The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-18
WASHINGTON.

Immigration statistics.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE report Of the
Massachusetts Board of Health, Lunacy and
Charity was received at the Treasury Depart
ment today, Ssoo The report shows that from
arrived in port with 55.260 passengers from
foreign ports of whom Sc, ,059 were immigrants,
5467 Americans and 11,734 aliens previously
residing in the United States. OF the i'm mi
grants II were reported to the collector as
lunatics, idiots or persons unable 10 care for
themselves; $3.50 of the immigrants were OF the
class known as assisted, 1923 of whom re-
mained in the State. The report speaks of the
importance OF providing some suitable penalty
to prohibit tho landing OF chronic detectives
and OF some provision by which temporary
detectives, persons whose inability to support
themselves on arrival is caused by accident
on shipboard, or whose insanity appears for
the first time on the passage, may be provided
for by the steamship companies responsible
for their arrival; also suggests the amount
paid under the act of 1882 for landing of i'm
migrants may be increased
The commissioner of immigration at Port
land, Me-, reports that during his two months
of service the number of immigrants on whom
daty could be collected was only 80. He asks
for instructions as to how to make certain the
number of persons landing at the port who are
not citizens of the United States; that ste am
ship companies ARE taxed while railroads run
ming from the same province are not taxed
and adds that because of this he is inclined to
think steamship companies evade as far as
possible the payment of duty on immigration
passengers
Coreans in Washington.
The Corean embassy left this city this morn
ing for New York accompanied by Assistant
Secretary of State Davis, Lieut.. Mshn and
sented to the President in New York before
continuing their journey to Boston.
The Greeley Relief.
Secretarys Lincoln and Chandler and Com
modore English held consultation at the
Navy Department this morning for the pur-
pose of discussing the possibility of relieving
the Greeley party this fall and the advisability
of ordering home the Yantic and Darlington
party. No conclusion was reached but it is
possible that some plan of action may be de-
cided upon before the day is over. After the
conference the Secretary of War stated that he
had seen no reason for changing his mind as to
the impracticability of sending relief expe-
dition this year. Secretary Chsndler, shortly
after the conferences sent word to DR.. Bessel,
a well known Arctic explorer, that he would
like to confer with him upon the state of af-
fairs
The Secretary of the Navy tslegraphea in
struction to the commanding officer of the
Powhattan to keep that vessel at St. Johns,
". F., until further orders. The object Of the
Secretary in 80 doing is TO make use of SO me
manning vessel to be sent to the relief of the
Greely party in case it is decided to send ous
such an expedition this fall.
President Arthur's Gift TO n Church.
The memorial window which President
Arthur will put in st. Johns Church will, it
is understood, commemorate his late wife and
her father, Capt. Herndon, both Of whom
used to attend that church.
miscellaneous.
Secretary Chandler returned to this city this
morning from New York. He dined with the
President yesterday at the residence of G. E.
Miller.
Capt George A. Arms, of the Tenth Caval.
ry, was placed on the retiEed list of the army
Now there are only two Vacancies on the re-
tired list.