> - == (MSMfel i Published. ETtry Thundsv Morning. V. « CAPE MAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1868-~~ \ !*• fmj.u r Uansral and Personal News. I The beauty of reading Browning i» ] thai yon can turn orsr two pages at a , time without erer knowing the differ- | A alight earthquake ha« been disturb- i ing Ohio. It waa doubtless caused by j the effort® ot that Bute to And out who : Is really her '•■favorite son." < Russian Troops continue to more in various directions. As they have been doing this for years, however, it has become more or leas a matter of habit. It la estimated that in order to be able to wear all Ills decorations and orders at one time Prince Bismarck would require a breast thirty fret in breadth. Tbi ir weight amounts over forty pounds. The boys of the Jnmesburg Reform School are to be taugbt the printing trade, and a weekly paper Is to lie Issued by them under the direction of John r. Bibcock, formerly iff fhe New Iinina wick frtthmlan. The Adrentlrti of Battle Creek. Mich-b-lleve that the end of the w. rid Is near and have discarded a'l their Jewelry. At a recent meeting $3000 waa turned Into the church In cash and $2000 in jewelry, to be devoted to missionary purposes. Henry tilraus. colored, wlio died In Busaez county. N. J., this week, claimed to bo 108 years old. He wss with Andrew Jackson during his defense of New Orleans, and remembered seeing General Washington during bis second term of the Presidency. A committee of tlie Clayton M. E. Church has waited upon Rev. J. S.Ilei*ler, of the Centenary Church. Camd' n, and reqneated him to acccp. the pastorale of that church. He has decided to comply with the request, subject to the approval of Conference. Austin Curbln hat come out boldly t« a preserver of the nearly extinct American buffalo. He baa Just purchased for his farm on I smg Island, six head of buffalo, three bulls and three heifers, rag, It It said, $000 apiece for them, proposes to start a large herd on • Long bland. The shoe factory of J. R. Fltxbugh, at Ocnterton, Balem county, has been destroyed by Ore. causing a loss of $9000 and throwing tfrnty-four bands out of employment. There are Insurslices of $0000. An overheated stove was the cause. The BlsmafCk medals Just iraued in Berlin bear tho legend. "Germans feir God, but nothing else In the world." Does It not seem strange that a nation which devotes itself solely to the fear of God should be arming Itself foranaw- . ful conflict with Its fellow-men? Surely the fear of God ahonld lead to the ways of peace. An Ingenious woman in Holt county, Neb- saved the Uvea of two men during the billiard. She saw Them pass her house, and surmising tliat Uxey ner nousc. snu surmising ui»i un>

might have lost iheir way, Heated a flat iron and placed it close to a pane of ( glass to keep off the frost and set a lamp by the window. They aaw the light and were aaved. t A hill b Boon to be Introduced In tho Legislature creating six new Circuit Court Judges, to take the placo of the ; present inferior Courts of Common Pleas, which will be abolished. The ' State will be divided Into six circuits, . and each judge will be entitled to a salary of $6000. The Bupreme Court Jua- | tlceawlll then devote nearly all their . time to toe higher Courts. President Patton, of Princeton, lias not yet assumed office, but he has al- , ready received a letter from a Jersey father asking If It would cost anything extra for bis son lo learn to read and . write at Princeton as well aa to kick a ■ ball. The Jereeyman appears to be mis- 1 Informed, not to say unreasonable. A | college can't do everything for a rouog man— even a Jersey young man — 7Ymei. < Among the hundreds of letters re- | celved by P. T. Bsrnum alnce the recent Are In Bridgeport is one oflering a chicken with three legs, another which ten- < dere him a dog wllh three lega. anil : •till another which tells him where be 1 can obtain a croaa-eyed cat. Among ; other thing* which have been offered him oy mail are a violin belonging to George Washington, a blue-eyed cat, a ; woolly horse, a cat with ilx legs, an Ohio man who has not bees mentioned I for the Presidency, Ac. Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, does not pay much at'entlon to the social life of Washington. He la a politician rather than a diplomat. He occupies a roomy house on K street, where he entertains many guests. But his visitors are not attired In swaiow-lalled coats or dwellulp ,1 reuse v They pcnerallv wear draaaes. wear

traveling costume and are in a hurry to catch a train for Pennsylvania. Senator Quay's house, In short, la the headquarteri of the Keystone Republicans, and is recognised aa such In Washington. The oldest woman in New Jersey is Diana Bchenck, a colored curio 116 yearn of age. She lives in Princeton and la anppoited by the charity of a Presbyterian church. Her little house is on the site of Washington's headquarters. Of course Mrs. Bchenck saw the immortal George in her youth and has a vivid recollection of his appearance. She also remembem the llesslan troop encamped near Princeton during the Revolutionary war. She speaks of them in terms of reproach and sayi that It always gave her pleasure In the old days President a O. Garrison, of that worthy charitable Institution, the New Jersey Home for the Education and Can of the Feeble-Minded, has Issued a stirring appeal to the benevolent to aid in raising $30,000 to purchase and equip „ valuable properties in Ylnelanil. The people of the latter place will contribute $3,000. Governor Green indorses this Institution, which la supported entirely by charities. The properties desired are said to be well worth $50,000. ExUnited 8tatea Senator Cattell is treasurer of the Institution. Contribution! can be forwarded lo him at Camden, or to General C. B. Fisk, Sea Bright; or Albert Baldwin, cashier of the National City Bank, Newark. . Irtc ^dmttoffflfnts. The Best Blood Purifier 18 that which keeps the liver and stomach in a healthy condition : and nbthino m thi world can 80 successfully do thi8 as mandrake, which, a8 in £)r. §obenolVs Wtnnd^al^e » ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * pills, » a never-failing remedy rowallotmmg^of the

Legislature. I g. Among the bills Introduced in the c( Route ere the following: By Happenbeimer, making fhe salary of the Associate Jmticra of the Supreme Court $8,- re 600 per year, that of the Chief Justice ° $9,000 and that of the Chancellor $10,- W 000. By Law, to levy a tax of $5 on r, every telephone pole erected in any city J in the Btate. Governor Often has vetoed the bills n of Frank Gulick and Wilton S. Rankle, f who want several hundred dollars' pay 1( for clei leal services to dommittees last n year. He thinks there services were not needed and that their employment was H not authorized. The House pasted the making sewer assessments liens on real estate; giving fraternal assessments g society the privilege of doing business / in this State, and limiting the tax for . ' free library purposes to $15,000 In any is , &lls will be Introduced taking away J3 i from the Governor the power of appoint- k , ing the Riparian, Sinking Fund and ■. Fish Commissioners, the Chief of the " . Labor Bureau aud Managers of the deaf t ; mule school. This will be done, ibo | i I Republicans say, tq make three ofllaca y : non-partisan. ,"\ The Republicans of the House amend- , ed the Local Option bill so that under ^ • its provisions no liquor can be sold un- *■ i di r a Government license and drank on the premises; thst at a second election, . if a different result be arrived at than at 1 the Oral. It shall be considered thedecis- r ion, and providing that any complaint ' of violation must he made and substan-^s listed by three persons before a license j can be revoked. It was then passed by ' a vote of 84 to 26. A motion to recon- t . -ider waa made and loat, and the bill , ' waa signed anil sent to the Benate. The bill providing that Chinese laun- c * drymen must write their clothes checks r ' in English was ordered to a third read. : log. t 1 Governor Green vetoed the bill which , [provides that Common Councils may by 1 a majority vote elect a City Clerk for three years, on the ground that Com ok n . Councils are generally changed every ■ jear and should not be saddled with nn r . officer holding over, and because no , ■ provision has bcea made whereby an > Incompetent or negligent clerk could be x c discharged before the end of the term. j

Wanamakrr's. ? { * I'BiiinxirBU Mondsj. Feu. so, tsas. The news herein is of I j Spring styles, qualities and prices. Real information - about late arrivals. It is our 1 "t notion that advertising should 1 ? not be puffing and bragging « e exaggeration, nor dreary < essay writing, creating either « J suspicion or weariness, but a clear statement of desirable ' 1 information ; strong when ' justified by facts, but wheth- ■ er mild or strong, always 1 true, expressed with as much ' i; attraction in style as our wit 1 * will produce. 1

GINGHAMS. Five hundred and eighteen ' styles now on sale. The Scotch Plaid Ginghams ; claimed by knowing women for seashore and short travel. With the revival of panniers, bretelles, jacket- ' corsage, and, best 'of all, the , Garibaldi waist, what more charming costume is there than these colorful, cheerful goods that never carry on . their face a suggestion of cotfibre? Look at spinning, color and pattern if you want feel both expensively and ; elegantly dressed. But if you ready want to know the , facts about them, here they are: Andersons' Scotch Ging181 styles. Their qual1 ity is sovereign and as reliable as gold from the Mint. | A touch of neatness and ' beauty in the patterns pecu- ! liarly Andersonian. 40c. 1 Scotch Zephyr Ginghams, r 119 styles. The boldest,

' most brilliant plaids, and [ small quantities, only of the » richest. High art and high , color, 50c. They are all i either at or below the lowest J market price. ' Best American Ginghams, i 218 styles. They crowd the ' imported goods very hard at • all points. Only half AnderJ sons' prices, 20c. - , SATEENS. One thousand and fifty-nine ,l styles on sale to-day. 1 Sateens are half sisters to j| silks and quite as comfortable p between seasons, e Novelities in rare designs • that delight and with a range 5 of colors that would bankrupt a painter's palette, n Forked lightning, palm fig0 ures, commas, dots combined - ti in all sorts of shapes, gleam and stream'over the plain pol- = ished surface in glaucous _ greens, cedar, moss, olive, yellowish linden green, and the new caprice, mignonette. Five hundred" and sixtyseven styles best French, Including Koechlin, Scheurer, and Dolfus Meigs, at 37#c. Three hundred and eightyfive styles fine French at 31c Perhaps you may find them . equal to the higher cost. One hundred and seven styles Peerless at 1 2j4c. Well . named, They are peerless at die price. r 3 WOOL STRIPES. _ As varied a gathering 01 • Striped Dress Goods in woof as you are likely ever to see. . Saxony Stripes are newcomers. Every virtue of the favorite Saxony Plaids. The . lustre and firmness of weave _ reive a poplin effect. Navy 1 Sue, I^Soi* blue, bottle

garnet, wine, black, SOC' -T Anotherhandsomestranger G gets its stripes from a chevron A and beige m xtu e, Soc. J Feather Stripes get their » from a wavy, cloudy cf- " feet. Striking and one of the * newest. 41 inches, $1.50. HABIT CLOTHS. H; bit- Cloths of various t grades. Fine wool and care" work in all. The wonder 1 how so much of both can be had for the prices. One ■ kind, 52 inches wide, 50c, but ! is heavier, firmer, finer than ' the other. Either-is a won- J derful half dollar's worth. " ["Wider than either, and finer, J 75c- ! SHIRTINGS. For A omen's Dresses and ! Boys' Shirt Waists, as well as j Men'sShirts. There is no I rstiH"djer, stronger cotton stuff . of 1 he weight. For thick and I thin wear anywhere. As pretas good. In all the chintz ; colors, and they are deep and Plump yard wide. And the price is but i2j^c. Never equal for so little. 1 Space forbids us telling more of the tilings in the store that are reminders of the warm, blue skies and the bursting buds, as we must speak of some of our remarkably cheap MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. "Die best yet in Muslin and Cambric Underwear. Notj for fineness and extravagance, for cents' worth. You can see a hundred things of this sort on the long counters and never one ©vice. But what we value most is in every one — right material and faith-. , ful, proper work. Mother Hubbard Night ; Gowns. Good muslin, yoke , with two rows of wheel pat- : insertion, neck, front, and sleeves trimmed with embroider)', 75c. Mother Hubbard Night j Gown, yoke of large and small tucks, neck, sleeves, , and front trimmed with neat- ' 1y embroidered ruffle, 75c. [ Cambric Mother Hubbard : Night Gown, yoke of rows ot fine herring-bone stitching , between fine tucks, neatly [ embroidered ruffle on neck [ and sleeves. $1 . j Skirts, with deep embroid- , ered ruffle, open or closed pattern, 75 and 90c. Drawers in a variety' of 't styles, 40, 50, and 75a j Chemises at 50, 65, 75 and f 85c, $1, $1.25. $1.50. Aprons, 25c to $1.50. per- * haps a hundred styles in Muslin and cambric, some imported. " Let these stand for the scores and scores oflike things as just as remarkable prices j that we have no space to name. John Wanamaker, ChMani, TjmrenU andJUrxn t i

JJftt! gLftorctttittratt. PATENTS ^ DJOURNED SHERIFFS BALE. ■tacda ailjooroad uatll SATURDAY. MARCH l«i. 1**. msm soar sttrelO. Dated Drecatmr It. ISSt. FriBUrVF.. Sx-to gHERIF^ S SALE. Br Ttrtaf of a writ of FiFa,d»bo« Hf, to»o directed, lamed out of the Cape *«T Co. ITrco-t stale ofHewJeaaar, 1 wfll expoee u> sale SATURDAY, t»e Wl d«J of MAACU, 1S»S Majort°omce. To Cape" Mai W, la conyr Of Cape Maj and Ruse ot New Jeraef "he ■eid^Soosiooaeeooe. two linoftwd yid ere - aodexleMlncsf'uiS "wuiMn MMU m deplli Joan'*a?'(«ef»e0(Oou-d»d oonliwirdlr — >eM xroooil ot JiSn O Ball"') « •••'; aoailiward Of aeenoe afoteeald- Re- ^ corlRd In dee.1^1^1 Jto. SS. pejK lo. etc., 10 toe C*erSaa Si iSwi'pSeUff'aodto be aeid by JAMES SRORM AKRK, Jr , SBOrlB. [ Datod rS?B fl^."0 )'■ fA"". ' glIERlFF'3 SALE. dlreeuinTMotU oo! of'lbe S^lttemo Obon^ Slate of Sew Jefaej, 1 win expoae to aale at public [ SATURDAY. MARCH lllh, A. D. '.8^, . fie'MAjwVolBoe.Ui tape'iarbij.iniheconn- • tj ot liape Mar, and Stale of Sew J erne j na 1 * All mal' certain lot ot EeSSvSssisSsS ed aa foliowo, lo wit: . • . I CO S5?> 3£u ^^XViu'Ke tbencr blndlo* br aa'd lot Na so. aootn a. are i xreca and 10 mlomea eaet. one tiunttrrel and ■ - ( enulb eZSTtoi ' aet-rai Iota of land "'L"''.?,1 SwoVwree B^-TTeT.'ji^W. tl« Oaf n fl 'nt mrni i »*r ! 'a'Ad . elEtiteen .Onndred and ' SSIX N" " M' JaxraST'to. "* dl !o« «yd t A. D. isas^w racoedod In^tte nfora»s|d|tDor>M ' iiHttg'had 1"w"ll"m "re more fuTlr'Sd" auarge ap- . loial'tuoue u'hu? eoStttj SVcnwi^ 'Saj and sum of New Jerwer. and nurn"errelL_ an.^ ts.^aid , The office oM&e Clerk of me conniy ot Cape Lm'R.'ioknaeBata nSe' m5e oo SaTurdar, tbo • ,*ntb dae of Detour A- D-. ls>e. and deeded to - 3 mm brSelaon T. Bdrreifa sacrlff . > ^^•m^oflior'liirdPime thouianil elxbt Odd- j 3 ftonaafta' tae'lSrS'cew 'l^w'oa TfmrSnrl Ue tun dajr of March, A. II. !«, end deeded lo 1 "StESSSrabZln'of Went Capo Me*, ooonty of cape Mar. and Male awM»afs»is?SA|i ; |||£§s ^ tSenee'bTnduS'br'iol No. siP'eMlb^my-lwo'dre by ibe north weat etdeof 'J2J; e Sa«'.*Dmb°0fVf-iwo .'irerrea and teominutea S Sff^S^HSlSSS&Ss ££ Hd S Sterene alreet, aontb ibinr'-nlne dexreea^nim ° ISsarassfiisM William' M. Shirera end ltenrr C. Moffett parte., and to be aold by JAMBS SHOEMAKER, Jr- SbenE. E. A. AKMftTROSO, SOllofter. Dated Peb. leu, lm. P. F. wo at.

Clearing Sale O Fine Clothing and at Oak Hall. Srs°rtrf We are making the middle of winter memorable by the heaviest cut you have ever known in the prices of the best clothing we have ever made. The opportunity is immediate. The lots are very large, mostly, but prices are so low they'll go quickly. You can save from $ 5 to >10 on an Overcoat You can save from $5 to $10 on a Dress Suit A young man can keep from $10 to $1 2.50 of the usual price of a large number of Dress Suits we have lowered. We begin with about 1000 Men's Business Suits. 30 styles, $5 to $8 is cut off the price of every one of them. $ 2 to $14. We are standing a loss of that much on hundreds of Custom-made Suits returned to us for different reasons. ..Imported Belgian Cloth Pantaloons that we got $7.50 for, we're letting go at $6. $5 Pantaloons at $3.50. An Odd Coat can be got at half-price. Many at half what they cost us. Hundreds of them, too. Half-prices for many of our Furnishing Goods. This is meant to be a big and speedy sale. Prompt reduction of our stock is plainly written on these prices. Usual rules in force. — Returnable, if nPl satisfactory. Wanamaker & Brown, OAK HALL, S. E. Cor. Sixth and Market Streets, Philadelphia. WH-LJjkM CAMP, tin and sheet iron worker, Cap* May Court Houm. N. J. Htatra »o.d tram cualocu. AH Klada or TH wort dona, la -mam BooflaE tad Spotting.^ . SWAIN St GIBSON, TIN AND SHEET- IRON WORKERS, No. 4* Jackson • treat, Cap* May. AObadeetTmWeOidWIaamreclwstrl.. fctmw-rr y— f"-' JIM*

SI 5.00 OVERCOATS. over 20 differ® styles. ( BEAVERS, i 1 PUTrTT V f .CHINCHILLAS, 1 1 ■OnlLiLT, j ELYSIANS and \ KERSEYS; An even more extraordinary .offering than those $9.50 Suits and Overcoats (w.hich are 3TH.L the wonder of all buyers). This $15 attraction is won'derfui. hkvAxo" ■ precedent, because of the enormous choice and the over flowing value. Latest ^cut, choicest fabrics, oi k own bfst , [ make Soue special^lenoths for extra protection JACOB REED'S SONS, Merchant and Military Tailcrs and Beady-Made Kite 918. 920, 922 CHESTNUT STREET. PHILADELPHIA. CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS. HATS. SHOES. WATCHES, CLOCKS, Jewelry, Diamonds, and Silverware AT WHOLESALE PRICES. T. O. HAYDOCK. PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. No. 12 North Second Street, Philadelphia. tor Infants nnd Children. "CMtoria !■ so well adapted to children that I Cutort* i^'Srrti.Sal'Krw^Ali An IrecOTm^ltMbupe^t^r^iKrlplioa I KijjJ v'<<rrwh 'c,ru, clrep. «ad premotet <Ukaown to ma IL A. Aacnxa, M. d., I gcailon. lil Bo. Oxtord 8A, Brootlyn. n". y. I Without lajurioua medication. I WALL PAPER, ~ All the latest styles are now in stock . ' Elegant Blanks at - - >c., 7c.. 10c. and 1 2 cts. Elegant Golds, - - ' 5C- 10 ." 5 ctsEmbossed Golds, - - 35 c,s- l" J?'-"0- ; Felts and Ingrains. - - 20 cts. to 60 cts. I Lincrusta Walton. ! Samples sent to all parts of the country free. All goods war ranted perfect and full length. j ' M. MERIGAN, * ! tcbB-y 1223 Market Street. Philadelphia,

I " r L. SHEPPARD, 27 Washington Street, Cape May. N. J. , GENTS FURNISHING GoiflATS. CAPS. UMBRELLAS ' Uandrtbd tad mUaondrlbd iblna rarely moda wd in onlrr. ^ pric,s CHARLES WEISS, iBREAD AND CAKE BAKERY s 2103 Mount Yernon Strost, HIRAM DEWALT, MERCHANT TAILOR, No. 817 OhQstnut Street, Philada. Pnpnlar styles al Pronlar Prim. Halt il M Mm! il a Baaiiil: Print " JOSEPH P. HENRY, House, Sign and Frescoe Painter, CAPE MAY CITY. N. J. I2«-v I

I Crflftriet, fgrcriJUmj, gtf. . . • PRICE' LIST ' ' . OLIVER pEOpLE'0 MA^ET, 37 Jackson Street. Cape May. N. J. .. . ^ I Rib Kooat pet U, . 'miolfc. Y..7. .T." ... .'Y ! ma i uutuj" 1 bni* . iso — m— bba vral-'u .. iMnl APM» - JJA j llrinuibirel v. pre :b- lit "" I' »• ure« Tre 6»a lo ere. I I RHurM-re. preih.i: r- - Ja. All goods soid for ca-h. Bills now standing if paid by January 1st, 1 SS8. a discount of 5 per cent, will be allowed. Bills not paid before that date w ill be placed m the hands of a collector. HAND'S j central market Corner Washington and Ocean Sts, , CAPE MAY CITY, N. J. ^ william s. barnett, ! Excelsior Market, P. E. Sharpfess Butter a Specialty. 1 ,j.( mjwasiunotom *trkkt, cap* may city. n. j. lewis" d. stevens, NEW GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE, ! Na. 66 Washington St., Cape May, N.J. WHY GO TO PILADEMS WHEN TDD CAS BUY Dry Goods, Trimmings, Millinery, NOTIONS, MM, GLOVES, HASDKEECHtEFS, Bt, : Ladies' Coats and Wraps, JOHN H. GIBSON, Hucuraror lo cuarlks need lis. 43 Washington StreoL Oapo May Oity. Ay - — ^ bit id piol'kjwiii bv orderbd at aliort notlca. All fooda mid atT»w«Poimble fncea. Sull.lrctlml aosrenlred to alL Village co»toiniir» Intllod to call when la town.

WM. F. ENGLEHART, IMPORTER AND MANDPAOTURER, DIAM0ND5, WATCHES, SIUVE-RWARS, FRENCH CLOCKS. BRONZES, AMERICAN CLOCKS. Particular attention paid to repairing COMPLICATED and all kinda of , WATCHES by EXPKHIE.NCKD WORKMEN ; all WORK being tione in tbe '■ HC1DING under mv OWN BUPKKVI8ION, not b Ing COMPELLED lo ltave the 5 workdone OUTSIDE as a great many ST0REKEEPEH8 do. JEWELRY OF^ALL KINDS MADE AND REPAIRED. GOODS AT~RETAIL. No. 205 Market Street. PhiladelDhia.

Hew Patent fK»MS!5S!SM US/g. Landbaeb.* Qo-,771 Bread-*- Wewxrt com a MONTn. Mo capital required. A sus OO-MairarX. S. J. jlfflTSMSM 'iMllHSig: ANTKD1M M E DIATSL T oood'tilj^^bfibaaa'^refriblnt foraUhed. . nmSnlm. Addraaa aitwlc Haadieworb Oa.,M»«t*., Maw Tort cny. JAMES T. BAILEY, " Blactefflitb aifl Horsesboer, 1, _ 1 [EAR CAPE ULAMO BBtDOE. D. C. OLIVER, " - GABPETIANBFAfTTOBER , On Fishing Creek Road. I Cm bare raga caHad lor and earpeta da llverrel mo U Cap* May Cny. or Lower Towiuhlj, by ^ aaadn* poatal lo Cotd Bprlog P. O. n-*»

PHOENIX OIL COMPANY 4257 tO 4263 Columbia Avenue, Philadelphia. Manufacturers of the Celebrated PHOENIX_BELT OIL. This Oil will preserve your belts ; has no effect on gl'ueff or cemented; Japs, and gives the full transmission of power. For sale by Belting Manufacturers and Mill Supply Houses at $1.50 per gallon, in 1, 2 and 3 gallon cans. $1.25 per gallon in 5 and 10 gallon cans. $1.00 per gallon by the barrel. 1 Use no other. If your supplyman has not got it send us his address. Acme Rubber anaNUeather Cement, Channel Cement, Light -and Dark, Rubber Paste, Oil Pmof. Warranted • Bos in the Market. Send for Price List. , ' PERFECTL'SATISFACTIONHOUARANTEED. : CYLINDER and MACHINERY OILS o{£alI GRADES