The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-01
NEWS SUNNI RY.
CifV Aniiira.


DEATH OF PHILIP +. KELLY, ESQ Philip +.
Kelly, OF the house of p. +. Kelly & Co., bank
ers, northwest corner OF Third and Clesnut
streets, died at his residence, No. 1850 VINE
street, on Saturday evening" the 2Sth ult. Mr.,
Kelly was a sef-maie man, receiving his early
education in the ban sing house of Il. W. Clark
4 Co. About the year 1855 he associated himself
with the late Robert J. Ross, OF Harris ourg,
under the name of X. ]. Ross d Co., for the
transaction OF general banking business Upon
the death OF MIR. Ross the house OF Z. +. Kelly
d Co. was formed as their successors, aud so
continued until the present time. Within the
last three years Mr. Kelly's health being so poor,
he was not actively engaged all the time in his
business, hut relied almost entirely upon hts
partner, MIR. Jamison, whose character Is well
Known to the business community in this city.
We presume he will continue the business at
the old stand, as his partner did upon the disso-
luton of the house of X. J. Ross Co.
Within a few days past two cases OF heavy
detalCatons, in two of our leading retail milli-
merry establishments, have come to light. The
first was by a female clerk In the employ of
Aaron E. Carpenter, No. 81 n. Eighth street.
1t is alleged that she has been in the store a
number of years and had scared the con ddence
OF her employer to such an eX ent that to have
suspected her would have been a crime. Re
Gently, however the fact that relative had
opened a millinery store came TO light, aud on
looking over the accounts for ten years past
series OF petty pllfering was discovered. 1t is
said that she also purchased dwelling in
fashionable quarter. Since this Wood & Cary,
on Chesnut street, near Eighth, have ascer-
tained that one of their clerks mas removed,
within two years, goods to the value of $4,000.
OF course neither OF the above cases Will ever
reach the public through the courts, rs we
understand restitution in both has been pro-
missed.
The hearing in the contested election case
in the Third Congressional District was com.
menced yesterday, before Aldermen Helms and
Carpenter. VINO are acting as Commissioners to
take testimony under the act OF Congress
Certified opies of election papers we're given in
evidence, In which errors of calcu alton were
alleged 10 the extent of 81 votes, and these
changes, if allowed, will make q gain to that
extent for the contestant, Mr.. Myers.
General Grant arrived at the West Phadel
pha depot yesterday about o'clock p. NJ. and
Immediately proceeded to the residence of
General D. h. Rucker, Quarermaster of this
post, at Forty-hrst and Pine streets. The
General left for New York this morning.
The following vessels were in the port OF
Philadelphia at the close OF tue past weeks
steamships, 4 ships, 30 barques, 16 brgs, and %
sChooneIs.
The Lyle Monument Association met last
evening at the hall Of the Hlbernia Fire Com
pany.
The committee OF Councils to select q site
for House OF Correction yesterday visited Hog
Island.
The new school building at Crown and Race
streets was dedicated last evening. Speeches
were delivered by Rev. John Chambers, Edward
Shippen, and others.