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FALSEHOOD AND CALUMNY.--The undersigned having been infamously and villainously belied by persons who are engaged in manufacturing an article which they call Mineral Water, by stating that the subscriber, during the last summer, was engaged in Albany and elsewhere in lecturing on Temperance and traducing the character of respect hotel keepers in this city; deeming it a duty due to those individuals, to truth, and to myself to state explicitly that the assertion is false, and founded only on that disgustful and despicable principle, ENVY--(excited by my having received the Silver Medal for the best Mineral Water with Syrups from the American Institute last month)--concocted by means, dastardly rascals, who I challenge to come forth in their proper names and substantiate their most disgraceful, villainous and lying assertions.                     A. W. RAPP, 95 Third avenue.
  N. B.--My great desire to excel in the manufacture of Mineral Waters with Syrup, and to supply my numerous customers with a superior article, alone prevented my waiting on them frequently, and which I hope will be accepted as a sufficient apology for my seeming neglect.
                                               TO HOTEL KEEPERS AND OTHERS.
  Seeing an advertisement in several of the city papers, signed by A. W. Rapp, 95 Third avenue, in which persons engaged in the manufacture of Mineral Water, are traduced as " Mean, dastardly rascals," &c., &c.  We, as one of those manufacturers of an article, which we, as also the judges at the American Institute, not only call, but know it to be Mineral Water, feel called upon to vindicate ourselves and state a few facts.  In 1843, we were among the first to commence the manufacture and introduction of Mineral Water in this city; the same year we received from the American Institute a diploma--In 1844, from the same institution a silver medal, for the best Mineral Water, in opposition to A. W. Rapp and others.  In 1845, their last fair, we did not offer any competition, withdrawing from the field for the reason, that we had received two testimonials from that institution, and, and also willing that others should have the benefit in common with ourselves.
 In answer to the charge, that he, (A. W. R.,) lectured in Albany last summer, on temperance, (if said charge is intended for us,) we most positively deny that we have uttered anything of the kind.  To the charge that he, (A. W. R.,) had traduced the character of respectable Hotel Keepers because they sold liquor, we did assert the above and do so now.  We furthermore assert that he gives or hires the third story of his premises, 95 Third avenue, to the Mount Vernon Division of the Sons of Temperance as a place of meeting--was last summer a member of the said Society, and that he signed a petition to the legislature last winter to deprive hotel keepers of their licenses for proof read the affidavits below; and yet this Adam W. Rapp, of 95 Third avenue, has the audacity to ask support of the very men he traduces--a class of our citizens who are engaged in a legal business, by which they earn a livelihood for themselves and families and whose characters for honesty and truth will compare with that of Adam W. Rapp, or any other man.
 We have no envy or jealousy of A. W. Rapp, or any other man in the business, relying upon our exertions, the superiority of our articles and a generous public support.  We have no desire for a newspaper controversy, and are determined, for the mighty principal of truth and right, not to submit tamely to scurrilous and unwarrantable attacks from anyone.
               City and County of New York, ss:--Ebenezer S. Marshall, s. shall having been duly sworn, deposeth:--That he has heard A. W. Rapp, of 95 3rd avenue, say, that a man who sells liquor is a thief, a liar, and a vagabond; that he did not believe any honest man would engage in the business, and would not believe him under oath.  Also, that in the presence of tis deponent, he signed a petition to the legislature at Albany last winter, asking them to discontinue the granting of license for the sale of liquor in this city.
                                                                             EBENEZER S. MARSHALL.
           Sworn before me, this twenty-fifth day of November, 1845,
                       GEO. W. STEVENS, Commissioner of Deeds
           City and County of New York, ss:--Thomas Burke having been duly sworn, deposeth:--That he has heard A. W. Rapp, of 95 Third Avenue, say, "he would not employ a man who dealt in liquor, nor have him about his place."
                                                                               TAOMAS (sic) BURKE.
           Sworn before me, this 25th day of November, 1845,
                       GEO. W. STEVENS, Commissioner of Deeds.
                              THOMAS W. NEWTON, & Co.
                                  Mineral Water Manufacturers, and
                                        Bottlers of Porter, Ale and Cider,
                                                290 Broadway, New York

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MINERAL WATER.

THE undersigned having seen an advertisement in the papers, headed Falsehood and Calumny, and signed A. W. Rapp, 95 Third avenue, claiming the premium from the American Institute, at their last fair, for the best Mineral water, with the syrups, deem it a duty, in justice to their numerous customers, the public, and themselves, to state that the statement here put forth by Mr. A. W. Rapp, is by no means correct, as may be seen by the records of the American Institute, as also published in the N. Y. Tribute, of Oct. 27, 1845.
                                                    FRASER & CO., 48 Centre street,
                                    for the best bottled Soda Water, a superior article.
                                                        A. W. RAPP, 95 Third Avenue.
                                                                 for the second best Soda Water.
  So far as the language used by Mr. A. W. Rapp, of having been infamously and villainously belied, by persons who are engaged in manufacturing an article which they call Mineral Water, we have nothing to say; or who he means by those assertions, we are at a loss to understand; but the article we manufacture, we, and the American Institute, call Mineral Water, for which, in reference above, they have been pleased to award us, as a premium, a silver medal; and he, Mr. A. W. Rapp, with all his foreign information and retirement, to excel others, and the instructions by a celebrated manufacturer in Philadelphia, has succeeded, after three successive years, two of which in opposition to ourselves and others, in obtaining a premium for the second best of an article which he call Mineral Water.
                                                    W. M. FRASER & CO., First Premium
                                             Soda Water Manufacturers, and Bottlers of Phila-
                                                             delphia Porter, Ale and Champagne Cider
                                                                                        48 Centre street, New York.