The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-05
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.

walGdor.-J. Atlee White vs. The Commonwealth
has been before the Court for several successive
days arguments are to-day being made by counsel
on poth sides, at the conclusion or which the case
District COurt-Judgc Stroud james b.
issue between the creditors of Patrick Kelly 10 ,ry
gwen by said Kelly. Under thus Judgment
the property of Kely was sold by the Sheriff, and
the proceeds arising from the sale paid IHto Court
On the distribution OF the fuud, IT was alleged by
ard Judgment III favor Of Thompson was invalid,
that it was Obtained b fraud, that only $500 was
que que by nelly 10 thompson and that at the time OF
Kelly, who could not read that 1t was on,v tor the
sum OF $500. An issue was therefore directed by
the Court 10 be framed 10 try the queson, whether
the sa,d bond was executed by to SAID Ke y under
'aise representation as to the amount of the said
bona and warrant
lie defense alleged that the bond was drawn
und, the instructions of Kelly, that it read to
HIM before signing, and also before the stamp was
Affixed thereto, that Kelly was actually indebted TO
the defendant IN the sum OF $500 for money loaned
on two different occasions to said Kelly; that Kelly
repeatedly acknowledged his Indeb' 'edness and that
no Iaud or false representation whatever was used.
This case was brought up Yesterday afternoon, and
Te i ,be on ehe Coart nayng
Longstreth, Esqs for plaintiff; Thomas K. Elcock
and Daniel Dougherty, E.qs, for defendant
General Universalist Convention in Illinois
At the General Convention of Universities
which was recently held at Galesburg, Illinois,
there were present divnes and eminent lay
DELEGATES from all parts of the country. Horace
Greeley was delegate, but could not come,
owing to the great pressure on him In New
York during the political canvass. The Con-
vention was presided over by Sidney Perham,
OF Maine, with Rev. Messrs. Connor, of Concord,
N. H., and Livermore, OF Chicago, Secretaries.
Iowa was represented by Rev. Messrs. Sanford,
Hanson, Morris, Bishop, and Judge M. l.. Ed
wards. Rev. DR.. Ryder of Chicago was the
preacher of the Occasional Sermon. Rev. DR..
Fisher, of the Canton theological School DR..
Forester, of Aurora, the venerable DR.. Skinner,
DR.. Eddy, of Philadelphia, and Demarest, OF
New York, with Messrs. Emerson, of the Uni
ueTsdESt, Liyermore, of the Covenant, and Cant
well, of the Star in the West, were also present.
This was the largest General Convention ever
hello by this body in the United States several
thousand persons having been in attendance.
What semmes Says-The Mobile (Ala.) Gazette,
edllrd by Raphael Semmes, praises the energy
OF the Northern people as follows:--''We have
been beaten in all our contests with the Northern
people by want OF energy. Whilst we are day
Dreaming or sleeping they are at work-at work
Ike so many beavers, or bees in hive If they
have railroad " build, they set energy at
work and il is built; witness the great Pacific
Railroad, now stretching itself like an immense
serpent across the Rocky MountaIns-a work
scarcely retarded by the war. They are as
energetic in politics as in political economy"
Silver Wedding. g.-Rev. William b. Brown,
pastor OF the First Congregational Church az
Newark. N. j., last evening celebrated the
lWenty-nlIh anniversary oil hls wedding. Several
hundred guests were present, including Rev.
Mr. Fairchild, OF 0berlln College, Rev. Mr..
Holmes, of Jersey City, and Rev. Drs Stearns,
Wilson, Poor, Parker, Fish, and other clergy
men of Newark. Many valuable gifts were re.
ceived by MIR. and Mrs. Brown, including an
elegant service of solid silver, presented By
members of the congregation.
Sharks Wanted-The Cape Ann Advertiser
calls upon the Gloucester fishermen to catch
some specimen sharks for Professor Agassiz's
Museum the Professor having signi6ed his de-
sire for a collection.