The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-16
II TORRENT OF IMMIGRANTS.
Their Immcnso Number and NatiOnali.
notwithstanding Statistics.
New York letter, of Friday last, to the
Philadclphia Ledger, says:

New York letter, of Friday last, to the
Philadelphia Ledger, says:
A letter from on5 OF the Liverpool steamship
agencies, received this morning, says we NAV
expect an average Of Ave thousand emigrants
at this port for the next five or six weeks to
come. The pressure for passage the writer
says, is tremendous; pothing was ever seen
like it before. What we are to do with the
crowd when they come, unless they push on
West, is q pio obem. Even now. the streets in
advanced guard, not only from Liverpool, but
from Hamburg, Bremen, Amsterdam and
Swedish and Norwegian ports. asa
The New York Evening Post, of Saturday,
says:
There is an enormous influx Of mmigrants
| at this port, and the character Of the persons
arriving ia better than for several years past.
Every day there is an immense and active
| throng at Castle Garden, filling the rotunda
and overhowiDg the battery. Since the LIST of
January, III, ,68S Immigrants have arrived, ex-
ceeding by az 743 persons the arrivals during
the same period last year. The largest num-
Der Of arrivals was during the month OF May.
The Germans are the most numerous. exceed
The English come next in order; the Swedes,
Scotch and SWISS come next. France, Holland,
Denmark. Norway and Italy follow in a much
smaller ratio. while those from other Eu-
rapean countries form & trlfliug number
About seven thousand Danes are shortly ex-
pected in different vessels. who will 1t is said
bring $3 000.0 600 with them. The Germans. as
rule, bring the most money. The Norwe-
large amount Of funds. The Swedes and Irish
bring the least. Probably the average sum
brought by each man, woman and child could
be reckoned at fifty dollars, though it is diff
cult to form o correct estimate. The German
immgrants are principally from the northern
sections of their country, the Norwegians from
the central districts, as also are the Swedes.
The English and Scotch are largely from man
ufacturing t~wns. The Swedish and English
reach here more numerously in proportion to
the rest than in past years. while the German
and Irish show but little change.
Danes go chiefly to Wisconsin, though many
Swedes have been settling in minnesota and
Illinois, and IN this State. Among the me-
chanics, the most numerous ut all times of
those who have found employment through
the Labor Exchange at Castle Garden, have
been tailors. OF these, about 275 have been
provided for since the LIST Of January. Other
trades range as follows: Shoemakers and cab
inetmakers about 200 each; weAvers IT'S; car
penters, $50: coal miners, 1G0; brickayers IS;
masons 80; bakers. 65; gardeners, 100; Wheel
wrights, 40; matchmakers, 80; locksmllhs, 40;
coopers. 40; tanners, 40; ,tinsmlths 40; and mu-
sicians, 40. The above are approximate figures.
Places have been found for nearly all kinds
Of mechanics, but IN less degree than those
named.
The great bulk of women who arrive are &C.
quainted with nothing but farm work or do
| mestlo service. The English and Irish, es-
dressmakers and mllliners. OF those for whom
| work was obtained last month, ninety per
cent. were Germans.
The health Of the immigrants have been very
good Of late. The few smallpox patients have
| been sent to Blaokwells leland. and the ship
fever patients, with those other wise afflicted. to
Wards Island. Not more than quarter OF
| the immigrants reaching here can write or
| read. The propotlon of men who can do 80 is
double that of women.