Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1885 — IMMIGRATION. [ARTICLE]

IMMIGRATION.

Marked Decrease in the Number ot Immigrants Arriving hi the United Mutes. The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics at Washington reports that tho number of immigrants arrived in the United (Staten during the fiscal year ended Juno 39, 1885. was 387,821, being 1'2'2,013 less than tho immigration during tho preceding llsoul year, and 401,171 loss than during the year ended .lune 30, 188'2, the year of the great immigration. During tho mouth of Juno, 1885, there arrived in tho customs diet iota of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Huron, Minnesota, New Orleans, Now York, Pussamaquoddy, Philadelphia, and San Francisco 55,778 passengers, of whom 45.38'2 were immigrants. 0,952 citizens of tho United States returned from abroad, and 3,414 aliens not intending to remain in tho United States. Tho number of immigrants arrived in tho above-named customs districts from tho principal foreign countries during tho months of Juno 1885 and 1881, were as follows: Countries. . IHBfl, IHH4. Emxlund and Wales 4,:rj7 0,104 Ireland (',»:« |>,7Ol> Scotland 1,305 1,144 Amitiulla 1,305 1,408 Germanyl3,ool 15,list) Italy I,hos l.Urt Norway 2,545 lI.IIM' Sweden3,4oo 4,41’4 Dominion of Canada ‘4,70’4 5,530 All other countries 7,073 7,5’40 T0ta145,382 65,5’43 Tho arrivals of immigrants in the customs districts above specified comprise al:but 97 per cent, of tho immigration into the entire country.