Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-06
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The coinage of
standard silver dollars during August will
amount to 2,34O,OOO, to be coined at differ
emit minis as follows: Philadelphia, 1,e40,-
GOO; San Francisco, 10000; New Orleans,
100000; Carson City, 100000.
ASSISTED IMMIGRATION.
The commissioners of immigration of
New York have made report TO the act
ing secretary of the treasury in regard to
the demonstration of the British govern
ment to return several aided emlgrants
from Ireland on the ground that they were
paupers. The correspondence on this
subject shows that Minister Lowell had a
conference, with Lord Granville ia London
in July last, at which the latter produced
letters in regard to the cases of Mary
Bremen and daughter, John and Mary
Clifford and John Sullivan. The following
is a synopsis of these letters: To
Mary Bremen, her son, Patrick
Towles, from New York, March 16,
promising home and to meet her on ar
rival. To John and Mary Clifford, a letter
dated New York, April 26, from Cousin
Mary Reardon, offering employment in her
own house. A letter to Mary Sullivan,
mother of John, from her daughter Mary
McSweeney, dated Cuba Falls, Mich, 20,
strongly encouraging her to come, prom
Using home and to procure employment.
1t was stated at the conference that these
letters have every evidence of authenticity
Minister Lowell reported the result of his
interview with Granville to the department
of state, and the matter was referred to
the treasury department for investigation.
The secretary of the treasury referred all
the papers in the case to the commission
ers of emigration and their report has just
been received. It is accompanied by q
number of affidavits. of which the report
speaks as follows: The affidavits state
that these people have no relations
in the United States willing and able to
support them. They also express their
willingness so return to Ireland. These
persons were at the landing depot at Cas-
tie Garden, June "a to June 3d. and their
statements were published in many news.
papers throughout the country, yet no one
came here to offer them home. They
were returned to Ireland at the expense of
the steamship that brought them, on order
of the collector of the port, to the con-
signees, based on the report made to Hill
by the commissioners of emigration to the
effect that, in their opinion, said persons
were unable to take care of themselves
without public charities. AS to relatives
those persons said TO have Teen
willing to take care of them,
we beg to report that no
address is given of Patrick Bremen, and
we have been unable to find him. We
enclose to you the affidavit of Officer Jor-
dan to the effect that the Mary Rear6on
referred to does not reside in New York.
We find no postoffice or railroad station
named Cuba Falls, but dispatch sent to
Mary insolvency, at Cuba, Allegheny
county, has been returned unclaimed. The
affidavit of Mary Brennan that she arrived
on the Furnesia, June Oath. Her two chill
dren were with her, both illegitimate ;that
she has been an inmate of the workhouse
in Cahairceven, county Kerry, Ireland, the
last twenty years, that her passage and
that of her children was paid by the clerk
of the union, who also gave her q money
order for e3 los, that she has no relatives
in America. The affidavit of Mary Lynch,
daughter of Mary Bremen, corroborates
that of her mother; and that she has been
an inmate of the Cahaircevon work house;
that she did not desire to como to the Uni
ted States, but was forced to emigrate by
the board of guardians of the poor, under
threat of expulsion from the work house
if she refused; that she was given free
passage and a draft for 81 Is;
that she has no hope of making a living in
America and desires to be sent back. The
affidavit of Nance Sullivan was similar in
purport and effect to that of Mary Clifford,
she was forced to leave Cahaircevou work
house and be sent to America with her
illegitimate child. She wanted to be sent
back. The report with accompanying
affidavit was referred to the department. of
state.