nTj. *• V • . , Ska Isle Pioneer. T. JL LUDLABi,M+*d KUUof. . TERMS: $1.50 A YEAR. — i»I C—-^.dL-v«rti*i33.y XKO-W. jWIU.il'. «'<' SB t.iSHS. — ■ -C.ibU.ine- »V Whitney's. Wmr»i» —A ImriM and curt to haul dm. C. K. LAN PIS. — A number of neat boat house* will •hortly be built upon th«i tlioroughfurtby parsons who have bought All of tha*e Iota extend to the thorough fine frotn a 00 leel wide street. — Burmuda oniotik at Whitney 'a. — Sai Me City u oerluiniy a place that oau be 00111 mended for iU excel lent order. Drunkenness or profanity ere scarcely ever aecn or heard, thankto the vigilence of our excellent Mayor end energetic Marshall. The auihoritiea of Sen Mo City recognise the fact that it ia to be a place fur homes. wherein are enshrined all that man holddear and Mcrml. This account- fur the fart that houses sre riaiug up on all aides, a- by »oiiie magic |K»wer, sn»i bv which the artisan, the u'cchuuic, llie I i borer, and the teams are driven day and night with work at remunerating pay, where health, comfort, eonraiiinice and protection are to le found i* where families will build their homes. —Try Whitney A Co,*a Kio roo-lcd or ground— perfect berry, 1(5 cl*. per pound. — K'we*. wild rosea, grow all over thi» ]»Iand. Tlmre ia no flower more beautiful than the rose ; they are true emblem* of love ; their fragrance is like sweet memorie- of |s*t aflVction ; their l^auty, a reminder of fo-live bou a, Summer nights, the promenude alter the ball, the souvenir of pa»t joys • which may lie enshrined in a secret nook of the de-k. years after the humi that gave the flower may be nothing but aaliea. Plant rosea siound your houses, your (mrohea, your sidewalks. J*-t thein climb around your windows and euiliower your seaside cottages in the beauty and fre-hne-s of their own looking-— nothiug cnu excel or equal tbeiu. —Whitney A Co., will sell you choice tomutoe-, sugar corn, and the b«y.t brand of string Win*, for ten eta. per can— no 2nd*. — If you wish a superior syrup for your griddla cakes, gel the Queen Hyrup, with mapla flavor, just received at Whitney's. — Oo to Whitney A Co., for the best variety of choice grocei h a ; dock always Complete } goial good*— its 110 "Chtap John'1 slock they handle. —Engine No. 10, formerly tho C. K. Lmdi-, on the W.J. K. H., nonr draw* the fa*l line to Ci|>e May, and i- considered one of tiia fastest engine- oil the road. Lucky too, never had an accident. — Itw proposed by Mr. Land!*, at some future time, to raise the street which will extend around the thoroughfare, four fart high by embankment, and wide enough for a drive. Thia r/lll protect the entire meadow Irum any overflow. This project U a magnificent one ; hut entirely practical, and will pny a thousand time* over it* oost •, It ia no larger than many things that Inive Men done at Vineland under much greater difllculty. —It appears that we are to have n branch school, and receive from the ■chocl fund our pro|*>rtion of money to carry on the aatiie. — Mr. Abbey, of the P. P. R., was on the Island Tuesday looking after ilia Interests of the company j he is assiataut general ticket agent, also has the excursion business under hi* control. —Captain Flint, of Viiudand, wot on the Island recently ; he Is much pleased with the improvement and it la more than likely thai he will invest heir. — We understand friend Pavl*. of Brighton cottage, will take one of the cottages recently erected by Mr. Quinn, on Shell street, and that the Brighton will be run by Mrs. Chamberl.dn. —The InHt-up ia being put in firstelan order,' but if it Is not patronised better than last year da shall have to make other use of it j but we should lie pleated If aoch were the ea*e ; how. ever, it is well to be prepared for an emergency, so far it has not had an oocupant. — Mr. Longinotlr has about finished his house, and a pretty appearance il pre-snts. We understand It »* far rent, but it should not stand idle long at the rent asked, a* it is a very dnsirdbla lo ration indeed. H —The Catholic church haa had donated a lot. Il is expected they will hulhl fhts summer. —The building of Mr, tubman, on Paris street, is ptngrWng rapidly ; H will be enclosed during the prw< nt week.

— Uliarlo- 1). M uidJeinb , Jv«{., ol Philuddphi i, has had his yacht lying uir Sea Ule City the |«a«l week. „ —The It ulruad Company is making evtiry effort lo have finished the l'leaituro Railroad by July 1st. — Geo. Blake oomuirnrw a cottage on Dulpkin street in a few days for John Muul. It will l»o similar in style to (.'apt. Lleiiry Coraou'a, recently owuplclcd by tlnraiime gculieinan. —The bluff along tho .beach from Fret* to lialia street, i* being leveled i and the sand put on the sidewalks. —Several more exrut>i "ts have l«een , l*ookc<l for Sea Me; our city renins to have created a favorable impression among those have these mailers in charge and we shall have a number ol excursions hero this summer. —Boxes of evergreens have been placed at intervals nil along Landu Avenue, and give thvt thoroughfare » pictur-wjue appearance indeed. — Now that seine flsning In* become a thing of the pn»t in our tvuteia, our uirikci Is supplied from the Bayshore. 1 —The clerk* of the school district* adjoin -tig H-*s Isle were on the Maud on Tuesday taking the census of Hiltdien of school age, —Work ia progressing on the excursion Ik>uh-, Mr. l'.i^i encer ha* the matter ill charge, mid will undoubtedly give the work earelul attention mid push it rapidly Inward completion. — Parties interested, mot at the reddeuce of John Tvlfonl, on Tuesday ovening, to take sUps toward the ( building of a church on the lots recently donated to the Mc'IuhIM Society | f«w that purpose, by Mr. I**udia nt the , corner of Brewster and P«ri« streets. • We underMtmnl that the Catholic J Church will build on their lot* al*<> , given by Mr. Litidi* at the corner of 1 Minerva und Biwr«.ter, *o we rhall soon bo supplied with diuretics. LOT FOR SALE SEA ISLE CITY! Lot N«». II, Block 15,011 Ariadne St., i< offered fot sale for $215.00, CASH, providing taken during next .'U) »hiy*. Building stipulation expire# Jan. ?, 'S4. Enquire of 1 TIIOS. E. LUDLAM, Agent, Sea Me City ; Or, J 08. MoCHESNEY, Hie Owner, M ill v ill*'. New J»*raey. .Sea Me. City, JdfW 1 , I&H3. ft- 1 L RARE OPPORTUNITY"! to;— FARM FOR SALE ! Thi* .'.inn contain* about 90 ACRES, and i* provided with First Class- Buildings. It is located on the road which lead* t«« TIIE PUBLIC LANDING, near South Seaville.ani i« one or the flnest site* On the con«t. One half the purchase money uim> lie OX MORTGAGE. Apply to either Tbtw. Town-end, South Searille, or William Tovrnmrttil Oil the prcmisea. 4-7, Am FOR SALE I 1 1 # A large nmnl-er of WOODEN TANKS, running in mixicily frotu 1,000 to 10, (KM) gal's. Address, 6. W. MIDDLETOK, 129 Walnut Street, Philnda. 5«-IH, Int. SliA ISLE CITY Bakery & 4 oiifcclioncry. A supply of FRESH BREAD, CAKES, and con fix.t ion er y ooiistantly on hand. HOTELS & COTTAGES SUPriolED. Herman W. F&okier. 1 . - - _ _ _ CHESTER COTTAGE , I Now op*»n corner of Yineland 81., and j PNkim Railroad. B *ir«l by day or I vrnek t also *|ab|s wrouimwUiuMw , 1 ! term*- re#«Minablk. . ' jir «|d satttac pantrs I m'm } |S\ At" TilMl IN. | 5 10 BAi. Feo;*rfeu».' and Captain.

- - - - , " BaT Cbn CjujI>c»U».<I (Md.) MTiiue* ' Mp; "Jmhua Llinberly, who leBidi-s on 8avagc Mountain, and who has I oat tuv u*e id Ills b'Wt-r liuiu* aiiu-v a child, 1 ■ •rawled five mile- to the r-ilrmoj and j toA the train lliia morning fur Cuui- , ' U-rlaud to see the cireuo. He **is lie e4»m«adcwn off the uemnlaiu twice a , year— once to the circus and onco lo at- j tend cutnp meeting. " I 1 Jfrgr Sua was Pbucxo ro bwcax.— a j* I Ken eon, .in, o! a piou* and c<*n*oien. J j liou* mind, wo* Mil.jK»-iui#-d la*t week j . i Mild called to lasllfy III «N>uit. She ro- I i fuM-d in swear. ''She* had never sworn in berlifg: *ln» wa* 'principled against I j it siia would t>c turned nut of in« «t- ' ing. >Sho vraa a 'le«*or 'A ligion*, and | 1 iroilldll'wvatr if the whole world w»» j given lo her ill t»e simple:" •'You will |det»*e hold up your han<l and lake the oath." "Take the (alh ! O dear tue ! I ain't pmfiiie. You i.uik'hl ai well ask me to ; hu nk the Sddiath." **0«iod woman, you must do it or we »haii send you 10 Jail." "Mu«l 17 Then I luusl, 1—1— oh! dear— l's|Kae 1 uiu«t : I> »uiii !" MAN-IIFMIMi IS SIIUUIA. dalaa Allrr I be •ellE»rt*aefc»ew *•<( fate ml (Ur Caitlfta. A 8L Pkrtenbargbldttm' to the I^ondon Oiobe xay» : Sorry, mih*sl, rvcu when death oOot not ootue to put an end to Li* iiatouw, la the lot of tho convict who haa #4IWci-d-i ,l in (neaping fn ii, tbeiiiitna of Easttm Sils-rin. Without rwnnrow of any kind, he must or rob hi* wav luck to ltu^Kio. The altcniativc of nceking i-ujploytnetit ia oue which often Lua dia.istn»ua corns qucUO'jM. The convict of the loWCft type n gnrds the fcilsrion coloiii*t he an inferior, and hue a any ing which deiMrilaa liiui as "I lind b»r throe tley n ufUr birth." But the colonial haa Lis rv4vciige. He wutka the sup.rciliou» convict like a U. ast of lmnlen. und gives him ue little r.-»t and us little food as i |*Maiblc. Wlien wr'.'i* r ro d« maoded the nolou'xt hag an original way of aatudyiiig li s : : lalior r. The toon, y is j*.»id with a nmr- ! murj hut, heftn the convict can get ' cl or, he faOa d vul, kill d by a Indict fn»m th • gnu of liia em l employer, Tlii* mcllio.l of )>oymeiit is m>ui< tim,« carried out on u 1 jge scal«\ It is mlopt•■d in the «,s<* of vogiiUmd lalior« ru who, having finished their an: man work in the | li. l is, ratnm to the iu-igliboriug village to 1*0 J*ai«l off. The wag. h nrc further »ming, and tho . l ihor. ra allowod to d jstrt with their j hor«Uy ear Me* 1 ni«>ney. lint they have | no aoouer gouie tkui the pusant farni' r 1 ana ndd- a his in i;^lil>ors, and lrnving pro- ! vided tin ui with borw s und tin nriua. llie j whole |*arty aallnafortb in puranit of the vagal »onds. The n tiring lalxwera uro sjioctlily | owrbikeu ; most iru kilh d on the ai*ot, j »dl nro ftddn-d, tho recovered money 1 I Is-ieg divided hotwom tho fanner and j hia oonf.denit, a. The only rvw)*eot ahowu for authority i* this lift -valciit habit, a lien? ftdiliery baa Uxm the motive of shuightcr, of conceal* ing tho d«*nd. The murdered Mtiticti are iisnkllv cut up and mutilatM, and the r- mains bulled iu ont-of-tbo-wi;y plac4>s. ; This hunting of the "hnncbbacLa,** as ill*- Cfu>a|*od couvicts are often (ailwl ill derisio i, baa gone «n for yoafa. entering ! so deeplv intc the habits of tho pcxiuta hut it Iioa c-caisvl th - attention of h<w travel on through Esst rn Sil-crisu " Wh,uv are the me*?" was a k "d of n woman left in ehnrge of a small village tuljoi'diig the bigliWoT." " floiK* after the 1 huuohb.u'ks," was llie ft ply. Such is the pr» vailing dciuondizutavn iu tlii* nwpect that l>oys have been heard to ask tin IT f.dhera to kill TagnlKinds in order that they muy m*i " Low the fellow wdl roll on Lis Lump." In some of the ! governments it a certain d« -at h for a convict eecNpo.1. or still uti.h r Hupervisio!), to lie cvught retunii:iir from the mine. OocosionuLlv th^ soldier* iuotuL* tho ; cfdonida in their exploitation of fin* vagal k>m<L lhe Ooraack, as well na the ordtn, ry colnnkt, ouivta chitui la\«or, aiwl iain tlio Iiubitnf rewarding w ith au ounce or two of 1 -ad«the oonvid w ho declimw to pass from one condition of Ismd I slavery to another. During the c >1 >idwitii»n of the Trana- ' baikal tcgiaft the hunting of vagal <otnW | wav one of the common diversions nf the M Wty ftniVUd settler*. Fnmi Tmnsk to Chit 1 tlien- ia a l.sidity that haa rcndefttl itself iiotorioua for the pursuit on a large 1 scale <»f escaped oaovictA In the Tomsk govcri-ment itaelf Whole vAhtgca are doscribed as living solely by tho robbery of th<» vagal *owbv The river Knrnsvn bos | loam ao filled with Die tmdiee of murdectsd c^nridii as to Ivnnnn putrid. Near Fingnl open wonla ai>* knowu a* a . fnvorit* grxaiiHl for llie slaughter. The wlude of the district it fuU nf the memori'w and trnditiona of 8il*erian man1 hunting, lb-roc* of tlio *|K»rt arc still | alive, ltitkov, Romanov and Zavomta were oooh oxjpuxi in different way*. : R<*nia'..ov for instance, giuned celebrity , in the village of Fingnl, where he was in 1 the ludxt of lying in ambush diw« to the highway, and ahootiiuj down ev. ry vagal ioinl w no pamed. In the autnmti evening* Bitkov use«l to pick off atragrW* shmg the Ivanks oftho river Augor. During Hulwoqneiit sport oh*ng the ltirvu* there were individual Rnteriana who IkoasUsl that th«V luul bftwtght down na mai:v na sixty aiid in tome coaoa ninety ragtd toads. Ouly npon one vil these hunters of men do the vagal Kinds ae< m to have taken vengeance. Tliey seh^bvl | i one raramonich, who had l*vn all his life engaged in killing canvictw Hia ' vagalMWiilsoiwcnihlod together, xci«\lliitn I and lironcht hia career to a ekwe hy I plu::fiup him aljvo into a cauldron of in- ' ouiidcsoent m tab ' ! " 1 OK SALE ! A Pleasure and Fishing Bont ; ' ha* tx**n n* <1 for OUTSIDE FISHING, » | and will rjrry ' fifteen persons. I 8lif h 17 feet long awl (5 f>vl widr, and 1 ia one year old. A«blic*« m. hand, -jr., i ^ sc* Isle c*y, n. j.

$ 1 ,001), 000 BONDS OF SEA ISLE CITY liuprovrwcut Company ! to: FOR SALE PAR! # 1 1 ' 11 ;o; Six per cent . interest ; payable senu-aiunuilly ; and per/ eel security. Apply to C. K. LANDIS, 402 LOCUST ST., WtVtuU\\\\ua.

. — ■ — 1 11 1 WFriice&Co./ Vinoland, N. J., MAxmmuia or axd imulem iv Building Lumber, Doors, Sush, Blinds, Mouldings, Anils, Rockland Lime, Cement, &c. — — — — -sr. — Estimates and Designs Furnished. BJdg^All orders will Ik; promptly attended to.-^® SepL.18jr

(0 w mm BF( nsi \wl^ \ ^ I Kf send lo the House, hnrirwi llie largcsl Slock W kci and guaranteeing the lonest prices, B m Strawbridge 8? Clothier m I — — - . • " * 'T " ~ | ~ - ' ~ " ^ m ±* Three Strong Points. Point O ne: Men's Spring Overcoats; a big stock that takes in everything from the very |ilain low priced td the finest, from the lightest fancy color to the plain black, fiom the smallest youths' to the largest of large men's sires. A com- * minding stock that every Mght overcoat buyer must see— if he cares to know- the market. Point Tw 'o: l1 itteCn Ll nCS of Men's Business Suits. A little money is a powerful thing in Oak Hall. Witness the following : Fancy Cassi mere Sack Suits at bs.50.and the same . goods in walking coat style, at £*>00- Our only boast on them is that they ^re good for the money. Manhattan Cheviots in six full lines both sacks and walking coats, at $10.00. The buttons and trimmings of these suits arc worth special attention. Plain Cassimcrcs; three varieties, in sack style, at £10.00. Very reliable. Five styles of Harris Cassimere Suits, of quiet styles, and in both Sack and Walking Coats, at £ ! 6.00. The well-known reputation ofthese goods speak for themselves. These fifteen lines are not fragments pulled together for an advertisement. They represent two thousand suits, and goods to make more. There is business in them. Point Three: Custom Made Clothing. AUrjedapUyof piece goods to order. There are very great bargain* in all the following line* : Class A, In any ordinary business style, £18.00 Class ik " " " " Jaoo Class C. " " * 22.50 Class 0. " " 25.00 f)ur " points " are made short and sharp for practical people. Wanamaker & Brown, Oak Hall, I S. E. Cor. Sixth and Market Street!, Philadelphia.

j _ - J, t *J SEA ISLE CITY, Ltriian Maud, IV. J. engineer s report. 8ra laic Cfetjr u located on the Allan- > lie (Wan, on 1 Kid loan Inland, on th* :oo«t «*f New Jerary , 2919 27^ i> . latt duda, *ud 74* 4'S E. longitude, AO mile* Ntuiliaaat froui ]1)iUdrl|iiua, and 64j , by rail. It i* la nitU > north east fr>ua ' Cape May, and about tba uci (La I Unce frotn Atlantic' (*lly. The mean tetnprrature of IkkUobi I -land does not vary much from ILat of Atlantic Cuy. which i» 52" Y. The humidtty of ibe ai0>o*|4*ere ia ojinilar to that ol Atlantic City, k*ing equally dry and aalolnioua. It ia w«Ll located for both a winter and summer resort, on account of iu danaiic aUtui- | tages. The Dland is (t\ miles in length, and «a;ias fiom | lo li miles in width, ex* (riding fiom Corson's li.let, on the north, lo Tu« um-skI's inlet, on tba •ouii), and i» surrounded hy the AtUa- ; tic Ocean, LudUni Bay and a natsgahle channel called the 1 Lore, ugh fare, furnishing exrell* nt advantages for fi»U- , ing, sailing and Stillwater bathing. A beach 150 Let wide extenda the entire length of the l»k*nd. gently | sheh ing, of very hard. cloae-|wrked ; sand, affording a £ne natural drive f« more than 6 miles, and unusual focilsi lies for walking and bathing, which are not excelled, by any watering place 00 | the coast. In walking, or driving, indentation is made ujoti the sand, , affording, in this reejwet, a striking con I last to many other beaches, where the sand is lotae and treacherous. The adrantagt* the teach afloids fot bathing, are excellent, there being no und« r-gow prrccjaiblc. mid in this re#|>ect peculiar. The bottom descends so gradually, that shallow water axtends a great distance from the shore, j In bathing, no ioje» ar* required, and t it ta safe for women and children. It ia ' mfficirntly rsnith of Delaware Bay to be rncirely free from llw mud of the bay, tr.d bathing can always La had in dean, Hear water The "fast Und" of the IsUnd consists of low hills and ridges, with level pon I ions of sand, which are found by actual survey to vary fiom 2 feet to 27 feet, the highest in elevation, above hieb water. The meadow lands are never »eer flowed by high water, except by atom tides, which are of rare occurrence. The abundance of game and fish ia ; the vicinity has made the Island fat years a favorite resort of sportsmen. The inland bay, known as Ludlam Bay, aflords sate still water bathing Saving a gently shriving shore, and tl»o safe ytchung, and abound* in fi4i. xysters, crabs. Hums, Ac. One |«vtH»n M it is only lUJO feet from the sea beach, so that 011 one side suri-baibing ! can be had. and uj«or. the other side I still-water bathing. The site selected for Sea Isle City ts on the northern half of the Island \ extending lo the centre and then southwardly. It will have a frontage on the Atlantic of three iniles. and extend inlvnd to Ludlam Bay and the Thorough fare, along which it is practicable, and it is proposed to lay out Mid construct a carriage drive for the distance of in ore than two miles. It is pro|>o*ad to protect the City from high tide, by a substantial sea wall on the two sides most exposed, and by euiltawkment* on tba remaining sides, which can l>c done at a moderate expense, considering the eoonotuio*! and other advantages. Absolute security will tlius be obtain ed against encroachments bv the sea. that have occasioned much damage at ("hpe Mav, Atlantic CStv, Monmouth Beach. )4nnh»ttan Beach, -and oilier place*. No other seaside resort at the prevent time, ha* the protection that b proposed for tlii* place. The Island b uninhabited; tliera being no houses on it except two Government Stations, and no ceas-poola; the way i* Hear for carrying into operatson a thorough system of sanitary reg- • illation ; such as you propose under the sajwrvision of an eflbdeM and ax peri enced sanitary engineer. The l*lsnd can be rat easily connected with the West Jersey R. K . by a short branch road frotn 4J to & miin t in lenath. there being but a nam«w Thorouglifsre to ovosa* with a bridge. A (Sovernment Ltght-hou*e should be established on this Island, as numerous wrecks heve occurred on it, and by • little expense on the part of govern inent in the construction of (etinw, two excellent hsrhoiw can be estoblishtvl oa the north and south ends of tv* l«tand. at OoraonV and Towr*«nd's Inlets, which would become iinpertant commercial points by connection with ts 1rosd. and a safe refuge for veoatds in storms. The plan upon which you propose lb by out the (Sly K calculated to sub serve the pur|*caea of oonrenieace, health and l^eautv. With proper railroad fbHlitfea, and loU offered at a reasonable prien, I do not aee why Uih pla^e akantd not become as great a rrevt as Atlan'i* dtt, hv reas-vn ol its proximity to rbibdel phio. and the enoeaeter of the lawk, And when the nanitary qwslton is laken into comnderation. a place of •ven greater resort. Itie W.»*i Jersey .Railroad ear msVs iko «a>»e riuve b> !e* Isle Chtjr bam Chiladelphb, as to Atlantic City. . Rea|es'tA«'ly, H FA BRAND. Chwf Eagtneae