The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-23
WE'LL To Do IMM1anANrs-THE Fon.

WE'LL To Do IMMIGRANTS THE FoR.
TUNES THE MRNNoNITEs BRINa.-The
arrival in this country Of Mennonites
from Russin has enlivened the transpor-
tation business at New York, where @
few days ago the first considerable body.
consisting Of nineteen families, 100
persons in oil, arrived by the steamship
Hammonin, from Hamburg. The Men
nonites arc denomination of Baptiste,
founded by Memo Simonis in Holland :.
They were at first taken under the pc
tronage of William OF Oranage, and
prospercd, ana during The seventeenth
century became quite numerous in the
central countries OF Europe. In the
eighteenth century they we're, however,
subjected to severe prosecutions, and
their condition has never been satisfac-
tory in either Holland, Hanover or Ger
many. Consequently. in the beginning
OF this century, colony Of these dis
satisfied religionists was gathered to-
gether from Prussia, Wurtemberg and
Bavaria, and emigrated to Feodessa, in
Russia, where they were permitted to
establish q colony ard enjoy their own
peculiar religious and social tenets
They were subjected to no other coudi-
tions than paying land tax, thereby
having privileges not enjoyed by the
natives. However, lately, the Russian
authorities sought to incorporate this
numerous and important colony among
the subjects of the Government, in de-
fiance of the stipulations which the
Emperor Paul made to them on their
going to Feodessa. The present Gar
resolved to bring the Men nonitcs, as
well as tue Poles and Lithuanians, ard
other nationalities, into homogeneous
Russian mass, subject to military duty
as we'll as to regular taxation. Hence
the hegira. There are 10000 of them
yet behind who ore expected to emigrate
as opportunity offers.
The New York San, speaking Of their
new movement, says: This i'm migration u
certainly Is most remarkable, no i'm Mi
grants ever having arrived here before
80 we'll stocked with funds US these Rus
SANS, and hence their movements are
destined to affect to great degree the
territory which they will settle. The
richest man among those who arrived by
the steamer Hammonia from Hamburg,
on Friday last, is a Mr.. Peter Isaack,
who brings his wife and four children
and Sl4O, 600 in gold. It was the only
| AonAA'J GdhI Cduc AZ luc uCSG CHOlQ. an
other gentleman had $4,000 in geld,
while all the rest brought from 81 600
to S25, 600, each family averaging about
$4,000. AS there were about twenty
families in the steerage, this would make
an aggregate of $780, 900, which. with
the money Of Mr.. Isaack, would give Il
total OF $40, 600 brought over Dy TWEEN.
ty families. The economic result Of SO
a Iyr1yp Ix-. III
estimated.
Another fact is worthy of note-their
large families. One family consists OF
twelve, one of eleven, one of nine, two
OF eight, one OF seven, three of six, one
OF five, three Of four, five of three, and
five unmarried persons-making total
OF sixty nine children and !orty-one
adults. Their destination is some point
in Dakota; although many, influenced
by the representations of Tom Scott and
his European agents, will settle on the
limo of the Texas Pacific Railroad. Ton,
Scott, now in Europe, negotiating the
bonds Of the Texas Pacific, has, through
his agents there, however, not had such
| a success with the Russians rs he antlci-
pated, most OF them prcferring to cx-
| anime for themselves the lands they are
W oCtltCb oho " otuoS tuC tueS
are to inhabit. They are quiet, moral,
inoffensive people, self denying and eco
nomical.
Before they sailed from Hamburg,
they were warned not to give any infor-
nation as to their movements to any
one, and even the dread of Russian spies
has been held out to these simple people
to keep them quiet. The result is. that
sheep-like they wander about in focks,
and follow only the beck of their trusted
leaders. A fellow passenger il the
Hammonia says that the Russians were
exclusive and even proud to others on
the voyage. we'll understanding the
va,ne OF their money, which they had
great fear Of being stolen from them at
this port.
IHE CATERPILLAR on THE SEA ISLANDS
-MCCH DAMAGE Done AND MoEI
TnREATESED.-Thc following statement
is taken from letter received by a pro
mincnt commission merchant OF Charles
ton, and is dated at Beaufort, S. c.,
August 20. 1873. 1t gives a gloomy
s..k,