STAR OF THE CAPE.

CAPE MAY CITY, N. J., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 18f6.

STAEOPTHECAPK

NO. 10.

VcHAKIMK ATLANTIC HOTEL,

PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

V. P. HEDSTBOM. RSBIDEPT [QMEOPATHIO PliTcilCIAN, A'„ !»o. U WMliinilon SluM.

H. F. IVOKil.AHH, TTORMKY ATLAW ANDMASTER IN CHANCERY. Naarnr/RlraM, C»j>o U>r air.

DB.J. F. LKAHINO, DENTIST.

u«w K>ao of ■uoh Zo

h»d, percsp* nahlj. " A dear Unowing »««t of Ufa, thu'a all." grafly rejoined the roteren, u he {looped to pat the hound lhal ’ op, whimpering, to reoeiro hia careaa. "He that ridea the hn haadwatere of the Gila now hae only to thank hia own folly if hia aealp driea

m wasting worda. i

only friend who atrere to diaanadi !rom my project, bnt my word ’lodged, my mind made up, and It only

splendid chestnut thoroughbred, originally brought from Kentucky by some United States officer, and which was celebrated for strength and speed. I was food of. Sunbeam, and he

for ho was docih

aa well as swift, and would follow dog follows his own stand, when ! bade him, with the reins • • ' ' - glossy

me for loaeo-tak-

ing. It was deep in tht

more of the youngriding with me for

half-hour, and giving me a hearty cheer as we parted. More than strong right hand trembled a little t grasped mine in token of adieu, and there waa an unwonted moisture glistening in the honest eyea of some of the kind-hearted young fellows aa they wished me ” God speed and a safe return." Well do I remember wheeling

elevation in the roll-

ing, flower enameled prairie, and waving ny hat in answer to the waving of hatnd handkerchiefs from the little ku<' er expected to see mo again o 10 sedentary duties, and I this alee of the grave. Then I redo oi * and lost aight of the friendly ban 1 <

r obtrude itself, ns I remember the faith-

forms, whose shields and scarlet blankets robes were distinctly to bo; „ _

crowded together at the top j Bow ™ r Rtveaed.

of a rising ground, coming on over the At the aristocratic charity ball in New itairio at the caay, swinging gallop: York, the following were among the

rhieh a mustang can keep op for half a ; notable drearea : /“‘i “.^"’r'V'™ 1 ’ A pale gres* corded silk Irimmcd

my hurried and portions journey. I, Harry Lyndham, one of the many yonng Englishmen whom the hopes of growing had drawn to tbo far West of loa, waa then a resident of Tnoeou _. and a clerk in the employment of OurUs Brothers. The Arm oouafa '

cattle, the great

staple of the far Sou Unreal. mt for hire alone that I Ibllad My great aUmnlua waa that 1 love with pretty, charming

Rosamond Gray, the daughter of old Ur. Gray, the banker el Oriatobel, a town lying to the eeetward of the Himbree, and famous aa a market tor the

agricultural produce of the "■ Mexico. ’ ‘

.. J. for my lor

it in another I had m

bnt a wealthy aultor.

Ort rich, Mr. Eyed hem, "the hanker had said good-naturedly, ■■ and I see no

you should

Some three hours after leaving Tueeon I reined up bolide the blue, bright wa-

ten of a creek, and, slacking my horee’a girths, I allowed him to drink freely,

myself replenishing the metal oantcou

■hut war ailing at my saddle-bow, for In ’.hat desert land another opportunity of

ippeaslng thlrat might not readily oc-

cur. And presently leaving the granny .irairie we struck into a country etill

nore lonely and doaolate, where the inly aound waa the thnd of my hotna’a 100b on the eoorohed and barren earth.

I Sight or nine times there loomed before me a rude wooden erase, on which was

•oereely painted in'letteia of black or

red eometimee a name, more often mere

uitials, followed by the simple inaeriplon: '■ Killed by the Apachen. " On the evening of the third day I

halted in a well-watered dell near the

ed-al a distance, aa I 'hundred and twenty

Eighty

«t moat, would carry me to Fort Web-

FreaMewta of the Catted State. ! The following table, prepared for - and the data of the inauguration of reeh ie length of time he Uvod ■ after that event, and hia age at tha time

■ of his death:

1. George Washington, Independent, 1 inaugurated 1789; lived tan yean.; age,'

‘ sixty-eight.

3. John Adams, Independent, in1 angurated 17»7; lived tweoty-nine years;

‘ age, ninety.

5, Thomas Jeffsraon, Democrat, in- * angurated 1801; lived twenty-five yean: J age, oighty-threc. * i Madison, Democrat, in

ie end. Richard Grey

and more than that, he had meant have bar for hia wife, even while he w

i; age, eighty-five. , .. James Monroe, Democrat, in01 very pale and wsak, and was ; angurated 1*7; lived fourteen years;

haps from those of hia betrothed, had all the love of my proud woman's aonl. I stamped my feet in mad, impotent rage. But, alas 1 I could net take back what I had given him BO freely. Be be saint or fiend, it was all lue asm

loved him at ill.

. The sweet Juno air came in through the window, and the warm roars 1 J from below. Thei

1 bashes and coffee shrubs in the garden j g. John q. Adams, Whig, inaugurated ! F rxncc sickened mo. How many tia 1 of the little inn, whan I saw Rosamond igog- lived twenty-three years; age, j Kichard Grey had pat just such m s and Mrs. Gray, whose kindnres to me : eighty-one. ! and, with all of heat ' been unremitting, ' 7. Andrew Jackson, Democrat, in-j in tad told me that I i __nl looks. ; angurated 1829; lived sixteen yeara; age, ■ sweeter far than the flowers I held [ '■ Can you bear good news, Ha try?" seventy-eight I threw down the window with a era; iked the latter, smiling; and i deed ! g. Martin Van Boren, Democrat, in-1 “d turned away. What a consumm. > the tidings were very good ones. My angurated 1837; lived twenty-five years; j f*"' bec f; u - '“deed, be did 1

i quaint, worthy old employers had boon ' ‘

■ * '■ '■ ' d,havingnot

age, eighty. * I lor '' olf ' ! 1 001,13 not believe it; bnt if 9. W. H. Harrison, Whig, inaugurated ! 413 not. it had aU been child' 1841; lived one month; age, sixty-eight. 1 play with him, I vowed that it should

10. John Tyler. V. P„ Independent, | ^ ‘’'“’d’ 11 P 1 "-’ ’ inaugurated 1811; Uvod twenty-one ; know !l>Te

rears; age, joventy-two. i dc,n *' 1 " ,,n, d a 10 ™ 1 »«™n end earth 11. James K. Polk, Democrat, in- | 10 • OOOT1 1'> W ‘ ■' ueccsaaiy. To angurated 1815; Uvod four years; age, 'Idok that 1. Margaret Sterne, should be fif^-fonr. ! ©wtwitted, ontdone and —a

, 12. Zachary Taylor, Whig, inangura- | “ , * r0 of b J the ,tiu ol

. engagement t»d 1819; Uvod sixteen months; age, 1 hl<Kxl flow througn mj

Rosamond Gray is very ahortly to be j sixty-six. ; was growing strong. Tho bitter

‘ ‘o a happy ooncluaion; bnt in 13. Millard Fillmore, V. P-. Indepcnof my new-found proepenty, j gent, inaugurated 1850; Uved twenty-

14. Franklin Pierce, Democrat, it angurated 1853; Uved sixteen yearn; ag. 15. James Buchanan, Democrat, it fulgurated 1857; Uved eleven years; agi

:k nobly.

My aunt's voice came np the stain " Margaret, Mr. Gray is here," "Yea," I answered; and arrant ly ioilot composedly, and with n

There was a new brilliancy i ■ cheek, I knew, an added luster i | eyee, as I stood More him, bowing my greeting. He noticed it with heightened

y flounooa

1 Chantily la

fearful war .....

with jmlls and frantic ges-1' A darkblue velvet basque and pauier,

on therr shred, red took np witb ^ Trm , k ^ t

with a fmy that anffioient y , colored silk, the whole trimmed with

>• wen , be my fate should . bunches of tiny white flowers. *. ?*??? ; 4 violet colored satin, trimmed with

ms of point appUque

Sunbeam answered gallantly to my call,; and for the first four 1— " w — bnt little of the eu

pitilessly, and a

id. Had it been on tho first day of the journey, I oonld have laughed at my men, bnt now the superiority of my >le hone in strl 'o and strength was itralixed by the comparative freshness tho shaggy steeds on which the . ochre were mounted. I groaned aa I felt Bon beam flag beneath me, thongh I urged him on with voice and hand. reversed, my horse keeping tha ud speeding on with courage unabated, but staggering aa he went, and bearing heavily on the bit as we detl tbs frequent slopes. The Indiana raw their advantage, and pressed making every effort to oomo up wfth . One arrow sUghdy wounded my

A green silk elaborately embroidered

ith white flowers.

green silk profanely decorated

17. Andrew Johnson, V. P„ Independent, inaugurated 1865; lived ten years; 18. General Grant, Republican, inaugurated 1869. Tyler and Fillmore were elected VicePresidents as Whigs, snd Johnson as a ItepabUcnn.

ie Stake.

otlwi

■h I hr

A white aaUu, trimmed with deep falls of Brussels Ism. A cafe au-!ail colored oQk, extremely decollete, trimmed with wide beads of A black velvet robe on a yonng girl, trimmed with black satin and Brussel, laos; white feathers in her hair. A pink brocaded silk overdress "and underskirt of a darker shade of pink; the whole elaborately trimmed with bows of

tb* stuff.

A blue silk basque width of three inctu flowers; skirt of whit over with embroidery. ' white aUk ' "

d with -gulden

second brushed _

>k, tasking mo feel is though a hot. ^ ^

' ‘S'® drOWn , “Iff ’f 1 I ; b f! i 11 T (lark purple velvet basque and trail, thin, blue acar to this day. Bu .iu, pink front of lklrt trimmed with

w . _ ,‘f 01 i J,pn , deep purple fringe,

anbeam on. enook olT the pursuer, for ( A %Ll green ^Ik, embroidered aU

I OT-r-with natural flowers.

~ ” ” black tadetan dress, profnaely

the Gila; while beyond ft rose the sto aded walla of a lonely haOJing-F Webster, doubtless.' patted my steed's reeking nook, a

and oanebrakea, waa very near; oonld hoar Ha rush and riiiple, wb BanbeetSpdead beat, stumbled. ' " knees, and

trimmed with orange at

point applique laoa, covered with ‘ shells; magnifioant pearl necklace, ear-

’ velvet, from whlnli were strung numerA^gMUraflk, :ih black,. with black velvet sloevee. A light Une ■Ok, trimmed with brown

me before; , otherwise,

J. M. Baker, a yonng farmer of Bell that his momentary annoyance vaneoanty, Texas, was recently murdered j iahod. We struck ont upon tho toad by Tom Williams, a negro, who wss j towards Byrne. duly arrested, tried, convicted, and sen- ' " Suppose we ride fnst I" 1 said, ruistencod to be hanged. During tho trial j ing my riding whip, ready to atari, the court-room was crowded, and when ; “ Ho; it will epoil our enjoyment, for onor waa ironed and taken back to jail, might have added, "1 cannot feed

bo bnrnod, os hanging was too good for

him.

A crowd immodiately gathered 1 the jail and demanded to bo ndr

The sheriff had

- that, 1

ound '

jail In

moping 01

1 dopu

ivtng the

y. Tho 1 r

•r you, Marga-

Notlling," I answered, meeting his

entered. Williams was pointed out to j 10011 "itb more tendomoas than nsnnl, them, and ho waa taken and bound so-1 1,111 ■etting my whip fall with a snap onro to the back of a horse. Tho mob “P™ “Y home, ami bounding sway st then mounted their horses and rode off j the ““o time. I felt as if I oonld ride on tbo Bell county road abonttwo miles, j 1 « ;| Y ‘hat morning; and I don't know Dismounting In a patch of wood, by the 1 hut “Y companion thought I meant to, road si do, they bowed twommquite np- ! for "P 1 ** ot his efforts, we were hardly lings, fastened them together, making a 1 ln sight of each other for the next four stiff arch, to which they bonnd the miles. At the edge of the village I drew negro by a chain. Hia feet wore made ! U P al ’‘ 3 waited. fast to the undergrowth, fagots were ! " Eon hare lost tho race in more collected and piled np under him, and I »"»«• than one," I said, as he came bethen act on fire. Ho bogged piteously ! “do roe. to be spared, bnt his executioners knew S " What do you mean 1 Yon are not no mercy. j like yourself to-day; bat yon are beHutiFor nearly an hour hi* tortures were I fnl as a qnoon, Margaret," he mid, continued, and the miserable wretch's I with an eager flush upon his face, shrieks of agony were heard more than My-heart throbbed wildly, a mile away. When death came to hia j " Am I a queen for ouoe, then, and relief every one of his murderers, u tho aobjeoM I rnled you in the emptied the chambers of his revolver ; **°e. Y 00 know." into the charred body, and with a yell . " But you will spoil year homo." they mounted "-Vo matter. It i. queenly to rule

their 1

An UnreasonaWr Taxpayer. A strong and steady wind has been blowing from the east for s couple of days, says tho Chicago Tribune, and of 1 the wafer pipe* Became staffed

Your heart is too kind." My heart kind! Bah! It ia cold and cruel aa >1001, Mr. Grey. If I died,

red. It proved to ted It up in a handkerchief and waltzed down to the water office, and.

the clerk: " What'* that?” The clerk call a glance at it, and, with a smile of contempt at tho simplicity of tha qnesaniwered: "Why, you idiot.

a yawn, "and I'm Bare I don't 1 " Wall, I found it in my water *■ " You don’t aay yon did 1" replied the official, urbanely, and with a ■ rnble ahow of interoat; " mnat have mo a pretty tight fit." "But, air," riled the citizen, • 1 itiaa bullpout I Is lie what' I pay myWater retea fori" Why, yon fool," said the clerk, witha pitying smile, " you don’t expect na to ' ' ih yon with goldfish or California n, do you I" Then ho yawned and tha taxpayer withdrew, reepectfully

res utterly bewildered at the new he na seeing in my character, bnt he could not resist the magnetism of my eyes. My looks belled my weeds, end be would not trnet me. iser mind, aa long aa we do not quarrel," he raid, with an <

Intended bride set el tha (air

to-morrow, if you will.’ If I will! Oh, Margaret I I can not stay any this evening I” "Bnt yon mnat,” I answered, as winding the steps. ” aunt met me in tho hall. argaret, yon are not going onl Ir. Grey too much, are yon I" she

topping me.

a, no ! We are only flirting e lit d it would be BO dreadfully dull uo one, you know, dear A aaed her end went slowly to If I had given ny once it wonld cen ell over with me. I should ied no strength to go on, and if I t give way I mnat not trust myself to 'Aink alone yet I put off my 'ding dress, and donning another, went Until late at night I played chess 1 ly aunt, and then, thoroognly tired I went to bed to sleep. I did not □ see Richard Grey the next day. ie abacooe wonld only make my 1 as dearer, and I was going to try it

If Mr. Grey JHW to Mm that I am indisposed, will yon. Ant Hyde r I ” J -

hrerd hia hone center down the eve bnt 1 did not change my poritkai. wonld not do to satisfy my inolinaiioua now. When the aound died away I on steadily with my reeding again, the evening the gentleman called to aee how I waa. " Bettor," I heard my aunt aay, "l _. not in tbo parlor this evening;" and he took hia departure. I waa ready the following morning early, bnt none too noon. He waa hx patient to see me, and his eager greetin, would hove been flattering indeed if bad not held what he 1

day's absence ha

"I receive a foreign letter ever Wednesday. Let ns ride by the offio if yon will I" 1 said, aa we alerted off. Certainly," he answered, eyein_ closely. "Yon have friends abroad, »l" Yos. I never told you of Cousin ■estl I thought I had. Ho is an at, and has been traveling in Europe

His lips dosed curiously and hi Tew a trifle cooler, though his eyee eemod to bum aa they looked '

He handed me the letter h

getting jeadons,” he said, partly in jest but more in caroeet. " Ha, ha 1" I laughed; *sand we ’ be." Then opening it and reading I added: "Heia

What bo 'had upon his lipe I oonld ily judge from his looks, for I began once a long string of email talk " ended only when wo reached homi

Sea apples I bad been eating from Riel d Grey's bands; that knowlodg changed my intentions. When I me neetionings were answered without ■ord. He ku w I would bo his wife ion. • C I wss not at homo Vo Biohard Grey ir two weeks after Ernest's arrival; bat t tho end of that time I was ready to loot him, and went down at onco as' >on ns ho caUcd. " I have a unit'll to eec you very inch, Margaret," ho said, bending over lyhand. "Why have yon denied mo •' I have wanted to see yon too, ■nderly over his name; “but these reddings make such a disturbance.” Ho started violently, bnt I went on ' should have sent yon theee," Uoldtnt tho invitation caAls, "but I .1 each y that I should see yon the uoxt, and give them myself, so it as delayed nutil now;" and I handed Ho threw them down, and put bis foot " Is this true, Margaret?" burst from •—not Of course It is. Why do

eep my t<

My doom Mr. Grey, yon are to marry r consio, and I mine. ' Barely, yon not think I wonld love yon when yon n tbo betrothed of another I And 1 could not be so vain as to think you red for mo at all when you loved her well. A harmless flirtation ; end 1 ith understood it to perfection.

Tee Lang Hair. The lets Martin Grover, one 1 ndges of the court of appeals of the State of New York, never allowed an op-

Cliittenango, 5

, writes e friend in York, speaking, of ou yen lion of 1867, * relate the following :

It a little concern in regard l the possible action 6! thei Convention, thinking it might do something that our party oonld not manage at the polls. Bo day. after court j^ad adjourned, ’

mot Judge Hunt, end i

thought of it, and I told good deal relieved ; diet I did not know

bnt the convention woi chief, bnt that there long hafred'^nen in

Mntly dreamed that hia In flames. The dream as he was tumble to go to sleep again, at last decided to go to tho bnildmgi ratisfy himself that there was ger. Arriving at his place of which had been open, and " is lbs d with

“How much to taka me to the cathedral r asked a tourist of a hack man. "Well," said Pat, “the meanest man

An English paper says that it la thought in many quarters that the Jews are going to pnrelmae the Holy Land of Turkeyjrith a view of going there in a body. * 1

with Judge Jones. Tbo chair in which ‘ would have sat, if he had accepted is invitation, will be exhibited at the

" and now yon are reeling it homo." A Boston grooerwaa telling a ngwapapaper man that it waa simply throwing (way money to advertise, when the sheriff came in and shut np the store. Retribution is always loafing around. It ia proposed to abolish the State fish

State (21,000 during tbepaataerim years, on account of positive injury done to the 6rii through the effort* of the members. Nothing is calculated to make a yonng an more deliberate than tho spectacle seventeen pain of striped stocking* mging on tho clothes-line of a house here there is only one yonng lady in the family. " leap year necktie ” for gentleout. Wo have not aeon it, bnt t it is a young lady’s ole<f», with 1 in it, end goes ell the way aronne the nedf. Every enterprising yonng gentleman should have one. The Press club of Philadelphia gave " centennial concert " in that city for ic purpose of furnishing tho club *^d providing in " "

will visit tile exhibition,

i rioh contractor was holding forth ipou the instability of the world. " Can ou aoootmt for it, sirt" he asked, anting to Sam. Foote, 11 Well, cpt

cry clearly," ho respond

It by 00

voted in fa

tevelaui Co

of putting nov.’ neats in the council chair slipped from under a member tho papers said ho was drunk." Ho wanted chairs that wouldn't slip. Mra. Ford, of Oalhonn county, la., aeeompanlod her husband to a spelling old, bundling it np to keep It warm.'

at the difference in weight between a ay and a brown hair from tho same irson's head can be readily determined, recent teet showing the difference to 1 two-millionths of a grain. A distinguished physician ohm Mid

February till June, his prociioo wonld gone. The medidual effect of pore lit acids is excellent upon the physical system. Matter of Fact.—Grandmother - ought to be ashamed of yourself, Matilda Ann, to 'a aat without a tear a the good clergyman waa a talking beautiful, and every one else waa a weepin' so I" Matilda—•'Why, how oonld I cry when I hadn't got a pocket-

B., in seven years yon will no longer be Miss B." “I really hope I shan’t," demurely responded tho girl, modestly casting down her eyes. Now York swindlers hevs recommenced their old triok of sending circular letters through the country offering to sell counterfeit money of excellent workmanship at e very cheep rate. Tbo deviM is so old that few peril in very remote rural dialikely to be imposed upon by it. Maneuvering Mamma (anxious (bit her daughter's chief attraction ahonld not escape the notice of the very ellgilan who fe taking her—the lown to auppor)—" Maria ! Maria!” Maria—"Yea, mamma!' Maneuvering Mamma (in loud whiter) -" Take your oyelasaea out of tangle, it has been suggested to have the old liberty bell in Philadelphia rung again next fourth of July. Borne wish the Preeidont to perform the duty, and others Uibik that the honor ahonld be tponthe oldest living veteran of 1812 or of 1776, for that prodigy of longevity

hundred miles. I hong t pair of earrings and a bracelet upon a ' I found two lady in Baltimore older man me united States. Bhe had her eenleoinlal nine yean ago, and yet rn-

b. look tired." > library, and lx

A hat made of human hair