Smyrna times., 1882-02-08

Commodore Shock, of Washington, has
begun handsome cottage on Surf avenue
Rehoboth.
GOwING Down IN THE SToRM.-The
wind blew at the rate of 70 miles an hour
at the Breakwater and the vessels dragged
their anchors, and, if the storm had con-
tinued an hour longer, every one of them
would have been on the beach.
The only serious disaster was to the
three masted schooner Mary c. ArnOId,
Captain Bugbec, of Barnegat, n. j., with
7l3 tons of anthracite coal from Baltimore
to New Haven. She is but years old,
worth $4,000, and was considered stanch
vessel. She camc into the harbor, anchor
( cd back of the ice breaker and prepared
| to ride the storm. At o'clock the waves
began to wash her decks and an hour later
one of the hatch covers was washed OFT.
The pumps weae started Immediately and
three times the hatch was refastened and
torn up again and the vessel filled rapidly.
At midnight she began to settle.
The boat was lowered and Bugbee told
his men they could take it, but he would
stay by the vessel till she went down.
Three seamen took the opportunity and
the bare chance of reaching the shore, and
the captain, mate, steward and one seaman
climbed into the rigging. At midnight
the vessel sank, and for six hours, soaking
wet, they remained there. At daylight
the pilot boats BayGrd and Knight came to
their relief and took them of. The three
men who took the boat reached the shore
safely. Captain Bugbee and those who
= remained with him i'll the rigging are
badly frost bitten, but are being we'll cared
= for. The left for New York Tuesday
Captain Bugbee said it was the worst
fI,N A fln1 tif
g coast.
v LADIES IN COURT.-The trial of the
Delaware City church case, (vestry VS.. the
: rector in the refining effects it has on the
Court and attendants by the presence o
ladies, points an argument for the female
h suffragists The Wilmington Star thu
describes the change in the court: "Th
trial of the Delaware City church now il
Il progress before the Superior Court, i'll thi
n city, is attended by number of lady wit
nesses and it was amusing to watch tn
effect of so many of the fair sex in tn
u Court room. The lawyers were Unusuall,
{ polite, and exceedingly gracious in manne
D while questioning the witnesses, and tn
latter. while giving testimony, were pei
- mitted to sit upon chair within the ba
II instead of mounting the witness stanC
The Prothonotary fairly exceeded hi
usual Chesterficldian grace in administer
re ing the oaths or affirmatiOns, and the NAL
* portion of the audience gazed upon hil
m enviousy as he enjoyed this unusual priv
lcge of his office. All the county oficia
stole every spare minute from their Ofiict
IL to spend in the court room, while tn
ed Young bachelor lawyers, who had not a
s, iota of personal interest in the case, wei
assiduous in their attendance, and in the
l., efforts to impress the fair daughters
III Delaware City with full idea of the
II n manly beauty and legal Importance. Eve
d. the bailiffs slicked their hair in an exit
stvle and wore their Sunday clothes
ne honor of their visitors, The Court, eve
ts was affected by the usual innovation, al
M presided with more than their usual IL
banity and dignified bearing.
The ladies were refined, intelligent, an
a nice-looking, some decidedly handsOm
ly They represented the elite of Delawa
lg City society, and some of the leadiI
m families of the country. Each lady, wht
called, was politely escorted to the clerk
), desk, and altogether their examinatit
lie was attended by more courtesy and poll
es- attention than was ever before seen at
ey session of the New Castle County Court