The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-06-16
AroRREET OF IMMIaRANTs.
Their Immense Number and Nationals
ties-Interesting Statistics.

A New York letter, of Friday last, to the
Philadelphia Ledger, says:
A letter from ons OF the Liverpool steamship
agencies, received this morning, says we may
expect an average Of FIVE thousand emigrants
at this port for the next five or Biz 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 problem. Even now, the streets in
advanced guard, not only from Liverpool, but
from Hamburg, Bremen, Amsterdam, and
Swedish and Norwegian ports.
The New York Evening Post, Of Saturday,
says:
There is an enormous influx OF immigrants
at this port, and the character Of the persons
arriving is better than for several years past.
Every day there is an immense and active
throng ct Castle Garden, filling the rotunda
and overhowipg the battery. Since the LIST OF
January, ia, ,683 immigrants have arrived, e1-
ceeding by a. 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.
ing the Irish by over one hundred per cent.
The English come next in order; the Swedes,
Scotch and Swiss come next. France, Holland,
Denmark, Norway and Italy follow In much
smaller ratio, while those from other Eu-
ropean countries form trlfiug number.
About seven thousand Danes are shortly e1-
pected in different vessels. who Will, lt is said,
bring s.. .OO0. 900 with them. The Germans, as
q rule, bring the most money. The Norwe-
eians, IN proportion to their numDer, bring
large amount Of f1nds. 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 correct estimate. The German
immigrants are principally from the northern
sections OF their country, the Norwegians from
the central districts, as also are the Swedes.
The English and Scotch sre largely from man
ufacturrne t.wns. The Swedish and English
reach here more numerously ip proportion to
the rest than in past years. while the German
and Irish show but little change.
The Germans, Swedes, Norwegians and
Danes 20 chiefly to Wisconsin, though many
Swedes have been settling in Minnesota and
Illinois, and in this State. Among the me-
chanics, the most numerous at all times OF
those who have found employment through
the Labor Exchange at Castle Garden, have
been tailors. OF these, about H5 have been
provided for since the 1st Of January. Other
trades range as follows: Shoemakers and cab
inetmakers about 200 each; weavers, ITO; car
masons. 80; bakers. IS; gardeners. 100; wheel
wrghts, 40; matchmakers, 80: lockemlths, 40;
maohinists, 35; painters, 81: butchers, 45;
coopers. 40; tanners, 40; tinsmitbs. 40; and mu-
sicians, 40. The sbave 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 ac-
quainted with nothing but farm work or do
mestlo service. The English and Irish, es-
pecially the former. furnish few weayers,
dressmakers and mllliners. or 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 Backwelrs Island, and the ship
fever patients, with those otherwise afflicted, to
Wards Island. Not more than quarter OF
the immigrants reaching here can write or
read. The propotlon of men who can do 30 Is
double that OF women.