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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 47

December

December.

1. Fog in London makes city as dark as midnight.

3. Russians cross the Balkans. First train on M.O. & O. Railway from Montreal to HulI Troubles in Paris undiminished. President's message published.

4. Russians defeated near Tirnova. Operations in Asia suspended by snow. Steamship wrecked with great loss of life on South American coast.

5. Fresh Indian troubles in United States. Excitement in British Columbia over gold discoveries.

6. French Ministry, again resign. English Channel covered with wrecks. Two vessels collide off Beachy Head and both sink with all hands.

8. Marquis of Bute gives £170,000 to Glasgow University. War operations suspended by weather

12. Great distress on west coast of Newfoundland. Immense grain crop in Southern Russia. Plevna surrendered to Russia with 30,000 prisoners. Crisis in Paris still continued.

13. Moderate Republican Ministry formed in Paris with carte blanche from President. Field day in U. S. senate. President's N. Y. nominations rejected.

15. Servian army cross Turkish frontier. Deficiency of nine million dollars in German revenue for years Ploughing done in several parts of Ontario, and harbours on lakes open.

17. Strike of workmen on Lachine Canal; putting a stop to the works Turks decline to ask for peace, and the forward movement of the Russians from Plevna is commenced.

18. Meeting of Quebec Legislature. First excursion on Canada Pacific Railway.

20. England advises Turkey to negotiate for peace. Explosion of a candy factory in New York and great loss of life.

21. Great Britain declares her inability to mediate. New Turkish levy ordered. War feeling in England gaining ground. Ministerial crisis in Italy.

24. Strike of Sheffield iron workers. Russian army marches on Sofia. Active negotiations for peace in London and Paris Tennessee Senate pass a Bill compromising State debt for 50 cents on the dollar. Prince Gorlzchak off assumes direction of Russian foreign affairs.

25. Very mild Christmas day. Steamboat excursions from several Canadian cities. Nitsch bombarded by Servians. Strike on Lachine Canal ended.

28. England consents to open peace negotiations with Russia on behalf of Turkey. German Emperor approves of Bismarck's new financial policy. Mr. Waddington made Foreign Minister for France.

31. Navigation closed on the Hudson. Severe storm on Atlantic coast Turks evacuate Sofia and withdraw their forces from the Lom.