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V. KirtT**, B»cr»-tary.

The r. ». I.. I». «. For tome weeks th

Wart bare been leeming with cere and denunciation of the Captains crews of tlie “Life Savin* Stations'’ in Cape Hay county, charging them with Incempatency, bribary, drunkenness, nepotism, neglect of duty, and everything In fact that wonld caet.a stigma or bring into disrepute the men engaged in the service in this county, and when that triumvirate of ins poetore pot In an appearance

cheek ftill of prejudice

with pomposity, went through what they termed an inspection, treating the men in most cates as though they were a set of Russian serfs or Italian brigands, Instead of freeborn American citisens in every way their peers and in many things tlieir superiors, wound op by discharging rbjht out of the seventy-one in the Sei in Cape May, the editor of tbo I sang peans of glory and shouted for joy through the columns of his _ . We propose to Investigate the work "f fhe ‘■Xuspecters," In this county alltt-e and then let the people say - whether the Van should be commend—i fur the course it pursued in maligning the captains end crew 30, Captain Thomas SUtes, re Brat station visited >>rds of Admiralty, 1 • in Here waa a crew secon i the coast, aa eSclsut surfU able-bodied seafaring men,

uainted with the const,

and their dntlee; hot somebody muot in made in feel the weight of the authority vested Id the ••Inepeetors,’' and Aaron'H. Clarke and Francie II. Htitee. two first-class surfkuen, have been in the service six • were singled oot, and discharged, because they were inefficient, incompetents or drunkards, but neglect of duty. The reel

' " t be turned

Station No. 31. Capt. John Stitee; No. M, Capt. Sylvoniua Corson; No. DS.Qapt. J. Milton Townsend, and No. 34, Capt. II. T. Willetts, subjected to inspect ion and InterogaUoo, hut nothing could be found on which to vent their silicon or base s discharge, though No. 34 narrowly ea raped, for not having the lamps in the right place. Station No. 3.1, Captain F. Hand. I was next reached, and here It was ordsined that ay hands most be turned out, because they haT

, Troop, which struck a 1 bar, aa the Captain of the el himself tsstlOea, ij miles from a on a dark night and in ck weather." The crew of No.

Bat doing their duty > mollify tbs -Toi an opportunity to make somebody feel their petty aathority, and Jos. Hairnet and Alex. y McKean, wen selected aa the subjects. ■nwy daring turfinan on the crew and are > any on the, coast, but it is

ants, or that they neglected any duty required of them, bat they happened to be relatives el the Captain. That

ur Saviour w gave bis only. | io£ gran *»„ 'and beloved aon to eullvr and die for indigwalioo. us. Here he snfcred. ben he died it - —-

The bill relative to a reduction of Sheriff's foes, came up in the Senate on its aaeomLreading and alter some discussion was recommitted, with instructions to amend, so as not to apply .to persons now in office. The genera! road bill, on II* second reading in-ftie House dieted considerable discussion on the amendment the eppoinlaunt of by the Hoard of Freeholders. amendment offered by Mr. s. providing that overseen or highways be ducted by the people, was agreed to, the bill was then laid over for Inrther eonlideration. Numerous petitions were presented In each House, remonstrating ngclnst the running qf Sunday trains. A bill was introduced in the Ileuse for the better preservation o) sheep. Section 1 provides that every person ho shall keep or .harbor a dog above ic age of two months shall lie taxed therefore, ami makes it n misdemeanor Section i provides penalty very dog not accounted for *aor by owner. Section 5 the indiscriminate slaughter of all dogs chasing sheep or lambs. Section 8 provides for tlie collection of damages caused to sheep by dogs, making the amount awarded a lien on all the property of the owner of. d<%*,. be collected in the same way at A House bill provides, that tlie ate tax of two mills on each dollar the valuation of the taxable property of the State for tho support of tbo public schools, which is now divided ccording to tbs number ot children in county, shall hereafter be appropriaid to the county In which the money i raised; that is Kascx county shall apportion among tlie ciliee end towns in the county from tho two mill tax, and that said moneys shill not bo given elsewhere. A bill Introduced In the House for the prevention of false swearing off of taxes, provides that no dcductiou of tlie amount of any personal indebtedness shall bo made from tlie valuation of real esiatu for stale, county ami innlcipal taxes, unless the person elalmlng such reduction shall sign a statement in writing under oath of the troth and Jtutice thereof, son guilty of unlawful a swearing shall be guilty ofpeijnry and r'vnUlmbki arrordinglv. Another House hill for the government and regulation of the State Prison, provides that in after tho passage of this act the GovorChief Justice Attorney General shall choose a < patent person to act as supervisor of Stale Prison, who shall hold office three yean at a salary of (3,000 annum. He shall give a bond In ram of (3.1,000. Five State Prison Inspectors shall bs chosen at the Hi |olnt meeting in each year who sliail receive }!l a day for their attendance at stated meetings and for every dey tiy employed In tbdr duties. Tlie selaiy of the heed kee| a't (3,000 per year. Tbo respective duties of nil tlie prison ofiic

forth.

ict fixing the compensatlun 'of public officers of the Stale, provides as follows: The Comptroller is to receive *r, $4,000 aud no fee*; Treasui $4,000 and no fees; Attorne^Geaefal, $1,.1U) and present fees; QuarterAdjutant Generals, eat $1,'J00 and no fees : Private Secratery of tlie Governor, $2,000 am' it Secretary of State, (2,000 fees , Commissioners of the Sinking Fond, each d.000 and ii Superintendent ofPubllc Instruction, $2,000 aud no lees: State rian, $1,000 and nerfeea bill to create a new county portions of Burlington snd Ocean itiea, waa laid before the Senata. bill Introduced into the Honse to regulate Balling in the Delaware Bay, provides that no person shall Osh with Mines within ths seme unless permtsis given by the owners, under penalty of forfeiting $2S0 for eat

FIRE INSURANCE!

IS IT YOU I (fhe Bid that see weatt Ba ta get «fc CMrag s’- Cr. 1

,VARIETY STORE!!

JESSE M'COLLUM

eat of a patent ice-box. of which he as proprietor He said lie had been • "liere I in Bridgeton — ' — * **—*

«t m •u j-i-t -u. h ire-boxee aa he has inspected here. Notwithstanding he bad a let of doenmeats to hack np hi* clalni. our citisens conU not realise that they bad infringed U]»*n ' - — inv nila r patent right, as tliey

m lime fur reflection. Next day

. .... , |offered to compromise il they wnold int for ns all this suffer-1 e,di pay him $30: hut this only made i he cudurrd, our hearts j the parties more indignant and they

d, U. S. Mart

Tveil.-Safem

indigni-

ties cast upon the holy roan by men for shorn he prayed: "fiirgive tlieni Lord, they know not what tliey do. - ’ Here wee the Body taken from tlie

erora, here anointed and laid In the _ „ new tomh of Joseph, the ndi mar nt; par™p referred to, or an iee-t«i Aremethea, when we think of the \ slrocled under it. They, refused to scenes enacted upon sacred pikii, | pay. and the stranger ieft_ to allow

of the agony .and suftringe of Jeans i Christ, and that for ns all tbl* suffer-!

fl'.rwith |dlv sod lore, for him who | refused t,. make soy term, with him. endured all this fvr the rake of a sinful threstre-iugrt. terror, of the world. Here waa Hie teniple rent m • ' • -

twain, iicre tlie ground opened and tbo saints who alept arose. The chnrcb of the holy sepulchre ie composed of three churches, nil under one roof, the Greek, Armenian aud Roman Catholics, all of which are grand mid beautiful. As we go out at (he main entrance of the church we enter *ho "via dolorosa 1 ' (way of sorrow) along which it is said our Saviour carried tlie cross. Your guide will even show you where he fell with the cross, and where ••Simon the Cyprian" took the cross and carried it. . Of the accuracy of tlijs statement we have at any rate the privilege ol doubling. Our next visit Is io the "House of tlie last supper." here it ■was that Christ look tlie bread and brake it saying to his disciples "here it my body, lake and eat 1 ’ and of tho wine, this is my blond, drink jte all of it." Here he lokl one of the disciples that one of them should betray him, and from I are "lie went out to the

Judas placed him in the power i Next we enmo to the house o high priest Calaphas, where our iotir-was taken to be judged, afle betrayal by the traitor disciple; was brought the two raise will who swore against Christ to destroy him; here I’etcr denied bis niaslcr. From thie place was'Christ taken before the governor of Jernralera (Pilate) a church (Arincneau) bn* been built upon the spot where once stood the house of Calaphas and the top of the alter therein is a rough stone. Hid to hnvu been the door of the tomb in which the body of nur Knviour was laid. Our attention is next drawn to the place of “Exce Homo," where our Saviour was taken to be tried by Ponte us Pilate. Here we stand upon the ■|iot where our Savious was derided. Here Piiale pleaded for his life, but tlie people would not hear. Here took Pilate water ami washed his hands liefore tlie people saying; “lam Innocent of the blood of this just man, see ye to it." Here was Jesus imprisoned, mid from here carried the cross until it was taken irom Him by hi moo. Next we see “Dovlds Tomb," ths tomb of the greatest of Kings) No ouo is allowed it except by permission from thoritin, no wo ilid not get a sight of

the interior of it.

(TO BE COKTtKtTKI>. | A Htartlina Fipoanv The report of tile Houm Ck on expenditures ill the meat, on last Thursday, startled the whole country, and exposed the fact that Gen. W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War. had been milking the most glaring abuse of his 1 official poaitiou. The cl larges against him, were made in the House, and • measures were at once taken to imiwach ths guilty Secretary. Before the articles of im-

This cool ice-box fellow, is the sanii individual that boxed 840 out of a Bru in Ibis city, and tried tlie boxing gaun on several etilers, but it wouldn' lost rear there was one reformer it the Legislature, Patterson, .tlie notori hind the prison bars of Mnnmnull County Jail. This pure and teomior

appear In the role of reformer*, wliengiren out. or apy uiutiey appropriated and expended, that does not go eilhei directly or indirectly into tlie pockets of themselves or their friends. Such

reform is sham and a fraud.

“Last spring, -our county Board ol

This paragraph from our local cotemporary ol last week, is a sample of how well lie is posted. I-ast year both Upper Township, as tliey wonld u doublcdly have been this year, h not Mr. Williams, accorded to t wishes of his friends and accepted l ^ for Mr. Williams, that lie wa, o of the moat efficient and useful met hers of the Board, and his fellow me

lira Magrath labors under tl singular delusion Hist we are interas e<l In his "war record." Now he w; never more mistaken In his life, e ccpt It was when ho undertook thrash the Board of Freeholders ju

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Wed

lap of a finger, whethei et," wns at the front," oi ict it wasnt ImtcliGnpur dun. We ire not defending thie it ie not of the 1

therefore

it up ar

“that

If tlie gentleman thinks

is entitled to a hrotuie statute, oi leather medal, for carving "tliat mi kot," he must limit up. tho evidence

composition for the c The other music in the numuer oi * Girl with the Calico Drtas, 1 ' (voc and “Little Rogue Polka," makl fifteen pages in all of choice music, what would cost. If pu relit ted In a

11 be formed, with leaatbaoscventyichildm between the acra of fire end eighteen years, without the con it of the superintendent of poblir itractien passed the House by s

ligned his office, hut the proceedings will be continued us though

he tiad not resigned.

At a Cabinet meeting heh day, the I’realdent directed uey General to take" Immediate steps to proceed with criminal chsrg against General Belknap and Messr Marsh and Tomlinson and all othe shown by any evidence that sliail ham had-pari in tha painful transactions Unit were t!

subject of attention.

” Belknap, as Secretary of Ws the reputation of being a fa member of the Cabinet, b by no means, brilliant In the.councl of tlie administration. His service creditable but not di tinguished. Alter Hie war be spoi months io Washington in pur>f occupation, and finally Deeded in obtaining the post of o of internal revenue, by appolntit from President Johnson. His km elevation from thin obscure lieu to that of constitutional

r to the President

I story. "A ootinued

acripUon of the f.'i Flower of the Son Hi.'' .... tjlrilli’iw’TntereM™ The remaining iiorvariclyT^hsuritition (1.10 per year, imstage prepaid: W. W. Whitney, pohllaber, Toledo, O.

visitors, from the city of Brotherly Love. Thos. E. 'Harkins. Esn.. rind wit,-; sod Geo. W Jacoby ami wife. It alwavs makes us Hunk of aum-

I. Aaron Garrotson is not l — ; for the office of Alderman, of Cape May City, at tho ensuing city

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At we neared Jerusalem we passed tsny fine plantations of olivsti snd fig trees, oranges, grapes, lemons, and " r fruits, and many women going early market with basket,, of fruit

You Can Save Enough

iENOS R. WILLIAMS , I H3 It— n wo—re o. his XKW KTUKK | |X». 41 H WintlON STREET, |

imMMdM' | p ' T °5 rs ’

Stationery, Fancy Goods N 0 T a 0 M s

CAFE MAY CITY, N. 3. Merchants of tfevraik,

NEW JERSEY,

ASSETT8 NEARLY $1,000,000. DWELLINGS, STORES AND

fertilizers. Soluble Marine Gnano,

i OAUBANTEED.

PELICAN GUANO,

HOTELS.!'

Insured at low rates.

G' S AS " S Xu Ail FlTTlNG j JESSE M’COLLUM. ^

i Terre Cotta Ware.

New dothiiig 1 Store, sms

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

tarueasnres taken for Cn.lom Shirt*, made in Pl.nJlelpl.i*. T. 11. AVII *I.1.VM!^<>>,

Miscellaneous Mvertificments. BARGAINS! BARGAINS!!

BENEZET It BBS’S,

The goods must be sold to make room for the Centennial.

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

Come and SeeforYourself A>I> IF vor IkO.VT KAY IT IK KO WF. WII.1. MAKE YOI 1 A Handsome Present,

—AT THE—

]yjXIaX.-VX3LX*E MUTUAL MARINE

FIRE INSUR1NCE C0„t

J-HP ■ Throe, Five or Ten i'ean. j

Vessels l argo s and Freights,

W. E. RAYMOND, Cowur House AND TrcRAitoe,N. J 1 .,

Q.RAND EXPOSITION CHEAPEST CASH STORE

ASSETS, JANUARY 1st, 18'6, ! .iV'pI'tTCtthl. llmH'l'n'irl'ntvlfj #l,377’.tt8C».33. ;

"Sea.

S PROMPTLY ADJUSTED 1 l^!d'ehra"” l rSS. Wl """° , "' r * r '* D ‘ , ‘ < ”^ AND PAID. **-NO TRUST.-ks

S. BTRATTON.

NELSON T. ELDREDOE.

.j^auaats von cars aav c»CKTV! j J.’AMILY STORE,

ALL CAPE MAY

... --- •" THE REST Qp MANK | ND

COMK AKI» JOIN

THE PHILADELPHIA MUTUAL I

m mutual | Cordially Invited to Visit

Beneficial Association.

IHt-ADELPlflA.

1ST El"W STOPLEI,

2 Ktre-et. Comer of Broadway * York* Avenue

And examine the stock of

a ito<-i :it i i:"i. Dry and Taney Booas.

Tliree Stores, Cape May Court House, Cape May City & Dennisville.

.io11 :\ Lt. i>,v v i.rv, Practical TinRoofer MANUFACTURER OF TIN-WARE, AND DEALER IN Stoves of the Latest and Best Styles, And wc invite the people of Cape May City end County to give us a call ami exam Inc our stock and our work, at our TIN AND STOVE DEPOT. No. 57.Washington Street, next door to Johnson's Shoe Store. ey-TlN ROOFlNG^AND SPOUTING A SPECIALTY. JOHN B. DAVIS.

Manulhcturcr of every il'Xlipllr.,' MARBLE WORK MONUMENTS. Tombstones, Tablets, &c. TOHIWTllXKM CLEANED AND KK-SET.

HARNESS U

THE CELEBRATED. Vacuum Oil Blacking U SOLD BT SIMPSON RICE, MAK8I0K STREET. CAPE MAY CITY, N. J.

yy^ORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED THE THISTLE EDITION WAVERLY NOVELS

. Clothing. y^T U °- PATTERSON. DRAPER and TAHOR, cape"MaVoOcITt HOUSE.

ASSORTMENT *f BROADCLOTU. CASS! MERCS. ■ VESTINGS. sad TRIMMINGS.

k FIT WARRANTED.

Era. Cultlag ivpt *b**ply te ci4*r. April -8 It It W " °‘ PiTTEBS0N ' POWELL’S OEMS' FURNISHING STORE REMOVED TO

CLOTBINO rarllralar oltenUon paklloUir cutUnaanC InUn ofOanlielnen'* Good*. CniLDBENW CLOTH EH latamtStaaletoOnler. A parfhet f

JONES’ COKPOUND BED HPBUIG,

OFFICE 1 AND FACTORY. 228 South Second Street, PHILADELPHIA. PA. Ih Century which add hspptne** snd iDRPRINOH."

INTO THUS T. ja5-3m D. F. CROWELL.

JV1”

3ST. O. rfRICSE,

DRY GOODS* NOTIONS Woopd and Willow Ware^OIss* and Qn«*n*

Cut. *0111 and ready lor o**. (Mkandpln* or^bur trot renatO.^froni IOeantavwwQhy>.--

wsaa. ». c. unaanua. ‘STILL AT IT." WARE & ELDREOGE CONTHACTORS A UPILDER*. CAPB MAT CITY ». J. COMPOSITION ROOFING on hand and For Sale. Roofs pot on In ths best manner.

BEATTYiSiS! GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRIGHT.

HHAB.m P. WHITE,

CLOCKS, WATCHES, JEWELRY AND; SILVERWARE Is. U Wsiblsf tea lusst, Ceps Key City