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The Mennonite Colonists

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
September
Year
1874
Copyright
Public Domain
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From tfie New York Tribune, Aug. 25. Another largo coinpany of Mennonites landed at Castle Garden yesterday afternoon. ïhey arrived on the stearnship Cimbria, from Hamburg. Of her 824 steerage passengers noarly 600 belonged to the Mennonite community. ïliey have been brought together from widely separsted sections of Kussia, but nearly all are from the southern part. The nurnbers of men and women are about equa), and there are mauy childien in the party. Preparations have long been making tbr thia pilgrimage to the New World, and they will follow the footsteps of their countrymen who have preceded them. Nearly all will depart itnmediately for Dakota, where there is a large aettlement of Mennonite families. There are in the compauy just arrived a few mechanics and artisans, but a large majority consist of farmers and agrioultural laborers. The party whioh arrived yesterday, like all their predeoessors, are very taciturn and are unwilling to inako any annouucement as to their future moreroents or intentions. The Monnomtus are ainong the most frugal and industrious of all the immigrante who come from Buropean shores. They carryuearly all their wealth upon their persons, but are shrewd in coiioeiiliiig and economical in spending it. Kevural tbousands of dollars have of ten been found on the persou of one of these people. It is generally carried in draft, and the owner is suspicious of the approach of all strangers. The number of Mennoniies who have arrived this week is nearly 1,000. Still more are making preparations for emigiation from Kussia, and a eompany is already on the poiut of leaving Poland for homes in Dakota and Kansas.

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Old News
Michigan Argus