, 1875-04-17
THE CENTENNIAL,
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT. ARR DOING,

WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS ARR DOING.
Special UsrateA to n. CAtcaao Tftbtnx
WARRINGTON, D. G., Aprit i6-Ths Govern
ment Departments ato making extensive prop
arstions for tho Centennial. Thc Centennial
Commission las established gub-Commiealon
hero to aaalnt the Executive Departments in thofr
preparations. Tho lasgcat appropriations mado
BY congtesH Horo assigned to tho inferior, War;
Navy, and Agricultural Departments, and 10 tho
smithsonian Instisusion. a1r. Loypo!dt, Of tho
Ordnance department, ia tho executive officer Of
the Sub Centennial Commission. Tiia onttto do :
iails for oil the Departments havo not yet bocn
fully determined. Thoy will dcpond upon the
arrangement TINT IL made botwcon tho
Centennial Commission md the Departments
relative to tho construction Of 4 building On
tho Centennial grounds. II tho Centcnnlal t,on,-
mission docit.cs 10 build Il separate building
for tho uso ot the Government Departments.
Tho latter will bo ntae to sass much Of their
fund for tho gopctal purposes of the exhibition,
proprIstion provldes, thai tho building, 1t colt
attcted at all, shall be paid for on. Of the half
million dollars already appropriated, thu cost to
20 taken out OF the appropriation for thc scveral
Departments witt, tho nxco ntlon OF those for tho
Treasury and tho roat-Of1cc.
THE ESTIMATED cosr OF THE nu1Lnrso
IL 9150,U9o. 1l,o Centennial Commissioners will
not be able to offer any OF tho Dopartmenta ~
greater amount OF snace shat GD by 30 feat. Tho
War Department will .nahe complete oxhlb-
ton Of tho cntIre military history Of tho coun-
try. It ia tho iutcntion to mako Tho ordnance
osuccially complete. Ihoro will DO exhibited
models OF al tic heavy guns, 30 far ~ pracrica-
bic, mud ait OF tho improved appliances OF war.
4 contiaorablo nnniber Of Gosernment troop.
Will bs placed In Fort aii1!in, not far diatant
from the Centennial grounds.
TIE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
haa not fully arranged It's plsus. Tho purpose
In $fN mt u1$ ~mat.f
and present o pessn.cuoue history OF our naval
exploits. Some OF our best pa-ironctuds--
vii! bo ordered to Losgue Island, Ut which place
thoro will also DO ntntioned = considerable num-
murine will be on duty with their respective De-
pastnents at The Centennial grounds. Tho sss-
eral Auditors Of
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
are already preparing 20 out)lno history Of their
ITO Treasury Department, It Is expected. will DO
the projected financial history Of 'tlo Hepublic,
Ono Of Tie 1lneHt rsYcnae-cutters will ho Sta
Toned nt tho port Of Philadelphia during tho
Exhibition.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
Tho rost-Ollce Department will progsnt a
model Post O1ioe with 1ester-cnrrtets aad uos.
tai car. Tho Interior Departnont will be tepr.-
aentod br ita several Dureana. The Indiau
during the enlira period OF tho Centennsal famt-
ltoa from each oae Of tho Indian tribes, who mill
1.-Two In section to be allottca them, aud Accord
Ing to tho habits Of that tribe. Tue Duroau Of
Education will prosont Centennial history Of
American education, models OF school-houaos, and
OF al modern tchoos appliances. Tho Agticnl.
t1lral Department will mako q very full oxhtbI-
Ito" Of tla dltforcns soils and products OF the
country.
TIE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
mill exhibit cpmpete scientific bpccmoDa Of
nearly eYesytliuE connected With American
noonco. One Of tha spccialtios to which Prof.