The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-23
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WE'LL To Do IMMIGRANTS For.
TUNES THE MRNNoNITKs BR1Na.-The
arrival in this country of Mennonites
from Russia has enlivened the transpor-
tation business at New York, where O
few days ago the first considerable body,
consisting ct nineteen families, 100
persons in all, arrived by the steamship
Hammonia, from Hamburg. The Men
nonites are denomination of Baptistp,
founded by Memo Simonis in Holland :.
They were OF first taken under the De.
tronage of William OF Drainage, and
prospered, and during the seventeenth
century became quite numerous in the
central countries Of Europe. In the
eighteenth century they were, 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 colony ard enjoy their own
peculiar religious and social tenets
They were subjected to no other condi.
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.
fiancs of the stipulations which the
Emperor Paul made to them on their
going to Feodessa. The present Czar
resolved to bring the Men nonitcs, as
we'll as tho Poles and Lithuanians, and
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 are expected to emigrate
as opportunity offers.
The New York San, speaking Of their
new movement, says: This i'm migration
certainly is most remarkable, no immi-
grants ever having arrived here before
so we'll stocked with funds as these Rus.
SLAMS, 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 Mr.. Peter Isaack,
who brings his wife and four children
and Sl40, 900 in gold. It was the only
family that came in the first cabin. An
other gentleman had $4,000 in gold,
while all the rest brought from 81, 600
to S25, 600, each family averaging about
$1,000 AS there were about twenty
families in the steerage, this would make
an aggregate of 5000, 900, which, with
the money OF Mr.. Isaack, would give a
total Of $40, 600 brought over by TWEEN
ty families. The economic result of Sc
rich an immigration can hardly be over.
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-makine total
of sixty nine children aud forty-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
line of the Texas Pacific Railroad. Tom
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 as he autici-
pated, most Of them preferring to cx-
anime for themselves the lands they are
to settle. and to study the country they
are to inhabit. They are quiet moral,
inofensive 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 fooks,
and follow only the beck of their trusted
leaders A fellow passenger in the
Hammonia says that the Russians were
exclusive and even proud to others on
the voyage. we'll understanding the
valne of their money, which they had
great fear Of being stolen from them AT
this port
The CATERPILLAR on THE SEA ISLANDS
--MCcH DAMAGE Done AND MoIE
THREATENED. The following staten ment
is taken from letter received by q pro.
minent commission merchant Of Charles
ton, and is dated at Beaufort, S. C.,
August 20, 1878. 1t gives gloomy
LECTURE Of the prospect of the growing
sen island crop, and indicates that q
large portion of the growth may be dc.
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