Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-24
TERRIBLE DISTRESS.

workhouse IN the east Of London show wide
spread poverty and distress.
The Shore Ditch workhouse infrmary is full
also the workhouse itself, and extra room
must be provided.
AT Bethel Green workhouse there are 1857
inmates and 1913 in the infrmary.
In Hackney there are 1,416 indoor poor
chargeable to the union.
District visitors disclose vast amount Of
distress, and the funds at their disposal are
utterly insufficient. This is especially the case
at Popular and Millwall, where thousands O
dock and other laborers are thrown out Of EN-
ploynent.
| SpiLalfeld's lime-house, South Hackney,
! Shadwell Il Haggeroon suffer severely. Trades
| men OF the entire eastern districts are crying
| out about the badness of trade, and ever
Christmas wares are heavy drug in the mar
| ket.
So severe is the distress in Haggerston tina
committees will be formed for tho relief of
eases of extreme necessity, but it will be great
~ crippled through want of funds.
| SEVERE WEATHER.
| The weather is severe throughout Grea
Britain, there being heavy snow fall here ane
in many parts of the continent. All railways il
| the north of Scotland are blockaded and traffic
suspended. Seventeen trains are showed up
| In some places it is over twelve feet high. II
is the heaviest snow fall in thirty years.
dispatch from Geneva, Switzerland, say
no report has arrived from German Switzer
| land. Wolves have penetrated the gates a
Metz. There is more snow on the Vosges than
the Oldest inhabitant remem bers.
THE NIHILIsT SPECTRE IN RUSSIA.
BERLIN, Dec. 23.-Reports are full of the re-
appearance of the Nihilist spectre in Russia
and all sorts of demonstrations are apprehend
ed. One is said to be planned for Decembe,
fha 0f he f1roo1 IL 4 h.
accession of the Emperor Nicholas in 1926
The police are busy tracking conspirators, and
within the last week number of have
been made. Quite raid is made against the
students who wanted to present a petition to
the heir apparent. There is rumor that the
government seriously thinks of closing the
universities for this year.
JELALABAD OCCUPIED.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-Gen. Brown telegraphs
from Jelalabad the Goth inst, as follows: We
occupied this city to-day. The inhabitants are
friendly. telegram from Calcutta says the
notables of Jelalabad came out to meet the
British troops The same dispatch also says
the ameer left Cabul the 10Th inst.
GERMAN CUSTOMS REVISION.
ERIIN, Dec. 23.-Prince Bismarck has adj
dressed a long letter to the federal council,
explaining his views relative to the guiding
principles in the revision Of the customs tariff
The letter concludes. "Our interests alone
ought to determine our action. These inter-
ests will perhaps shortly lead to fresh negotia-
tons respecting tariff treaties with foreign
countries. If these negotiations are to have O
prospect of beneficial result it will first be nee
essary to create an autonomous customs sys-
tenn, placing all our home products in the NEST
favorable possible position in relation to arti-
cles Of foreign production
FRENCH CT BILE PROJECT
LONDON, Dec 23.-The Paris Bourse newspa-
per says: The Credit Industrial and Societe
Financiere, conformity with an American syndi-
cate, have taken up the concession of a cable
between France and America, granted to NJ.
Poquer Quertier by the French government.
B1sMARcK's POLICY.
LONDON, Dec. ga Berlin dispatch saws:
Bismarck's letter On the revision of the Gus
toms tariffs advocates return to old Prussian
principles of duties on all imports except raw
materials indispensable for home industry, and
which Germany does not produce at all, such
as cotton, or produces in insufficient quantity.
Prince Bismarck's letter recommends d vir-
tnal return to the Prussian customs legislation
of 1878, and the Zolverein tariff system valid
until 1865. He says the return to the system
OF universal taxation suits our present CONNER
cial and political circumstances, and adds that
his correspondents point out the disastrous
effect of English iron and other products in
Germany.
TAX REFORM.
BERLIN Dec. 23.-It is announced that Prince
Bismarck, and Herr Hobrecht the Prussian
finance minister, have arrived at an agreement
relative to reform in the system of taxation.
THE AMEER ABDIcATEs.
LONDON, Dec. ga dispatch from Jelala-
bad, dated the Goth, says: Mayor Cavagnari
received an important communication from the
ameer, the contents of which have not vet been
made known.
A dispatch from Lahore reports that Yakoob
Kahn has been proclaimed by the chiefs of one
of the great Afghan sections. Opinion is di-
vided as to his future course, but the defec-
ton of the ameers troops which at Jelalabad
even joined the British, will probably compel
him to accept terms If coupled with a guaran-
tee against his father and the Russians This
might obviate even temporary occupation of
Cabul by British troops.
JOINT OCCUPATION.
Vienna dispatch states that Italy has pro-
posed, in the event of tranquility not being re-
established when the Russians evacuate Rou-
melia and Bulgaria. that joint occupation be
undertaken by the powers not primarily inter
ested in the eastern question, namely, France,
Italy and Germany.
DEFINITIvE TREATY
A Berlin correspondent states that a tele-
gram from Odessa announces preparations are
making for the return home of 100000 of Gen.
Todleben's men. This is regarded as a sure
sign that defnitive Turco-Russian treaty Is
near being concluded.
OPPOSITION FUTILE.
LONDON, Dec. pa Quetta dispatch saws
the governor Of Candahar has informed the
ameer that opposition to British is futile.
AMERICA TOO ATTRACTIVE.
BERLIN, Dec. 2s.-The government is not
relaxing its precaution against evasion of con-
scription even to facilitate the departure Of
socialists. One Mandt naturalized Amer;-
can, has been prohibited from lecturing in Ber-
lin, on the important prospects of the Western
States of America, on the ground that not only
socialists but considerable portion of we'll. to-
do Germans would emigrate.
Pennsylvania Railroad Business.
Pennsylvania railroad company for the eleven
months of 1878, as compared with the same pc.
rion of 1877 shows an increase of gross earn.
lngs OF $7,556.85; decrease in expenses, ,$5,-
9l0.47; an increase of net earnings of S12. 467
49, All lines west of Pittsburgh and Erie fo,
the eleven months Of 1878, show a surplus over
all liabilities of S47, 809 being an increase over
the same period in 1877 of $235,34S
Statue of Charles Sumner.
BosToN, Dec. 23.-The statue of Charlie,
Sumner authorized by a meeting in Faneui
hall in March, 1875 was unveiled to-day by
the Governor. The statue is in the publ,
garden.