St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-10-17
Letter from Philadelphia.


harder for the laboring portion of the
community. \ short time ago, MesSrs.
Buunham, Parry & Co., prOprietors of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works, (the
largest of the kind i'll the city, discharg-
ell 200 hands, on account of the with
drawing and poStponing of orders. The
few that are now being received, can
not supply work for so large a number
of employees. They have however en-
gagged to deliver ten locomotives weekly
until the middle of November; before
which time it is to hc hoped that those
now thrown out of employment will I've
rcinStatcd, but the past week has made
things look still darker i'll this particu
Ian. and trouble is brooding in all class
cS. On "Wednesday, Oct. Sth. Mr.. Hen
ny &. Morris. proprietor of the South
walk Foundry. (another immense eS-
tahli>hmcnD informed his mechanics
that on account of the general dcprcS-
sion i'll business, and the StrinGcncy i'll
the money market, it was necessary to
reduce their wages ~ per cent. and
those of the lahorcrS Is. This resulted
they considered that as all their present
contracts were from Peru and Brazil, Il
strike was absolutely necessary: conSe-
Tucntly COO men were thrown out of
employment. Now more than six hun
drcd little bodies must long for food.
simply hcCau$c their fathers considered
that half Il loaf was not better than
none. Every daily paper gives us the
news of more reductions and more
strikes. Sometimes Il satisfactory rN-
PLANTATION Is made, while in other cases
both parties StuhholnlN refuse To listen
to the wants or demands of the other.
A> such occasions aS the present seldom
come in Il life time. much reflection.
fnrhcaramcc and charity on the part of
all would certainly tend to the suppress
sion of strikes. and enable common
sense t" guide the mad panic instead of
the mad panic directing common sense.
The Directors of the CiIy Trusts. are
now considering the best means of in
creaSlng the number of pupils in Girard
College. II" the coming year. This
building was begun in l-:}}. The sum
of >2.OOO.OOO besides the proceeds of Il
certain portion of Girard'S estate tngrth-
Ct with a large building lot were left
by Stephen Girard for the erection of Il
college for male orphans. and those
whose fathers were deceased. The cdi-
flee. Il fine specimen of Grecian archi-
lecture. and costing 81 ,930,000. was
of pupils in Isis. since which time it
! has been mostly filled. The children
receive good thorough education in all
/ the common branches, and when this is
accomplished. they leave the institu-
ton for Il trade or whatever else they
desire to do. Others, aspiring higher.
receive regular college course, and
( then they too leave To commence the
work of their own chosen profession.
Gir;Ird being Il liberal thinker in regard
| to religious views. inserted a clause in
his will forhiddimg any ecclesastic.
or missionary. or minister of any sect
| having any connection whatever with
the College. The same clause prohibits
such persons from being admitted as
visitors therein. 1t is the duty of the
officers of the institution to instruct and
train the pupils in the trucst principles
of morality. learning them themselves
to choose their own religious belief upon
arriving ut Years of discretion. Pen
SionS and other small sums received by
the orphans are deposited in the Phila.
Saving Fund. in the name of Mr. Charles
:. Smith. the Superintendent. When
the sum reaches one hundred dollars it
is invested for the little depositors in
City Skies. The funds belonging to the
various estates are deposited in the
Bank of North America, by the City
Treasurer, twenty -four accounts being
kept for the Directors of the City Trusts.
Every month the City Treasurer certi-
flies to the balance on hand, and this is
verified 10y the superintendent, the
book keepers, and the cashier of the
Bank. All the securities are deposited
in the safe of the Fidelity and Trust
Company under double lock, one of
which is kept by the President of the
board, and the other by the Supcrin-
tendcnt of the Girard Estate, or by Mr.
Oats, the superintendent of the Minor
| Trusts. TETIA Moss.