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Branch's Alligator Vol. 1 No. -20, September 4, 1858, by Stephen H. Branch - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: Stephen H. Branch's Alligator Vol. 1 No. 20, September 4, 1858 - -Author: Stephen H. Branch - -Release Date: July 11, 2017 [EBook #55090] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BRANCH'S ALLIGATOR, SEPT 4, 1858 *** - - - - -Produced by Richard Tonsing, The Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - -</pre> - - -<div class='tnotes covernote'> - -<p class='c000'><strong>Transcriber's Note:</strong></p> - -<p class='c000'>The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.</p> - -</div> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_1'>1</span> - <h1 class='c001'>STEPHEN H. BRANCH’S<br /> ALLIGATOR.</h1> -</div> - -<div class='figcenter id001'> -<img src='images/logo.jpg' alt='STEPHEN H. BRANCH’S ALLIGATOR.' class='ig001' /> -</div> -<table class='table0' summary='ALLIGATOR'> -<colgroup> -<col width='33%' /> -<col width='33%' /> -<col width='33%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <td class='c002'>Volume I.—No. 20</td> - <td class='c003'>SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1858.</td> - <td class='c004'>Price 2 Cents.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>And they Stoned Stephen.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>We are told by the Holy Scriptures that one -of the Apostles, who, preaching integrity and -truth to the Pharisees of old, offended those -who belonged to the Tabernacle of libertines, -was brought before the council, which, by arousing -public sentiment in a seditious manner, -caused Stephen to be stoned. And in our -modern day they have likewise stoned Stephen -by placing him, unaccustomed to toil, and -guiltless of all crime, save the free exercise of -opinion, to labor in a quarry along with felons, -thieves, and other obnoxious convicts; and in -this wise have our modern Pharisees stoned -Stephen.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The Warden of the Penitentiary, suffering -from din of public opinion, has seen proper to -extenuate his conduct by stating that he was -compelled, by rigidity of duty, thus to place -Mr. Branch in a position of labor. Thus has -he communicated his thoughts for publication -to the editor of the <cite>Sunday Mercury</cite>, and -when he uttered them he was well aware that -they were a mere subterfuge to avoid personal -indignity. And now we challenge the Warden -to show one single word in his instructions -rendering it compulsory upon him to employ -any one soul in the quarrying of stone. On -the contrary, his instructions particularly enjoin -upon him the exercise of moderation and -forbearance as a taskmaster, and most explicitly -direct that no prisoner, incapable of physical -labor, shall be employed at manual servitude. -The law of the State, despite the tendencies of -Mr. Fitch, recognizes every being, created in -human form, to be possessed of a soul, as well -as being of value to the commonwealth; for a -man incarcerated in the penitentiary, is not -devoid of civil life as is the case with a convict -to the State prison, and wherefore then -did he stone Stephen?</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Fitch, the Warden, may remember that -a woman, convicted of the most brutal of -crimes, which the law unfortunately has left -unvisited by proper punishment, that of the -murder of the innocents, as yet unborn, was, -during her residence at the Island, favored not -only with the comforts, but the luxuries of -an easy existence. And still they stoned Stephen.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The Warden, in addition to this instance of -the famous Madame Restell, may remember -that a French gentleman, convicted of a most -gross and obscene libel upon the Rev. Mr. -Verien, was not only suffered to remain in -idleness, and without the prison clothes, but -was absolutely lodged in the Warden’s house, -remunerating him for his comfortable existence -by instructing his daughters in a knowledge -of the French tongue. And still they -stoned Stephen!</p> - -<p class='c000'>The Warden may remember, moreover, that -Mr. Judson, convicted of a misdemeanor in -exciting the Astor Place riot, was allowed -two days of weekly absence to attend the publication -of a journal by him published—a fact -notorious to every reader of <cite>Ned Buntline’s -Own</cite>. And still they stoned Stephen!</p> - -<p class='c000'>We are sorry that the Warden so far committed -himself as intentionally to persecute a -harmless, unoffensive man, whose true crime -is a steady adherence to truth. Allow us to -assure him that while we admire his penitence -for the moment, we cannot forgive the fact -that he stoned Stephen!</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>Is the Atlantic Telegraph Actually Complete?</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>It is still doubted by many whether the Atlantic -cable is actually laid and perfect, as is -reported. There is, we believe, no actual proof -of the fact, beyond that in the hands of those -who have a pecuniary interest in its being completed. -It is said that the Queen’s message -and the President’s reply have been transmitted. -Have they? Who knows?</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Field has notified the public that the line -will not be opened for its use in much less than -a month—that he also has resigned the directorship. -Has he sold his stock, and thus disqualified -himself from holding office? And -will most of the stock have changed hands -within the month? And will something have -happened to the cable in the meantime to render -it useless? Will the directors prove the -fact of the cable being securely laid and in -working order, by transmitting a message and -returning an answer, if it is but a single sentence? -If they are able to transmit one word -they can do this. It would certainly be too -bad if it should prove to be a Kidd salvage affair. -Then all the gas which has been evolved, -and all the powder burnt in the extreme jollification, -would be a total loss; together with -part of the City Hall, and Justice into the bargain. -We certainly would advise those who -have been lately canonized to show these surmises -to be false before their honors grow dim.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>A Commotion in the Jarsies.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>The <span class='sc'>Alligator</span>, feeling himself some pumpkins, -on Sunday last, ventured upon an excursion -to the Jarsies, as much from a desire to -have universal absolution by a pilgrimage to -the shrine of St. Quietus, as from a longing to -fraternize with the gallant Zouave, so particularly -enamored with the “blunt.” Basking in -the smiles, literal and liquid, of the Hotel Napoleon, -and, sunned by the presence of the fair -hostess, the Alligator was enwrapt in a pleasant -revery, much after the owl-like manner, in -which the sedate and philosophical Peter Cooper -presides over a reform convention. But -his repose was broken by learning the astounding -fact that the Jersies, and especially Hoboken, -was in a state of political insurrection, -and that for the moment the authority of James -Buchanan, President of these United States, was -despised, contemned and absolutely denounced,—and -even one rebel, unconscious of the Alligator’s -presence, absolutely expressed a fervent -desire to punch that dignitary’s venerable -head. It seems from all that we can glean, -that the Executive of this Republic, feeling the -salvation of the country to depend upon the -electors of Hoboken and the parts circumjacent, -directed the renomination of the representative -in Congress, at present representing -that district. This, it seems, was too much for -Jersey patience, exhausted as it is from passive -submission to the tyranny of Camden and Amboy; -and, therefore, Hoboken has raised the -standard of revolt in the person of a learned -judge, who is to mount the stump to vindicate -the honor of Jersey, and perhaps of its lightning. -How the unterrified democracy will -survive this disaffection, we are at a loss to -imagine—for the loss of Hoboken, which familiarly -styles itself our sister city, and a very -infant of a sister at that, must be a bitter pill -to an Administration in a tight place. One -hope only is left. Cannot the President induce -John McKeon to reduce the rebellious people -to a perpetual slumber by one of his soporific -orations; and even should this fail, perchance -Mr. Justice Whitley might be induced to talk -to them for half an hour. We are convinced -that the people of Jersey would do anything -rather than submit to this final calamity.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>To Our Readers.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>During the past few weeks, it has been currently -reported in some quarters, that <span class='sc'>D. W. -Jobson</span>, Esq., is now conducting the <em>Alligator</em>.</p> - -<p class='c000'>That is not so. Mr. <span class='sc'>Jobson</span> never had—has -not now, and, for aught we know at present, -never will have anything to do with the <em>Alligator</em>.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_2'>2</span> - <h2 class='c005'>Answers to Correspondents.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c007'>“<span class='sc'>Van.</span>”—Your communication will appear in our next issue, it -being received too late to be of use for the moment.</p> - -<div class='ph1'> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c008'> - <div>THE ALLIGATOR.</div> - <div><span class='xlarge'>New York, Saturday, September 4, 1858.</span></div> - </div> -</div> - -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>More Advice to Mr. Barnard.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>When Mr. Recorder Barnard sat in Solomonic -judgment on Stephen H. Branch, he evidently -forgot for the moment the dignity of a -judge, and assumed the questionable attributes -of a politician. That Mr. Recorder Barnard is -nominally a lawyer we will admit, for he comes -under all provisions of the New Code, which -creates lawyers with the celerity of machinery; -but that he understands the law, we emphatically -deny. Before Mr. Barnard mounted the -Bench, was his name ever known to the community -as a successful barrister? Was he ever -intrusted with any important civil or criminal -case? Did he ever make a speech the most -common-place reporter thought worthy of being -reproduced in type? Not one of those -tests of popularity, which appertain to the -career of the most common of attorneys, seem -to apply to the case of our learned Recorder, -upon whose brow honor and glory have stumbled -as it were by accident.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Barnard, in sentencing Mr. Branch, evidently -desired to impress the public mind with -an idea of his individual authority; forgetting -that he was armed with the sword of mercy, -he wielded only that of justice, and with a vindictiveness, -as reckless as it was violent, loaned -himself to the wishes of partizan leaders, -who daily stand in dread of exposure from an -unbridled press. As vermin cannot dwell in -certain atmospheres, these men stifle coming in -contact with the air of a free press; and it is -to them we owe the bitter persecution of free -opinion, as is glowingly instanced in the judgment -passed upon Branch. A self-same punishment -would have been meted out to any -offending editor, who may touch the dignity -of the confederated band, who thus attempt to -throttle speech, whose freedom should be indigenous -to the soil.</p> - -<p class='c000'>How long has Mr. Barnard learned that a -convicted editor is a mere felon? That he -should be maltreated, disgraced, and placed -even below the level of thieves and malefactors? -The case of Mr. Branch is probably the -first on record, wherein a man condemned for -libel was compelled to submit to prison discipline, -intended only for a minor class of felons. -But as this case has occurred, it has afforded -to our people a fair opportunity of judging -upon the irresponsibility, we will not say imbecility, -of an elective judiciary. Catch the -most insignificant errand-boy in the nearest -lawyer’s den, and he will give you a better -legal, if not more humane, exposition of the -true genius of the laws than was publicly enunciated -by Mr. Recorder Barnard, who indirectly -repudiated pure maxims of jurisprudence, -and substituted vagaries of vengeance. -Let us, therefore, profit by this casual display -of sentiment; for say we to all quarters of the -city, with a voice as of that of a watchman in -the hour of alarm, that none, not even the -pure and guileless, are safe while fantasies such -as these are suffered to be fulminated from a -criminal bench. And likewise mind, we draw -a grave distinction between our civil and -criminal judiciary. Unfortunately, the highest -and most respected of our judges are -occupied solely with the rights of property, -and we have committed the rights of the person -to the most obscure of obscure attorneys, -accidentally thrust from pure partizan influence -upon the Bench. While the truly learned Justice -Clerke, a lawyer such as the way of Christian -life would make him, is simply occupied -in matters of dollars and cents, our lives, our -persons, our future, immaculate, are intrusted -to the supervision of such learned pundits as -Mr. Recorder Barnard and City Judge Russell.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Liberty of speech is a right, paramount to -that of every other consideration; it has been -treasured as the key-stone to the great, unwritten -Constitution of Britain and of our own -land; it is the vital essence of our political -existence, and its abuse has been judicially -tolerated that the spirit shall be perpetuated. -But as Mr. Recorder Barnard has not probably -indulged in the intellectual luxury of perusing -Hallam’s Constitutional History—such a work -being unknown to the New Code—we will excuse -him from any implied admiration of that -respect, yea, adoration, for personal rights, -which animated the manly soul of Algernon -Sidney and fired the patriotism of John Hampden.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We simply wish to inform Mr. Recorder -Barnard that he labors under a delusion when -he presumes libel to be a misdemeanor in the -literal sense of the word, and although the -law may be virtually misconstrued in such a -wise as to authorize interpretation that it may -verge upon misdemeanor, still the practice of -Courts, presided over by Kent, by Eldon, and -by Camden, has essentially abrogated any -such pretence in fact. In meeting out to Mr. -Branch the doom of a common thief, in disgracing -and degrading him before the eyes of -a community, he attempted in a feeble way, -it may be observed, to instruct and enlighten. -Mr. Barnard and his satellites<a id='t2'></a> not only erred -in <span lang="la" xml:lang="la">tempor</span>, but in absolute legality. They have -reaped a harvest of glory in the unmurmured -cases of a sympathetic public who will profit -by the lesson we have received, and hence -forward seek not such servants as these.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>The Law’s Delay.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>It was confidently expected that a revision -of the judgment upon Mr. Branch would have -been had in the early part of this week. We, -however, learn from Mr. Ashmead, that the -Court being pre-occupied by civil business, -have postponed consideration of his motion -until the month of September, when the learned -counsellor feels assured that the relief he -prays for will be granted, and a new trial be -had.</p> - -<p class='c000'>In this sacrifice of personal rights to the -emolument of that of property, we notice the -inconsistency of the law which thus creates an -invidious distinction between things animate -and inanimate. Here, then, we have a person -kept in jail, in a state of vexatious misery, -while the Court is occupied by the consideration -of some quarrel of Smith and Jones over a -bale of cotton, or some other triviality in a -commercial point of view. Now, the most -valuable of all rights is that of locomotion, and -the dearest of all writs is that of <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">habeas corpus</span></i>, -instituted expressly for the relief of the individual -from unjust detention. And still all the -provisions of this famous act are neutralized -the instant the prisoner gets into the clutches -of the judiciary, whose slow motions are too -often a cause of unintentional wrong-doing.</p> - -<p class='c000'>In the case of the People <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">vs.</span></i> Haines, the prisoner -served his time out in the State Prison, -and was afterward granted a new trial and -found not guilty. Ashley, tried for forgery, -served eighteen months, when upon a new trial -he was found guiltless of the crime charged upon -him. Much as we talk about the freedom of our -institutions, the rights of prisoners are too little -respected by the tardy process of legal -procedure. We trust that when the new -constitution be framed that preference will be -given to all cases involving personal liberty.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>The First of September—let us remember.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>It was observed by an English writer the -heart of an alderman lays in his belly. It may -be true of an English alderman, but with ours -the centre of all affections rests in the pocket—touch -him there, and you draw his life’s -blood. Dining is the mere relaxation with our -aldermanic council, by which they occasionally -while away the fatigues of mathematical -calculations on the gross profits of contracts. -They eat not as a matter of duty, but from -absolute necessity. We are to have a municipal -banquet on the first of September, to testify -our joy at the successful laying of the Atlantic -Cable; and the same gentlemen, who -did the mourning over James Munroe, have -kindly condescended to do our merriment over -the cable. Our Aldermen have acute sensations; -at one moment they are plunged in the -depths of woe, at another they are frantic -with delight. In a word, they do everything, -even praise God, not in church, but at the -Crystal Palace.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We being of the poorer class feeders on pork -and beans, are not expected to have stomachs, -capable of being with fat capon<a id='t2a'></a> lined, so we, -tax payers will have to imagine the splendor -of the scene, seen through the gloomy columns -of a morning newspaper. And therefore let -us riot in imagination and taste the pleasures -of the honor in anticipation.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We see before us, seated in his chair of -state, the great Puttyman, and we worship his -Worship like unto the mighty Bendimeer, for -him to speak, for us to hear. And as the -words of humid eloquence are distilled from -his lips, we will wonder how we could unfold -so sound, unvarnished a tale, and admit that -painting spoils the lily and the rose, until -weighed down by the profundity of magisterial -love, we unconsciously droop to balmy -slumber. And then we shall have Alderman -Clancy, whose soft persuasive tones shall wake -thunders of applause, as he extols the fighting -glories of the Sixth, and promises that if the -cable has necessity of gallant defenders, he -knows a band ready to fight for it.</p> - -<p class='c000'>And then there will be the grave and illustrious -Peter, who will act the part of the skeleton -at the Egyptian feast, with an occasional -smile as a token of our approaching smile. -He will make but few remarks; the most telling -of which will be a short sentence, offering -the use of the basement cellar of the Institute -wherein to coil away the tail end of the cable.</p> - -<p class='c000'>And then we will have Simeon Draper, the -facetious prince of diners-out, whose portly presence -was never known to fail a municipal -feast. He will illuminate us with jokes, such -as were wont to enliven the monotony of an -Alms House board. And then we will mourn -to think that some day must come when the -Corporation Yorick will be no more.</p> - -<p class='c000'>It will be a great feast!—a revelry of wit, -humor, and sentiment; a gathering together -of all imaginable elements of greatness, from -every quarter of the city, and it is only to be -regretted that the Lord Mayor of London and -him of Dublin cannot be sent, per the cable, -to participate in the scene of self-glorification, -it would afford them such an instructive lesson -in the principles of municipal democracy. But -as they are requested to dine simultaneously -with our body corporate, so shall the <em>Alligator</em>, -in an humble manner, it must be conceded, -for we dine at our own expense—a consideration -not entering into the heads of our authorities. -At the exact moment when Simeon -Draper cracks his sixth joke, the <em>Alligator</em> -will honor Waterman with a command for -“<span lang="de" xml:lang="de">ein lager!</span>”</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_3'>3</span> - <h2 class='c005'>Long Branch and Short Branch.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>While Branch rusticates upon the Island, -Long Branch has had the honor of a most distinguished -assembly, lay, clerical and divine. -While Alderman Clancy, pink of municipal -Nestors, has consented to bloom away from -Blossom Lodge, and here to perform the duties -of the Mayoralty, his Honor, the great -Puttyman, comfortably dozes to the music of -Jersey musquitos, his repose only broken by -the unwelcome intrusion of John McKeon—the -leanest of Pharoah’s lean kine. His Honor -and the inevitable John, although doubtlessly -the master spirits of the mysterious conference -held at the Branch, and which will probably -be elucidated after the next election, however -played second fiddle to Archbishop Hughes, a -venerable prelate, who, well aware of the qualities -of putty, can mould it at his will. What -Peter Cooper does at the conference beyond -yarning, it is difficult to imagine, his peculiarities -being generally limited to that operation -of the muscles. If these worthy gentlemen -can conceive that they can use the Archbishop -for their political purposes, they are slightly -mistaken, for that enthusiastic prelate is too -old a bird to be caught by any kind of chaff, -and we doubt whether Puttyman & Co. can -manufacture salt enough from the Atlantic -ocean to be placed on his venerable tail. We -may remind this scheming crew, that, some -years ago Governor Seward and his private -governor, Thurlow Weed, attempted a sale of -the worthy Archbishop, who, in return for the -compliment, bought himself in and sold out -his would-be purchasers at a remarkably low -figure. With this decided case before their eyes, -we beg to caution poor Puttyman and Peter -to keep their eyes skinned, otherwise they -may be found embalmed within the new Cathedral.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>All for a Quarter.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>We read in the daily prints that a gentleman -by the name of Hoey, while returning -from Rockaway, in company with a gentleman -and lady, in passing a turnpike gate, gave -the girl, attending the bar, a coin which he -presumed to be a good American quarter dollar, -but which the girl pronounced to be bad. -The turnpike man, who chances to be a justice -of the peace, immediately caused the arrest of -all parties, who were forced to send to Rockaway -for bail. Even after the arrival of the -bail the party were detained several hours -from lack of the necessary printed blanks, -while Mr. Justice and turnpike man Pearsall, -copied the process from a musty law tome. It -is needless to add that upon the appearance of -Mr. Hoey and counsel from New York, all -proceedings were dismissed as frivolous.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Gross as this outrage may appear at the first -blush, and intense as was the stupidity of the -Long Island Dogberry, it can be daily paralleled -by the actions of our own law courts, -especially when we extract our police magistrates -from barrooms and grogeries. Now one -question: Have we one single police magistrate -in this city who ever swept out a lawyers -office, much less ever studied the profession? -They are doubtlessly intelligent and well-meaning -men, but then they are not lawyers, -and consequently unfit to be entrusted with -the custody of our personal independence. No -right can be dearer than that of free locomotion, -and therefore we should be more particular -in the selection of these judges, than those controlling -the right of property. Imprisonment, -like the dew of heaven, falls alike upon the -rich and the poor, and no citizen should be -jeopardized as to personal liberty and representation -without the strongest possible precaution.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>News from a Watering Place.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'>Peter Cooper, the learned, astute, and never -to be forgotten Peter, finds it to be invaluable -to his health, to snuff the sea breeze in the -classic freshness of Long Branch. Archbishop -John, fatigued with the cares of Cathedral -dedication, found it likewise to his advantage -to smell the air in the same locality, and for -fear of want of amusement he brought with -him the Vicar General of his diocese, and a -brother of some order—probably of the Redemptorists, -or of some other evangelical -pawnbrokers. And a very strange peculiarity -in the atmosphere brought to the self-same -spot, our most illustrious municipal executive -Daniel F. Tiemann. And being mutual acquaintances, -on Sunday last, they enjoyed a -most comfortable chat, regulating the moral, -sanitary and religious condition of our citizens, -when Peter suddenly disappeared, and his body -was only recovered a few hours before nightfall, -when he was discovered thoroughly impregnated -with a speech, which he will probably -transmit to posterity upon the walls of the -Institute, but which in reality is the personal -property of Archbishop Hughes. And on the -morrow Peter, like his saintly namesake, being -a fisher of fish as well as of men, went forth -to angle with the Vicar General, and the tonsured -monk, but what caught he beside religious -truths, which ever hang like diamonds -upon the voices of the Archbishop’s town -friends, we regret to say we could not learn. -There must be something over refreshing in -the air of Long Branch, some resuscitating -principle which can allure to that spot such -a bevy of worthies, who, to while away their -leisure, have probably settled in every manner, -not only the Apostolic succession, but Mayor -Tiemann’s re-election.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='c000'>We would like some of our cotemporaries to -tell us what the people have gained in the -election of Daniel F. Tiemann and the defeat -of Fernando Wood. The latter is a statesman, -a fine lawyer, quick perception, brilliant talents, -and with all the accusations against him, -proved himself an able, efficient magistrate. -But Tiemann, what shall the historian say of -him? Echo answers write—on his tomb stone—“Here -lies the paint manufacturer, Daniel -F. Tiemann, who was unfortunately elected -Mayor of New York, through a mistake of -his friends. He’s gone—speak gently of his -errors—the city debt mourns—the people they -say—nothing.”</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='c000'>Owing to the large and increasing demand -for the <span class='sc'>Alligator</span>, we are induced, by Mr. -Branch’s friends, to enlarge, consequently next -week will appear a full grown monster—covering -eight pages. Look out for next number. -It will be rich and racy—full of spice.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>An After-thought.</span>—Mayor Tiemann, in -his epistle to the Lord Mayor of London, remarks, -with respect to the Atlantic Telegraph, -that “to God be all praise.” We are glad that -the Mayor has, like Saul of Tarsus, seen a great -light, for last week Cyrus W. Field monopolized -all the praise.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Niagara Eclipsed.</span>—We had always thought -that Niagara <em>falls</em> were the greatest extant, -but we are mistaken. We have lately discovered -one fall infinitely greater than the above—Mayor -Tiemann’s fall from the good opinion of -the citizens of New York into the arms of James -Gordon Bennett.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='c000'>“<span class='sc'>A Stick!</span>”—By all means, at all times, we -would have our friends <em>stick</em> beside us; but the -assumed friend, who, seeking help, helped himself -with our <em>composing stick</em>, from <em>beside us</em>, -may he soon need a <em>crutch</em>.—[D.]</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>A Pertinent Series of Queries.</h2> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l c010'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'><em>To the Editor of the Alligator</em>:</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='c011'><span class='sc'>New York</span>, August 24, 1858.</div> - -<p class='c012'><span class='sc'>Sir.</span>—There are a few things which I, with many others of my -acquaintances, wish to know, relative to the assistant matron of -Randall’s Island, who figured so conspicuously in the press and in -our Court of Sessions for the last month past. Before putting -the questions, I would just say—as the subject of the note is a -lady—if this were the first piece of scandal the citizens of New -York had any knowledge of in connection with our city appointments, -I, for one, would have been the first to have had this -savory morsel consigned to the “tomb of all the Capulets.” Unfortunately -it is not so. It is a well known fact that those who -are fortunate enough to receive the patronage of the corporation -of New York, and of all the lesser organizations in any way connected -with our city, must, at least <em>possess one negative</em> qualification—they -must be thoroughly destitute of honesty. Add to -this a great talent for plundering the public treasury, drinking -any quantity of rum, talking profanely, and well skilled in fistiana, -drinking <em>swill milk</em> and eating <em>swill-fed beef</em>, and, in a word, -in bamboozling everybody. It would appear, from disclosures lately -made in certain quarters, the qualifications of the female portion -of the appointees is in no way higher than the male portion.</p> - -<p class='c012'>The first question is—Did the Ten Governors, or any of them, -<em>know</em> that this woman cohabited, as alleged in the <em>Alligator</em> and -not disputed on the trial, with the individual represented as her -friend? If so, this is a sad spectacle to be exhibited before our -wives and daughters.</p> - -<p class='c012'>In the second place, why did Mayor, then Governor, Tiemann, if -he did not <em>know</em>, prevent this <em>particular friend</em> from visiting the -Island, while he permitted all the lady’s other friends to visit -her?</p> - -<p class='c012'>In the third place, how came this lady to be in want of small -sums of money at different times, and how came she to make her -wants known to Governor Tiemann? And, far more wonderful -still, that he should supply them repeatedly without the former -advance being liquidated? This seems to me passing strange -when we come to reflect on the fact that this woman receives for -her services on the Island $800 per year; no small sum for an assistant -matron.</p> - -<p class='c012'>In the fourth place, if all or any of the above be true—and it -may be true for any thing I know—(the trial of Branch did not at -all touch these questions)—why is the lady not removed from the -Island, for she is totally unfitted for the responsible situation she -now fills? If the charges be false, why does the lady not take immediate -steps to clear herself from this heinous scandal? The -public have a right to demand that she either clear her character -or that she be removed from the Island.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r c013'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>A WORKING MAN.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='c012'>☞ The <cite>Sunday Mercury</cite> reads us a homily, and attempts to -whitewash the conduct of the Warden of the Penitentiary. -John Smith, Jr., of Arkansas, is a great man in his own estimation, -and it is a pity that the appreciation extends no further.</p> - -<p class='c012'>☞ The <cite>Tribune</cite> attempts to advise the Tammany Committee -with regard to their political action. This is extremely civil -as well as kind, and in return for this the Sachems will probably -vote the Republican ticket. There is nothing more useful -than perseverance, if we except putty.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>Supreme Court.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c006'><em>In the matter of Stephen H. Branch undergoing -sentence for libel.</em>—Mr. Ashmead said he -had obtained a writ of error in this case. He -was at first disposed to let the judgment be -affirmed by this Court without argument, in -order that it might go to the Court of Appeals, -but he was informed by Mr. Branch’s friends -that he is failing so fast that the question is -doubtful whether he will live until the Court -of Appeals meets.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Judge Davies—There is no other business -before the Court.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Ashmead asked to have a day set down -for the argument in this matter.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Judge Davies—No, sir; we cannot meet -again until the third Monday in September.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Sedgwick, Assistant District Attorney, -could not consent to the case going on out of -the regular order. He had no doubt but Mr. -McKeon would like to facilitate the argument; -he was, however, out of town, and Mr. Sedgwick -could not name any day.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Ashmead said that the defendant’s -points were so very clear and the exceptions -taken so indisputable that he had no doubt -that the case could be disposed of in fifteen -minutes.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Sedgwick said the reason he could not -consent was that Mr. Ashmead had intimated -that he would make no strenuous opposition -to a judgment for the people in this Court, in -order that the case might go to the Court of -Appeals at the next term; Mr. McKeon had -left town with that understanding, but a few -days since Mr. Ashmead gave notice that he -would like to argue the questions here; counsel -for the people were not therefore prepared.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Ashmead would consent to judgment -for the people <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">pro forma</span></i>, but Mr. Branch’s -friends were importuning him to have the matter -disposed of, as they feared he will not survive -until the Court of Appeals meets in September.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The Court suggested that if Mr. Branch’s -health was such that his life was endangered, -he could be admitted to bail.</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='pageno' id='Page_4'>4</span>Mr. Sedgwick said that he could be bailed -by an order of the Court.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Judge Davies said this Court would adjourn -to to-morrow or Saturday, for the purpose of -hearing the argument, but Mr. Sedgwick could -not say when Mr. McKeon would return. Upon -the suggestion of the Court, the case took the -regular order, to come before the General -Term on the third Monday of September, -which would give them time to go before the -Court of Appeals on the fourth Tuesday of -that month.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. Ashmead said that he had searched the -books, and from the time of Charles the Second -down to the present day, there is no such sentence -to be found on record.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The Court adjourned <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">sine die</span></i>.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The following is the substance of Mr. Ashmead’s -points for Branch:</p> - -<p class='c000'>1. In refusing to receive the testimony of -the three witnesses who offered to prove that -they told Branch the matters which he published, -and which were charged as libellous, in -order to rebut the implication of malice.</p> - -<p class='c000'>2. In charging the jury that if the defendant -justified or proved the truth as to two of the -parties charged, yet, that inasmuch as the indictment -embraced a libel on three, he must -still be found guilty.</p> - -<p class='c000'>3. That the whole proceedings are <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">coram -non judice</span></i>, the Court having no jurisdiction to -originate bills in case of misdemeanor.</p> - -<p class='c000'>4. In charging the jury that the law presumed -malice from the publication of a libel, -without instructing them at the same time that -it was only a <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">prima facie</span></i> presumption, and -could be rebutted by evidence.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Branch’s Condition.</span>—A gentleman, upon -whose statements we can place the utmost reliance, -tells us that a day or two ago he visited -Branch at Blackwell’s Island. After crossing -the river and reaching the Island, the gentleman -was shown into a small office attached to -the Penitentiary. At this place he saw one of -the clerks present an order from one of the -“Governors,” to be permitted to see Branch. -After a few moments the unfortunate Alligator, -but still indomitable Branch, presented -himself. His face was paler than when in the -city, and his general appearance was that of a -man who was suffering from a want of nutritious -food and the usual comforts of life. Branch -was dressed in the prison costume, his hair -was cropped and his whiskers shaved. He -stated that he was now employed in carrying -the tools used by the people of the quarry, and -that, although the work was not necessarily -too severe, yet the fact that he was confined -all day amid the dust of the quarry, and fed on -food which his system and appetite revolts at, -he was rapidly losing his strength, and was -threatened with a paralysis of his left side. He -stated that he had to get upon several times in -the night to rub his limbs, and that his case -was aggravated from the fact that he was denied -the use of slippers, and had consequently -to stand on the stone floor whenever he was -obliged to rise from his bed. He says that if -the present severe discipline is not alleviated, -he will not live six weeks, and his chest is severely -affected by the dust of the quarry and -the hard labor he has to perform, without adequate -food.—<cite>Daily Times.</cite></p> - -<p class='c000'>A story is told by Sir Walter Scott, of a -Scotch nobleman who had a very ugly daughter -called “Muckle Mouthed Meg,” whom nobody -would look at. Having caught a young -man of good family on his estate in some -scrape, he had him tried and condemned to be -hanged. When the young man appealed to -him, he told him, “The only way I can save -you is by your marrying my ugly daughter.” -The young man said he would be hanged first. -When brought out to the gallows and the rope -was seen hanging ready, the young man cried -out, “Let me have another look at her.”</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>FALL ELECTION.</h2> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-r c014'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in7'><span class='sc'>State of New York</span>, }</div> - <div class='line'><span class='sc'>Office of the Secretary of State</span>, }</div> - <div class='line in15'><span class='sc'>Albany</span>, August 2, 1858. }</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'><em>To the Sheriff of the County of New York</em>:</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>SIR—NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT AT THE GENERAL -Election to be held in this State on the Tuesday succeeding -the first Monday in November next, the following officers are -to be elected, to wit:</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Governor</span>, in the place of John A. King;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Lieutenant Governor</span>, in the place or Henry R. Selden;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Canal Commissioner</span>, in the place of Samuel B. Ruggles, appointed -in place of Samuel S. Whallon, deceased;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>An Inspector of State Prisons</span>, in the place of William A. -Russell;</p> - -<p class='c000'>All whose terms of office will expire on the last day of December -next.</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Representative</span> in the Thirty-sixth Congress of the United -States, for the Third Congressional District, composed of the -First, Second, Third, Fifth and Eighth Wards in the city of New York;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Representative</span> in the Thirty-sixth Congress of the United -States, for the Fourth Congressional District, composed of the -Fourth, Sixth, Tenth and Fourteenth Wards in the city of New -York;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Representative</span> in the Thirty-sixth Congress of the United -States, for the Fifth Congressional District, composed of the Seventh -and Thirteenth Wards of the city of New York, and the -Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Wards of Brooklyn;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Representative</span> in the Thirty-sixth Congress of the United -States, for the Sixth Congressional District, composed of the -Eleventh, Fifteenth and Seventeenth Wards in the City of New -York;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Representative</span> in the Thirty-sixth Congress of the United -States, for the Seventh Congressional District, composed of the -Ninth, Sixteenth, and Twentieth Wards in the City of New -York;</p> - -<p class='c000'>And also, a <span class='sc'>Representative</span> in the Thirty-sixth Congress of the -United States for the Eighth Congressional District, composed of -the Twelfth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenty-first, and Twenty-second -Wards in the City of New York.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>COUNTY OFFICERS ALSO TO BE ELECTED FOR SAID COUNTY.</h3> - -<p class='c016'><span class='sc'>Seventeen Members of Assembly</span>;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A Sheriff</span>, in the place of James C. Willett;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>A County Clerk</span>, in the place of Richard B. Connolly;</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Four Coroners</span>, in the place of Frederick W. Perry, Edward -Connery, Robert Gamble and Samuel C. Hills;</p> - -<p class='c000'>All whose terms of office will expire on the last day of December -next.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The attention of Inspectors of Election and County Canvassers -is directed to Chapter 320 of Laws of 1858, a copy of which is -printed, for instructions in regard to their duties under said law, -“submitting the question of calling a Convention to revise the -Constitution and amend the same to the people of the State.”</p> - -<h4 class='c017'><span class='sc'>Chap. 320.</span></h4> - -<p class='c018'>AN ACT to submit the question of calling a Convention to revise -the Constitution and amend the same, to the People of the -State:</p> - -<p class='c000'>Passed April 17, 1858—three-fifths being present.</p> - -<p class='c019'><em>The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate -and Assembly, do enact as follows</em>:</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Section 1.</span> The Inspectors of Election in each town, ward, and -election district in this State, at the annual election to be held in -November next, shall provide a proper box to receive the ballots -of the citizens of this State entitled to vote for members of the -Legislature at such election. On such ballot shall be written or -printed, or partly written and printed, by those voters who are in -favor of a Convention, the words: “Shall there be a Convention -to Revise the Constitution and amend the same? Yes.” And by -those voters who are opposed thereto, the words: “Shall there be -a Convention to Revise the Constitution and amend the same? -No.” And all citizens entitled to vote as aforesaid shall be allowed -to vote by ballot as aforesaid, in the election district in which -he resides, and not elsewhere.</p> - -<p class='c000'>§2. So much of the articles one, two and three, of title four, of -chapter one hundred and thirty, of an act entitled “An act respecting -elections other than for militia and town officer,” passed -April fifth, eighteen hundred and forty-two, and the acts amending -the same, as regulates the manner of conducting elections and -challenges, oaths to be administered, and inquiries to be made, of -persons offering to vote, shall be deemed applicable to the votes to -be given or offered under the act; and the manner of voting and -challenges, and the penalties for false swearing, prescribed by law, -are hereby declared in full force and effect in voting or offering to -vote under this act.</p> - -<p class='c000'>§3<a id='t4'></a>. The said votes given for and against a convention, in pursuance -of this act, shall be canvassed by the Inspectors of the several -election districts or polls of the said election in the manner prescribed -by law, and as provided in article four, of title four, of -chapter one hundred and thirty of the said act, passed April fifth, -eighteen hundred and forty-two, and the acts amending the same, -as far as the same are applicable; and such canvass shall be completed -by ascertaining the whole number of votes given in each -election district or poll for a convention, and the whole number of -votes given against such convention, in the form aforesaid; and -the result being found, the inspectors shall make a statement in -words, at full length, of the number of ballots received in relation -to such convention, and shall also state in words, at full length, -the whole number of ballots having thereon the words, “Shall -there be a Convention to revise the Constitution and amend the -same? No.” Such statements as aforesaid shall contain a caption, -stating the day on which, and the number of the district, the -town or ward, and the county at which the election was held, and -at the end thereof a certificate that such statement is correct in all -respects, which certificate shall be subscribed by all the inspectors, -and a true copy of such statement shall be immediately filed by -them in the office of the clerk of the town or city.</p> - -<p class='c000'>§4. The original statements, duly certified, as aforesaid, shall be -delivered by the inspectors, or one of them to be deputed for that -purpose, to the supervisor, or, in case there be no supervisor, or -he shall be disabled from attending the board of canvassers, then -to one of the assessors of the town or ward, within twenty-four -hours after the same shall have been subscribed by such inspectors, -to be disposed of as other statements at such election, are -now required by law.</p> - -<p class='c000'>§5. So much of articles first, second, third, and fourth, of title -fifth, of chapter one hundred and thirty, of the act entitled, “An -act respecting elections other than for militia and town officers,” -and the acts amending the same, as regulates the duties of County -Canvassers and their proceedings, and the duty of County -Clerks, and the Secretary of State, and the Board of State Canvassers, -shall be applied to the canvassing and ascertaining the -will of the people of this State in relation to the proposed convention; -and if it shall appear that a majority of the votes or -ballots given in and returned as aforesaid are against a convention, -then the said canvassers are required to certify and declare -that fact by a certificate, subscribed by them, and filed with the -Secretary of State; but if it shall appear by the said canvass that -a majority of the ballots or votes given as aforesaid are for a convention, -then they shall by like certificates, to be filed as aforesaid, -declare that fact; and the said Secretary shall communicate -a copy of such certificate to both branches of the Legislature, -at the opening of the next session thereof. Yours, respectfully,</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>GIDEON J. TUCKER, Secretary of State.</div> - </div> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in15'><span class='sc'>Sheriff’s Office</span>,    }</div> - <div class='line in10'><span class='sc'>New York</span>, August 4, 1858. }</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>The above is published pursuant to the notice of the Secretary -of State, and the requirements of the Statute in such case made -and provided.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in13'>JAMES C. WILLET,</div> - <div class='line'>Sheriff of the City and County of New York.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>☞ All the public newspapers in the county will publish the -above once in each week until the election, and then hand in their -bills for advertising the same, so that they may be laid before the -Board of Supervisors, and passed for payment. See Revised -Stat. vol., 1, chap. 6, title 3, article 2d, part 1st, page 140.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>FRANCIS B. BALDWIN, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL -CLOTHING & FURNISHING WAREHOUSE, No. 70 -and 72 Bowery, between Canal and Hester streets, New York. -Large and elegant assortments of Youths’ and Boys’ Clothing.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>F. B. BALDWIN.</div> - <div class='line'>J. G. BARNUM.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>F. B. BALDWIN has just opened his New and Immense Establishment. -THE LARGEST IN THE CITY! An entire New -Stock of GENTLEMEN’S, YOUTH’S and CHILDREN’S -CLOTHING, recently manufactured by the best workmen in the -city, is now opened for inspection. Also, a superior stock of FURNISHING -GOODS. All articles are of the Best Quality, and having -been purchased during the crisis, WILL BE SOLD VERY -LOW! The Custom Department contains the greatest variety of -CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, and VESTINGS.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mr. BALDWIN has associated with him Mr. J. G. BARNUM, -who has had great experience in the business, having been thirty -years connected with the leading Clothing Establishments of the -city.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>JAMES DONNELLY’S COAL YARD—TWENTY-SIXTH -street and Second Avenue. I always have all kinds of coal -on hand, and of the very best quality, which I will sell as low as -any other coal dealer in the United States.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>JAMES DONNELLY.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>WILLIAM COULTER, CARPENTER.—I HAVE LONG -been engaged as a Carpenter, and I assure all who will -favor me with their patronage, that I will build as good houses, or -anything else in my line, as any other carpenter in the city of New -York. I will also be as reasonable in charges for my work as -any other person.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in8'>WILLIAM COULTER, Carpenter,</div> - <div class='line'>Rear of 216 East Twentieth street, New York.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>W. W. OSBORN, MERCHANT TAILOR, 9 CHAMBER -street, near Chatham street, New York.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>SANTE MENTO.—No. 29 ATTORNEY STREET, NEAR -Grand, has a superior assortment of Cloths, Cassimeres, and -Vestings, made to order in the most fashionable and approved Parisian -styles, and at short notice. Let gentlemen call and patronize -me, and I will do my utmost to please my customers.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>FULTON IRON WORKS.—JAMES MURPHY & CO., -Manufacturers of Marine and Land Engines, Boilers, &c. -Iron and Brass Castings. Foot of Cherry Street, East River.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>ROBERT ONDERDONK.—THIRTEENTH WARD -Hotel, 405 and 407 Grand street, corner of Clinton street, -New York.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>WILLIAM M. TWEED, CHAIR & OFFICE FURNITURE -Dealer and Manufacturer, No. 289 Broadway, corner -of Read street, New York, Room No. 15.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>FASHION HOUSE—JOSEPH HYDE PROPRIETOR, -corner Grand and Essex street. Wines, Liquors, and Cigars -of the best brands. He invites his friends to give him a call. -Prompt and courteous attention given his patrons.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>WILLIAM A. CONKLIN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR -at Law, No. 176 Chatham street, New York. Any business -entrusted to his charge from citizens of this city or any part -of the country, will receive prompt and faithful attention, and be -conducted on reasonable terms.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>WILLIAM A. CONKLIN.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>GEO. KNAPP & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL -Dealers in Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Poultry and country produce. -No. — Clinton Market, opposite Page’s Hotel, New York.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>GEO. KNAPP.</div> - <div class='line'>H. D. ALBERS.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>H. JONES & HOFF, whose place of business is in front of the -Astor House, keep all the latest publications of the day, including -all the Daily and Weekly Newspapers. The public patronage -is most respectfully solicited.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>EDMUND FOWLER, CARPENTER AND BUILDER, -No. 74 Reade street, near Broadway, New York.</p> - -<p class='c000'>N. B.—All kinds of Jobbing done at short notice.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>BOWERY NEWS DEPOT, NO. 177 BOWERY.—CONSTANTLY -on hand, Daily, Sunday, and Weekly Papers, Monthly -Magazines, Play Books, Stationery, &c., &c. English Papers per -Steamers. All orders punctually attended to.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>BENNET & CARROLL.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>AMERICAN GLASS COMPANY, MANUFACTURE AND -keep constantly on hand at their Warehouse, Plain, Moulded, -and Cut Flint Glass Ware, in all its varieties. Also Druggists’ and -Perfumers’ Ware of all Kinds. Wholesale Warehouses, No. 163 -Pearl street, New York, and No. 54 Kilby street, Boston. (Factories -at South Boston.) D. Burrill & Co., Agents, New York.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>JNO. WARD, JR., REAL ESTATE AGENT, OFFICES -No. 5 Tryon Row, corner Chatham street, (opposite the Park,) -New York, and 4th Avenue, near 126th street, Harlem.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>P. C. GODFREY, STATIONER, BOOKSELLER, AND -General News dealer, No. 831 Broadway, New York, near -13th street.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>AUGUST BRENTANO, CORNER OF HOUSTON STREET -and Broadway, has all the latest Publications, and receives -all the Foreign Papers by every steamer. He also has the back -numbers of almost every paper published, including Branch’s -“Alligator.”</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>CLINTON LUNCH, OYSTER AND DINING SALOON, -No. 19 Beekman street. The best of Liquors and Cigars.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>GEO. W. WARNER.</div> - <div class='line'>SAMUEL M. MILLER.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>DAVID WILLIAMS, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR -at Law, No. 15 Centre street, New York.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>J. W. MASON, MANUFACTURER, WHOLESALE AND -Retail dealers in all kinds of Chairs, Wash Stands, Settees, -&c., No. 377 and 379 Pearl street, New York.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, in Boxes, for Shipping.</p> - -<hr class='c009' /> - -<p class='drop-capa0_0_6 c000'>BENJAMIN JONES, COMMISSION DEALER, IN REAL -Estate, Houses and Stores and Lots for sale in all parts -of the City. Office at the junction of Broadway, Seventh -avenue, and Forty-sixth street.</p> - -<div class='pbb'> - <hr class='pb c020' /> -</div> -<div class='tnotes'> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c005'>TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES</h2> -</div> - <ol class='ol_1 c014'> - <li>Changed “statelites” to “satellites” on p. <a href='#t2'>2</a>. - - </li> - <li>Changed second “§2.” to “§3.” on p. <a href='#t4'>4</a>. - - </li> - <li>Changed “capron” to “capon” on p. <a href='#t2a'>2</a>. - - </li> - <li>Silently corrected typographical errors. - - </li> - <li>Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed. - </li> - </ol> - -</div> - - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Stephen H. Branch's Alligator Vol. 1 -No. 20, September 4, 1858, by Stephen H. 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