• ' T - ' ' ' (V ' •, . — .- v J

VOLUME XXXHL

CAPE MAT CIW, NEff JERSEY,- THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24. I8ST.

WHOLE NUMBER 1730:

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., J. BXHnr KDMCSDS, PubtUkrr a*d propria*. BBSRY r. II A. 10, Bailor. II 00 & Tsar Strletly la AdvancegroftisUnal Cards. JEAMING A BLACK, ATTOBNKYS-AT-LAW, OAKDKX, H. J. in- J £)R J. F. l^AMtNG &"8O57~ den^tTsts C am HIT cSTSr"*"**™ and Dc«u streets, TdmIi; oonn anil! Wednesday atterC Urn MlruoonTlioni— TaaraJaysandgatHOCTn XliTlUl^nUTl. JAMES M. B. HILDBETH, attorneyIat-law AND SOLICITOR, M ASTIR AMD KXAMIXKH IK CHANCERY. Offlee At Mo, u Waihlngtoo stroet, Capo Map Ol'r.X-J nSdv pENKINGTON T. HILDBETH, ATTORNEY - AT - LAW SOLICITOR IN CHANCEB1 , 1M MARKET ST.. CARDER. R. J. MS ^Branch ontce At Oape May Court How, asuslniss (Sards. y\ B. LITTLE, •PRACTICAL PAINTER AND GLAZIER, ; Hnor— Oooan Htren next ArolU Boose. CAP! MAY CITT. N.J. Order* may be left at 8. Johnaoa's etnre. j A . O. PILE, HOUSE, 8IGN AND FRESCO J PAINTEB, CAPE RAY CITT, N.J. ! ESTIMATES FURNISHED. gUBROGATE'S OFFICE. SURROGATE OP THE COUNTY OP CAPE ' RAY. at Hie onto* at" cape Ray Court Home, an TUESDAY AND SATURDAY" ^•tMTOl WILLI AM RILDRETO, BLAH BOOKS. STATIONERY DEMONS GOLD PENS. PISHINO TA&CLK, ROPE TWINES. HAMMOCKS. PCLLYH AND YACHT EIXTURBS, POCKET CUTLERY, BRASS AND COPPER WIRE. ALH^rMH^nlitoMtiJ. THAMES, Oan eat of tool VIOLIN STRINGS east to any Fast OOoe aiHrraa to the United S'ate* ou < receipt ol tlx! y.nre cents. J. 8. GARRISON. a»»n ws»m>tton st-capa R«y n. j. "POINTERS ON POULTRY" A PAMPHLET telling how to keep and feed Poultry and the diseases that f destroy them, will be fur-t pished free to all who want It, either by storekeepers Who sell our Condlmental Spice, or by ourselves. THZ COMDMCHTAL FOOD CO. | tO* Htm Street, Phta. J)RS. J. N. A J . B. HOBKN-SACK.. Medioal end Surgical Offices, Mitt* EamiiM SOt Nona Secoad etreet, PhlladelpHle, Pa. J&.KSS.SSr.SS.'S aigijflfkff, rajar. stt 1 maqstrtctl) ow.c.°eniilL • "*° h* Yfllf Jroea tm rtett. Oafiy ooiqi and 1,-m. tree gfwui aoao^at °aoe. B. UALLBrT a Co : TAETaiKfflffliLAm sint^Nafir? PiMrt JNrM^iuifp Jjtrt W«I «BIEYPf#^^s S«SMS^asSS.*iii^ ■Bill a 00., Aasnetn. Iflaa. ja> A '

> DYSPEPSIA Cum |u vfctlrm to be miserable, hopeless, eoofusad, ami deprcaecd In mind. very Irritable, languid, and drowsy. -ft It a dleeaee which does not get troll ol MHU. It rcqulret r. careful, persistent attention, and a remedy lo throw OB the causes and tone op I lie dlgesllro organs till they perioral their duties J willingly. Hood's Rarsaparllla has prorea Just Ihe required remedy In hundreds ot cases. « I have taken Hood's Rarsaparllla lor dyspepsia. fropi which I hare snflrred two years. *■ I tried many oilier medicines, lint none proved - w, yntixlactory as Hood's Baraaparlila." Thomas Cook, Rrush Electric Light Co., Sick Headache " P»r the past two years I have been sla. I Was Induced to try Hood's Haieaparllla, and have lound great relief. I cheerfully recommend It to all." Mbb. B- Fy As SABLE. New Haven, Coon. Mrs. Mary C. Sndth. Cambrldgeport, Mass., was a suffrrcr from dyspepsia and tick headache. She took Hood's Sarsaparllla and lound U the best remedy alic ever used. ° Hood's Sarsaparllla (told by all druggists, ft ; six lor $3. Mado " only by & 1. II0OD A CO., Lowell, Mass. IOO Dosos One Dollar. gftilafo. Suslnrss (fards. - JACKSON *8* CAFE, 19 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET, j - m PHILADELPHIA. J-y OTOE GRAND TUBKISn BUS- j -L SIAN BATHS. . . LADIES' DEPT. tss Filbert Street "^SuS'^PeuusylvanlA. MARTIN DA LB A JOHNSON, Proptl. | SILAS H. ROWLAND. Smtt. m It- j moSom? "SmSm* inaUDsfor ^tor*1tmtrqmre Persons of either sex easily esro from an oeut , to tiin per evniag, ami a ur..portlonal sain be t U ds roups all their time lo the busioesa. Boys Si Vbj,"^,|M.r"r!!^ .Teml Thrtr C» U.a badness. ™ e t hl.Ts«. ^u*s as ire ill nol well satis lied we will send ooe dollar lo pay It for tue tronbfa of writing. Pull parnenlaraaod _ outai free. Address IIKORGH 8TINSON A ™ CO., Portland. Maine. |S y In

CAPE MAY DRIVING PARK. . ' ^ )/ ' CAPE ISI..AND TTJRNP'l^'r.. • .v • • ^..a"ea,,1n aportlDRWorldlB directed to Uie Cape May Driving Park. Inquiries are being received daily hv Hie -rreiarv ,-f <h. ('..mpanv a-king fur mforraaiiu.. a. .. tl„ lime ami nr. uinvtanees ofnpening it lo 0,c public. The interest la wide]} spread and from indications will continue to Increase till the sporting season fairly opens. It will be rentrmWrc! re. M I .: . iher famous places for deatgns lo be incorporated tl««<»pe May gronnda. Even English eoi»r«Ae have been examined that wliat secnta available in llietr plnni- mav b.- inii.-iri. : i, n. - • • . \- „• i . i,.. • ., m lV • I: f.-nee ineliMin * Hie gr.mn.lt we are a-stired bv Ihe will bo in place at .he hegiqnjng of the new Year. There bad been some delay on aeeou.,1 of geliiu, in 1 evntninme -f „ rnM, ... .. • , a • . . ■ • . ■ , .. , v m haflng ,n Ihe nr. m,* m The lieriodi cal payment of the men. who are upon the Company's pay roll, has been a great help to the people who depend upon dailv wage, for Ho m.eei, ,... . . ,, ... . am! haw snm.ThingTfl over for Tralnv ?*Lf.ncd we ««? }l "Portml that many of them have opened an account with the Saving's bank. All tlii- Indicate. I ... .... ... wi„, ,.nrlv summer and mm to atov will he noticed \t i our advertising columna that the Company wants 4000 po9l« for the Park fence. Thcv will he forthcoming from tl.. h.,.."h file , ... ,le, Hem our w. ,i,r , 4v /"t^,rwill futniah a« many as am now lad. riieao acaaoneil Jumper hulls will last a century In the ground, if they are of the original grow.!,. The Company i . . - p. .... I, ... Ih, wi.cu 0.- v,- t i' comnlced the next step will be the buildings about the ground a 1 unproveiueni is eomp icieti,

E, O. THOMPSON'S mail order department, IT IS. It gives those living at a distance the same opportunity as those living in city, of obtaining really firstclass clothing without incurring expense of coming to our store. You buy directly from the tailor and importer, and thereby obtain a better article at a lower price, saving all profits of middlemen. HOW IT WORKS. Upon request, samples of cloth arc sent " Free of Charge" to any address, with full business particulars and "Our Self-Measuring System," which secures a perfect fit. Garments are sent by express, which, if not satisfactory, may be returned at our expense. . Send for samples of Our $15 London- Made; Customer Suits. Our $12 London-Made Customer Overcoats. Our $15 London-Made Customer Ulsters. Our $5 London-Made Customer Pants. State if you want light or dark shades, medium or heavy weight. E. O. THOMPSON, Merchant Tailor and Importer of English Clothing.. 'lo3? """'} PHILADELPHIA N. B.— Fee* Upox Uxyi xHT-Oar illustrated book entitled "How to Dress in at Moderate Coat" Ail.ltew Mali Orders. 1'. a Box fill. Philadelphia. * L. E. MILL-ER, g£ne:rau contractor, ' CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. Jyl5-y $0lfls and hoarding Sousfs. EfeDITT HOUSE, CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. OI'KN ALL Till YEAR. JACKSON STREET, OPPOSITE IfEW OULURBIA. . " 8. W. GOLT. ST. GDORGE'S- HOTEL, Broad and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia. ft*-*! - JAREt P. ■aCIJtl.l.AN, proprietor. i West Jersey Hotel, FOOT OP MARKET STREET. GARDEN, R. J. ; »"ra~i ioa»ai.vs~'.lw^ JOSEPH P. USNRY, ; House. Sign and Frescoe Painter, ; can Nisv OITV. M. J. J»r ' " NATHAN C. PRICE. , Surveyor and Conveyancer, ■ CAPE MAY CITY, W, J. ' » f5-y i " HERBERT W. EDMUNDS Counsellor-at- Law, ' CAPE MAY CITY, N. J.

1 STORY OF TWO CONFEDERATE SPIES. <- Winu-u lor the W'iTt In the fall of IS04, while Ocn. Grant * had hia headquarters at City Point, Vs., the — Hcgimcnt was doing duly as r Headquaiters Goard, and also had the 1 task of watching the celebrated "hull * Pen," a gigantic stockade, or Log prison, !' covering about seven or eight acres of ground, divided into three distinct com- " pnrtments ; one for the cuslody of Rebel v Prisoners, one for raw recruits, and one '' for deserters from tbc Union Army. At tills time, Gon. Grant was putting c in his hardest licks at the front, and " giving the Confederates wore than they could possibly attend to. At this Head- ^ quarters all was vigilance and excitement. and from (lie various movements p of officers and men, it was evident that J important events were expected lo traqspire. The "Bull Pen" was most strictly * guarded making it a matter of impossl- 0 billly for cacape unless assisted by one ' or more of the guards on duly, which to r the honor of the latter be It said was a ' thing which seldom happened. In this 1 way, howover, two men did escape and 1 under the following circumstance »: The 1 | mm doing guard duty were compelled ' 1 lo be on every other day— end were di- 1 1 vlded into three regular reliefs, each having two hours on and four hours off; ' . but unlike in otber duty, no guard was ' allowed to sleep during his four fiours off. All the sleep that was wanted he '' could take the next day. This was s severe upon tho men but when they con. '' sldered the responsibility of guarding * thousands of desperate men. tliey knew * I that safety depended upon a strict ob. ' so nance of the order. At the time of which we write, there were about two " thousand men, recruits, waiting to be 1 . assigned to different regiments. Most r of them had received bounty money and 1 were ready to spend it freely at every r opportunity j and in truth, it was not a ' hard matter to get rid of any amount of "green backs," from the fact, that City * Point had become quite a business ' - centre, suttian, camp followers, traders, * Af-, were there In abundance ; and a J - soldier could purchase any or all the J luxeries his heart might desire, as well | as military caps, high boots, gum , blankets; or he could even get a fairly cooked dinucr, which was a decided ' treat after having been led for many 1 long months on l*n\ tack and salt pork. J There w(ge somethinga. however, which a soldier's money could not buy, and which It seemed to be considered were J not conclusive either to health or gdod J morals. In order to obtain any whiskey ' one had to Jm very shrewed and to "know (he ropee;" but that it was about " - Was a well known fact. ■ The question might have been asked, how could these men who wore so strictly guarded get opportunities to ' spend their money, The reply is, ihis ' 1 was an easy mauer. A soldier on guard ' would scrape the acquaintance of one of V ne'» recruit*, gnd after learning ® > name, regiment, then quietly teD hihi of , the many good things that were to had for the ready cash, and where they " could be obtained. The result was that ? on the very next fey after the old guard , was lettered, and alter guard mount, . this eame guard would go to the officers of the guard and Mate that his cousin, uncle or friend was newly enlisted ami was waiting to be sent to Ms regiment ; ] and that ha would like permission to take him out for a UUle walk; five timer ' outof ten, the officer would give hia i

consent and grant a "pass" in the guard I good only until sun down, with the in. i ' alructions, however, that he would be I 1 to the guard bouse, and thai he • < a very loose way of doing business 1 tho part of an officer, but when it j i is considered that City Point was nearly . 11 surrounded by water, and that the only < ment steamer on tho James River, -and . I further, "Uncle 8am" had any number ' of detectives on tho alert (or the capture i 1 Of just such men as attempted to take ' I "French ;" it will he seen that the Mil- j 1 oers did not after all run much risk. ! c Then again, the "Pass" furnished the ; I guard was only good for a certain -lis- I I which did not extend to within j ' hUr u mile of the steamers. ' When a ' I guard had U10 good luck to take a man j I out that had plenty of money, lie al-jt 'managed to get a good square j " meal, besides a pair of boots, tobacco, 1 1 pipe, Ac., and many times in addition ' ' to these, a five dollar greenback^. Here j ' it must be remembered that fill these i ' guards were "Old Vets," who never re- 1 eeived the bounty which was given to ' I men who enlisted in after years. ] 1 One day during the fall or early in the winter spoken of, the writers tcni- i -mate and himself having been reloivcd I from guard, the fonncr went to his j 1 quarters with the Intention of having a 1 good sleep and rest, expecting tho latter every minute to come in and do likewise. "He laid down, was soon asleep and did not awake until about three o'clock In the afternoon. He would bare slept much longer had he not been ' awakened by hia comrade, who was ' tumbling things about tho lent and ' making considerable of nbisc, inquiring , if his tentmatc had any deep, the latter replied "not yet," to the question. Don't 1 think you had better "turn In," he ' laughingly said; "Oh, yes, after while;" sod said he "Old boy, what do you ' think of this for a time piece," at the 1 time displaying a very fine looking 1 gold watch with a steel chair attached. ' He was a man that cared but little for 1 jewelry, and hence the production of ' the wntch occasioned much surprise; '' before a chance was given lo Inquire 1 about It, he fook jiff his cap and threw ' it on the bunk. It was a new one, such ' as officers sometimes wesr, but with no braid or gold around it. He then sat ' down, put his hand In his blouse pocket and drew out a leather wallet or pocket 1 book, and on opening It he began to ' count out green backs, and counted five hundred ane sixty dollars. He paid no t attention to the writer until he hail got , through counting. He then replaced ; the mouay In the Wallet and put it In „ his UoQaepoqkei again, fully expecting , he would aay something about this , money, surprise v,m further occasioned r by hie lyiqg down and dosing his eyes t as If for sleep; but In a moment ho , opened his eyes again, gave a knowing , wink, and laughingly said; "Say old 1 J am in luck, but I am tired now c and Matt talk— wake me when you get i , the coffee made." This was all that ( oonld be learned from him at that time. , the writer felt 'that he would tell ( everything— where he got the watch , and the money from, as each told the 1 other of his affairs, and always did mi « whether In good or In bad luci j and fa 1 this, he was not mistaken, as the sequel J wOl show. As but two of us tented to. . eethnr. In the mass wo look turn, about t n cooking, and this happened to I»$ ike 1

his astonishment to find a lot of j ! canned goods that his Mitmatc bad ' of the tent. Thinking to find Jnough ' I to be such o» the >utU«- gener. ' ally sold ; there were canned h>t»l< r-, 1 oysters, pickles and some fruit in>hi»rl. a lot of articles that tin- latter had never j thought of 1> murine to the me- before. ! | lions all' arose In the mind and then a I order to pass the time away, lie went to j j the guard house when in- met sevUrtil ot | j the old guard that had been relieved at j jibe wirne time with him and Ilia lent- j j mate that same morning. IU< spoke to I | them, but never a wont was said that j would give any enlightenment as to the By the lime he returned to his | mate was still oaleep. Supper was I prepared when lie aroused the latter, j hut the meal was partaken of in silence. The tent was then clcarned up, and the j pipes gotten out for a smoke. Tho soon be ready to talk, and such proved be the fact. . A. C. Oil*. To Conquer Virginia. On my way to Washington in November, le-'i 0, the Hon. Thaddeus Stevens came aboard the train at Philadelphia an A look a scat betide me. At the Relay House, where Ihe Baltimore anil Ohio Ruilroad makes a junction, Gov. Wise anil Senator Mason boarded the same car and took seats directly opposite us. They had come from Harper's Ferry and discussed the John Brawn affair. They aaid things that displeased us. I said to Mr. Stevens that it was a , pity that Brown had not been sentenced , to prison for life, instead of being made martyr by hanging. Mr. Stevens led evidently longed for an opportunity 10 , give the two eminent Virginia states- , a shot in return, and ho turned to , me and in a loud voice: "No, sir; ho ought to have been hung for attempting i to capture Virginia with a dozen white , men, Ave. negroes, and an old cow. Why sir," he said, "he ought to have | taken at least thirty men to Iiavit conquerod Virginia. -General Spinner. , Overwork and worry break down ' more men than is generally known, be- ' aiuao they arc not, as a rule, looked ' An exchange says: "It is char- ' acteristic of Americans, especially those ' who have met with some success in Jife 1 and are ambitious to achieve still greater 1 results, to break themselves down by 1 overtaxing their powers, mental or phy- 1 tidal, often both. This is confined to 1 no special class or calling, but it is to ' be seen among physicians, lawyers, mer- J chants, editors, manufacturers, brokers, 1 j and leae frequently among mechanics. f well started on the road to success, 1 ounce of steam that can be raised 1 Is turned on, and kept at high pressure 1 until the mschinery is disabled anil the s it either retired permanently or 1 compelled to take a long rest for recu- 1 lion. Ajj^a nation we lire too fast . and are too much given to burning our , candle at both ends, liven the votaries of society overdo the thing and miko a »" tojj of pleasure, frequently to tho per- 1 manent Impairment of their health." t

• a* clear and a- bright a« ever. The old : j Richmond daring the most ffieiting J period of the rebellion. It Is dlffiri.lt to 1 prison, but when on.-c storm! he talks . I freely, anil relates many interesting in1 t-idents which hundreds of Union prison, j era will remember. From letters In lib 1 possession it is evident that Captain | Warner was as humane and considerate j to unfortunate prisoners as circum- . | stances would permit. He made scores 1 of friemfs by his kindness, and is in 1 j regular correspondence witli several 1 army officers who boarded with him 1 daring the late unpleasantness. I was 1 commissary and quarier-mastcr at Libby 1 prison from 1801 to 1804," he said when , requested to give some of his rcminl- , Hccnccx. "It wasn't a pleasant duly, - but I have the consciousness of feeling ; that I never treated any mail harshly or 1 cruelly. When we had good provisions I the prisoners got them. Sometimes they fared better than the men in the Confederate army. I have seen Lee's soldiers pick lip anil eat crusts of bread thrown out by the prisoners." "Were the guards brutal towards tho "Sometimes 1 think they were, but ' they were punished when U was. 1 found out. I only remember two men being killed by the guards." ' "How many men were taken out of ' Libby and hanged while you were corn1 missary?" "ffone ; but two men had a very nar1 row escape. It was a very solemn affair and came near ending badly for llie prls- ' oners. We received word that two con1 federate prisoners liad been taken out and hanged, and General Winder, in command at Richmond, determined to retaliate by hanging two Union prisoners in Libby. The order provided that the names of all the Union captains confinement— there were sixty-seven of them— should be written on pieces of paper and phtccd In a box. From these two name® were to be drawn, and the unlucky men would be strung up. I re. fused to superintend the drawing, and ail the chaplains were railed down stairs and asked to name a man to draw the slips. - Notwithstanding bis vigorous protest Chaplain Brown of Indiana was selected. Amid a death-like alienee the was held above him and he drew pieces of ' paper, which bore the of Captain Sawyer of New Jersey and Captain Flynn of Ohio. Tho two were taken Jo General Winder's ofSawyer took the matter with great bravery, but Flynn weakened pcrccpti- • At General Winder's quarters. Sawyer asked permission to write a letter to lus family before be was executed. was 'accorded the privilogo and wrote k letter to his mother, whlph was submitted lo the general, who promised to see that it was sent When Flynn asked if he wished to "'forward a message to his relatives he replied: "No. If you d rebels hang mo my family /vlll find it out soon enough." The two then removed to prison, expecting W hanged' as davhraak. In soma

way Christian women heard of the proposed execution. They hail uo love for the Yankees, but thought they ought to Imve more time lo prepare for death, so r- they besought President Davis to respite e- hail reached Secretary Stanton that two »e Union captains were to be hanged- Col. h Winder and Gen FHzhngh Lee were in tie.! Jeff Davis thai if the two men were ig executed he would hang Winder and to ( Ixv. This frightened the Confederates ■1 iffi the captain, were not hanged, but «" 1 shortly afterward cxclianged. It was n- I a mighty close call for them. If it n- j hadn't been for the religious women info terferlng, they would have been strangled in j'tbc next momjng. : '• • ;; 7,-nr,«.roi»;.— a te r "Captain Sawyer, I. understand. Is n- 1 stilt alive, but Flynn Is dead. Among cs | the noted officers In Libby while 1 was in 1 theic, were Generals Slrelght, Reynolds, *1 1 MrCall, Chaplain McCnbc and Cob Lee, <n j of Boston." a> 1 Captain Warner was a great admirer >y j of General Gr&nRand thought he was ™ one of the br^estalTtf beat soldiers that ■I- ever lived. At one lime, while the capy. tain was in Richmond, he supplied or 'K tried to supply t lie wants of 8000 prisor oners. He now lives witli his children !ls and grandchildren on a farm near Ccn■y tralia, IU. d. Twenty Years Record. id Rev. J. W. Marombcr, Mahopac, Putnam Co., N. Y. writes:— "About twenty years ago 1 was laid aside for nearly eight weeks witli a severe odd and congestion of the lungs and was nearly diaut -couraged when 1 providentially came as across Dr. Hotli Arnold's Cough Killer. In a short time I found myself completely cured. Since that time I have used it with universal success in my family." Washington, when asked by a friend u. daring what proved to be his last sickness to take some medicine for his cold, replied. "I never take medicine for a r- cold, let it go as it came." In a few days ir he was dctul. Never neglect a cold but Is- alwaus have on hand Dr. 8cth Arnold's Cough Killer, tho great remedy for "" coughs and colds. Price 25c. 20c. and ul $1.00 per bottle. For sale at all (1 ruggists. Mothers, teething and fretful children • need Dr. Arnold's Soothing and Quleting Cordial. Druggists. 25c. S" Mrs. Muggins— And so your daughter has married one of your boarders? Mrs. Wuggins — Yea; he was the most sc expensive boarder I've had sipoe I came "e to Omaha— always In the house, keeping e. the fires blazing anil the ^ burning; "■ why, he liked to ruined me. ™ Mrs M— But your daughter man^ejl him. • 18 Mrs. W— Yes, he spends his evenings 18 at the club now. w Tho latest book-advertising novelty in ' lt. Paris consists of a large number of men walking in single file along the principal - thoroughfares seemingly intent on read0 Ing an open book, which they' hold out b before them with both hands, so that A lt the back of tho volume can be teen. A M ■ curious public not unnaturally wish know the title of a work apparently o^H such absorbing interest, and find on^H I- looking that it U a newly published « I. novel. It, of course, makes no differ- 1 . ence to the advertiser that some of the 1 men so hired could not read aline of the J * book to save their Uvea. a a 1 n Bret Harte's story in the forthcoming a Christmas EtrHmtr't is entitled "A Drift 1. from Redwood Camp." The scene Is on y the Pacific coast— the region of his early 0 successes. The hero ol It, "Skeeeirkt, " g la said to be an interesting type of tb«