The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-20
.EWS OF CONNECTICUT.
HAPPENING IN V.1-
 RIoUS PARTS OF THE STATE.

KY ihyerS stili III Dufhhce Nhe~Other l RNews of Interest.
 Niddletown, Nov. 19,--The $5,OOO slan- Rr suit brought by James N. Tbballs 1 galnst Rev. J, w. Moulton, both of Middle Haddam. was amicab,y settled
 te this afternoon, the clergyman mat- lg satisfactory retractlons over his Swn signature. & The trial of the case was resumed at $ o'clock this afternoon with the Rev.
 IF. Moulton on the witness stand. He estitied about an hour and a half, When Judge Thayer, who was presid- Eag, expressed a wish that the case 8night be amicably settled. A recess Eas at once taken and the plaintiff and
 defendant, together with their counsel, Adjourned to private room. Late this kfternoon they returned to court. 4udge D. J. Donahue, counsel for Tib- 4alls, announced that the parties had sseached an agreement and, inasmuch as &Ir. Moulton had written letter mak- ng retractions, the plaintiff wished to
 
 ian unity by withdrawing their case. slx-Congressman Washington F. Will
 ox, counsel for the defendant clergy Snan, stated that their side acquiesced. Fir. Moulton's letter was then submit Aed. It reads:
 x T have never said nor intended to 1onvey to James N. Tibballs that I be- sieWed he had embedded money, and z regret that I represented to him or snyone else anything that had been Naid to me implying anything of the Christian unity may be perpetuated in 3he church and all discord be quelled End ended. (SigneO
 JAMES w. MOULTON." & Judge Thayer dismissed the jury af- Ter it had been agreed that the contend Eng parties should divide equally the &osts of the trial.
 NOT A SERIOUS STRIKE. # Ansonia, Nov. 19.-Tlle strike in the 6vire drawing department of the An #onia Brass and Copper company does 8pot prove to be a serious affair There IS no change in the condition of things, Ehe thirty-fve strikers still being out. 8At the office of the company late this Afternoon it was announced that c. SC. Hale, the new foreman, whom the 8strikers contend against, will continue sto occupy his position. There are still 8bver 150 men at work in that depart Anent and the absence Of the handful of astrikers does not materially affect the Operations of the mill. Neither the Company nor the men show any signs sbf giving in.
 SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DANES NEW HAVEN LADIES. N Hartford, Nov. 19.-The annual meet Rng of the Connecticut Society of Col $onial Danes was held tat Hosmer hall sEo-day. The meeting was attended by lSsa large number of ladies from different Sbarts of the state. The principal busi- hess was the election of officers, which Resulted as follows: President, Mrs. Elizabeth Colt of Hartford; first vice eoresident, Mrs. A. w. Hernance of New Haven; second vice president, Mrs. HC. D. Warner of Hartford; record Eng secretary, Mrs. George Watson Beach of Hartford; registrar, Miss Mary sKingsbury Talcott of Hartford; man. Hagers for three years, Mrs. Franklin B. Dexter of New Haven, Miss Mary aKingsbury Talcott of Hartford, Mrs. AW. w. Farnam of New Haven, Mrs. HHE. H. Perkins of Hartford and Miss Martha Day Porter of New Haven. SDeputies to the national convention of Ahe Society of Colonial Danes are: Mrs. Elizabeth Colt of Hartford, Mrs. SFranklin B. Dexter of New Haven, HaMrs. Godfrey Dunscombe of New Ha- Aven. Mrs. Morgan G. Bull1eley of Hart ford and Mrs w. w. Farnam of New ssHaven.
 Committee on entertainment, Mrs. Charles Dudley Warmer, Miss E. J. aHamersly, Mrs. John c. Day of Hart Aford, Mrs. Henry l.. Hotchkiss, Miss JRebekah Beach and Miss Mary E. In- Agersoll of New Haven, Mrs Franklin AB, Glazier of Glastonbury, Miss Eliza abeth Griswold, Blackhall, Old Lyme, land Miss Florence T. Gay of Farming ston. The offices of historian and cor responding secretary were not filled.
 After the adjournment the delegates srepaired to the residence of Mrs. J. J. Goodwin, where Ia reception and lunch followed. Mrs. Allen P. Johnson read "a paper on the House of Hope, or the Dutch Settlement of Hartford" Resolutions were passed upon the death of Miss Susan Darlington Clark of Middletown. Resolutions of thanks were also passed to the contributors to the loan exhibition at Atlanta Miss Clarks death was the only death of the members during the year.
 NATCHAUG SILK COMPANY.
 Willimantic, Nov. 19.-No notice has yet been given of the sale of the prop erty of the Natchaug Silk company, and it is thought that the sale will not occur before next month at the ear- Hest. John Zimmerman. an expert book keeper of Philadelphia, has been at work on the books of the concern for about two weeks and he has at least two weeks more of work. After he has made his report, detailing the exact condition of the company's affairs, the sale will be advertised
 STILL IN DURANCE VILE.
 Willimantic, Nov. 19.-State Attorney Hunter said to-day that it is improba- ble that further steps will be taken to secure the release from the Brooklyn Jail of Arthur Smith and Lillian Ham, ilton, the ''Black Crook players. So far as is known the unfortunate couple baTya no money with which to em DloV