St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-04

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1T. Johnsbury. VT, Friday, May 4, 1888. /.
Another chapter in the Carlton mys-
terry at Watcrtown, Mass, was the
burning of the Carlton residence on
Sunday evening. Its estimated value
was 5000, and it was probably well
insured The fire was incendiary,
holes two inches in diameter being
bored in the outside wall and filled
with hay, saturated with Kerosene,
and its destruction was speedy, burn
ing to the ground. The house had
not been occupied since the murder,
but preparations were making for its
occupancy May !. This strange af-
fair is a great puzzle to the police.
If the Montpelier Waterman chooses
to take statements from unreliable and
..irrcvcrcut" sources and allows its as
sistant to comment ON them to the Diet
rimcnt of st. Johnsbury and the SLAM
der of its citizens, as it has often done
within the last year or two, it should
not complain when the CdiedORidn feels
compelled to inform the public of the
author and animus of these unjust
criticisms. Ii is too late now for the
Waterman to play the martyr, cry ba-
by. OF plead the indiscretions of youth.
1t * only because the Waterman has
in the past been high toned, reliable
paper that we referred to its ISLANDERS
at all. If the truth hurts, the proprie-,
tor better give his editor instructions.
An election in Georgia is quietcr
than one in Vermont. Mcdaniel, the
democratic nominee for governor,
there being no opposing candidate,
WAS elected last week, but the vote
was "a light one. There are about
2OO.OOO voters in the state, and only
about 25,OOu votes were polled.
There is no fun in such an election aS
that, and an election under such cir
cumstanccS lacks much of the spirit
and life that gives such attractions to
elections in most states. A strong
minority party, however, exercises Il
restraining influence over the maiori-
ty party. and serves to keep it within
hounds and while there is no par
ticular degree of corruption in Geor-
gia, probably because there is not
strife enough to furnish an incen-
tive. there is u possible danger from
will probably Ice inauguratcd May II,
and the legislature meets on the 10th
to open the returns. 1t is safe to say
that there will he no allegations of
fraud in this election.
1t will Ice remembered that year or
more ago John +. Slater of Norwich,
Conn, gave : ,OOO,OOO for the purpose
of educating the freedmen of the south.
The board of trustees of the fund met
in New York last week for the purpose
of initiating a movement to carry ont
the purpose for which the fund was
given. 1t was decided to commence
the work 10y an appropriation of $50,
600 to he expended under the direction
of DIR. lIaygood, the general agent.
HIS report was in such Il condition,
owing To the necessary incOmpleteness
Of
tstic> from the colorcd schools of the
south, that no action was taken upon
it. The board adjourned to meet again
in October ut the call of The president,
at which time DR.. Ilaygeod expects to
have prepared full statement of his
investigation, and will lay before the
trustees Il complete plan for their flu
ture guidance in disbursing the income
of the funds. 1t was voted that for the
such schools as are best fitted to pre-
pare young colored men and women to
become useful to their race, and that
Institutions which give instruction in
trades and other manual occupations
which will enable colored youth to
make living and to become useful
citizens will he carefully sought out
and preferred in appropriating from the
fund, and that So far aS practicable the
scholars receiving aid from this foun-
dation shall be- trained to some manual
occupation simultaneously with their
mental and moral tuition.
y dinner was given to Signor Sal
VIM, the actor, at the Hotel Bruins
wick, Boston. on Friday evening Rev.
Mr.. Collycr, in responding to the
Clergy, said Il was greatly charm
ed last summer 10y sight in the noun
taiu> of -four stately chestnuts growing
from one root. loved to sit in the
shadow first of one and then of another,
and to watch them swaying in the
wind and kissing each other through
the intcrlacing branches. SO ! have
thought it Is with the drama, the finer
arts and music. and with religious as
piration. each separate in some sense
from the other. and yet down i'll the
dccpncs> one. blo>Soming alike and
bearing fruit, shooting into the light
together and gloritying the land where
they grow. love mine best, YOU love
yours best; but can see in all that
there is the same spirit at work to