Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-12-31
rMHLyG rRERs IN nERLIN.

were given UP. aud even the Cafe Angiais
was closed. The masses, however, were
very fully attended.
TWELVE TREES N BERLIN.
At Berlin the celebration was more gene
raj. and special interest a'tlchcd 10 the
great family gathering in the blue dining
hall of the ImpcrIal palace. where the En-
peror celebrated his eighty-eighth Christ
mas. Hi, family shared the snoiis OF twelve
great trees laden with costly gits. Par
ticullrly affecting was the scene when the
aged couple gave their gilt and blessing u
the tlrec-Vear.old Wilhelm. the future
Emperor. should he live. Afterwlrd came
the regular Iohenzollen Chrisnnas.sup-
per. including the famous dish Of carp
cooked in beer.
VIENNA DEPRESSED.
Al Vienna, where three weeks ago. as |
noted, trade was excellent and the puDlic
feeling good. the Christmas season was
about the most melancholy one concciyl-
BE. The recent failures and ,uiciCcs. with
rumors filing the AIR of worse disclosures
10 come, caused 4 sudden piraly>i, OF bust
ness. This general tone OF distrust, COM
bined with yillainous weather. turned the
usually Jolly season INTO dol"'ui one.
Leading articles in the frCe Press and
other parcgs are pitched in 4 dependent
tone. and il seems Il II some spteful iairy
tad changed Vienna i'm twinkling from \
state OF gaycty 10 one of gloom.
sEEENE CONFIDENCE OF TIE MAHDI.
English tax.layers learn with mixed
emotions that General Lord Wolseley's soi-
L 4 taf -.sl4 90
Christmas, for the plums IN their puddings
must have cost like diamonds. IL Is now
known that the Mahdi not only keeps track
of the details of the expeditions advance.
but that be has large force 1t Berber. and
perhaps nearer 10 the English, while -
far from being Impressed by the advance OK
General Wol.eley, be- j. I'm a state 81 serene
confidence in MS ability - destroy rIc
whole force. as be did the force II Hicks
Pasha. KhaFiOum il now ~ perfectly in
vested that there j. small chance OF hearing
again from General Gordon until the siege
i raised.
But the leading bogy in the foreign night.
mare 0f England just now Is Russia, aud
the papers are filed with what WIS sent by
cable 10 the Times a month ago about the
Amer Of Afah1nistln being in the hands
OF Russia There l. no doubt of his being
I'm her hands. or that the Russians are all
ready TO absorb IIerat Petitions are beng
made to order at IIerat inviting Russian
occupation, and meanwhile the Russian
papers openly urge a large acquisition OF
territory on the Corean frontier. An 'ra
long and strange ,ieLce English alirmists
are now making the most of these sinister
signs. They are, IN fict, working up a
huge Russian scare.
ENGLAND's GERMAN RIVAL.
The German side Of England's imbrOglio
aUl ears to be'eyen more pressing than the
Russian. The people Oi Australia are In
state of white heat over the New Guinea
annexation, and are breathing most scdi-
touS talk about Lord Granville and his
foreign policy for the British empire.
Berlin and It. Petersburg appear 10 be in
a condition ot perfect accord against Eng
llud. and there are rumOrs that the
Cznrcvi,ch will soon be be- trotled to either
the Princess sophie or the Princess MIR.
guerte, daughter, Of the German Crown
Prince, which, Of cour,e, would iOreshl.
dow even closer relations. Ia consequence
OF all this the ,Jingo feeling here i grow
ing intense, and the desire b hurl the
gauntlet at somebody Is likely -o0n to be-
order TO the artillery 10 prepare 10 embark
for Gibraltar l. believed 10 show that
stronger councils have az last prevailed in
the Cabinet. The order is said 10 be the
precursor 0f the a-scmbligc of a heavy le.
serve force IA the Mediterranean.
TRADE DEPRESSION AND CRIME.
There viii be another meeting Of Az
archi>ls tomorrow at the Sali0 J. L'yis, in
Paris. Placlrds signed by dcieg,ta from
fty organizations or groups are posted to-
day They make a solemn demand on be-
half of the starving poor for roofs and
work. The placard- are less inceBdnry
then usual, and hence are much more pa.
tLctit.
Reports 0i .hip-huilding in Great Britain
for TIE year .hoN the enormous filling Oh
of nearly half milllon tons, which involves
idlcne,s, II cour.e, ioI miny Thousands Of
w0rkmen, among whom the di'lres, Is
simply terrible. The returns .hoW a largely
increased Use of steel ~ matorll. in 4
few years the use OF 1t Will probably be
quite universal.
The closing of the wear witnesses clr-
niyal Of bloodshcd in both Ens.1al and
France. Every day brings the record of
don and Paris. There j. yeritaDle epi-
dtmlc OF homicide.
TIE Official, Of Spain are in a state OF
tremor At the rumorcd intention Of the
Calholics q India TO give Don Carlos an
ovation. lie Is now 1t Bombay, and the
officials at Madrid fear that the Indian cele-
brltiOns will be The sigui. for 4 loyal upris-
ing in the Bas Iue provinces. IL is difficult
10 see sub,tintitl ground for such fears, but
II j. known here that the spanish Minister
has made representations % Lord Granville
on the subject, saying that Don Carlos
must be received in India as private citl-
zen or there will be trouble.
The Shcflcld manufacturer. are very
| dependent over tie steady diminution In
| The demands Of the American market.
Lat year eXporttions had falien TO les.
than S00,0 600 pounds. which represeDteJ
about two thirds Of the former trade. buI
| this year the 6gures will be lower by nearly
| enc fourth.