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BY CITY, N. 4.

fit h«VT etaMtmm. how- tn ht a h—ubI <m<ib ubo t Stnenal BcU wan conM-1 IhTb^t rf U'BpT^nj City,

ered ia hilli Hoow* the paU week. ' The trr.1 indiflerme hereK fore maoi- = i A bill iatraoneed tn the Smite, for the part of many .<• oor bert »- I the protect loci of prere-yarda, oeme- citin.,,. a. to who .hall lepreaent them

trim and buriel p»ou, praeldm that if *«1 ‘heir iateraaU in o.

—. ethfotnoa ormW at! Kcwrty I ■ half the H»<v <«W|M It. the Bur la , , the Mala and MatMaecy HeiMiaf. w~

collectino of miDcraU and o; of aaad. for making ylaai. for pottery, and one of w.i

t” of bantling lieuItBaata of Mniaee, hate bean a tbirteea day. toar of the New Jeracy, from Sandy TlooktoCape May, iaapectlng iba Ufa Saring 8U-

aiawa, and aceordtog to the Wart, have ordered “diachanrea from Ctirfy acre*," ant of the forty boat hooaea, and thereat the editor awing ehelallab (paocil) and girca ue

hla chararteriatic Iriah Jtga We pro not prepared to aay

writing, bow many diamiaanJi bean made along the cooat by order of the marine tri^nver, neither of wboMf in all probability, ever aloe red a boat or polled an ear In the turf,. They were newly fledged with a little brief authority and they moat necda exhibit it with aa roach arrogance at poaalbie, and thia they succeeded in doing moot heroically and no doubt, ranch to their own aatiafactlon. and greatly to the gratification of the editor of the Ware. We have good reaaoua to anapectthat these ''Inspectors,'' at Vast two or three, came into thia county prejudiced against, or had at least prejudged the captains and crewa, and had made np their minds ns Dir ns their power went, to discharge all hands upon the slightest pretense. The prejudice sod prejudgement, In all probability being largely due to the nmnies and mlsrepreasntations o

Wan and its coadjutors.

Ue this as it may, our neighh the Wow, goes off In ecstadee o light, oyer the action of the Tn tors," and in glaring display Him folly announces hU unbounded i

down the fcocea, break, move or destroy the trees or shrubbery, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall also be liable in an action of trespass for damages. The second section pro ridrw thsl if soy person shall take dog or dogs or goats into the grave yard, and shall be thereof convicted before a justice of the be lined U fur each off also be liable to an act

for damages.

Ipplementary act. requiring Sheriffs to keep a book >rd returns of writs, passed the Sen-

^nlng in

i the House, whic

dismissed, we hare at this lima certain informatloa, but so fsr ss t Cape May Stations are concerned, i •bail notice each in detail'as soon

STATIC)!!, No. Si.—The [Sp

circulation thatCapt. Frank Hand and

crew of Station, No. 36, had been C charged is not oarrect. Two of crew have been discharged for a di lletlon of duty in not dlecorering ablp ‘.‘J. V. Troop," that had i aground a long distance from shore

a dark night.

Here is what the Captain oi "Troop" thinks of the matter: "Naw York, 27th February, 187<1 Mr. Franklin Hand, Lijt Baring StofiOa, So. 33, Cape Jfuy:-*L>KAH Sra: I received your letter of the 20th ins

I am very sorry

o rend.

U tn t

power after Shej boarded my veeael, which was door at sunrise. They performed their duly very astlsfkctorliy to me. The weather was thick at the time,and when we struck it was about 1:15 A. M , so that we coold aee the land but very dimly. I am sorry to hear that your crew are to be censured, and I think It very unfair. When the reascl struck I calculated tier to be two and a half mile* from the abort.

Yours, respectfully, Auaxpi Smith ,

Master Ship;Jacob V. Troop. ” That "Mobkrt at tub Fbokt." —We mean that "musket,' 1 that oar neighbor aroaud the corner carried. That "musket at the front" it a big thing, and no doubt the "Johalea' , trembled when they hoard id that masket pointing toward Washing Ion. We hope that ''mnsket’' will not take it as a pereonal insult, If we Inquire how many battles It Mat in, bow many hard fought fields It charged over, er how many rebel baUvrics it stormed? We have the greeleet re epect for the feelings of that “masket' and desire to give U due credit for it nisgulOcent exploits, eyen if it should

The protracted meetings which wi

church, for a number of weeks. to a cIom last week. The result of

the work was that about

pereona asked the prayers of the church, ninety prokoaed conversion, tlxty-flre were received into thi church on probation. Many backsliders were reclaimed, and the benev-

bas been convicted and lined by for selling liquor on Sunday.

Upon a floe and convict!

latloo of this act it shall be unlawful

o person so offending

space of three years after conviction. Hereafter any person applying for 11- ** present an affidavit setting forth that be had not violated the II-

rose or Suaday law wit care before the application

The general railroad tax MU, which xcs the rale of taxation on all ral' roads st one-half of one per centum c the coat of the roads etc., passed tl

House by a vote of 36 to 10.

A House supplement to the act ft punishment of crime, proridee that any married man shall be guilty of seducing an unmarried fcmsic l ' be punished by a fine of 95,000,

for fire years or both, thi

1 law wiU apply also to single men o

1 eighteen yean of age. ‘ ‘ educing the Sherifle' I

• 25 per cent, passed the House by following sola:—Ayes—Messrs. Bergen, Brown, Carpsnlar, Carsca" (Speaker), Coles, Conover, Cary, Cr Dodd. Drake, Egan. Emaon, firiggs, Haleey, Hendrickson, Herring, Howol, Jacobus, Ceasbey, Lewis, I .edge, Moore, Patterson, Fsyne, Platt, Itlcl ards, Rich man, Hue, Skellcoger, Tm| hagen, VanKensaeler, YoungbloodNays—Ashley, Bird, Brautigan. Brewer, Campbell, Cavileer, Fcrdoo, Hannon, Hutchinson, Lund, Martin, '(athens, Owen, Babe, Bolfe, Sander>n, Sctivcl. Stevens, Swayw, Taylor,

oorhees, Winnnt - 22.

This reduction of 25 per ie Sheriffs’feet, may be all right for ■e large and populous counties, and cities of the Slate, but it works a serious hardship on those officers in Cape

ntic and other

A MU supplementary to tl concerning Jhe taking of the ce the State, was Introduced in the House, nd provides that each Ai rery town and eity shall be entitled ) three dollars per hundred inhabitnta enumerated, and it shall d for each county to pay the i The Commissioners of the town Stale Lunatic Asylum, presented Ipta and disbursements of that lion, of the following are most important items: Tbe tc of appropriations thnt fai 92,000,000. Tbe total amount of oeipti is as foilaws: From Comptrol»1,000,025 ; sales of produce , Ac., 15.824.71; special loans Commissioners’ notes, 9023,000.Total 12,328.740.71. Tholotalami

rats Is distributed as

lows: Materials work and general i structlon, $1,764,070.52; iambi for site, 982.672.00; interest 918^142.72 ; expenses of Cc 94,063.17; Insuranceou buildings, 98387.50; loans paid to Newark National Banding Company 9423,000. On February 1, 1876, th land of 9102,0812)0. The yearly totals of expenditures are ai foUowt: 1871—967,200.32; 1872-190,■ 568.80; 1873—9428,808.76; 1874— 9748,773.41; 1875-ifWr.786.7«. The amount needed to complete the Institution Is set down at 9269,7*2.32. Tbe act concerning the publle printig, came up In the House on Its third reading, and was on motion.

lad resulls. Through csrelessness and neglect on tbe part of our best ci ' many important local offices hai allowed to fall into the possession of to discharge tbe duties devolving u|mo them with the Intelligence end integrity required of a public official. 1 am glad to aay, however, that there are some exceptions to this, and that there are men in office who have kept their hands and garments clean, aoiJ.wbn do discharge their official duties with fidelity, and. who arc on' honor to themselves and the community. This cissa are in the minority, and 1 think IVi 11 still he fewer nnlras things lake a turn for tbe better very soon. There is but little doubt that one eat cause of so many unfit men o ipying official positions, is (tic grci id increasing aversion on the part - reputable, well-known citizens to a cept office. They shrink not only from the burdens of official positions and the

. into which they

by thrown, hut also from the sharp criticisms which areso recklessly leveled , soon as they assume Hi duties of public officers. This is u< only in public, but in private, by preae and by. people. Now, good citizcm ‘icy carry more than theii ir hands, when they etep into City Council, or even if they acr position.. This is a decidedly wrong and depraved condition of Stirs- a wrong to tho'individua! a i injury to the public welfare -a rt wo think that no good citizen h ic right to refuse to serve the pah l accepting a public position. It Is possible that very few are w ng to accept this as a conclusion, a yet i, the citizens of Cape May City

Iheir friends, plan «kc themselves si on Company wf.|

The Elk Hirer li lace on exhibit km

moss they use in transporting proi *». etc . frufa Charleston. W. Vs., mlr works on.Elk Hirer. One of it, canoes is TO feet long, and 4 feel w anif is made of tbe trunk of s poplar Ir being but s single piece (if limb — exhibit will serve to show the s of the limber in tbe forests of Wert V Dr. Cunningham, of Carthage, ills-

agios I. minertogta* ogle*! -specimens, ollection will lie hi

python of Africa*, coueo in ircmcnuoi folds, with heaif erect, mouth open, sr

mammoth forked tongue ,

largmt American reptile captured. Brunswick. Georgia, will send s pits >f yellow pine timber 19x20 Inches si

icc.vinz an e.tn and frame wor!

fWyg ntui Ormjerhnwrrp. Imm*wwcr. " «**v FIRE INSURANCE!

I VARIETY STORE! iENOS R,WILLIAMS \*a. 41 »l-H1\CT0!l ST9ECT, ;Toys, Fish lines, Stationery, Fancy Goods IH 0 T 3£ 0 N S

Ish Tbe eastings and fnini both sides. AintretTworkU s high polish sad finish. Tin

pandleu nxls arc to he bright — ...^ cab is to be of pasxnger finish and extra painted. Sjirinj- bangers, equalizing

New Clothing Store.

Ready-Made Clothing, Hats, Caps and Furnishing Goods , f

Is prices. Persona who are In the habit of purchasing in i'ldls

j NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS.

| * ENOS^R. WILLIAMS.

; Plumber and Gas Fitter. j ^ J AS AND STEAM FITTING

2*XsTTMBI3>a*a-. Terre Cotta Ware.

JESSE M’COLLUM FIME IKHI RAXCi: ACEKT AMD ■KOMr.ss, CAPE MAY CITY, N- J. lerchants of TTewark, NEW JERSEY, ASSETIS NEARLY $1,000,000. DWELLINGS, STORES AND

i

HOTELS.! Insured at low rates. JESSE M’COLLUM.

'—re IWee MSZJS missses: 6.40io M ^rrsrt

1.20 re

fertilizers. 'T ' ■

Soluble Marine Guano,

i

SUPER-PHOSPHATE,

ilnds to bestir themselres Individually on the eng'int

> put our best and moat

ten in office, and then stand by and

utaiu thorn in the right edmiulstra- Machinery Hall of the

[ou ol the laws. When this in ' '

^.“nS ' . jplctoil; and It

Will be finished In good time to be taken

jyjIXoIL.*VX XoLB MUTUAL MARINE

: FIRE INSURANCE CO..

; ASSETS, JANUARY let, 1871 &l,377,H!*e.33.

Groceries.

QHAND EXPOSITION CHEAPEST CASH STORE

si build.

r A\ 11. W 11 .

I gV >IfS<>>*.

Now this is not a question for the parties, but a question for the people. It is a remedy that la to come from a willingness of the right kind of meu to the people, and a determination i people to he served only by such

eaten nisi Year. 1876. There n« ed as no lart Tuesday. As" far >f flag" which no pallr decked our hot

When the solid, subetantial people of .our city will agree to act up to this great duty, by earnestly taking hold of

-cholco aud couaolM

log their strength in the right dircetl omo from unexpected sc

We have those now

irhape deui vile and co

political

jwrhape denounced as being IS vile and corrupt-a denuiciatioo so easily made, and so oflc utterly folse and undesorvodwho will be found giving their beat aid iperieuce to farther all hottest cftt reformation. Let us make

vfu' the' national 1 crabtem™ “ jSml "Ormans generally exhibited their lo ir ftulertond by placing the I’ruwl riahmen the green harp of Kriil w

Inced second in position.

At night there was a genera! illumlr lurehreelc 0 , smliiH Washington look own from hesveo, upm tbe jiivs wftnert Uio love and reiteration of I poqile for the father of litis nation, w. although 100 years have passed awav dnee ita birthday, he to whom we owe to much is still "first in the hearts of his

BARGAINS! BARGAINS!'!

-AT

BENEZET a BUG’S,

WATER,

PLENTY OF I

One. Three, Kuo, or Ten Yrar Vessels, targets and Freights,

7 L,. ■ : .

.OSSES PROMPTLY ADJUSTEDS'."oVhre'r a

AND PAID.

! The gootls must be sold to ma!

the Centennial.

i for

ie following is a copy of a pa d act, with the accompanyiug )» n, to the legislature of this State, being circulated throughout the ty for the signature of those fable to taking the sense of the voters of Cape May county, at tbe next general election, for or against the removal of the county buildings to

South SsariUe: T TO fBOTIDI

or THE COUNTY DVILDUfOe OF riON 1. Be it enacted by the

Senate and General Assembly of the

of New Jersey, that the cillxcns, s of the County of Capo May,

may at the next annual election In

b-r, held for tbe election of of the General Assembly of -r v— ■, vote at tbe

the removal "Mings, via: Surrogate's

Mil:

f the^tarnTmaj

the Stale of

W. H. Hoag, pastor o! the Cape May

Court House, end On charge. His great smews

The parsonage, of Lite Cold Spring Presbyleram church, with the barn end out bulklitfgi, were diatroyed by fire on last Thursday morning. The wind was blowing a gate at the Urns, and the pastor. Rev. Mr. Dewing, and fctnlly, saved but.little of Ibeirnouse-

hold effects. A horse and severe'

wdh> consumed with the b Among Ute valuable pcreeual effects of tbs pastor, distroyed In lbs burning of th. dwelling, was a large Ubrary. valued at about 92.009, and containing arena volnmns sold Id have been about *00 yearn old- There was no insur-

ance ret any of the property.

A hill appropriating 98,000 per year for five years, to oompltte tbe Geological Survey of the ■ State, passed the

Senate by a vote of 10 to 0.

A bill appropriating the sum of 94,000 to defray tbe expense! of the State

Beard of Edncattun, in making s hIMt of the Educational intern

tbs State, at the Centennial, passed

the Heere by a vote of 4010 13.

In the Senate a supplement of the "game law" was introduced, which pro ratal that any person who shall kill orexpoaa lot sale or have unlawfully any game nr fish In his prases •ton, between the Ural day of January and the first day of September, shall pay a penalty of 915. A penalty of

is imposed on any person

Sodarinteodaol Havens, speaks . CapCJ.Milloo Townsend in the highest leone of his statirei, as a model In all that pertains to efficiency. Thebes;

prier to tbe flrst day af November end after this date It shall only be lawful to hunt between the flrst day of November and tha Unit day of * ry, under the tame penalty. ill provides penalties for the taking hy traps of any gams within the

lime prescribed.

In the House a supplement to an act, for punishment of Crimea was in-

Court House,

Office* and Jail. fri_ Court Houae” to South Seaville, in

May'Couulr.

. 2. And be It enacted, that each ballot shall be printed or tn the words, "For removal of — Jouuty Seat to South Seaville." « ‘'Against removal of County Seat to South Ssavllta."

- \oa 1 *

aid vt

- the

form aa tbe vote of the Sac. 4. And ha It enacted, that the Officers of the Board of County

c-nvaseen ,hi11 certify the result of

vote to the Board of Chores Freeholder* of the County of Cape May. 'mmedlately alter canvaMiag the same: Sac. 5. Anti he It enacted,, that If

the result af said rote shall be tavora-

to tbo removal of the County Seat I Bulklings, then the Boerd of Cho-

— Freeholders of the Connly of Cepe

May. shall at their first annua! meet- ’ '.ho year 1877, take neceasarv remove said Conroy Buildings, the same at public auction to

the highest bidder, and construct County Bulklings at South Seaville as

they may deem Draper and snitaMe. Sec, 0. And be it enacted, that

tbe said Board of Chnacn Freeboldere may, to defray the expense of the removal of said County BuUdioza. issue " *' M to time Coupon Bonds of

— —iMy of Cape May, b seven per com. Interest, payahli

yearly, in such denominations as they may see fit, to an amount not oxreod-

ing in the aggregate forty thousand

dollare, payaMe hi loo. twenty, thirty or forty years as they may deem for

the best Interests of laid county. S«c. 7. And be it enacted, th the said Board of Chosen Freehold< may do all other acta and things n ■ with the Constitution ai

United Stales, or of this

Stale, that they may consider proper '■ carry into eflect the okjecls of this

Jury Irish In the United States rgsn ^hcre during the week; the n ret

late Internal Revenue collector of thli city; s verdict for 9100.000 was given

,w„ •eenretie*. Mr.

William McCandleu, Secretary of Internal Altslra of Fennsyl-

vania.

This is the wsy Col. A. K. McClure Sunday World, s Journal started recent, ly in thb city to scoff st religion and to SrChy cCS?ihf* ,XJ1U,W ' lnor “" •' 'It's Just s little singular that Colo_)1 McClure should Hep up tn the Third sod vote the whole Republican t Rowan and «JL"—Sunday IFerld. "It's Just a Uule singular that v.., mendicant ring organ of Philadelphia should repeat Ute re me falseliood. whetbey most know better. Mr. McCIui. earnestly opiuaed the eleeiluu of Rowan. ad voted for Mr. Mark- as a choice of ’ils. He received his ticket at the polls from tbe Marks ticket m

We arc selling some goods at HALF what they cost, so as to have a New Stock for the Spring Trade.

I PHILADELPHIA MUTUAL

Beneficial Association.

| llr i,,, 0m "'- *** Aouth Third Ntrret. (

R. It. NWAIX.

Come and SeeforYourself AND IF YOU DON'T NAY IT IN NO WE Wll.l. WAKE YOU .* Handsome Present,

W. E. RAYMOND, Cocet House asp Tuck a hoe, N. J.,

nd many ciltiens af both parties coi fflrm. If he had preferred Mr. Ron r> Mr. Marks, he would have said at bese columns and to voted; but as Jdn't he voted then os he always doei nu aa ha Astils " 1 ' IV o

The Director* of the Cumberland County Agricultural Society, have decided to hold their Annual Fair on Wedoeaday, the 20 ofdeptem'waaxt.

Mamed.

HBWION—(XARK.—<la Fsbraarx ad. at New Advertisements. pBBBBOLDEBa- MEETtKte • Max. N. J.. will be held »l the Uollrl Horn.

er

Three Stores,

•Cape May Court House, Cape May City A Dennisville.

J OiilS H. I3A. Vlfsd,

! Practical TinRoofer

MANUFACTURER OF TIN-WARE, AND DEALER IN

Stoves of the Latest and Best Styles, A_i w> i-vite the people of Cape May City and County to give ns a call sno

t our stock and our work, si our TIN AND STO VE DEPOT,

No. 57 Waanlngton Street, next door to. Johnson's Shoe Store.

lyriN ROOFING AND 6POTTINO A SPECIALTY.

aept22-ly. ' JOHN B. DAVIS.

Clothing.

T^ll- 0. PATTERfiON, -BRAIER and TAILOI!,

AShORTMENT at BROAD. CLOTH. CASSIMEKES. VESTINGS. and TRIMMINGS,

Whleh 1 Btyl* aa

•v-NO TRUST.-** T. ELDREDGE. pl »»l,.V.«A«ni.. v

|.’AMiLY STORE,

ALL CAPE MAY THE REST OF MANKIND Cordially Invited to Visit 3STE3W STOPLE3, >mer of llrosdway A Yorks Arena*

And examine the slock of

C*I < OjOISH 1 JE», Dry and Fancy Goous.

INTO TnTJST. jii5-3m D. F. CROWELL.

jyjY MOTTO:

Vcrkmsashlp. Cbs^l^aod

IP APPLICATION!

for Ej;

ti .'The ofoeet^nr retit^eop^vra

MSSL.

yy ORK NOR THE UNEMPLOYED THE TMTWTI.F E

MARBLE WORK MONUMENTS, Tombstones, Tablets, bo, TOMB8TOXIM CLEANED AND RE-SET. n armTss h The CltUeni of Caps May City sad Crest »UI plssss tsk* nolle, that I havn it.n*l ih HARNESS BUSINESS MANSION ST., CAPE MAY CIT5

n!?|i

^bion'l AmiUEAV? ttARlfESS. "“ k * COLLA BS.^BRIDLES,

t FJT WARRANTED.

" •' vast., -131 w 1.50 Calling dons ehnsply In eider. W. C. PATTBR20N. ' AprO M, 'TO.-tt. POWELL’S™ OEMS' FURNISHING STORE REMOVED TO DecalsrSf. opp Srrenwood I'alUgr, CLOTHING LINE: y [ tosurottoajrtldtethncatUn«and CHTLtlRKNTi CLOTHES

1ST. a. ymaE,

P RYQOODS, NOTION8

Builders and Painters Take Notice

Cit-splll and ready Ibroae. Oak sad pint rtjberjret loimb. frum to wulB^worra to “STILL AT IT*"’ WARE AELDREDGE CONTRACTORS A BUILDERS. CAPS MAT CITY N. J. COMPOSITION ROOFING on hand and For Sale.

BEATOTiiSiSl GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT.

SIMPSON RICE. MANSION ST REE CAPS MAY CITY.

228 South Second Street,

TMAQBMtrs Giistftm,

Petersburg, Cape May County, New Jersey.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA.

l Within rengnof modarateau

nffA'R.T.li’.S p. WHITE. Sssssresrto «. H. Usfo,

CLOCKS, WATCHES,

JEWELRY AND; SILVERWARE rest. Caps Hay City

pRlZIER'B CHNTENNIA^

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BEATTY _ argast^aafiapE s;

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