Correspondence OF the Herald.l


SCHENECTADY. Sent. 7. 1874
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FRIEND BENNETT


Yesterday was very busy day in our old, far
famed, and yet ancient city. Therelwas, as sta
ted in my epstlc Of yesterday, a general training,
and it was such as folks say used to be here 20 or
30 years gone by. Country lads and lasses throng-
ed our city with the usual quota Of tin, Yankee no
tons, candy and gingerbread pedlars, and an extra
proportion Of gamblers, soap locks, and light fin
gered gentry All passed offvery well till 3 or 4, p
M, when few formed themselves into a rowdy
banditt and at the word stood ready to do any des-
perate or daring net. A leader Of this banditt pro.
ceeded to huxter and asked for a treat-t was re-.
fused--a fall Of the dealer must follow as matter
Of course and he, like a true Yankee (oh, should
have said Dutch,) Blue, refused TO have his pies,
s as ' su: