[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] former journal of the same name. Mr. Horton was succeeded in 1856 by J. N. Spaight, and he in May ol the same year by Dr. Fenelon Hasbrouck. May 14, 1803, after several changes in the editorship owing to Dr. llasbrouck's long illness and final death, Ezra J. Horton again became editor. In September, 1871, he sold the paper to Nelson G. and J. Thomas Foshay, who, under the title of Foshay Bros., conduct its publication at present. The Democrat is published every Saturday, and, as its name would indicate, is Democratic in its politics. The Peekskill Messenger was started on Thursday. May 2, 1861, by a number of gentlemen who were dissatisfied by the policy advocated by the Highland Democrat during the war. William Richards, tin former editor of the Peekskill Republican, became editor of the new paper. About 1869 Anderson & Bullock became editors and publishers and changed its name to the Peekskill Advertiser. The Advertiser was sold from them in 1871, and was then conducted for about six months by Milton Frost. On his re-tirement in January, 1872, Mr. Richards again as-sumed the management of the paper, and changed \i> name back to the original title. Mr. A. D. Dunbai became editor in 1873, and was succeeded on Septem-ber 14, 1882, by James Everingham, the present pro-prietor. The paper has always been Republican in politics. The Perl-skill Blade was established by its present proprietor, W. H. Brown, in January, 1878.