The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27
NEWS OF CONNECTICUT
EVENTS OF INTEREST IN VARIOUS
 PARTS OF THE STATE.

A Tribute to Professor BartIett-Hartford' Jail EnlarSement--Jests With the Police Cnpiain-rhe State Sues Thirteen Insur- ance Companles--It Win be Typewritten --Southport's Excitement--Senate of '95 10 Have a Reunion-AttaclSed by High waymcn-Other News.
 New Britain, Dsc. 26.-The school com mittee met tonight and passed a set of resolutions upon the dsath of Prof. John N, Bartlett The school teachers also ] held meeting and took similar action, A special meeting of the school board will be held next week for the purpose of selecting a successor to Prof Bart lett.
 A BIGGER JAIL.
 Hartford, Dec. 26-C. c. Cook has been awarded the contract for the addi- tion to the county jail in this city. The contemplated, improvements will cost | between $40,00O and $50,000.
 TO FIGHT THE BRIToNs.
 Hartford, Dec. 26.-Henry Reynolds, O we'll known Irlshman about town, created no end of merriment in the police station this afternoon. Reynolds entered and marched bravely up to the desk where Captain Ryan, also an Irish man, was seated, and loudly asked when the captain was going to gat about the work of raising company to fight England. He received no satisfaction and left, ohiding the captain, for his unpatriotic negligence.
 AT FACE VALUE.
 Norfolk, Dec. 26.-The local creditors of Cowles & EIdridge, the insolvent bankers, received notice yesterday from Robert c. Geer of New York, that he would purchase at face value, less the interest, all good proven claims against the insolvent firm in advance of set clement. The offer will undoubtedly be accepted with avidity.
 WILL BE TYPEwRITTEN. | Waterbury, Dec. 26.-Charles P. Kel- logg, secretary of the state board of charities. has announced that the an- nual report of the board will not be printed this year. Governor Coffin has decided that a typewriter report, more abbreviated that the usual annual re- ports will be all that is necessary. On the years that the legislature meets 1 the full report will be printed. SUIT AGAINST THIRTEEN FIRE
 INSURANCE COMPANIES.
 Hartford, Dec. 26.-The state of Con- l necticut has brought suit against thir- teen fire insurance companies to re- cover the insurance, $25,0O0, on the old East Hartford bridge, which was burn ed on the night of May IT, 1895. AL | though the bridge cost the state $210, ,000 | there was but $25,000 insurance upon it, which the companies have refused to pay. It is understood that the compa- nies' reasons for non payment are the | failure of the state to observe the 80 per cent. clause, and also that at the time of the fire it had not an insurable in- terest in the bridge
 SOUTHPORT EXCITED.
 Bridgeport, Dec, 26.-Southport peo- pie are worked up over the conduct of a gang of roughs who seem to have taken possession of the town. A few | nights ago a conductor on the Trac- tion company's line was knocked down and robbed of his change while two !, other men engaged the attention of the motorman. Several well known cit izens have since been held up at night and two of them relieved of their money.
 A CALL DECLINED. I 10 | ington avenue Baptist church of this city received word from the Rev. J. J. Henderson of Palmyra, N. Y, de- clining the call extended to him by that body short time ago.
 HE WILL PROBABLY RECOVER.
 Hartford, Dec. 26,-Fred Williams, the coored man who was shot at South Manchester yesterday by Thomas Ryan, who afterwards committed sui eide, will probably recover. He is at the hospital with a bullet in the mas told muscle back of the throat The other wound in the head is not dan gerous. Ryan was undoubtedly crazy.
 A REUNION IN 's6.
 Hartford, Dec 26.-Senator Johnson or NeW maven, senator MdTqgOld or Bridgeport, and Senator Lee of New London to-day made arrangements for a reunion of the senate of 1895 in this l city on January 16.
 WILL NOT PAY IT.
 Hartford, Dec. 26-The Travellers h. surance company. which held s5,000 accident policy on the life of Catherine Cling, who was murdered by Henry Hayward in Minneapolis, will not pay the claim.
 ATTACKED BY HlGHwAYMEN.
 Willimantic, Dec. 26.-iHany Boss, aged fifteen, son of General +. s. Boss, agent of the Wilimantic Linen com- ] pany, was attacked by two highway l men at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday night 1 under the South Main street railroad 1 bridge and robbed of what money was on his person, about $2.50. The place was very dark and the boy in his fright was unable to identify his assailants. A MARROW ESCAPE. | Norwich, Dec. 26.-Mamie, the four year-old daughter of James Thompson of Mount Pleasant street, narrowly es- capped fatal burning this morning, while