The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-05
SIX THOUSAND IMMIGRANTS.
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NEW loEK, May Six steamers arrived
yesterday, bringing total oi G,OoO passen.
gers. The scene at the Garden was busy
one. Barge after barge discharged its cargo
OF living freight only to return to incoming
steamers to reload with newly.arrived i'm.
migrants. Over 1900 Of yesterdays arriy.
ais were Irish. and many OF these were ser.
want girls. The men are chiefly laborers,
These people seldom bring any money with
them; certainly not more than few shilI.
lugs. Rarely does m Irish immigrant
land in New York with si0 capital. On
board oi the "Biltic" was party
OF ,lirsy-dve English brewers who have
come to America to introduce Anglo.
American ale. These men were presented
to reporter by Alr. Leigh, who had re-
turned to England u few months ago to
start company OF brewers who would
come to this country to produce a beverage
which in time might supplant the now
lavoritc lager y rosy-cheeked, ciear.eyed
and rather rorpulent Englishman, who
said I'm 4 regular John Bull" remarked !:
NE and my mates have come over here TO
start = brewery. We are experienced
brewers, and in Preston near Manchester,
we have our own brew houses. We have
tasted the German. American beer, and
while admitting that it is light and pleas.
ant to the taste, it is not equally as reires!-
ms nor so wholesome rs the beer
brewed from hops. Ii the American people
could bo persuaded to fairly test English
made beer they would cultivate such 4
liking for it that in time they would drink
nothing else. This is one of the great
secrets Of the goodness OF pure ale. 1t is
both refreshing and stimulating, and peo.
pie WHO partake OF it never drink spirit.
nous liquors. Eoglish ale eau be made
here as cheap as in England. The beer
can be sold ior $50 4 barrel, or three cents
glass, and it will he found equally MS good
as the imported article. We are soiu. on
to Philadelphia, and shall probably start
IL that city. We have brought money with
US, SO that ii the makers OF ales now es1ab.
llshed here will not employ us, We will
start on our own capital" Speaking oi their
earnings on the other side, Mr.. Leigh stated
that this is class OF labor that is well paid.
IT does not matter how poor 4 family
is, it will huy beer" he remarked. ..The
men employed in brewcries are reliable
and remain in one firm for years. The paw
IS IRON 23s 10 5Os Il week, and the men get
their own drinks free OF cost, and that is no
small item to au Eng!isiiman who likes
ale" The I'D. Steinman" had on board
some Dutch cattle raiscrs, who are going
to Sieyensville, Texas, to commence Sheen
farming and cattle raising. There are about
nifty men in this party each OF whom brings
m IN averagccapital OF $500 to speculate with.
The men come from the Mederland country
and are OF Dutch extraction. They have
their families with them and intend con.
tlnuIns their journey ut the earlies. posi-.
bic moment.
At the Labor Bureau, railroad men were
in great demand at 81 Is day. This is
considered very good pay. They work ten
hours 4 day with pick and shovel. 1t is no,
improbable that on board the "ItaIia." "
which is now lying in the bay, there will
be great number OF italian laborers fit
for railway work. 1t is stated that the
greater part OF these italians come here to
the padrones, who pay their passage over.
It. is owing to this fact that the men gcuer.
ally lead the lives oi rag pickcn. fruit ven.
ders and begears. "a their proGts
from these callings are consid
crably above those they could make a.
any legitimate business The demand for
for all classes Of help grows lorger every
day. There is 4 great scarcity OF every
kind Of labor, and the arrival OF jnmi.
grants at the rate OF 5000 day does no,
appear to lessen the demand. The arrivals
for the past twcnty'iour hours are MS iol-
lows: "Gallia,' Liverpool, 45o; England
Liverpool, 1909; 'Baltic," Liverpool, Sls;
10. steinman" and "Belgenland," IRON
Antwerp, 3G7 and G73 respectively, and
Italia" from Gibraltar, with GS7.