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STRANDED AT SEABRIGlIT.
THE GREAT STEfuSHrP L'AMERIQUE
MOJED BY TIE STORM.
The Sen Sweeping over her Decks, and Thun-
dering on the Roof OF the Cottarcs-Bcr
Ruddcr and Ruddcr Post Carried Away.

LoNd BRANCH, N j., Feb. 25.-The effects
OF tho heavy gallo here have been TO undo all
that was done 10 move tho America. and every
thing will have to bo done over again. Had IL
not been for tho storm. Capt Merritt says he
would have had tho steamer in New York by
this timc. Had the gale continued. she would
have boon In imm ncnt danger of breaking up
Though badly pounded by the sea, she has
taken In but little water below. and has sus-
tained no damage except carrying away her
ruddcr md rudder post Capt. Merritt and Mr..
Wardcll say that IN twenty-five years expert
cnce they have not socn faster wind or heavier
sea. At its height it blew sevcnty-eight to
eighty miles an hour. Tho sea at dawn ycstcr-
day made n clean break over the ship. pouring
down tho chimucys and rendering it impossi-
hle 10 keep up steam. Tho spray after striking
flew hundreds of feet. and Numbered on tho
roofs Of tho cottages. The ship was flooded
with the tons Of water that poured over the
docks bu. steam Is now up. and she Is rapidly
drying below
At hali-past six this morning the coast wrcrk-
ing steamer Belief hove la sight. and the sea
going down little the crow wont aboard again.
At nine clock Mr.. De Bebian. Mr.. Daymard,
tho companys engineer. and Capt Merritt
went down and work was NJ once resumed. Tho
The America WIS about 32j feet TO the south
ward OF where she lay before the gnlc. and was
about ntS lcct further i'm shore. She appears
10 ho higher UP. but rcAiy IS not any moro 50
than before. athOugh1 had list to starboard
makes her show about two feet Of her bilgc She
lny- almost hroudside ON her storm, being lew
feet more of shore than her bow. A. low tide
this morn ng she was almost high and dry, Just
a little surf cutting ulpns her port side, though
on Ia" Hturboard side tho sea thumped steadily.
occasionally Mcitins the decks. AT about tn
O'Clock Capt. Merritt gave the order to light up
o. lff moi
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the hlll providing for proceedings, in quo
warranto before 4 Circuit Court. This hll
sghy rsS ncrcase ssc "1s2 nov Gon pary yw Gr Bsras
from the other side. Tho real qu' stion com -
on the possibilities in the Senate. IL is seriously
rumorrd that senator Conkling fuvots the quo
warranto measure. ns IT will require "a full in
y,-;igHtiOn of the alleged frauds also, that Ben
Buiirr Is working vigorously Tor IT, some icw
on the inside are Of opinion that The cnrp't-bag
element in the Senate could be easily won over
10 the now election plan. and would prefer IL 10
thc other as choic. between ne iNo VIZ pr
cause quo warrauto would ou-t liaycs netprc
any court that would reach the iatS. white un
der the new election they could take chances on
A conspicnous Kentucky Senator said this
evening that hc believed that the lgtl"r new
eso1 ~ eogd nasI ,bai tbnf rgrnrs Smr sspr nourn.
In from ull parts of the country nre OF one tenor
in urging Congress to pass some law for new
election and these instructions are now tab ing
the pla'r of nhnustcrinE drmuhVs' Iho follow
ing was received to-day. dated saturday. by Con-
grrssmcn Caulhcld, Harrison. AMI lcmoync,
reprcscntng tho Chicago district. and Is a
sample of those received Ivy many others. The
rrssolutions WTcre passed at meeting Of the
consisting Of 100 members:
Ul0or The Electoral Commission has dseproint,d
The lust eNleeatons of me country ~ hains ler-i.t
evidence In rcgaid in tho frauds por tatci In Florida
so s iS,@' Of e sa m ns a,ihosh ishh e" he Sn Sion FAD m
power under ne law and wa, bound by ttc practice nnd
Cun!rcss to the nuulncss and validity o the electoral
n1.s,, Tho Electoral Commission. ha,ins authority
tohcar me evidence anl dccic has presumed to decide
K,,'roL rhatth, finding, of the said Electoral Com
m"i Irnn the ,r,th sni tct. sni are not cnut d
the approval ad uc moral support OF tAc American
h'te' That the lrausrrauon ofany man as President
bat miu'rl vih naui ,ni b.ioasd wiil oum, would
mt,f te .u.h OF s'c.c... over win .haue 1ui h ,h
d.. ra,'ns u1e coinirv in ,nc ~. 81 ilc World. ani
.I a. ll d 81
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GRANrs CHrClGo posrrisTER
Resigning Amer II Had been Ascertained
thnt he wns Dcriultcr.

WASHINGTON, Feb. j.-postmastcr-Gon
cral Tyner. in an interview this evening, said
that he did not know much about Postmaster
McArthur's resignation beyond his first report
from Special Agent Stewart. Last night Stow
art tclcgraphcd Mr.. Tyner that Macarthur OF
Chicago had resigned and had gone into volun-
tnry bankruptcy. The samo despatch also said
that he was n dcfaultcr to an amount not yet as
ccrtainel Stewart asked for instructions. This
despatch was not received until after the close
Of the Department. and Mr. Tyncr was unable
u get Mt once tho information here that he de-
sired In order TO send special directions to
Stewart. He has directed him to-day to ascer-
tain the amount OF the defalcaton and the fund
from which money Is taken. Stewart has also
been directed to tako charge Of the office until
successor to McArthur is appointed. Mr. Tynor
says that the bond clerk Of his Department s
out of the city to-day. and ho docs not know who
are McArtllur's securities. IIo also says that
this news Of McArthurs dcfalcation is a sur
rrsn To him. lie had no suspicion of the bad
workings in the office. bad made no special
directions to have the oill'e watched and his
first intimation Of anything wrong was Stow
arts despatch OF yesterday, NJ Arthur was n
personal appointce OF Grants ut the beginning
oi tle l9iters administration. The President is
sltd tp I've worry much surprised ut this exposure
81 MrArthur. Shi'ngo in.mncrS OF ne .n,ls
thurs ignotion until informed this evening
No surprise WIS expressed. MeArhur they ro-
garded as ring man who was in the Custom
House job. and was regarded un0ng lOcal pOli-
tieians as man anxious to turn nmblo
penny.
CHtcAGo Fob 2j.-Snccinl Agent stunrt Of
thr Post one Department. who has boon in
this city for several days. looking into tho ac-
ornl TINT Cen. NJ Arthur, The T. -tmaeter is u
doldultcr 10 the amount OF i3S 900. TN. fact was
~ eriained yesterday when Gen., NeArhur
trlogrtphpl his roe .iiatiDn to the P0-tma4tnr-
General AT Washington and then went into vol
uutary bankruptcy. II Is believed his hondsmcn
take charge Of The office Iuntil MeArtIurs sue
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LIFE In THE METROPOLIS.
D4SHKs HERE IND THERE BY TN
SUNS REPORTERS.
LIE Insurance Defended by Tonnage -JoscpA
the Organizer OF the First Insurance Corn
pnny Two Thousand Years before Chrisou

Talmagc preached yesterday on life insur-
Among the hstere-s President winston Of the
Mutual Hyde Of the Equitable. n.l Corwn Of the Mers.
rolan. The preacher avcrred that Joseph, In Bgype
two thousand years before Christ by the approval q
Pharaoh and divine sanction, organized tho rst nsurs
ance company The farmers paid one.nnh Of their 10
come premiums. and this great Egyptian Life Insuf.
ance Company had millions of assets lie sad at the
present day great agitation exists against these nstu-
ons because Of the charges of embczzlemen and frsu1
brought against them. But wish to protest against sueh
Wholesale denunciaton They have paid In 70
beren families s27OpOc. and In fve years s30oooOOm
They have actually paid out in dividends aud death
claims than they have received IN premiums They have
paid s7OOOO in taxes In Government and the country
Is largely Indebted to them. To raise panic against e
insurance companies because Of tho gross mismanags
mont Of three or four. Is scnsclcss blowing up .
steamer mid Atlantic In order TO DESTROY few hnrnacies
The bottom Of the slip Many you SPEND more money
IN wine and cigars IN year than would pay for pre-
mlum for competency to your family aftcr death
you gcct 10 practise economy, In order to such
allcs ing you than Tom Paine. You say that
you believe that God will take your children wheu
you gone So l. But it will be by public charity
aud in The poorhouc. Iwould rather have God provide
for my family in n private homc after am dead by my
foresight ant coiluga Affection than trust to any othes
holp" Ialmasc has 5000 insurance on hh
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Good for Another Term.

Herman Frost. a German music teacher n
Thitvourih succt. near Second avenue, entered tho
H4 Thousand House at Thirty fourth street and Third
avenue, early yesterday MORNING and while paying for
glass ol beer di played foll OF notes. when he weu
out several Young Mon in the harroom followed him
two n Ol .m knn keu hm down aui robbed him OF 500
The it ndcr ami TWO IA. irituis heard frOsts crieA
hnt when they ran out Ia holp him. they drives
ltgt ami i"lr .nu, were hrct nt ticin. ROundsinsu
Kelley h0pit the firing and arrested James, ALA
Slrth' Reilly WHO Nf> running ia Ih,ri, third stIcee
Es has lurt served term IN state prison iOrclbly
rulaiig judge DAILY niece the street
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italian Convert. to Epi-copaiianism.

Bishop Potter confirmed nfty-eight Italians 10
the Episcopal church OF ST. Ambrose yesterday In the
progress OF the rite he two little girls OF ve and
six years, who were kuccug at the chancel rail He
turned a. o Rev Cotanunc sauder the rector and in
quircd Doc desired that children young should cntei
the church. Mr. staudcr replied that If they be
came members they would, he thought, remain In the
church lu maturcr years. The Bishop then concluded
tc ceremony and the chill lrcu laughing back "a
their mother. The cungrcl alton l. large. and hM
been gathered in the past three years by Mr.
stauicr, who visits Italian families in tenement
hun-es Tho CHURCH is H Prince amt Thompson streets
ami B. u'cd unul hai past o'clock on sundays by an
American cuulirstt0n The Italian service |, then 10
gins M sta.ter says that there are liDO Italians IL
Nm. INV
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Politicians to step Down and Out.

The terms Of Office Of several prominent Fed.
cral officials in this citj expire ncNtmonth and fcrcs
nght Tor the places is brewing the Custom Ious
politicians II Is expected that the surveyor and tho
Postmaster are tho officials who will BE- rcapponted. A
There /. great deal Of PATRONAGE connected with thu
ghcr office. to become vacant, The contest for then
tlitIfDs 10 create many di-rn-iun- In the local pnru
r.u. aud NOT trkct to break The party into two fao
tons Ih' iluf u rna kNCnuc district. o this city hy
t1 h rnI-N lf f INU under Collector Instead
o four 90 pr ,ni and the expense are to be greauI
reduced N lle dN . Uf DVrk~, do luuD-. glugCrs, am
,inr,escpcis Ina tie Custom House there 1. to he
l4iuI revolution among the employees The termi
uf Ntt-inu Harlow and Collector Ftt Gland OF Brooklyn
Nll NJ MAIcA. Kulh oAmlIlAlns Tor ruAnnOntnent
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DEApwooD, D.T, Feb 2j.-Last evening, near
Crook city. Indians attacked and captured Dick punns
and onca a ENanss cattle trains, and killed two men,
named NcGnnigle and Riey pLl severely wounded an
othcr nsn,d jones' Tic hreo men were connected With
tlV Trains
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HoNlr. Teh. 2G.-tllthc preliminary arrange
mrus rcsuGtn- ulc ,rn.. 'lig, of tuuir, 0onra,es
have O., % .ri aNi 1000 rrii.v were submitted fo ih'
f1F tlNI u. Hf Il II. ln.. Nrn. 'l' H f' Dnn-
rNl'r, lu' rrr'' W dA ti. ',l uNm.s leHunIed itt.
t4uNt il tIt futlh n ii. Cardinals,
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Crane 3 Co.'S salllcry hardware fn tory 10
NJ, INue -lr.i AtNnrh. was hIrlcd uu turduN nght
l'~' $500. covered by insurance. The private watch
man - i.irt-t
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JorIING> fnorr rowM

c1l.r. fr sh and brisk northwest winds. ar
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Mnlthy's oystore relosl. and on-tlo than any
i0od IA lalsVL A1N iolh ue.e,, II ll4!Iisyn sL-.ig.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

VINO Is MARRIED? ?-Apropos to the fact
that some of the New York papers are adj
vertising married engagements in their
marriage, birth and death columns, a cor
respondent insists that the usual form of
marriage advertisements is egregriously
erroneous. "Mr. Jones to Miss Smith,"
and Mr.. Jones and Miss Smith," are not
correct statements, because the woman is
married to the man, loses her name, takes
his, and her identity is entirely merged in
him. The proper announcement, there
fore, is " Miss Smith to Mr.. JONES'" But
this theory that Miss Smith is married and
Jones is not will not loom up gracefully to
that noble army of Joneses who have daily
and striking consciousness of being "vcry
much married.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

PLUcK.-An independent little Cana
dian schoolmarm snubbed one of her big
scholars who tried to make love to her, and
because he retaliated by disturbing the
school she gave him a sound Aogging. His
parents sued her and recovered $3.50
damages. The next day the girl opened
the school by saying: 81 have whipped a
BOBBY soundly which pleasure cost only
$3.50. Now if any others of my scholars
are inclined to initiate him, they will have
the kindness to step forward, receive the
money and the fogging, and then we will
go on with our studies. l am here to
instruct you, not to be courted." She re-
tains the school and is the most popular
girl in town.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

Frequency OF SUIcIDEs.-The number of
suicides in the United States during the
present year IS said to be unprecedented in
this country. France and Germany, where
infdelity has been more prevalent than in
almost any other countries, seem about to
yield their unenviable distinction in this
respect to the United States. One of the
leading causes is thought to be the hard
times, and, it is remarked, "fathers of
families who have been out of work during
the whole winter, and who have managed
to support themselves and their households
on the little savings of years in the hope Of
obtaining employment in the spring, find
their hopes blighted, and in a moment of
despair seek relief from the cares of the
world in DEATH"
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13
VOLUME XXIH.---NO. 3.
" THE WATER MILL"

Listen to the water mill
All thelivelOng day
How the clicking of the wheel
Wears the hours away.
Languidly the autumn wind
Stirs the greenwood leaves;
From the field the reapcrs sing,
Binding up the sheaves;
And memory DER my mind
As spell is cast;
The mill will never grind
With the water that is past.
Summer winds revive no more
Leaves strewn over earth and main,
And the sickle ne'er can reap
The gathered grain again;
And the ripping stream flows on,
Tranquil, deep. and still
Never gliding back again
To the water mill.
Truly speaks the prOverb old,
With the meaning vast:
The mill will never grind
With the water that is past
Take the lesson to yourself,
Loving heart and true;
Golden years are feeting by;
Youth is passing, too.
Strive to make the most of life,
Lose no happy day;
Time will never bring you back
Chances swept away.
Leave no tender word unsaid,
Love while love shall last
The mill will never grind
With the water that is past
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

The GULF STREAM-The great "river in
the ocean," known as the Gulf Stream.
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Azores. is
three thousand miles in length, and its
greatest breadth is one hundred and
twenty. AT the first its speed is four miles
an hour; but this gradually declines as it
becomes more diffused. Off the State of
Florida its temperature is eighty-three de-
grees, or nine degrees above the surround
ing waters; and off Newfoundland, in
winter, it is twenty-five to thirty degrees
warmer than the neighboring seas-thus
causing the dense fog of that region. 1t is
great dispenser of heat and moisture in
its course. To its Influence are owing the
verdure of the " Emerald Isle," and the
mildness of the climate of Western Europe
compared with countries elsewhere of cor
responding latitute. 1t arrests the chilling
arctic icebergs, which melt away i'm its
tepid waters. 1t is of dark indigo blue and
its current is deep and narrow; and the.
line of demarcation between il and the ad.
Jacent waters is so marked that vessel
may be seen floating one-half in the Gulf
Stream and the other in the common
waters of the sea; and two buckets let
down, one at the bow, the other at the
stern, will draw up waters differing in tenn
perature by no less than thirty degrees.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

Postmaster-General Key has found very
simple way to put an end to the intimida-
ton which prevents Louisiana postmasters
from entering their offices. It's not "more
troops" but "fewer post-ofiices." The
postmasters having been appointed, their
installation will be the first thing the de-
partment will insist upon before the objec-
tions made to them are investigated, and if
this is refused the department will shut up
the offices and leave East and West
Felicana so much the worse off People
who insist upon being barbarians can hardly
grumble if the Government takes them at
their word
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

Dr. II. V. Rcdficd, who has been travel
ing throught the South, says: " A physi-
clan in North Alabama, having a large
practice in the rural districts, and of neces-
slty stopping among his patients, tells me
that nineteen out Of twenty Of the meals
he sits down to are of fried meat and hot
bread. Yet dyspepsia does not follow to
the extent one would suppose. He thinks
they escape the disease which such diet
would seem to invite by the outdoor life
they lead. This physician says that dys-
pepsia would be an unknown disease in the
Southern States if it was not for hot bread
and the frying-pan. Army life during the
late war cured more dysyeptics than bullets
killed. | asked this physician why it was
that in the Eastern States, where hot bread
as steady diet is almost unknown, dys-
pepsia was even more prevalent than in
the Southern States. lie said that it was
pie and cake which played the mischief in
that quarter. Pie and cake worked the
same injury to the stomache of the Eastern
people that hot bread and the frying.pan
did for the Southerners. If anything, it
was worse. lie thought he would rather
risk his digestion upon Southern biscuit
than New England pie. The pie was the
greater curse, and annually killed more
people by slowly breaking down their
digestive powers"
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

"What would you do if mamma should
die?" she pathetically asked of her little
three-yearold daughter. "I don't know"
remarked the infant, with downcast eyes
and melancholy face, "thpose should
have to thpank mythelfn
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

The following is said to be a cure for
felons. Take common rich salt, such as is
used for sailing down porl, or beef, dry it
in an oven, then pound it fine and mix it
with spirits of turpentine in equal parts.
Put it on rag and wrap it around the
part affected, and in q hours the feIon is
dead.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

The moment man achieves success
there's always somebody at hand to tell
how poor, how obscure, how I" no account" ;"
he used to be, and to express wonder and
astonishment that he should ever have
amounted to anything" The fact that
he has amounted to something-that he
has proved himself success-seems to
make some Of his acquaintanccs feel that
they have been robbed in manner. and
that by SO much as he had risen above
them in position or influence, by so much
they are dwarfed. Men who have groped
bllndly to find fitting place for tho exer-
else of their talents, find it, and with it
come naturally appreciation, money, in.
fluence, prosperity. Can their good for
tune cause anything but rejoicing in a
magnanimous and noble mind? There are
very few men of note before the public who
have not fought their way up through
poverty, obscurity, disaster, and countless
opposition Of adverse circumstances. In
fact, almost everybody "that is anybody" has
had to fight for his crown, and when he
gets II, should not everybody rejoice with
him? One thing is certain: the man or
woman who is occupied in picking to
pieces the crown lawfully won by a success
ful neighbor, is not likely ever to wear one F;
for the time thus spent is worse than
wasted, and the disposition that can find
pleasure in employment so ignominious
and degrading, can never find those aspira.
tions, labors .and tolls congenial which
brings deserved reputation and honor and
success.-Er
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

There are two things that passeth the
human understanding. One is why
woman always sits down on the floor to put
on her stockings, and another is why she
prefers washbowl to 4 bath tub.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

Frenchman has invented a little
machine which, being wound up once a
month and attached to the tail feather of
a hen, records the number of eggs which
she LAYS.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

There was time in the years gone by
when young man who carried a pencil
over his ear was supposed to know all
worth knowing
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

An Electric Belt for Ladies, which is
said to have tranquilizng effect upon the
nerves, is the last invention. For steady
comfort, however, it is not likely to
supersede the old and popular belt which
is composed Of a coat-slecye with a young
mans arm inside of it.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

There is q growing conviction in the
minds of smokers that avest-pocllet should
be made deep enough to entirely hide a
cigar from the scrutinizing gaze of the man
who never has any.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

Young man, don't change your hanncls
without first consulting your girl. She is
more concerned than any one else can be
in your future health.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

ORIGIN OF THE Flower "FoRGEr- ME.NoT." ."
Mills, in his works on chivalry, mentions
that the beautiful little flower, "Forget-
me-not," was known in England as early
as Edward the Fourth, and in a note gives
the following pretty incident: "Two
lovers were lettering along the margin of a
lake on fine summers evening, when the
maiden discovered some flowers growing on
the bank Of an island at some distance
from the shore. She expressed desire to
possess them, when her knight, in the true
spirit of chivalry, plunged into the water
and swimming to the spot, cropped the
wished-for plant; but his strength was un-
able to fulfill the object of his achievement,
and feeling that he could not regain the
shore, although very near it, he threw the
flowers on the bank, and casting a last
affectionate look on his lady.iove. said.
Forget-me-not,' and was buried in the
water"
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

PUBLIC BATHs.-Last week the authori-
ties of Now York opened to the public six
free baths four Of them in the East river
and two in the North river When all of
these are in working order accommoda-
tions will be offered to 3S,l00 persons every
day, two hundred persons being admitted
to each bath at one time.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

We know of nothing better to remove
warts than the leaves of the common bean.
Crush the leave between the fingers, and
squeeze out the juice upon the warts two or
three times day, until they dry up and
disappear. The cure will generally be
complete in less than week.-Er.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

A sure sign of a wastful wife is her
lighting the candle by sticking it into the
bars, instead of using match or little
paper.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

\ learned English bishop has coined
new word. When lie wishes to describe
any Of his clergy who combine the habits
Of country gentlemen with the Office of
priesthood, instead Of saying that they arc
squircs and parsons combined, he is in the
habit Of Joining the two words in one, and
describing them as 'squaySons."
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

A spiders web with fly in it is the
latest device for wedding rings. This is
only appropriate where the gentleman was
disposed to fly to her side the first time he
spider.
Smyrna times., 1877-06-13

There is pleasure enough in This life to
make us wish to live, and pain enough to
reconcile us to death when we can live no
longer