The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-08
NEW YORK CITY.

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New YoRK, October 7.-The Asbur,
Life Insurance Company has been place.
in the hands ofa Receiver.
sRCoND TRIAL OF PHELPs, TIE RMBEa-
| ,...v zLER.
The prosecution was opened today OF
the second trial Of Phelps, OF the Treasury
office, charged with embezzlipg the Statt
funds, after which the reading oi the tes
timouy taken at the previous trial was
proceeded with. 1t was sgreed that the
exceptions raised TO the former trial and
the ruling Of the Court should be consid.
cred repeated now. The defence raised
additional objections TO putting the drafl
which forms the subject ot the Indictment
In the evidence, as II was issued by q
Savings Bank which had no corporate
right 10 issue such an instrument; also,
that the ownership Of the draft was moi
correctly described In any count ot the in.
dictment. ''''-' h'--is .
LECTURE ny LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN.
The Lord Mayor OF Dublin delivered
q lecture last evening in the Academy ol
Music Tor the benefit Of the Catholic
Church. Subject-"0liver Goldsmith"
At the close ol the lecture the Lord
Mayor WaB presented with q gold headed
cane, and later OF his hotel was honered
with serenRde in behalf Of the city au-
thoritles. 1'.'n d, 5s5.Tap .rYs''r0-
THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
has begun a suit against Richard B. r.
win, It's late San francisco Agent al
Washington, during the .idImer admins
tration, 10 recover $750000 which he Il
alleged TO have appropriated: -'2a
SsFhe Judicial Gonhittee Of the Presby-
terry oi jersey City, announce that they
will be IN session this afternoon and even.
ing 10 hear any person who may have
charges 10 prefer against Rev John s.
GlendenniDg, Pastor OF the church Of
which the late Mary Pomeroy was a
member.
- DEATH OF DIR. T. N. EDDY. -.
Rev. DR.. 4. N. Eddy, one of the most
prominent ministers, in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in the United States,
died at his residence in this city this
morning, ay".i zsl /
RETURNED FROM RURoPE. ,
Rev. William A. Bartlett and ex-Gov-
ernor Hoffman and family arrived to. day
from Europe.
Ex-Alderman- Connor, who fled from
the city some time since, made his ap-
peArance this morning and gave bail TO
stand trial.
PASSENGER FOR EUROPE.
Among the passengers for Europe 10.
day were his Excellency Roest DeLim-
liany and lady, Lord Mayor OF Dublin
and lady, and DR.. Hamilton and Wilson,
OF the Irish Team. e... r.
RECEPTION OF AUSTRIAN EXPLORERS.
The Tribune publishes tomorrow q
long letter from Hamburg, giving an &C.
count oI the reception Of the returned
Austrian Arctic explorers. At meeting
OF the Geographical Society Captain Wey.
precht, the leader OF the expedition, re-
lated the story Of the voyage. He told
how they sailed from Bremen and first
encountered ice, and how they struggled
and battled with it. In the autumn
of 1872 they were firmly inclosed
and frozen in. At one time they had
thirty feet OF ice under the keel and
were in a region Of intense cold. They
drilted slowly, though not with regu.
larity, and we're perfectly hopeless. No
power Of steam, sails or men could do
anything against the ice Of the North, and
they were quite at its mercy. The sum
mer brought them no release. They
made excursions with sledges and dis.
covered land hitherto unknown, which
they christened Franz JoseE's Land, in
honor OF their Emperor.
When Lieutenant Poyer returned 10
the ship from his last expedition 1t was
necessary 10 consider the question oil
abandoning the Tegethoff. The ship
was firmly blocked in tho ice, and was
lurching 30 much that Il became neces.
sary 10 shore her up with spars. There
was no prospect OF escape, and no pros.
pect that by remaining longer they could
accomplish much more. Besides, the
loss Of the ship was quite probable in the
crushing and heaving Of the ice; and,
il this should happen In the winter,
the destruction Of the entire party was
inevitable. 60 it was decided to return
70 Europe, and on the Goth OF last. May
they lett the ship with boats drawn upon
sledges. The way was terrible. They
had to break down the hummocks with
axes and picks so as to make q road for
the sledges, and there wero frequently
days when they did not make nautical
mile in "a hours. Sometimes they could
not stand and were forced 10 crawl over
the rough way, and as they approached
the broken water they found there Ice
which would not support them standing,
and where they were again forced to
crawl. Several days after leaving the shin
part Of them returned to get smaller
boat, they found everything safe in the
vessel and Capt. Wayprecht thinks 1t not
impossible that she may yet be recovered
through the broken water. They made
their way with many hardships, and at last
reached open water. Once on the sea
they made the best Of their way south.
ward, rowing by relays at the rate Of
about 40 miles day. They were picked
up by q Russian fishing smack aud treat
cd with every kindness. Lieut.. Payer
spoke Of his discovery Of FrGuz josef
Land, which he describes as very rough
with reddish gray beach showing
through snow, and with mountains Of
various heights, up to 5000 or 4 900 feet.
DAMAGED By FIRE.
The willow and wooden ware store Of
Buylier s. Co, No. IA Washington street,
was damaged by fire 10 night 10 the ex-
tent Of $4,000. no Il % .. Z
woRKGNGMRN's NOMINATION.
Tho Workingmens Convention to.
night nominated Charles A. Dana for
Mayor. l4ajJa 1A)TaEL- 2
l1 Nominations for Congress.
J, DETROIT, MIcu, Oct. 1.-THE Demo.
cratic Convention Of the First district TO-,
day nominated Gen. A. {. S.HWilliams, Of
Detroit, for Congress Gen. Williams