Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-30

like mans, OF heavy leather, with small
high heels, complete these picturesque
costumes.
Two girls of fifteen, wearing clean cali
Goes, with handkerchief on their heads,
are apparently alone, and are closely ques-
toned by Major Semsey. They are cous-
ms, have come to join relatives in town,
and are allowed 10 pass on. This broad
faced Polish woman, with child in her
arms, has come to join her husband; an
other woman, who is here for the same
purpose, narrowly watches the Majors
face as he reads her ticket yes, it is all
right A big burly German with an hon
est face has brought with him nice-look-
ing German girl, whom he says is his
niece. The Major questions him, and
sends for Mr.. Simpson, who also investi-
gates the matter, and the mans answers
being satisfactory, he is allowed to take the
girl with him.
A big, good-looking Frenchman, who
speaks English with an accent, saws he has
lived in California forty years, and is in
dignant at the suggestion that he is not an
American citizen. Several young Ger
mans, and Swedes, even, bear such strong
resemblance to the peasants | have seen in
opera, that | think they have lost their
way and strayed in here by mistake. A
Spaniard, the only one present, and unlike
in appearance any other immigrant in the
Garden, looks as if he had stepped out of
one Of the illustrations in "Don Quixote.D
An old man, he wore gray mustache and
imperial beneath his aquiline nose, and
when asked by one of the contract labor
inspectors if he were French, he replied :
NO. senior; Espagnol," with pride, dig
nifty and urbanity that we are told are in
born in every Spaniard from the King to
the lowest beggar.
Many more pass by, an interesting pro-
cession, until they have all registered.
Three other Interpreters have been act
lively employed in registering names,
while the contract labor inspectors have
been doing their duty, and Peter Groden,
the Castle Garden detective, who has been
employed here for so many years, is on
the alert, The immigrants have ex-
changed their money. an official has from
time TO time been through the Garden,
calling out the names of those who have
friends waiting for them, and the small in
closure has filled up with women, men and
children.
| A well-dressed, nice-looking German
boy of about Is is detained because he has
but little money, and a letter from his
| brother, who is to be minister, tells him
10 go to a certain hotel and wait for him.
He is closely questioned and answers in
German, turning occasionally to me with
an explanatory smile, and as l understand
not a word, | only smile back. An elderly
| olyob
brought pretty young woman with her,
but is not allowed to go until she gives
satisfactory answers as to what she intends
doing with the young woman.
I A good-looking Dane, who has been in
this country before and speaks English,
wishes to take away with him pretty
Danish girl of about H. He says he was
engaged to her in Denmark, and that her
brother came over with them. The Lu-
theran priest talks to the girl, and Mr.
Simpson questions her through an inter.
prefer. She says that she is willing tc
marry the man, and is quite self possessed
Her brother is sent for, and proves to be q
rather stupid-looking boy of IA. The
Dane is pleasantly persuasive, but when he
finds Mr.. Simpson continues obdurate he
gives the girl her ticket, says he does not
want to marry her and goes quietly away
1t is o'clock in the evening; there are
more passengers yet to land, but we have
seen the best of the incidents of the day
and those which fully illustrate the work
of receiving the Immigrants.
The garden is under the control of the
Board of Commissioners of Emigration Of
the State of New York, of which Edgar
L. Ridgway is President. The other
Commissioners are Henry A. Hurlburt
George Starr, Daniel D. Wylie, Charles
F. Ulrich and Edmund Stephenson. The
ex oficio members are the Mayor, James
Rourke President of the Irish Emigration
Society, and Charles Hauselt, President Of
the German Emigration Society. while n
J. Jackson is the Secretary.