The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-20

| the field of this murderous rencountre. The hose
carriage belonging to the Franklin company was
broken and defaced, and then, to complete its de-
struction, thrown into the dock. Several members
of the company were badly bruised and beaten, in
attempting to prevent the loss of their carriage
The officers have succeeded in arresting but two
of the whole number concerned in these disgraceful
proceedings. This is certainly some evidence of
the ineficiency of the police in that part of the city,
and should be looked into by the proper authors
ties.
Two brothers, aged eleven and fourteen years,
sons of Mr.. John Fitzsimmons were drowned in
the Schuylkill river, near Wood street wharf, on
Friday evening. They had gone into the river for
the purpose of bathing, and, getting beyond their
depth, they persisted in each others embrace. The
bodies were recovered, and coroner's inquest rem
dered verdict in accordance with the above facts.
Three cases of Asiatic cholera were reported to-
day up to one O'Clock, p. m, one of which proved
| fatal Two of them were individuals living in
Kensington, and one in Spring Garden.
The body of lad, apparently fourteen years of
arm the initials E. C. were marked with Indian
ink. The body was sent to the greenhouse for
recognition.
The Daily News announces, this morning, the
retirement of Judge Conrad from its editorial chair
His reputation is that of a vigorous and spirited
writer.
| The following, from the columns of the News,
will express to you the feelings of large majority
of the people here with regard to the action of Judge
Parsons in the case of the frauds at the election in
Penn district.
"It will excite surprise and Indignation wherever
1t is known that the perpetrators of the gross frauds
in the district of PENN at the last general election
have been discharged from all responsibility by the
Judges of the Court of Quarter Sessions. The
ground upon which the decision is based is, that
the facts in support of the charge of fraud and vio-
ation of duty were not sufficiently specified; and
that officers of election, such as clerks, nspec-
tors and judges, having different duties to perform
cannot be jointly indicted for misdemeanor in
Office, unless it be stated in the Indictment to be
such act the law requires all to participate in
"lt is said that Judge Parsons, in this opinion,
| expressed the unanimous sentiment of the Bench.
We, in condemning it, express the unanimous
opinion of outraged freemen. These forced con-
structions of law have already greatly weakened
the confidence of our people in the Judiciary, and
will yet lead to such a revision of our legal forms
shall abolish those technicalities of law through
which the most guilty now escape.
Show much of the utter disregard of law, under
which we are now neutrality-suspicious. in the shape
of RIOTS unlicensed houses, fraudulent elections
is directly chargeable upon the manner in which
our laws are administered When our Judges in
dulge in harangues which tend to bring the laws
into dsrepute pervert their true intent and mean
ing, the people lose respect for laws well for
Judges"
The permits for buildings issued by the city
commissioners up to this time, during the season.
has been $40. The Presbyterian Board of publ.
cation erecting beautiful edfce on Chestnut
street, and number of improvements are going
up In other parts of the city.
The weather still continues very warm, and bu-
siness of every description is dull. There are but
few country merchants now in the city. Money
seems to be plenty, and hear complaints OF
"hard times" or want of employment. S.