The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-06-13
REFRIGERATION INCREASING.
Unexpected Arrivals Of ,Irlshmen,
ScandinaVians and Germans.
New York Tribune. ]

New York Tribune.
The impression which prevailed al
month ago that the immigration to the
United States this year would fall 150,-
600 below that of 1882, is not so strong
now, since, during the past three weeks,
there has been an unexpected increase.
This is due in part to the emigration
from Ireland because of the internal
troubles, and an unexpected increase In
the arrivals of Scandinavians and Ger
mans. During the first three months,
ending March 81, the total number of
immigrants landed at Castle Garden
was 49, $50, against Sc, 685 in the cores
ponding period last year: The immi-
grafton for April footed up 1888,
against IS, 700 for the same period last
wear, or an increase Of 4,23l over the
total of the three months previous, and
falling off of 5847 as compared with
April, 1882. The total from January l
to Nav was 103, 535, or a decrease of
"a, $50 as compared with the first four
months of 1882. Since May l, however,
there has been sudden and marked
increase, the total for the first ten days
being 22,876, or only 476 less than for
the first ten days in May, 1882. The i'm
migration for the month bids fair to ex-
coed that of May last year, which was
S8,868.
The class of immigrants arriving now
is unlike that of former years, the larger
number being young, unmarried, robust,
able-bodied and healthy young people.
They are generally better clad. but have
! less money. Comparatively, there have
been few Of the Irish immigrants who
have been assisted by the English gov
eminent, landed at New York. The
greater bulk of the assisted have becl
landt d at Boston, as the rates have been
cheaper by the lines to that port than to
New York. The homeless Irish people
are landed there each with IS in his
pocket, and they are expected to start
anew in life from that point and earn at
least their food and clothes. While the
Scandinavian immigration has not
reached its maximum, the Swedes, Nor
wegians and Danes are coming over in
large numbers by every steamer, no less
than 500 arriving on single vessel on
. Wednesday,. All of the ships are well
laden with English, Scotch, Irish, Welsh
Scandinavians, Germans, Dutch, French
, and Italians, the immigration of the lat
ter being larger than ever it was They
are no sooner landed than they begin tt
make a living, either by picking up rag
and paper, grinding a hand organ, OF
q laboring in the streets. About two hun
. dred Italians who landed recently were
E seen lounging about Castle Garden wait
, ing for advice from their friends, anC
/ among them were several who were as
: sorting rags and paper which they. haC
!. picked up on the streets. rft
A vast majority of the German immi
Q grants belong to The agricultural class
$ Some are small farmers with moderate
: capital, others are farm-iaborers, while
. few. are mechanics. They all have som,
e money which they had laboriously
scraped together in their native countr!
+ to give them start in the New World
h The indications are that the German i'm
migration will be large, though mucl
depends upon the condition of the crop
and the facilities for disposing of them
whether the agricultural class will b.
influenced toembark in new enterprises