New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-23
L.NMIGRATION.

ONE THOUSAND ARRIVALS DAY-WHAT BE-
CONES or TuEM-A NEW SCHEME.
During the past year 100000 emigrants, or over
900 per day, have landed at Castle Garden. What be-
comes Of this immense accession 10 our inhabitants Is
question OF great interest particularly az tho present
time, when anticipating the arrival OF untold
numbers OF Chinese TO swell our already cosmopolitan
population The course taken by these foreigners after
their arrival greatly depends upon their nationality Tho
Irish who very clannlsh, prefer to remain In New
York or other coast cities, while many Of the Ger
mans try reach the interior possible and
usually seek farms in the far West The former arc
mostly unsked workers, having little or no funds and
are fit only for manual labor while tho women who are
largely the majority, 10 into service. The Germans
Oh the other hand are usually quite welltodo people
and come in families in companies, from the same
locality bringing their household furniture with them
and are thus prepared to set up as farmers at once An
the amount OF money property possessed by each emil
grant, ana 10 Is found among the Germans TO average
tlOO for each male adultqUitc large when taken in
the aggregate The ratio between the Irish aud German
mas been abont the same Tor number OF yeart
put ~ Is now changing In favor OF the latter The mum
Der OF Irish amounted in 1865 20 0o66 but IL has fallen
away nearly 20 per cent since that te and the German
are now great IN excess This decline In the number Of
the Irish probably due the improved condition OF Ire.
for the Fenian excitement in 1860, which depressed
the industry OF that country and induced many per.
10 leave who would otherwise have remained at
| home The proportion OF natIyes OF other coun-
tr,es has also alerea inc number Of English
|
tqton among the poor Of Great Britain and there are
also more Scotch and French immigrant than have
been known for many years The natives OF Northern
Europe seem 70 have prediction for the States OF IL
nos, Wisconsin, and Michigan and they bound there
IN greater numbers than in any other locality In Chicago
there is also quite colony of BoheplisDs though
city, exclusive OF those belonging the press hardly
OF these people 20 be- found In Boston. Proydencs
EewHayen Albany New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
and other Eastern cities, the Irish prodomnate but IN
Buffalo. Cincinnati Chicago, Milwaukee, and ST. Louis
the Germaus FAR suTpass them In Our manu-.
featuring towns ike Fall River, Lowell and Lawrence,
attract many English mill operatives, who are already
very numerous in such places The general substitution
| OF steamers for sailing vessels u remarkable
feature OF Immigration OF late years. The
| advantages OF this change are inany-among
them gain OF time, moro space, better food
and treatment and less risk from accidents or sickness
The number OF emigrants who return 70 their native
countries larger than would be supposed To the United
| Kingdom IL averages 10000 persons annually. The
Of funds sent back by settlers To pay the pas
sages Of their friends TO this country ~ over tOOOC
annually The number Of foreign arrivals during the
past ~ months exceeds previous years that OF lso
the largest hitherto, being set down az S9J fethere
10 he no diminutlon OF the supply No other cou
try offers equal attractions TO emigants and neither Can
ada Australia Brazil. can compete with US IN THIS
respect The great majority OF Cets and Anglo saxons
from Europe and honRoans from Asa turn In TINS drec