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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 1
AN IMMORTAL PETITION. 3
FRANK LESLIE AGAIN ARRESTED. 3
Advertisements 4
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[Illustration: STEPHEN H. BRANCH’S ALLIGATOR.]
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Volume I.—No. 18. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1858. Price 2 Cents.