Danbury Times

PHILADELPHIA RIOTS. On Monday the week was commenced with more riots in Kensington, instigated and carried on by the residents in that district, who are determined a rail road shall not be laid in Front street. A strong posse of men were sent by the Sheriff, to defend the workmen, and had their head quarters in a tavern, the property of Mr. Naglee, the President of the Railroad Company. At ten the Kensington women—screamers they must be—ordered the workmen on the railroad to desist; and those workmen, having had previous experience of the women, complied. The rest of the day was spent in conflicts between the Police and the mob. A man named Jackson having been arrested, was almost killed by the onset made by his friends for his rescue. He was retained by the police, and sent to Moyamensing with his skull fractured. Mrs. Fraley, renowned in former encounters, was also arrested, and severely hurt in the melee. She too, is under medical advice at Moyamensing prison—a pattern for her children. Seventeen or eighteen others are in prison; several of the police are very badly hurt, and several of the rioters also. The daylight performance was ended by the rout of the police and their flight from the ground, under a shower of paving stones, dignified with the title of "ground apples." The number of rioters actually engaged was 500. Of course there were 5000 spectators, some of whom cheered the rioters.

At night an attack was made on the "head quarters" above referred to. The house, a large three story building, was first battered with stones, and all the glass broken; about a thousand men being engaged. Then the house was fired. Four or five of the engines forced their way up, and commenced playing. They were stoned from their work, several of the firemen receiving severe injury; and the building was then permitted to burn, the department giving their whole attention to saving the houses contiguous, in which they succeeded. The tavern was burned completely down, and nothing was saved from it. Thus the tenant, Mr. Emery, has had his property destroyed because the house he occupied belonged to the President of a railroad company. The public purse must make the losers whole—but nothing can make the character of the city good.

The Ledger states that the police secured two persons found in the house, actually engaged in firing it. We trust the hemp is spun and laid, which will guard the public against further depredations from these two men, and strike terror into others. The majesty of the law must be preserved, or the whole code were better abandoned. Last night, we learn from the Philadelphia Gazette, there were signs of a resumption of the work. We trust there were signs of muskets, also, then.—[N. Y. Tattler.

Kensington Railroad. On Tuesday, and during the whole of yesterday, the utmost quietness prevailed upon the whole line of this road. Although there were many people moving to and fro, and standing in groups, there was nothing to cause apprehension of further difficulties.—[Pennsylvanian.