The Portland daily press., 1878-12-24
EUROPE.
Continued Distress Among Eng.
lish Lab0rers.
Heavy Snow Storm All Over Eu.
rope.

WOrkn0use IN tne east OF LONDON are OeginulnS u
show widespread poverty and distress in that part Of
the CITY, Applicants for reliet nume GUS that
the house accommodation is inadequate. In Shore
ditch the workhouse and its inarmary are full;
Bethnal Green woIkhouse has 1858 inmates and 3s2
In the infrmary in Hackney there are i4f6 indoor
poor. The visitation of the district visitors dcoses
vast amount of distress and the charitable funds at
their disposal are utterly insufficient. This is es
peciay the case at Poplar and Milwal, where thous-
ands of dock and other laborers are idle.
Sptafelds, Limehouse. South Hackney, Shad-
will and Haggertson are severely feeling the acule'
ness Of the winter. The tradesmen of the entire
eastern districts Of the metropolis crying about
the badness of trade, and even Christmas wares are
heavy drug in the market. So severe is The dis
tress in Has gerston that committee will be formed
for the relief Of cases of extreme necessity but it will
be greatly crippled though want Of funds.
Very Heavy snow ~ fall in Great Britain.
The weather is severe throughout Great Britain.
There has been heavy snowfall here and in many
parts Of the continent In Scotland it especially
severe, and all the railways in the Moth are blocked
Two London mail trains we're at last accounts
showed up ten or twelve miles from Aberdeen.
Seven trans are showed up and traffic suspended.
The snow was still failing last night. In some plac-
es it is 2 feet deep. 1t is the heavest snow
fall in thirty years.
Communicat ton Interrupted in Switztr-
land.
A telegram from Geneva, Switzerland, says: Nc
post has arrived from Germany or from German
Switzerland. Railway communication between
BeIne and Lausanne was interrupted until late last
evening" and the service Bouvret and st. Maurice il
entirely suspended. In Geneva 40 men and 12C
horses and are constantly occupied in clearing
the Streets
Severe Weather in France.
A Paris dispatch says that wolves have penetrated
as far as the gates of Metz. There is more snow on
the Vosges than the Oldest inhabitant remembers.
The Relations Betwe. Russia and Eng
land.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times says: Ac-
cording to the accounts from ST. Petersburg, the
Russian government has recalled the mission Fl ON
Aghanistan, because of the increased friendly feel
ing toward England, and because the peaceful policy
has now obtained the ascendancy but other nforma-
tion which comes indirectly, suggests that certain
other circumstances contribute to this result: First
the rapid advance of the British into Afghanistau
and the precarious situation of the Ameer, prom
sed to render the mission valueless and it might be-
come source of unpleasant complication; but by
consentng to withdraw all the mission, Russia
while really taking timely precaution. Again the
news reaching Of the internal state of Russia is OF
such nature to make ineligible the pacific ten
dency Of the government.
Reported Difference Between Germany
and America Unfounded.
BERLIN, Dec. 23.-TheI North German Gazette
gives an unqualified contradiction to an article pub
lished IN a sheet called the New York American
Correspondence, headed, "Au American protest
against Germany" The Gazette says "lhe German
government never at any time contemplated acqulr-
ing Curacoa st. Thomas, Port Lyman, San Juan del
Norte or Greytown, and never contemplated found
Ing colony in America. American statesmen are
fully aware that this is the and protest has
ever been made. There is no ground for the reports
OF conflict or of uDfiiendly relations between Ger
many and America"
Bismarck's Tariff Views.
Prince Bismarck has addressed lopg letter to the
Federal Council, explaining his views relative to the
guiding principles in the revision of the custom
tariff. The letter concludes as follows: sour own
interests alone ought to determine our action These
interests will perh ps shorty lead to fresh negotia-
tons respecting the tariff treaties with foreign coun-
tries. 1fthese negotiations to have prospect Of
benefcent result it will first be necessary to create
an autonomous customs system, placing all our
home products in the most favorable possible posi-
ton in relation to articles Of foreign production
For~igu Noics.
Negotiations will commence Immediately, based
upon the imperial trade mentioned the 2st inst.
authorizing the Grand vizier to conclude an ar,
rangement respecting Now Bazaar and Bosnia on
terms proposed by Austria.
Count Cori has started for Constantinop!
The Vatican has authorized commemorative SER
vfn ant fhoo pfu 49,
Emanuel in all the churches Of Rome except the
fnur Rasilicas