[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] peculiar characteristics of which animal hestill retains. Unlike the British lion, be prefers to defend Republic-anism rather than Royalty. The Sin;/ Sitnj Repuldican made its first appearance in this town in the year 1857. It was not an riginal ven-ture, but a mere transfer of a paper which had been published at Peekskill since the year 1830, Samuel P. Marks being its first proprie-tor. He was followed in succession by George W. Lyman, William Richards, Col. Joseph J. Chambers (in 1852), Matt. F. Rowe (in 1853), and Col. Chambers again in 1856. In January, 1857, The Westchester Herald ceased to exist, and Sing Sing was left with one paper only, — The Hudson River Chronicle. Mr. J. Holly Piatt, who had been associated with the publication of the Herald, induced Colonel Chambers to bring his paper to this place, which he did in 1857. He associ-ated himself with Mr. G. Ten Eyck Sheldon, in 1862, and this gentleman continued the publication of tin' paper after the death of General Chambers, in 1864. After the year 1875 Swartfager & Maynard, F. H. Pierson and H. B. Curtis succeeded each other, and