The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-24
Yrnss,yterlan Assembly.

was received from the Presbyterian AS
Orleans. which says: 1.-The Southern
Assembly disapprove Of that part OF the
Northern Assembly's greeting which
omits reference to the main part OF
their paper sent to Brooklyn from Sa-
vannah," and saws: 1T our brothers
of the Northern Church can meet us on
those terms, which truth and righteous
ness seems to require. then we are ready
to establish such relations with them
during the present session OF their AS
sembly."
BALTIMORE. May 23.-The boundaries
of the district of North Carolina were
changed to include the Greenfield,
West Virginia, circuit. The committee
an boundaries reported, defining the
Ptttsburg, West Virginia end Michigan
districts, and recommending the abol-
ishment OF Tennessee and North Caro-
lima. as they were included in other dis
tricts. The report was discussed at
length. No action.
DiscOn inuch.
CLEVELAND, May 23.-The Residence
| Insurance Company, organized here in
| 1873, with $500, 900 capital, has resolved
| to discontinue business.
Fires.
| PITTssURa, May 23-David Chambers
& Go. Is lead works burned. Loss $780,
600.
| WAR NOTES.
| LONDON, May IA Reuters dispatch
from Copstantinople tonight. says
Since the capture OF Ardahan, the Kus-
slams appear to be preparing for a vigor-
| lr,1 pff IN
| The Turkish Ministers have resolved
to draw no salary during the war.
The Standards dispatch from Erze-
roum reports that the Russian centre
has driven the Turks from their posi-
tions at Karodehouran, o village near
Kars.
The Standard has the following from
various points:
All indications betoken that the Rus
SLAMS are making q serious movement
on Western Bulgaria.
The Danube rose nine inches between
Sunday and Monday.
The Servians are making offensive
preparations at Saitschar and along the
Timok.
The Council Of Ministers at Belgrade
resolved that Prince Milan shall inform
the Gar that after Roumania's pro
clamation of independence Servia cal
not remain neutral. Roumania's declar
alton caused great excitementa at Vienna
All Hungarian papers declare tn
hour for action has arrived for Austro
Hungary. A letter from Kossuth i
published. urging an alliance between
Hungary and Turkey against the com
mon enemy, Russia.
A Russian decree orders the forma
tion OF two more Cossack divisions ol
the Don to reinforce the operating
army.
Abasians are full insurrection; th
Turks have armed them. The Sultal
has ordered 10000 revolvers to be pai
for from his private purse for distribu
T tiOn in Caucasus.
) There are five great Indian troop ship
: at Portsmouth, In readiness to process
, to sea IL required for other service.
A thousand barrels OF powder wer
l embarked for Malta to-day.
Q The Turkish Council OF Ministers re
a solved to send all reinforcements arriv
ing to ErZeroum and Batoum.
The fall Of Ardahan secures the Rus
d slams In their position before Kars, an
It opens a new line OF operations agains
! ErZeroum.
- Russians have replaced the Rot
: manian troops at Oltenitza; the r
g lieved Rounanians marched toward
d Little Wallachia, where the Rouman
l. ans will concentrate and remain on th
defensive.
d ST. PETERSBURG, May GA dispatc
l. dated Sotschi, Tuesday, reports the
It the Turks attacked the Russian pos
. tion at Adler. A severely contested Ell
gagement ensued.
A Turkish man -of-war has been vic
y lently bombarding Adler since
e O. clock this morning.
is