The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-02-16
EUROPE.

Amendments to the Irish Relief Bill,
LONDON, Feb 14.-Lefevre NiberaD MEM
Der of the Commons, will, in committee, move
as an amendment to the government bill of
relief for ireland, to leave out the restriction
of two months as the term for which outdoor
relief may be given. He will also move to In.
sert in the bill new clause to give the tenants
elected during the present year for non-pay-
ment of rent the right to claim compensate n
for the disturbance of their tenure under the
provisions of Gladstone's land act of 1879
The Encouragement of Emigration.
The Standard says On the appointment Of
Sir \. r. Gait as Canadian Resident Minister
at London the Canadian government will re-
tain Mr. Amman as chief emigration agent for the
Dominion, in order to afford every facility for
emigration during the prevalence of the agri-
cultural depression in the United Kingdom.
Attempted Murder of an Irish Magis-
trate.
Arthur Creagh, Magistrate of Carrahan,
county Glare, Ireland, was fired at five times
in his own house through the window, but was
unhurt. Creagh rushed out and fred eight
shots at his assailant, but without effect. Two
men have been arrested on suspicion
Another Conservative Elected.
AT the election yesterday in the borough of
Southwark for q member Of Parliament, Ed
ward Clark, Conservative, was elected by S53
majority.
The New Treaty Between France and the
United States
The substance OF the treaty between the
United States and France, signed at WASH
ington on the 18th of January, for the settle
ment of the claims of French citizens, result
ing from the war of the secession is published
here. The treaty provides that commission
of three members-one appointed by France
one by the United States and the third by the
Emperor of Brazil-shall meet six months after
the exchange OF notifications, to arbtrate def
teal, %hao lot,,
any counter claims of American citizens who
sustained losses under like circumstances.
The treaty applies solely to demands for in
IDENTITY originating from acts of injury COM
mitted with the cognizance of the federal au-
thoritles, the United States government hav-
ing absolutely refused to accept any RESPONSE
bility for acts of Confederates or for any loss
arising by the emancipation of slaves.
A Conservative Victory.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE Daily News owns
that the Southwark election was an unmis-
takably Liberal defeat.
The Times says the return of Conservative
from Southwark is heavy blow for the oppo-
sition. and the government is justified in re-
gardng the battle as vote of confidence
more decided and incontestible than that at
Liverpool.
The President OF the German Rsichstag.
BERLIN, Feb. A.-Count Won Arnim
Boytzenburg, yesterday elected President OF
the Reichstag, was the candidate of the Minis
terials, Conservatives and Clericals. The
government did not support Benningsen, al
though the latters frequent interviews with
Bismarck before the opening of Parliament
gave the impression that that would be the
case.
The Baroness Burdett Coutts' Liberal
Gift to ireland.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 14.-The London cores
pendent of the Liverpool Courier says: "Assur-
ance was given me today that the statement of
the intention of the Baroness Burdett Coutts
to devote 100000 to the amelioration of the
distress in Ireland is true. Contradictions of
this statement have been made in most of the
London daily papers, but the fact is incontro-
vertibie. The money will not he given in
aims, but will be invested in the purchase of
land in the district of Connemara, county Gal
way, to be afterward let to small tenants at
long leases and moderate rents. A committee
OF Irish gentlemen interested in agriculture is
associated in the scheme
The Austrian Parliament.
VIENNA, Feb. 15.-The session of the Aus
trian and Hungarian delegations closed today.
Baron Won Haymerle conveyed the thanks Of
the Emperor to the delegations. President
Schmerling in replying in the Austrian deega-
ton said that the increase of the armies in the
several European states imperilled the welfare
of the people. He hoped Austria would not
follow their example. Herr Haynold in the
Hungarian delegation declared his confidence
in the maintenance of peace.