPSE. I.4FATKTTB VrBBgT, OAPI MAT CtTT. W. K. SCHE1.LENGKE, Proprietor. ' , nruiaik^ro^MrretSt tob25?"l,S'nt ' ' MEN nANT> j WrwwT^^ re^S^o^roreWrJS7a | I MXtti Aveear. Cor. Jot I SG, New Tart." JlS-y | | , "N^OTICE TO_ HOL DERS OF ' . -> CAPE NAY CITY BONDB RUBBER CLOTHING

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Jf»OR SALE i no mm win nnmre, ■ j FINE FURNISHED COTTAGE 00 Storksaa avenue. Also several j Eligible Building Lots . ! A. B. LITTLE, " ' 1 Oape MayCHy. H. J.

: RECEIVED THIS WEEK

One Car (840) South Bead Chilled Plows, j a Ooe Oar (825) Uteri Chilled Plow*. » Doe Car (10) Excelsior Reaper* A Binders c One Car (13 tons) Mapca' Fertilizer*. - Two Cars (34 toot) Baugb's f25 Phor.

«- j One Car (12 ton) Mora Phillip*. Ooe Car (12 ton) Lobo'a Guano. r» One Car (12 ton) Lirter Bro.'a U. 6. j One Car (12 ton) Swift Sure.

100 BUSHELS CLOVER SEED. ■ 1 00. Dozen, Forks, Hces, Rakes, Etc.,* Etc. LARGEST STOCK IN NEW JERSEY. W. B, VANGILDER, ' | mhs-Sw PETBRSBPRO, CAPS MAY CO., N. J. SEEDS! SEEDS! r'j A Pl'HE, FRESH ASD RELIABLE STOCK OF ' YIG TABLE, GRASS, FLOWIB, CM AND BIBD SEEDS. | Flower Seedn at 5c.per Packet; 25 Packeta $ I ; I 2 Packets 50c.,

* CHAR. K. FRENCH. CHAB. C. REEVES FRENCH & REEVES, Noa. 13 and 18 Federal Street, CAMDEN, I-J. J. ; GRAIN. FLOUR AND FEED. f Ktaanou Patent TTour, Mill Pred, Beat Drteo Beet. Kurt. Coarse aod Floe Halt. Hay and luraw hythe Dale or Boa -le. Axle Onwre. CalUe Powder, coal, Ar. Jetriy J Fertilizers, Agricultural Implements and Truck Baskets. I eEAND SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT r vr A i LARGE NEW STOCK ; STOVES, RANGES, HARDWARE. ; TINWARE AND GLASSWARE. ^ House Furnishing Goods Of all Descriptions tor OABH Only. ■ |, -■rriutob.ilnkimmli-.Jai.s_ LJ Cape May City, Cape May Court House and Dennisville. " E^^t^aY^AJtoLSaSAARD 1, uullt^ BEACR <) n jtjiel) 4 Y and FBtBaY op EVERY ] Vffi KEEP AT TBE FBOStT. WE bin OoaPETmOR. WE ut'ARAKTEE BATUFACnOX' TIN HOOFING, PLOIBING, STEAM A GAS FITTING ] p IN A MARKER THAT GfAieAtTTEE* SATISFACTION. J. H. BENEZET A BRO„ teP'4-Ww " JACKBOS BTRFET, CAPE MAT CTTT, F. 1. J ^

MARINE VILLA, CAPE MAY, N. J. NEAREST HOl'BE TO THE REACH. OPEN PERMANENTLY. Rooms and Italia thoroughly basted lor Uw winter manna. Mrs. P. HALLENBECK. , ' * TOWNSHIP OF LOWER !| PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE For the Non-Payment of TAXES Assessed Thereon. I Notice L hereby riven that b? virtue or aevrral dtstlnct Warrants, dated February Ufa. 1*4. I tented by Henry It. dredge. Caleb W-.u-u, and swain ttoffmnn, Townatut t'oamluee. of the ' ' lata. I*d. I -el aod lied. Ihe rolWertlvr. Cdleetorot T.I.. for the ll'mwhllfn r FRIDAY, 'THE 4lh DAY OF APRIL NEXT, 1884. Battervalt Tbomaahara ot, on sironplXe ron-1,

8 "BaUete. Georre. -» on I-eeuiUir avenue Barter. Com. Ruler farm lot*. Noa. SI. K. 04. llevloe Mart tt acre, oo s. H. Tarn|«te Poster. Smith, 1 acre.near Jaa. Robert* Oreen.Jcaeph.1 acre adJoialngT. Koalu. i I. Whltldlnta bclri z Brers ot Utile John C Jot ou EMredte Avrnse 0*llarrs,Ed ward .lot a-Dolomg Jnliu. lien Ire*. "I tie, lis.. tit, Mvra.inlui.iU 1«T, U% nt. 04. Ml, Ott. tu, Ml, tvl. M. Sri to fd. the. tin. I Bchellenger J. P., 1 acre baiterly.Chai!e*,(Oomlort Ootltge) Tamer. Edward. Jr.. near A. Crowcb'.

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I Witneaa m; hud Uila rtth dty ol February, Ft. i ri'c."o.rb7*~< *!*«*?* a»re«5Sy n^J7*h^u>H^ 122 KtrL" Ycrk It it seldom thai t re meed zrith an article that oo fully correspond* *},"?'*• n *a*'hf ttdvantaye of being made of that prcH-.uo me"" "" "?*e, and the general °f the case rank It u-ith the best 11 atcheo made an, , where. We recommend U to our readers a* a Watch that icUl give entire satitja. r,tmBOOTS AND SHOES! tot*** and Moat Complete stock of Good, Cheap Bojts sad Shoes la oape May c*. STYLE, QUALITY AND PRICE CANNOT BE SURPASSED. 02STE PRICE ONLY. SEE or R sue GAfTEXM. A too. A TOLL bLTPLT OF WALL-PAPERS MCahU toe Cottara,tlolel or Boardlng-hoo**. Call and pne uiniilcn before porrtarent c1m> here ELDRE0GE JOHNSON. " oa WA8HINOTON STREET.

^jorris a extbik1x, salem county milk, Ha. Jl Waaklagua st_ Oape May City.

an ted immediately. YOUNG MEN TO LEABN TELEGRAPHY. . Mais usma nt Chittaat IWrew. PhDedeltela,