Ska Islk Pioneer. 31 Ji LUVL.IM. Local E*Ulor\ % TERMS: SI. 50 A YEAR. — »: ■ — z-»3tv. ' riZID.L i". EEDli C.IK Y —\Xir readers =uy k>vk next *wk for the anrtu*! fiaancfai aUUiaeul of our S-zrcugU oflioer*. — Anchor now cntUg* ;s starting ca Pvria urrcl for Jua. Ihns, Stewart A Rotsaer *rv the buildrr*. —Fries* \ Fry re port* tho **!o of many lot*, and m the »ri»on advances, the interest become* more manifest. —Dr. C. y. Smith is improving his property en Minnrs svrnur, by the erection of % fence of artistic — Jchn Tellforvl is {fttinj; his ground in shape, an I we otv expect a thorough test of the terl.liU of ocr »oil next sunt* iuer. — Prof. H. L. Thamv* wx* in town recently looking after bi« proj-ertv. W* mre always glad la meet tho jranl Professor. — Aloy IliMrvlh leaves Sex !%fa on Tu«slar. He will loewt© at Finfay's on the Brkls-eton Branch, ami rop.g© in farming. ; — II m. Philip P. Baker an-l brother, ! a prominent lawyer of iVnn-jlr.mia, ! were on th*s Idzud Friday looking otter property here. —Tho growing length of ihe days are now quite appsrcnt^ajvl **© now bare daylight t-s fa*v© *n J return in the trains for £'!iil*>ta. — Dine© parties are held at Ikeio's . Towday etoriiag*, in his new dancing hail. It is one of tho finest rooms far dancing la tho town. —A jMitr of railroad nflchh, consisting of tho Superintendent, General ' Freight Agent, aud other*, were lirre j cm a special train receatlj. — Q J;io an enjnrahle affvir came off at Hxis-viakle's on MnrjiUr evening; we hardly supposed S-w fal© contained so much talent, musical and otherwise. — Trace I n Sea I»> branch fa increasing, al*o the freight badness. If tho pre-ect 5oe weather continues things w-.ll become Jirely In a short lis*- — The wreck of the *lo*m©t *Xaj»hir" ! was »ol l at suction on Saturday fast, a ; party frees Baltimore being the pur- ! ehaaer, paying for tho same one thousand dollars. — Oir strin J peewmts a fine appearance, being hard and lev*!. Tlie winter storms hare affected it rery little ©sin* par* ti rely, and fr.>=z Mlnrrra fit. down it seems to Le making out, — Every absent lot owner should see tho necessity of keeping h:m«#!f folly posted as to the doing* of our citT, and to do this Lbey tnu*t bavo the Pusses every week. Send in y our name at once.

—Among ihot* who attended the artiesLsat Maiswinkle^ nn Kondsy evening we noticed the following Philadelphia's: Hsnn. If. Whalen, John F.txpaLrick, Wm. Coie, Wm. lies*, D. E. ltosner, and Mr. Dcr^j. In addition to the** were Daniel ajvl Roger Deter, Chaa. 0«*>J©noa»l». and Jatnrw Holme*. 3 tin© llrwt Mairwinkls la never better aati-£-d than when entertaining hb friend*. . - — A delightful evening was spent by the write*1 at the new residence of Prof, Crawford Bock, on the 19 in*:. About sir tem of «S*titb SeeiiHe'a liveliest young «lrov© orer to surprise the Professor and his wife, and a grr***qu© looking com party it was rail being re itosqc* anrl arrayed la fantastic costanw— from the ehiatx domino to tbj brocade silk in which their ancestors attended tea drinking* a half century a go. Among those present were Dr. E. Humphreys and wife. Misses Julia Adams, Murial Corson, 3Gv* Yosa, and Jfita Vangildoj Meetra C. T. Brooks, R©JUn ifswitt, Charlee F«>* tcr, Julitia and Cieou *»Fsy, and the writer. The Star of Bethlehem. _ #Vt— >ese AnrrVsn. The respjwsrancn of the rariabl* star poetically known as the Fur of Brthlshem Ls among the ptaaibintles of the present year j for unless aatronomicaJ caJmLaliooe are la fault this long- looked for alar mutt flash forth from the sky- ^ depths before the year ]«S5 has completed its course, and it tnay appea r at any time. In the year *1572, Tyeho . Brahe, *i Dutch astronomer, discovered a new star near Caph, In the consUllation Casrispea. lty sraa of the Grrt "msgnitn Je when flrst se^n, iccrre **#( rapidly In Jwfllianry, ouUhlning Sirit», and •or* equaling Venus, end was easily detected at noonday by goo-l observers. The color of the greet star *nw at flrst of a daaxllng white, then it changed to /•flow* *®d finally Ucaos red. h 5- -• V-. <*' ' " •- 1 *&4. . -* > - • " • -'j ■ ' * .

abono brightly for crirly a month, thrn ' griidudly uJid, au<l in rixt.-eu months dissppcarvd fuwu »iv-W. . There were .*t the tiitio a variety of opinions ci»nccining tha cause of this rrmarkaLle phenomenon. Sv»r.ie ob> •errors lookc*l ujhui it tu a creation, a new comer in the universe. ! Other observer*, and the larger |«ortion, * ] c*)n«iJ«-rrd it as a sun on hrv\ a grand Cvleitial eontUgrstiuu, ») iul>oltciiig the fslo sure to overtake our sun and hi* retinue or worlds when the end cf all things arrives, Aslrenomrrs ttcro conlent with various speculations on the subject without coming to any dehnito conclusion, though it' w&% the gcucral opinion that the Inight star in Cauio-jx-a had fultilirsl its mission, and uiuhl a ver again »hino in tho sl^rdepthv A f«rr star* it it h a similar history haj Uen observed at long intervals, an*l the»o, as well as the hrdliaiit tocwj roinrr, nerx :mluJc*l in a c!m kiionn a* ne-v or tr&i|<>mrv Forty years utter ihc occurrence o! this event the trkxe|e ir*s iuvruted. When it was turned ti> the ]*>»iti«>n in the heavens oectipit-d by tho blaxing •tar, a telo*co|4c star was found within a minute of the identical *]k>i which had been can-fully ma]«|>cd out by Tyeho Ihahc. Tliis U'lescopic star is still found there, an. I is probably the same s|.»r tlvat »u»l Jcnly tl vim*! forth in 1572. The discovery that the famous star had not c*M»rd to exist stimulated in • re-tigation. A*ln>nomic-ri anusl* were

j diliyntly searched, and it was found ; that similar bright slam ncro rreonlcd as »]i{«e*r;ng its the same region ©I the skv in tho year* 94a nnd 1261. It is therefs>ro inferse.1 that tho great newstar cf IC72 is a variable, with n period <if a few m ore than three huudlt'd y.-am. If this theory pmvo true, we may soon bojo to witness a re|K>tit:on of this iu.v%:uprelien*ibl«* phetiomrnon. Tho la^t 2*rk«J was thn<s hundred nml eight /ram. Tho star was therefore due in JSN», and if it apt-ear at all, tnu*t daule wiir admiring eyes in tho iuimej diajo future. By counting luck thrre j jwrioil* from iho sLir's first recordevl ajijejruiiv in 91a, we are brought to tho near vicinity of the birth of (Dirist. Observer* gifted with poetic fancies have not -failed to connect tho two aveut«, sixl to infer tli^t the Star in the Fast pointing to the place of the Nativity i»*s the sudden outburst of this extraordinary star. Ileum it has receir-c-J the nttne of the Star of Bethlehem, .\lioat tirenly.fcur trmjiorary stare have appeared frotn'tinio to tinio in Ihe | l»st two thousand year*. It is nearly cer- : tain thst they all cxetol in tho skies as | very stnvll star* be lore they blued forth, and that, though apparently blctted nut, they still exist there, ready In blare forth »ga»n when the sanio condition* induce another conflagration. They are now claolfimt as variable star*, though their long perirsl* ar* of xn ino^mprehrnsiblr an*L irregular char sctcr. Thus there aro r arahlo slam of many varieties, from a willdM*have<l variable like Algol, that completes iU regular charge* in a j criod a little les* than three day*, to an erratic variable like the star in C'niwprs, that ap|»ear* with a sudden outburst and then remains

. j quireccrit for r anturies. In the case of . \ the regular v.iriabh -• it is rasp to ac- . count for tba maximum and minimum , light l>y the interposition dark satellites, hlJmg a i <>rt ion of tho light as , they pa** between us and tho star, or t by the theory of sun spots, lessening at times the light of the star. Oar sun is . a variable star, ami viewed from the ( nearest of the neighboring orhs.jTobabiy shines oa a yellow star of the third or fourth magnitude with a period of about eleven years, identical with the aun spot cycle. In the c**e ©f fitful j variable*, there is reason to believe that I the sudden flames are due to outbursts ] of glowing hydrogen, resembling those : of which the rosy protuberances around our tun give an illuvtratinn on A small scale. If there outbursts ore'eaused by eruptions of burning bydregen, and If the protuberance* around the sun aro due 1 to the sam* agent, thequestion naturally j arises whetlier there may not be dangrr of similar outbursts from the solar surface. Such a catastrophe would doubtless involve the destruction of at least the higher form s of animal life and Is too • 4 11 to excite a moment's almn. Only twenty four blazing suns have been observed in two thousand pir»,_ while millions of stars hare shone In the heavens, with a constant and serene light, thst Ji*< remained unchang^l since men begtn to s \utly these twinkling mysterirv. The chances lliat the sun will H*re forth in the erratic style of the star of 1572, sre therefore not more than one in a million, no greater than the probability that a hrge ec-roet will plunge headlong into tbe sun, or come into collision with the earth. OlAerrer* will do well to keep an eye upon Ihe e/>e.«byUlIofi Cassinpea. Un•rieatiflo olAervrre areas likely to be the firet to defect tbe presence of the brightly beaming orb as those who poeaeaa special training for tbr work. If the long lost htar of Bethlehem return to Its ©U position in the sky, it must return speedily, fur every day increases • • ' ' *.''•' ' ' *

the ileal iu*« ©f tho advent. Tho )car I5M may, tlwnrfore, l-o ma le illustrious by a csdestul visitor vtiili a dozen com* e;», an ttvnt tiiat would Ik* ahn.^t *% «olo»mo to aslivuouii'i* a* tho dL>cov cry of tlu* cuu»e of »un »|*ois, or the accurate determination of the sun's distance. C isotope.* U a ouiitell ition rxcelloutly riluxtcsl for oWrrvalioii. It i» on the oji|K>*ite side of this pole frem the Ureal Pij'jer, ami at nearly the same diitance. A line drawn through Megrim, one of th« star* in the square of tho Dipper, eontiuues] to the I'oUrStar, snd «'xlrn<Ird to nn **|U;d di-t.Mic«* V vend, will reach Capli, a star of tho third magnitude in ta*-k)(>«*x. % 'Hits sbir with tlir**o others of about thraamo nuguitmtti and n smaller one for the flgurv* of an inverted chair. A* in thi* Ulitmle lhrcotut*l!.itiN»i% always *Ik»V© the horizon, it can be i*ern at nil hour* «>f the niglil. A Xitsir. j Siwr.p. W*«ltlr\at->u IU|iiU«s:t, it* i>iwrruvi\L-i: has cintu wen AWUTV ax tiik tract!' or rutNtINU.ANU CWIClVlva. The day the vlrlegathuv of tubnilere from the bureau of printing mid engraving j*aid the ofllee «»f tho secn-lnry of the lrca*u.y n ri«it to rreimnifjul the ap[>oiutiu«*nt of i'apt. Borrill to the place undo vacant by tlirri.-nlh ©f Col. Iriili, somrbo.ly mvde way with or l<i*t

a metal numeral iiwd in the printing of lK>n«l*. 3Ir. Peterson, cu*to<liaii of, the vuulls which contain the nigra -ing* and plates l>elongil»g to the bureau, oliisctl to fat 'lie thousand workmen employed in the building goimlil themfa** in- prejwrty was turuol up. 'The custrsliin had liim*elf l*een subjected to diM-iplitte several times p: i riou-ly, in n spirit of }>ers<vution, a» he v faimed, and it was not without a vnoliun of nativ faction that he insisted otr a rigid ndIterance to the rule*, which for once undo Kim command* r. N- faaly re«uM liMve the building, and, a* tbe misting nnneml could not be found, it Ix-g.i.i to lo.k a* (buugli tbe cfarkft were in for a night. About ft u'rl vk mi Cider from the secretary was hivinil directing PelerMiii to nlbov the il«K>r* to be oj^-ii-»<1 for ttie relrnsv of the men. The talk which tho- incident Ortrrih e*l gave ri«o to led to threat* of Ah in* vmipitioii, *ntl, T. J. Sullivan, acting chief, announced that h>> would itiriil r»n »n inquiry faring made. Fearing he would not have fdi treatment, nnd 1->e« litsving |iiuiM-lf to l*o tho Victim of a plot which was to culminate in his <li#harg'*, lVterxiu dem judml a represent*tive on the commis»iou of inquiry, ami ts he showrd his trelh hi* d**liiand was listened to. The nunruitiion iu fnrmrd conristsnf jv man fioni tho bureau, one Tnirn the loan dirfainn, nnd one frem the redemption divi-ion. The result of j the inresiigstinii will be looked forvrartl to with considerable interest, and it would not •uT|«ri»o tbn knowing ones if ' something is .lot developed during its j progress which will explain Su'diran'a ' anxiety to have Capt. Burrill apj»oinlerJ aver him. llie bureau is pregnant with gws»ip fhc*e days.

1 I 1 r| i H r fl t ■ | * ■ i n I i n I > ■ & j I i > A Nxw Dnnyix-' Tim new srzspenaion lwvlgn actum Niagara River la to bw completed Brptemlwr 1, 1833. It wO! b« located a quarter of a jr iki aonth of tho prraent ansjwrrion bridge, nnd will Imi uaerj exidnaavrly by tho CacodA Boulhrrn mad, running in oocnectioa with tho New York Cenln 1 Lot Owners Read ! •sr. Harry Ludlam does all kinds of hanltng and grading at reasonable rates. Cor t Dolphin and Land is Sts .

§1,000,000 SEA 3SLE CITY Iniproveiaeut Compnuy ! :oi — FOR SALE P A R ! I i Six per cmK interest ; I payable semi-annually ; : and perfect security. Apply to C. K. LANDIS.i 402 LOCUST ST., Wv\vvtVd\\\wtv. * « I- ■ ■ ■ i _ i ■ — - « i

Kiibali Frinee &0oM Vineland, N. J„ JtAXcracrcuxxs or axo ntutszs ix Building Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, iVuils, Rockland Lime, Cement, & c. — ;0: ■ Estimates and Designs Furnished. | o j orders will be promptly attendi cd to.-^^Tj I ScpUlSor

cjT THE BJsj. 1 f»i3 I ^ send tflllielfoitse, lutein g the largest Slock m #: and guataiilceing Hie loxoest jiviees, >t | St^awb^idge Clothier. s| I * .m. i wmmmmm ii i .i, !■■ qui —

Going to Summer Quarters, j. Important notice to families and travelers generally. The courtesies of the entire establishment (in close proximity to the Broad street Station for the New York, Baltimore, Washington and all western trains) are ' * freely extended. Beside the vast stocks of ladies', gents' and children's suits, dry goods, fancy goods, carpets" and house furnishing, there is a spacious waitingroom, picture gallery, lunch-room and toilet-room. The new department of public comfort, with wash-rooms, closets, new lunch- | rooms, for both ladies and gentlemen, will r be opened ist August. Baggage can be left and checked while persons arp visiting. Philadelphia is so cheap a place for shopping that there is often a saving of more than railroad fares. John Wanamaker. Thirteen til and Chestnut and Market Streets, .-J* •" Philadelphia. ~ 4 - ' 'fc." ' • $

-rs- — 1 . SEii ISLE CITY, Ltidlatt) Island, IV. J. ENGINEER'S REPORT. Sea Mo City is located ou Hi© Atlsft* do Uvvju, on Liidfain faUnd, on th« .s*a*t of New Jersey, 2<J* 27' N. Istlitudr, and 74' L. longitude, CO iiiilessoutli* cast fnuu riiiliiilrlpliidf *nil MJ railos tj rail, tlu IS mil** north t*»l f«oia L'ajh* May, and aUiul llio i mi di»Uiun ftom Atlantic Ulr. Tlio mean Inoprrature of I.udfanl t*faud *lo«*s not v«r) ruuili from that of Allaulic Oily, which is IT Y* 1 ho liumblity of tho attno^phcro fa similar to that ol Atlantic City, being equally dry and salubrious, it li well located for both « winter and mmita-f resort, on accouni of lis* climatic advat.Ugcs. Th*> Island fa f>\ miles in letiglhf li d ruries fiom \ to IJ milo in width, rx* ler.diug from I'dumi'* Inlet, on tlif north, to Town/end's Inltt, on thd foutti, and is suiicundrd by tho Atlantic Ocean, I.udL ui lk»y ami a navagAtlfl channel called the 'thoroughfare, furnishing exrellrnt advantage* for fishing, sailing and stillwutc* bathing. A bench 150 feel wide extends ih© entire length of tho Iriund. gently shelving, of very hard, close- j<ackcd Zand, btlonling © fine natumt drive for more thun G miles, and unusual facilh tif^s fur walking and lathing, which aro not excelled, by any watering place on tho coast. In walking, or driving, . indentation is mculo ujnm tho sxndj allvrding, in tills re»j»ecl, a striking contrast to many other IjcccIic*, where the sand fa Ire-*© and treacherous. Tlio advantage* the fa at I* aflordz fot bathing, are excelh nl, there being no uodi r-tcw j*< r«« ptiblc, and in ibis roipcct peculiar. The l>ottcm descends so gradually, that shallow water exlends a great dfatnnco ficm the there* In bathing, no re-pe* are itquirod^ and 11 Is safe for wctucn und children, It U lufliriently north of Delaware Bay to fa» entirely free from the mud of tho bay, ir.d bathing can always Lc had iu rlcjti, clear water, Tho uf.ul land" of tlio Tsfand consitfa of low bills and ridges, with level j»or» I tons of sand, which arc found l«y actu.l survey to vary from 2 lect to 27 feet, tho hlghctt iu elevation,' aluvo high water. Tlio meadow lands etc ncTff 6\ef« flowed by hipli water, except by atom tides, whirl) arc of rare occurrence. The abundance of gamo arid fi»h In the vicinity hns niado tho Island for yeara ^favorito rercrt of sj-ortsinrn. The inland bay, known as Ludlam Day, afloxds safe still-water bathing, baring a gently shelving shore, and vfao safe yachting, and abounds in fish, oysters, crabs, clwm«, Ac. On© portion of it is only lltf) feet front lives sea beach, so that nn ono aid© surl-faithing can li© had. And upon tho other aid© ilill-watcr bathing. Tlio aito selected for Sea Islo City u on th© northern half of th© Island i

extending to tho centre and then southwardly. It will hayo a frontage on tho Atlantic rt threo milc«, end cxlend inland to Ludlam Bay and tlio Tlioroughfarr, along which it la practicable, Ann It is pm(>oscd to lay out and construct a carriago drive for tho divtanco of more than two miles. It is jiropored to protect tho Cilj from high tide, by a substantial sen wall on the two sides most exposed, and by cmhafikmrnts on tho remaining side*, which can b« do no at a mod era to ex]>cnso, considering tho ©oonomical and other advantages. Absolute security will thus bo obtained against encroachment* by tho sea, that have occasioned much ilamago at Cajki Mnv, Atlantic Citv, Monmouth Jleacli, Manhattan Beach, and other place*. No other sea sido re»ort at tho prevent time, has tho protection that U proposed for this place. Tho Island fa uninhabited j there being no hnutrs on it except two Government Stations, and no ren- pools j tho way fa clear for carrying Into operation a thorough system of sanltanr regulation ; an eh as you propose unuer tha supervision of an efllrfrnt and experienced sanitary engineer. Tho Island CAn ho vciy easily conneeted with tho West Jersey II, Rn by a short hranrli rrwnl from 4} to & miles In lencth, there being but a narrow Thoroughfare tocrosss with a bridge. A Government Light house should bo established on this Island, as numerous wrecks hero occurred on it, and by a Uttlo expense on tho j«art of govertv mont in tlio construction of jetties, two excellent hnrliort ran b© establish©*] on tho north and south ends of tho fafand, at Corson'# and Towawnd's Inlets, which would l>eromo important commercial points by connection with rsditowl, anda safo rsfugo for vesstels in storms. Tho plan upon which you propose to lay out tho City fa calculated to sab•err© tho purposes of conreaionco, health and beauty. With proper railrovl facilities, and lots offered at a reasonable price, I do not ace why this place should not bocorns as great a resort as Atlantic City, bv reason ol Its proximity to Philadelphia, and tho character of tho beach. And when tho sanitary question ts taken into consideration, a place of svrn greater resort. The Wo* I Jersey Railroad ran mska the asm© tiin© to Fos M© City from BMl-vlelphfa, as to Allintio Gty. O Ilesj^ctfully, II. F2.RRAND, Chief Lnslaear. • "v » 4 -V