New-York tribune., 1886-07-12
THE ALBANY CELEBRATION.
TOKENS OF THE COMING ANNIVERSARY.

TOKENS OF THE COMING ANNlN bhohni'
M ossoNrNo FORTH OF B-CENTENSIAL MEDALS
THE LOAN rXHiBiTIoN.
t,yo,, Az occ ,s,ox,1 coRREsroNDENr THE TRIpuSr
A,u,xy. .July lO.-Durng the past lew days
signs OF Abany's approaching bicenehhal ceiepr"o"
have begun to appear on the city streeta four vi "
h,c decorating establishments from out OF town nave
opencd temporary headquarters. dhpayinga proi"'o"
Of h,u,,ny flags. shields aud devices wherewith 10 at
tract the fancy of sluggish Dutch blood On the street
corners the newsboys nave opened tho sale VI 'no VI
centennia al medals official and unohcial' Anu cueSP VI
centennial pipes OF clay, modeieu' 30 '"o P"i
informed after pipe OF Governor Petrus 9tuyveSan
ANIMAL flags Bi-centennIa histories are hhdine
their vav to the newands peanut and fruis counters
On, .x.r a .,ravperry -colored bcentennial enohaue
~ unccr,an ingredients was evoked by the recent
warm spell. II, ..
BY next Wednesday the whole city VIII 10 "s''' 49,
tho celebration The bi-centennal medal, desig"eu W
the committee Is a round disc Of white metai aooe "
inch in diameter The of the medal
- rnom.. Doucau seated at square table In the ACT Oh
aax,g hi, signature July % old style l6so' 10 ho
cbarer while Colonel PeIer Schuyler, nrst Mayor Vi
city, and Mr.. Robert Livingston. hrst CLERK s''"u ~
aide 10 bear the palladium OF Abanys Hpcru, .,
city, The sale OF this medal which nets Si"'. on
the Celebration Fund, however nus
couraged some opposition. Several i"on'n'
sso when the medal project Wa" .n
broached an enterprlsing Albanian ln'preu Wv" " nra,
spirit that 200 years ago led the Di'cn ,,h ,no
Mint INV one but themselves fr0m trau'ns VII" W,
Indians took out a copyright on the uro Vi '"0 VIZ
chi c.ntsuuia" as applied to medals Inc ehrSgeu reg
,,,ac was therefore, forced to resort to the
r,,,sh neripLrasis 1.-TWO huudrcdth celebration Ior
ia medal The "bi-contennlal medal on us i"ce' pio
s.n,s medaons OF Mohawk war chief In iuii lea'her
peter SCHUYLER, tho first mayor, In moving WIZ anu
ro.te neck gear and John Boyd Thscher the present
mayor OF the city. The two medals are beginning TO
o..om ont Oh the coats OF small boys OF the city
and at The tlroats OF half girls in town.
In the very middle OF the period devoted TO q seil-
complacent study OF its great antiquity AOany mas peen
shocked 10y removal OF ono OF It's most Veheraoe
usttution An IconOclastic Common COUNCIL mas JUST
ordered the removal OF the farmers open market on
states which been existence since l1Oi ana the
order Oy proclamation OF tho mayor goes Into enec Oh
Monday next The exhibition oil historical rehcs
has been thus forced to divide the honors oi con-
ver.at,on in the old Albany households with
the abolition OF the market, which mas prouE"'
old Dutch blood as near the boiling point as 1t ever
reaches The state.sL farmers market Tor years mas
been the unique testimonial to all strangers OF the hoid
which conservative notions have upon the city OF
Albany. In I7O4 tho Common Council ordercd the
erection OF open market building WIN Stas ior tho
sale OF the pro Of farmers OF the vicinity. 1t
WAS placed in the OF ststes, then as now the
leading street OF the cy. In the course oil years us
meacre di1nenslous failed TO accommodate all the
| buessters and vegetable gndsnors whose products
sought sale In the ami the farmers unable 10
secure accommodations IN the building ranged 'heir
WAGONS on either side OF up and down Statcst Ine
uarke. building Itself strange vlcissitndes IL was
burned and rebuilt and FOR nearly year IN l74o IL WAS
occupied -. barracks by two companies OF Governor
George Cliuton's fusieers 10 protect the city from
French attack through this time the farmers hed
| possession OF the street with tHoir wagons lof
| Two days tho week. aud when hnaiIy tho
building, which WAS tho excuse Ior ther
presence was demolished the farmers as by orgih"'
right themselves ss fixtures IN the thorouSh
lars. Ipere tAey nave siAee remained IOr O'ef'AoV
srate-s Is the impressive street IN Albany ana
from IT, lac comes oy oat or cars from tue ts1
or soutn ho traveller gets ais oI tls Guy n
width OF fnIlJ 100 Iert Il Ir'ches I.o, 'no ''et up
the central OF he three ns on Whch An'Ay - pun.
u the granite state Capitol The leadihS banking
houses, brokers oiLccS ana places VI "''o s"0 W ~ %
cnMrc4cs. state DIIdin-5 hOcls aud some q" tAe meet
from All the surrounding c3nnry have been IN the habit
OF drivnx wagons 10 tnc street. placing tu"D at
ughJ angles to It's dirccion an III TWO nhoae, % i,e'
re.cLI 10 the shadow lr CAPITOL nave died from
Them apples, pO a;Oes and garden 's's'' "nc"t rye
4'"lteIs. "a o. IN ,,.,thcs of str.E and stable
aheop SKINS i"p lol1 '' 49,, a.. ri cc ~ ne
,r,,ia - market The market hts beth IN iu biisl
NM, ~. r,'.,,i ,rs oil hi, ,gccS but Monday oI
D.. ready Tor iae for whlcn tnoro1-h.Ircs every
Wh, Is b,lloy oi t4e sfio rect Market has been
| severe To lOo 0cd spirit "Aich io.1if7 al the
citvs auiiqulue- The loan cNhin ton ht' supplied
cOmueus ding OAn. Albany, hNs ihs HgeeA cues o
od W., tue oi coiohes an the descendants oi
Du en- IAN. ie. Ncwlork 10 t'ca have srnt OacA
10 ms ciy for display FANNY treasures tLdt we're borne
! fro., IL many years ago when tGe cOOni1iuE sp-HI
prosr The bOu tue Oli cy stOAhdc ind settled " IA
, ! AlDln!Ans tlc towns aOus tGc MoHa"k Ndncy. The
q. New historical portraits Is uAQues
y tl9nanly nHest ever eNhiDiteu ia tHl'
saic Ths Schuyler porirM's cover tn'
nrrinl from 1850, wien Phlip Peters,
-cau ler fOuuder OF the family, married Narsre;h Van
sch!c.ennOrs down To the present Sehef"uon repre-
senci oy George l. schuyler, OF New orr. wAO con
tributes naGy ~ the ~cuu! cr painungs Iae pGcpara
flou. celebration are now N.rtuhy compete
| on Monday morning. July 10. AT . Oc4Drk Mayo
Tn.cer. preccdrd Dy four nera is IN cp-tuin" VITA
trun,l,.t- aud followed Dg the Common Codnci. Wa
marcu IN procession 10 tbs ste Ol tLn IhTee cIIJ
gate, and after trumpet hOnr-hes. VIII formally J.
come To the city all coners Ihe nfst gate was Oi
Broa way near the DtIAyaD House. and tAe prJcaina
non VIII nrst published from mat point lEcLce tat
marcn TO the secOnd cato on Stats-sL
, HALFWAY to tie Capitol. wlero $50 ceremony VIII be
trl TINS on Ireene-5l., near nisOu
ave Ins ouasimed2val SHOW Will Do OF hrlb duration
but the windows wEicnlt VIII DO visible are already
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