Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1885 — IMMIGRATION. [ARTICLE]

IMMIGRATION.

Marked Decrease In the Number ot Immigrants Arriving in the United States. The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics at Washington reports that the number of immigrants arrived in the United States during the fiscal year euded June 30, 1885, was 387,821, being 122,013 less than the immigration during the preceding fiscal year, and 401,171 less than during the year ended June 30, 1882, the year of the great immigration. During the month of June, 1885, there arrived in\the customs districts of Baltimore, Boston*, Detroit, Huron, Minnesota, New Orleans, New York, Passamaquoddy, Philadelphia, and San Francisco 55,778 passengers, of whom 45,382 were immigrants. 6,952 citizens of the United States returned from abroad, and 3,444 aliens not intending to remain in the United States. The number of immigrants arrived in the above-named customs districts from the principal foreign countries during the months of June 1885 and 1884, were as follows: Countries. 1885. 1884. England and Wales 4,327 6,164 Ireland,™.... - 6,938 9,709 Scotland.. s . 1,305 1,144 Australia ;• 1.307 *"*08 Germany ....... .13,091 15,686 Italy. ...•. .... 1.808 1,349 Norway .'. 2,525 2,661 Sweden ■ - • 3.409 4,442 Dominion of Canada.;. 2,702 6,536 All other countries.... 7,973 7,529 Total .45,382 55,628 - The arrivals of immigrants in the customs districts above specified comprise about 97 per cent, of the immigration intothe entire country.