The New York herald., 1872-11-25
ITIIJERANT ITALIANS.

The Sons OF Sunny italy Take a
shake-Baggage Smashing Extraordi-
nary-WOrk to be Obtained for the
strangers-Lcft-Han anded Prayers for
the Colonization Society.
Shortly after daybreak Oh Saturday morning the
poor deuded Italians who arrived on the Holland,
Of the National line, on Wednesday, began to move
around and speculate among themselves whittier
they were tending. They had been informed last
evening that the Commissioners intended sending
them to Wards Island THIS fact also be-
came known to certain Italians outside.
who at once began to poison the minds OF
the emgrants against Wards Island, which
they painted as a dreary island, on which there
was prison in which the Commissioners intended
to incarcerate them should they consent to go.
Among many OF them the story received credence,
and they very naturally refused to go to Jail. The
Commissioners, who were only sending them there
as a charity did not feel called upon to force kind
ness on those who rejected it, and they were
allowed to go or stay, at pleasure. Many of them,
perhaps fifty seventy-nve, chose the latter
course, and with their traps and baggage, set out
to seek their fortunes in the wilds OF Gotham. The
majority more sensiby went to the island.
ALL ABOARD.
Shortly after the meeting OF the Commissioners
last saturday, at which 1t was finally decided
to send the elephant to Wards Island, there was
grand commOtiOn-bedam would best express it
in the rotunda. Everybody was looking for his
baggage, and as most OF 1t was packed in uniform
style there was no little trouble in nnding whose
was whose-n fact, the difficulty OF discovery
which from tother never received perfect and
practical an Illustration After fumbiing and fuss
to- to the boat was begun. The steamer which which
conveyed them to the Island was the J.
Blrckbeck. Her deck, fore and ait, was literally
packed with living lreight-men, women and
children, hudded tOgether--the men wrapped in
coaks, many of which were profusely patched with
stufls which were inserted without any reference
to the original color, and which could not fail to
remind one OF the piebald coat OF Joseph. Thus
hudded together, suffering intensely from the
cold, they chattered and shvered they never
chartered and shivered before. 1t is TO be hoped
that their left handed prayers are lmpotent, Tor,
were they effcacOus, the immortal parts OF the
members Of the Colonization Society would now be
mere cinders.
the Italian Vice Consul, was present during the
meeting Of the Board, gathering facts on the sub
ject OF overcharges complaints OF which have been
made by the emigrants.
OF Emigration, stated that the Commissioners were
al present making arrangements for the employ
ment OF all, or a part OF the Italians which
negotiations will be competed In three or four
forenoon lady, who is universally known for her
efforts in having Georgia readmitted TO the Union,
called at Castle Garden in reference TO the
emigrants. She has $1,000 acres OF the most fertile
ley, on the line OF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
She stated that she willing to give this land to
the emgrants in fiity-acre farms free OF rent for
two years, after which they were 10 pay her sc
year per acre. on discovering that the emigrants
were not an agricultural people she declined to en-
tertain any idea OF bringing them South. This es-
timable lady, who is no less parsonage than Mrs.
Carleton Belt, OF Wilkes county, Virginia, has also
made arrangements with the Alsatian Society for
the transportation OF $1,000 emgraDts to the teem
inc sOtl Of virginia.