The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-19
Letter from Albany.
ALBANY, Oct. IS, 1875.

Letter from Albany.
ALBANY, Oct. IS, 1875.
BAD WEATHER.
Edit0r Rutldnd Globe II have a griey-
ance to lay before you that want ventila-
ted. have been imposed upon and my
faith IN humanity has been terribly shaken.
TO specify all good young men, when
they first enter the city, of course resolve
never to taste The beverage that lnebriates,
or to lock upon the wine when it gveth its
color in the cups, but to drink pure cold
water only. Now that is me. There have
been no words too strong for me 10 use in
clarifying crystal water, no restraint in the
way | have used it. Always when thirsty
have / been to the water pitcher and have
the best drink under the sun. And after
all this upholding OF tue principles of tenn
peiance what do fndy Why, that have
been taking in the dirlest, ylest stuff that
was ever cooled by ice and drank by man.
To be plain, Albany is supplied with water
pumped up from the Hudson river and
has had no other water for the last two
months. Indeed they expect this to be a
permanent source. Now, chemistry in
forms us that the formula for pure water is
H2O. A briet glance at the source of AL
bangs supply will be sufficient to indicate
its formula thus HIS plus solution of dead
rats, cats, dogs, horses, sheep and fish plus
the sewage of Albany, plus the sewage of
Troy plus the sewage of Lansingburgh, Co
hoes, etc. And this is what | have extoll-
| ed as natures pure combination of oxygen
and hydrogen. II this isn't state of things
calling tor an unlimited use of adjectives
should like to know what was. But the
subject is unpleasant and with the sugges-
ton of an artesian well to the temperance
| men / Ieave 1t.
| EASTERN NEW YORK FAIR.
took in the Eastern New York fair a
few days since, on its fourth and best day.
viii only say | have never seen so poor IN
apology for fair in Rutland, and never
expect to. Perhaps Old Prob was more to
blame for this than anyone else, as thus
far this fall he has been exceedingly gen.
erous with his moisture, TO say the least,
and the days of the fair were some of his
most liberal.
| THE NEW CAPITOL
The new capitol is rising gradually and
already looks quite imposing. Perhaps a
short description of it may not be amiss
here. The site is very commanding, being
40 feet above the level Of the Hudson. Its
area is ten acres. In exterior composition
it is like the Louvre and Hotel de Vile 81
Paris and the Mansion de Commerce at
Lyons 1t is 200 feet from north to south
and 800 from east to west, exclusive of the
yards and grounds. The floor immediate
ly above the plateau of the terrace, The
grand approach TO the east or principa
front will be entered through porticos OF
Washington avenue and State street. The
main entrance floor will be reached by +;
bold flight of steps on the..east front lead
ing to the loggia or entrance hall, occupy
ing an area of 60 by "A feet and being q
feet high. Communicating directly will
this hall are two grand starcases which
will form the principal means of communi
cation with the second and mos
important floor. On the left of thi
hall are suit of rooms for tn
governor his secretary, and militar.
staff. On the right are rooms for secre,ar.
of state and attorney general, with corrido
leading to the court Of appeals. On tn
second floor will be placed the senate an,
assembly chambers and the state library
all OF which occupy the hight of tw
stories, As feet high. The senate chambe
will be rs by So feet with gallery on tire
sides of 20 feet in width. The ASSEMBLE
chamber will be 90 by 10 feet and surround
ed by a similar gallery, which in bot
chambers, largely increases the areas of tn
upper portion. The library will occup
the whole of the east front of these tw
stories and will be 2S3 by "a feet. Tbi
, will be the most attractive room in thi
building, and 1t is believed, of its kind, i
the world. Its large area and lofty pre-
, portion, its views toward the north cas-
and south overlooking the city and bring
ing in the valley of the Hudson and it
western slopes for miles in each direction
, will make it favorite place OF resort a
all seasons of the year. The main towe
will be GO feet square and 800 feet high
In the center of the building will be a
open court 1899 feet. This will be
| grand and attractive feature, being treate
in the same manner as the exterior fronts
aud will no doubt ultimately have its four
tains and flowers and be filled with statu
airy and other objects Of interest. The en-
tire weight of the building is estimated a
$50, 900 tons and cost at twenty-five mi
, lion dollars. The architects are Fuller an
LAYER, who were the architects of the pal
lament and departmental buildings at OF
! tawa, in the province of Ontario. The 81
Y perntendent is james b. Eaton. TIL
frauds and steallngs in connection with tn
: erection of this building are familiar to al
a 1t is expected the building will be read
t for use in about six years. ~
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