The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-14
The Bulletin.
THE INFLUX or 1863.
Last Years ImmIernnts-Where they came
from aud where they went to-Who and what

Last Years ImmlerRnts-Where they came
from aud where they went to-Who and what
they were.
The fo' owing statistic. are taken from
the twcnt third annual report of the com
missioner. Of emigration, which Is N pre-
paratiop. During the year, 1859, greater
numbe. ofalien cmigrants arrived ut this
port than in any other year since 1864.
The total number Of passengers landed wa.
307, 4jI, of whom a.. IGj were citizens, and
25S,9s9 were aliens. The latter number
was an excess of 80, 1903 over that of 1868,
aud of -, 800 over the average previous
years. 1850 of the cmgrants were ma
tives of Germany; G6,204 Of Ireland; H.
$50 of England, and 5000 from all other
countric, combined. 1t is remarked that
while the German emigration shows
slight falling Of the Irish and English
have increased since 1865.
The medical states show steady inn
PROV ement In the health and condition of
arriving emigrants. The only marked
exception Ia this rule il in the case Of the
ship James Foster, jr. the details of whose
tragic passage are still familiar 10 the
public.
In 1856 tho number of steamers landing
at Castle Garden was -, bringing j,lll
passenger. in 1869 il wa, ii3, bringing
BPS ggU. Many addition. have been mad"
during the year 20 the buildings at Castle
Garden. IN the -hapc of waiting and bag
gagc-ruoms. The introduction Of t"l".
graph office during Oh" year hu. proved 20
great convenience 10 euigrant..
The polio" arrangement. nj Castle Gar
den ar" represented ~ It'll being very
Unsatisfactory; the force detailed at the
premise j. .pokcn uf "a, inadequate, both
in number, and efficiency, for the duti".
they should perform. The ca" of the girl
Johanuah Down.. Who wa. rniiccd
from TIA, Labor Exchnnge IN October, Of
last year, by the keeper Of brotbcl.
through the negligence Of the police off,
Ger .tn.ionrd nj the door, l. cited ~ prof
81 this iuriiicioucy. Complaints at, al.o
made ~ the manner in which thu CUSTOM
house officer, stationed at Castle Garden,
perform their dutic,.
The principle point. 81 destination
were: Illinois, -, glJ; New York, sjslu.
Prui~ylvnnia, - lHi; Wisconsin, l7,UuJ.
Two thousand three hundred aud tw"nt,-
seven Murmous arrived her" during tho
year.
The Labor Exchange, which wa. erected
and put IN operation during ia" year 1867
j. "a spacious. well arranged building, go
-lNNhl'Hi ~ ~ w VI h'N'NH Nlhlhlul IT.
tufbing the arrangements Il IL" landing
depot. The commissioner. report that It,
establishment hu. been of much value 10
imeraut- ard tia, it gives great a..ur-
uneu of enlarged future u.oiulHe,s "a, ~ Ice
comes more widely known. Tie demand
for labor j. now greater than the supply.
During the pu.t year employment has
been procured for 3i."jj migrants. nearly
1000 more than the ptryi"u. year. &c
whom j,j'i were mechanic, 1880 agri.
cultural and uu.tillci laborer.. rs skilled
female Hh"rrr.. and llG5J house .rg.
wants
Ofthc immigrant farm lHhorer. only
snail number remain here, the majority.
and especially the well-to-ao cig.., pro-
ceeling at once iu the Western and north
western states.
The South still strives TO lind the IA can.
uf attracting omigrn, labor, but il lose.
sight of th" fact thu, INST of the inn
grant, hook ont for the plnc" When th'S
are sur" of employment. Work j. NOR"
attractive 20 them than land, st least a,
tr-t. Twenty seven thousand eight hun
deed and sixteen Of the migrant, Tor
whom The Labor Exchange procured cu-
pluymcni, could read aud write. while ,.v.
IN thousand one hundred and thrty-uiu"
could not.