

Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald


ALBANY. Dec. 81. 1874.
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DEAR BENNETT


From notice, published in the State paper, a
communication in your columns, and many pre-
montory symptoms here, ] perceive that we are
to have the old Bridge battle fought over again.
Well, /, tor one, am not sorry We want that
Bridge, and must have it. The arguments of your
correspondent" A Citizen," are weak as water;
for they are all based upon ths allegation that the
proposed Bridge will interfere with, and obstruct
the navigation Of the river This is all stuff, and
does but excite smile from engineers, and those
at all conversant with the plan OF the Bridge And
who can believe that the mere spanning OF the Uud.
son at Albany, with bridge, is going to ruin the
business OF Troy, Waterford, and Lansingburgh !?
inese latter villages both lie above the two Troy
bridges, and, yet, are far from being ruined


"A Citizen" must plead better for Toy, if he
would not be considered laughing stock


we are going In for the bridge business, Mr.
Bennett, Just about straight We shall have
powerful influence enlisted, and vigorous efforts
made to back up the application to the hub The ball
has been opened In our newspapers The Citizen,
few days ago, fired the first gun, and expect soon
to see the rest iirine away. The excitement will
to eat oysters and drink champagne in TROY al
night, and during the day vote and speak against
the bridge in the House.


Yous shall hear from me again. BY the way, the
Herald never stood strong in the city, IN the es
timate Of the public, as it does at present


In politics we are all in jumble. The argus
and atlas are continually by the ears, while The
advertiser and Citizen cross fire at the old Foe
ming Journal huIks at no small rate Weeds old
boat is leaky as the mischief Seward is irving
his prettest to haul into the abolition dry dock for
repairs, but Gerrit Smith /" opposes the motion"
inasmuch as it interf-res with his own plans The
objects of Weed, Seward IL Co. are smelt by the
Daily advertiser and Citizen folks, and not a few
wings and wing papers in the country. So you see
there is sport a brewing for us.


1t is cold as Greenland here without flake OF
snow on earth. Yours, &c.


ALBANY BRIDGE.