New-York tribune., 1886-07-19
ALBANl'S BI-CENTENARY.
THE CITY BRIGHT WITH DECORATIONS.
CROWDS OF vIsITORs-ruE CHuRcHEs CROWDED
AT HISTORICAL SERVICES.

IN the dates taught TO the Albany schoolboys Tot so
many years. Thursday will marx the compstion OF
the second century IN which the town has re0ced IN
tbs possession OF charter granted by Governor DON
gau Now -centennias do not OIL every bush nor
turn IN in every chapter o. history and the people OF
Albany fully recognize the fact Hence the e1raord-
mary preparations made tingy emphasize the fact
that their municipality 200 years old and dong we
f,auk YOU Il Is little Onehorso oneisy oeleora-
,on Albany people goirg to nave, but beginning
with today they will gradually up TO the climax
which IL 20 on Thursday. II something doesn't
burst under thu pressure Of rejoicing and e1ciemeht
which rapidly approaching several hundred pounds 70
the square inch.
Tn buslness pa.t OF tho city looks iTe fireworks
store the las. week IN June. Flags 40 ever wherc'
,.sooned draped antwined and hauntRg the bi-cen
tenn.al breeze. The American flag predom Mates or
course there is most democratic assortment OF
other nationalties 10 afford variety. On every side
brass bands heard the agony Of rehearsal Tor
their performances tomorrow or next day. Groups
% strangers rampng around the streets and hang
ing on to the ancient hOrseoars that meander
around corners and up and down Nil IN
A most haphazsrt manner. These strangers
carry their earthly goods In handbags OF varied styles
ard looks OF pleased amazemeLt on their :aces
On N.Y. ANTI II pooty - is the orthodox exclamation
A. these early visitors gaze Broadway along the
vista red white blue. green. orange and black stripes
pranc n uniccrns meeklookng lions and other national
irign,a The hotels rapidly hl ling ~ and ne rush
for privare boarding is IN state OF bealthlu
infaucT Tho number Of lOng lost relations VINO are
turning IN aDazes unsuspecting h0usehoiders and
letters from Cousin John" and Aunt Mohitabel"
hint Al further resurrectiOns Bureau Of Iniorma-
tion has been established In Broadway near Maiden
Lane and people In search o: the elusive ghouse
20 and draw for prize ON presentation OF inc
ticket introducing Mr. soand 80 OF such andsuch who
wishes accommodation tor many Days" the visitor
receives his prize.
Within close Unity, to another, wooden struci'
ures In the pc arches covered with green have
been raised in Broadway they only three or four
apart yet they the spots where the extreme
gates or the stOckade InclOsing the ancient city OF
Albany stood. At one Of these, the Mayor VIII rccrVe
the proc seson tomorrow ami welcome 1t to the waed
city OF Albany grand stand has been erected aious
the edge OF Capitol Park and seats will be rented while
The various PROFESSIONS are passing Some enterprsing
househodors along line of march have constructed
stands in their door yards on speculation. bacA
from the business streets the banning '
not sc noticeable. Here and there d"ei-!n@
array OF flags and streamers. but the display ID
not general At II O'Clock this morning thunder
shower drencned everything, including the decorations
nut the sun soon again and the Imp bunting
frightened mp again.
Detectives from all the principal cities are here to
greet the pickpockets and confidence men when they
arrive with the crowd. Fifty special policemen
have seen added to tho force and nay
be seen or oil the street corners aimirlns
their Uniforms and trying TO swing their ciuo win
mat grace and rspidity that distinguishes the ex'
perieuerd patrolman
gvery;hiE. that has TILE 20 antiquity has been
haAed fortn rom retirement and exposed 70 TIE garsh
lrnt ~ lay II one shop window copy Of The Albany
Gazeae for September %. 17sl, Is exposed.
II has the sane charming variety OF type ana the
cheerful eccentrcties OF make-rp that characterize
all newspapers Of that age. European news court
notices runaway slave advertisements and political
documents ac mixed in together though the matter
had been hoveed the form Besides II IS one of
those fearrly and wonderfully constructed samplers
upon which the artistic % the asst century school
girls we're trained. twO-stOry reproduction OF lhe
thai JACK built, showing front elevation takes up
the middle foreground. Below, 10 Tie right, gentle
manly shepherd brecches Is collecting his flock
OF unsteady sheep around him To the left is adyke
ditto. IN criDoline, with fOck Of ditto legend IN
crooked letters tells the world this marve of color
an perspective ght, August. l'S6 at Provl-
dence by Polly Turner, born April l711, at warren
Polly doubtless goo1 Girl but she was guilty OF
vful deception when she represented rose0u'h TO be
higher than house. and the larger
than she gentle shepherd and shcpherdes put together
With the resurrection OF old tniags mas come III OF
famous places Nearly fifty memorial tabets have been
scattered about the city, marking AL spots tnat nave an
historic interest IN Academy Park is one that says
On this e. nnd he Constitution of the United states
was ratified in l7s5." Auoth on broadway runs:
ON the northeast OF Broadway. then Court-st
ana Hudson, then SpaulSn-st. STOOD tAe seeOuu Oy
Hal. erected in I7O5 IN which tho famous Congress u
i54 met and repaired a union Of the severa colonies
for mutual defence and security Ihs southeast gate o
the city the south of the C.ty Han On
this ground house where hvct Peter schuYier
rt and for sixteen successye years. ayor OF IAs
city.
on the southeast corner OF state and south Pearl sts
is queer Drck building with steep slae roof Into
the front are little dorIner windows whose roofs
slope s-aduay uto The line OF the main structure
while on the SIDE there skylieht OF many little
pan-s 4 gass This ID The oldest building in Albany
and looks It's age The inscription IS
Tne Oldest building in Albany. Buut 1867. Birth
plac. OF General Fhlip Schuyler and Elizabeth, his
daughter, wife - Alexander Hamilton Adjoining o.
tie yest was the famous Lewis Tavern south Pearl
At was formerly Washing,on-st, and was Dut t"eNe
feet wide. hsvine u gate a. this place.
Another spot Of intel .st 20 Ne~Yorkers who know
about the persistent fight lie against Trinity Church
Corporation by family claiming the property con-
ri by them the present OF the Farmers and
Merchants Bank a state-'t. The ieceni reads
Iror his corner stoo. the honse occupiei BY, and
rv.rsu died Anneke Janse Bogardus 1868. Tue former
owner Of the rrity Cnlrcl property Sew York
OtAer tablets mark The size o. the od Duicn Church.
hrlt N 1856 the old schryler mansion, that received
Washlngton Gates. ROchambeaU Lafayette and FralG-
I'm a. guests and nessed riare Of Alexander
uaratlion and the Old Fort orange. whose walls ilr.
ID the first protection Tor tho solder and the clergy
man.
yssterday the Caugnnswags Indians arrived. Alto
gether Albany not pleased with these noble descend
owners q. tuo soil lheY -Onr
Tang after tho manner Of Buffalo B.ps SHOW. but
grcvousy disappointed. There were twenty Of
the,, modern MOHawks, but tLe men wore
nus mats ami patent leather shoes, wae the
soIpau had the Paris fashions OF 1865. They were met
a. RE Delaware and Hudson station by committee OF
Ald-ru@u VINO sterred tL- dandy aDOrignrs The CITY
Hall There Mayor Thachrr welcomed them IN speech
"a ntlve as mat OF EOganss speech fun OF forest
leave, slghGg In the wind. wampum, tOmShawks HlA-
wafna and ausous honesty or the
Fiv. Nations IN ssanCins 10 tae conditions
of he little real estaie transfer mat
Grst r.ge the Dutchmep a tooth Id IN Albany. Nnea
~ a. O..
his li. hat Ole eye. nut MS hands IN his
nocket ana remarked thai the land was
la the fathers The money. and that all they
tneS About IT, Then lie Indians started little size
anow of their own. % cents admission. and peddisd
trinkets the street
There Is % al I'M, resson that when the Pilgrims
}auted on plyinl u h kOck they lnm0tiateiy bull
churcb and schoohouse ,h that venerable relic for
fouuc.on. TLe DutchGIon ssy that the Plsrims bor-
pnU,a they dd many Others
tl.at now 20 u. tlelr ni.iOrIclI silCk