The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-05
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
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THE PAN-PREsBYTERIkN, COUNCIL.
EDINBURGH EDINBURGH, July 4.-The Pan-P resbyte-
rian Council III opened to-day. In the
morning session The Rev. DR.. Schaff, Of
New York, introduced the discussion on
the harfhofy of the confessions Of the Re-
formed 7Chprches. The matter was sub
mitted to a committee. In the afternoon
the principles OF Presbyterianismw were dis
cussed. Rev. Drs. Hodge, OF Allegheny,
and Stuart Robinson, OF Louisville, took a
Rev. Dr. Prime, OF New York, reported
that there were 10000 Presbyterian con-
greeations in the United States, who sub
seribed over 81, 600, 900. - ,''" ,:.., -
-'f-' War News from the East.
CONDITION OF THE PEACE PARTY-REPoRTED
.i'-i' DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS. ,='i
LoNaoS, July 4.-Tbe Standards Con.
stantinople dispatch says: For the present
the peacgparty is poweriess. ,s...a-,;,
The Posts st. Petersburg special reports
construction, within three months of rail-
ways connecting Rene, Isma!l,. and Bendu
with Galatz. "A 80! -. j. II: 80 I-~2l. :
The Post has dispatch from Bucharest
Stating that 1900 ,Roumanians have crossed
the Danube at Cetate. -.
1T6e Governor OF EEGeroum telegraphs
that ther Turks on Monday drove 10, 900
Russians from their. positions, at Kara HI
A Reuters Erzeroum telegram confirms
the foregoing.
THE RUSSIANS CAPTURE TIRNoyA-BuLeARIASs
AIMING. FOE THEIR OWN DEFENCE--7THE
SIEGE OF KARs, &C.
VIENNA, July 4.-The correspondent OF
the Times SAYS the taking OF TirnoVa,
which has not yet been officially ann ounced,
turns out to- be true. This is important, as
from Tirnoya several roads fadiate. Con-
f1icting rumors hitherto current may be
reconciled by the supposition. that the Rus
sian attempt to cross on. bridges. over the
Jautru at Briia, which was repuised, was
merely u feint to mask the advance on Fir
nova. Z 7a.= go 80 80 -
The 1fnesss correspondent at Bucharest
| states that all the able-bodied Bulgarians
have been summoned to present themselves
at the Russian camps to be organized into a
force for their own protection in the future.
Special dispatches to the Times contain
the following, which coincides with the
news received from other quarters 9tt Since
| fine affair at Sfeurin the, Turks have sent
out scouts In every direction, who have
brought IN intelligence that the Russians
were retreating both on, the. road nom So
fghaulu and that In the Eupbrates valley. II.
Various specials to the London papers,
notably to,the Daily Neses, from Erzeroum,
state that the siege OF Kars Is at the most
| raised in consequence Of Turkish successes.
), The Times Vienna correspondent says
&C The return OF Son Constantinople Is an
tnounced, and it looks as If the Turks bad
become Convinced Of The nselessness OF their
efforts to spTean tile Circassia Ian insure tion.
It Is believed that the troops dispatched 10
Circassia will be recalled and sent to aid
Hassiia, who viii assume the offensive nom
Bat uu. ., g. :s. & Ia.
The Belgrade corresp dent OF tne Times
/ sends, the following g War preparations
arets Going on. The whole arEny ,earl pc
6bilizeds in,saen days It, " stated that q
militia brigade OF the Hrst balass mas been
GENT to the frontier towards Sienatza =. 80 i
a,The Ismes,S Berlin seorrfspO dent says
tYfe r,Ir,6r4 that the German Government
| Vim shertly prohibit tie export tioh ct
! horses has been confirmed, and is probably
/ to be attributed to the apprehei stoE ].
aroused by events in Fran Ut her sad.
Iyices show that the Hun arian Governments
/ bps forbidden the exp tstioE of horses.
The Governor. OF Erzeronma ilt bis telet
! gram REPORTING the defeat OF the Russians
4 atKara Kiifssa says The enemy succeeded
lin railying at 1900 metres from Kars