, 1875-03-11

warned banks of your citv. Here tin iuyt4ti-
cation In looxed npon o. nnwarrHhtALle. aid de-
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THE CENTENNIAL,
| I'he G0vcrn.nnnt's Participation in
the Celebration Acknowledgement.
| In Aih 0i tho .Gstuu,s
| Representations
| .str TURK Ikr lid, MdrrEf
Tho mnat important fact to bu tnanttanel fuBk
| now IL, connection with uur coming Centenary
| liz tho appropriation by Congress- ur 5Jy5, ,QJt.
This appropriation, Which waA o,la Of tho foy
laudaljlo noi1ons Of tho last Conyross, ami was
passed. 80 near tic olusa OF tue session. removes
tic only groat danger that heset tie enterprise,
II 1t had not been granted, ts succe.a ,,lgi st|l
| be dubious, but nuw that tito Uoyetnment llas
closely idontilicd .sof with 1t, s Huccres soeslis
| assured. EnurtA Ind bacn mado III Earopc pre-
vlous to the appropriation to throw Iisc!edit upon
tho undertaking by representing it IS private
affair ouy. aill ono which lilo American 1ore.u-
nlent lind nothing 10 do. ThIastntcnlcnt waA,,nfor-
tinate'y but too true And leoplo pointed Ateor-
ingIy at tho fact that Japan, hwrdcl.. Cailala,
A1lstra}ia, aud sescra! uthor countries Ind H.
roAdy appropriated moro money to tho Ce,lton-
nial celebration Of American independence tLa;,
the Uuited States had done. This placed sls'
n.auagets Of tho Centonnial In a father awkward
puastion hoforo European nRtionf. III l;uropc,
! Of course, the tuselago Of The Government IL
rondered necessary in everything, and pcople
would turn ur their hosea ut I'LL exposition which
wns not leraldcd as Government affair. liow
important this appfopI atton NH tu tho man.
| ayers may DO gathered from tho fact that tan.
tuslsaru walled till o'clock in tho morl,iug ior
The alBpatoh announcing tho pahsano Vt slio np-
propriatIor, Saving ''that l,o could not hAve
Hlopt without IT," And Why uos2 Uovs,lso lie
II thoroughly devoted 10 tllis great work; be-
cause biz hourt is in its worthy conss,tamatlou.
| WHAT. THE APPROPRIATIONS III fon.
| Tho original estimate Of tho Departments, It
| will m wga S7f Mn that f,,,,
Eress cut II down about o1,c-hnif The following
wero tho amounts claimed br the yRsiuua Depart
| inonts, oyery onn Of which will rlobaoy bo ro
t!rccd TO kenrly onc-half: Tlle Inferior Depart
ment, So, ,0uU; tho Post-OIlico. S5.1J0; Ag1icul-
tural Euroan, e50,001; Smiths ,t.iau institute,
sloo, 600; War Dopattincns $50; Navy De-
| partmon:. el50, ,oVD.; ,nc!dcntas. ss3.0oo: mud
| Washington Aftor the el0Ao Of tile Exhibition,
tn be then naed AZ national &nnncu.n sa0D GOO.
| Nhat tho Departments will exhibit mas already
| boon alludat 10 In thcso colunns, Qf cs erAl
Interest," will, undoubtedly, bs tha exhibition By
thoSmthno1lian 1uatituts OF the natural RESOURCES
| OF tho nn.ma} vegetable, aud mnola klugd0ll
| of tho United States which IL eyen to include
| llve Indians In tho full artcndor Of shor uatlye
| fashions the specimens OF BMull arna, artillery,
etc., from, tho War Department, with MI illus.
trat'ou Of cur fortsacRtio,,s, pontoonng, torpedo
aV4tetn, gcodetio surveys, civil works. Of our
manufacture OF muskot5 aud ammunition, Of
nl nsa t a;.,ro ~! unFs a III a mar
en. sn ~ o'S,n1 IT, ~ ,'at sa s VI sn'a
ooa'e a.c. .1o'a ~ 'nu Na'y uepas1iae.ls.
r,o .+sis ~ t 1,t pf IL, TIE i,.
10y nliui!ai aGenI ~ tns cl!y h!atco teatel'
day tuat ho haa received pfoposios from some
a!at'psoM.snon M ' laonlpots VI tue hlusea! psoins'
etN.. ~ i.to III. IN - hsu louecltn ~ alo u sao
.ehtennaai. 1ne nlatte! p u. Eieseht VI enapo
tuo 10 variant tne pnnifeatlon OF ~ tho
e aetat'S. noy. nl8lot Fao"eu tlie pfoposai w'sh
tavor moro iG! Tue aiu w!i!en hn execution might
aasn1Sh ~ meNing tug Iontenh!a! eeiebsatlon sho
soeia. aop'q o. I, .ne Jay tnnh iof the pecnesry
aas!staheo y woa!d Supply. 10 sa,d TIC Ecu
te"hsal sonia % maze social topic ileTo IN New
aosk ~ u Vac ~ fn.laaelpAia' lor se Que CITY
"as Gu!to ~ mlclf anteloatoA III II ~ tho other,
| and II tho rGopio oniy thought about 1t tho
necessary funds would Hoo', be Forthcoming: The
trouble waa tllat tho sentiment IN Now York "as
still too cold. aud ser!cs Of classical noncerts
might have the effect Of diffnsia tho sptooBt iu
tho Contonnsal among classcs who Flso y now
scarcely thought. u tho plan succeeds 10 this
city It would naturally be adopted throughout
tho country. " Music hat! clnrtns " to Interest
even tho least patriotic American iu tue cen-
tonufa1.