The New York herald., 1875-05-29
OUR COMING JUBILEE.

TWO ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR SUBSCRIPTIONS
YEsTERDAY-NEw YORK CITY GIFT ONE HUN
DRED AND sEvENTY-sIx THOUSAND DOLLARS
Up TO DATE-AsToNIsHING PROGRESS IN THE
BUILDINGS.
The outlook for the Centennial, as gathered from
the statements OF Ex-Governor Blgler. OF the city
bureau or the Centennial Committee, Is becoming
more cheering every Day Scarcely day passes
in which some subscriptions OF considerable
amount are not made. Yesterday Mr.. CnicKeriug,
the piano manufacturer and Samuel Mclean a
%. gave $1,000 eacn. Tne amount thus far raised
by the merchants and manufacturers OF tns CITY Is
S176,oC0. This, however, Includes only supscrip-
iions actually made and wnlch instalmenu
have been paid There are quite a numbsr Of uo-
scripuons promi eo, and negouat ons arr pending
with parties who have promised t. aid the Gen.
tennial to considerable extent. One well
known and wealthy corporation alone is expected
10 give s50,O00 son rs lis president returns to
this city THIS Will be largest suoscr ptlon yet
given by any one urn 10 the Untteu states.
now SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE MADE
The process or procuring money b. hundreds
aud thousands, it will be readily believed, Is uot
an easy just now, wDen business has oeen
stagnant so long ana complaints ~ duluess OF
trade have for years past filed tue very atmo-
sphere OF New YORK. Hence it can easily b. mag
med tnat Mr.. BIgler's bed Is not always one OF
roses. ills experiences as q "canvasseT" would
form quite an interesting cnapter. W lie some
peo pie require nours o. persuasion tO give 5000,
others VINO are pro0aby mucn poorer VIII hand
the Old gentleman cnecN Of i've times tnls
amount in fifteen minutes. "Ine Otler Jay ha
SILK trade and had not Deeu taking 10 hem nvs
minutes When caeck Tor $1,000 was quetj
han0ed 10 me.n IL IS due tnat such wiling aud
unconstraned lOerality aud PATRIOTISM should
nave public acSno owiedgmeat, aud It Is therefore
pleasure 10 state IN y the hrm alluded TO vas
nlaE ltNFM ~t4Nn Il FNa4a m Az
initiated by otner menDe 5 oi the trade. tue ltter
viii win prominent place IN the annals OF Cen
PRIVATE cESrgSxrAL STRUCTURES
The Remln9ton rlne mand!actories are 70 oe
specially represe TED At the Pnade.ph phla worlds
fair II the present appncaton OF tae nrm for pr.
mission 70 erect bullding Of the'r own Is grauted-
satisfactorily concuied. and tnat the PERMISSION
applied Will be accorded. OtneI prOmigenr
manufacturers are also ambitious TO shtne At me
Exposition 10 pretty ornate structures oi their
own, wnere tney can arrange tnelr DIS llay with
greater unity Of design ana iaiger enecL. Tue de-
tails TO these special Centennial Ddndings on
small scale nave not vet bsen decided upon. but
they Will no doubt AFFORD = grateful feneLiron
the huge InonOi Ony 81 sue other vas structures.
HOPES FROM CONNECTICUT.
\ Ex-Governor BigIer mas oeea lnyued 70 appear,
i In company with Ex-Governor Joseph K HdwieY,
OF Connecticut before the LegisLlture At Hartford
\ for the purpose OF delivering addresses on ths
necessities oi the patriotic unlertaKiig q and tbs
ala expected from the otate ~ ConaectcuL Tue
Legislaa re, by extending this iavtlrlon, en-
courages tne nope that IL viii pass an appropns
tlon OF AZ least nall quota oi the state, wnicr
IL sl3o. 600 II the Legislatu appropriated
$4,000 tae merchants aud manufacturers, lt u
thought Will rase the Utacr S69,eJJ before long
The day set auart for the reception Oi the Cen
tenniai representatives. Dy tue LEGISLATURE 0I CON
necIcut i next Wednesday.
PROGRESS oN THE BCILDNGs.
The progress made IN Tie erection OF the bui 4
ings IS hilhly satisfactory and outdoes the ex
pectatlons OF the managers themselves. A larvs
iorce oil workmen 4 engaged "a putting up tls
main building, which Is d0ne ~ sections. There
are sixty-niue dtonl sections, aud toe progress
recently made Is az the astonishing rate OF
section every day, Tue Machinery Iah
mas been pushed forward with muca
vig0r, ana considerable portion of u - alreaay
under root. N tue weatuer cOnunnes as iair as II
has been during tHe last lew WEEKS the enSra
nall viii DC under root ny tho Fourth OF July. iht
Ara Gallery, walch Will be one OF me 1nes OuildL
ings IN the United St0tes--.t far surpasses any
tnlng New lOrk can boast oil IN cue way 0l Deauit
ful arcnttecture-ls N ore tnan hall flushed and
the noors are already being putia.
THE STATS CuMAfSSO
/ for the Centennial 70 DC appointed bY Governor
/ Tiiden will probably rent IN otlce lu the lower
portion OF Broadway near the new Post ofilce. II
practicable Mr.. Blgler VIII then remove as otiice
20 the same place, 20 as ~ AVOID the existence %
two Centennial headquarters u tac cttg. fnera
are 20 he seven commissioners iUr New YORK state.
VINO VIII serve without pay. lnelr necessary ex.
peuses VIII oe patd out oi the appropriation 81
$4,000 granted by me Le kiatu 9 OF this 5tate.
New YORK has not gwen one cent directtF ~ tna
Centennial