The New York herald., 1879-03-04
GO WEST, YOUNG WOMEN

ALARMING SCARCITY OF MANAGEABLE WOMEN
IN IowA-A FARMER WHO WANTS WIFE AND
BAKER WHO TENDERS HIS HEART AND HAND
TO AN UNFORTUNATE GIRL.
In the month of August. 1878, letter was received
by Superintendent Jackson from a native Of Ger
many, residing in New England asking that official
to pick out for the writer wife from among the
many German emgrants arriving daily at Castle Gar
den. She was required to be healthy. somewhat
good looking about thirty of age and capable Of
appearing first class society The writer stated that
he had extensive libery and that his wife could
have the of IT to improve her mind This letter
was published in the HERALD at the time. and re-
suited in the receipt by Superintendent Jackson OF
several letters from the fair SEX some of them in
their teens and others tho shady side of forty.
They all seemed anxious to get married. and were
well pleased with the letter of the New Engiander.
but attached to each answer postscript inquir-
ing particularly how much cash the gentleman had
on hand These matrimonial communications, it
seems. were copied extensively in the Western
papers. and ever since the Superintendent has been
annoyed by letters from parties asking him to
for them good wives
The latest addition to this correspondence was re-
ceived at Castle Garden yesterday in the shape Of
two letters one from Iowa and the other from Mis-
souri,. The first one was in English and read fol-
lows:--
~, SHENANDOAH PAGE COUNTY. Iowa, Feb Is, 1879
fsw Lines % and x u
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you for your personal in to assist in
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your snperintendsney, Now you may think why take
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many that havs no home they arrive marry
e she and thirdly anf y
saars . ss S. l sas % p9g ao sas to nss ns
ownership sireamstancss widowsr Without Chll,
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and win repay tor whatever is done your part,
while remain yours most respectfully LEWIS p BoDE
Shenandoah, Page county. Iowa. box PIG.
The second letter in German, and translated is
ST. LOUIS, No., Feb. %, 1879;
says ho
New York papers February lS 1879 3 In .d .Ssard to to the
s S%S IaG f't
ldotic and woman Of light character Vpn haye nm IN
70 my hand and heart in narrisso, il she
anss IS tho rsss isss' outside tho first
% s h will be 90 S OF M op s" o M won Ie Sass
that such woman may not become criminal We are
IS one Of our duties II she accepts my offer
word. ! hope that you will answer soon
No. 7s5 South Seventh st., St. Louis, No.
The story OF Catharine Fassbauer has already been
published in the HERALD. She was seduced in Ger
many and sent to his country. She is an inmate
of the Lying-in Hospital on Wards Island.
Superintendent Jackson laughed when asked what
he intended to do in the matter and whether he
would comply with his correspondents wishes He
stated that he had received great many letters of
this kind, and from their tenor the writer's
undoubtedly Of the opinion that Castle Garden was
matrimonial bureau. His toughest experience in
this line however was the appearance in his Office
one afternoon of q comely German girl, who, in
mistakable terms, asked him (Jackson to marry her
Ho about to beg to be excused, he had already
one wife, when a German. who was present came to
his assistance and asked the female visitor what she
meant by such demand. She explained. to Super
intendent Jackson's great relief, that she wanted his
help in forcing her seducer to marry her. but her
slight acquaintance with the English language pre-
vented her expressing herself properly.
Mr.. Jackson will not answer the letters Of the wife
hunters.