Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-09-17

EHs cIoaa os TEE MISREPRESENTATION o. TEE
NEW n1AcR pnlvn-SneE8MDEa ec2n1s At I'm
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fcorrsspoodsacs Of the CommsrcsaLl
MoMAKms ATLANTIC Horn.
Caps Nay, Sept 10.
Our loog wishsa for beach drive 10 actually
undsr construction. Men Ars driving The Filings
10 form tho ~ wall, and caxts are Alling In the
sand which will 10 topdrsssed with grave, smooth
and level. They have commsuosd in front Of
the Columbia House, aud rsschsd Decatur sessst
which they ars filling mp and grading until y
will BE- even with tho top Of the drive. They will
be In front Of the Atlantic Hotel In . day or 70,
~ they are driving the work with energy. The
Commissioner ordsred Il and the City pays the
sxpenes. Cost 70 be about 10000 4 will
A wreck occurred here last Friday. The
schooner Free Mason, Of Indian River, Del,
bound to Little Egg Hszbor With cargo Of corn
tried to run into Gold Spring Inlet to escape the
gale blowing, but struck OF. the bar, bilged, and
will 40 to pieces . total loss. The cargo will be
partially saved In a wet condition, but much Of
1t Is strewn along shore, clear up the bay, six
mileA distant, Capt. Hildreth and his wrecking
crew are saving masts, sails, rigging anchors,
&c. The crew escaped in their boat. Visitors
from there to-day say the sea is breaking over
the hull violently and quantity Of corn Is saw
cd OIL the beach.
The honesty Of Jerseymen, or want Of II,
A party Of guests from the Atlantic were fishing
this summer in the sound for Bheepshead and
had no luck but bad luck. Returning home
they passed the boats Of an old Cape May man,
born and bred hero, who fishes every summer
| for the hotels, contracting to deliver TO the
pulled in fine shsepshead "a they were abreast
Of him, and they tried to buy II, offering him q
fair price, but he declined. They were eager to
obtain 1t to send to = friend'And offered ~ high
"a two and hslf dollars for the Ash, but all was
finally declined and they were informed money
could not buy it away from his employer. A
similar instance On smaller scale, occurred to
another visitor. Such staunch integrity Ia com
mon here-so is the reverse.
Our summer police force has disbande1.
An Agricultural Fair commences nj 6eAvnlt
Sept. 18th, snd Cape May Court House first Of
October.
A camp meeting is now held thsre in the Fail
Grounds. AL the NJ. E. churches in the county
except Cape Islands, closed on Sunday 10 allow
the pastors to visit camp meeting.
sheepahead fish are gradually disappearing
A few are still caught but the supply Y not
plentiful. They roappear about the middle o.
June. Other fish abound. Mud-hen shooting
was in vogue two weeks ago; high tides enablet
gunners then to seek them- over the flood
ed marshes. They are Of fine flavor but require
little skill to shoot. September weather ant
bathing arc truly delightful, but there are few
here to enjoy it. About two hundred bath,
daily and the water 10 warm and surf splendid
The Atlantic House has over thirty guests now
and ia open all the year. The other houses an
closed, except three. The fast trains Withdrew
to-day. The fast P. M. train runs down Sat
urday next and up on Monday st IN A. NJ, 9,
extra train. Regular trains will still leave Phil
Adelphia At g. 10 A. M, and 8. IL r. H., and Cape
May 1t $40 A. NJ, and Ito p. NJ. daily, Sunda,
| excepted.
The Episcopal church closes after next Sun
day. Right Rev. Bishop Odenheimer presche,
the last sermon Of the season. Right. Rev
Bishop Lee Of Delaware conducted the service
here, August 9th, sojonrning at the Atlantic Ho
tel during his visit, which WAS for several days
| JOHN McMAKIS.