St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1877-08-10

all directions, Mr.. Vanderbilt issued
circular to his employees, reminding
them of their fidelity in times past, and
adjuring them to cOnstancy during this
trial. The result of thus putting them
on their honor, was that out of $1,000
employees, less than 500 showed disaf-
lection. And now, Mr.. Vanderbilt
comes out with another letter to his
men. complimenting them for their be-
haviOr, and, announcing that SlOO,OOO
will be distributed among them as to-
ken of the regard of their employers.
Now l maintain that road which in
addition to careful management, is ca
pable of such unique magnanimity. is
the one to receive public applause, and,
as far as possible, public support.
We have already had almost every
thing in the way of labor organizations,
Protective Unions and things of that
sort, but there is yet something new
under the sun in this line, as is demon
strated by a project just started for an
italian Organ Grinders Protective
Association" The necessity for this
formidable organization arises in con-
sequence of city ordinance recently
passed, forbidding these merciless tor
turers of the public from the influence
of their fiendish cruelties between the
hours of 9 P. NJ. and 9 A. NJ. But the
organ grinders have no more compass
sion than so many Sioux Indians and
on the plea that their humane restric-
lions deprives them of certain golden
opportunities for levying blackmail on
such unfortunate citizens as desire to
get what sleep the unavoidable racket
of the city will permit, they threaten
to club together and bride, or otherwise
'int1uence the repeal of the obnoxious
ordinance. 1t seems little rough that
city which century ago was so ac-
tive and vigorous in throwing off the
British yoke, should lie bound and
helpless a victim to italian opposition
but such will be our sad case if the
fiends are successful in their present
conspiracy, and l have a gloomy pre-
sentiment that they will be. Let the
| tyrants beware, however! Let then
remember that even the worm viii
turn upon its prosecutors under sutfi-
eient prOvOcation, and that if they tor
ment us dOwn-trodden New Workers
still further than at present, there viii
be more fatherless monkeys around Oul
streets than would start a gOodsizeC
fomldling hospital, while every lamp
post will "bear horrid fruit"
Two silent points rise above the dea(
level of this weeks amusement record
Miss Anna Boyle is an Irish American
girl, who, having created a sensation
by impersonating Juliet before thu
magnates of Washington, and being
naturally ambitious of a New YOrl
success, came here after Il week of full
some and injudicious putting, and APP
peared at Booths as the fair Capulet
That the perfol nance was very ordi
binary, is nothing surprising; but tn
point is that the young lady was an
nounced as prodigy of IA summers
) Unfortunately for this assumption, ;
HibeInian by the name of Duffy come
out in print, asserting not only that h
was next-door neighbor to her in tn
old country, and that he crossed tn
ocean with her, but that she is exactl.
twenty-five years old at the presen
f time. Whether this unkindest cut u
all dispirited the young lady, or whethe
some other difficulty was interposed
at all events, the prodigy" in
stead of filling out her weeks pro
, gramme, disappeared after the frs
performance and was seen no more.
The other event was no more of
success being, no less an Occurrenc
: than the bringing out of Bret Hart
and Mark Twain's new joint pro
ductiOn, "Ah-Sin" at the Fifth Avenue
The Chinese element, in the American
drama, is Il new one and furnishes lot
of fun. "Ah-Sin" is. roughly handle
by the critics thus far, and enthusiasts
tically received by the public.
We shall find out later whether th
ayes or noes have it. RADIX.