The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-07
ASSISTED IMMIGRANTS.


so the Treasury department.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The Commissioners
OF Emigration Of New York have made a re-
port to the Acting Secretary of the Treasury
in regard to the remonstrance Eof the British
Government to the return Of several aided emf
grants from Ireland on the ground that they
were paupers. THE correspondence on this
subject shows that Minister Lowell had con
ference with Lord Granville in London in
July last, at which Lord Granville produced
letters in regard to the cases Of Mary Bremen
and her daughter, John and Marry Clifford,
aud John Sullivan. The following is synop-
sis OF these letters: To Mary Brennan her son
Patrick writes from New York, March 10,
promising home and to meet her Jn arrival.
To John and Mary Clifford letter dated No.
533 West Twenty-sixth street, New York.
April 26, from cousin Mary Rearden. Offering
employment in her o@n house. Letter to
Mary Sullivan, mother of John, from her
daughter Mary McSweeny, dated Cuba Falls
March 20, strongly encouraging her to come,
promising bone and to procure employment.
1t was stated that at the conference these let
ters all bore evidence OF authenticity Minis
ter Lowell reported the result of bis interview
with Lord Granville to the Department Of
State, and the matter was referred to the Treas
ury for investigation Tho Secretary OF the
Treasury referred all the papers in the case TO
tub OOuihf6clOItI5 Uu lluilsfutIOh ohu thCi
report has just been received. This was ac-
companied by number of affidavits, OF which
the report speaks as follows:
"The affdaVits state that those making them
have DO relatives in the United States willing
and able to aid them and they also express I
persons were at the emigrant landing depot,
Castle Garden, from June "a to June 80, and
their statements were published in many news
papers throughout the country, yet no one
her Cffor ftarrl nrtl lnUp ont nr a
home They we're returned TO Ireland at the
expense OF the steamship company thai
brought them, on an. order from tae collector
Of the port to the cOnsignees, based on the re-
port made to him by the Commissioners Of
Emigration, to the effect that in their opinion
the said persons were unable TO take care
of themselves without becoming public
charge. As to the relatives of these persons
said TO have been willing to take charge OF
them, we beg TO report that no address is given
OF Patrick Brennan, and we have been unable
to find him. We iDclose 10 you the affidavit OF
Detective Officer Groden, to the effect that
Mary Reardon, referred TO, does not reside at
No. 533 West Twenty-sixth street, New York,
We find no post office or railroad station named
Cuba Falls, but dispatch sent to Mary Nc
Sweeney, Cuba, Allegapy county, n. ", has
been returned unclaimed"
The affidavit of Mary Brennan says that she
arrived at New York on the Furnessia, June
oath, from Liverpool; her two children were
that she has been an inmate of the work-house
in Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ireland, for the
last 2S years; that her passage and that OF her
children was paid by the clerk of the union,
who also gave her money order for 93 los;
that she has no relatives in America. The
affidavit Of Mary Lynch, daughter of Mary
Brennan, cofroboraies that of her mother, and
says she has been an inmate Of the Cahirci-
veen work-houss the greater part Of her life;
that she is unable TO make living for herself
by reason of throat disease, and that she de-
sires to return TO ireland. The affidavit of
Mary Cliff sri says that she arrived at New
York June oath from Liverpool with her two
illsgiumate children; that for five years she
had been an inmate of the Cahircveen work.
house; that she did not desire to come to the
United States, but was forced to emigrate by
the board Of guardians of the poor under
threat of expulsion from the work-honse if she
refused; that she was given free passage and
draft for 81 2s.; that she has no hope OF
making living in America and desires to be
sent back. The affidavit of Nano Sullivan
was similar in purport and effect to that OF
Mary Clifford. She was forced to leave the
Cahirciyeen work-house and sent to America
with her illegitimate child. She wanted to be
sent back.
The report, with its accompanying affidayts
has been referred to the Department of State.