The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-14

stated that for some time he was un- able to flthom the greatness of Amer ica, but at last found 1t In the church. es. Dr Pullman then said that the great factors in the goodness of Amer lea are the church and the home. Two things are injurlous-the Sunday news paper and the theater, In dealing with the newspaper Dr. Pullman said that formerly the newspapers had editors; now they are owned by syndicates whose only aim is to make money. Upon the subject of the theater Dr. Pullman, as I remember it, spoke of piece which appeared in a local morn ing paper drawing attention to an act ress of such a character that he could not read the article in the presence of men, not to say in his own family. Now, | am not giving Dr Pullman's exact words, but he said in effect that this woman came from Paris and was re- gently bulletined in Bridgeport. I did not know to whom he referred, but my impression was that he referred to some one of a character not altogether desir- able I think in speaking of the woman he used the word Partisan and also the word courtezan. At all events, he said ! something not complimentary"
 BAsTARDY CAsE.N
 1 Putnam. Dec. 13.-The bastardy case | of Frank H. Potter came up before { Judge Cheesboro this afternoon. At the request of counsel for Miss Greene, I complainant adjournment was taken until next Thursday.
 LEW wALLACE's BEN HUR.
 Bridgeport, Dec. 13.-The ladies of the | Associated Charities have decided to l present at an early date a dramatiza- ton of General Lew Wallace's Ben Hur in pantomime Over one hundred young society women will take part and about 1 fifty men. The characters will be ar ranged in groups, some features calling for blondes. and some for brunetteS. An effort is to foe made to give the per l formance a most artistic production. | THE BRIDGE COMPANY vS. THE
 STATE.
 l Hartford, Dec. 13.-The Berlin Iron Bridge company this afternoon accepted the award of the state commission in the matter of the contract made with the state under. the law of 1893 for build 1 ing the new S250,000 East Hartford l bridge. The a;~ount is $27, ,526 and the bridge company thereby releases all claims under it's contract made with | the old bridge commission. The com I pany has also sold to the new bridge l commission created by the general as l sembly of 1895, of which ex-Governor 1 M. c. Bulkeley is president, the present 1 temporary bridge for $1s,000. This 1 leaves the way clear for the new com l mission to go ahead and make arrange. l ments to build a new permanent struc- 1 ture
 WESLEYAN's FOOTBALL CAPTAIN l Middletown, Dec. 13-The Wesleyan university football eleven held a meet ing this afternoon and unanimously | reelected Robert Wilson captain fol next year. Captain Wilson. who is 2 resident of Middletown and a inembel of the class of '97, has been a very i successful captain
 I POSTOFFICE DETECTIVES. l Willimantic, Dec. 13.-The govern nent postofdce detectives arrived ir
 Willimantic yesterday. So far as k known they have not detected irregu
 larities on the part of the Willimantic
 carriers.
 GREAT TRAMP CATCHER. | Putnam, Dec. 13.-Officer Welch, wht
 has assumed the role Of champion tramp catcher, surpassed all record;
 tonight and landed ten knights o1
 the road His best previous record fo
 a given night was five This wholesalt I jailing of tramps costs the taxpayers z | pretty figure. The arrest, conviction