The New York herald., 1868-11-24
IMMIGRATION.

IMMIGRATION.
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Day as Castle Garden-Eighteea Hundred
Ihfornaatiou-Busy Lifs-AHccting and Gu
rious Scenes.
A day spent at the Castle Garden Emigrant depot
Is time instructvely employed. The thousands that
pour into our city through this port from all parts
OF the Old World present kaleidoscope OF life In
all its phases and the scenes thai often occur are
amusing and at times affecting and even harrassing.
Especially 10 this the case when six ship loads Of
immigrants have accumulated from Saturday night
over Sunday and all have TO be despatched on Mon
day.
NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS SINCE SATURDAY NIGHT.
There have arrived In all until last evening,
six vessels with immigrants-tnree steamers ana
three sailing vessels. The steamship Columbia,
from Glasgow. brought loS passengers, In the
caon and i0l In the seerage. OF the latter % were
from Ireland, 43 from Scotland from Germany.
The ship Southland, from Antwerp, brought Y
passengers all from Germany. On the voyage
q woman, Catharins Elch, thrty-one years old,
suddenly jumped overheard, for what reason ID un-
known, and was lost. How suggestive OF misfortune
and mental despair is this act Of suicide on the high
seasa the steamer William Penn, from Hayre and
London, brought 501 passengers Of whom 70 were
In the first and AZ In the second cabin Their ma
tionallty indicating the many sources from which
this country draws the largest part OF is increase IN
population Is given as follows:-Badeh. l49; Prus-
sa. 81; WurLemberg, IA: Bavaria, 10; Austria 10;
Luxemburg, Ss; France 81; Switzerland, loi; Eng
land Y; Ireland, s. and ITALY, Z. One infant died
during the voyage.
The steamship City OF Baltimore, from Liverpool,
came In with 4os passengers, AZ OF whom were in
Ina Galoo
were from England and 20 from sweden.
The bark.Ataianta lrom Bremen, brought 207, oil
Germans; had TWO births on board ana Two Infants
dieu. In t.e ship humboldt, from Hamburg came
4I4 IN steerage-4l3 Germans ana one American, and
two IN cabin Thus in the two days nave arrived
Is00 souls. since the lst OF November there nave
In all arrived thlrty-one steamships and six sailing
vessels, bringing Immigrants, further proof that
transportation OF passengers and generally also OF
irelght Is more and more seeking steam and aban-
doning its former reliance on "the Wild Dreezes Of
tie ocean.n
TIE BUREAU OF INFORMATION.
Since July, 1854, bureau has been organized by
SaperintenM9ent ~ 0assery ~ @ tae ds3o. called tas
this bureau Ia to receive and record the inquiries OF
friends ol expected immigrants, and TO direct the lat
ter they arrive to the addresses LETT for them.
to deliver them personally TO their fiends or kindred
II they cali atthe bureau. From the scenes which
Witnessed yesterday the course OF immigration
may be Judged Quite number OF lrsnmen
and Germans expected their wives and children
recognition as the parents epbraced each other, a.
the little ones cried from Joy and chung to tneir
father, were IN truth Affecting Servant girls were
waiting 10 receive brother or sister or an aged
mother or father, some even their whole families
from the .oud country" Interesting 1t was 70 con-
verse with these persons. They came here os
pioneers had little or no money on their arrival but
BY industrious work and careful economy they snc-
cecded In saving up enough TO send the passage
money thither 10 their loved ones at home and then
with additional labor 70 enrich the productive
young women sent out for young brothers, mere In
ants orphans Europe On meeting the little ones
did no more recognize their sisters. nor We're their
ried in this country since their arrival But on men
honing their family names the faces or the boys
frightened up their eyes gistened with delight and
OF they marched led by their sister.
CURIOUS QUESTroNERs.
Some who call at the Bureau for Information ask
vessels at from Europe-the Jenny, the American
Union aud the American Eagle-about due ut this
port, ant many were the inquiries made concerning
them, some expecting the chief clerk In charge OF
the bureau, Colonel Krehbel, TO tell them Ia what
particular spot these vessels might be what
degree Of latitude and longitude, and what day aud
hour they might be expected 70 arrive.
RUNNERS SNuBBED. Nt
Occasionally persons present themselves claiming
to be friends OF young women just arrived, desir
ing to take charge OF them. Great care Is exercised
In such cases. aud II the party calling cannot fully
prove mis- right % the temporary custody Of the girl
| or grls he v speedily sent away with .
| occurred In the course OF yesterday; but both,
who were suspected TO he runners or perhaps some
thing worse were unsuccessful in their eu5rts The
officers of the Bureau say thar at nrst the OF
dance houses and similar places made every effort %
ooJaln control OF young likely girls Jey arrive,
and hence The most minute Inquiries are rcsorted to
before the immigrants, particularly women, are de-
lyered to persons calling themseves "friends."
A HARD CASE.
A young boy about sixteen years OF age, came In
the Atlanta from Germany, with directions to pro-
ceed at once 10 Worcester Massachusetts. He had
four Prussan SILVER thalers VITA him. his whole for
tune. On exchanging his money he received three
dollars and seventy cents In currency, and the fare
10 Worcester being four dollars he was snort. The
authorities at the depot resolved to keep him for the
present and have written to his brother AZ SheDonrn
Falls and also TO Worcester and VIII help him 10 get
| oil upon the receipt Of an answer.
AN EXTRAORDINARY REQUEST.
Towards the close OF business hours an excited
Individual rushed In, and stating that he had arrived
| Ia the Hammonia few days ago, named v fellow
passenger who, he Claimed, stole $500 from him.
| The accused, he said would Call ut the Bureau In
search OF q friend, yet to arrive, and he wanted him
arrested at lie was informed that the Bureau
of Information was no court nor police station and
very much disappointed and evidently angered, he
| departed.
TIM MARINE NEWS or TIM HERALD.
Various modes have been tried to OBTAIN correct
and fully reiiable information of vessels sailing for
this port from the various narbors of Europe with
emigrants. The marine news Of the HERALD have
now Tor several years been exclusively relied and
every trial. t IL said has proved iis complete &C
cufAcy.